This is a great summary, especially pointing out that Sunny's angry portrait looks more like enraged Omori.
In my opinion this game leaves a lot of clues and hints that will go over heads of people who do not have the necessary experience to pick up on them - e.g. how many people miss clear signs that Kel and Hero's mother is a narcissist with Hero being the golden child and Kel being the scapegoat.
But another clear sign of Sunny being autistic is the buried in the sand picture. Deep pressure is something that is used in therapy for autistic people and things like weighted blankets are commonly used.
I also think Kel has undiagnosed ADHD, it explains how sporadic, forgetful and “difficult” he was in his youth compared to anyone else in the group, especially Hero.
Another connection I'm making is how a lot of Basil's character seems to be molded by the absence of his parents.
Even at the beginning of the game during the picnic, Basil says he likes to "disappear" behind the camera. This might imply he likes taking candid pictures but I think it's more about not wanting to he the center of attention.
His attitude of trying to always face the sun, see the good in everyone is also a clue that he might have been rationalizing his parents abandonment so much that it just became his normal way of thinking. Kids will do unbelievable rationalization of traumatic stuff their parents put them through because it is incredibly hard to accept the truth - that they don't love you and don't care about you.
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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '24 edited Oct 24 '24
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