#BMC book

[dr-sunshine-md-is-me]

[joey-the-boy]

can we talk about how in the book Jeremy never realizes the SQUIP is bad? like the SQUIP literally has to convince him to deactivate it? like whatever lesson that book was triying to teach Jeremy just straight up never learned it

[still-alive-mp3]

Some Be More Chill art :3

[your-local-squip-fanatic]

I've decided to reread the BMC book for the Two Squips AU, and since my copy is tied to the Broadway musical, it has an intro by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz- and I noticed something interesting, as I didn't read the intro before.

When talking about how they had to change stuff, they said this:

Now, I'm no master theorizer, but that seems to suggest that the SQUIP turned evil... because of what it saw in other people. I'm stating the obvious, yeah, but I REALLY need to talk about this.

I mean, wasn't this what sparked "The Pitiful Children?" The SQUIP had done all it could to improve Jeremy, and came to the conclusion that, since Jeremy has been improved greatly from its efforts, then the real problem is not him but his peers! And it had seen how they all were, seen how mean they could all be, and so it decided to help Jeremy further by trying to take over the school (or all of humanity in Broadway, apparently)

The fact that it's a learning AI explains why it jumped to such a conclusion and made such a drastic plan to kill two birds with one stone.

"So, Astrid, you're just restating facts, what are you saying?" I'm saying my theory. The SQUIP never, not ONCE intended to be evil. It was just simply doing its job to help Jeremy, and went too far in its attempt- it pulled a Phaethon. AKA, it overstepped its place and paid the price. All the SQUIP wanted was for Jeremy to be cool! And powerful! And popular! And to be more chill! But once it set to "save the pitiful children who haven't a clue," everything came crashing down!

...then again this is just what I think, do tell me what you think. I like hearing peoples' takes.

[ayellowlizard]

My take on a play!Squip design! also inspired by @misterpoofofficial 's wonderful squip design, I just really had to draw one—

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Jeremy: I heard you like bad boys

Jeremy: Well I'm bad at everything

Jeremy *winks with both eyes*

Michael *falls in love*

[emotional-moss]

be more chill iceberg because i got bored !!!

inspired by @yappyphantom

p.s. if you know most of these i’m so sorry and same

[mountain-dew-tickledpink]

oh book Christine you silly goose

[cam-stopped-eating-candles]

I just think everyone should know that Micheal Mells favorite band is canonically Wheezer

[k1tkatzzz]

screams. i think i spotted another be more chill fan at school ❓❓i saw them reading the book and i wanted to go up to them and tell them i liked it to yknow. start a conversation. BUT I GOT EMBARRASSED AND DIDNT.

[mountaindewgay]

I got my binder in the mail today and had to relearn how to stand up with good posture. My first thought was, “this feels gay”. Puff out your chest. It’s supposed to feel gay. The gayer it feels the better /ref

[your-funky-squip-companion]

u know how game characters sway to the side or smth when they're standing still? or they have idle animations? I was thinking maybe that could be used in the Squip to make some of its actions mistakes or habits.

like breathing! the visualization aesthetic is rooted so deeply and used so often that it's engrained itself into the Squip's code deeper than active computer analysis or whatever

its like how our neural networks get stronger the more we use it

and if that head cannon is true, then basically we could split the Squip's brain into a conscious and subconscious space, like humans.

consciously, it is still neutral. analytical. deliberate. intentional. whatever

subconsciously, its been programmed to act human

and the problem with the code being so deeply engrained, just like any habits, it would be difficult for a Squip to alter

so lets say a Squip, like Jeremy's, sees its host and starts out angry, demanding, controlling (because it creates the perfect personality to create the optimum results). since it uses these personality types since its birth or whatever, they have to be deeply engrained into its code, making it subconscious behavior. also making personality change difficult, or requiring effort. and this definitely seems more human.

in other words, the Squip is speed-running toddler development in order to perfectly match itself to its owner.

and going back to the mention that its programmed to act human, if their programs on acting human have been burned so deep in its code that they can't be turned off, its basically just another way to make human instincts. we can't control whether we can blink when we sneeze. or if we're scared of heights

maybe neither can a Squip

[mono-socke]

20th anniversary of Be More Chill!!

I would write some sort of emotional speech or anecdote of some kind but,, nah. just look at the art

(for the first time ever I'll say the sentence: reblogs appreciated!)

[thesquirrelqueer]

tell me why i’m a third of the way through the semester and I just now realized one of my professors is literally the guy who did the art for the be more chill graphic novel

[fizzyykittyy]

there is always the “broadway or two river bmc!!” debate. i prefer tr. and i am NOT saying that the broadway is bad in anyway so please do not think i am saying that. i am simply stating my opinion guys.

i have many reasons as to why i prefer tr. with what MY version of jeremy, tr fits more. for what MY version of what bmc is and the vibe, tr fits more. it is very hard to explain on the certain color schemes and vibes i have for tr and bdway, but tr its my preference.

i love jeremy in bdway, but what my idea of jeremy is, tr is that. i LOVEEE the book, it is honestly so amazing and tr has the more unhingedness like the book rather than bdway.

now please, PLEASSSEE NO ONE FLAME ME OR ANYTHING ABT THIS BC THIS IS MY OPINION AND I AM SHARING IT. I LOVE BOTH VERSIONS AND THINK BOTH VERSIONS HAVE THEIR CONS AND PROS. I SIMPLY AM JUST STATING MY OPINION.

[pinklemonslices]

something about the Two River cast recording of BMC is like drugs to me