Oh my god! Oh the old start up sound for the computer,
Oh god! The nostalgia!
I'm suddenly having flashbacks about me in my bedroom.
Oh god, haha. Anyway!
*Wapoosh* Top of the mornin' to ya laddies, my name is
Jacksepticeye and welcome to Emily Is Away!
I've seen some people in the comments suggest this to me
um, over the last couple of weeks or over the last... well,
the last couple of days I should say.
I don't know! My time is all out of whack.
But, I-it came up on Steam, when I, when I logged on today.
And it looks really interesting, it's about, it's a game where
you play on, like, an old instant messenger, like AOL
instant messenger, back in the day.
Do you remember that? Any of you that are old enough to remember that.
Now days everyone has smart phones and all these apps
and, like, every single social media app almost have an instant messaging service.
Back then there was no such thing as a Facebook or anything like that,
and like, myspace wasn't even around I dont think, back then.
Oh god, you just had this little crappy instant messenger that you
sent stuff on and it took forever.
And it was really crummy and there were no emoticons
really or anything. Ah, those were the days, man!
So this is a game based around that, I don't really know much else beyond that,
so it looks kinda cool and a lot of people are saying really good things about it
and it has really good reviews on steam.
So, let's get in. And it's free to play, so why not.
2002, Senior year, highschool.
Oh, oh! I get to pick a screenname. Uh,
Boopy
Doopy
I'm BoopyDoopy and my first name is Jack.
Ah, it even has the old keyboard sounds. Well,
I say that, but keyboards now days have the same sounds
but, just my old keyboard sounded like that.
Uhm, that is not the right time in the bottom corner.
Uhm, oh god.
Ahhh man!
It's all like, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink 182, Eminem
Avril Lavigne, Harry Potter.
Senior, senior, 28 Days Later, Lord of the Rings,
I don't know what this one is.
Oh man! I almost knew them all! I'm going to go with Lord of the Rings.
Because I'm cool like that.
Ha, neeeeerrrrrrrrddddd!
Okay,  Emerly35 has signed in.
Hello, howdy.. what?
Hello.
Do I- do I type?
Oh!
Ah, oh, I type and it types out the thing. I didn't write that!
I was trying to type hello.
Emily! Hello! Hi.
I like your new buddy icon, I love those movies.
Yes! She loves the Lord of the Rings!
Oh, my fingers bleeding. What the hell?
Why do I randomly burst into blood sometimes?
It's because I-I can't contain it. There's too much energy inside me.
Uhm, what's up? The ceiling.
That's what I'd say. I have said that.
Ah, the ceiling. What are you up to?
It makes me feel like a badass because it's like I'm hacking
or it's like I know what I'm typing without looking at the keyboard.
I kinda can do that, but, not really...
There we go. The ceiling! What are you up to?
What are ya wearing?
Lol, nothing really, just listening to music.
Do you like Coldplay?
In real life I don't. In real life I don't like Coldplay at all.
There music sounds very whiny to me.
It's fine if you like it, I just don't think...
Ha, they're shit.
Uhm,
I don't know.
I don't really know, I've never really listened to them.
There we go.
Can you teach me? Emily will remember that,
is this Telltale games or something?
You should definitely listen to them, I really like them,
their lyrics are in my info.
Are you going to Travis's party tonight?
In your info?
Can I click on stuff?
Oh no, that just changes the colors. Can I...?
Ohhhh! Okay!
Buddy info, Emerly35 online. Personal profile.
We live in a beautiful world, yeah we do, yeah we do. Coldplay.
Why fear death? Just because you know the song will end
is that any reason not to listen?
That's a really good quote.
I like that. Well, except for the stupid fucking kisses at the end.
Anyway! Are you going to Travis's party tonight?
Uhm, depends on if you're going.
Haha! I'm so smooth.
So smooth!
Lol, well, I am! So you should go.
I heard a door open.
It's crazy that we're already having end of school parties.
I know right.
Time flies when you're studying.
Travis is still a shithead, haha.
Time flew by this year, I'm going to be nice. I'm going to be a nice guy.
Yeah, time flew by this year
college is so close.
It makes me wonder about the future and nature,
I'm deep like that.
What, what do you say Emerly?
I know it, I'm excited.
I am so over this school.
Like you know Brad from our math class?
He won't stop messaging me right now.
What's he saying? He's a dick too.
Oh, I really wanna be an asshole!
Well, she might laugh at that but...
Uhm, what's he saying?
What's he saying?
What-what is fricken Brad up to?
All you Brads out there, messaging Emerlys.
That he wants to talk or something?
I'm not really paying attention.
Oh man, just one more month to graduation.
We're so old!
Hey, Emerly!
You're not old, okay!
Fucking- I'm 25 and everyone keeps telling me I'm old.
I'm not old!
Mid-20's is not old!
50 is old!
Sorry, any 50-year-old people out there watching.
Uhm,
I still wish it was sooner.
Uhm, it's kind of weird. I'm so excited for college!
