Just finished playing through .8. What a rollercoaster.
While not usually a fan of the "rebooting" of a storyline (in this case you were cleaning up some bugs, so no biggie). It did seem to fix the odd image transition when the story shifted and it was using one of the Kayla images.
Now, that being said, I do appreciate that you are trying to make an engaging story, and that is the main reason I went ahead and restarted from scratch. Not something I normally do, unless the story is worth it, which this one clearly is.
I understand that this is a story that is not for everyone, and that is one of the joys of the internet as there is always something out there to find.
Hollow is a total "mindfuck" of an creature, I am kind of curious what you based its image on, feels a little Cthulhuian. Just curious is all.
Thank you for creating such an interesting story.