Bro, that actually stings, the way you put it.
I wasn't trying to sound overly harsh. I was just a bit disappointed that not only does a MalO game force you to be with a random character, it actively discouraged it by making it if you choose to pursue MalO, she just kills you.
I'll try not to spoil it, but during the True Ending, I hadn't realized MalO was even talking at first, because her sprite never popped up. So I accidentally read it as one of the 3 others talking. That honestly made that ending feel even worse, but that was on me when I realized she was back after replaying it. Realizing that at least made it a little better.