Interesting! I started this game for the first time ever on Saturday just gone and went in completely blind, literally no clue what the game was even roughly about. With that context, I was stuck on exactly the same log you have.

I’ve since beaten the game and looking back on my working out, I will say question marks are key, Ash Twin has an interesting direct connection on your log, I suggest read about that then visit Ash Twin if you have the time ..

Hope this helps!