Thread:Esquilo30/@comment-26268426-20180419130302

Ok. So I looked at mental conditions to see if Thomas might have one. Thing is, Thomas doesn't fall under any major ones.

The closest is ADHD, but that doesn't do much. I mean, he is shown to be energetic and unfocused, which does fall under ADHD. But the thing is that, ADHD isn't much of a mental disorder, it's kind of more of a personality trait. Thomas also doesn't seem to fall under the autism spectrum, and even if so it's REALLY low. I mean, he is shown to be crazy and stuff, but he's actually really smart, as evidenced by those moments he has. So either way, Autism isn’t on the list, so ADHD could be a candidate. Though even if ADHD is a candidate, it brings up something. Citrine would have applied to get some medication for Thomas to help him…right? Wrong. Thing is, ADHD medicines are polarized. They Either don’t work and end up making no difference in the patient’s condition or they work too strong and their personalities are blunted. Which instead of having Crazy Thomas, he would end up being dull and boring, but always smart. Plus, side effects of the stronger ADHD meds are very unpleasant to deal with. Personal experience. One night my medicine made me stay up from 9:00 PM to 4:00 AM.

So the gems are confronted with a dilemma. On one hand, waste money on a medicine that isn’t effective enough, or on the other hand use a medicine that’s too powerful and lose Thomas. So I think that none of the gems should do either. Because I imagined Citrine and Thomas went to see a doctor, and Citrine said,”No. We won’t lose our Thomas just because of what are ‘societal norms’.” and Thomas said, “You’re right.” then gestured to himself saying,“This is brave, this is bruised, this is who I’m meant to be! This is me!” to which Citrine looks to in approval.

What do you think? 