wash replaces the blue team coffee machine because it’s broken down past the point of repair and church has an absolute meltdown over it and tucker’s like. it’s not a big deal why do you care until delta helpfully supplies “he doesn’t like change because of the autism” and church yells back that he does NOT have autism to which delta responds “the director was diagnosed with autism when he was 5” and church says that that doesn’t mean HE has autism and delta laments everyday that he is somehow this man’s logic
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i think the idea of the ais appearance slowly starting to mimic their freelancers appearances in little ways is so <3333 deltas hair is slicked up at the front like yorks, thetas hair gets slight curls from north and he gets dimples from south, gamma smiles crooked like wyoming, iotas hair is tied up like carolinas, omega gets scars where tex has been 'injured', eta mimics wash as well as carolina but his eyes light up the same way hers do when she smiles, epsilons hair is messy the way washs is rather than the way churchs is. sigma doesnt get any maine traits because he rejects their bond in favour of control. theyre so fundamentally changed by those they care about that becoming one again like sigma intends could never fully work
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Why I love the Epsilon System (RvB)
I think the epsilon system from the series Red vs Blue is one of the greatest representations of Dissociative Identify Disorder in fiction (Spoliers for the show below). While obviously brought into science fiction, this is a fairly accurate representation of DID despite the fact that I'm not sure the creators did much research into the topic. So church or, the alpha, an ai based off the Director's mind, was tortured until he fractured. These fragments were then harvested by the director so he could have more than one AI unit.
So let's get the inaccuracies out of the way. The show seems to believe there is "the original" and that it is the alpha. The alpha is also as far as I know, an already fully developed mind. With actual DID, it only occurs in childhood as a result of trauma not letting the brain fully form into one cohesive self. So the parts of the brain essentially become more distinct. Honestly however I can see it being argued that the alpha is simply supposed to be the host, and that ai minds are different than human minds. Also Washington calls the disorder an outdated term that stopped being used a decade before the episode came out.
Okay that's it. Almost everything else is surprisingly accurate and now I get to gush about it! First of all, the fact that the entire thing happened because of the trauma the alpha endured is so amazingly accurate and ties both into the representation and the plot in an incredibly satisfying way. The ai fragments themselves are also quite accurate to the roles of DID alters, there is:
- A host, or an alter that is mainly out and in charge (Alpha)
- a factive, or an alter based on a real person (Beta)
- a persecutor, or an alter who attempts to harm the system in a misguided attempt at protection (I'd argue sigma, gamma, and omega)
- A little, or an alter that looks and acts like a child (Theta)
- A trauma holder, or an alter that holds some traumatic memories so the rest don't need to (epsilon)
- A protector, or an alter who keeps the system safe from harm (I'd argue delta)
On top of this beta and theta also represent alters of a different gender and age than the host respectively. And even something like alters dating can be seen through alpha and beta.
When talking with a friend about this he pointed out that eta represents fear and iota represents happiness. With that in mind and the fact we rarely see them, I believe they could act as internal caretakers by helping support the system. With eta supporting because they fear something bad might happen, and iota supporting because they want to spread happiness.
I also believe that both gamma and omega could, with more time, become reformed persecutors with them using their strengths to help the system rather than hinder it in their own way of helping. We already see this with epsilon relying on gamma occasionally when performing tasks. Omega has mostly been cartoonishly evil throughout the series and I think epsilon learning to accept and control omegas rage instead of holding it all back until he snaps would benefit the system.
Most of what we see of what the alpha system could've been if no fragments were taken is shown after all fragments but epsilon was destroyed in an emp blast. Epsilon uses his and the other fragments memories to create memory versions of them, acting just like them and letting them live on.
I love this because in most systems, there is a reason alters exist and they have a purpose that helps the system function in daily life. Epsilon while amazing, is much stronger when he has everyone else with him. He understood that this is what the alpha system should've been, and if he wants to do everything he can, having the other fragments with him is the best way to do it.
I have more to say, but I think I pretty much covered it. Epsilon-church and the other fragments are very well written and I can only hope we get a satisfying conclusion to their story in the next season. I'll also probably make a "why theta is the best ever of all time" post at some point too!
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A B.C. church has once again been targeted for what appears to be the display of Pride flags.
Delta police said a man shattered two windows where Pride flags were hanging, on the night of Sept. 22 at Ladner United Church.
A CCTV video has been released by police in hopes of furthering the investigation.
In the video, a man can be seen riding up to the church on a bicycle before the windows were smashed.
Police said the bicycle is unique, with fenders, light-coloured brake lines, front shocks and a dark frame.
It is the sixth incident of similar nature at the church.
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Rorke has jokingly called Logan and Hesh (and any walker child) “the devil’s kids” as a JOKE. His office was soon covered head to toe in wrapping paper. Underneath? Giant satanic symbols, courtesy of Delta- who by the way, heard that and RAN with it because she thought it was funny. It wasn’t to Rorke. Elias had a chuckle before he made the culprits clean it up.
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Pls the three of them would be so mad. Dressed up in the cleaning fits and seething as they undo everything.
Elias would so be trying not to laugh because Rorke (Southern boy, definitely had a staunchly religious grandma he saw on the weekends.) legit went pale and looked like he was having a stroke when he tattled to Elias.
"Satanic symbols" aka "Pentacle+upside down cross" because they know Rorke is too thick in the head to know what those really are.
(Pentacle = Magic symbol with many uses, overall harmless. Upside down cross = Cross of Saint Peter. Both quite literally demonized overtime.)
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