Thanks for the bug report and the comments.
The good news is that I have just implemented a bug fix (to be uploaded this weekend) that should fix the screen freeze bug.
The Baroness sequence is a bit tricky, but I will try to include that in this bug fix as well.
It is a priority of mine to create a fun, bug-free experience, and also regulary produce new, high quality content. Unfortunately, these are often competing priorities. Especially as a solo-developer who also works a full-time day job.
I also think the suggestion on speeding up the intro is a good idea. I will work on that for an update as well.
The financial support I receive from my few patrons and substars helps a lot to allow me to spend time on the game, and the bug-reports you all provide are also helpful, as it is impossible for me to do all the QA on my own.
The best place to report bugs is on my discord (link in my sig), but I check here as well.
Thanks again, and I'm glad you are enjoying the game, I will continue to work out the bugs and make it a more enjoyable experience.
I have tried doing the baroness's quest multiple times now, even with new saves and trying different ways, but either the first quest with the jeweler bugs out and infinitely repeats the "knock on door" or the training the baroness bugs out when giving a hug, and it will infinitely go to "knock on door".
The game is good, but it is sadly also the most buggy experience I have had in a very long time.
I enjoy the humor and the art, I just hope the bugs will be fixed with time, and maybe the startup of the game made faster, as it is a but frustrating to start up the game and then have to wait for the animation of grelyn finishing, before I can press continue. (As the game crashes often)