I decided to not stream today so I could focus more on being introspective and being in touch with my emotions while writing dialog for the game. I think this will help me write better dialog for no signal.

I want to draw on my experiences of being lonely for the game — in particular my frequent frustration with finding a romantic partner — for Spirit. I talked to Tanuki about this and we both agree that the game should be about where Spirit’s inability to find a romantic partner comes from and that there isn’t a definitive answer for that.

Tanuki suggested a few prompts that Spirit might ask themselves internally, which I think will be useful to keep in mind while writing dialog:

• Why am I having a hard time connecting with these people?
• Do I like these people?
• Do I worry these people are only temporary?
• Do I feel these people understand me?
• Do these people like me?
• What is putting a barrier between me and others?
• Why do I find it hard to love?
• What is love?