Hey!!!! I played part 2!!
Now, I loved the reference (and the clever use actually) of Utena, I really enjoyed Meredith as a character! Her melancholy really moved me.
The mystery broadens around Eva, and I'll admit I'm quite curious with all that is hidden behind what happened in the realm of dreams (whoich I won't detail for spoiler reasons)!
On a more personal level, I really LOVED the way you portrayed derealisation. Without venting too much here, it felt true, authentic... The blur, the deconnection, the "being lost in another world while still looking at reality from a distant eye"... it really was on point, and I loved it. And even the secondary voice talking, which is Eva but not exactly... Even the way you made the dream sequence, the fact it is so... distant, strange, unsettling yet familiar... Phew, I'll admit I got quite emotional when I read it, haha, so thank you for portraying it so beautifully!
Now, I wondered if there was a connection between the "MINT" thing and the fact Lirion has been described twice, I think, as smelling like mint chocolate? Maybe I'm just overthinking it, but haha, it caught my attention!
And now aaaah, you really ended the game on a cliffhanger!!!! There are so many questions left!!!!!!!!! I want to know!!!!! Is Lirion in danger????? Will Cassidy realise there is more going on than what she expects????
Really, I cannot emphasise enough how grateful I am... what you did just felt... right, I felt seen, I felt engaged and... wow. Thank you.