Authors Note: Wow loving reading the reviews. So, drop a review. Iris my rainbow-colored sloth teddy helped with this chapter so enjoy. If you want to follow Iris on Instagram its Iris_the_sloths_adventures. Sorry, this has taken so long I had a serious motivation slump but I am back now so hopefully I can get caught up to where Thomas is by March. This took so long even if it is one of my favourite episodes.
Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts
As everyone settled down into their spot, Deceit throwing a glance at Virgil, the screen flickered into life.
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"Din-dins?" Terence smirked everyone else laughing at the blush blooming on Thomas's face.
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Everyone huffed with laughter.
*finger snap to alarm clock buzzing*
Thomas: Oh my gosh, I'm late! I got to do this video. Umm... Get ready? No... I don't have time to get ready...I can do this. I'm awesome and I can do this!
"Whelp this can't be good" Talyn spoke up concerned.
Remus was cackling.
"No, it's not" Thomas groaned.
Virgil's knee started bouncing in nervousness.
*falls face first, floored* Sanders Sides intro music plays
Everyone laughed at Thomas's faceplant.
Thomas: *yawning* What is up everybody? *short yawn* How are you all doing? Comment below, because the human connection will make me feel like a person again. What? Sorry! That one was supposed to stay up here. *laughs*
Everyone chuckled but were abit worried about how tired Thomas appeared to be.
Thomas: Help me. Ooh- There I go again. Hm- I'm just really, really tires, tired! Can't talk. Because of the tires.
"Maybe you shouldn't film when you are so tired" Joan laughed though was worried. It wasn't normal for Thomas to be this tired.
"Yeah, I probably shouldn't" Thomas agreed wondering what on earth was wrong.
Thomas: I just- couldn't get to sleep last night and I think with that new addition that brings the grand total to... um... everything. Everything is going wrong in my life. Even my thoughts are starting to go wrong.
"Oh my" Patton murmured.
"This isn't good" Logan agreed with Patton.
Remus started cackling madly again.
Patton: Ooohhh, come on, no! No. what are you talking about?!
"Patton!" everyone cheered. Patton smiled shyly at everyone.
Thomas: Sorry! Umm... Let's talk about something else.
Virgil: Yeah, let's.
"Virgil!" everyone cheered. Virgil smiled blushing a little bit at the attention.
Roman: Uh oh! Here comes the noblest Roman of them all! What up, plebs?
"Roman" Everyone cheered. Roman beamed.
Patton: Oh, hey Roman! We were just talking about something else!
Everyone chuckled at Patton's mistake.
Roman: Mmm- What?
Patton: Yahh- What?! Nothing else! There's nothin' else! Uhh, we were just talking about something and never anything else.
Everyone laughed.
Virgil: *aggravated sigh*
Everyone chuckled at Virgil's reaction.
Patton: *whispers* Is that okay?
"Oh, sweet innocent Patton" Valerie chuckled.
Roman: Wait, are you all seriously not gonna let me in on what's going on here?
Virgil: *clears throat*
Thomas: Patton already said it, we were talking about...something.
Patton: *sings* Singin' to myself 'cause I'm not uncomfortable at all.
"Naw never change Pat" Lily smiled sweetly. Patton beamed down to Lilly.
Roman: Secrets, secrets are no fun, tell me now or else we're done!
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: Look, you don't want to know.
Virgil: Unless you want to be deeply troubled.
Roman: I do! Mystery loves company.
Virgil: N-... It's 'misery loves company'.
Everyone chuckled at the interaction between two sides.
Roman: Not for me, it's not! I am not feeling any love OR misery, because it's a mystery for me alone! I have yet to receive my invite to the pity party. Thomas, come on! You can't have a bawl without a prince.
Everyone laughed.
Thomas: Just- leave it alone, Roman.
Virgil: Seriously.
Roman: *scoffs* I can't believe you're making me do this.
Logan: What do you need?
"Logan" Everyone cheered. Logan smirked then blushed when Patton yelled "Logie!"
Roman: Logan! Do you know why everyone is so Moody B. Moans?
Everyone chuffed in laughter at the nickname.
Logan: Oh, goodness... are they still disconcerted?
Virgil: That's putting it a little lightly, Logan.
Logan: Or, your reaction is a little too extreme.
Patton: Well, that's easy for you to say.
Logan: Why wouldn't it have been easy to say...? It was an 8-word sentence that's... not exactly laborious.
Everyone chuckled at how serious onscreen Logan took things.
Virgil: What he means is that you're not a great judge of what is and isn't an overreaction. Your most extreme reaction, is an eyebrow raise.
Logan: FALSEHOOD!
*Virgil snaps twice*
Virgil: I stand corrected.
Everyone giggled at Virgil's deadpanned expression.
Patton: There's the one for today.
Everyone chuckled.
Roman: Logan! *claps* Put on your blinders, or in this case take off your glasses. *laughs*
Logan: What are you tal- What are you talking- What are you talking about...?
Everyone laughed at the interaction between sides.
Thomas: Look, I barely got any sleep. That's the best joke my creativities got.
Roman: *laughs* But seriously, ignore them for the time being and explain to me what is going on here!
Logan: Well, last night, Thomas struggled to fall asleep due to persistent troubling thoughts about-
(overlapping voices cutting Logan off) Virgil: Shut up or I will shut you up!
Thomas: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA!
Patton: *sings* Hey now, hey now, stop what you are saying.
"Well, that wasn't suspicious at all" Terence grinned.
"Virgil, we don't threaten each other" Thomas grinned.
Roman: Whoa, you guys are acting fishier than the kraken's crack.
Patton: Eww
Virgil: Alright, so I'm acting fishy, so sushi- I mean- sue me.
Roman: Don't act like that was an accident.
Virgil: *sighs*
Everyone laughed at the interaction.
Thomas: Everybody, Virgil. Let's give it up for the purp man.
"You so need to go to sleep Thomas" Joan laughed.
"Yep" Thomas agreed.
Roman: Just tell me. Blurt it out if it'll be easier! Like ripping... the sword from the stone!
Thomas: That was... canonically not easy.
Logan: Yes, only Arthur was able to remove the sword.
