MidnightKing I think you described my own frustration with this game perfectly. I want to love it, I want to be immersed, but the gags break this immersion often. The game's world building tells us what's real, and what's possible, but its humor isn't consistent with it.
An example I gave in the past is Sporty Spice winning her competition. She's observed, by everyone attending, instantly winning her match. While, until then, her fast movements could be interpreted as exaggerated for comedic effect. Personally, I think episode 2 does it worse than episode 1.
Otherwise, I love this kind of absurd humor.
Above the Clouds did it well, I think, its world was nonsensical and the gags fit right in. With
Realm Invader, I think the dev needs to be a bit more
mindful of delineating between what's real, and what's not. The gags should only be for the benefit of the player, not other characters.
Concerning LI, I'm torn between Chloe and Stella. And you're right, this is largely because they received the most characterization.
I hope that the dev manages to build up every relationship in some way, to give the player the option of whom the MC has his first time with. I think it'd be too cheap and unearned to have it be with Cadence. (Though, I couldn't blame the dev if he goes this route because it would fit with the MC's personality. He's a horny boy, at his age, I wouldn't really have cared to whom I lost my virginity to.)