The Final Fantasy House | Down the Rabbit Hole

In the early 2000s, when connecting with other fans of Final Fantasy VII, a young person is invited to live with others in the fandom, but things quickly turn dour.

[FredrikKnudsen]

A number of people have brought this up, so I think I should mention this: when making this video, I was aware that Jen is still an active soulbonder who has moved on to the Hannibal fandom, but I decided to cut off the video before that point for two reasons. First, my intention was not to talk about Jen, but rather the Final Fantasy House. Second, the video was already pushing 40 minutes, and to cover Jen's further activities would have easily sent it past the 1 hour mark. This would have made the production cycle prohibitively long and the video much less accessible, neither of which I was willing to allow. This does not, however rule out a video about Jen or Tattle-Crime in the future.

[InterstellarVulpine]

Imagine going to the kitchen to get a carton of milk or something and getting, like, 7 random encounters on the way.

[SentMyOwnWay]

I'm 27, single, and I work in a deli for $13/hour. My life isn't glamorous, but watching this makes me feel like I'm doing something right.

[myettechase]

The scariest part to me is that Zack said that Jen *had a babysitting job.* Imagine entrusting this lunatic with your kids, having no idea who she is.

[BrandonMelvinDrums]

What's crazy is that by the time he left, it had only been 2 months. The stories make it sound like years. It had to have been the most miserable 2 months of his entire life. Poor dude.

[skirdus]

"Lots of people cannot understand me because I have such a high intellect it is beyond their grasp" Sarah was a fan of Rick & Morty before it was cool

[martialarborist]

Early 2000s internet was basically just that place on the edge of the map that said “here be dragons”

[quwokka-el]

Its funny how they think that they are some of the main/minor characters and not the random soldier who got killed at disc 2

[TheRealHelvetica]

There’s a notable lack of Cloud and Sephiroth in this FF7 story.

[jamesflames]

I know this sounds weird, but this video has helped me realise I am actually the reincarnation of the right hand paddle from Pong.

[orangeapples]

I don’t get it. If you believe yourself to be a FF7 character, why would you trust Hojo and Jenova?

[CrystalJupiter]

Anyone who's obsessed with Hojo is a red flag up front.

[kbp]

This is by far my favourite internet story. The fact it happened over 20 years ago but has so much information behind it still accessible today is a miracle, considering “old internet” stories are often lost to the ether. Makes me wonder how many other batshit insane stories are out there from those days that we may never hear of again because someone didn’t bother documenting it.

[XxTheGracieShowxX]

it is SO weird to think that, since most of these people were in college in the early 2000s, they would be around 40 Years Old now! This sounds like some insane modern happening yet it happened almost 20 years ago...

[IVtomatoXX]

"one roommate demanded that the soul-binders be ejected, but Matt wanted to gawk at the ritual. So they stood in the kitchen and ate pizza."

Glorious

[Mr__Jack]

Coming from someone who is a fan of the actual game (in a way that doesn’t make me think I’m one of the characters in it), Jenova has no personality or character besides from being a big eldritch abomination that you fight. Honestly can see why this psycho related to it.

[therealpulp]

we should give a shoutout to Cid, the guy doesn't even believe in the shit but visits every now and again to help people break free

[YamishiMizuandDracus]

After a point this stops having anything to do with FF7, and just becomes about an extremely manipulative, toxic person.

[nerdcity]

You didn't teach ME how to use crystals. I have been using them since I was ten.

[Richard-]

Let this be a lesson: if you wanna join a house full of FF7 larpers, make sure there's a Tifa being a good influence on them