Haha, yeah, I'm so excited for college!
Did you pick a school yet?
Because I want to go to the school you're going to.
Oh, she has a Coldplay icon.
Are you going to Vaser? To Yale?
Eh,
I didn't get accepted into my reach school,
so I'm just going to one of the others.
But that's okay! Anythings better than highschool
Where do you wanna go?
Ohhhh.
Oh, an engineering school,
an art school or a business school.
In real life,
I guess I went to an art, no I went a..
I went to a business
school, a business kind of, like, an institute of technology
as it's called.
But it was kind of an artsy thing at the same time.
The first time, when I went to music and then when I went to hotel management.
I don't know what you'd, that was business I guess.
Uhm, a business school.
A business school, I want to
It said "I want to like" something, and I just,
like you just type out anything on the keyboard and it writes out all this
on its own.
I want to start a company but I don't really know where I want to start.
Uh, tongue face, mmm!
I-I write that face way too much,
I write the tongue face, the colon-capital-D face,
the big smiley one.
And I say "lol" too much and write "haha" too much.
So every time you see me in the comments answering stuff
I always write stuff like that.
You chose to attend a business school.
Is this really going to affect how I get on with her?
That's crazy! If anyone could do it, you could.
I'm sure you'll be really successful.
Yes!
Why are you deleting a lot of stuff?
Tell me your real thoughts!
Even though we're going to different schools,
do you promise you'll be there for me?
Emily, baby, look me deep in the eyes,
I will be here for you, forever.
Don't you even worry about it.
Don't even worry your pretty little head about it.
Don't sweat, bro!
Absolutely!
Oh shit, I should have said I'll try my best.
Nothing could ever keep me from talking to you,
you're my best, you're one of my best friends.
Aw, it kind of deletes the stuff and then goes along on its own.
Emily will remember that.
And you're one of mine too!
You-you always will be, Jack.
Oh, it's weird to see it as "Jack".
Oh wow, it's getting late, I hope Julie gets here soon
so we can head to the party.
Yeah, we should get out to hit that huge rager bruh.
Travis's party? It's going to be fucking off the chain, bruh.
Julie who?
Are you leaving soon?
Are you leaving soon? Because I kind of thought that maybe we could go together.
Yeah, as soon as Julie gets here.
Then we are both heading to Travis's party.
If you're coming soon, you should probably leave soon.
Will I see you there?
Definitely.
Yeah, def bebs.
Totes bubs.
Awesome! I'm going to get ready and wait for Julie.
Awesome!
Hopefully Brad stops messaging me once I put up an away message.
See you soon!
See ya.
I'm so in there! I'm so cool!
Emily is away.
Yeah!
Ohhh, that's why it's called "Emily is Away".
Oh, it just clicked with me.
It just clicked with me like a mouse.
Uhm,  chapter 2, 2003.
Oh!
So we don't get to do.. Oh, it's not like a day-by-day thing.
Oh, okay.
Uhm, chapter 2, 2003, Freshman year of College.
Ohhhhh, and my tastes have changed.
What am I into now?
I was into Lord of the Rings back then,
but I was so naive and nerdy and goofy.
Now I'm into Linkin Park?
2003? That would have been a Linkin Park kinda time.
I remember listening to Linkin Park when I was around that age.
Uhm,
Yeah.
So can I talk - oh.
Can I?
Can I talk to any of these?
That's interesting. Okay.
Um, Jack, hey! I like your new icon. Linkin Park's awesome!
Thank you.
Wha- Is that Snow Patrol?
I think it- It looks a Snow Patrol thing. I have no idea...
What's up? How's it shaking bacon?
Hey, how's it shaking?
What's cooking good looking?
How're you doing?
Yeah, haha it's shaking I guess.
Haha, she talking about her booty.
I'm just doing some homework and listening to music, you?
Just chilling.
Playing some video games.
Recording one right now, you're in it.
You wanna be a part of my video, Emily?
Now it's 6:09pm, the time is still not right.
Homework, too.
Just some homework too. What music are you listening to?
Is it cool?
Snow patrol. Fucking knew it!
Snow Patrol, they just came out with their new album final straw.
Have you heard of it?
Yes!
Oh, it's great! It's the best album I've ever heard!
That's a great album, if I had to pick an album
it would be that album. That's a great album.
You always know the best music.
What's your favorite song off it?
Shite, shite.
Uh, I need, uh...
Oh, I-I have to go out and get some milk...
All of a sudden.
Can you hold on?
I'll be away for two seconds, Emily.
Hold on there now.
Uhm, snow patrol..
What was the name of it? Final straw.
Final Straw. Okay, here we go. Uhm, album.
I-I need to see all the, all the songs off it.
Ahh...
Run is on it.
Uhm, The Anthem is not on it.
I don't think.
And Clocks is not on it, okay.
Uhm, Run. Run.. Oh..That's...
Run's my favorite song on the album.
Nailed it. I am so in.
I really like run too. My favorite is definitely Spitting Games though.
