Superego

>Cherry: Look as uninterested in this guy's story as you possibly can.



"No."
-whatttt
-dont be like thatttt
"I...I want to know wh-why you killed him."
-who
"You kn-KNOW who I'm talking about!"

>Cherry: Be alert. Watch out for anything this guy says that sounds off.



-ahaha ha aha haha ha ha
-of course i know who!
-but i didnt do it
-he did it to himself
"Yeah righ--"
-WHAT IF
-what if i said
-my story would shed
-some light
-on that predicament
-hmmm
-hmmmmm? hahahaha!

>I mean, it's not like you can STOP him telling you things. Maybe you can get him to let you go if you play along...?



"...Ugh."

Do you really HAVE to?

"Fine..."
-GREAT



-HEY OTHER LADY
"Huh? Me?!"
-YES
-what do you remember
-ahah ah ha haha heh
-about
-russell stone
-go on
-dont be shy

(*Since it's been a while and there may be confusion, I'm going to just confirm he means the Russell introduced here, not Louis. For once.)

> "Oh, he was that...murderer, right? Are you saying Red is his... oh dear..."

>"Oh, he was that...murderer, right? Are you saying Red is his... oh dear..."



-ahahahaha
-yes
-you get it!



-kinda hard for
-a 4-year-old
-to deal with the knowledge
-that his dads a murderer



-imagine the toll that takes on a family
-or
-the familys image



-your dads a freak
-you must be a freak too
-hahahaha!
-is it any wonder
-why i acted out???

>"No one HERE was calling you a freak! SAM wasn't calling you a freak!"

>"No one HERE was calling you a freak! SAM wasn't calling you a freak!"

> But if you hear it enough times, you start to believe it...

> That's kind of sad, though... If you acted out, wouldn't you just be egging them on?

>"No one HERE was calling you a freak! SAM wasn't calling you a freak!"



-that may be true
-but you hear something long enough
-you start to internalize it
-am i right?
-hhhhhheh



-come on
-i know youre not dumb
-because we all went through this shit and felt bad forever is why were here in the first place right
-ha!
-soon acting out is all you know!!!

Maybe if you try something while he's busy talking...



Huh?

>That's kind of sad, though... If you acted out, wouldn't you just be egging them on?



"But that just creates a vicious cycle, doesn't it?"
"You're easy to tease, so they bully you more, so you bully back harder..."
-hey i never said it was healthy



-but once you get suspended
-and your mother catches on
-it just gets worse
-you feel me? hahahah
-ohhhh nooo my son is a BAD KID hes gonna be JUST LIKE his FATHER ohhh NOOooo
-wahhh wahh wahhhhh

>Those bars... Are they even real? Or are they just shadows?
>Lies meant to keep you in place. Sounds familiar doesn't it, Cherry?

>Hopefully he won't catch us if we try to sneak ou-

> Helen: "W-well, you didn't become like him as an adult, right? That's definitely something to be proud of!"

>Those bars... Are they even real? Or are they just shadows?



Haha, wow.

>Helen: "W-well, you didn't become like him as an adult, right? That's definitely something to be proud of!"



-not yet
-still got a ways to go
-who knows what could happen
-today
-tomorrow
-the day after that



-you cant predict when the monster will come out
-the
-psychopath
-yes
-thats the word they use!
-thats societys word for people they dont understand!

>Hopefully he won't catch us if we try to sneak ou-



-HEY
-DONT THINK I DIDNT SEE THAT

> Cherry: Do some "acting out" of your own.

>M-maybe he can't actually touch us? Maybe we can still run away??

> You're only as real as we think you are! Right? (Right???)

> It's just more lighting tricks! ... right?

> Still just shadows! Keep moving!

>It's just more lighting tricks! ... right?



-sneaking out
-avoiding responsibility
-staying up late
-smoking alcohol doing drugs
-getting into brawls
-blood
-gunfire
-ears ringing
-excitement and thrills and skirting the law
-what more does a rebellious teen want

>Still just shadows! Keep moving!