Patton: May the odds be never in our favor...
Everyone chuckled at Patton's line.
Logan: But this isn't the sword in the anvil.
Virgil: You mean, the sword in the stone?
Logan: Why don't you read the book and see if you still need to correct me?
Thomas: Ohhh! Sorry...
Roman: I guess Disney was more faithful than we all thought!
Patton: Huh!
Logan: What I mean is that talking about this shouldn't be as impossible as liberating the sword from its ferric prison. I don't understand why we must prohibit any and all discussion about the intrusi-
(overlapping) Thomas: Please stop, seriously! I really don't wanna think about it. Virgil: I'm gonna prohibit your breathing if you keep this up!
"Virgil that wasn't nice" Valerie said shocked.
Virgil blushed and kept his head down eyes on the screen.
"You shouldn't prohibit discussion on any topic, it is not healthy" Lilly said seriously.
Patton: You know exactly why we're not talking about it.
Logan: But he's-
Virgil: Logan, if you continue to push this...
Thomas: (groans)
Virgil: ...we're gonna end up in really dangerous territory.
Everyone was watching the screen intently at that line wondering about the feeling of foreboding that enveloped them while Remus cackled loudly smiling dementedly.
Logan: Push... what, exactly?
Patton: I'm sorry, but I can't condone any more of that kind of thinking! Please! Just...
Virgil: Just- listen to US this time.
Logan: (sighs)
Virgil: We're going to talk about something else now, okay? Patton? What are we talking about?
"This should be good." Talyn smiled.
Patton: Uhh... 2005's 'Just Like Heaven' starring Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon?
"Ooo that's a grandiose movie" Roman yelled loudly causing everyone to jump though they agreed that it was a good movie.
Virgil: ...Sure!
Thomas: Ugh! Great flick... I'm really out of it.
Everyone chuckled.
Roman: The very same 'Just Like Heaven' that won the Teen Choice award for best chick flick?!
Patton: You Ruffal-know it!
Logan: Were there any other 'Just like Heaven' films released in 2005 starring Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon?
Roman: Heh. If they got married, then he'd be 'Mark With-his-spoon'.
Thomas: *laughs* Am I delirious or is this the funniest video I've ever made?
Patton: That's ridiculous, Roman! Have you ever heard of what's mine is yours? They'd be Mr. and Mrs. 'With-their-spoon'.
Roman: PATTON, THAT WAS MY JOKE! You hijacked my joke! You hi-JOKED!
Everyone cracked up laughing hard at the onscreen interactions. It took fifteen minutes for everyone to calm down enough for the screen to continue.
Virgil: You know what I never got about that movie?
[muffled audio]
Roman: Why it won best chick flick? *laughs* I love 'Just Like Heaven' and I'm not a chick!
Logan: Of course, you're not a chick. You're a metaphysical human being. A chick is a newly-hatched bird.
?: *not muffled* Have you ever imagined killing your brother?
*muffled audio ends*
"This is not good" Virgil muttered frowning. Everyone agreed.
Remus had squealed when he heard his voice.
Virgil: N- HOW is she a ghost if she's not dead?
Logan: Perhaps she was accidentally and unknowingly astral projecting?
Patton: Ooh, OR maybe it was an out-of-body experience!
Roman: I though astral projecting was an out-of-body experience?
Everyone giggled.
Patton: Hahaha! I don't know! I'm just glad the movie had a happy ending. That is what makes good cinema.
Virgil: So, there wasn't really a ghost? *scoff* Talk about ghost baiting.
Everyone chuckled. Remus's grin was becoming slightly more manic in anticipation of seeing himself onscreen.
Roman: Of course, she wasn't a ghost, ghosts are evil! Except for Moana's grandmother.
Patton: Well, there's one thing I know; Reese Witherspoon isn't *voice breaks* EVIL...
Virgil: I resent that. Ghosts aren't evil. They just scare people because you never know when they're going to *voice changes* SHOW UP!
"That reaction though is slightly concerning" Valerie spoke up.
Everyone agreed.
Roman: Okay, okay! I take back what I said about ghosts!
*thud*
Everyone jumped at the sudden violence. Virgil's eyes widened and his breathing hitched in anxiety.
Patton & Thomas: *screaming*
Patton: YOU KILLED HIM!
Roman: *groaning*
Everyone chuckled at Roman's groaned.
Logan: Ah. It's the Duke.
*creepy music intensifies*
Duke: Boo!
Thomas: The DUKE?! Okay! Care to explain further!?
Duke: *evil laughter*
Virgil flinched back at the laughter onscreen but also the laughter that was currently emitting from the green side.
Thomas: Who is he? WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?
Duke: Oh, I just love showing up where I'm not invited!
Thomas: CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHO HE IS?!
*music starts*
Patton: It's kinda hard to explain...
Duke: What?! No, it's not! You just lack imagination! Let's start from the beginning.
"Oh my! Another song" Lily grinned.
Everyone leaned forwardcurious about what this song will be like.
Duke: (singing) Adam and Eve bought knowledge for the small price of a little sin. They also lost eternal life but what's fruit without the pits?
Logan: (spoken) Apples don't have pits.
Everyone chuckled.
Duke: (singing) I am The Duke! And its high time that I dropped in and since you haven't puked yet
Patton: (retches)
Duke: we'll know they're wrong when they call you sick. It's unicorn horns and dragon tails, Roman's dull creativity~
Roman made his offended princey noises while the others chuckled.
Duke: If you want the spectrum A to Z then you'll need a little help from me~! From unicorn porn to rats impaled, I give these thoughts generously! If you really want to challenge your viewership, then you need to stop limiting me!
Thomas: What in the [plate shatters] have I been drinking!?
"Nice way to avoid swearing" Joan laughed.
Logan: (spoken) It's fine
Patton: (singing) It isn't you, these thoughts you're thinking!
Virgil (spoken): ALRIGHT! You've got to stop this guy from singing!
Duke: (spoken) I love how hard you try, it's so cute! Let's resume. (singing) Sure... People don't like me much, Thomas! But that's only just cause I'm honest! Good and bad is all made up nonsense!
