𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐬

when i finally get to see how fine my s/o is in person but we're only 2 minutes into the 1 year slow burn I scripted

edit : (idgaf how long ur slow burn is don't compare it to mine as if u didn't script it urself)

what it's like adding a new f/o to your list:

proship DNI

The hypnagogic state : how to reach it.

The hypnagogic state is a state where we naturally go into before sleeping, a sweet spot moment before sleeping and still being awake, a state where it is so powerful to be able to shift, get in the void, or basically do anything.

Now it requires NOTHING, it only requires one small thing that might sound tricky.

Staying awake long enough for it to come by on it's own, and actually on average it takes 10-5 mins from each person to enter it aware.

The steps:

Lay flat on your back (not needed, but many results come from laying on the back)

Do. Not. Care, just go with what you usually do to fall asleep, but one thing? You're not falling asleep, you're watching your body fall asleep, that sweet spot where your body is about to fall asleep? That's hypnagogia

Actually don't move, it may give your mind signs you're still not sleeping, now just lay there and try not to sleep while focusing on the blackness behind your eyelids.

You will start seeing flashing images or swirly things or even just flashing lights and imagery, this is the hypnagogia and you managed to reach it in just 10 mins of pretending to be asleep (acc it takes me 4)

Bam, that's the sweet spot, now affirm slowly for the void, or just sense your surroundings for shifting or maybe you can try your shifting method here! This state cannot argue back, you'll be immediately shifting in no time, and slipping in the void is so easy from it.

So really the whole steps is just "lay down, don't move, watch your eyelids, color seen? Hypnagogia reached, method or void procedure done, bam."

I managed to find a post on Reddit on how to keep your body awake, you can try 2 or 3 of them to keep yourself entertained, FULL CREDITS TO THE ONE WHO POSTED IT ON REDDIT (calaie_iscoolio):

"1. Looking in the darkness behind your eyelids

Basically what it says, when you close your eyes, just focus on the darkness until hypnagogic imagery begins to happen i.e. colors, shapes, literally anything that will show. When images begin to show up, do not interact or acknowledge what you are seeing, you can look at it, but don't try to control it and just let the images flow until you feel that the state is induced enough to where it won't disappear because you are "too" awake/aware.

2. "Forearm Up" Method

Another technique that basically helps with people who tend to fall asleep to quickly, basically lay down on your back like usual, lift your hand up in the air where your elbow is resting on your mattress, keep it there and as it slowly falls down that's where you'll begin to fall asleep, it'll drop and basically awake you back up.

I had also seen a shifter mention that they prefer to lay on their stomach and lifting their foot up in the air and basically do the same thing. This technique basically just wakes you back up.

3. Thomas Edison Method

Very similar to the "Forearm Up" Method, basically what Edison had done was he had held a steel ball in his hand, and when he began to fall asleep, the ball will drop and alert Edison awake, another technique to help with people to struggle to stay awake.

4. Imagine Constant Motion

Basically imagining something whether that be an animal or an object constantly moving like a horse galloping, a dogs tail wagging side to side, etc. (Pretty simple, for people who find it much easier to visualize).

5. Tire your body through out the day

During the day, you could do any tasks that would just tire your body out that leads up to your attempt to induce the state, it'll make it much easier for you to get into the state and induce it since your body is already tired enough to relax.

6. Repeating "hypnagogia"

This will mean you have you just repeat the words "hypnagogia" to yourself till you get tired enough and then hypnagogic imagery will eventually appear.

7. Counting

Basically just like regular shifting methods, you could focus on counting up to how much you want to until you begin to get the hypnagogic hallucinations, to keep yourself from falling asleep you could give yourself simple math questions just so it's enough to focus to answer it.

8. Imagining Randomness

Imagine literally anything that isn't related at all, i.e. horse, roof, apple, pen, desk, etc. Visualize and filter through random objects or animals that have no correlation and that will induce the hypnagogic imagery, randomness is key.

9. Focus on breathing

Similar to any shifting method, basically focusing on your breaths is another technique to induce the state. Literally just anything to keep your awareness occupied rather than letting your mind just shut down to go to sleep.

10. Sounds

Listening to anything in your environment, whether that be things happening outside, if it's raining listen to the rain, or if you've got headphones on listen to the music and focus that, keep your focus on the music so you don't fall asleep.