I love spitting games! But not the song
just actual spitting games.
So how are you liking business school?
It's hard.
It's super hard. I always have a lot of work.
But at least I am learning a lot.
I can - I also learned how to type without even looking at my screen.
That's how good business college is. It's amazing.
Well that's good at least, my classes have all just been boring freshman stuff.
Got any plans tonight?
House party. Huge rager.
Hanging out with friends.
*Singing* Hanging out...down the street.
Yeah, I have to go in a few.
I'm hanging out with some people at my friend Mike's dorm.
Can I invite her? That's why I picked it.
You chose to hang out with friends.
No!
Oh cool, what are you all going to do?
Ahhh, nutballs.
We're having a few drinks.
Just having a few drinks, listening to music
and hanging out.
Do you have plans tonight?
Please say no. Please say I can bring her with me. Come on, man!
Nope. Brad has band practice so I'm just hanging out in my dorm.
She got together with Brad because I didn't say to ignore him?
Fuck!
Sounds like a tool.
Wow, band practice? Sounds like a tool
Tool are a great band.
They better be bringing out their new album soon.
Fucking waiting all millennium.
Haha, yeah, he is a little weird, but he is a great boyfriend.
You remember him from highschool right? We've been dating a couple months now.
Yeah...couple of months. Oh it's so serious.
Uhm, actually. I shouldn't say that because it can be very serious after a few months.
Uhm, yeah, whatever.
How did you two get together anyways?
Ohhh how did you two get togther?
What the hell is happening?
It's freaking out, man!
Was it at the party?
Don't say it was at the party. Well...
Remember that grad party we went to last year?
Yeah, not that.
While I was away Brad sent me a ton of messages about he felt.
At first I thought it was really weird,
but after a while I realized it was kind of brave.
We started talking again over the summer
and realized we were going to the same school.
Once we got here we just kind of hit it off.
Brad! You smooth-talking, jive motherfucker!
That was my girl!
God dammit!
You snooze you lose, you lose the girl, man.
Crap.
Do you love him?
Is he your best friend or do you love him?
I don't want to say "what's he like?"
I know what he's like already, he's a tool,
and he is going to band practice.
Even though I used to go to band practice,
Well band practice used to be at my house because I was the drummer
and I couldn't bring my drums anywhere.
Uhm, what's he like... do you love him...
Is he your best friend? Because I am hoping she will say
"no, of course not, you're my best friend."
So... is he your best friend now?
Have I been outed?
Come on, Emily.
Yeah, definitely. He knows me better than anyone.
Emily!
I mean, sometimes he can be a jerk,
but when it's good it's really good.
Come on! I thought I was your best friend!
I'm so.. I'm getting friend-zoned so hard by a ditch little girl in a video game.
I'm smooth, I swear.
Is he ever mean to you?
Is Brad ever mean to you?
You can tell me. I will defend your honor.
I will so white knight that shit.
He can get pretty nasty when we argue, but that's it.
No!
We're both very stubborn people so we can go back and forth a lot.
But like I said, when things are good they're really good.
Sure.
But that could be like...
I don't know.
It-it could just be a temporary thing.
If things can get like really fricken nasty when you argue,
that's not good!
People say couples fight a lot, and couple do
fight a lot, it-it's like,
well, fight or argue, or just have disagreements.
And that's normal, and every couple has that, because
when you're around anyone for a considerable amount of time
or if you live with anybody, even your best friends
you can get on each others nerves from time to time.
So, you, it-it's good that you communicate through these things.
But if things get nasty...
and like bad shit comes out,
that's not good, that's not allowed. You deserve better.
Yo-you deserve better, Emily. You deserve better than that.
You deserve a guy who likes Linkin Park!
At 6:14pm!
I think you're blowing it out of proportion.
He's not abusive or anything.
I just really care about you.
Or I wouldn't treat you like that.
No, I just really care about you, because if I
if I say "I wouldn't treat you like that."
That- that's not cool. He- he's with Emily.
And it's not cool to say "Leave him, be with me, I'd treat you better."
That- that's a douche-baggy thing to do.
Just say - to say I really care about you
can be taken one way or another. It can be a friend thing or not.
Okay, just know that I really care about you.
Just know that there are people who really care about you... No!
BoopyDoopy! Say your feelings!
Fuck.
What are you writing, Emily?
Listen, I think we're fine, I don't want to talk about this anymore.
I'm sorry, I just want you to be happy.
This is getting serious.
But I am happy, I promise.
Anybody hear the.. oh, wait!
Oh, those like "do-do" are people leaving here...
Oh, could I chat to Brad?
Mistakes and regrets, guitarist.
Come see us perform, the Coffee Hut, Tuesday at 8.
Awwww!
He put a nice thing about Emily, that they''re together!
Awww, he's not all bad.
Okay, so I can't talk to anybody else.
Uhm, but I am happy, I promise.
Oh wow, it's getting late. You need to go see your friends, don't you?
I can stay, I mean...
