The game opens with OMORI standing in WHITE SPACE. OMORI laying on the floor of WHITE SPACE during the start of the PROLOGUE. But as the game nears its end, WHITE SPACE gains more significance. However, even after SUNNY manages to find a short lived peace, his mind continues to plague him with reminders of the truth. WHITE SPACE is where SUNNY takes on the form of OMORI to explore HEADSPACE, and for much of the game this and its nature as a safe place are the only purposes WHITE SPACE serve for the plot. If a lit lightbulb represents "the birth of an idea", then a black lightbulb is "the repression of an idea" - it serves as a visual metaphor of SUNNY's repression of the truth, and its darkness pulses stronger the more the truth begins to leak out in the HEADSPACE, often in the form of SOMETHING. The only thing that ever changes is the LIGHT BULB, a curious object filled with pitch-black darkness instead of light. SUNNY's first encounter with OMORI, beginning his continuous cycle of escapism within Headspace. From there, SUNNY could relive happier times with the dream versions of his friends while exploring HEADSPACE on every occasion. SUNNY's desire to keep himself safe via escapism became strong enough to create an imaginary world known as HEADSPACE. A place to survive, but not to live." Serving as the one constant of the HEADSPACE (if one can even call it part of the HEADSPACE), WHITE SPACE serves as a safe-if-sad place for SUNNY/OMORI to escape from harsh reality and responsibility. The BRANCH CORAL from DEEPER WELL describes it as "an emptiness, a home without warmth. Shortly after the death of MARI four years ago, SUNNY's repression of the truth began with the creation of WHITE SPACE, as well as his alter ego OMORI. OMORI manifesting himself shortly after the creation of WHITE SPACE. Coming into contact with a RED HAND or with the outer extremities of WHITE SPACE will cause the game to fade out and send the player back to the center of the room. Traveling outside of the room in WHITE SPACE spawns RED HANDS that will follow OMORI. A black lightbulb hangs from the ceiling. Everything is bright white there aren't any walls. A LAPTOP, SKETCHBOOK, TISSUE BOX, LIGHTBULB, DOOR, and MEWO are immediately in view.
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