11. "Playing" a song in your head

Not necessarily listening to the song, but imagining the song playing in your head, whether that be your favorite song, if you know how it sounds like, imagine it playing and once you've entered the state, it will naturally play and you'll end up actually hearing the song.

12. Heartbeat

Basically just focus on your heartbeat. Listen to the amount of beats.

These are all the various of techniques you could use, you don't have to stick to one and can basicaally try them out, see which one you feel like works for you and go from there. A tip is also you could pick like 4 or 5 out of these 12 and just filter through the techniques if you can't just stick to one since you get uninterested quickly. (I get bored easily, do I normally do 8, 9, 7 and 4 just so I don't lose interest.)"

Good luck y'all!

I love my courier six/simon. He grew up on a ranch yet adopts a completely fake southern accent after getting shot in the head. He has no regard for his personal safety yet he is the cockroach of the Mojave no one can stamp out. He is a gambling addict who murders his way into running the entire Vegas strip. What a guy.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Look Outside (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Sam/Lyle (Look Outside), Sam & Lyle (Look Outside) Characters: Sam (Look Outside), Lyle (Look Outside), and the spine thing Additional Tags: Stalking, Obsession, One-Sided Attraction, Home Invasion, Angst, Body Horror, M rating is for Lyle being an S tier creep, gee sam who let you have three to four entities who watch you sleep at night Summary:

Lyle blinked. Terror rushed through him, even if he had excuses primed and ready. His mouth opened, half-shocked and half-prepared, but nothing came out.

The door just… opened when his hand hit it. Nobody answered. Cautiously, Lyle pushed the door further open and peered into Sam’s apartment.

Dark. Quiet. Lyle let himself in. He unwound his key from around his wrist and tucked it further into his robes, safely out of sight. He felt too loud for the space. He clicked and didn’t stop, though now more out of unease than eagerness. Why would Sam leave his door unlocked? He’d never done that before. It was extremely unlike him. Which meant something was wrong. Sam wasn’t great with routines, but he’d never once left his door unlocked, let alone not even fully shut.

Posted a rant on discord about how much I love computers and somebody replied with “wrap it up plankton”

I fear I will never recover from this

I am going entirely rabid, I always find a neat little game entirely out of chance and go “ohhh no, I won’t get obsessed with this one” then suddenly I’m in the backroads middle of the night sketching Lyle into the dirt with a stick

I'm not angry im just clarifying some stuff! take ur time

bonus Joel

Oh lmao sorry, accidentally deleted the og headcannons trying to delete the clarification one so I’m jsut gonna paste them back here:

Fuck you mean he’s apart of the trench digger 😭

Also sorry if this is shit, I do not have the game and I’m relying on playthroughs and my insanity for these headcannons. I am in agony

I thought his body was like. Kinda small and octopus like. Nahhh that’s a big bitch/pos 😭

I still believe he can go through the interior of the walls, otherwise he’d have some trouble fitting through doorways. I think he can flatten himself? Like just compress himself and crawl sideways through the walls

Also still clinging to that helmet theory, and making it worse! You know how old timey corsets used to literally force organs out of the way? That’s what the helmet on his body does whenever he needs to become compact

Has turtle speed. If he’s not focused on anything and just moving around, he’s slow as shit, if he’s attacking or actively looking for something? Pick a god and pray, this bitch will RUN YOU DOWN. Has trouble with turning corners at high speeds, so is forced to either slow down or tip over

The other soldiers stay out of his way, if Mr Henderson shows up in a doorway any of them in the room will try and leave or hide as fast as they possibly can. This is because he’s been ‘eating’ any soldiers that get in his way and incorporating them into his mass. They quickly loose the ability to talk or scream, but you can see their pupils flitting around desperately if you can get close enough

Bad sight, but makes up for it in smell. Stray soldiers will often attempt to cover themselves in gunpowder/other strong smelling materials in an attempt to disguise themselves.

More often than not, this does not work.

(None of the playthroughs I’ve watched have shown the mutant camp??? I will reblog this later with more headcannons once I see them)

Ahriugh, look outside headcannons upon ye

SAM

- possesses a pair of fluffy slippers and often wears them around the apartment.

