Me: I’m going to take this relaxing Sunday to clean my room and finally switch everything over to my new blog
One friend: Having a depression episode and obviously needs to talk to someone.
Other friend: Just quit her job even though she’s expressed a large fear of being without a job and even going to a different place
I should prOBABLY MENTION THAT I MOVED BLOGS - PROBABLY
YOU KNOW - MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL INFORMATION HERE
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ONCE I’VE OFFICIALLY MOVED ALL POSTS OVER THAT I’M GOING TO DELETE THIS BLOG
I’ve also been slow as heck we actually moving stuff over - for instance it’s been over 3 weeks and I’m only now checking back here to try and get my drafts out from this blog and to the new one.
just a cute Mabel and Ford doodle i drew a few weeks ago
they were having a family bonding moment, but then Mabel fell asleep on his shoulders. he’s smiling b/c her breath is tickling his hair and it’s making him laugh
So, hear me out here.
Now, if you don’t know what a microsleep is you can probably guess, but here’s a basic rundown. It’s essentially when someone falls asleep anywhere from a couple seconds to 30 seconds or so. They’re most likely to happen during monotonous tasks (like driving for long periods of time) or when you’re sleep-deprived.
Now, I think we can all agree that Paranoid Ford was more than a bit sleep-deprived.
So, what I’m thinking that is that basically the longer Ford forced himself to try to stay awake the more prevalent these microsleeps were WHICH were what allowed Bill to write in the journal during Ford’s constant vigilance.
Not to mention that there are some parts during his paranoid stage in the journal that to me just scream ‘microsleep.’ For instance!
The diner scene.
Now, I don’t know about you, but personally I believe that Bill manipulates a LOT during Ford’s microsleeps and may even be able to induce them in people in general.
I’ll add this little bit I read off of a site as well to add a bit more clarity to a microsleep.
It is not clear what happens in the brain during microsleep. It appears that some part of the brain effectively falls asleep while the rest is awake. This could account for selective loss of awareness without the person feeling he or she has been asleep.
So, a microsleep doesn’t necessarily mean his eyes shut for a few seconds and he just dreamed stuff.
I think that while Bill was indefinitely giving Ford nightmares when he had a chance, he was also getting as much as he could out of these microsleeps.
Look at how near ‘perfect’ the diner scene played out.
I think Bill knew EXACTLY what he was doing and that Bill purposefully drove Ford into the highest paranoid stage he could get him into.
-Scene analysis of Classic Bill Manipulation™ under cut-
Ford is obviously having trouble staying awake, but a thing to note is that a trucker starts talking to him because he notices him “having shutter trouble” which sounds like Ford’s eyes are going shut now and then. Plus, further proof of microsleep is Ford seeming rather conscious while seeing the eyes rather than ‘waking up’ afterwards THEN running off.
Bill’s Manipulation though.
Ford knocks over his plate and then sees everyone with GLOWING YELLOW eyes and slit pupils, Bill’s mark.
But, why wait? Why not take opportunity of one of the multiple microsleeps Ford was no doubt having already by that point and THEN have him see everyone with yellow pupils?
Because this scene wasn’t just perfectly orchestrated to scare Ford, it’s the optimal way to tear out any trust Ford could extend to others. It teaches him that allowing others to help him is a bad idea. It teaches him that even if he considers someone or someplace safe that it cannot be true.
Ford had been coming to this diner consistently for a couple weeks, he even calls it his ‘only sanctuary.’ His own home had the portal which made it dangerous. After a couple weeks the diner had been solidified in his mind as his only sanctuary. The only safe place for him.
Over a couple weeks Ford had found refuge in this diner and this had been his safe space, no doubt becoming his only escape during his awful time after finding out Bill had tricked him.
If you’ve ever had a comfort item or a safe place that had become your only solace during extremely unstable times, then you probably know how scary it is to even imagine something happening to it.
This diner scene eliminated what was Ford’s last piece of stability.
Well aside from the very faded possibility of Stan, but that’s another post for another day.
Why would Bill go to the effort? Well, aside from it being just genuinely fun for him to watch his meatbag lose it, it takes up focus. It drives Ford away from any sort of help he could possibly get that would get in Bill’s way of coming through the portal.
Ford not only drove him to barricade himself in his own home, but the paranoia and the threat of Bill’s possession took any focus off of actually solving the ‘portal problem.’
*kICKS DOWN YOUR DOOR* CHARACTERIZING EITHER STAN TWIN AS 'THE [BLANK] TWIN' AND THE STEREOTYPES FOLLOWING INDEFINITELY SHAPED THE BOYS FROM A YOUNG AGE AND THE PERSISTENCE OF WHICH HAD A LARGELY NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THEIR PSYCHES WHICH THIS WAS ALMOST ASSUREDLY PERPETUATED BY FILBRICK WHOSE ONLY INVESTMENT IN HIS KIDS LAID IN THEIR PERFORMANCE
the man answered the door with a crossbow okay this is well past just being scared He doesn't sleep he tried TAPING his eyes open which of course dries them out and just makes it worse not to mention his mindset has got to be OUT there if his first assumption was someone had come to steal his eyes I just REALLY need more paranoid Ford material okay I just do. /Please/
Also, a short post for a change. I had a draft about Ford's Bill tattoos, but I apparently deleted it. Basically though, I'm a sucker for him having a tattoo on his (upper) back and/or around his wrists/neck. Chest area also has a high amount of appeal to it as well though. Then as for actual designs..... ummm... mmm yeah. This is why the post is gonna be short, I really haven't thought of many designs. I like the idea of the usual bill Symbol with some flair, especially for a back/chest tattoo. A sort of 'tribal design' around his wrists except they're triangles. Then this one is a bit corny, but a necklace tattoo with a Bill as the pendant and the chain actually being script text that reads 'from now until the end of time.' Although, now that I think about it, that may actually work better as a tattoo wound around one wrist and up the arm a bit. I feel like regardless that Ford would have 100000% lovingly designed it with meticulous detailing.
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