I won't lie, things have been extremely rough for me this past month. All sorts of crises keep cropping up left and right -- personal, financial, and medical, with a stubborn dental infection that left me unable to do much of anything for over a week. Obviously this has hurt progress on the game and delayed our next update. Things are still in the works, however! For example, we recently finished art and animation for a key NPC which will let us move forward with the City Hall part of the storyline: the Mayor of Esper.
In the meantime, I'm conducting a full review of the plot, looking to trim some fat so we can stay on target for our 1.0 release. Stay tuned for further developments. We won't quit until the game is out.