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  • A heartwarming message from Toki to Bunny. Interesting thing about that story is that the author wanted to let everyone know they are not alone and that she wants to see them smile and that no one is alone.
  • The climax of this video.
    Gideon I've done the one thing my enemy could never do. [Planeswalkers start warping in]. I've made allies from my enemies.
  • When Bennett the Sage made a review of Video Girl Ai, he makes an emotionally heartfelt speech at the end to the people who, like the main character, have been labelled as socially inept losers for their love of their hobby. The whole speech shines with "You Are Better Than You Think You Are."
    Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary Otaku and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (Plays a clip from 1994's "Otaku") And you know what? I’m kind of guilty of this too. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that... I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favorite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: you’re OK. You are OK. You’re not a freak, you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you are OK.
  • Episode 9 of Critical Role has Vax'ildan calm down Keyleth with this when the latter is starting to have a Freak Out about the situation their initially simple search for Lady Kima has led them to.
  • In Dawn of a New Age: Oldport Blues, Josephine is able to remain calm during the school's evacuation due to Nadine's show of friendship and offer to escape together, companionship that Josephine has sought after all her life but been afraid to follow through on.
  • In the second episode of Demo Reel, the sick person actually has to force the worried friend to go and do something else.
  • In Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Future Trunks tells Goku that in his Bad Future Yamcha didn't actually die to the Androids but was Driven to Suicide after learning that Bulma left him for Vegeta. Goku, All-Loving Hero that he is, makes sure to gently remind Yamcha of their friendship and this much-needed gesture of kindness to the resident Butt-Monkey was enough to keep him from ending it all.
  • Humourously applied in several Game Grumps episodes, and occasionally used more seriously than thought possible for a comedic game show. This particular quote comes from their playthrough of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) wherein Jon gets stuck in a wall, and the two start freaking out in a beautiful improv discussion. Link.
    Arin: I CAN'T DO IT, JON!
    Jon: I can't either!
    Arin: I can't f**king do it...
    Jon: WELL LET ME TELL YOU WHAT ARIN, YOU CAN GIVE UP NOW, OR YOU CAN STICK IT OUT; 'CAUSE I CERTAINLY CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT ME!
  • HetaOni: "I'm sure I'll cry. And then... and then... look around yourself. You are all... un-alone."
  • In episode eight of "Stoneclan", a series of interconnected shorts by Moonkitti, Skywing shares with Appleheart his feelings of inadequacy, how he feels like he has to put himself in danger for attention, and how he'll one day be forgotten by history. Appleheart, up until now the Only Sane Man who spent most of his time annoyed or exasperated by Skywing, tells him that he isn't broken for how he's feeling, and that his clan wouldn't be looking for him if they didn't want him home safe and sound.
    Appleheart: You're their friend, and you're enough for them, and the feelings you're having won't change that... I had better get going. For the record, speaking for myself at least, you're definitely my friend, and you're definitely enough for me. You're a good cat, Skywing.
  • In Red vs. Blue, Church gives this message to Carolina after showing her some journals from her old friend York.
    Carolina: Why did you show me that?
    Church: Because I know what it's like to spend your life chasing ghosts.
  • The episode "Burning the Candle" in RWBY is about Yang trying to convince Blake that she, Ruby, and Weiss wanted to help her get through whatever was troubling her, and that Blake shouldn't force herself to take on more than she can handle.
  • The Spoony Experiment: Despite the self-admitted hypocrisy, Spoony took Roger Ebert's review of the movie Fanboys kinda personal, and offered this rebuttal:
    Spoony: You are not stupid for seeking people you identify with. You are not an idiot for finding friends and feeling like you have somewhere you belong. Your particular brand of happiness might be pretty fucked-up, but you're not fucked-up for pursuing that happiness. As long as you're not hurting anyone, wave that freak flag high. Final Fantasy VIII may suck, and you may suck for liking it, but I'm the captain of this suck-filled leaking failboat, and I’m not going to have some jerkoff movie critic who’s never cracked a Player’s Handbook in his life call my homies STUPID.
  • In Sword Art Online Abridged, Kirito finds himself trapped in a dragon's lair and discovers that he can't teleport out.
    Kirito: Oh good, that's really what the day needed, dying cold and alone in a pit!
    Lizbeth: Well, you're not alone. I'm still here.
    Kirito: And the good news just keeps coming!
    Lizbeth: Look, do you wanna keep giving me shit, or do you wanna work out a way out of here?
    Kirito: Oh, don't think I can't do both. I am quite the multitasker.
  • Starting sometime in the spring of 2019, whenever Jules Gill hosts a Top 10 list on the Youtube page for WhatCulture.Com, he closes with a surprisingly uplifting comment, encouraging his viewers to make their mental health a priority and reminding them that they don't have to shoulder their burdens alone, and if they need help to seek out friends, family or professionals in the field.
  • For all the terror the anomalous things the SCP Foundation catalogue, there are a few times that demonstrate this trope:
    • SCP-2295 is a normally inanimate patchwork teddy bear that will come to life when placed near someone in dire need of a new organ transplant, making one out of scraps lying around like cloth and fabric and performing the surgery perfectly. But even it has its limits: the Foundation gave it a patient with inoperable brain cancer, which it tried increasingly frantically to make better but couldn't. Eventually it gave up, produced a king-sized chocolate bar for the patient to eat in his last few minutes of life and hugged it while crying.
    • SCP-4999 appears to people who die alone without friends or comfort. As far was anyone can tell, his only purpose is to offer a cigarette and sit with them until they die, making sure no one dies alone. "Someone to watch over us" indeed.
    • SCP-5699 appears to those who are suffering from emotional distress or turmoil, with a markedly higher chance of appearing if the subject is either contemplating or about to attempt suicide. It says nothing, simply watching them for five minutes, and then disappears. But after it leaves, a message appears on the nearest reflective surface, reminding the person it visited of some point in the past where they helped another, and assuring them that they are loved.

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