Containment What If?

Holy-hell. Well, I'd like to say I'd be mature and decent, but in all honesty, I'd probably try to befriend him to get more dirt. I'm aware of how :alog: that makes me sound, but if it's any consolation, I'd be doing it because I find him horribly fascinating, not because I want to hurt him. That being said, I doubt Chris would last that long working at Subway. If he didn't get into arguments with my (male!) manager, he'd probably fuck up the orders in some way.
 
He'd drive for a grand number of hours, eventually pull into a Sonic drive through and ask them to call his mother.
 
Tubular Monkey said:
He'd drive for a grand number of hours, eventually pull into a Sonic drive through and ask them to call his mother.
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And then call AA because he locked himself out of his car again.
 
raymond said:
Also, that is a ridiculously large and distracting signature you have there OP.
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Hmm. True. I'll fix that.

I work at a bowling alley. I work as a porter, which involves cleaning tables, getting dead balls out of gutters, maintaining the bathrooms ect.

What would happen if Chris showed up? Well, I would basically ignore him until he needs my help with something. At that point, I'll be as polite as I can with him and see what he needs help with.

He'd probably loiter at the table in front of his lane and set up an attraction sign for all the ladies to see. Heck, he probably won't even bowl because he's do damned lazy and hates lifting things.

His stench and overall creepy disposition would probably bother people on the lanes next to him, and they'll ask me or someone else who happens to be immediately available to deal with him. I'd probably call the manager in and he'll warn Chris that he'll need to stop loitering so other people could use his lane. He'll then go on his usual tirade about trolls, Snider, Megan, ect. Security would be called in, he would resist, and then get himself banned.

Meanwhile, I'll just go back to my usual duties of cleaning and helping customers out.
 
Does anyone work at a gym? You know he'd never show up there.

I don't have a job, but my last job was at an amusement park. I'd ask the games manager to put him in the dunk tank. He needs a bath.
 
If Chris had attended a special school he may have gained more autism awareness, if you pardon the reference.

His disability leaves him capable of some things most people can do and incapable of others, but he seems completely unaware of what is in the two categories.
Mainstreaming was trying to put a square peg in a round hole.


For example, he seems to think he is capable of maintaining a lifelong relationship with a "neurotypical" woman, and raising children with her. I think most would agree he can't.

On the other hand, I get the impression he allows his autism to be an excuse for his laziness. He is capable, mentally and physically, of doing several jobs, but he doesn't. The primary reason is probably laziness, but autism provides a nice excuse.

If he had received more education geared specifically towards people with his capabilities, he might be more aware of these things, and have led a much better life. If not, his parents (more likely his father), may have been better equipped to guide him. If not, he may have been able to get on the radar of social workers who would be able to guide him.

If none of this persuades you, I will go with the argument "How could it have left him worse off?". If we had a time machine, it would be worth a shot.
 
While natural disasters seem unlikely to hit the Appalachian Virginia area, there is still the vague possibility. There was Super Storm Sandy that hit the Mid-Atlanic states, and that one earthquake that recently happened in Virginia. What would happen to 14 BLC if such a natural disaster hit it? How would Charb deal with it? Since that place is a disaster in itself, I personally think a hurricane or earthquake visiting it would be an improvement. :alog:
 
I work in a healthcare setting and I've actually thought about this.

The first thing I'd do is pull the doctors and nurses caring for him aside and show them the CWCki. All of it. I'd stress that his home environment isn't a good one and that his mother can't take care of herself, let alone him. If it was Barb that was in the hospital, I'd do the same thing. Either way, social work would be brought into the situation because either way someone could extend the situation to say that it was abuse/neglect of the elderly or mentally challenged. Of course there's not a huge amount they could do. They wouldn't be able to force them to clean their house or anything, but they would have someone come over to check on them now and again for a little while. A file would go into the system and it'd be there for any future events. If it got bad enough and they truly thought that Chris and/or Barb were incapable of caring for themselves, they might step in pretty hard, but it'd take a lot to get there.

I think that one of the worst things to happen to Chris would be to get put into some of the group homes around here. Tiffanies Manor would likely be where he'd go, if he was in Richmond. It might be a fairly bad place for him since he'd run the risk of getting stuff stolen, but then he'd also have access to VCU and Cary Street. TM sort of just lets their people go where they will during the daytime, so he'd have his freedom. It's just not necessarily the best out there. It's far from the worst in the area, but it's kind of not the first place you'd like to go for assisted living. Odds are he'd live somewhere in Ruckersville, but I still think that he'd do better in someplace a little less rural.
 
