#scattered thoughts

“it’s because you always push them the moment the needed you the most.”

What could Chapter 6's "dark side" be? I mean... granted if there is one (that isn't just the main story).

Actually, a better question where will the Dark World be situated?

The two popular options seem to be the Holiday's Manor & Hometown Hospital.

However, if anything, i think Noelle's Home would be the most likely candidate of "next dark world outing" and here's my reasoning:

Susie

We've already been informed by Susie that she wants to bring Noelle along into the Dark Worlds (so that she is not in danger and so that Susie can gain access to one of the Shelter Codes.)

HOWEVER... here's the real question, how MUCH will Susie inform of Noelle? + what is the current situation with Rudy Holiday, because we have been through quite a bit & we've learned several things with dark worlds, that being:

Various forms of Magic exist in the dark world (including Healing, but Healing Magic cannot mend fatal injuries from the real world, only cuts & bruises, as seen with Ralsei attempting to heal Flowery)

Objects are given mind & form in the Dark World & become their own people as a result. Also objects kind of function off of Toy Story rules in the sense that they see EVERYTHING (Ramb is the MOST prominent example i can think of, with him seeing Kris open up the Fountain & asking why they did it, that and Tenna with their desire for Attention once more)

MONSTER Dust can transform into Darkners IF the Dark Fountain is opened by someone who had some connection to said person.

Too many Dark Fountains CAN cause the Roaring + Dark Fountains created within a Dark World can seemingly form a Titan (granted there are multiple fountains spawned at once)

Video Games/Electronic Devices seem to be semi/fully affected by Dark Worlds + Some Devices that are active & plugged in can seemingly morph into their own unique Darkners (although oddly enough, it seems that Kris's Desktop never morphed into their own unique "Queen", maybe its due to the age of said hardware or because both the monitor & computer itself are seperate entities, that or its because Kris's Room was closed, thus not allowing for Darkness to infiltrate... which wouldn't make sense as the Odd Controler & Game Console originate from their Room... wait.... I wonder if the S-Room is actually Kris's Room, hence why there isn't much flair to it).

Plants can transform into Darkners, we've seen this happen twice already, the first time being in Chapter 3 with the Cactus & the second time being with the Flowers in Chapter 5.

Doors shift into Grand Doors

So... with most of the noteable features regarding the dark worlds listed (i think... i may have forgotten a couple i wanted to list myself).... how much of it would Susie inform of Noelle?

If Susie told Noelle EVERYTHING (except about the fully detailed explanation towards Healing)... there are two possible outcomes that could occur DEPENDING on Rudy's current condition:

A. (If Rudy has already passed) Noelle, now knowing this information, goes to her house with Rudy's Dust, and sprinkles em onto a keepsake in order to bring them back to life, then the Chapter is likely going to deal with either Rudy as the main antagonist, not because like... they get all twisted or whatever, but because of Noelle's Desire to keep a hold of her Father sorta fueling the Dustner's desire to keep on going, basically making it kind of an unhealthy situation that the Fun Gang have to help her out of or make her realize + the Dustner Rudy realize as well too.

B. (If Rudy has NOT passed yet but is on his death bed) Noelle, knowing the information, kind of does the same thing except Rudy is kept alive, however now, the darkners which have taken form will likely take inspiration/echo off of the ENTIRE Holiday family, not just Noelle. Thus leading to whatever the primary darkner/ruler of the Holiday Dark World to act as a weird fusion of Carol/Noelle/December, where it's trying it's best to maintain Rudy as a whole while also protecting it from everyone else because it deems the Lightners "forbidden" from access,

Whatever it may be, the end result will probably not be good...

Now... back to what i started with, the possible Chapter's "dark side".

Every Dark World (except for like... Chapter 1) had a "darker side" to their world.

Chapter 2 had the whole thing going on with Spamton & the Basement.

Chapter 3 had the S-Rank Room's "Original Game" & ERAM lingering about.

Chapter 4 had the Dark Zones with the Titan Spawn & "Unknowns".

Chapter 5 has FRIEND biting us/Kris + Pink noticing Kris's hand being bitten & warning us that there are cats in search of Protien, which may hint towards the fact that another bout with ERAM may be likely (as ERAM was the one to summon FRIENDs to begin with + lurks within the darkness)

Now what could Chapter 6's be about?

