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oh also also: i ended up thinking about how both of our jam >submissions< end up using voyeurism as a framing device , without saying too much, i think i know why is that

after few days the manic-visceral-anhedonic episode subsided, during which we have not given it at any point into any cheap form of eschatological belief, while seeing the world as a loveless wasteland. We've since reevaluated a lot about life and jam and your work.

As you noticed my comment focused on the beginning, it is strange reading the rest of the work and waiting for another punch like that, which just isn't coming. Its a very uneasy balance, and it took me out of experiencing your sharp prose on its own terms. I really like the alienation from the alienated aspect of it, its all very unsentimental and unindulgent. I see people describe it as bitter and cynical, but it lacks satisfaction of these tones, its more like disilusioned, negative, schizo (if im about to use psychological (fascist) language) or most succintly: anhedonic

I guess theres a certain tendency here describing your work in what it isnt, definition from negatives, deduction and it does seem like the easiest mode of describing this, and it is yuri of absence after all.
Aspect that I havent seen anyone else bring up: there is a certain disilusionment that is merely implied; namely the lack of contrast between vapidity of "straight" "culture and the "queer""culture""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

When I got to the end I thought the whole afterword was sarcastic, all the thanks seemed completely out of place in a work with such foreword, but now I thought about it more and I think I get it, or at least im projecting really hard. 

in a jam where everyone sees psychosexuality as rigid eschatological machinery, this work has an aggressive spark to it, its alive, its still standing

thank you

you know i was pretty alienated from the jam alreadyas is, but yeah it is frustrating how much of a monument to nothing that traps the energies of the most vulnerable it is, im mad, i live a bad life and this vn made me upset, and i cant direct that at anything i guess im just too tired and pathethic and faking it

It is a good exploration of these contradictory feelings... 

a plushie saw all of it too

i really like the confusion induced by the format, i can mostly tell apart characters by lingo and attitude but some lines just linger in superposition, its a good mode of storytelling

Its good it was helpful to you

This review is really fun to read, weve been looking at it over and over. The "i am not plural but a part of me..." part is rly amusing, but its been really enjoyable hearing of your experiences in general, thanks for writing it, gives us a lot of perspective :D

we share art for selfish reasons, but it is good to hear youve been affected^^

We are glad this has resonated with you ^^

We are glad you liked it ^^

as someone who tried to translate few poems of less different languages I can relate to the difficulty of this kind of project, and wonder how much am I really glimpsing of the original. I am thankful for this translation existing.

oh my god

i like that you gave the pig form eyelashes

its nice this exists

This was so clever, no obvious choices were made, both in style and substance. Great work

Real stylistic achievment, would have made me gay if i experienced it before i was gay

I really like the adventurer... 

The whole face thing with lack of sprites and soundtrack makes me feel like I'm getting Dahlia's POV. This was an interesting experience

I enjoyed this a lot

Pretty interesting insight, felt stressful to read!

i enjoy

spectacular artistic direction

I will talk to my friends about it.

Genius artistic direction with great execution, I'm in awe

I respect the artistic direction so much wow, love bios' design too!

I'm glad i experienced it, but it hurts so much