- Really bad at kissing, like, did you HEAR the sound it made when he kissed Lyle in the game?? Motherfucker nearly sucked Lyle’s lens(?) off. Apparently Lyle doesn’t mind though

- Deals with OCD. Most of his repetitive habits and quirks are considered normal now next to how everyone else is acting and he is very grateful for it (from someone with chronic OCD)

- Hasn’t brushed his hair in years, keeps it short enough to where it’s not really a problem but probably fears the eventual day he has to deal with it

- trans man. I’m not gonna fuckin elaborate. Has gotten top surgery but cares not for bottom surgery, doesn’t really get dysphoric anymore now that his tits were lobbed off

RAT BABY

- Whenever Sam goes out without it, it’ll grab one of Sam’s slippers and drag it somewhere (likely under the couch or bed), doesn’t chew it, either sucks on the fur of it or just sits with it until it’s taken away or Sam gets back (inspired by my rat dog, reminded me of it)

- Sam attempted to get it something to play with at first, but after it destroyed and shredded everything he’d offered it in play, Sam just.. looted one of those aggressive chewer dog toys from one of the nearby apartments for it.

- Eyes are very sensitive to light, due to most of them being semi-freshly grown and also just.. not having enough time to get used to heavy light. Re-enacted the ash baby meme when it first went outside after the visitor left

LYLE

- Look up photos of spider paws. Hes got those hidden in that robe of his somewhere I just fucking know it

- Has a second row of teeth further back in his main mouth, irritates him sometimes while he’s trying to eat or clean his teeth.

(post denial ending) he’s hesitant on getting them removed despite having the ability to

(Idk, I feel like post-denial would end up with surgery for removing “unwanted parts”, shit like Jeanne’s heads or just stuff the afflicted don’t wanna deal with or have)

- Whenever he’s shocked or flustered, his body automatically takes a shot of whatever’s in front of him. I feel like if he ever got comfortable enough to let Sam kiss him without making him keep his eyes closed, he’d flashbang Sam every damn time

- capable of purring, doesn’t know it

DAN

- Screams like a little girl, refuses to admit it. Sometimes if he catches himself mid scream he’ll cough and continue the scream in a lower tone

- (If he’s looked outside) actually still mostly mentally there, just a cunt about it.

- Coughs like a little kid. Opens mouth, sticks his tongue out, and lets out the most horrific hack before casually going about whatever he was doing

JOEL

- His left eyes still there, just kinda in the back behind the teeth? Not too useful for actually seeing, due to both being in the back of his “throat” and becoming nearly vestigial. Had poor eyesight while he was human too, but refused to wear his glasses

- Very careful around rat baby’s mouth whenever he interacts with it, both because it’s a biter and because of what his baby sister ended up doing to him

- you know that anxiety you get whenever you’re in another persons house? had whatever the opposite of that when he was first moved in with Sam, literally fucking slept in Sam’s bed with him for the first few days because he felt safe around him/just lost his entire family. Hes eight, he’s gonna cling to the closest dude.

I SHIFTED IN 2 MINUTES ??

okay listen up. So basically yesterday i didn't do shit during my shifting journey i ain't gonna lie. And recently my parents took my phone away so i stopped listening to subs while shifting. And like i was feeling tired around 22:30 so i went to bed and just put on earplugs or idk how its called cuz i hate noises while sleeping. Then i was feeling sleepy so i thought "why not shift?" but like i didn't wanted to do any methods or stuff cuz im a lazy bitch ain't gna lie and it doesn't stop me from shifting lol ! I just layed down and started making myself feel as if im in my dr not like visualizing the room just feeling like i was there and i was like "oh shit i have a live stream to do tomorrow what will i talk abt to entertain people" and i started planning my day for when i wake up in my DR and didn't thought much of it but like i really felt numb and i was so connected to my DR and then i heard a "fwip !" like you know the sound of the air when you throw something really quickly? But like really loud and i was like "i have earplugs dafuq?" and i opened my eyes and saw a red frisbee getting thrown at me and once i saw it,it stopped itself and fell right in front of me?? (dafuq) and like afterwards i looked around i was on the grass in a sort of playground it was really sunny and i heard a laughter but my heart was pouding so much because of the frisbee attack that i decided to return.

Anyways took me 2mins and NO efforts. You will shift just like you shifted more than 20 times to similar realities while reading this lol.