Reflection/Dialogues

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Madeline carries Theo to a campfire and waits for him to wake up

• Madeline: "Theo, you're awake!"
• Theo: "Am I? I'm skeptical..."
• Theo: "I had a messed up nightmare."
• Madeline: "Yeah, about that..."
• Theo: "Wait..."
• Theo: "Oh, yep, it's all coming back to me now."
• Theo: "That actually happened."
• Theo: "Thanks for getting us out of there."
• Madeline: "I'm glad we were in it together."
• Madeline: "I don't know if I could've done that alone."

Dialogue choice

• Theo: "How long was I out for?"
• Theo: "What's really going on here?"

Theo: "How long was I out for?"

• Theo: "How long was I out for?"
• Madeline: "It must've been a few hours..."
• Theo: "Man, what a ride."
• Madeline: "Tell me about it."
• Madeline: "Are you okay?"
• Theo: "I mean, aside from the existential crisis?"
• Theo: "Yeah, I'm fine."

Theo: "What's really going on here?"

• Theo: "Clearly, This isn't a normal Mountain."
• Theo: "What's really going on here?"
• Madeline: "I should've told you sooner."
• Madeline: "Back at the old ruins. a... Part of me escaped from a mirror."
• Madeline: "A part I'm not very proud of."
• Madeline: "I swear I dreamt it."
• Theo: "You think the Mountain made her real?"
• Madeline: "Yeah."
• Madeline: "She's been haunting me the whole time."
• Madeline: "She lashed out at Mr. Oshiro."
• Madeline: "I think she was the reason the gondola stalled out."
• Madeline: "And she was there, in the temple."
• Theo: "..."
• Theo: "Why didn't you say something?"
• Theo: "I wouldn't have gone into that temple if I knew what this Mountain was capable of..."
• Madeline: "I tried to stop you."
• Theo: "You could've mentioned that your demon doppelgänger was on the loose."
• Madeline: "Come on, Theo."
• Madeline: "You know how crazy this sounds."
• Madeline: "I didn't even believe myself."
• Theo: "Okay, okay."
• Theo: "I understand."
• Theo: "Next time just talk to me, though."
• Theo: "I promise I'll believe you."
• Madeline: "Okay."

Dialogue choice

• Madeline: "Why is it so easy for you to trust me?"
• Madeline: "Thank you, for believing in me back there."

Madeline: "Why is it so easy for you to trust me?"

• Madeline: "Why is it so easy for you to trust me?
• Madeline: "Seriously, you barely know me."
• Theo: "Honestly?"
• Theo: "You remind me of my sister."
• Madeline: "That's adorable."
• Madeline: "What's she like?"
• Theo: "Oh, you'd love her!"
• Theo: "Actually, you might not get along at first..."
• Theo: "But you'd eventually love her."
• Theo: "She's a literal rockstar."
• Madeline: "She's a musician?"
• Madeline: "That's so cool!"
• Theo: "Okay, she's not literally a literal rockstar."
• Theo: "Alex is just... amazing at everything."
• Theo: "She's studying to be a civil rights lawyer."
• Madeline: "Wow!"
• Madeline: "How do I remind you of her?"
• Theo: "You both live so deep inside your own heads."
• Madeline: "Oh..."
• Theo: "Alex has this amazing internal compass."
• Theo: "It's obvious that she'll get where she needs to be."
• Theo: "I can see that in you too."
• Theo: "I wish I could say the same for myself."

Madeline: "Thank you, for believing in me back there."

• Madeline: "Thank you, Theo."
• Madeline: "...for believing in me back there, I mean."
• Theo: "Believing in you was the easy part."
• Theo: "I wish I could've helped."
• Theo: "I was pretty useless, stuck in that thing."
• Madeline: "You actually helped a lot."
• Madeline: "Honestly, I couldn't have made it without your support."

Dialogue choice

• Theo: "Who do you think built the temple?"

• Madeline: "Your sister sounds great, I really remind you of her?"

Theo: "Who do you think built the temple?"

