I think the fact that Zack didn't require much information shows how he is very understanding and empathetic towards Braden. And I now realize that we as an audience don't really need to know Braden's full motive and perspective and just know that he is also just human, complex. I really love that the ambiguity of Braden's identity and how you decided not to continue on the original plan to still cater to those people that can relate to him.
yeah, it was a very conscious decision for me. i've never taken any decisions with the game lightly. on the discord, people talk a lot about the game and i really take that feedback and reactions seriously. sometimes giving too much detail can take the magic out for some readers so i've really tried to walk a fine line (having no experience at all but i was attempting to walk a line). and with the type of ending that we see in the game, it's entirely possible that braden himself couldn't answer a lot of those questions and that's ok because all of us deserve the amount of individual time that we need to figure ourselves out