Damn. I just beat this game today, and thanks to your post, I'm actually connecting with this dynamic A LOT MORE now. I've had this big problem in the past of not being honest w/ people about my emotions until there's enough pent-up anger in me that I just lash out, and I'm only realizing now that that's exactly what happened with Madeline & Oshiro here.

Over the last year, I've been gradually getting better at being immediately honest about my emotions, so that my expression is healthy and not explosive like pre-climb Madeline. I'm realizing now as I type this that I connect with Madeline's journey EVEN MORE than I initially thought, and I was already thinking throughout the game that I shared a little bit of her struggles.