Roman: (spoken) Bro, I'm gonna whip your butt!
Duke: Do you promise? Thomas! Speaking of honesty, recently a snake offered me a morsel from the tree of knowledge. (singing) He said, 'You're wanting to be more honest and be direct dealing with your issues? 'No longer will you deceive yourself about the ugliness within you.' Neat! You wanna face facts? I've got one. Your late-night thoughts get pretty sick, dude. If you shared those musings with your friends, I doubt they would forgive you.
"Um sure we would they are literally just thoughts. Just because someone has thoughts about doing something doesn't mean they are going to do it." Terence spoke up.
All of Thomas's friends agreed.
Duke: Even though everybody sins, everybody dies. Why deny yourself knowledge? Say~ knowledge of yourself? You don't need to feel ashamed with your dear ol' Duke! You need not feign decency. You see this house on fire? I see it too! Cause you've got a fiend in me!
"Nice a Toy Story reference" Talyn smiled.
Duke: So, clap your feet, and stomp your hands, and dance off your booty cheeks! You can then bet your bottom I'll still be around when all your loved ones leave!
Everyone chuckled at the images onscreen.
Duke: Imagine with me: Licking the blowhole of a dolphin. Your best bud trapped inside a coffin.
"Aww you're my best bud to" Joan said with a large smile to Thomas batting their eyelids.
Duke: Your grandma choking on a lozenge. Your pet dog stuffed into a sausage. *dog squeals*
Patton whimpered at that so Virgil and Logan each grabbed one of his hands in comfort.
Duke: These sorts of things are only thought in the mind of a man whose soul is truly rotten. So, let all your hopes of heaven be forgotten 'cause your head's not in the gutter, pal, it's in hell! ~ Hell! Hell! The kind of mind you'd only find in HELL!
*music stops*
"That was a good song. Some disturbing imagery but a good song" Lilly spoke up.
Everyone agreed.
"What was with all the religious imagery though?" Terence asked.
Everyone shrugged not knowing while Remus just cackled and clapped his hands like a demented toddler.
Patton: That... was horrible!
Thomas: And horribly unhelpful! Look, Mr. Duke, I'm really stupid right now. Just... tell me who you are, simply.
Everyone chuckled.
Duke: Why, I'm your creativity! *squealing trumpet noise*
Thomas: N-nooo. That's... that's Roman.
Duke: Yeah, also me though.
Thomas: ...what?
Logan: *sigh* Roman is sort of like, Netflix Kids and Family. He's the option that you select if you want to, um-
Duke: Block out all the juicy stuff~
Virgil: Don't say 'juicy' in that context.
Duke: *scoff* juicy butthole?
Thomas: LESS okay.
Everyone chuckled at the onscreen interaction.
Patton: Yeah, your... B-hole needs to stay zipped up in your pants where it belongs!
Everyone laughed at Patton's innocence.
Duke: Why do you want to stifle your own creativity, Thomas?
Thomas: I'm sorry that I don't see the creative merit in 'juicy butthole'.
Duke: Oh, come ON, Thomas! There are different kinds of creativity! Just take Jeffrey Dahmer! (stutters) I mean acid-brain sex zombies? That's ri-
Thomas: Lemme stop you right there! Jeffrey Dahmer was not CREATIVE, he was DESTRUCTIVE, and I'll thank you to never bring him up again.
Patton: That's right! Just shut it down, Thomas!
"That can't be healthy though to block all those kinds of thoughts and conversations" Lilly spoke up.
Logan: You should do no such thing. You cannot force the Duke to retire a topic of conversation.
Duke: Yeah, repression can be... very bad, indeed. I mean, just take Jeffrey Dahmer.
Thomas: *grunts in frustration*
Everyone huffed with laughter at onscreen Thomas's frustration.
Duke: He used to have these, *chuckles* pretty funny thoughts about torturing animals.
Patton: *gasps in horror*
Duke: But ya know? He hated them. He thought they were horrible, and he tried to FORCE THEM OUT! Lot of good that did him!
Logan: It didn't do him any good.
Duke: Yeah- *stutters* right.
Everyone laughed at the expression on onscreen Remus' face except for Logan who was confused at the reaction to what he had said.
Logan: In fact, that kind of repression doesn't do ANYBODY any good, because it doesn't work. In the 1980s, Virginia psychologist Daniel Wegner performed the White Bear experiments which demonstrated that the more one tries to force out a thought, the more intrusive, and/or repetitive said thought becomes.
Duke: *singsongy* JEFFREY DAHMER!
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: STOP!
Logan: I will... *groans* begrudgingly forgo the scientific method for a quicker, simpler replication of the experiment. Uh, Patton.
Patton: Hmm?
Logan: We will need you to talk about anything you want for the next minute.
Patton: W-... Uhh. Alright, but, uh... hold on to your ears, because I'm about to talk 'em off.
Duke: *ripping sound* Hold on to my ears? Done and done!
Patton: *screams*
Thomas: Ugh, great! Great! Eww!
Patton: You put those back on right now, mister!
Duke: *singsongy* I can't hear you!
Everyone laughed at the onscreen interactions.
Logan: I need you to focus.
Patton: Oh, right! Uhh... Okay. So, do I just start talking whenever?
Logan: I will cue you. But- Before you begin, don't think about, Uhh...
Duke: A goldfish in a condom!
Everyone chuckled slightly weirded out by that topic.
Patton: Ugh!
Thomas: O-kaayy.
Logan: That works. Go!
Patton: Uh, once upon a time there was a gold- - en girl...
Thomas: *sighs*
Virgil: Good save.
Everyone chuckled.
Patton: who lived in a con-, condominium! Okay, Logan, has it been a minute yet?
Logan: Not even close. But, you did exactly what I needed you to do.
Patton: *gasps* Mm, *sung* Patton did a real good job.
Everyone awwed over onscreen Patton amused at the self-congratulations. Patton just blushed but looked really happy with his onscreen self.
Duke: You know, you took some creative liberties. But I give you my blessing!
Logan: In Wegner's experiments, subjects were asked to speak about whatever they wanted. With only one caveat: They were not allowed to think about a white bear. Despite that rule, according to Wegner, subjects mentioned the bear about once per minute.
