What keeps him going?

[HandBanana]

That one day GodJesus will ascend from the Heavens bringing him a boy-friend free girl and smiting the evil trolls that have tormented him for eternity.

 

[CatParty]

Chris is an idiot.

 

[Henry Bemis]

The hope that he will be vindicated in the eyes of Authority, be it Virginia's boys in blue or, ultimately, the Big Man Upstairs.

(Never mind that Chris has effectively told God to fuck off on several occasions; He's all-forgiving and all that.)

 

[The Dude]

Chris is an idiot.

CatParty, how I love thee.

 

[Sexual Stallone]

I suppose at the end of the day, his scope is so spectacularly limited that he doesn't really dream great dreams. He's always been happy of the routine of eat, sleep, vidya.

Sometimes, I look at a cat or a dog, and I think to myself, how does this animal endure its lifestyle? How does it feel satisfied living in such a limited fashion, where its greatest triumph is earning a treat from its master for trivial tricks?

The thought is absurd, of course. Cats and dogs can't comprehend higher purposes or desires as we humans can. I only think it when I am idly bored, and of course I laugh about how silly it is to desire for an animal to pursue non-material concerns.

Yet, this is the same way Chris lives.

Thats the most depressing thing Ive ever read in these forums

 

[Holdek]

Dumb animal instinct to survive.

This ^^^

Anyone else would see the on coming darkness of Chris's life post Blorb and either would make some changes or just give into dispair and end it. There is nothing left for Chris but increasing isolation and loneliness as he ages.

But not OPL. He carry on as is, suffering each day while blaming the world for his pain.

It's why I love him.

I wonder how much Chris thinks about being able to be a free bitch once Barb is gone?

 

[Tubular Monkey]

I wonder how much Chris thinks about being able to be a free bitch once Barb is gone?

I'm sure that Chris has already written the narrative in his mind about how Barb will be better off when she's in Heaven with Pop. It's what rationalizes his current mindset of "I don't care if you've raised me for 30 years. Fuck You!"

 

[Anchuent Christory]

I wonder how much Chris thinks about being able to be a free bitch once Barb is gone?

I'm sure that Chris has already written the narrative in his mind about how Barb will be better off when she's in Heaven with Pop. It's what rationalizes his current mindset of "I don't care if you've raised me for 30 years. Fuck You!"

Which begs the question, just say Chris' prophesied sweetheart appears at the door of 14 Branchland Court tomorrow and whisks Chris away to life he genuinely believes he's entitled to.

What would happen to Barb? Would Chris leave her to fend for herself or would he demand his sweetheart take on that responsibility as well?

 

[Holdek]

I wonder how much Chris thinks about being able to be a free bitch once Barb is gone?

I'm sure that Chris has already written the narrative in his mind about how Barb will be better off when she's in Heaven with Pop. It's what rationalizes his current mindset of "I don't care if you've raised me for 30 years. Fuck You!"

Which begs the question, just say Chris' prophesied sweetheart appears at the door of 14 Branchland Court tomorrow and whisks Chris away to life he genuinely believes he's entitled to.

What would happen to Barb? Would Chris leave her to fend for herself or would he demand his sweetheart take on that responsibility as well?

Based on how Chris operates and thinks, I would guess he would try to get this sweetheart to find Cole to return and help take care of their mother so that the sweetheart and Chris can be together.

 

[HandBanana]

Autism and ]P .

 

[Tubular Monkey]

Based on how Chris operates and thinks, I would guess he would try to get this sweetheart to find Cole to return and help take care of their mother so that the sweetheart and Chris can be together.

Chris wouldn't care about Barb

"Your mom is crying. I think she fell down the stairs. Shouldn't we go check on her?"
"Mmm. She'll be... She'll... She's fine."

 

[The Dude]

Dumb animal instinct to survive.

This ^^^

Anyone else would see the on coming darkness of Chris's life post Blorb and either would make some changes or just give into dispair and end it. There is nothing left for Chris but increasing isolation and loneliness as he ages.

But not OPL. He carry on as is, suffering each day while blaming the world for his pain.

It's why I love him.

I wonder how much Chris thinks about being able to be a free bitch once Barb is gone?

I AM MY OWN FREE BITCH...when Mommy falls asleep.

 

[Peepee]

Sure is a lot of a-logging going on here.

