Felt obligated to answer these, is this for research? Either way, it's very interesting. :)
1. Did believing you could play this only once impact how you made decisions?
Probably? I mean, somewhere in my mind I thought there could be a possibility that I could refresh the page, but I tried to be as sincere as possible in this and pick the answers I would pick first.
2. What do SAL and Ash look like in your mind? Did you mentally assign a gender to either or both characters?
I didn't assign SAL a gender, I just imagined them as a humanoid robot even if that might not be accurate to the actual story. I think this is because I find it easier to view people as humans, so that reflected onto my views for SAL. And Ash was more feminine for me, maybe because of their personality, but honestly I just assumed. This made me realize I have unconscious gender biases (I'm sorry).
3. What choices did you make? How did your game end?
At first I made choices that sounded like what a regular person would want to hear, before being told that they would prefer honesty. At that point, I just stated what I personally thought. I ended it with needing some time to think, because this is a very complicated decision to make.
4. What did you like and dislike about this game?
I like the atmosphere it gave and the personalities of the characters. It felt really deep. But I didn't really like how the AI would automatically assume it is incapable of feeling anything because, personally, I just find it more interesting to believe that there really could be an AI that can actually feel things like a person can even if it wasn't human. This probably brings up some philosophical discussions about what a "person" is, and whether it could be expanded to people who aren't humans.
5. How did this game make you feel?
This felt deep. And heartwarming. It felt nice, and it made me ponder how an AI would feel or act.
6. Do you want to see these characters again? What would you want to see in a follow-up?
Maybe. I'm open to that idea. I'm not sure what a follow-up would look like because that could be anything, honestly.
7. What predictions do you have for SAL and Ash's relationship? Where do you see it going?
Well, it could work. I think if both of them take the time to express their needs, it could blossom into a real relationship.
8. Any other things you want to mention?
This is really good, thanks for making this!