Which combo of egos/sides would you love see do a lets play together? And for which game?
That's a good question
(Multi-Fandom, Very long post, you know the drill)
I know these two people already exist in the same universe, but Virgil and Janus. I just think Virgil and Janus would be petty to each other the entire time, which is also why they’d play more competitive games.
I feel like a game I could see them all playing a little are games like Don’t Starve Together, Raft, The Forest or Minecraft. Very versatile, and very fun, and it caters to a lot of different audiences. But because they are very different, some of them hop between the two of them to play with different people.
(Ex. Patton likes to play Minecraft, but will play Don’t Starve to hang out with Chase)
Speaking of Patton and Chase, I wanna see them play a game together. Any game, really. Maybe a game like Break Out or It Takes Two! (On second thought, Maybe not it takes two. May hit a bit close to home for Chase.) I just wanna see them cooperate and help each other :( (This one is a bit self-indulgent)
I feel like Logan is good at First-Person shooters. Like, Scarily good at first-person shooters. The others thought he was cheating at first until they realized he was just that good. So Yancy and Jj convince him to play Rust with them, which ends up just as well as they hoped 👍
There is so much I could’ve said about this prompt that I feel like I didn’t do it justice. If there are certain egos or sides you’d like to know about specifically, let me know and I’ll go a little more in-depth
my first finished edit! based very lightly on this shoot from dazed mag. i’m proud of it, even though the finished project is beyond amateur and not at all what i was envisioning for it.
Trigger Free Summary Of “Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts”
THERE MIGHT BE MENTIONS OF TRIGGERING THINGS! IF I MISS ANYTHING PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL TAG IT
Also, not all quotes will be direct quotes! Just summaries! I wrote this in a hurry so there might be inconsistencies and typos all over the place.
The video begins with a parent advisory warning. The trigger warnings are: blood/gore, death, sexual innuendo, violence, disturbing imagery, crude humor, and religious commentary. These things might not be explicitly shown in my summary, but might be mentioned. Once again, I will do my best to tag such things, but I’m trying to keep this as trigger free as possible for those who want to avoid such things and enjoy the content.
First, a pretty standard HelloFresh advertisement administered by Thomas (he says “din dins” instead of dinners).
Thomas starts the video in bed looking rather tired and sluggish. He gives himself a small pep talk before falling on his face. Cue the theme song.
He comes out to the living room dressed sloppily and it’s obvious he’s not all there. He yawns in the middle of his intro and continuously messes up his words. Thomas is also having a hard time keeping his thoughts to himself, accidentally letting personal thoughts slip. He admits that he couldn’t sleep last night, but Patton and Virgil reign him in and refuse to let him say why. They do a bit about how they should talk about literally anything else, causing Roman to rise up and demand to know what’s going on. They continue the bit, not letting Roman in on their shared secret. He pouts and throws a princely tantrum before summoning Logan to assist him.
Logan rolls his eyes and agrees to help, since he thinks the others are overreacting to the situation (the situation being what kept Thomas up all night.) Virgil tells Logan that he is not a good judge of what is and is not an extreme reaction (“Your most extreme reaction is an eyebrow raise”) to which Logan screeches a falsehood. Roman persists in his quest to know what kept Thomas awake all night, and Logan tries to explain, but Virgil Patton and Thomas all interrupt him and tell him to shut up. Virgil warns Logan, “If you push this, we’re going to end up in very dangerous territory.” He begs Logan to trust their judgement just this once.
Patton changes the subject to a Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon movie, and the sides all begin to discuss the movie. The audio goes quiet and the camera focuses on Thomas for a moment as he begins to dissociate, showing that he is still struggling with the strange thoughts that had kept him up the night before. A mysterious voice supposedly belonging to Thomas suggests “Have you ever imagined [hurting] your brother?” Thomas shakes his head to rid himself of the dark thought, returning to the present conversation.
