#sisyphean hellscape

[dayquil-driver]

Appropriate Coping Mechanisms

dig a very big, very deep hole. your problems can't reach you down there!

shut down emotionally. if you can't feel anything, you can't feel bad!

automatic writing. words can't hurt you, so turn what's inside you into words!

build a Structure. it brings fulfillment to bend your surroundings to your will!

anchor yourself to other unstable people. you're in this together!

start using an old name again. the new one minimizes you—or elevates you?—in a way that feels wrong right now.

give personal information to the least trustworthy person you know. there are no hiding places anyway. you have little to lose.

force someone else to make your decisions. your instincts can't be trusted.

hang out at the Structure whenever you have downtime. you know it's no use, but you don't deserve to can't go home.

go fishing

[dayquil-driver]

patches my friend patches. you are me and i love you so much forever

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Digital illustration of Patches, a short fat white person with a brown mullet haircut, in three poses/outfits.

In the top pose, per sits with legs together brushing back per bangs and laughing. Per wears a Black Mesa Security Team uniform with a yellow sweater and a white and yellow checked button down instead of the standard blue button down and black tie.

In the middle pose, ey lean forward with one hand slightly raised and an excited expression with a speech bubble that reads, in the Minecraft chat font, "i've always wanted to cask of amontillado someone in my basement / who knew it was this easy!" Ey wear tan overalls with a yellow patch on the knee, a white and yellow flannel, and dark green boots.

In the bottom pose, it reclines and makes a quizzical expression. It wears a blue and black zipper vest that has a Black Mesa emblem on the chest over a white and yellow checked button down and blue and black construction pants.

There's an orange and green swirl background. The piece is signed "Prinnamon."