Well now with the help of fable I have managed to get a decent version complete!
Hope you like it and would love to hear feedback! I've already clocked in over 20 hours myself which is always a good sign
As I say, minor things, hope the criticism is OK.
An empty dialog is a strange bug. Which puzzle difficulty are you playing?
This is what is hiding the modal for me. Disabling it makes the modal contents appear.
Chrome / Windows