I like the art style, I'm afraid of my creature though

Things have been speeding up a bit, the game is divided into two halves and the second one has been much quicker to make so far. The color palette is black and brown now because I figured out how to change it. It looks alright.
I'm proud of all the little characters. I feel like I could give a piece of trivia to each one, a couple are reused designs from unshared things, some have ties to other characters, or they just have very specific inspirations.
For now here's Fireby who I made last night

Hi didn't find this topic until now. A few days ago I made Ross. He's like my son please be nice to him. The whole scene with him is done, it didn't take too long. I love him.

I've also made a map where you click on different areas and it takes you there, and you talk to a guy and it'll be fun, I actually really want feedback on it, it feels kind of overwhelming and maybe there's something that could be done better? The areas you click on are not implemented yet besides one where I still need to add the dialog. I haven't been very productive compared most other projects I do.

Also everyone's projects look really good so far. Someone mentioned submitting another game and I didn't know that was a thing so from the beginning I've planned a single large one that would take advantage of the long deadline and I'm not changing that plan now.
The perspective of my visual novel is from just a nameless stand-in for the reader that doesn't talk, and all the dialog will be characters speaking to you.
The character the plot revolves around won't be seen in the beginning, but he'll be built up in the story before you see him. He's this silly looking meat organ brain creature who might be named the Viscera Man but I don't know yet. He's kind of like a cryptid around a rural village, he became the Viscera Man like a month ago and has been hiding and is feared, but he's a nice little guy.
He's also gender of trans, and he's going through like a trans allegory. The game's going to be light-hearted but I need to make sure issues aren't undermined. Maybe it's just me but most visual novels and most queer stories have like normal human characters or at least close to that, which is fine of course, but I always preferred little creatures and weirdos, like a guy you'd see in a surreal Rpg Maker game but gay, so I'm making what I want to see.
Hi I made my first decker game a few weeks ago and it's nice, I've taken a break from working on projects until the jam starts. None of my games have been very writing focused so I'd really like to try it. My only ideas so far are very loose, so hopefully I'll have more concrete concepts prepared when the jam starts. I usually make my games within a week or two so it'll be different for me to stick with one for a month long jam. I hope everyone's development goes well.