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This was fantastic and unsettling and fun and bleak. it really captures how obsession can lead to objectification. I was unfamiliar with the magic girl genre before reading this, but it was such a good way to explore the themes that you covered. And all of the art is so beautiful and fitting! 

I should also add that it is often HOT when Fox takes advantage of Simone's lack of agency. Thank you, beautiful butch triad leader. 

I felt really enveloped into the setting of this VN; the artists did an incredible job at illustrating 1990s Hong Kong, and the writing is so polished and so clearly personal. In particular, the CG scenes are fantastic. The team is gifted at depicting nonsexual kink in action.

Simone feels really real as a character. I really enjoyed being in her head, even in the moments that made my heart sink. I 100% agree with the other comments; it is striking how much Simone is paralyzed by her scrupulosity—and how her decision-making is thus offloaded to the people around her. It is interesting (and, at times, depressing) to see how Fox and Cora take advantage of Simone’s lack of agency in their own ways. 

Also, the MINIGAMES! They are SO much fun. I love how engaging they are, and they work perfectly with the plot.

Like your other visual novel, this is one that I think I will be continuing to reflect on for a long time.  

This is extremely well-written!! The internal reflections from the Knight on their desire to be disciplined/punished are compelling, and it only makes the endings more satisfying. Many good things here!

And the sprites/background illustrations are so insanely pretty!!! Extremely polished game in all respects.