Thomas: *chuckles* Okay, so I can't stop him! *laughs* Awesome news!
Duke: *clapping* It is, isn't it?!
Logan: But-
Thomas: But either way, you are NOT Creativity!
Patton: Yeah. That is the brave, *music starts playing* handsome, unbeatable Roman!
Roman: *mumbling* No, mommy, I don't want the mashed potatoes.
Everyone laughed though Roman was blushing a lot.
Thomas: Creativity is about butterflies and- magic. That's not you! You're-
Duke: Stinky?!
Thomas: scary...
Duke: *gasps* Me? Scary?! No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That sounds like a YOU problem. Or a HIM problem.
"Rude" Virgil called out causing laughter.
Logan: Thomas, like it or not, the Duke does encompass a portion of your imagination.
Patton: Imaginative sure is a- a kind word for him.
Duke: I agree! How about...DEMENTED?
Virgil: Why are you defending him?
Logan: I'm... not. I'm just trying to be intellectually honest with Thomas.
Duke: Ehh, sounds like bulls**t, this dork's Deceit in disguise!
Patton: NO!
Thomas: WHAT? Again?! Deceit, SHOW YOURSELF!
Logan: N-no, it's, um... It's actually me.
Everyone laughed at that.
"I love CHAOS!" Remus cheered smirking at everyone.
Duke: *chuckles* I knew that! I don't know if you guys can tell, but I'm a little silly.
Everyone chuckled.
Virgil: Then why are you lying?
Logan: *scoffs* Lying?
Virgil: You just said the Duke is Thomas' imagination.
Patton: Yeah! Unlike a certain... potty-mouth in this room, imagination is good!
Duke: Did you guys know that 'dork' means whale penis? I called Logan a whale penis, is what I'm saying.
Everyone laughed.
Logan: Thomas, you have to understand that life is not so... black and white, as they say.
Thomas: B-b-but- the Duke and the Prince literally wear the black and the white!
Everyone chuckled.
Logan: Yes, but they're YOUR sides. That's how YOU see them.
Duke: (distorted, as Joan) That's not the only way he sees me!
"That's a little disturbing" Joan grinned.
Everyone agreed.
Thomas: Gahh! Please! Leave Joan out of this.
Duke: (undistorted, still as Joan) Oh! What's that?
Thomas: That- w- is something Joan would do.
Everyone laughed in agreement with that statement.
"True" Joan laughed.
Thomas: Why would I even have TWO Creativities, anyway? Why isn't Roman all-encompassing?
Logan: Because of your view of creativity and imagination as a purely good force. At a young age, you filed away products of your imagination as either welcome or forbidden. This led to the development of two separate sides of your creativity.
Thomas: Wait- so... my Creativity split in two?
Patton: Into what?
Duke: Into a butthole?
Everyone chuckled at the onscreen interactions.
Logan: Into two parts during your development, yes. Like an ovum. The Duke is like Roman's twin. The embodiment of 'bad imagination'. Which is primarily experienced by you via intrusive thoughts.
"Hey Dawn said that when Remus first showed up" Virgil spoke up.
"Well, she has watched these before so I guess she knows all the information we say in them" Thomas agreed smiling at the anxious side.
Duke: You made me this way, Thomas. I was the unloved brother from the Genesis. Roman and I... are Cain and Abel. And that cane up your BUTT makes you unable to explore more mature ideas in your content!
Thomas: What is it with you and butts?
Everyone laughed.
Duke: (sung) Hey Prude, your art is bad.
Thomas: You're attacking my livelihood now?
Logan: Thomas' friends and family is one thing, but his work? Is nothing sacred?
Thomas: Yeah! Wait, what about my friends and family?
Everyone chuckled.
Duke: Oh, I'm sorry! Did you forget the part where I'm your creativity? Obviously, I have opinions on the matter.
Virgil: But are they opinions that matter?
Patton: Especially if they're hurting you!
Duke: For someone who prefers salty flavors, your videos are rather saccharine. What will your legacy be? Will you even have one? How 'bout this: you get butt-naked on camera and self-immolate to Taylor Swift's 'Shake it Off'? Now, that'll leave an impression.
Everyone groaned in disgust except Remus who started to hum Taylor Swifts "Shake it Off" which was annoying Deceit.
Thomas: Wow! I h- hate him, I hate him.
Duke: Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.
Everyone chuckled at that.
Thomas: I wouldn't WANT my legacy to be subjecting people to something they didn't wanna see!
Duke: Why not? That's life! People seeing, hearing, and experiencing things they'd raaather not see, hear, or experience.
Everyone was nodding slightly with agreement at that.
Thomas: Maybe so! But I don't wanna add to life's unpleasantness.
Duke: Oh, so you're going to baby them? Do you wanna rock the cradle, Daddy? Rock the cradle in the treetop?
Logan: Why IS the cradle in a treetop?
Patton: No one knows.
Logan: Irresponsible parenting.
Everyone laughed at the tangent the onscreen sides went off on.
Duke: OR, do you want to be the wind that causes the cradle to fall? And then the baby... dies!
Thomas: That's horrible!
Duke: Look, pleasant metaphors aren't really my strong suit.
Virgil: You have a strong suit?
Duke: I do! My birthday suit.
"I should have expected that answer" Virgil grimaced.
Everyone agreed.
Virgil: Ugh, okay.
Duke: Okay! New metaphor: Nudging the baby bird to leave the nest and take flight.
Thomas: Okay! There! Yes! That's it! Oh, maybe there's hope for you after all!
Virgil: Wait for it...
Duke: And the baby bird immediately flies STRAIGHT into an unseen jet turbine and causes the entire plane to come crashing down! *maniacal laughter* And no one survives! *more maniacal laughter*
Thomas: What is your deal?
Duke: *sighs* What is MY deal? Uhh, b**ch, what is your deal?
Virgil started laughing really hard causing everyone to look at him wondering what was so funny.
"Just imagine Remus with long acrylic nails asking to see the manager" Virgil choked out.
Everyone joined in with the laughter even Remus.
