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I adore the world you've painted for us! Very clever, and the options are very varied and encompassing! Beautiful story-telling! I love each character introduced so far- so excited for whatever direction you take! 

Thank you! 

oh this was so beautiful ;_; articulated in a way that hit really close to home (a home i never expect to see reflections of in anything at all) thank u so much for creating and sharing. lovespell~lovespell~lovespell !

I hesitate to comment because I know my words will fail me but I came back to this page because it feels like I'm committing a crime not to try.

I played this whole update and it was well worth the wait!! I seriously adore these two so much with my whole heart and this came out in a perfect time for me, I love the world you guys have lovingly built. I love having polyamorous leads, the love being as natural as rain. And the new CGS UGH SO GOOD ;; THEY TOTALLY CAPTURE THE MOMENT. 

There's a coughing SFX bug when it.. first appears (trying to avoid spoilers- but loops in background until the next BGM switch, and its connected to the music volume slider, not voice or sound.)

Oh boy. Where to begin..!

I will of course, fail to convey the transcendental experience this visual novel has gifted me, in just a wall of text comment, limited by my own ability to convey with language. 

But I will try! If only to give my thanks and maybe convince other potential Soldiers (hehe) to give it a shot!

I played this game nonstop for nearly 7 hours straight. I know this only because I streamed it! I had no clue so much time was flying by! The writing had me hooked, like a fish! Knowing when to throw my emotions one way in intense moments on the edge of my seat- then managing to make me laugh and shake my head right after- lull me into a sense of understanding and calm then! Tossing me back in to the deep end!

The reason why I was able to become so invested and allow myself to be at the whims of my own emotional rollercoaster- is because of how quickly the story has gained my trust. It seems almost like every single word is written with clear intent. So many themes, that I hold as like some of the most fundamental human conditions and programming, that I'm very interested in exploring! And by George- did they ever! O_O 

By the end of the story, reflecting- its like each theme is connected to every other with a red string on a detective board! Sometimes, not even just concepts but words themselves as nouns for different elements of the lore- incredibly well planned. Its a very clever tale. 

And that was just for the story telling! But the music itself was composed so well to help aid in our emotions (and make the spaces without its tunes THAT more eerie...) and so thematically well suited!!

The UI is very well done! Very straight forward, clean! Sometimes the stats, the level up text, and the little yellow arrows can be a bit small but not nearly to the point of being anything that distracting! I'm more happy with the fact they exist at all! To not spoil too much, thoroughly enjoy how the UI keeps track of the date. Would be cool if we could hover our stat bars and see our number specific number we're at or smth :O

Each character, made a lot of sense to me. Not in like a "I can read them like a book" way- but in a like.. human connection way. They all felt very human. And EXTREMELY loveable~! And their designs felt equally created with intention and beauty! They have a lot of charm! And so were the happy surprises of a CG appearing!! 

In terms of the romance, I really enjoyed how I came into the game with a preconception of what I expected- because of my history with the dating sim genre! BUT. Yes- It did fulfill its job as a dating sim. But to me at least- its not the focus. Romance seems like such a quaint theme in the face of all the other ones it tackles LOL and THAT was an extremely pleasant surprise for me! I was satisfied- and then some! It makes a lot of sense why.. this element was treated the way that it was. It felt purposeful.

(and if any devs saw me stream it @doggling just know that like all my poorly uttered barely formed one sentences of like "AI" and "indulgence" and whatever my feedback in the moment was- just know in my head there was more going on that your story was clearly conveying to me but I struggled to articulate them in the moment!! I just sort of repeat basic language and concepts I've heard in a panic LOL but it did definitely speak to me beyond that! especially when I got the chance to not split focus on making silly voices and streaming.) 

I feel so lucky to have stumbled into playing! Unbelievable how well you guys all worked together within one month to make such a cohesive riveting VN!

when the messaging of this game finally hit me, it hit me. so incredibly hard.

so close to home. 

I adore those 3 characters, I adore the moon, I adore this visual novel! Thank you so so much for allowing me to experience such a beautiful story. ♡

Okay, this may totally be irrelevant- but is your pronouns in the game he/him? I went to they/them for one of my playthroughs and that was the one that Huxley didn't call me ugly in LMAO  I may have just had more favorable stats, I haven't tested this at all.