• Theo: "Who do you think built the temple?"
• Madeline: "It looks ancient..."
• Madeline: "It must predate everything else on the Mountain. The resort, the ruins, the city..."
• Theo: "There's a lot of history here."
• Madeline: "Yeah."
• Madeline: "This Mountain has meant so many things to so many people."
• Madeline: "I'm starting to understand why that crazy old lady lives here."
• Theo: "You ran into her too?"
• Theo: "What's her deal?"
• Madeline: "I think she's just a mean person."
• Madeline: "...but she does seem pretty content living out here."

Madeline: "Your sister sounds great, I really remind you of her?"

• Madeline: "Your sister sounds great, I really remind you of her?"
• Theo: "Are you kidding me?"
• Theo: "You're the one who's dead set on climbing this Mountain."
• Theo: "And you don't even know why."
• Theo: "That's classic Alex."
• Madeline: "..."
• Theo: "I'm just teasing you."
• Theo: "Why are you climbing this Mountain, anyways?"
• Madeline: "You're right, I don't even know why."
• Madeline: "I just had to get out of my head."
• Madeline: "I'm stuck in a cycle."
• Theo: "You're preaching to the choir here."
• Theo: "I've had many a soul-destroying day job."
• Madeline: "Work is fine actually, I just..."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "I'm going crazy."
• Madeline: "I can't stop thinking about dumb crap that doesn't matter."
• Madeline: "My brain fixates on these stupid things that happened forever ago."
• Madeline: "I should be over them."
• Madeline: "None of it even matters."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "I'm good at keeping up appearances, but the truth is I'm barely holding it together."
• Theo: "I'm sorry, that's pretty rough stuff."
• Theo: "Can I help?"
• Madeline: "You're already helping."
• Madeline: "It feels good to say it out loud."
• Theo: "You don't talk to anyone about it?"
• Madeline: "No... not really."
• Madeline: "My mom knows I get depressed, and have panic attacks."
• Madeline: "That's about it."
• Theo: "No wonder you feel trapped."
• Theo: "How do you cope with... anything?"
• Madeline: "I drink, mostly."
• Madeline: "And get mad at people on the internet."

Dialogue choice

• Madeline: "What brought you to the Mountain?"
• Theo: "Would you mind talking about what depression is like?"
• Madeline: "I should get some sleep." (this choice ends the conversation)

Madeline: "What brought you to the Mountain?"

• Madeline: "How about you?"
• Madeline: "What brought you to the Mountain?"
• Theo: "I'm just kind of bumming around."
• Theo: "As usual."
• Theo: "I started this new job in Seattle."
• Theo: "I thought I finally knew what I was supposed to be doing with my life..."
• Theo: "But I hated it."
• Theo: "So I quit after a week and hopped a bus to Canada."
• Theo: "I just felt this urge to... get lost in the middle of nowhere."
• Theo: "..."
• Theo: "Now that I'm saying it out loud, I realize how flakey it sounds."
• Madeline: "It just sounds like you're under a lot of pressure."
• Theo: "Not really."
• Theo: "Everyone is so patient with me."
• Theo: "Though I guess I am putting a lot of pressure on myself."
• Theo: "People always think I'm comparing myself to Alex, but I swear that isn't the problem."
• Theo: "I'm just worried that I'll never figure out where I'm going."
• Madeline: "You said you wanted to feel lost."
• Madeline: "Maybe you should just embrace that for now."
• Theo: "Maybe."

Theo: "Would you mind talking about what depression is like?"

