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hellofastudysession · 1 month ago

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the thing about stanley is that he knows he can never be hurt by the narrator in a way that matters and that is exactly why he gets hurt in the end. the thing about stanley that no one gets is that he always has the upper hand over the narrator. there is a reason he stays and its not because hes trapped. until he is. because he wants to be. the thing about stanley is that making him either a completely full-fledged literal office worker or a nothing-at-all blank slate player character ruins the best part about him, which is that, if you reach the end, he chose to be here

#the stanley parable #personal #why am i suddenly thinking about stanley parable in the midst of mizuki chaos. who knows. but im right #yes the stanley parables story is ultimately shaped by player choice and every interpretation is different but #oh my god he could leave the torment any time he WANTS you dont GET IT #just because the narrator says hes powerless doesnt mean hes actually as trapped as he says #he is playing along the whole time. and then it becomes not an act. because he cares #except actually it is still an act bc who would want to stay here and who would willingly do this and #he would. he did.#AND IT HURTS!#tsp #obviously theres that element of 'you are him lol' in there but if you blend it with the actions hes taking its just fascinating shit #>gives him agency and watches the world crumble #AND THE 'YOU ARE HIM' ARGUMENT BECOMES RENDERED NULL WITH THE BUTTON AND RGFGJFSYOODHKDHIHDDKHKDHK #okay bye i hope i never touch tumblr again

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