So. This morning when I woke up I threw on Monsters Inc for some background noise. When we got to this spot I had to pause to go do something....but I noticed a weird detail when I did
That poster just stood out to me. We only see it for like a fraction of a second.
Some kind of Killer Paul Bunyan game I guess. But I knew I've seen it before.... but where?
IN SIDS ROOM FROM TOYSTORY!!!!! Looks like Sid kicked/scared the shit outta Mr.Pete Claws Ward
Could also just be a little bullshit detail but I had so much fun digging around for it
Crab-eating foxes are pretty easy going creatures. They live with other foxes, but hunt independently. They can be found in a variety of environments, from savannahs to woodlands, highlands and lowlands, traveling as necessary based on the season. Despite their name, they’re omnivorous and adjust their diets based on season and where they’re currently living.
Sid’s daemon needs to be a flexible creature like this because of basically all the guys we meet in The Pacific, Sid seems to be the one who’s least bothered by a lot of the horrible stuff they went through. That’s not to say he’s not changed by it, but he’s still very similar to the mellow, friendly guy Gene said goodbye to in Mobile when they meet up again on Pavuvu, and after the war’s end, he’s pretty quickly able to slide into civilian life, find a job and a wife, and continue just kind of being himself. He’s also not a bossy or commanding person, not looking to get a leg up on anyone or put anyone down.
Crab-eating foxes are monogamous and mate for life. A bonded pair defends their territory together, grooms each other, and share child rearing responsibilities. They’re also expressive creatures who value communication. We see pretty clearly that Sid is a loyal person to his friends and loved ones. He’s a good guy to have in your corner, and someone who’s capable of having a vulnerable conversation with a friend if they need it. He’s also happy to share advice and isn’t one to lord experience over others in the same way some of the other veterans are, happily eating lunch with Gene and his new friends instead of closing himself off. He’s open to new experiences and challenges, but he’s also not a huge thrill seeker or particularly ambitious.
Sid’s daemon was named Melanie in some of my old unpublished daemon stuff. This is yet another daemon where I’m like, would Sid even know what the hell she settled as outside of “weird looking fox”? I love thinking about the mechanics of that, like in a world where daemons are real but you’re geographically a lot more restricted than we are, and don’t have the internet to help you research relatively obscure animal species, how would you know exactly what critter your soul decided to stay as forever? What kind of encyclopedias would exist to help people figure it out? How would they get updated, what kind of insane horoscope stuff would exist giving people relationship advice based on what your daemon settled as?? These are the things that keep me up at night. (More accurately, the things I think about while waiting in lines for things and on airplanes.)
Got back into the Toy Story phase I had freshman year and roughed out this little drawing of one of my favorite AUS
In my opinion, every kid deserved at least one toy, even tweens that have a violent history with them. This is a canon divergence AU set shortly after the events of Toy Story 2. On the way home from the Airport, Jessie got separated from the group. As luck would have it, she crossed paths with thirteen year old Sid, who of course knew about her sentience. After hesitantly breaking toy code, Jessie and Sid shared a new awkward introduction. Curiosity led to them asking questions and discussing life as a kid and life as a toy. After a while, they formed a unique bond between kid and toy. One in which they were equals but at the core still the same as any child with a favorite toy. Sid had someone to be there for him through thick and thin, despite his unique hobbies and Jessie had a kid that was sure to never outgrow her, forget her, or leave her in some storage box.
Side note I lost interest in this drawing real quick and the starting ratio was trash so thus it looks like garbage
I really hate the common characterization of Sid in fan fiction. I think writing him like a complete asshole that’s cold to Andy even if it is just the beginning of their relationship feels like playing to hard into the bad boy persona. Sure he likes the punk aesthetic but I think he would be much more goofy and fun to talk to. I mean in adult hood, as a kid I definitely think he would of had this hardened exterior. A bad home life and a sexuality crisis can do that. As well as extreme toy based trauma. As an adult though he would be a goofball that might make the occasional rude joke between friends but not a total jerk. He’s a dork just like Andy just in a different way. Also he would be eager to have a boyfriend rather than a FWB thing. He wants a loving relationship he just thinks Andy is out of his league (he is not)