• Theo: "Would you mind talking about what depression is like?"
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "It sucks."
• Theo: "Yeah, but what does it feel like?"
• Theo: "Alex struggles with it too, I really want to understand."
• Theo: "We can talk about something else if you want."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "It's like..."
• Madeline: "I'm at the bottom of the ocean."
• Madeline: "I can't see anything in any direction."
• Madeline: "It's claustrophobic, yet I feel exposed."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "I remember feeling normal."
• Madeline: "But now it feels just out of reach, no matter what I try."
• Madeline: "Then again, I was probably always messed up."
• Madeline: "It just took something hurtful to bring it out."
• Madeline: "There must be something wrong with me."
• Theo: "Whatever happened, I'm sure it's not your fault."
• Madeline: "I guess I thought that I could..."
• Madeline: "I don't know."
• Madeline: "I'm just floating in this abyss, swimming in a random direction."
• Madeline: "Hoping that I find something."
• Madeline: "That's really why I'm here."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "But I can't escape myself."
• Madeline: "I'm literally fighting myself the entire way."
• Madeline: "Maybe this is all pointless."
• Theo: "Madeline, you just saved my life."
• Theo: "That's not pointless."
• Madeline: "Yeah..."
• Theo: "Look, you're a good person."
• Theo: "You're a little intense, but you're a good person."
• Theo: "I think you're just trying to push out of that rut you're stuck in."
• Theo: "That's a totally legit reason to climb the Mountain!"
• Madeline: "Maybe."
• Madeline: "That's... helpful."
• Theo: "This Part of You that's haunting you, maybe she comes with the territory."
• Madeline: "So you think I'm stuck with her forever?"
• Theo: "Well, she's stuck with you, too."
• Madeline: "That's not helpful."

Dialogue choice

• Theo: "So you want to destroy this Part of You?"
• Theo: "Why not take a vacation instead?"
• Madeline: "I should get some sleep." (this choice ends the conversation)

Theo: "So you want to destroy this Part of You?"

• Theo: "So you want to destroy this Part of You?"
• Theo: "Won't that hurt you, too?"
• Madeline: "If I don't she's just going to keep bullying me."
• Madeline: "She says she's protecting me, but that's obviously not true."
• Theo: "Maybe she thinks she is."
• Theo: "She could be some kind of... twisted defense mechanism."
• Madeline: "Honestly, who cares?"
• Madeline: "She has so much control over me."
• Madeline: "I hate it."
• Theo: "Maybe you can learn to control her instead."
• Madeline: "The feather helps a lot."
• Madeline: "Thanks for teaching me that."
• Theo: "Just one of my grandpa's many nuggets of wisdom."

Theo: "Why not take a vacation instead?"

• Theo: "Why not take a vacation instead?"
• Madeline: "What do you mean?"
• Theo: "Dude, you needed a change so you chose to climb a Mountain..."
• Theo: "Why not do something relaxing instead?"
• Theo: "Go to Hawaii, or like, take a bath."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "I guess I feel like I needed to accomplish something."
• Theo: "It sounds like you have enough on your plate already."
• Madeline: "I guess it is kind of extreme."
• Madeline: "But that's how I am."
• Madeline: "I need something to challenge me."
• Madeline: "And I can't just do something a little bit."
• Madeline: "It's all of me, or nothing."

Dialogue choice

• Madeline: "Are you close to your grandpa?"
• Madeline: "I should get some sleep." (this choice ends the conversation)

Madeline: "Are you close to your grandpa?"

• Madeline: "Are you close to your grandpa?"
• Theo: "Yeah... I was."
• Madeline: "Oh... I'm sorry."
• Theo: "It's okay, that's just how it is".
• Madeline: "..."
• Theo: "All I can do is stay positive."
• Theo: "And live a meaningful life, because that's what he would want."
• Madeline: "I'm so sorry, Theo."
• Theo: "Thanks."

Dialogue choice

• Madeline: "What else did you learn from grandpa?"
• Madeline: "I want to remember this night..." (this choice ends the conversation)

Madeline: "What else did you learn from grandpa?"

• Madeline: "What else did you learn from grandpa?"
• Theo: "So much stuff!"
• Theo: "Actually, he was the one who told me about Celeste Mountain."
• Theo: "He always said that this place changed his life."
• Theo: "After I quit my job in Seattle, I realized how close I was to it."
• Theo: "I felt like he was telling me to come here."
• Theo: "Grandpa said that the Mountain was "special"."
• Madeline: "Do you think he went through the temple like us?"
• Madeline: "Do you think he understood the power of the Mountain?"
• Theo: "He never talked about what happened here."
• Madeline: "I doubt your grandpa was as messed up as me..."
• Madeline: "His experience was probably les... violent."
• Theo: "He found the Mountain before I was born."
• Theo: "I don't know what he was like before that."
• Theo: "I wonder what he learned about himself here..."