A mysterious figure played by Thomas rises up from behind the television and bonks Roman on the head, causing him to fall to the floor. Logan simply states, “Ah, it’s The Duke”. The Duke grins wickedly and taunts them with a “Boo”. Thomas panics and demands an explanation. The Duke’s smile widens as he goes into a song about what he does (which is to provide unwanted, intrusive thoughts through the dark side of creativity). He points out in his song that only terrible people think terrible things, and that Thomas need not fake decency with his dear old Duke.
Everyone agrees that the song was horrible and unhelpful, and Thomas asks for the Duke to tell him his title plain and simply. The Duke poses in a Roman-esque fashion and says, “Why, I’m your creativity!” The others deduce that he is the dark side of creativity that Thomas has been repressing since he was a child. Duke cites Jeffrey Dahmer as a source of creativity, to which Thomas makes his disgust apparent.
Logan quotes a study (the white bear experiments) where it was proven that repression doesn’t work as well as we would like it to, and uses Patton to prove his point. Duke grins and makes it clear that he’s here to stay. He points out that these bad thoughts “don’t sound like a me problem, they sound like a you problem”, insinuating that Virgil (and Thomas) are to blame. He then calls out Logan for being Deceit, to which everyone panics, but Logan rolls his eyes and reassures them that he is, in fact, Logan.
Virgil insists that Logan is lying because he is agreeing with the Duke on the fact that he is a part of Thomas’ imagination, citing the fact that imagination is good. Logan points out that they are only seeing things in black and white and not shades of gray. Duke then shapeshifts into Joan while munching on a fake hand Jeffrey Dahmer style. He moves the hand to wiggle the middle finger at the others before shapeshifting back to the Duke.
Logan moves on, saying that because of Thomas’ black and white view of himself, the repression of the dark side of creativity created two sides that represent his creativity: Roman, the “good” creativity, and the Duke, the “bad” creativity. Since he’s been repressing his intrusive thoughts since childhood, it created a whole other side to contend with. Logan makes the comparison that the Duke is like Roman’s twin brother, the embodiment of everything that Roman does not represent.
The Duke tells Thomas that he’s been far too mushy and sweet in his videos and that he should spice things up by getting naked on camera and leaving a lasting impression. Thomas scoffs and tells him that he doesn’t want to be one of the people who contributes to making the world a worse place to be. Duke accuses Thomas of babying his fanbase, and Thomas asks him, “What is your deal!?” Duke replies, “What is my deal? What is your deal? I’m *your* creativity! What does that say about you?”
Patton argues that since Roman is also part of Thomas, that Thomas must be good. Duke reminds everyone about the intrusive thoughts that kept him awake all night, making everyone groan as if in pain. Disturbing images flash across the screen in between shots of the Patton and Virgil covering their ears. Duke points out that “If I am awful, then so is Thomas”. Patton cries that those thoughts don’t belong to Thomas, and Duke rebuttals with “So he thought someone else's thoughts?”
VIrgil sighs and admits that the Duke is right, Thomas did think those thoughts, questioning if Thomas is a good person. Virgil says that Thomas has always acted like a good person, but his thoughts have not always been that of the kind and selfless man he pretends to be. He says that at least he hasn’t acted on any of these thoughts, but there’s still something wrong with him (citing past dilemmas as proof that Thomas’ “goodness” is still up for debate). “He can act like a good person, just like Deceit can act like [Patton]. But no stable person has these thoughts”. Logan disagrees, saying that plenty of “stable” people experience intrusive thoughts in their daily lives.
Logan puts his foot down and tells the other sides to listen to Thomas. “[Virgil] you are just being para-... vigilant. Thank you for being on guard.” Thomas admits that he would never act on these thoughts, and that he feels guilty for even having them in the first place. Logan cites that Jeffrey Dahmer had these thoughts at first, but they faded over time. The fact that Thomas still feels guilty and gross for having intrusive thoughts proves that he is still, in fact, a good person at heart.
