This story is reprinted with permission from Brunswick County Early College High School’s The Firebird Times.

Aiden Anstock is a freshman at Early College High School. Freshman Chrisangel Andres says “Aiden is a very unique person. There is nothing like him.” When asked if he exists, Anstock said “I’m not real, I’m just a Skibidi in a spiritual Ohio realm.” When Anstock says “Skibidi” he is referring to a viral internet sensation called Skibidi Toilet which is 3D animated videos using assist from the viral game Half-Life of toilets with human heads.

Obviously, Anstock is a pretty silly guy. According to Freshman Braylon Ingram who is friends with Anstock, “He fades in and out of the material plane. Yes, he is a silly guy, every day, every morning, every night he messages something funny in the groupchat.”

Anstock considers himself a funny guy. He says, “I’m a W sigma. I’m just a funny man.” W sigma is an internet term that refers to “someone that leads the pack” as Anstock states. Anstock says, “Deku is my inspiration for life.” Deku is an anime character in a television show titled My Hero Academia. Anstock also believes that he is Deku.

Anstock’s favorite pastimes are “doodads, tinkering, and doing things, type 3 fun.” Freshman Dylan Dangerfield is “not convinced whether or not Aiden is real.” Dangerfield also believes that “He’s a comical human being because I’ve spent too much time around him that he seems funny to me.”

Ingram’s opinion of Aiden is that he’s “an entertaining and interesting individual who is also very funny. He brightens my day every day. He is my favorite bilingual student and I love his colloquial language.” Dangerfield’s opinion is: “I think Aiden is a funny guy. He does scare me at times with his brain rot, his lack of filter is a threat to my mental health, but I love him anyway. He is very agathokakological.”

In conclusion, Aiden is a very fun and interesting person and many Firebirds will miss him greatly when he moves next year.