I can stay.
I can stay with you, Emily. We can talk all night.
Haha, that's very nice of you, but I don't want you to miss anything.
I'll talk to you later.
God dammit!
Laters.
Emily... Is away.
Or "Emerly".
Chapter three. I think there's, uuhm...
I think there's five chapters, so..
Will we just do all five in the one video?
Why the fuck not! We're all young! We're all hip!
We can all do this. Sophomore year of college.
Yeah, see, over here we don't have, like, freshman, sophomore
any of that stuff.
So, I don't really know what to do...
Oh, there's new ones.
There's little animals.
There's The Incredibles, there's Eternal Sunshine,
Mean Girls, Saw.. so these are all movies.
Then we have Usher...
One... what? I don't know that one.
Sorry.. oh! Is that Dre? Like, Doctor Dre?
Uh, Black Eyed Peas and Greenday.
I was kinda ah- into Green Day, so...
Why not?
Uhm, ExcitedMike is there.
Ohh, you have Muse.
Hey Jack.
What up, Emily?
Yo, what up? Oh, can I go back and change it?
No, no, no, no, no, fuck.
Yo, what up?
Oh man, I turned into a douchebag.
Haha, not much.
How's life? I feel like we haven't talked in a while.
It's good.
It's good, how's yours?
I only type, like, one sentence at a time, she's always like
sentence then another sentence.
Or..or not.
Eh, it's fine. got any plans this weekend?
Oh, no. See what do I choose that lets her come to my house?
Going to a show. No.
Warehouse party, I could invite her along. But maybe
it wont give me that option.
So I'm just going to say hanging out.
Just hanging out with friends, with my friend Emma.
No! I didn't know that!
I- change Emma to Emily.
That sounds like fun!
Who's Emma?
A friend.
Oh, she's one of my friends.
Don't worr, Emily. My soul is still with you.
I love you!
Oh cool. I don't think I've heard you talk about her before. She's jealous.
How did you two meet?
Just in class.
Just in one of my classes. I couldn't even spell classes.
She's a business student just like me.
Well, duh, if she's in one of your classes.
Come on, Jack!
Come on, BoopyDoopy!
So, is she your best friend?
Uhm...
No...no. I'm going to totally white knight this shit.
Uh, I don't know. Not really.
Not really. We're close, but I wouldn't call her that.
We hang out, and she's fun and all, but she's not my bestfriend.
Well Jack, sounds like things are going really well.
That's just so great.
I feel like there's something wrong with her.
What are you up to tonight?
Do you wanna hangout?
Even though we are in different colleges.
Tonight? Me and Brad are supposed to go to a party, but that's not happening.
Ohh, so she's still with Brad. Oh! We broke up last week.
I didn't see that until I picked the thing!
But I said, oh Emily, I am so sorry, how are you?
I'm okay, it's just been really weird since.
Me and him had the same group of friends so things are messy.
I just feel really alone, you know?
I'm here for you.
Well, you know I'm here for you.
I'll always be here for you, Emerly35!
This is like you've got mail.
I know and thank you for that. I just feel really abandoned.
So, how are classes? Haha.
Why did you break up?
If you want to talk about it that is. I guess we just kind of grew apart.
Sometimes that happens. I feel like Brad changed a lot over the summer.
And things were just different when we got back.
Oh man, I'm starting to cry.
Awww, Emily, no! Everybody group hug for Emily!
If there are any Emilys out there watching who dated a Brad,
this is going to hit so close to home with you.
Especially if, could you imagine if there was an Emily out there
who went out with a Brad and broke up in college,
and liked Muse and Snow Patrol and Coldplay.
Oh god.
If there are any of you out there, please, let me know,
I feel for ya.
Please don't cry.
Aw, Em, please don't cry. It's his loss.
You're an amazing person. Yeah!
You deserve better. Like me.
Thanks. I'm sorry for being such a mess.
Oh, oh, oh, oh...
Oh what to choose... You're not a mess.
I'll always be here for you, I care about you.
Ah, I'll always be here for you.
It's okay, Em. I'll always be here for you.
Jack's here.
Thank you, it's nice being about to talk about this.
Yeah, you need to open up. Especially if all your friends are gone
Haven't really had the chance to vent yet.
I know you'd do the same.
Well, of course.
Well of course, Em. Open up to me!
Say your feelings, don't hold it in!
I want to ask you something, but I'm afraid you'll hate me after.
I'm an open book! Promise me you won't hate me?
I could never hate you. I'm not going to say I promise,
I very rarely make promises about things.
Because it's very hard to keep a promise unless you
are DEAD certain you are able to keep it.
And I'm not sure.
I mean, I probably wouldn't hate her. But I don't want to say "I promise"
and then have things get weird.
Are you going to tell me you like me?
At Travis's party senior year,
remember how we got bored and went for that walk?
We stopped at the playground for a bit.
And we just layed there...and looked at the stars.
Well...why didn't you kiss me?
Yay!
Ohhhh!