You can't.

-who CARES if im like my dad
-who CARES if they failed
-my mother
-my brother
-society
-they can wallow in the failure of
-their problem child
-all they want
-im just here for sOME FUN



-aahAHahaAHAHahahAHAHAH HAH
-and for my NEXT TRICK



"its ton ertu"
"tsi nto all sit rccedka pu ot be"
"uoy tnac leiv a efli of teenctxmei ti utjs awers yuo nwod"
"uoy avhe ot"
"olsw odnw"
"i twan ot oslw onwd i otdn"
"i dnot natw to eb"
"i tndo awnt to eb imh"
"i eacr i acer a tlo"
"i wnat rgthvnyiee to tusj"
"ptso"
"aetk a earhebrt"
"i deen"
"lhep"

If you need help, we can help you! We can hear you out! You can slow down, it's okay!

> Helen: "Mr. Stone! Is that you?!"

(Oh man I love this update a lot, great job!!)

"its ton ertu" = "it's not true"
"tsi nto all sit rccedka pu ot be" = it's not all it's cracked up to be"
"uoy tnac leiv a efli of teenctxmei ti utjs awers yuo nwod" = "you can't live a life of excitement it just wears you down"
"uoy avhe ot" = "you have to"
"olsw odnw" = "slow down"
"i twan ot oslw onwd i otdn" = "I want to slow down I don't"
"i dnot natw to eb" = "I don't want to be"
"i tndo awnt to eb imh" = "I don't want to be him"
"i eacr i acer a tlo" = "I race I race a lot"
"i wnat rgthvnyiee to tusj" = "I want everything to just"
"ptso" = "stop"
"aetk a earhebrt" = "take a heartbeat"
"i deen" = "I need"
"lhep" = "help"

"its ton ertu" = "it's not true"
"tsi nto all sit rccedka pu ot be" = it's not all it's cracked up to be"
"uoy tnac leiv a efli of teenctxmei ti utjs awers yuo nwod" = "you can't live a life of excitement it just wears you down"
"uoy avhe ot" = "you have to"
"olsw odnw" = "slow down"
"i twan ot oslw onwd i otdn" = "I want to slow down I don't"
"i dnot natw to eb" = "I don't want to be"
"i tndo awnt to eb imh" = "I don't want to be him"
"i eacr i acer a tlo" = "I race I race a lot"
"i wnat rgthvnyiee to tusj" = "I want everything to just"
"ptso" = "stop"
"aetk a earhebrt" = "take a heartbeat"
"i deen" = "I need"
"lhep" = "help"

I think it's "care", not "race", but then again when I read that out loud I keep thinking of the dang Care Bears song so sure, Louis can be into track
(also breather, not heartbeat, only one T)

>is this better than falling into a bottomless pit because you're not sure

> He's alive! ...Sort of?

> Louis: Reach out

>Louis: Reach out





-HAhahAhahAHHAH
-what
-you thought i was serious

>is this better than falling into a bottomless pit because you're not sure



-heh



-she looked at you the same way everyone else does

> ...But you meant it, didn't you. You were so afraid of being earnest, of not being in control, of being the sucker for once - but you said what you really felt, for once in your life.

>...But you meant it, didn't you. You were so afraid of being earnest, of not being in control, of being the sucker for once - but you said what you really felt, for once in your life.



-it doesnt matter
-lets go have some fun



"Uh..."
"Is this everyone?"



"Where did the huge guy and tiny girl go?"
"And Helen!"
"And Helen."



"Look, Sam, I know you said to stick close and whatever, but...maybe someone should go check on them?"
"And how do you suppose you'll do that? This place is falling apart!"
"I--"
"...Then that means there's fewer places for them to get lost in!"
"Er--"
"For YOU to get lost in, you mean."
"Well I still said fewer!"