I just finished Astris's first quest and was really blown away with how well written and how much emotion there is! I followed Astris's suggestions to keep her old mentor at arm's length, and was surprised at the twist towards the end! I mean, I liked the game before, but the results of the first quest made me even more interested in this game!
After finishing her quest and giving Astris the Salad she likes, it loops endlessly on her comment, I can't seem to get out of the comment no matter what. Oh, yeah, I'm playing the downloaded version, not sure if the fixes you discussed earlier were browser version, downloaded version (since it still shows as .9 from a few days ago) or both.