#narrator sweep

[sapphorror]

The Narrator's perspective only gets more horrifying the longer you think about it. Like, imagine being an Echo of yourself—one of many, all made to serve a very particular purpose and knowingly living on borrowed time, if 'living' is even the right word for your current state of pseudo-existence.

You've inherited the mission of a dead man—it's literally the only thing left that you can do before fading, so you sure as hell better believe in it; the alternative would be unbearable. Only you keep failing. With every loop that you don't remember, your lack of agency in this situation becomes starker—you can influence small things, sure, but it becomes increasingly clear that you have no real power, no matter how personally invested you are in the events unfolding in front of you. You are, after all, only an Echo. You've forfeited the right to meaningfully engage with the world.

Worse—every loop you're made aware of is another time you've failed, with unimaginable consequences, though you had no control over these previous iterations of yourself and can't even learn from their mistakes. Everyone around you is operating on a shared perception of reality that you are not part of, will never be part of. After a few repetitions, you are, ironically, the least informed person in the room. All you have left to go on is an evidently outdated script. At the same time, everyone else is experiencing a contiguous version of you, comprised of parts that are, in some sense, also you, while at the same time existing at a complete remove from your current perception of self. Whatever you don't know you did—that's you now. You are, after all, only an Echo. You've forfeited the right to define your own identity, never mind know what it is.

Even worse—this has trapped you within a stagnant hell of your own creation. Nothing you say or do really matters in terms of your own self (the rest of the world is a separate issue entirely). Anything you've come to believe—say, for totally hypothetical example, that you were wrong actually and your envisioned paradise is really a hell beyond any you had the capacity to envision—has about as much permanence as a drawing in the sand. 'You' will continue, exactly as you were, no matter how much you might like to change your behavior. Every possible future has already been set in stone. You are, after all, only an Echo. You've forfeited the right to say anything you haven't already said.

For some reason, no part of any of this has made you feel more comfortable and at peace with the general concept of finality.

The really, truly absolute worst part, though?

There is no one for you to blame but yourself. And that's exactly what turns your story into such a tragedy.

[indigo-art]

A continuation from this reblog chain. Welcome to the world's most helpful oil spill. Featuring @blackkatdraws @wilted-woods @silvermoon279-madam @minamariq @bullpup-blog and a very tiny @marsalta this is a collab post, @blackkatdraws is next and then @deviousnarrator

[the-friendliest-freak]

Tags from @vellichorom - I meant to imply that he was dead, actually, but I do hate to disappoint, so here:

(Had to edit it into a panel-style comic, bc of the tumblr image limit)

(Also thank you for the nice words)

*Boss music starts playing*

Narrator designs by: @tsp-narrator-ask , @itsdefinitely , @steampoweredwerehog , and @cym-k

[supergnome-a]

Scrunkly scrimblo

Literally all i drew was @voidofstarryink's narry because i love them

The first two i drew yesterday

Hehe

Love him

<3

[absoluteocellibehavior]

Dude I'm so glad I desided to look at you page after you promised that wonderful bribe that was cross-over fanfiction. Cause your pinned is 100% very cool and swag and right. The narrator is 100% a web and eye avatar n id argue the parable itself is a domain of the spiral. You know, loopin madness n all that.

Ah!! Thank you! I’m so glad you did and enjoy my funky system! Trying to “pspspsps” votes for Narry anyway I can!

Absolutely! I’ve seen The Parable used as a Spiral domain a few times so I absolutely agree! I’m mostly focusing on the people in this AU rather than the places so, Spiral Narrator it is!

I do hope that The Narrator wins so I can talk about The End/The Lonely Stanley as well! Hehe <3!

VOTE FOR NARRY!! HE MUST WIN!

[finnleyandsillys]

NARRATOR SWEEP COME ONNNN!!

Propaganda

GLaDOS

A Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System that needs no introduction. She doesn't have anything against you, why would you think that? Just because you chopped her up into little pieces and put those pieces in a fire? She doesn't care about any of that, she's just here for the teEEESTing.

The Narrator

Stanley looked at the screen. There was a poll, asking which of two disembodied voices was the best. They were both quite impressive, and Stanley sat in contemplation for some time, evaluating every aspect of the two choices. But in the end, there was one clearly superior option. Stanley clicked the button for "The Narrator, from The Stanley Parable"

link to ask

YOU GOT THIS NARRY (tsp) I BELIVE IN YOU

link to post

COME ON NARRATOR DONT LET ME DOWN!!!

[xxautumnivyxx]

Huge congrats to Larian Studios for the wins!

Progress soon on Karlachs OG outfit as well as some bonus costumes in progress. Also adding the blue lighting to my original LED set up. Stay tuned.

[blackkatdraws]

@cym-k I've been loving your Narrator since I got back from the fandom omg CYM-K SWEEP!! (≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)⁠つ💗

[indigo-art]

Thank you again to everyone who included my narrator (Arthur) in their drawings in the last reblog chain. It makes my day every time I see someone draw him. You're all amazing artists and I'm happy that you took the time to include him, from the most detailed piece to the quickest doodle. 💜

@bucketttt4 @jaydentv @ufevalyne @ling-doodles-draws @animsay28 @vellichorom @supergnome-a @chainlink34 @cloverlux @minamariq @wilted-woods and of course @blackkatdraws

[tsp-narrator-ask]

“@braisedhoney has won this round! “

“Sadly… the “shrimp sweep” wasn’t really a sweep, so I, @tsp-narrator-ask have been disqualified…”

@blackkatdraws

VS

@anotheroneofthegaysharks

Vote here

“Shrimply put, I think we know who the winner will be… but regardless may the best narrator win!”

Sincerely the narrator

[vellichorom]

throwing my narrator into an enclosure of them & watching them mingle before eating each other

FEATURING MY PALS’ NARRATORS ( & a couple stanleys ); @cym-k, @chaos-canvas, @universepancake52, @crtvirus, @tomi-chuu, @satisfiedskye & Dam! who does not have a tumblr afaik

[finelythreadedsky]

kinslaying stats for extant greek tragedy:

instances of infanticide/filicide: 6 (9 deaths total)

instances of fratricide: 2 (4 deaths total)

instances of patricide: 2

instances of matricide: 3

instances of mariticide: 2

instances of uxoricide: 2

[faecaribou]

because i love to stir up shit

[sillyvampirestan]

A REMINDER

NARRATOR IS THE LITERAL EMBODIMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF DIVORCE

Round 1B:

[absoluteocellibehavior]

As I painstakingly wait for The Web poll from @bracketsoffear to close, I simply extend a last bit of propaganda for The Narrator. A bit of art I did for my Welcome to the Stanley Archive AU which includes a Web Narry!

Come on fam!! Narry is still in it! We can win this!

[metanarrates]

i like that im evidently the aromanticism/low empathy mutual to many despite the fact that I think I talk about my fiancees more often than I talk about being arospec or having empathy issues. my unconventional views on love have charmed and impressed many...