Aw, I didn't want to screw things up.
Does he mean, like, he didn't want to rush it? Or screw up the friendship?
"I didn't know you felt that way" might be a good answer.
Ah, is this going to have different endings and I'm going to mess this up?
I didn't know you felt that way.
Oh we could have kissed!
I've just always wondered how things would be if you did.
I don't know it's kind of stupid.
I wish I had kissed you.
Hoho, yes!
Go, go. Go Jackaboy, go! I keep forgetting it's me.
Hey, I have an idea!
Maybe I could come visit this weekend?
I could really use some time away from this school.
And we always said we would visit each other.
What do you think?
As long as it's just as friends? No!
Please come visit, I would love to see you.
Yay!
Great! Aw man, now I'm really excited.
Oh, what about your plans with Emma?
Isn't-  didn't she say she broke up a week ago?
Is that what she said?
Uhm...it's fine, got any plans for the weekend...
Sounds like fun, who's Emma?
Blah, blah, blah, blah...
We broke up last week. Yeah.
It's like you broke up with him last week,
and while me and you always kind of had a thing going on...
It's still not enough time, it's kinda like a rebound thing.
What about your plans with Emma?
I'll talk to her about it.
Because I'm not- I'm not an asshole..
Okay, I just don't want to mess things up.
What do you want to do this weekend?
Hang out in my dorm. Just hang out.
Sounds good to me. Should I bring me alcohol?
Should I bring the alcohol that I own?
Should I bring all of my alcohol?
*laughs*
Uhm, we don't need any...
Yeah, because... *audible sigh*
Yeah, we don't any. No we don't nee- we don't need dandy.
Okay, I am so excited to finally come and visit.
I like how, like, the "finally" is capitalized as well.
'Cause it's like people are actually writing this.
Like the "I"s are uncapitalized. Like, you're just typing fast anyway.
Oh shit, I actually have to run. But I will see you this weekend, okay?
Of course.
Yes.
Yes! Emily is coming to visit me!
Bye. Byeeee!
Sweet!
Chapter 4.
2005, junior year of college.
So, how did we get on? Did we do good?
Uhm...
So, it's like... do you want to be cutesy animals,
or do you wanna be movies or do you want to be music?
Oh, I've seen that before and I don't know who it is.
System of a Down!
Hell yes! I fucking love System of a Down!
Fuck yeah, bruh! Hold on...I want to check the buddy list,
I want to see what Brad's saying.
Mistakes and Regrets. Singers, Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer.
So... the band broke up and you're the entire band now?
Fuck you guys, I'll just do it myself. You're not in this fucking band.
Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine.
I know that song. Dancing in the desert,
*singing* blowing up the sunshine...
What song is that?!
Ohhh!
Oh, I have to look it up, it's going to drive me insane.
Dancing in...
the desert...
Oh! It's System of a Down! What am I talking about?
Yeah! Okay... *laughs*
Shit, should I not have picked the same band then?
The google search didn't even come up then,
as soon as I, like, thought about it I was like,
*singing* dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine...
*proceeds to make guitar noises*
See, I know System of a Down. Fucking love System of a Down, man.
Awesome. One of the first...
One of the first heavy metal, or like, metal groups that I got into,
We used to have, I'm going to on a little talk here.
When I was back in my first house,
my friends used to come over, and we were all kind of into music
we were into Green Day and that kinda shit.
And, we'd like, watch the music channel
and System of a Down was one of those bands that was kinda alternative kind of stuff.
They didn't really fit into any genre, really.
So, they'd come on to stuff that like, other lighter stuff
would be playing on.
And I remember listening to the song "Chop Suey",
It- it was so good, and it was so weird and quirky and
just really, really good.
And me and my friend who weren't really into metal at the time,
we would listen to it and like "this, this is really good."
"I love this."
So, we... we would look it up and listen to it,
and everytime it would come on we would listen to it and rock out and everything.
And then my brother came over. And he was like, he was
big into his bands. He is still big into his music.
And he was into like all his rocker bands.
And like, Pearl Jam, System of a Down, Queens of the Stoneage
all of that kinda stuff.
Tool as well, I actually went to a Tool concert with him.
The first concert I went to was with him.
Really good, I really enjoyed that. But...
He came over and System of a Down came on,
and I- it was at the time when I really, really wanted
to impress my brother. Because I always looked up to him.
And when that song came on, I was in the sitting room and he was in the kitchen,
and I turned up the volume and I was like
"I really like this song, and Malcolm really likes lots of music so..."
"it's-I-I wonder if he will like this song and then we can be cool."
And I turned up the song and he RAN into the room and
started rocking out and he was like "Do you like this song?"
And I was like "Hell yeah! I really like this song!"
So, he-he.. that made just a connection between the two of us,
that was when it all started for me.
That was when I started listening to more bands, I started getting into music.
He used to play drums, so I stared playing drums.
It was just, such a good time.
And, sorry about that. I like letting you guys get to know
a bit more about me. And that, ahh...
