A small update on the progress:

I am currently  working in Renpy to put Act II together. I haven't found any major issues and there is just one scene left with some complexity (just for the amount of characters talking). The goal is to release mid June (if feedback from tests is good).

With that in mind I will add some ideas regarding to planning of the completion of the Visual Novel:

1st: Always forward. After the implementation of the Loras for some of the characters of the first act that lacked one or got the Lora halfway development (like Catherine), I have decided to pay no mind to the inconsistencies and to continue working forward and don't touch anything from the first act until I am completely done. This way If it comes to pass that a better model gets released with a free license, I can make an overall improvement to everything I am not completely happy about.

2nd: 2024 goal. I don't want to be over ambitious and try to rush the second half of the story. I want to make Act III in 2024,  and leave  Act IV for 2025. My pace is too dependent on my real job. Also Act IV is going to be a big change as the MC will be forced to leave the City by the end of Act III.

There are a lot of ideas about act III bubbling in my head, but the important plot lines are already set.

Here's some discarded art of Mary.