My last attempt at starting a new game I did use the "skip to first level". However my journal still said to check the top of the stairs, I was able to go back in the haunted house, ghost on the right and top of the stairs was gone but the girl was there again 🤷♂️. Tried again to start a new game with the same results.
After you used the skip, did jason correctly appear in the locked room in your house? I think it's more a diary issue (I'm rewamping it right now) added with the fact that the girl shouldn't respawn in the haunted house after you completed it. I just realized that I didn'tflag her to not respawn after you freed her, hence the confusion. You should still be able to progress the game .
Ok, I was able to go into the locked room and Jason was there, been able to get to where you need baking soda, but can't seem to find it, any hints? Also the fish in the science lab like to fly around the room lol, and the blackboard in your house with the game of hangman on it I swear I've seen in another game.
For the baking soda : Try the cafeteria, the small building outside the school building.
Yeah, the fishes are kinda buggy, Iknow how to fix it but honestly it's more like a fun glitch than an high priority one.
And for the blackboard, that isn't a surprise : it came from a very popular asset pack that is widely use in the game dev community.