I found the source of the ticking!

Vienna Spin

Game work

I think I might scrap this chatracter so here. Have what little work I ever did with said character.

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Go ahead. Try and find out what this is.

Vienna and her friends

Here are some enemy sprites

How big game is so far. (Left the game without the RTP. Right a fresh project with the RTP in the folder.)

Character reveal!

Her name is Vienna and she's encounter pretty far into the game.