Hey. I feel really stupid, and sorry. I have not updated in forever, due to lack of inspiration. Also, Fanfiction was giving me a hard time updating. Figured out some stuff about it that I didn't know before, I'm an about the wait.

Your pov

Woah. What just happened? Bill's such a confusing guy...

Nevermind. The next chapter in his book is about the Mindscape; there's gotta be something helpful in there.

I fumbled around for the book, shoving off the sheets in the process. Eh, who cares? It's not my room. It's not my home...

When I opened the book to the the page I had left off on, an old piece of paper flew out onto the floor. Flopping on my stomach, I looked at it over the edge of the bed. It looked like an old sketch Bill had made about the different demons. I dangled
my arms over the end and swept it off of the floor. Since I was too lazy and didn't actually walk to get it, a corner of it crumpled into dust in my hand. Hopefully Bill wouldn't mind. I rubbed my finger over some suspicious blotches and quickly jumped
to conclusions. Freaking out a bit, I shoved it behind the front cover and hurriedly began chapter four.

Chapter 4: The Mindscape

It's very hard for mortals to understand the Mindscape. It's hard for me to put into words. It's like something you know is there, but you can't see. Like the wind. It's like a place you know you're in, but you have no control over (depending on how much knowledge you have on this). Like sleep or a coma sometimes.

I guess you could say that the Mindscape is based on lies and false hope. Many things you see and feel in this place are illusions. Actually, the Mindscape is a lot better than the real world. Here, you can keep that fake sense of happiness or safety. But not there. The Mindscape is a paradox of its own.

It's often referred to as a "physical landscape of a person's mind".

While that's true, there's also one huge Mindscape, which is made up of everyone's own little "scapes".

The big one (I'll refer to it as the 'Whole') allows anyone and anything to traverse from one scape to another. You can't go there without a call from the GFU, though. My guess is that they have some kind of schedule where they supervise every Mindscape. I've only been there once, and it was very confusing, even for me.

Think about it like this:

There's your Mindscape, then those of the people you know well or of those who think similar to you. All of those people know other people, and those others know more others, causing all of the Mindscapes to amass in the Whole. From there, you can hop from one scape to another. Of course there's not just those in the pictures. Try to wrap that around your mind for me, okay?

Everyone has power over their own Mindscape, yet many do not know how to use it. If a person lets their guard down or allows a demon or some other being to infiltrate their mind, their chances of regaining power over their Mindscape go down. Both demons and humans have Mindscapes, but a demon is needed in order for a human to visit their scape.

There are basic rules for the Mindscape, but not everyone follows them, obviously. The GFU can't be watching you all the time. If I list them, it may give away some hints as to what a mortal has access to in myor anyMindscape, for that matter.

Your pov

Shoot. Nothing there. Am I ever going to find anything that's going to help me in there?

I groaned, thinking of the annoyingly attractive demon. It's Stockholm syndrome, I swear. No sane person wants to stay here with a demon, yet I do...and I'd say I'm pretty sane and educated...

But hey.

This place is supposed to drive you nuts anyway, right? I mean, I'm already crazy about Bill. He didn't have to be that attractive, jeez.

POOF

It was human Bill, who cackled then doubled over onto the bed, smiling and looking straight at me.

-"Ah, love. It's such a funny feeling, isn't it?