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Excellent work, very dark in the best kind of way!

(spoilers below this point)

I’ve never been institutionalized, but that’s always been one of my deepest fears. The hospital vibes (especially Marisol’s interactions with the staff) kept me on edge the whole time I was reading. Especially the admin showing up and misgendering Marisol - immediate chills down my spine. I almost didn’t even notice when she started lying to cover for her change in behavior, because that’s exactly what I would do in that situation.

The depiction of passive transphobia is… yeah. Pretty sure I’ve had every one of those thoughts and reactions at least one.

‘Mister’… Funny how something that you’ve been called your entire life can suddenly sting so bad.

ouch.

I want to fight to correct her but the effort it’d take already overwhelms me. Better to stay a small target.”

OUCH.

I also appreciate the realistic depiction of adult grooming - that’s something rarely portrayed correctly in any work, let alone one set in a medical institution. Being limited to Marisol’s manipulated, actively-skewing perspective makes for a great reading experience. And I love when “tell the truth” is presented as an available option, but disabled - like some part of Marisol understands that she’s making a huge mistake, but she’s become too obsessed with Rose to make any other choice. 10/10 indirect storytelling.

These lines from the end resonate deeply with me:

It can’t be helped now, but it’s okay. It all changes, warps into something new. My scars are no different. They’ve come a long way from the open wounds they once were. So have I.

I only recently found a similar level of acceptance and forgiveness towards my own scars, and it’s been a long and painful road to get there. This was a very sweet note to end on, and it shows that Marisol really has made progress - even if she does then leave with Rose into a probably-unsafe situation.

Finally, I felt this part in my bones. Sent me right back to middle school and the hell of growing up as an undiagnosed autistic child.

ahhh I can only afford one, but can’t decide! which one, which one…

I’m so glad I finally got around to this! I played the original version a long time ago, and bookmarked this version when it came out. Then I forgot all about it!

But I was missing out, because this is such a wonderful and touching story! You’ve perfectly blended cuteness, humor, and serious themes in a way that’s a genuine delight to play through. I can’t wait for the rest of Chapter 8 to release!

Very cool game! I’ll definitely buy the full version when it’s out!

Is the skill tree supposed to reset every time you click “return”?

I love this, it's like Picrew but better! Here's a quick one I threw together based on my old OC design:

This is incredible and I can't wait for more! Awesome work 💙

Awesome work, this is one of the most unique tilesets ever!

Hello! The 16x16 sprites seem to be missing from version 1.2.2, is this intentional? 

On rare occasions, "File -> Save Project"  stops working and actually wipes out the entire  squeaker-project file. There is no error message in the UI and the file contents will be completely erased. The project file still exists, but its completely empty and has no contents.  I  haven't found a way to reliably reproduce this, unfortunately. 

EDIT: I was able to reproduce this with a small test project. I  found that if I delete the zero-length corrupt project file and then save again, then it will be saved correctly. That still doesn't explain why it's getting corrupted in the first place, though.

Cool, I didn't want to assume. Let me know if you need any other system information or details - I'd be happy send whatever info you need.

I'm not sure if this counts as a bug, but the program locks an entire CPU core to 100%  just sitting idle. The "Limit FPS" option didn't help. Windows 10 x64.