Duke: I'm YOUR Creativity. What does that say about you?
Thomas: *sputters* m- MY deal?
Patton: Thomas doesn't have a deal!
Duke: If I have a deal, then Thomas has a deal. Deal or no deal?
Patton: W- uh, Roman is Thomas's Creativity, too. So-
Duke: Do I need to remind you of what Thomas was thinking about last night?
*Everyone screams*
Duke: I just did what I do as one of Thomas's sides. If I am awful *blows kiss*, then so is Thomas.
Virgil: Not all thoughts have some... profound meaning behind them! Some are worthless.
Everyone chuckled at how onscreen Virgil delivered that line.
Duke: *scoffs* Virgil, you've never been one to soften the truth. Why would you aspire to be so...boring?
Patton: Those thoughts weren't Thomas!
Duke: So, what? Thomas thought someone else's thoughts? Do we have ourselves a classic case of brain swap?
Patton: ...maybe...?
Everyone laughed.
Virgil: He's right.
Patton: Really?!
Virgil: Not you. The Duke.
Patton: Oh... whaaa?!
Virgil: The reality is, you thought those thoughts, Thomas.
Patton: No... oh, no. IS Thomas a bad person?
"NO, HE ISN'T!" all of Thomas' friends shouted as one as if somehow they had practiced that.
Thomas: WHY do you keep asking that?!
Virgil: We still haven't gotten an answer. *sighs* He hasn't acted on any of the thoughts yet. So at least there's that.
Logan: Okay-
Virgil: But there's definitely something wrong with him. And unfortunately, he's not the naturally-good person that you wish he was, Patton.
Patton: But- But Thomas always tries to put others before himself, we've all seen it!
Virgil: Yeah, he can ACT like a good person, just like Deceit can act like you. We've also seen that... doing what he thinks is right can... be pretty difficult for him.
Logan: Okay, you two are blowing this WAY out of proportion.
"I agree with Logan" Valerie spoke up shaking her head at how dramatic the two emotion-based sides could be.
Virgil: Logan, I'm sorry, but Thomas can't Logic his way out of this one. Facts are facts. And the fact is: Thomas had twisted thoughts that a stable person would never have.
Logan: Actually, a 'stable person', as you put it, could absolutely have those thoughts.
Duke: Shut your mouth, or I'll tear off your nipples and shove them up your nose.
Everyone chuckled though Thomas decided he would have to speak up.
"Remus, we do not threaten others with violence" He said sternly making eye-contact with the side in question.
Remus just cackled in retaliation.
Patton: Okay, so... we just have to... fake it 'til we make it?
Duke: OOH! Like how Thomas is going to imagine making a sandcastle out of Joan's ashes until he ACTUALLY gets to do it!
Joan laughed while the others just chuckled.
Thomas: *cry-talking* STOP!
Patton: NO! Like... how you fake being good at something until you are. And... This something is... being a good person?
Thomas: But how do you fake not thinking about something?
Virgil: Yeah, didn't we try that earlier when we talked about 'Just Like Heaven'?
*everyone screams*
Logan: hmmm
Thomas: WHY?!
Logan: In trying to distract yourself from those unwanted thoughts, you seem to have created a mental connection between 2005's 'Just Like Heaven' and last night's intrusive thoughts, that wouldn't have otherwise existed.
Duke: Uh oh! I'm here with the main characters from 'Just Like Heaven'! David Abbott and Elizabeth Masterson! And I can do with them as I please!
Thomas: NOOOO! NOT DAVID ABBOTT AND ELIZABETH MASTERSON!
Virgil: You bastard!
Patton: *gasps*
Virgil: Okay, you can't pretend that THAT isn't happening.
Duke: *licking sounds* I'm about to smash the Hulk.
Everyone chuckled shaking their heads.
Patton: Uh, y- uh... you can pretend on the outside!
Virgil: What does that even mean?
Patton: As long as these kinds of thoughts stay in Thomas's head...
Duke: TURN INTO A GHOST!
Patton: ...then that's good enough for now.
Duke: TURN INTO THE HULK!
Everyone laughed.
Thomas: Patton, of course they would stay in my head! Why would I wanna do any of this in real life?
*screams* *thud*
Virgil: You tell us! You're the one who's thinking about it!
Duke: Yeah, I didn't make him throw the baby. I merely gave him a baby... and a large, sharp, knife...
Everyone laughed.
Logan: Not acting on every thought that he has isn't faking anything. I-I can't think of how one WOULD fake not doing something, other than by DOING something, and hiding that they're doing it.
Duke: OOH! How fun! You know who could help us with that?
*Deceit's theme plays*
Thomas: N- One of you is enough.
Everyone laughed.
Patton: No, you guys aren't understanding me. They would stay in Thomas' head because he would pretend like he never had the thoughts in the first place!
Thomas: So... we're back to repression then? Logan said that that doesn't work!
Patton: That's what repression is?
Everyone broke into laughter at the confused expression on onscreen Patton's face. It took five minutes to calm down.
Virgil: Well, what other options do we have?
Thomas: Virgil, I don't want to do what he says!
Virgil: You mean YOU don't wanna act on what YOU think!
Logan: Virgil! Enough.
Duke: Ugh, here we go, Virgil. Looks like Logan has reached his listening-to-others limit for the day.
Logan: This is not about me wanting to be listened to. You all are not listening to Thomas. What he's saying is worth noting.
Virgil: But what if he's lying?
Logan: I can assure you he's not. You're just para-
"You did not" Patton turned to look at Logan with wide eyes.
Logan looked just as shocked as did the other sides. Virgil just hunkered down further and tugged his hoodie up as he tried to push down those bad memories.
"What? What's going on" Thomas asked his sides confused.
Everything was silent as the sides looked at each other reluctant to tell. Finally, Virgil just took a deep breathe lowered his hoody and explained.
"I have something like a split personality which is not usual for sides to have. If everything becomes to much and my negative feelings get out of control a switch from being Anxiety to Paranoia. Paranoia is quite dangerous and won't listen to anyone so we try and keep my positive feelings and thoughts up as much as possible." He explained not quite meeting his hosts eyes.
