- Story is that the main character (MC) has faced rejection many times.
- Therefore, he's afraid of reaching out socially
- The salamander is a metaphor for the part of his brain that still does want to reach out
- You've got to help him face his rejection and overcome it

- Each level has a different theme, based around an event of rejection
- After each level, a small cutscene will play that shows what happened
- This is supposed to show that the MC is finally accepting and moving on from the rejection
- The background of each level (and memory orb) will have a unique theme

- Quotes that show rejection after dying
- each level might have a few different ones

- Very short and sweet - focuses on a mountain theme
- Teaches player movement and the first two enemies

- Cutscene:
    - (very young) MC goes hiking with his crush (Person 1)
    - A bit of banter, then he asks if his feelings are mutual
    - bit of silence
    - relatively soft rejection (the beginning of his spiral)
    - end of Cutscene

- Still a shorter level, focuses on the player trying to get used to some challenge
- Has two ways to do things, an easy and hard way

- Cutscene:
    - (Young) MC is walking in the forest with crush (Person 2)
    - They're talking about trees and the forest
    - A short comfortable silence falls
    - MC says that they enjoy being friends
    - Asks if crush is ever attracted to people of same gender
    - Crush laughs and says no cause he'd go to hell
    - end of Cutscene

- Introduces third enemy type (moves horizontally)

- A bit longer of a level, has more challenge here, and makes the player really work
- Focused more on platforming and such
- Still has two ways to do things, an easy and hard way

- Cutscene:
    - (Young Adult) MC is on a platform in the ocean talking with crush (Person 3)
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    - end of Cutscene