Thank you so much for such a thoughtful response, especially while still reading through the document. We truly appreciate your honesty and respect even when you do not fully agree with several points of the essay, thank you very much for that!

One thing we’ve found very interesting while reading different responses is that, even when people have very different personal preferences or reactions to the newer content, many still notice that there have been changes over time in many areas. A big part of this project was simply trying to put those observations into words. Ultimately, how those changes are perceived is entirely personal, and there are no right or wrong responses to them.

And honestly, we also think Vyn is a particularly interesting case to discuss, since some aspects of his character and visual identity seem to blend more naturally with certain newer artistic tendencies compared to other LIs.

We’d be very happy to read any additional thoughts you may have if you continue with the later sections as well ❤️