And thus another day ends.

Id, Ego, Superego, and Zoidberg

*Filler episode*

You open your eyes.

You're back in the Labyrinth again.

Memories of the entire day resurfaced in your mind, and you felt like you were blushing.

"I can't believe she actually went and did all this for me today..." You chuckled, "Man, what a day to be alive..."

You can't even describe the amount of joy and relief you felt now that Bella's been cured of her depression. This whole day was absolute proof to you that everything you did in the dream world genuinely helped.

Although, there is one issue that's on your mind... You wondered to yourself if you'll ever figure out about the secrets of the Labyrinth in the real world. Everytime you wake up, you forget everything that happens here, and because of that, you'll never be able to recognize anyone you helped here back in the real world, even though they'll be able to recognize you.

It's gonna start being incredibly awkward from now on if everyone keeps recognizing you but you can't recognize them.

"WOOOHOOOO, I DIID IIIIT!"

Speaking of John's...

You turned around to see your other self doing a victory dance. He's back in his normal suit instead of that ridiculous Pharoah get up from last time. It doesn't seem like his two buddies are with him either. Those Carl and Sigmund guys were absent tonight.

"I FINALLY LOST MY VIRGINITY, AND IT WAS TO MY OWN HISTORY TEACHER! WOOOOOOOO-" he cheered, pumping his fists into the air and dancing around like a looney.

"You are so overexcited about that fact much more than I am." You commented as you walked up to him, "I mean, I don't really think it's that big a deal..."

"Ha! That's only because you don't have the two weeks worth of memories from back before you entered the Labyrinth." He scoffed, before giving smug grin, "Me? I wanted to accomplish this ever since I found out about this beautiful place! And now I have! No more being a virgin! That only means it's sexy time from here on out!"

Hm... Two weeks worth of memories, huh?

Is that the only difference between you and the John Doe in front of you? Two weeks of memories? Or is there more to this than you think?

John noticed your contemplative stare, and asked you, "You look like you got something on your mind. What's up?"

Hm...

"What are you really, John? Are you seriously another version of me? Is two weeks of memories really enough to make you and I end up with two separate personalities?" You asked.

He nodded in understanding, "Ah, I see. You're confused why I act so different compared to you, even though we're supposed to be the same person... Well, I guess there is a sort of reason for that."

"There is?"

"Hoo boy, okay... Let's see, how did Sigmund explain it again...?" John stroked his chin in thought, "You ever watch those old classic cartoons, and you see the main character go through a moral dilemma? He can't decide what to do, so there are these two shoulder angel and devil things that pop up. The devil tells him to do what makes him happy for himself, the angel tries to convince him to be the better man and satisfy everyone else at the cost of personal happiness. They go back and forth, they argue, they scream, the devil does a kickass handstand which impresses everyone, even the Angel, they go home, the main character sits there wondering what the fuck just happened, and boom, nothing is accomplished besides that bit of small character development."

You blinked.

"So what the hell was the point of that metaphor?"

"That whole thing is a metaphor for this system thingy called the Id, Ego, Superego thing. It's a theory that's been disproven a bunch of times but Sigmund insists its totally a thing. Every human has, like, three characteristics inside their brains that dictates what they do or something.

The Id part of the brain is the part where basic instinct and desire comes from. It's the part of you that makes you want things and want to do things. Ever had a sexual fantasy of just walking up to your crush and fucking her brains out in public? That's your Id giving you those fantasies. AKA the devil on your shoulder.

Ever wonder why you don't act out on those fantasies even though you want to so badly? Because you know that if you do, you'll get in trouble, and will probably ruin your life in the long term. That's Superego talking. He makes sure your Id doesn't do stupid shit and acts like the overbearing father disciplining his dumbass kid. He's socially and culturally aware of his surroundings and does his best to make you fit in, even if it means being boring. AKA, Angel on your shoulder.

