Call Me Spruce

I would 100% no questions asked become a voluntary controller ASAP as soon as i realized they were invading earth. Not only that, but I'd take it as life insurance. They're going to kill EVERYONE except hosts? YES PLEASE SIGN ME UP

And another thing: That yeerk would have me fixed up so fast. I genuinely think that ANYONE else could manage my life better than I am currently doing.

Also I get to have a little friend in my head? We would become besties or they would get so annoyed at my constant chattering. I bet the cafeteria food is good too!

POLL TIME!!! Would you be a voluntary controller or nah?

Maaaan, you're like so perfectly demonstrating why the Sharing's cult model works so well. And all the other cult models for that matter. You get thrown into a society that demands that you "excel" somehow through money-making, baby-making, meaning-making... and then gives you no tools for doing so. And then treats you like dirt for not hitting those bars, and blames you for it.

But the Sharing says that you don't have to feel like that anymore, because they've found a way out. A yeerk can take everything away from you, and can do something "better" (certainly more violent, anyway) with it than you ever could. And like, obviously the Sharing is a lightly re-skinned Scientology, but this is why the yeerks are going after people who are lonely or homeless or mentally ill — they know that an offer of control will seem like a mixed blessing rather than a curse.

I've never personally felt that temptation — for me, the bad mental health days have me wanting to pull a Chris McCandless (giving away all my possessions and going off to die in the woods) because the brain demons think that's how I can best help the world. But when the meds are calibrated and the sun is shining and the grief of it all is at bay, I have time to understand that that's unhelpful and to arm myself for the next time those fuckers come out of the mental woodwork.

A: pretty

B: pretty difficult

Snakes on a plane more like gals on a train

Snakes on a plane more like gals on a train

Andasprite

Been doodling in sprite form, made an Andalite. Have an Andasprite

Also throwing Osweiler into the mix is mad work b/c they really try to give you glimpses of his humanity with the whole 'who were you thinking about' bit with Till but he remains a huge cunt well into season 2 so...? i dunno.