Talking about the story (mostly new stuff); heavy spoiler warning for anything within
Will be kinda disorganized, sorry. Just want to get the thoughts Iām having out. Itās not really true feedback like I know is preferred, but I hope itās still something
I loved the discussion of gender that was so prominent throughout with different characters. Itās a fun change, with Bianes being she/they, Lily having explored her stuff (she kinda feels GNC to me, like almost butch; maybe influenced by her moms?), JM thinking heās maybe non-binary, our cousin maybe being trans, etcā¦ Plus the general LGBT stuff, with Lilyās moms, Roselyna being bi/pan (Iād guess pan), our cousin being bi/pan, etcā¦ Itās made the story even cozier to me.
I enjoy how the whole group plus parents is kind of one big family. I donāt know how much of that is cultural, but itās nice when everyone is around. Itās interesting with how drastically different the family dynamics are between everyone, too.
Iām very curious about JMās dad, about what specifically is so scummy about him (beyond simply being a politician). It feels like heās a very specific stand-in for someone (or maybe the state of politics there in general), but Iām obviously not anywhere near knowledgeable enough to know beyond the current president is, eh, not great to say the very least, but he (JM Sr) doesnāt feel like heās meant to be quite that horrific.
Uh, Roselyna getting hit by the bus (would say āalmost getting hit but thatās not really true, she was and I prevented itā). That was incredibly intense, with the cycling options of the outcomes (Iāve enjoyed this way of showing it greatly), and almost all of them leading to people getting hurt or dying. Really donāt want to think about any of them getting killed like that, not these precious little kids. Real rough and a lot more than I expected from this story. Overall I think the story leans darker and more adult than it used to by a significant margin, and I donāt think thatās purely on me coming across a lot of secrets. Itās not a bad change or anything (though I worry it is caused by meta stuff like the last couple years, both related and unrelated to the story), and I canāt point to anything specific (beyond the obvious of this event, as well as it being explicit that Lilyās parents were murdered) as to why, but there was this lingering feeling as I read it, after we got home from school mostly. That early section still feels very nice, but itās also the oldest part. There was a similar feeling last major update too, with the unreality of the moon flickering that I talked about a bit (I think) (I noticed thatās changed, or at least I got a different version; I personally liked the imagery of the flicker, but I get the new version being more vague and āam I wrong/misremembering?ā).
I loved how, even when there wasnāt choices (which there often is, and I greatly appreciate the enormous variety every time), my character never felt out of character. Itās an incredible feat youāve managed, that even if Iām not giving direct input everything feels exactly as Iād choose anyway.
I appreciate being able to be kind of an outcast in the group. I feel terrible because it feels kinda rude to not be getting close to the wonderful characters youāve made, but itās the position I always was in, only have maybe one in to the group (here being my very outgoing twin). Related, how most choices I can be quiet. Itās a nice allowance 
I also like the picky eater choice, it was very appreciated and the wording made me feel very seen (even if my shit is way more than that label says, at a base level thatās what it is), and that liking spicy stuff was separate. Found it funny how, like for everything, the twin is opposite and I was so repulsed by them just putting everything all at once in a stack. Iāve never felt more betrayed. My autism canāt take that crime against humanity (this is all joking, if my tone is unclear). The spread of food was very interesting to me, in-game being referred to as like ānormal birthday foodā.
Thought the Black Dahlia Murder reference was funny, with how out of place it felt (being an extreme metal band). Had looked it up to double check the band and saw that album itās on is called Nocturnal, which I didnāt realize, making it make even more sense in context.
Out of curiosity, for the choices that I think cause + to opposing stats (pretty sure Iāve seen plenty of those), how do those work? Like whatās getting added that would be different from doing nothing or only doing + whichever is increased more?
Random suggestion, regarding placement in the class. Maybe there could be an option for a protagonist with high knowledge to brute force their way up top, even without a high enough combined discipline/precociousness? It felt odd to me to not have that have any effect (I think; needing to add that caveat a lot because of how deep this story is), even understanding being smart doesnāt equal good grades and vice versa.
And quick bugs (only what I remember, sorry)
Early on with our cousin thereās pronoun issues. Itās in the old stuff (donāt think I ever saw it in anything after the gender option for them was added), referring to Patricia with he/him at times.
The image for plus headstrong plus discipline doesnāt show
I had Roselynaās emotional level at I think 115%, over 100% in any case
There were a few spelling issues that should be easily caught with a spell check (not saying that to be mean and āwhy havenāt you fixed itā but that the solution for the ones I saw should be quick and easy, not needing to manually search everything)
Think itās a bug, but I have my crush set to B (look I have a type okay donāt judge me), and itās making references as though theyāre at the sleepover (getting dressed/showered for them, a comment about ānot going to sleep beside themā despite not being there, etc.). I imagine this is because theyāre the only crush not present and that wasnāt taken into account.