Conversation ending dialogue choices

• Madeline: "I want to remember this night..."
• Madeline: "I should get some sleep."

Madeline: "I want to remember this night..."

• Madeline: "You know what?"
• Madeline: "I want to remember this night..."
• Madeline: "Let's take a selfie!"
• Theo: "I thought you'd never ask."

Madeline and Theo take a selfie together

• Madeline: "Y'know, despite everything, I feel pretty good right now."
• Theo: "Wait a second..."
• Theo: "You're going to reach the summit tomorrow!"
• Madeline: "Don't jinx it."
• Madeline: "...yeah, I'm excited."
• Madeline: "I'm ready to put this all behind me."
• Theo: "I'll be cheering you on."
• Theo: "We should get some sleep."
• Madeline: "Okay, goodnight, Theo."
• Madeline: "Thanks for... being cool."
• Theo: "What can I say? It comes naturally."

They both go to sleep.

Madeline: I should get some sleep.

• Madeline: "I should get some sleep."
• Theo: "Oh, are you sure you don't want to keep talking?"
• Theo: "I'm tired too, but we have a lot to talk about."

Dialogue Choice

• Madeline: "You're right, I can sleep later."
• Madeline: "Yeah, sorry, I'm really tired."

Madeline: "You're right, I can sleep later."

• Madeline: "You're right, I can sleep later." (this brings you back to the previous choice screen at the time)

Madeline: "Yeah, sorry, I'm really tired."

• Madeline: "Yeah, sorry, I'm really tired."
• Madeline: "You know what?"

• Madeline: "I want to remember this night..."
• Madeline: "Let's take a selfie!"
• Theo: "I thought you'd never ask."

Madeline and Theo take a selfie together

• Madeline: "Y'know, despite everything, I feel pretty good right now."
• Theo: "Wait a second..."
• Theo: "You're going to reach the summit tomorrow!"
• Madeline: "Don't jinx it."
• Madeline: "...yeah, I'm excited."
• Madeline: "I'm ready to put this all behind me."
• Theo: "I'll be cheering you on."
• Theo: "We should get some sleep."
• Madeline: "Okay, goodnight, Theo."
• Madeline: "Thanks for... being cool."
• Theo: "What can I say? It comes naturally."

They both go to sleep.

Starjump

Madeline gets high in the sky with a view of the northern lights thanks to some golden feathers and begins floating in circles with Badeline

• Madeline: "The northern lights are so beautiful."
• Badeline: "Yeah... they are..."
• Badeline: "..."
• Badeline: "Where are we?"
• Madeline: "We need to talk."
• Badeline: "...okay."
• Madeline: "I finally understand who you are."
• Madeline: "You're not my true reflection."
• Badeline: "...I'm not?"
• Madeline: "You're everything I need to leave behind."
• Madeline: "You're cruel, paranoid, controlling..."
• Badeline: "Why would you say that?"
• Madeline: "No, it's okay!"
• Madeline: "I understand now."
• Madeline: "I don't need you anymore."
• Badeline: "So you're just... abandoning me?"
• Madeline: "I'm setting you free."
• Madeline: "We'll both be so much happier."
• Badeline: "You're so..."
• Badeline: "so..."
• Badeline: "...so stupid!"

• Badeline: "You think you can just leave me behind?"
• Badeline: "You think you can blame everything on me?"
• Badeline: "You think you're above me!?"
• Badeline: "ANSWER ME!"

Badeline takes hold of Madeline with one of her hair-tentacles.

• Madeline: "Calm down, please..."

• Badeline: "Calm down!?"

Badeline begins spinning around Madeline in circles.

• Madeline: "Breathe, Madeline."
• Madeline: "Use the feather."

This begins a feather breathing minigame that quickly gets interrupted

• Badeline: "You're going to think about a feather to stop me?"

