#etmp asks

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Im very interested in how this whole switching in and out thing, is like DID mixed with ghosts?

Logan: …Would you like to take this one?

Nico: Yes please thank you.

Nico: The short answer is. Basically what you said, plurality mixed with ghost rules.

Nico: Long answer is that it looks to be a bit more complicated than that. I don’t think it’s DID specifically. Maybe some form of OSDD, I’m not entirely sure. I am by no means a doctor.

Nico: When I met Remus for the first time, I thought that they were just a system . I thought “sides” was just their stand-in word for “alter” and that day was just their egg cracking or something.

Nico: And then the mic thing happened when the others came back and that was when I started getting confused. And then the whole “being able to interact with real stuff but only sometimes” really threw me for a loop.

Nico: I got permission to try and figure out how all this works the best I can. The system terms are more to make things easier to explain, but nothings gonna fit perfectly. Plus there’s the whole “Pieces of Thomas’ Personality” thing to take into account because that’s still a thing too.

Nico: I’m mostly doing this for to help them get more answers and references points to make the “situation” easier to ease into.

Nico: …And also I think this is really cool and I’m curious about what the hells going on.

Nico: Was that okay?

Logan: Yes, I think you explained the general idea well enough.

Virgil: …

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you've only talked to them three times? count me intrigued! can we know more about them?

Thomas: Well. Um.

Thomas: …

Thomas: He’s dead- wait, no-

*his eye makeup shifts again, this time to purple.*

Thomas: *head in hands, muttering* That is the worst thing i could’ve said why did i do that oh my god-

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Ooo! Blog! Hello!

*In Thomas’(?) living room sit Nico, Logan, and Virgil. Logan held a laptop as Nico watched him, while Virgil scrolled on his phone.*

Logan: Greetings.

Nico: Hey! :D

Virgil: Sup.

*in the Commons, Patton and Janus sat in the kitchen, each with a warm drink in their hands.*

Patton: Hey kiddo! :3

Janus: Hello…

*in one area of the Imagi-Nation, the Twins were actively trying to killed each other lmao.*

Roman: *huffs* Hello there, friendly voice from the void!

Remus: Oh shit! New one! :}

*and in another part of the Nation, Thomas was wandering through a forest, seeming like he’s searching for something.*

Thomas: Oh! uh, Hi? *small wave*

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Two different colours? - 🐝

Thomas: …Roman and Nico got me infodumping about flower language. One side turned indigo and the other side turned red.

Thomas: …I really like flowers. 👉👈

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Sooo, Thomas, what's with the color changing makeup?

-🎨

Thomas: Oh yeah, that’s just something that happens when I’m “acting” like one of the Sides.

*It shifts to indigo.*

Thomas: Yellow when I’m lying, Purple when I’m freaking out, Blue when I’m just feeling a lot, Red when I’m passionate about something and Indigo when…

*He notices the color change.*

Thomas: …Yeah.

*It shift back to pink.*

Thomas: I haven’t gotten green yet. Thank god. But I have gotten two different colors a few times.

Thomas: It’s… weird.

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So, Virgil is here in the same capacity he is in videos, I am guessing? Can Nico perceive him? - 🐝

Virgil: *shrugs and nods* I mean, yeah pretty much.

Nico: Yesn’t? I can’t see him with my eyes, but I can hear him through the radio like i mentioned before, if we want to count that as “perception”.

Nico: I’m guessing if i used a camera or something, i could probably see him that way? But, I don’t know, that just feels weird.

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Hi Thomas, what are you looking for?

Thomas: Huh- Oh! Um, I’m fine! M-mostly. I’m not lost!

Thomas: And I’m looking for… uuuuh… a friend? I guess???

*the jester paint around his eyes turns yellow*

Thomas: shut up clown makeup-

Thomas: Okay, look in my defense i don’t really know what to call him, we’ve only talked like. Three times before this.

Thomas: …I don’t really know if he’s counts as “what” or not…

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Coming straight from YOUR 🫵 phone

🔰 [noodles the name and confusing Logan’s the game]

Nico: Can’t Get This From An Egg!

Logan: Oh god, please don’t start. You’re going to call Roman out here.

Nico: Heh, sorry!

Virgil: I think you’re safe as long as nobody starts quoting the Flower Guy.

Logan: True.

Nico: Roman likes Flowery-? Actually, i get it. He’s great.

Logan & Virgil: He is annoying.