History Fridge / Omori

* Sunny's mom has left a note for him in the bathroom reminding him to brush his teeth; while it might just be a quirky joke at first glance, there's the fact that being unable to keep proper hygiene is an aspect of heavy depression. Add that to the fact that Sunny seems to rarely eat, never changes his clothes, always wants to be asleep, and of course never leave the house and it's very to see that Sunny's mom might have left it to give Sunny a little extra push to take the minimum amount of care for himself.

** Which of the emotions is strong against which align with each character's experiences: Kel's happiness annoys Aubrey and makes her think he moved on too quickly, Aubrey's anger makes Hero feel guilty over not being there for her, and Hero's sadness made Kel worry for his wellbeing and made him feel helpless.
** The weaknesses say a lot about the characters as well: Aubrey doesn't allow herself to be sad and vulnerable. Kel doesn't allow himself to be angry at the injustices surrounding him, either with his parents' favouritism or the Hooligans' attitude. Hero doesn't allow himself to be happy again and move on from Mari's memory despite already been four years.

* In Orange Oasis, there is a bit of foreshadowing — at the end of the underground maze, there is a jumping rope… and a sign that says "You did it!" At surface level, it's congratulating you for finding the way out, but with [[RewatchBonus knowledge of the backstory]] it also becomes accusatory.

sunny's guilt is following from behind,
while basil's guilt is eating him alive\\

''just realized not only do both somethings represent guilt, but also the literal meanings of them''\\

''sunny's guilt is following from behind,
while basil's guilt is eating him alive''

‘’just realized not only do both somethings represent guilt, but also the literal meanings of them’’

‘’sunny's guilt is following from behind,
while basil's guilt is eating him alive’’

* The most dangerous regular enemy is a photorealistic rabbit, which Omori flat-out calls “disgusting” in the Foe Facts. Since Headspace is a form of escapism, a reminder of the real world - even something as commonplace as a rabbit - would stand as a LogicalWeakness for the group.

** Given that pretty much all of said banter is Humphrey telling the party how he [[IamAHumanitarian plans on eating them alive]], that sounds like a pretty [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids messed up children's book.]]

** Given that all of said banter is Humphrey telling the party how he [[IamAHumanitarian plans on eating them alive]], that sounds like a pretty [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids messed up children's book.]]

** That sounds like a pretty [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids messed up children's book.]]

** It seems like that would be a pretty [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids messed up children's book.]]

** It seems like that would be a pretty [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids messed up children's book.]]"

* From a gameplay perspective, the circumstances of the friend group's fallout have placed the responsibility for Sunny and Basil living '''100% on you.''' In hindsight, the story beats are constructed so that your choices are the only thing helping Sunny risk himself to save Basil and helping the former live with the reality of his trauma.

* In the Hikikomori route's "good" ending, where Sunny quietly leaves with his mom, the ambulance's siren is only heard during the credits, unlike in the Sunny route's "neutral" endings, where you leave Basil to kill himself and they can be heard in the morning. Then it hit me: In the Hikikomori route, Basil won't find out Sunny is moving away until much later, maybe by Kel telling him or him finding the house empty, and so he would kill himself later in the day.

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* Why exactly are Sunny and Basil such close friends? Well, consider the fact that Basil likes growing flowers. One of the key things you need to grow a flower is, of course, ''sunlight''. In fact, the flower Basil compares himself to at the beginning of the game is the sunflower, noting the fact that it always faces in the direction of the sun. Of course, like with any flower, if you take a sunflower out of the sun, it begins to wilt. Similarly, without his best friend Sunny by his side, Basil begins slipping further and further into despair.

** If he's seem himself as he looked like at the night of the tragedy, it could be a nod to his arrested development: he still looks himself as a 12-year-old.

* Sunny and Basil's Somethings represent, not their own actions, but how the mistake of the other traumatized them. Sunny's Something is Mari's corpse hanging from the tree, Basil's idea to cover her death. Basil's Something is Mari's corpse laying at his feet with her hair all spread out, the result of Sunny's push. In that case, Sunny's Something not only represents his guilt over killing Mari, but also his guilt over getting Basil involved while Basil's Something is pure unadressed trauma, and the denial that Sunny killed his sister.

** Sunny's punches also do ''one-quarter'' of the damage a ''basketball'' does when thrown unless he's encouraged by Kel, and then it's ''one-half''. If Sunny puts his full effort into it, he can only hit half as hard as a thrown basketball…

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** The reason why bosses are the only ones capable of reaching the third tier of emotions is because, from a mental health perspective, they are actually a ''detrimental'' state to be in. Even Manic, Happy's third tier, since it's only a way to push negative emotions under a frail veil of invinsibility and energy.

* Sunny and Basil's Somethings represent, not their own traumatic mistakes, but how the mistake of the other traumatized each other. Sunny's Something is Mari's corpse hanging from the tree, Basil's idea to cover her death. Basil's Something is Mari's corpse laying at his feet with her hair all spread out, the result of Sunny's push. In that case, Sunny's Something not only represents his guilt over killing Mari, but also his guilt over getting Basil involved while Basil's Something is just pure, repressed trauma.