Badeline destroys the feather

• Badeline: "You are not above me."
• Badeline: "And you can't climb this Mountain."
• Badeline: "It's time to accept that."

Badeline pulls Madeline downwards forcefully back into the Campfire area

• Theo: "Madeline, what's happening!?"

The floor breaks beneath Madeline and she falls a great length down the mountain

Hollows

Madeline encounters a reflective crystal and looks at herself in the reflection

• Madeline: "I was so close."
• Madeline: "It's over now."
• Madeline: "Why won't she leave me alone."
• Madeline: "I hate her."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "But she's Part of Me."
• Madeline: "I'll never be able to get rid of her."
• Madeline: "And she was right."
• Madeline: "I couldn't climb the Mountain."

Reflection

Madeline stumbles upon Granny.

• Granny: "Oh, hello again."
• Madeline: "Of course you're here."
• Granny: "Callin' it quits I see."
• Madeline: "No, I fell."
• Madeline: "It's over."
• Granny: "That's probably for the best."
• Granny: "The Mountain doesn't pull any punches."
• Madeline: "Yeah, I get it."
• Madeline: "I wasn't strong enough to climb your stupid Mountain."
• Madeline: "You can laugh at me again if you want."

Granny laughs at Madeline for a second.

• Madeline: "I didn't mean actually laugh..."
• Granny: "Sometimes you gotta know when to throw in the towel."
• Granny: "You'll get over it."
• Madeline: "You know what?"
• Madeline: "I had a lot of time to think, climbing out of this cave..."
• Madeline: "And I'm already over it."
• Madeline: "That Part of Me was right, I can't do this."
• Madeline: "I'll just... go home to my sad life and be miserable forever."
• Granny: "You clearly aren't over it."
• Madeline: "Shut up, I know."
• Madeline: "I don't want to give up..."
• Madeline: "But no matter how hard I try, she sabotages me every step of the way."
• Granny: "A lot of kids come here to climb this Mountain, only to give up."
• Granny: "It's a shame that you fell, I was starting to think you'd make it."
• Madeline: "What makes me so special?"
• Granny: "I've never met someone so angry at themself."

Granny starts laughing

• Granny: "Honestly, I thought you'd reach the summit only to spite yourself."
• Madeline: "Gee, thanks."

Granny stops laughing

• Granny: "This girl you're talking about, it sounds like she's holding you back."
• Granny: "Talk to her."
• Granny: "Figure out why she's so scared."
• Madeline: "You think she's... scared?"
• Madeline: "I guess I never thought of it that way."
• Granny: "Stop wasting both of our time and ask her."
• Granny: "What have you got to lose?"

Talking to Granny a second time.

• Madeline: "I don't know how to find her..."
• Granny: "She's Part of You, right?
• Granny: "If you look for her, she won't take long to find."
• Madeline: "So you know about the Mountain's power."
• Granny: "Of course I know, I live here."
• Granny: "I tried to warn you."
• Madeline: "You need to work on your messaging."
• Granny: "A glimpse at the truth is good for people."
• Granny: "Even if most can't accept what they see."
• Granny: "There's no shame in running back to your car and driving away."
• Granny: "Some day you'll be ready, then you'll come back."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "No."
• Madeline: "I'm going to see this through."
• Madeline: "No more running."
• Granny: "I thought so."
• Granny: "Good luck."

Talking to Granny a third time.

• Madeline: "How can you stand living here?"
• Madeline: "Isn't it hard to deal with this all the time?"
• Granny: "It's true, you never really get used to it."
• Granny: "But it keeps me sharp."
• Granny: "I like that about it."
• Madeline: "But the Mountain is so... confrontational."
• Granny: "Sure, it doesn't beat around the bush."
• Granny: "Celeste Mountain is a place of healing, dear."
• Granny: "The first step of healing is confronting the problem."
• Granny: "It's never easy."
• Madeline: "Tell me about it."

Rock Bottom

Madeline finds Badeline after following her hair-tentacles.