That's such a good memory in my head and I don't know if he
remembers that. He probably doesn't.
But that was one of those moments that really stuck with me
and always will and I'll never forget that moment.
So...
I..I don't know. That was nice moment.
Hey! Sorry took a long time to write back. I was talking to the people.
I know it's been a while since we last talked.
That's okay... what happened?
Oh god, I had a feeling something bad happened.
I've just been going through a lot lately.
Is everything okay?
You okay, Emily?
Yeah, everything is fine.
My experience is that when somebody says that things are not usually fine.
So listen, I was hoping we could talk about things.
Of course.
What's up? What do you want to talk about?
I just feel like things are weird between us.
Have you felt like that?
I've felt weird too... yeah.
Okay, yeah, let's talk it through.
Le's talk it through, communication is key!
I think it's because of last year.
Things have been weird since I came to visit.
What happened?
Jack, please be honest with me.
It's like she's talking right to me.
Did you plan that we would hook up?
Ohh...
I-I, I don't want to lie.
Because part of thing was "yeah, come over!"
"we like each other, we're obviously going to kiss or whatever"
So... I thought it was possible.
But I never planned it.
I never went out  of my way to make it happen.
I wasn't using you.
In retrosepct it all just seems so planned out.
It wasn't!
I mean, we spent the whole time hanging out in your dorm.
And we only really left to get food and stuff.
That's just the way I am. *laughs*
Even in real life, I don't leave my house unless I have to.
You must have known how vulnerable I was.
I didn't know.
I didn't think it was an issue, *sucks in breath*
Crap. You seemed fine, you wanted to hoo- ohhh,
yeah, good idea.
I don't know.
Okay, I just...
I don't know.
Do you regret coming to visit me?
Did you have a bad time? Oh god, Undertale references.
*laughs*
Did you get dunked on?
Did I do something wrong?
Ah, that's a weasley thing to say.
*high pitched voice* Did I do something wrong?
You chose to ask about yourself. Fuck, see!
No, you didn't. Why did I choose that?
Just a lot happened really quickly.
Yes, it did. And I said that to you guys!
It's just made me feel differently.
Uhm...
In a bad way?
I was going to say "I'm sorry"
No, not bad. Just different, I don't know.
Will we ever be the same? Are we still friends?
Want to keep in touch?
Are we still friends?
Yeah, at least I think so. Okay, that's good.
I'm sorry. Things are just really weird for me right now.
But thank you for talking to me about it all.
We can talk any time.
Any time you want to talk, I am open Emily!
Share your feelings! I was going to say "spare you feelings",
I'm like "what's the word I'm looking for?"
I couldn't think of the word "share".
What is wrong with my brain?
So how's school and everything going?
It's alright.
Just same old, same old.
School is school, man.
Usually goes the same for most people. So,
how's your friend, uh, mike?
What?! Why Mike?
Entrepreneurs club, the Innovation Center, Tuesday 6-10...
"And all I want to hear is the message beep...
my dreams they've got to kiss me, 'cause I don't get sleep, no..."
I don't know that song.
He's okay, I guess?
Wait, what's Emma's say?
Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones and I will try to fix you. Coldplay.
*singing* I will try to fix you...
People change, memories don't. Lower your eyelids to die with the sun.
People are deep. *laughs*
You may tire or me, as our december sun is setting
because I'm not who I used to be. Death Cab.
Death Cab for Cutie, right?
Is that what they're called? I've never listened to them.
Love is watching someone die, so who is going to watch you die?
I don't want you help... Oh jesus.
Sorry.. what, what's Brad up to now?
Oh wait, I checked him already.
Uhm...
He's been a tool lately.
I don't know what's going on.
What the hell is happening right now?
Yeah, it sucks when people change.
Are you, are you subtly implying?
What about your other friend, Emma?
Uh, we hang out sometimes.
Haven't seen her in a while. She said something about people changing,
so maybe she's talking about me.
I haven't seen her in a while. I see her around but we haven't hung out.
Is she just a friend or?
She's just a friend.
Oh, okay.
I'm sorry, I don't think I can do this right now.
What do you mean?
What's going on?
Talking right now is just kind of hard.
I've got to go soon anyways.
But we'll talk again later?
Of course.
Aw man, I remember being in conversations like this.
I remember being in conversations like this with people,
back, like, ages ago, before I had
a girlfriend or anything back then.
It was like, you'd, you'd talk to people and
and you were always wondered, depending on what they said
you were always like "oh god, did I upset them?
"Did I say something wrong? Oh god, they're mad at me."
"Oh no." And when they'd say "we'll talk again later, right?"
You were like "they don't mean that. They're just saying that,
because they know it's what i want and they just want to leave."
All those feelings, I was so, like, paranoid about messing stuff up with people back then.
I mean, I still kind of am, but now it's like,
I've grown up and I've matured.
In that sense, not my jokes, my jokes are all still dick jokes.
But, like, I've grown a lot as a person,
and I've learned a lot about human behavior and the way
people are and body language.
