Doing the Dishes with Sponge

AKA: what's cooking in Sponge's Brain? (being used to organize brain ideas)

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The Sponge Innerworld (an introduction to this account):

Sponge's innerword has consisted of one feature, which is that most locations have a seemingly infinite/changing number of exits. Creating one inner world "map" has been complicated for this reason, as "investigating" can lead to becoming lost, or rediscovering already found locations instead of discovering new ones.

Some locations are stable and easy to reach, typically locations that are comforting or have parts that do not have a deep knowledge of the system. Many locations that are unstable create feelings of dissociation and stress, especially when left unidentified and untraceable.

Locations are found either by physically "entering" or through dreams. Additionally, almost every part seems to have their own room or space(s) they frequent.

This blog is being used to try and understand locations so that they may be more stable and less confusing.

(For privacy reasons names of parts have been changed. Additionally, all references are pulled from the internet, with no personal real world connection to them.

And, for sake of clarity, all things shared here are within one brain, and hold no place in reality. Anything shared in here can be reposted, discussed, ect. and nothing personally triggering will be posted.)

P.S. I try my best not to repost/use AI/generative art, but I am visually impaired and can't always tell. Please feel free to me know if an image is generative, and know it is not intentional. ^^

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Innerworld Location: Apple's room (Pictured) + Common Lobby Area

Apple's area is very open, and it's a common place parts can find themselves going to. The common area matches a memory of a lobby from childhood (not pictured here). Going through the employee's area of this lobby leads to Apple's room. Her room features a living area and kitchen, along with a matching bedroom. The space is nonthreatening and Apple is typically found cleaning, baking, and generally tending to her home.

The lobby has spring/summertime ambient sounds. Apple's room does not have any significant music or sound playing.

Apple does not seem to investigate these two areas. While her room does not have any "exits", the lobby does have an "exit" and "entrance" through two sliding glass doors. The doors can lead to other safe common areas when needed, but typically leads to a matching parking lot that is consistently late morning. The parking lot loops around the lobby building and Apple's room cannot be seen from the parking lot. Despite seeing sidewalk and trees past the parking lot, parts cannot "leave" by walking out of the parking lot.

Blackberry can enter Apple's living room through a wooden staircase, although Apple does not try to exit her area through this staircase. A secondary door in the lobby also leads to a restricted area Blackberry exits from.

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I would describe this Common Lobby area of the innerword as a memory space, as it mimics a childhood memory location and does not seem to have a lot of interaction. It is easy to access and simple in nature. It can be recalled in detail.

When visiting this location, most parts stick to the lobby until they are ready to go elsewhere.