• Badeline: "Looking for me?"
• Badeline: "I thought you were done with me."
• Madeline: "That was a mistake."
• Madeline: "I'm sorry."
• Badeline: "You think you've got it all figured out."
• Badeline: "You think you don't need me."
• Madeline: "I said I'm sorry."
• Madeline: "We need to move past this."
• Badeline: "You expect me to trust you?"
• Madeline: "You aren't innocent here either."
• Madeline: "..."
• Madeline: "But I know you're scared."
• Madeline: "Look, we're at rock bottom."
• Madeline: "There's no point in fighting."
• Badeline: "I can keep digging."
• Badeline: "I could pull us down to the center of the earth."
• Madeline: "What would be the point?"
• Madeline: "let's climb out of here together."
• Badeline: "Come close to me and I'll make you regret it."

Madeline approaches Badeline, initiating the Badeline boss fight/chase sequence

During the Badeline boss fight/chase sequence

• Badeline: "I did you a favor."
• Badeline: "You aren't a mountain climber."
• Badeline: "I'm just trying to help you!"
• Badeline: "None of this would have happened if you had listened to me!"

Boss fight/chase sequence end

Madeline approaches Badeline who is looking away from her sitting in a fetal position on the ground.

• Badeline: "Fine."
• Badeline: "You win."
• Badeline: "I guess you don't need me after all."
• Badeline: "If you want me to go away, I'll try."
• Madeline: "That's not what I want."
• Madeline: "I need your help now more than ever."
• Madeline: "Please. Let's work together."
• Badeline: "Work together?"
• Badeline: "You're joking, right?"

Madeline places her hand on Badeline's shoulder

• Madeline: "It's okay to be scared."

Badeline's hair-tentacles disappear from the area.

• Badeline: "..."

Madeline and Badeline hug, resulting in Badeline allowing herself to fuse with Madeline.

Resolution

Madeline and Badeline climb up the cave thanks to their double dash and the Badeline Orb

• Madeline: "How did we do that?"
• Madeline: "If we can climb like that, maybe we can still reach the summit!"
• Badeline: "You still want to climb the Mountain?"
• Badeline: "Why would we go back up there?"

Granny approaches both of them

• Granny: "It's good to see you two playing nice."
• Madeline: "Hey, thanks for talking some sense into me earlier."
• Granny: "Don't mention it."
• Granny: "I'm glad I can still be useful every now and then."

An offscreen unknown voice shouts:

• ???: "Madeline!!!"

Theo walks up to Madeline and looks exhausted.

• Theo: "Madeline! You're okay!"
• Theo: "I ran down to help, but it looks like you're doing fine."
• Madeline: "Thanks, Theo."
• Madeline: "Honestly, maybe that fall was what I needed."
• Theo: "Is this the Part of You that you were talking about?"
• Theo: "She's like an adorable goth Madeline!"
• Badeline: "Hi."
• Madeline: "You were right, Theo."
• Madeline: "I shouldn't be afraid of her."
• Madeline: "If her and I work together, I think we can still finish the climb."
• Theo: "That's so rad!"
• Badeline: "Wait, no."
• Badeline: "...I didn't agree to this."
• Badeline: "You said we'd talk about things first."
• Madeline: "You're right."
• Madeline: "I understand that you're scared."
• Madeline: "But we both know that this is something we want to do."
• Madeline: "We have to try one last time."
• Theo: "Yeah! You've got this!"
• Badeline: "I don't know..."
• Badeline: "We were so close, and then we, uh, fell..."
• Badeline: "The Mountain tore us apart."
• Madeline: "Yeah, that happened."
• Madeline: "But I have to believe we can put that behind us."
• Madeline: "I have to believe we're capable of this."
• Granny: "It's not a bad idea."
• Granny: "It'll still be difficult, mind you."
• Granny: "But I'm amazed you got as far as you did, butting heads like you were."
• Granny: "I reckon you can make it if you cooperate."
• Badeline: "..."
• Badeline: "Okay."
• Badeline: "I'll try."
• Theo: "Can I help?"
• Madeline: "You've already done so much for me."
• Theo: "Let me hold your bag at least."
• Madeline: "Good idea."
• Madeline: "This won't take long."

Madeline drops her bag.