And I'm an incredibly good judge of character.
I say that to people all the time and,
and a lot of people say that, they say "I'm a really good judge of character!"
And then, you can't prove something like that.
But I, like, I honestly believe that I am.
I-I haven't been wrong about so many people and even times when I am like,
I get bad vibes from people and I keep saying,
"Maybe I am wrong about them, everyone else says they're a good person."
And then a couple months later you find out something and you're like,
"I knew it. I was right about them. I knew right from the start that they were a douchebag."
Because they do something horrible and then you find out they were horrible all along.
So, I-I don't know, I'm usually a pretty good judge of character
I can tell how people are by their body language,
and just, just the way they are.
I've always thought I'd be a good psychologist or therapist.
Or one of those things, I don't know the difference.
There's probably very find differences between them all, but I
I've always thought i would be pretty good at that kind of stuff
like, reading people's emotions.
Uhm, even though I'm terrible at opening up sometimes to other people, but,
I-I keep everything very internalized sometimes.
And I like to just go talk a walk, or play some games and
let things just settle down and simmer down.
Uhm, so, I don't know, just I've, I've matured a lot in the regard
and I've been able to discern what people are thinking a lot more.
Senior year of College, so I think this is the last chapter.
Oh god, I don't recognize - Oh, Highschool Musical, no.
I don't recognize any of this shit now!
I don't know any of these bands!
So I'm just going to go with the fricken penguin. I like penguins.
Let's, let's see what Brad...
Guitarist, looking for a band.
To those I've wronged, let's play one more song.
I just want to break you down so badly, in the worst way.
Taking Back Sunday.
Emerly has signed in. Oh, she's not even writing to me first this time.
Let's check.
It's hard to argue when you won't stop making sense,
but my tongue still misbehaves, and it keeps digging my own grave.
We'll walk from this dark room, for the last time.
The past is just that.
This ship is taking me far away, far away from the memories,
of people who care if I live or die. Muse.
That used to be the thing is AOL, or AIM,
AIM, AOL instant messenger.
That used to be the thing that people did, myspace too,
that your bio was always a music quote, a very deep quote.
People were always like "I want to find something that defines my life that makes me sound super deep
even though I don't really understand the quote that I'm writing.
And I've done that, I think we all have. People on facebook still do it.
Life is too short to wait. This is the time of your life but you just can't tell.
Let's see what Mike is up too...*mumbles through it*
Blah, blah, blah. I don't really care.
Oh wait!
President of Syngery Applications,
Make your business work for you. It's not about ideas, it's about making ideas happen.
Did he steal my idea for a business?
"It's not about ideas." I'm the one who had the idea.
"It's about making ideas happen."
So he stole my fucking idea!
Did he Zuckerberg me?
Did I get Zuckerberged by ExciteMike?
What a douche-nozzle.
Hey.
Hey Jack.
That was always the thing as well, when somebody signed in
it was like "oh god I want to message them so bad but I don't want to seem needy,
I don't want to bother them."
And they were probably on the other side thinking as well,
"I hope they message me. I don't want to message them because
I-I don't want to seem needy, or-or get in the way..."
Should I say "how's it shaking?" again. For old times sake?
It's good
How are you?
Things could be better...
No, no, uhm...
I-I want to talk about her, I don't want to make it all about myself.
Oh, good.
How've you been?
I feel like we haven't talked in like a year.
Even though it was like five minutes ago.
Everything's been really good. Oh, awesome!
Do you have any plans for the weekend? What are you up to tonight?
What's new in your life?
What's new in your life? I feel like that's an interesting question.
Instead of just "what are you up to to?"
"What's going on for the weekend?"
Not a whole lot really, just finishing up college.
As we all are.
Oh, I don't know if you knew. Me and Brad got back together.
*sigh* Good for you.
If somebody gets back together with their ex,
especially since I don't them, there is no point
being like "are you sure?" and judging them.
Let them do them.
Thanks. How's your friend Emma doing?
Those are not good answers. Well...
She started dating Mike. So now I barely see her.
Oh, I'm sorry.
It's whatever.
Well, college is almost over anyways.
Can't believe we are almost adults. *Laughs* Can you believe we are almost adults.
It flew by, don't you think?
Yeah, it really did. Crazy to think we're almost like real adults.
Crap! I should have said that.
Do you miss highschool?
We had some good times.
Highschool was so long ago.
Umm... Do you miss highschool?
At all?
Not really.
I'd rather not think about the past though.
Ohhh.
How the hell is this going to end?
I'm sorry.
I'm just tired of reliving memories. Oh god.
I know I'm- Oh there's a hair on my eyebrow...
Oi!
Yes, I know my eyebrows are all hairs.
Uhm...
I know I'm not saying much during this but I'm just like
I'm just thinking about everything that's going on.
I really feel like I know this girl now.
So, any plans for graduation?
So, all set for graduation?
So, any big projects left?
Any plans for graduation?
Can we hook up?