"Oh" Thomas said shocked slightly.
Everyone stayed silent for five minutes before the screen started up again forcing their attention to the screen.
Logan: expressing an unhealthy amount of concern. Thank you for being on-guard. But for now, you must listen.
Thomas: *sighs* you have to believe me, Virge. Patton. I am not AT ALL enticed by anything the Duke is saying. I do not identify with anything about him!
Duke: Dress me up however you want, Thomas. I can be covert if you'd like!
Everyone chuckled though it was slightly strained.
Logan: *sighs* Psychologist Dr. Norman Epstein once said 'If a thought like that pops into your head, 'but you're not bothered by it at all, 'THAT could be a problem.' Does Thomas seem bothered to you?
Patton: He does.
Virgil and Duke (in unison): But what about Jeffrey Dahmer?
Duke: He was pretty bothered too.
Logan: *sighs* He certainly was bothered. As a child. And he outgrew those feelings. Thomas is still distraught by his forbidden thoughts as an adult. Furthermore, Jeffrey Dahmer went on to murder innocent people. Say, how many people have YOU murdered, Thomas?
Thomas: None.
Patton: Well, THAT can't be where the bar is.
Logan: Patton, you of all sides should know that it isn't. Thomas, you're a religious man, correct?
Thomas: Uhh... yeah, but... there've been plenty of bad religious people throughout history.
Logan: Well, I cannot argue with that. Religion is not perfect. But when it is not abused, piety is just as valid as the innumerable other ways to live a principled life. To the best of your ability, you try to live your life based on a moral code set by your faith, correct? 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you', 'Love thy neighbor as thyself', et cetera.
Thomas: Umm... yeah.
Logan: 'Thou shalt not kill' is one such principle. But it certainly couldn't be said that THAT'S where the figurative bar has been set.
Virgil: Couldn't all this talk of religion create a connection between Thomas' beliefs and his intrusive thoughts?
Duke: Careful, Virgil! You're giving me ideas!
Logan: Actually, Virgil, Thomas's faith and his relationship with the Duke are, and always have been, inextricable.
Patton: Uhh *laughs nervously* I don't know about all that!
Logan: Thomas' Catholic upbringing has instilled in him that thought is a precursor to action. Consider some of the seven deadly sins. Greed, pride, envy, lust, wrath. Five of the seven deadly sins are committed in your head. There's a reason why the Duke has continuously used religious language. He's playing to your sensitivities. *sighs* It's fine if you disapprove of toxic thinking. But you can't banish any and all unpleasant thoughts when there's a constant stream of thoughts going through your head at all times. The Duke was right.
Everyone was amazed about how much Logan knows and how he states things so eloquently.
Duke: What?
Logan: Not only does repression not work, but it can be very bad, indeed. I understand that your natural human reaction, when you see something disturbing, is to look away. But, if you let me examine the Duke's contributions, then I could expose him for being unrealistic, and figuratively dress him down.
Duke: Oh! Well, if that's what you wanted, Logan, *pants unzip* you could've just said so!
L: Uh-uh-uh-uh. I said... FIGURATIVELY. And that is why I say it. *clapping repeatedly* THAT-IS-WHY -I-SAY- IT! The real problem here isn't the disgusting drivel coming from the Duke.
Everyone laughed.
Duke: Ooh~! Thank you for the alliterative regards, Logan! I LOVE being given two D's at once!
Everyone chuckled.
Virgil: Okay, then what is the real problem, Logan?
Logan: ...It's you.
Duke: Uh-oh! Looks like the cat's out of the ball bag! Despite his best efforts, Virgil could never stop being the bad guy!
Logan: Oh! And, uh, Patton.
Duke: Record scratch?!
Everyone chuckled.
Virgil: Patton?
Thomas: How?
Logan: He's being too strict. Oh, my goodness... PATTON is being too strict? It's not me for once? What does that mean? Am I cool? Does this make me cool? Am I being COOL?!
Everyone chuckled.
"Yes, Logan you are cool" Talyn smiled.
"And adorable" Valerie agreed.
Logan just blushed hard looking like a tomato.
Duke: *hissing noise*
*popping noises*
Thomas: Oh my gosh!
Logan *lisping*: My teeth?
Duke: Yeah.
Logan *still lisping*: I thought you said-
Duke: I changed my mind. I'm unpredictable like that. I bet that really gets to you, huh, Logan? The opposite of rationality. There is no rhyme or reason to what I do. I just do! And what I DO is wreak havoc!
Logan: I'd say you just reek. FIGURATIVELY.
Virgil: Also, literally, though.
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: *laughs*
Patton: Ohhh, what do you have to say to that, Duke?
Duke: Thank you? Reek is what I was going for.
Patton: Well-
Duke: I mean, my deodorant's flavor is Pickled Poo Logs.
Logan: Flavor?
Virgil: Deodorants don't have flavors; you don't eat deodorant.
Duke: *chewing sounds* Maybe YOU don't.
"Still gross" Thomas said. Everyone agreed.
Thomas: Okay, I got one, guys. Since we call Roman 'Princey', does that mean we should call you... 'Dukey'?
Duke: DUKEY?! I love it! Please do!
Patton: *exhales*
Thomas: Oy, okay, well there really is nothing you can say to him.
Duke: Or you COULD just call me by my name... Remus.
Logan: Hm.
Thomas: You... you told me? Right off the bat? Just like that?
Duke/ Remus: Of course, I did, Dr. Seuss! I would never hide anything from you!
Logan: The truth is, Remus, you don't get to me in the slightest.
Patton: *whispered* wow!
Logan: Object impermanence renders you... pretty unintimidating.
Remus: *sound of being punched* OOH!
Logan: What's so frightening about something with no real-world impact?
Remus: Oh, shut UP, nerdy Wolverine!
Roman: *mumbling* How 'bout YOU shut up?
Everyone chuckled at onscreen Roman's contribution.
Remus: You wouldn't know impact if it hit ya in the face!
*evil laugh*
*thud, groan*
Thomas: *screams*
Patton: YOU KILLED HIM!
Thomas: He DOES make an impact!
Logan: Does he?
