Ahhh that's a very good point! Definitely something we would add if we end up going further with it. Read speed options are key. For the jam I was trying to give it the real sense of waiting for someone to respond. In fact, I nearly based the wait time on the number of characters multiplied by an NPC "typing" speed so it would feel like they were actually chatting with you. But you're totally right! For people who just want to go, I can see that it would be frustrating. Thank you for the feedback and for playing!
Magical Tower of Doors was a lot of fun. Congrats again on finishing the jam!