He's not "going."

Exactly. He's clearly depressed and dissatisfied with his life, but carries on with the most basic of life functions because that's about all he can do. He hasn't hit the sort of point where he's genuinely suicidal (although he has made allusions to such things in the past [holding his Megatron pistol to his head and pulling the trigger]), but he's not happy and he has more or less given up on trying to improve his situation. I'm sure he holds out hope that things will get better, but he doesn't seem to have any idea how or why that would happen.

Note that none of this is limited to an individual who is autistic or insane or retarded or whatever. This is the sort of thing that pretty much anyone can fall into, if dealt a shit hand in the game of life. It's honestly pretty fucking tragic.

He certainly used to try. His Love Quest, for example, no matter how misguided and absurd, was an example of him being proactive to the best of his ability to usher change into his life. Even if there were shades of laziness (wanting girls to approach him) to his tactics, he was still taking the initiative to get himself dressed and get himself out of the house on a routine basis. He has lost that gumption entirely.

 

[Holdek]

Based on how Chris operates and thinks, I would guess he would try to get this sweetheart to find Cole to return and help take care of their mother so that the sweetheart and Chris can be together.

Chris wouldn't care about Barb

"Your mom is crying. I think she fell down the stairs. Shouldn't we go check on her?"
"Mmm. She'll be... She'll... She's fine."

He squealed like a stuck pig when he saw the JERKCOPS cuffing his mother and was not relieved until he saw her pass by his cell.

Hell, he thought it was a crime against humanity when Snyder DIDN'T OFFER HER A CHAIR at the GamePLace.

He certainly used to try. His Love Quest, for example, no matter how misguided and absurd, was an example of him being proactive to the best of his ability to usher change into his life. Even if there were shades of laziness (wanting girls to approach him) to his tactics, he was still taking the initiative to get himself dressed and get himself out of the house on a routine basis. He has lost that gumption entirely.

I think he would still try this but Barb doesn't let him go out. Which is ironic because the reason he wants to go out is to find a Barb substitute, especially for when she's dead.

 

[Peepee]

I think he would still try this but Barb doesn't let him go out.

That is a good point, because he did just recently tell Cole that he wants to be relieved from his duties at Barb's side so he can go out to find a sweetheart.

Prior to these recent developments where he became completely trapped at home with Barb, though, what had he been doing to find a girlfriend? Fridays After Five is the most recent thing I can think of, and that was three years ago.

Maybe the problem isn't so much that he's lost the will to try. Maybe he just doesn't have any more ideas on how to approach this, and now that he's stuck under Barb's thumb he wouldn't have the chance to enact any schemes he might come up with, anyway.

Whatever the case may be, he's definitely not happy with the state of things.

 

[Holdek]

I think he would still try this but Barb doesn't let him go out.

That is a good point, because he did just recently tell Cole that he wants to be relieved from his duties at Barb's side so he can go out to find a sweetheart.

Prior to these recent developments where he became completely trapped at home with Barb, though, what had he been doing to find a girlfriend? Fridays After Five is the most recent thing I can think of, and that was three years ago.

Maybe the problem isn't so much that he's lost the will to try. Maybe he just doesn't have any more ideas on how to approach this, and now that he's stuck under Barb's thumb he wouldn't have the chance to enact any schemes he might come up with, anyway.

Whatever the case may be, he's definitely not happy with the state of things.

He set up a couple of profiles on dating sites. He asked his Facebook friends and church congregation to find him a sweetheart, and sent unsolicited messages to some women on Facebook.

He was also banned again from the mall, but I don't know if he was on his lovequest while there.

So, he does what he can.

 

[Kosher Dill]

Of course he's been looking for a girlfriend. He specifically listed his hangouts where you can meet him in-person and dutifully waited there day after day for his Future Wife to show up. It's just that the Officers of the Badge keep tossing him out for loitering, making real-life socialization obsolete.

 

[CatParty]

Of course he's been looking for a girlfriend. He specifically listed his hangouts where you can meet him in-person and dutifully waited there day after day for his Future Wife to show up. It's just that the Officers of the Badge keep tossing him out for loitering, making real-life socialization obsolete.

If all other people weren't constantly messing with their phones, they would've been interacting with the loitering tomgirl who is obsessed with his portable vidya.