With how old school this game does some shit, and how I’ve been dicking about I am slightly worried I will hit a hidden time limit, like in Fallout 1 before I even attempt to dive into the main quest. I’m not just gonna turn squidy all of sudden and end my game if I take too long, am I?
Yes, it was that. I didn’t notice getting such a warning, but it’s definitely possible I did and just didn’t pay attention.
If you fast travel too far away the quest also auto-fails with no warning.
Ah, it’s quite possible that is actually what happened as I had fast traveled back to the Myconian village, and did a few other things before returning.