i was the same age as mae when NITW was first released and i really wish i had played it then. her experiences resonate so deeply with what i was going through with my mental illness at that time in my life. i’ve done a lot of healing since but damn having that representation would have really made me feel less alone. still, finishing it at age 26 felt like a proper send off to the younger me, who knows now that mae and i both made it.