Nice awful bug!
Saved the game, left the game turned on, hours later back at the PC, the game crashed.
Started it up again, all permanent topics - gone. Transient topics are there, with one completely blank without name, that is unusable.
Why don't we have several save slots in this game? I can't be bothered to start again, wasted countless hours - not helped by stupid unnecessary transitions and the need to set up topics in your room, not having at least some reminders what the persons currently need as a topic... The list goes on, it's almost like masochism playing this game.
I like the concept and art and it's fun to play until it isn't. And it isn't just because it could be made so much easier for the player. Right now it's a horrible drag. It's a shame.