Thank you for helping me pinpoint this bug! I had noticed it as well, and it was really frustrating to see carefully planned solutions fail to work properly because of it—my fault...
I think I should spend more time learning about robust and well-established solutions myself.
I’m genuinely touched that you like my concept! Having people play my game means so much to me. I’ll keep learning, and I hope to return as a more mature developer for my second game jam.