No one's around to help.

"(this isn't a cry for help, it's just the words from an error screen from Pocket Camp)" - original caption.

Dancing Bob greenscreen (original source of the gif I used) by @Geibuchan , made in Blender it turns out!!

For the past few years I had a long section of text buried in here explaining the origins of this. I saw a gif of bob dancing over the text on Tumblr, and assumed (since I'd never played Pocket Camp at the time) that it was ripped directly from an in-game error screen. A couple years later I played the game, saw the 'error' message and realized that bob does NOT dance over it. I realized that putting bob over the text (y'know, juxtaposition!) was presumably done by the tumblr user, and I never even thought to note their name. I don't think I ever found that original post (searching tumblr is hard enough, let alone for posts with no text). At that point I wrote the original spiel in this description, but at least it was just two in-game assets smushed together. At least the gif of Bob dancing came from *somewhere else* in the game, right?

Nope! Turns out the gif, which was adapted from a greenscreen, was actually made/animated in BLENDER by Geibuchan. Someone had gif'd it, presumably someone ELSE had combined the gif with the error, then I made a track over it. It's cool how shared art/memes evolve like this (ppl have taken this even further, adding lyrics, referencing it in a video game, etc), but I still feel kinda bad that the original source (that I didn't even know existed) never got any credit this whole time!!

Anyway whatever - as I said in the original text: use this, build on it, steal it wholesale, profit from it (I mean, Nintendo still owns the character/theme I remixed so yknow, tread carefully). It's passed between so many hands to get here, and maybe it'll be passed between more hands to come (though it's pretty old, kinda run its course by now maybe LOL)

[umr]

I just remembered that this error screen occurs when you try to help someone at the mine when it’s empty. There’s nobody around for YOU to help. This calms me.

[joliealbury]

I imagine that this is what the villagers do when they realize you're not gonna turn the game back on for another seven years.

[nerfer]

This can be interpreted in 2 ways:
No one's around to help: You are alone, everyone has left you behind and you wallow in your depression.
No one's around to help: You fixed everyone's problems and can finally settle down.

[delta]

Everyone's taling about how "Ahh this is so creepy are you ok" but like
I've gotten the error in pocket camp and it's actually pretty wholesome
You get the error message when you helped out all your friends with watering flowers or at the dig site, and you try to help someone again, despite nobody needing your help.
No one's around _for you_ to help. You've helped everyone.

[cleodavatus]

This feels like something a psychologist would show and then ask how it made you feel

[slugcat_number_]

you did it.
congratulations.
no one's around to help.
no one's around _for you_ to help.
good work. keep it up.
whatever you do in life, dont ever give up. you're gonna make someone somewhere cry if you do.
and remember...
"no one's around to help,
and that's just fine."
RecD, 2020

[kenmakouzume]

This has very similar vibes to "You may not sleep now, there are Monsters nearby."

[Dezarros]

This is like a game over screen for Animal Crossing.

"While you were gone for 147 months, your village burned down in flames. No one's around to help."

[shmansypants]

this song has such a cheery feel to it but i cannot help but hear that very sinister and sorrowful undertone

[thealchemistking]

The most peaceful interpretation of a mental breakdown

[LPSAllyawesome]

Ah yes my favorite kind of sleep paralysis

[DLG]

This theme is an embodiment of the phrase, "Life goes on, with or without you".











🙃

[Whos_this_goober]

Idk why, but this feels like when someone makes you laugh after you received bad news, like a familiar's death

It gives off that vibe :"]

[cryptivity]

therapist: bob isn't real, he can't hurt you.

bob:

[lekswig]

It doesn’t make me sad it just makes me... feel.

[ax.discord]

Perfect music to force the presidents mouse daughter to dance to

[D_D]

Just creepy way of saying:
"Our support sucks, don't expect them to help"

[bomza]

The most chaotic neutral song I’ve heard of

[deebee.]

this feels like depression numbness. like i’m not *happy* per say, but it feels good to not be sad, yknow?

[kodi]

There’s nobody around for you to help. Take a breather. Take care of yourself. You’ve done all you can.