Can we get together one last time? Well not hookup, I mean like..
We'll see each other and relive all those old memories.
And there she said no reliving memories, but with me we had good times.
Oh no, not really.
I know my family is coming up and stuff.
Are you going to move back home? What's Brad doing after graduation?
I want to know what this douchebag is up to.
I think me and him are going to stay here for the summer at least.
That-that's fine...
I don't care... *crying*
I'M SO ALONE.
How's your week going?
What'd you do last weekend?
Can we talk about things?
Ohhhh, she said she doesn't want to talk
about that stuff, but I feel like we have to.
Ohhhhhh.... let's just do it!
Oh!
Oh, I'm not even allowed to!
Aw no!
Not really, I've just been working.
Could I see you this summer?
Are you going to erase this? Yup.
*loud sigh*
Again with the boring questions.
Yeah, just some stuff due tomorrow.
Goodbye? No!
Do you ever miss things?
How're classes? No!
They're good. Same old, same old.
Come on! Write it!
Write it!
Just listening to old stuff.
It's going to keep going until all three options are goodbye.
This is sad.
This is really sad!
How's the weather?
No man!
Noooo!
Aw, dude, no!
Oh that was horrible! I feel so incomplete!
Was there other endings to that?
I don't know. I didn't see anybody talk about different endings.
Aw, no!
And then I was away at the end, not her.
Wow, that sucks...
That really sucks!
That was really good though!
I know- I'm not saying the game sucks. I'm saying the outcome sucks.
I was so alone! I should have went with Emma.
It's like, it's that thing that people always are "don't wait around"
and people are even saying it in the bios in the game, don't wait around.
Make things happen.
Like, if it's not going to happen with Emily, don't wait around and get your heart broken.
Move on. Move on with your life.
If something is not going to happen, it's not going to happen.
Just move on with you life, don't wait around, don't sell yourself short.
Life move on, get with someone who actually does appreciate you.
That kind of stuff so...
Ohh... that was really sad.
Oh no.
How- I'm supposed to record other stuff after this, how am I supposed to do that?
Ah noooo!
Ah, that was really good though, I felt like I really got to know her.
I wonder if I can go back and just pick different answers to see if there is a different ending.
Maybe I should look up to see if their is different endings.
So, I looked it up and I don't think there is like, lots of endings.
A lot of people were saying like, that's it or
or goodbye was the ending or something. So I think a lot of people
are getting the same ending. Or maybe there is just one ending and maybe that's the point of it.
Maybe it's to show that like...
You can't win the girl all the time. Like this is really, really relate-able.
I've had scenarios like this where some girl comes in and you really, really like her and it seems like
things are going to work out between the two of you and then she gets with some other guy.
And it's like "oh, okay, fair enough then..." but you don't like the guy.
And then they break up. Well, I've never had the part where they break up and she comes to you
like don't get together in the end or whatever.
But she like, used me to get over Mike.
Or, not Mike, Brad!
She- She basically used me. She broke up with him and and then like
a week later she came to my place and we like, hooked up.
She blamed me for how vulnerable she was because like, you're the one
you're the one who really... you're the one who instigated it.
That "oh, why didn't you kiss me?" So obviously you wanted to hook up and kiss me.
You wouldn't have brought it up if that wasn't the case.
Uhm, so she came over and then it was like "did you use me?"
"Did you know how vulnerable I was? Did you just do that to like, hook up with me?"
I don't know if they slept together or not.
But like, come on , Emily!
Like, no! And then she ended up with Brad in the end anyway so I was like...
I was what? I was your emotional punching bag?
You can't do that to me, man.
Uhm, and there were all these other times that she was writing stuff and it said
"Emily is deleting" and then "Emily is typing" again and my character
kept doing it too, so I'm wondering if she was writing stuff,
like "I love you" or something and then went against it and said something else.
And then because of what I said she was like "no, he probably doesn't feel the same way."
Because, ah, she kept saying "I wonder if things would have been different had you kissed me back then."
And I wonder if we had just said the stuff we needed to would stuff have moved on...
Ah man, so good! It's really, really relate-able!
And anybody going through high-school would probably feel a lot of the same stuff
about this game now, also, apparently it came out ages ago.
But it was on Itch.io, there's a lot of good games on that site actually.
But this is like, the steam version of the game, and I don't know how old the steam version of it is.
It might not be that new, I just saw it today, so I- I have no idea.
But, uh, that was good, I really enjoyed that, hopefully you guys enjoyed watching that,
that was a lot more that I was expecting out of this.
I had no idea what to expect and I am pleasantly surprised.
But for now...
THANK YOU guys so much for watching it, and if you liked it
PUNCH that button in the face, LIKE A BOSS!
And... high fives all 'round!
*wapoosh* *wapoosh*
Thank you guys and I will see all you dudes...
IN THE NEXT VIDEO!
Duuuuuuuuuude.
Are those ALL hallways?
Emily played with my emotions, you can't do that to me! *sobs*