Is it really your business to interfere with someone's medical treatment and start putting them on government lists?
 
I see Chris wearing one of these:

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Odds are he'd go with his electronics and whatnot, then sit on the beach. He might walk around and wade a little, but with all of his stuff in his hands because (rightfully so) he wouldn't trust anyone not to take them. He might go back and store his stuff in his car, then go try to swim. He might take advantage of the "no arranged seating" thing and put a towel near a girl he thinks is cute.

He might ask someone to put sunblock on him or ask if they need reapplication. He'd creep people out in general, although I think that one or two girls might be kind enough to put sunblock on him. He'd then try to engage them in conversation, as he'd think that applying sunblock on his back leads directly to them applying china to his duck. Many would outright ignore him or get up and try to leave. Chris might follow them. Ultimately he'd have someone confront him, saying that they don't want him around. It might take a while, as Chris spends most of his time waiting for others to approach him. In the end he'd get into a fight with someone (girl, guy, lifeguard, police, etc) who would tell him to take a hike.

The nearly naked men might put him off, but it would be slightly balanced by all of the girls in their swimsuits. I think he'd maybe make it through an hour a day max, as he'd probably keep repositioning himself to where he'd only see the girls.

Actually... Chris has already done this. It was during the BlueSpike saga, when Chris drove out to another state to find Julie. He ended up talking to some black woman who was at the address, who said she didn't know any Julie. He drove out there and back with little trouble. He didn't bother telling Borb where he was going and they were pretty pissed. They ended up filing a missing person's report and everything.

So odds are that if he did this again, it'd probably end up being something along the same lines. Barb would freak and file a MPR, only for Chris to stroll back into the house a day later.

http://sonichu.com/cwcki/Ohio_trip

(You know, if the other posts aren't blatant enough.)
 
Meeko said:
Actually... Chris has already done this. It was during the BlueSpike saga, when Chris drove out to another state to find Julie. He ended up talking to some black woman who was at the address, who said she didn't know any Julie. He drove out there and back with little trouble. He didn't bother telling Borb where he was going and they were pretty pissed. They ended up filing a missing person's report and everything.

So odds are that if he did this again, it'd probably end up being something along the same lines. Barb would freak and file a MPR, only for Chris to stroll back into the house a day later.

http://sonichu.com/cwcki/Ohio_trip

(You know, if the other posts aren't blatant enough.)
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In that instance Chris had somewhere to go. If he just said "i'm outta here, bitch!" and strolled out the door as an assertion of his independence as implied in the OP, he wouldn't get far. Think of it like when you were a kid and you "ran away" because your parents made you eat brussels sprouts. You packed a candy bar, your favorite toy and your pen knife (for protection) and you were all set to go have awesome adventures. Because travelling through the world outside of your parents house is like this:
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But then you make it to the end of the block and realize that you have no idea where you're going, where you're going to sleep, what you'll eat, (because your candy bar was gone by the end of the driveway), and you already fell and scraped your knee, and it hurts. So you go home because when all is said and done, you're basically completely helpless.
 
I reread that Ohio trip page, and it cracks me up that Chris only got $40 for his birthday.

Also, I'm surprised the news didn't get wind of Borb filing a missing persons report on Chris. Usually when a re-re goes missing, young or old, the local news is all over that.
 
vrooooooom sweeeerve CRASH kerSPLAT "please call 911 some fat autistic man crashed and DIED"
 
Impossible. The real Chris would have just sat on the Pillar of Autumn when it crashed in the first game and refused to move until he was eaten by the Flood.

Although he'd probably be pretty comfortable with that, considering his living arrangements . . .
 
It seems almost inconceivable to me. It is not the sort of thing he would do.

Firstly, it is a lot of time and effort, and he is lazy.

Secondly, it is a big shock out of his routine. Chris, and others with autism don't deal with this well.

I actually think the Julie trip is an example of it not happening. He drove all the way to Cleveland and back in one day and never stopped to see or do anything but eat fast food.

Further evidence is all of the times he insisted people come see him in Ruckersville.

A road trip has no appeal to him without a destination. Maybe if someone in another state gave him a reason to come visit he might. But he would do it in one straight shot, and probably be very miserable and uncomfortable the whole time.
 
Tornado: Trapped under shit and crushed
Hurricane: Trapped under shit and drowned
Earthquake: Trapped under shit which is trapped under more shit and suffocated
Volcano: trapped under shit and burned to death
Zombies: Trapped under shit and eaten
 
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