Loved the update. This is still, without a doubt, one of my most anticipated games. I started playing the day the beta came out and tried to stretch my playtime for as long as I could, so the wait for the next update would be just that little bit shorter!
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reilly liked the addition of Ms. Goodhead, and definitely want to see more of her in future updates. I think it would be wonderful if Rielly at some point ends up spanking Ruth. The back and forth between her and Ruth in the
"Minimal Uniform Requirements" scene was well done, and due to the nature of each character, they pair well. "Chemistry" isn't the right word, but idk what it is. Rielly isn't a foil to Ruth, at least not as directly as someone like Sally Newman is. But I still feel Rielly and Ruth play off each other well, and that Rielly would be able to make Ruth submit in a different, and far more humiliating way than Ms.Newman would. I think Ms.Newman would rely more on physical strength and emotion. As a result, it would be more of Ms.Newman dominating Ruth, than Ruth actually submitting mentally.
In comparison, I think Rielly can see right through Ruth. She has already recognized and called out one aspect of Ruth's repressed desires. I could imagine Ruth arguing with Rielly at one of the staff meetings and Rielly playing her like a fiddle.
Ruth, blinded by her desire to win the argument, then agrees to be spanked. In the name of "transparency" and ensuring the proper level of humiliation (a critical element of any good punishment), Rielly or the Headmaster decide the spanking should be delivered immediately, and observed closely by the rest of the staff attending the meeting. Things invariably escalate, and with just her words and some expert spanking, the pain, humilation and pleasure Rielly delivers, makes Ruth cum her brains out infront of the whole staff. I got a bit carried away there, but I think you get the idea!
Anyways, the only thing resembling criticism I can really give is that for some reason the "mute all" button in the preferences tab of the menu disappeared as of the 0.14 update. You can still turn down the sound but you have to individually set each bar to zero. I know its a small thing, but it seems like a weird thing to get rid of, so I'm assuming it was just lost in the UI redesign or something. If possible, it would be nice to have it back.
I can think of so many potential scenarios/events for the characters and little universe you've created. I'm excited to see what comes next and how these upcoming chapters/updates will play out! Especially that staff training event! Keep up the excellent work!
P.S. I also noticed that in the Quest/Journal tab marked "Others" Mr.Cummings and Ms.Swallows both have their names duplicated. Super minor bug, doesn't cause any actual issues or anything, just a heads up. I've attached a picture of what I'm referring to below.