Last guy, Ego. He's the chill middle man that tries to make Id and Superego get along. He lets Id does what he wants as long as it doesn't piss off Superego, and he makes sure Superego doesn't become too controlling or else Id goes insane with pent up stress. So like, instead of letting Id go ahead and have public sex with your crush, thus pissing off Superego, Ego instead a walks up to your crush, asks her politely to let him fuck her brains out, and if she says yes, Id gets his free sex, and Superego calms down because we now at least got permission to do what we fantasized.

Are you with me so far?"

Uuhhhh...

"I guess? What's the point of explaining this again?"

"I'm trying to explain why we act so differently from each other even though we're both John Doe." He rubs his head irritantly, "That's pretty much all I can explain so far tough, so I guess I might as well say it. The day you entered the Labyrinth for the first time, you literally, and I do mean literally, sliced yourself in three parts. Id, Ego, and Superego. Then, once you did that, you set the three of yourselves to do different jobs.

Superego is the you that wakes up, goes to school, and makes sure your life is normal and happy. He keeps any memory of the Dreamworld locked away so that you can still have deniability of the Labyrinth, just in case. You ever felt something familiar out there in the real world but then instantly forget about it? Superego is doing his job.

Ego is the you right now. Everytime you go to sleep, Superego takes a break and gives you back all your memories, thus effectively kind of merging together with you into one person while here. You traverse the dream world and do whatever the hell you want to do.

I'm Id, which is a no brainer. I'm here to teach you how to do things in the dream world, which you then use that knowledge in order to make it easier for you to do whatever the hell you want to do. I keep hold of the two weeks of memories which details information about literally everything about that we've learned about the Labyrinth. I also occasionally remind you to do what our original goal is, which is to make every girl fall in love with us.

Neat, right?"

Okay, now this is just too much lazy info dumping and exposition. You're starting to get really bored.

John notices your look and rolls his eyes, "I'm different from you because I'm the horny bastard version of you that wants constant sex, no matter how weird. You're different from me because you have Superego telling you the difference between normal and not normal, right and wrong, yadadada blah blah, so on."

"Oh okay. You could have just said that to begin with." You nodded in understanding.

"Fuck you." He raised his middle finger.

"Wait, in that case, why don't you do the whole dream traveling thing and get girls yourself?" You asked.

"What, me?"

"Yes, you! You said so yourself, you have memories of literally everything we know about the Labyrinth before I apparently wiped my own memories. What's the point of me when you can just do what you want and travel the Dreamworld for me instead?"

John has a look of consideration, humming to himself in thought. "I guess it's because... I have no tact?"

"No tact?"

"Okay, think of it this way. I'm a horny little bastard that wants to do sexy things all the time. My mind is literally focused on sex and sex only. I could probably care less about other people's feelings unless I really really wanted to." He explains, "Now, considering all of that information. Do you really think you can trust me with the freedom to go around people's dreams, doing whatever the hell I want?"

Oh... You think you see his point...

"Yeah, you get it now, don't you? The moment I'm in charge of entering people's dreams, I'm pretty sure I'll start ruining lives and/or **** someone. That will probably link back to you, and cause you more trouble and grief at home. That's why I, the Id, need someone chill enough like you, the Ego, to do what I want to do, but also still smart enough, the Superego, to do it in a way that doesn't ruin our lives."

Huh... Okay then. Everything seemed to make sense so far.

"And thus the three of us combined transform into the SuperMegaZord, blah blah blah." He finishes. "Any other questions?"

"No. I think that's all I wanted to ask." You shook your head.

"Cool." He said casually.

You two stand there in awkward silence, silently staring each other.

...

Cough awkwardly.

...

"So I think I'm gonna go visit other people's dreams now to see how they're doing." You gestured back.

"Yeah, sure, cool. Have fun." He scratched his head awkwardly.

So yeah, you go to the first door in your left and go visit more people and maybe also help them too.

Once you leave, the other John sighed tiredly. "Man, dealing with myself can be weird sometimes."