Logan cites that Thomas’ religious background could have some connection to his intrusive thoughts as an adult. Not only does religion set moral standards, but it also explicitly makes things forbidden, which could contribute to the things that Thomas has been thinking about. “Thomas’ Catholic upbringing has taught him from a young age that thought is a precursor to action. There’s a reason that the Duke has been using religious metaphors. He’s playing to your sensitivities, Thomas.”
Logan then claims to be able to figuratively dress down these intrusive thoughts using logic. Logan says that Virgil and Patton are the problem because they’re being far too strict with Thomas’ thoughts. They spend a few seconds making fun of the Duke, to which he replies “You could just call me by my name… Remus.” Thomas is surprised that he told his name right away, and Remus’ eyes flicker to Virgil as he says “I would never hide anything from you.”
Logan begins to break down Remus, proving that he has no real world impact unless Virgil and Patton overreact to the intrusive thoughts. Logan admits that there is no way to get rid of intrusive thoughts, but you can learn to cope with them. Not all thoughts are meaningful, and not all thoughts mean you’re a bad person. Thomas didn’t get rest because of Virgil and Patton chastising him throughout the night. Logan points out that all the past dilemmas are causing Thomas to feel that he is a bad person who may actually act on these impulsive thoughts. Logan points out that it’s okay to have “bad” thoughts because that’s all they are: thoughts. It’s okay if things just so happen to cross your mind.
Here’s Logan’s small speech because I found it so reassuring: “You must accept that these thoughts just happen. These thoughts show no insight into your true character. It’s like a baby screaming on an airplane. There’s no out, just accept it. They’ll tire themselves out eventually, and you can better address the issue later. There’s no rush for you. It’s okay. Just keep doing whatever you were doing before. The other passengers on the plane might become frustrated, and that’s okay too. Everything is okay.”
Logan then suggests Thomas talk to someone about his intrusive thoughts, even a professional if Thomas thinks it’s necessary. “When something is hurting or inhibiting you, you seek someone who can help.”
Patton apologizes for being so strict with Thomas’ thoughts, and he gives his permission for Thomas to think icky things sometimes. Virgil admits that Remus is not a terrible illness, but rather a common cold. Remus laughs “Good seeing you again, Virgil. It was just like old times” before Roman rises from the floor.
Thomas thanks Logan for all his help, telling him that he’s cool. Logan sinks out with an indescribable look on his face. Patton promises to let thoughts come and go from now on before sinking out as well. Roman and Remus bicker for a moment before Remus sinks out as well. Roman admits that having a brother is like looking into a funhouse mirror, except it shows you all the things you don’t want to be. Roman cheers up and poses as he sinks out.
Thomas turns to Virgil, who says he is disappointed in himself for not protecting Thomas from the other, “dark” sides. He claims that he should know better because “Because I was one of them.” Virgil sinks out.
Thomas apologizes to the audience for having to meet Remus. Thomas admits that impulsive thoughts are common, but are scary to talk about. “If there’s one thing you take away from this video, let it be this: Those thoughts do not define you. A thought alone cannot make you a bad person. Especially an unwelcome thought.”
Before the end card there is another HelloFresh advertisement. The end card shows Thomas going about his day with Remus following him around eating from a stick of deodorant, calling back to a joke from earlier in the video.
I'm gonna be dressed up as Virgil Sanders at Frightfest tomorrow(October 12th, 2019) with a Virgil doll and I would love to see who else has dress up as one of the sides or is a Fander in New York.
Details:
My Virgil Doll(I'm currently making his hoodie) and Backpack look like this.
I will have a purple hoodie with a black homestuck godtear Heart that's bleeding red.
I will have a hat that will be black with a skull.
I'll be at the Great Escape in Plattsburgh and no. I do not live in Plattsburgh. I'll be there from opening til like nine or something
@the-pastel-peach i see your Patton in a skirt and i raise you: the rest of the sides in skirts
also yes i know Roman’s leg looks kinda weird its because of the way i took the picture rip
@thatsthat24
