I overcomplicated things once again, had to cut so much out of the final product, but in the end, I have something still to show for it! Vi and the Fairies is now live! I think I'll treat this as a prototype and possibly expand on the base ideas I have here in the future. Even then, hope you all can enjoy it! You can play it here:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/$396626