Thomas: *relieved sigh* Yeah, I would've gotten a full night's sleep if it weren't for him!
Logan: Mm, lack of sleep can negatively affect your memory, it weakens your immune system, and it increases your risk of heart disease. And that's only some of the potential side effects.
Thomas: Right. Y- exactly!
Remus: Ooh, maybe I AM a little scary!
Logan: However, your lack of sleep last night was the result of Virgil's reaction to Remus, not Remus himself.
Thomas: So?
Logan: So... the Duke only has power over you because Virgil and Patton believe that he does. Because you fear him. Without that, he'd have a much harder time hurting you.
Remus: *sound of being punched* *groans*
"POOOOOPY PANTS" Remus yelled in a sing songy way causing everyone to jump at the sudden loud noise.
Logan: So, what do you think? Can we... logic our way out of this one?
*encouraging music swells*
Thomas: I think we can!
Logan: -Not really, no. There's no way to force intrusive thoughts out of your head. Please pay attention.
Thomas: ...s**t!
Everyone just laughed.
Logan: That said, you can learn to better deal with intrusive thoughts.
Remus: *demonic screech* *evil chuckle* My devious plan was a success! You were all momentarily distracted!
Logan: ...anyway, this issue extends-
Remus: Extends?! You remember that... erection medicine?
Everyone chuckled exasperated buy Remus's onscreen contributions while off screen Remus just cackled in delight.
Logan: *soft but aggravated sigh* This issue goes beyond taking Remus seriously. Another major concern is when you try too hard to make sense of him.
Patton: But all of those horrible thoughts! I mean... they have to mean something!
Logan: No, they don't. Virgil was right, not all thoughts are meaningful. Remus said it himself, and I'm sure he'll say it again...
Remus: There is no rhyme or reason to what I do, I just do. A-skoodely-boo. Oh! maybe there is a rhyme. *laughs*
Everyone chuckled.
Logan: If you aggressively interrogate Thomas about why the Duke said or did something, then you're only going to hurt Thomas. I mean, look at him now! He barely got any rest, due in large part to you two chastising him all night.
Patton: I acted like a real... B-hole.
Thomas: Wai-... Is- is he gone?!
Logan: No, don't-
Patton: I think he's gone!
Remus: NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD!
*all screaming*
Virgil: Ah, geez.
Remus: Literally! Like, fingernails nailed to a chalkboard!
Thomas: Oh my gosh, it got worse! I didn't think it could get worse! *frustrated groan*
Logan: ...don't do that. Never check to see if you've successfully gotten rid of him.
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: Ugh! Why is Remus becoming such a... nuisance, right now?
Logan: Well... How are you doing right now?
Thomas: I don't know!... I'm fine.
Logan: ...Virgil, how's he doing?
Virgil: He recently realized he's a bigger liar than he thought he was, he doesn't understand himself, he's committed to skipping a big callback, and he's sleep-deprived. So, yeah. He feels like a piece of dirt who has no control over his life.
"Wow that's a lot" Thomas spoke up wild-eyed. Everyone agreed.
Thomas: ... okay, yeah, that's- yeah.
Logan: And THAT is precisely why the Duke feels like such a threat. In part, at least. The feeling that you may be a bad person who doesn't have control over yourself or your destiny causes you to fear that you may actually act on these thoughts.
Remus: What if YOU... sniffed your DOG'S butt?
Thomas: *sigh* Shut up.
Everyone chuckled.
Virgil: I guess that makes sense. I mean, I sound the alarm whenever Roman suggests Thomas talk to a cute guy, so... it follows that I would have even more of a reaction to Remus' suggestions.
Remus: Speaking of suggestions, when are you actually going to jump out of a moving car? I've been bringing it up for years. Still nothing.
Everyone laughed.
"Hey didn't you jump out of a moving car for one of your Vines?" asked Lilly suddenly. Everyone burst into laughter at the realization that he in fact had.
"That was no fun he wasn't going fast" Remus pouted but nobody heard him except Deceit who had gotten used to tuning his boyfriend out.
Thomas: Yeah, I'm actually pretty used to that one.
Logan: But, to view the Duke's... contributions as 'suggestions' is almost exaggerative. This issue is more of a matter of over-control than impulse control.
Patton: So, it IS okay to jump out of a moving car?
Logan: No. But it is okay if the thought of jumping out of a car happens to cross your mind.
Patton: Okay. Well, we've heard a lot about what NOT to do... what CAN we do?
Logan: Well, I'd imagine that you will now recognize many of the Duke's contributions AS intrusive thoughts. Which is actually really important. You must accept that these thoughts just ... happen. And, again, the substance of these thoughts typically provides no insight into your true character.
Remus: Uh, p- POOPY!
Logan: It's like if you had a child who, despite all of your best efforts, refuses to stop screaming on an airplane.
Remus: POOPY!
Logan: There's no out. Just accept it. They'll tire themself out in time. and you can better address the issue later. There's no rush for you.
Remus: *sad* Poopy.
Everyone just chuckled at on-screen Remus's efforts to distract the group again.
Logan: 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.
Thomas: Wow.
Patton: That was amazing, Logan!
Logan: And you can always talk to someone. Wegner, who I mentioned earlier, as well as psychologist James Pennebaker, found that subjects who talked about their thoughts often felt better emotionally and physically. According to one study, in the United States, roughly one in fifty people suffer from intrusive thoughts. So, you're not alone. And if you can't find a personal friend who will listen, or understand, then you should consider seeing a professional if the thoughts are really troubling you.
Virgil: *disapproving noise*
Thomas: Uh, I- I don't know.
Logan: *sighs* If you have joint problems, you see a rheumatologist. If you have stomach problems, you see a gastroenterologist. And therefore, if you have mental health problems, you see...
Thomas: A therapist.
Logan: And/or a psychiatrist. When something is hurting you, or inhibiting you, you seek someone who can help.
Remus: *huffs*
Patton: I didn't realize... what an impossible standard I've been setting. I can't control every little thing that pops into your head. This may be unnecessary, but... it's okay if you sometimes think some... icky thoughts, Thomas. You have my... permission.
