Joy's POV:
Hey there. Joy here. I thought it would be nice to have a chapter showing off all the islands that represent the various aspects of Andrew's personality. You may already be familiar with Workout Island and Fanboy Island. Well, here are the other islands.
First off we have Gamer Island, because Andrew loves video games! That is one thing about Andrew that hasn't changed over the last twelve years of his life. That island's been around since the days of elementary school. The core memory that powers this island is him playing the Spyro the Dragon games on his Playstation back in those days. Good times!
Then there's Writer's Island. Andrew's really into writing and reading, which also explains why he's an English major and a fanfic writer. When he starts on a paper for his classes, he really gets into it. You ever watch that show? Sherlock? You know how excited Benedict Cumberbatch gets when he's solving a mystery? That's basically how Andrew feels when he gets into his writing. From an outside point of view, the island looks like a typical library. There's also an empty room down there somewhere with a desk and a typewriter where Andrew's inner writer resides.
Next we have Friendship Island, which is much like Riley's island from the actual movie. The island holds statues for each of Andrew's closest friends. Right now there's monuments to Ethan and Austin, Andrew's two best friends from high school whom he still keeps in touch with. There's statues of his best friends from college; Tom, Steve, Dan, and Mahiro. Andrew has had other friends in the past, but sadly, he lost touch with some of them. When that happens, those statues crumble and the debris falls into the dump, forgotten. Their memories remain though. And besides, we try to look on the bright side and think about what great friends Andrew has now.
What's funny though is that right next to Friendship Island, we also have Loner's Island. As much as Andrew loves his friends, he still likes to be alone every now and then – away from judgmental eyes. The Island is basically a large, empty, flat marble floor. In the center you'll find a single statue of Andrew staring off into the distance. God knows what that lonely statue is thinking about.
There's Alcoholic's Island. Now let me clarify that Andrew is not an alcoholic – he doesn't need alcohol or depend on it. To him it's just a treat, no different from sweets. He just likes the buzz. It makes him feel good, invincible even. The core memory for this one is the night that Andrew chugged eight beers. In the spring of his sophomore year, he asked his friend Mahiro, who was 21 at the time, to buy him a pack of beers at the liquor store down the street from the college. He wanted to experiment and see what it would be like to have many drinks. So he had eight beers in just a half-hour, and he felt really good – all of us did. I always expected we would find Sadness coming here the most. That's what we've learned from TV and movies over the years - when people are upset or depressed, they drink to cope with it. But ironically, I'm the one who who goes down there most often. Fear is a little worried about how often Andrew will drink when he turns 21. I'm not as worried though, and of course there will be no drunk driving.
So next we have, again just like Riley, Honesty Island. If there's one thing Andrew got from his upbringing, it's that lying is bad. Man, if we had a nickel for each time Andrew use to lie to his parents and how much trouble he got in for it, how they always eventually found out… and so nowadays Andrew is just outright a terrible liar.
After that, on a slightly darker note, we have Revenge Island. If you hurt Andrew, he gets determined to hurt you back for it. You could blame Anger for a lot of that. The core memory we have for this one dates back to Andrew's sophomore year again; his roommate, David, had tried to help Andrew with his problems, but in reality, he was making it much harder for Andrew, making him feel terrible. So long story short, Andrew beat David at his own game, and made him cry. It felt so satisfying to Andrew.
On a lighter note, next there's Responsibility Island. This island gives Andrew the mental strength he needs to hold up to his responsibilities and do the things that others have entrusted him to do. It helps him keep up with jobs and school and be there for his family and friends. If Logic could have his own opinion on things, this island would probably be his favorite.
And finally, we have Movie Island, showing off Andrew's passion about movies; not just the stories and characters like Fanboy Island, but also the science behind how they are made and how their scripts are written. We have charts that show that about seventy percent of what Andrew talks about with Ethan and Austin – both of whom are film majors no less – involve film and TV, and Andrew is even considering going to film school after college.
And there you have it; all of the islands that make Andrew who he is.