That happens sometimes when we update the demo. The only way I know to fix it is to delete your browser’s files for dashingdon.com and restart the game from the beginning so it gets the new files.
Weirdly enough, yesterday we had this on Discord:
But that’s the kind of thing that can happen when you have a game where most scenes come from a random pool.
I’ll give you that there are no debates with an audience, but there are some conversations with certain characters where you can debate the morals and politics of the vampiric existence. George and Rose both have scenes where that can happen, and there’s also one drunk event with Juarez where you can discuss the Brume itself, plus a few others. As for betrayals, blackmail, smear campaigns, and lying, those are all in the game.
But I agree with you that it doesn’t seem to be the focus on the main story. There’s a reason for that, though.
Without spoiling, I’ll say two things:
1 - You don’t know who the REAL villains are.
2 - The game’s climax happens during a political dinner.