Thanks so much for playing! We are glad you enjoyed it.
As far as the theme is concerned: Every stat upgrade you get will say it increased your stat, even if it didn't, effectively lying to you.
For example: Your starting hp is 3. If you have taken 1 hit, then get an hp up placebo, the game lies to you and tells you that your current health is 3. When in reality your health is 2. If you would have gotten an actual hp up in this scenario, your health would be accurate. Hopefully this clears up any confusion. :) - Glasses