CHICAGO — Local gamer Bill Clay, a noted fan of the Life is Strange series of games, has his friends fearing the worst after he’s reportedly been in a positive emotional state for several days, sources close to the situation have confirmed.
“He’s been really happy for the past few days and it has all of us worried,” said Clay’s friend John in a Bluesky post. “It’s just not like him at all so something must be really really wrong. He’s been happy before sure, but usually only on the day a Life is Strange game releases and it usually passes after an hour and he goes back to being dispirited. He’s been cheery for days, smiling, and talking about how good life is. He hasn’t solemnly muttered ‘Chloe’ once. It’s really sad to see your friend in such a dark place.”
Clay’s friends are used to him having brief bouts of happiness but after they noticed his positive emotional state had remained for days they requested a wellness check for him which they claimed was no help whatsoever.
“We called in a wellness check to help him but the cops told us he was fine and seemed normal and just left it at that.” posted Clay’s friend Holly. “It’s really bad. His playlist has completely shifted from melancholy indie folk to a pop mix. It’s so hard to see your friends like this and I would never wish it upon anyone. The Bill that we know and love is gloomy and always ready to be hurt again. He’s always talking about his memories of Arcadia Bay and grieving Rachel. But now he’s always chipper, he hasn’t wondered how Sean and Daniel are doing in days and when we uttered the phrase ‘partners in time’ he didn’t even tear up. It sucks to see your friend as a shell of who they were. We don’t know how much time he has left.”
The posts went viral among other Life is Strange fans who did their best to try and diagnose Bill so his friends can get him help before it’s too late.
“It sounds like he has Cheerful Delirium,” wrote user PriceField4Evr. “The same thing happened to me a couple years ago when I listened to ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ too many times in a row. It put me in a delirious state where I forgot about the bittersweet sadness of life. You need to bring his mind back before it’s too late but you have to ease him in. Show him a blue butterfly, take a polaroid picture, say ‘hella’ and he’ll snap back.”
At press time, Bill’s friends say that they’re hopeful he will make a full recovery after he broke down crying upon seeing a picture of Oregon.