Thomas: *sighs* Actually, that... does kinda help, Patton. And as for YOU-
Logan: Uh, that's- really not necessary, Thomas.
Everyone laughter at this.
Patton: Why don't you just take a breather, kiddo?
Thomas: ...yeah. Yeah. I should. *groans*
Virgil: You know what's funny? You used to really unsettle me. I thought that you were some... terrible illness. Now I can see that you're just... a common cold. A mild inconvenience that's... gone before you know it.
Remus smiled at the slight acceptance that Virgil had showed him onscreen giving him hope that he could get more acceptance from the Virgil in the room.
Remus: *laughs* You tickle me, emo! Well, I enjoyed this! Good seeing you again, Virgil! Ah, it was just like old times!
Roman: *groans* I can see now why everyone was reluctant to tell me what was going on.
Thomas: *gasps* Roman!
Patton: You're alive!
Thomas: I love you!
Everyone laughed.
Virgil: Are you... good?
Roman: Mm, I don't know.
Patton: Aww, are you hurt at all?
Roman: *sighs* My head's fine. More than anything, I feel like I was struck by a... realization. Like Einstein, with the apple.
Logan: You mean Newton?
Roman: Oh, shut up, Nerdy Wolverine. No! Ugh! I mean- *sighs* I'm sorry, Logan. I didn't mean that.
Logan: It's... it's quite alright, Roman. However, the more pertinent question is... is Thomas alright?
Thomas: Uh... Yeah. Yeah, I'm... I'm alright.
Patton: Alright, alright, alright! Am I right?
Thomas: That was not alright.
Everyone chuckled at the interactions.
Virgil: That word's been said so much now that it sounds all... wrong.
Logan: Well, I believe I was summoned to help address this matter, and it seems to be settled now. Your next course of action should be settling into bed for the night to revitalize your immune system, as well as your short-term memory. You wouldn't wanna forget everything you've just learned.
Thomas: Logan... thank you. So much!
Logan: Oh, please, don't mention it. Just another day's work.
Thomas: No, seriously. You're really... Cool...
Logan: *disbelieving noise*
"Aww!" the girls and Talyn all cooed at the face onscreen Logan made causing Logan in the room to blush to lobster red.
Patton: Yeah, I'll, uh, I'll- I'll try not to pester ya too much tonight, kiddo. I can't promise that I'll never have another knee-jerk reaction, but I can try to make peace with whatever thoughts dance through your head. Whether they be sugarplums, or-
Remus: SMELLY BUMS!
Everyone laughed.
Patton: Or that.
Remus: This was fun! A Thomas Sandwich, hold the Roman lettuce. You should really make that the usual, because Roman will make ya sick.
Roman: And yet, as soon as I was removed from the picture, Thomas had a "dookie" problem!
Remus: Thomas already made a 'Dukey' joke, byeee!
*frustrated noise*
Everyone chuckled.
Roman: Don't like him.
Thomas: So... you have a brother...?
Roman: *sighs* Yeah. It's a little like looking into a funhouse mirror, but instead of a giant head, or, like, long legs and a tiny torso, ... it shows you... everything you don't wanna be.
Thomas: That doesn't sound like a very fun house.
Roman: Yeah. But, uh, well, whatever, you know?! He's gone now, and he's never coming back!
Thomas: Oh, n- I don't think that that's-
Roman: Byeee!
Everyone laughed at Roman's denial though Remus could feel the slight hurt that his brother didn't want to be around him.
Thomas: ...Okay. *clears throat* Virgil? You okay, buddy?
Virgil: Huh? ...Oh, uh... yeah. I- I just... I'm a little disappointed in myself. I thought that I would be able to... protect you from them.
Thomas: Uh, the Dark Sides?
Virgil: The others. I- I thought- I thought I knew how to handle them.
Thomas: Oh, well, I- I think we're all trying to figure them out for now. It'll take some time to figure everything out.
Virgil: Yeah, but I should know better.
Virgil realizing what his onscreen self was about to do looked on in disbelief.
Thomas: Isn't that kind of unfair? Why should you be held to a different standard than any other side?
Virgil: Because I was one of them.
"Aww Virgil's face" Talyn cooed.
Virgil looked nervous about the non-reaction he got from Thomas and wondered how the next few episodes would pan out.
Thomas: ...Oh! Right! Um... So... Um, yeah. I'm sorry that you all had to see ANY of that. The Duke stuff, I mean. Or-... Remus. I know that intrusive thoughts - especially intrusive thoughts of the disturbing variety - are a taboo subject that can be...scary to deal with. And, sometimes, scarier to talk about. Even though it's a relatively common phenomenon. It's easy to feel like you've crossed some line, and thought the unthinkable, but please. If there's one thing you take away from this video, let it be this: Those thoughts that you may have thought do not define you. We are thinking machines. Your brain generates ideas so easily, you literally do it in your sleep! So, a thought alone cannot make you a bad person. Especially an unwelcome thought. To echo the words of American journalist Paul Roberts: In the end, the most damaging, forbidden thought - the one we have been trained to block at every turn - may simply be that we are... really okay. Until next time, take it easy, guys, gals and non-binary pals! Peace out!
"I like how you offer reassurance to your viewers who may be facing the same issues" Patton smiled over at Thomas.
"Well, yeah that's the point of doing these videos isn't it?" Thomas answered with a smile.
Logan: Go to bed!
Everyone chuckled.
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"ENDCARD" screeched Remus causing everyone to laugh.
*yawns*
*creepy music swells*
Remus: *chewing sounds*
Thomas: *unimpressed* Hmm.
Remus: *sweeps back shower curtain dramatically* *more chewing sounds*
Thomas: *spits and rinses sink* *horror movie sounds*
Remus: *downs deodorant* All done!
Thomas: *clears throat* Gross! Alright, I'm gonna go make the promo for this video.
*thud*
Remus: Seconds, anyone? *villainous chortle* *chewing sounds* There's a snake in my butt!
Everyone burst into laughter.
"You know he is more zany than scary" Thomas grinned.
Everyone agreed with that causing a big smile on Remus' face.
"Alright let's move on to the next episode." Thomas smiled. Everyone nodded in agreement.