Actually, we could already have an answer, if we take Noelle's Blogs into consideration, then it's likely that the stuff which originates in there may play a part into the darker underbelly of Chapter 6's Dark World, which could also tie into whatever the fuck is up with ERAM & it's FRIENDs.

Actually, this made me realize something else lately, that being with Gaster's "ISSUE" with the Eggs.

What could it potentially mean? Because i' hadn't really mulled it over until recently since the ISSUE thing could be interpreted in a number of ways:

A. Gaster takes personal issue with the Eggs + likely has ties with ERAM & FRIEND (if we are to consider the first Voice in CH1 to be Gaster & the second voice that tells you "your choices dont matter" to be ERAM), which means that The Forgotten Man giving you Eggs is to bait out ERAM and/or to disrupt the Prophecy which Gaster desire

B. The Forgotten Man, ERAM, & FRIEND are actually a malignant ISSUES that are not associated with Gaster (HIM), so him taking ISSUE isn't "I HATE MY CAGE GETTING THERAPY!!!" but is actually "FUCK THE CAGE IS IN GRAVE DANGER!!! SOUL! DO NOT LISTEN TO THAT MAN, HE IS FUCKED IN THE HEAD!!!! DON'T ACCEPT THE EGGS!!! ITS BAIT!!!"

Honestly... a part of me is more inclined to believe it to be A rather than B considering that Gaster literally has the Mark of the Beast associated with him, that & due to how Gaster's Theme included in the Sound Test alongside Happy Town makes me believe that Weird Route is, while not within the parameters of the game itself, isn't discouraged, which makes things come off as incredibly malicious, like sure, you broke out of his game, but what you've done to yourself & Noelle is likely no different than what he did to himself when he fell into his creation.

Honestly... its real weird, a part of me should create a seperate post that just sorta... bullet points possibilities/scenarios based on the text we have from the game.

Anyways, to tl;dr this entire ass post:

Chapter 6 may be Noelle's House, the dark part of said dark world may be the video games there wanting to take revenge on Noelle or ERAM may be acting as a hitman to kill us for finding all the Eggs. Also I am genuinely wondering what ERAM, Gaster, Forgotten Man, & FRIEND's deal are. I don't believe that Forgotten Man is malicious/the "someone who REALLY liked cats" and it's actually ERAM who "REALLY liked cats" because ERAM fits the bill of "something lurking around & observing Kris, especially because like... they supposedly were in Chapter 1+2 & are responsible for taking the Shadow Mantle from Seam + may be the King's Mantle..? To tl;dr a tl;dr: ERAM & Gaster may be in kahoots & The Forgotten Man is the Gaster of this world, whereas Gaster is "ANOTHER HIM"

Rotti's kids are basically just The Vees.

I’ve always seen his father as a neglectful man, kinda like “meh, my son is a screw up, but so what? if he fucks up again i’ll throw a little money onto the problem and everything will be fine.”

But his mom? People either see her being the same as his dad or the complete opposite. I’ve personally headcanoned her as having the same disposition as Charlie: rebellious, wild-spirited, and overwhelmingly confident in herself.

Though, Mrs. Dalton is a complicated character that I’m still trying to understand. I was thinking that her spirit may have been stifled during her marriage to Charlie’s dad? It’s possible that she could’ve started self-medicating to dull the unfulfilled desires she had to throw out the window the moment she said “I do.”

She was forced to domesticate the wildling inside of herself to play the role of an adoring wife.

Even so, Mrs. Dalton holds onto the habit of being blunt, especially when she’s had more than enough to drink. She isn’t afraid to challenge her husband’s authority—not in front of her kids, but rather in private.

Mr. Dalton says that she’s a “loose cannon” or “a bomb that’s bound to go off any second.”

Charlie was always there to stick up for his mom and would come to her defense even when he was just a little kid.

Every time Charlie visits his family, the first thing he does is ask his mother if Mr. Dalton is treating her right. Of course, she’ll just flash one of her hollow smiles that never seem to reach her eyes, reassuring her son that he had “nothing to worry about” but they both knew that was far from the truth.

Mr. Dalton fears that Charlie is gonna end up just like his mother.

And it got me thinking of someone else...

So now I'm just sitting here with the vision of Ash and Leon. Particularly their cute baby faced versions being scared but brave together as they work through their first encounter with demons, plagues, and the undead, while a relationship forms between them.