Adventures in Sburbia

And, here it is...  Con Air Bunny, just the tips of its ears, can be seen peeking out of the box!  John looks so stunned, doesn’t he?  XD  But, the Slimer on his shirt has a huge grin, so I assume that relays the idea that he’s pleasantly shocked.

Here, we see John's coding books: Data Structures (for Assholes), discrete mathematics, ^CAKE (carrotCAKE), ~ATH (tildeATH), DIS* (DISasterisk), and AUTOMATA (which will probably come into play later on). Now, we've seen that John's been messing with both ^CAKE and ~ATH programming, because he's got files on his desktop that indicate this fact. Carrotcake, of course, is part of the Betty Crocker Conspiracy (and probably the coding language for all of the Batter Witch's stuff). And, Tildeath has to do with Sburb/The End of the World, I think! All speculation on my part. XD

I'm noticing all kinds of things this time around. Skaia, for example, is first mentioned here (I think).

Omg, you guys... This is IT. This is the Moment! A Monumentally Momentous Moment!   There’s no turning back, now! O.O;;;;

Clubs Deuce (Sollux's exile)

This is something new I'm introducing, and I’m gonna add to it as I pick up on stuff that seems like foreshadowing.  I might even have to go back and check previous things if I miss stuff.  This isn’t gonna be easy.  XD

I'm going to say yes, tentatively, because I'm not sure what the gigapause is.  :D

This is kind of a poor introduction for Jade, since she doesn’t even get to talk directly to John, but that’s fine. As we’ll come to understand, Jade’s kinda used to talking to John without him responding. Plus, this also demonstrates her very happy-go-peppy personality. She’s almost incurably cheerful, is Jade. I know a lot of people identify with Jade, but I never really connected with her in a close way. Sure, I like Jade well enough, but I recall being quite annoyed with her later on. I only have the foggiest of notions as to why I was irritated with her. I’m sure it’ll clear right up as I continue reading.

Cake in the toilet— Why does your ilk haunt my dreams? Let me sleep in peace! Seriously, I often have horrible nightmares about desperately needing the restroom, but every toilet I find is like The Worst Toilet in Scotland from Trainspotting. (Warning: Be sure you’re okay with disgusting depictions of toilets before you watch the linked video. I mean, it’s fake, of course—it was actually covered in chocolate and other delightful things—but, still!) I hope you enjoyed my original haiku! P.S. That straight razor, all open and dangerous, being in the sylladex makes me quite nervous. 😓（/｡＼)

Okay, so, John’s backyard looks idyllic compared to mine when I was growing up. Are there really kids who get swing sets? I’d have spent way more way time outdoors if I’d had one. And, it should be noted that DAD’s a bit of a reckless guardian if he leaves straight razors just out in the open where curious hands (teenager or not) can easily access them.

v. Attempt to escape from a Strife (or similarly uncomfortable/undesirable situation. (Note: This action can be strengthened by compounding it like so: absconding the fuck out of there/here).

Clearly, by attacking your father with a hammer, natch! Like you do. That said, the DAD's move, the Guardian Rubric: Coddlebrand, looked pretty aggressive, what with the pushing the ARTIFACT OF CONFECTION at you with the 14 candles all lit and flickering malignantly... And, seriously, with a cake that big, it's no longer simply a cake…it's a weapon. ⊙﹏⊙ This is the first time we see John's DAD, and he's not making the best impression. Then again, perhaps it's only from John's perspective that DAD is being so aggressive. Maybe he's just trying to share his love in the form of a gigantic cake?

Even John is mystified by his father’s ceaseless baking. It’s really becoming a problem! #BettyCrockerConspiracy Also, as promised previously, here is the first appearance of the notorious red package that's a birthday gift artifact from Dave Strider!

So! Here we see the first of the packages that come in boxes with colors that correspond to the gifter's chosen font colors in text, all containing birthday artifacts that are all different versions of the same bunny from different points in time. Wow, that sentence is so complex! Time travellllll. @-@ Anyway, since this one is green, it's from Jade! Even though we see this one, first, it's not the first one to be opened. That'd be the red one, which means it's from Dave Strider, and we'll see it when John peeks into the kitchen window in a moment!