Driving through small towns and strip malls in the night and rain is a very specific American experience for me. Actually, the whole story reminds me of places I've been. I'm familiar with the suburban environment where everyone is separated in their own house and you need a car to get anywhere, where there isn't much to do and not many people to talk to. Even with the people you do know that you could call "friends", there still isn't much to talk about and you're never really sure what to say to each other. At least, it was like that for me.

Got the ending where you tell Charlie how you feel, but I found it interesting how there wasn't a major love confession or something, which part of me expected. Instead there's only a promise to meet up later, which might turn into something or might not. I found myself thinking that it's still possible for these people to drift apart and eventually stop talking to each other, because that's what happened in my life.

This is such a cool little VN. The writing with the textured art style plus the score is so atmospheric. I didn’t know what “riparian” meant till now, so thanks for the vocab lesson :P It’s a fitting metaphor; I could really feel the river banks threatening to overflow!

I really, really enjoyed this. I'm also absolutely impressed to see that you also composed the score for this VN because I really liked the music!!! The format of the game is especially really nice because it feels so closed in and claustrophobic, which I think matches how Maven feels throughout the story. The combination of the game's look and music somehow perfectly captures how it's like to think about deep things late at night. Great job!!!