As mentioned previously, irl has been much busier for me and I've had less time for writing recently, so I've decided to break part 4 into two parts for public release. :)

The demo has been publicly updated to include the first part of Chp 1 Pt 4, which adds ~15,900 words and includes:

• Arrive at the Thissys ceremony
• Listen to a conversation between Nour and Farah
• Speak briefly with Nour
• Speak with Farah (owie)
• Exchange a gift with Farah
• Speak to your mother and make choices affecting your relationship (owie again)
• Exchange a gift/trade with your mother

The update will likely break saves, but I think I figured out what was breaking them before, so hopefully the next update will not break or erase any saves. However, I have also implemented a quick start feature to make such updates easier. The quick start feature allows you to set your variables and skip to the new content, which will start you at the beginning of Chp 1 Pt 4.1.

Thank you and I hope you enjoy the update! :) ❤️🦀

(More detailed changelog below:)

• added the "headpiece" and "ornate" hairstyle and facial hair to the character creator
• the silver-gray hair color option added in early access has been removed; it was requested in an anon ask, but upon further reflection, I felt the color would feel too out of place on MC considering certain in-world lore
• minor edits throughout the demo
• made Parim and Aurora slightly older; Parim's age is now 29 at death and Aurora's is 28
• added MC's appearance to the Stats page
• added new music tracks