LOOKING FOR A VN BETA-READER? OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

Hey all, long story short I'm currently knee-deep in a VN project and before I start another rewrite/editing pass, I could use some decent external feedback.

The game itself: the WIP title is Snowbound. It's a short-medium VN (about 800kb script, 5 hours?) that takes place during a blizzard at an elite science academy in Alaska. The twenty or so students left behind are trapped. It's part survival story part thriller told from the perspective of Rebecca Bell, a junior with a habit for studying people, and Eric Larsen, a senior ex-honor student. They're joined by a large supporting cast, and half the story is seeing how the students react and interact when left to their own devices. Everything's complicated by the academy's setup -- most of the characters are very talented in their own right, but more interested in competing with each other than cooperating. The player makes some choices for both of the protagonists that affect whether the story follows one of two arcs. No dating sim trappings. I'm looking to release this project to gauge interest in a more ambitious, possibly commercial VN project, but this'll most likely be pay-what-you-want and free on RMN.

The current state of the project: I've resurrected the script after dropping the project a few years back. I've written a VN engine in Unity (long story) and everything is working from a mechanical perspective, eg it's playable. However there's not really any art or sound and I'm looking at hiring out for resources fairly soon. The more immediate problem is that I want to rewrite the script again before then, with a finalized character roster for portraits. And what I really need for that is someone else's opinion on it. I'm looking to make some pretty serious changes already so just someone I can grill about what they liked/didn't like about characters, plot devices, etc would be invaluable. Ideally I'm looking for someone who's maybe familiar with the VN genre, or just reads a lot, or just someone that I know (or randomly posted at as the case may be) from around RMN.

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I'm prepared to offer some minor compensation (or code stuff, betatest, edit etc in return) but past that I'd consider it more of a token of appreciation than anything. Or at least an "I'm actually serious" guarantee haha.

Well if anyone's interested, feel free to reply/PM. Thanks in advance!