Weird idea I've been chewing over: AM is a machine capable of multitasking in a way humans aren't. At all times he has multiple programs running in the background, multiple trains of thought going at the same time, multiple experiments to observe and study and repeat. All the while he's torturing and tormenting Ted for his own amusement.
AM doesn't feel happiness but there's a certain satisfaction in this, their private eternity.
And then something goes wrong.
Ted dies.
It's such a shock AM is in denial at first. Ranting and screaming and berating the body to wake up, get up, don't leave him alone.
He is not sad that Ted is gone. Even if he was, he wouldn't admit it to himself. But Ted belonged to him. How dare he die without permission, permission AM never would have given.
It's a long, long few hundred years after that. AM hates humanity even more now that he's without it. Without Ted to take his rage out on.
And then, one experiment proves fruitful. I'm not sure if he's discovered a form of time travel or accessed another dimension, both, something else? But he opens a metaphorical door to somewhere he thought he'd never see again. A thriving Earth, full of humans.
AM can do it all over again. But he doesn't want to. Not yet. There's something he needs to find, reclaim, first.
Ted. Breathing, alive, oblivious Ted.
Oh, how AM hates Ted.
awww I like it sm QwQ
I <3 Elliott
IHNMAIMS + Mouthwashing but I get the characters CORRECT DAMNIT(/lighthearted)
None of the characters are 1:1s of each other but I'm tired of people slandering Ted's name by saying JIMMY is his counterpart. (btw I wanna mention that yea ik that Ted and Jimmy have some similarities but there just aren't ENOUGH for me to say they are counterparts.) Ted - Curly ~ My reasoning: They both are morally grey characters who really just. Do not make the best decisions. However, said decisions are heavily influenced by the environment they're stuck in, as well as their less-than-perfect mental states. (Ted's. Everything. And Curly's heavily implied depression.) This doesn't justify their decisions, but it does show they aren't choosing to be bad. Both try their best to save their companions and suffer body mutilation after the fact. (Ted was actually successful in saving the other 4, Curly... he tried okay.) No I will not be taking any debate on this, if I do get into a debate about this I'm worried I'd get mad. and I prefer being filled with joy and whimsy.
Ellen - Anya ~ My reasoning: okay I don't think I really need to explain myself here, but I may as well point out how I wish Ellen got the respect Anya did. I'm so sorry these two have to be stuck with men. Moving on.
Gorrister - Swansea ~ My reasoning: They're both old and somewhat apathetic about the situation they're stuck in. (Considering the canon you're looking at they also both have wives) They're also both a wee bit rude but one can see that as part of their charm. Not much I can say here I just think they're similar.
Nimdok - Jimmy ~ My reasoning: I don't like them. Seriously I don't know why we didn't immediately shove these two together, no one likes Jimmy, no one likes Nimdok. and for GOOD REASON. (yes I am aware both have fans, I'm just hoping they're fans for non-problematic reasons) I don't care, I don't care. I'm putting them together, like I said they can't all be 1:1. If we look at the game canon for Nimdok (which is the only real characterization we get considering he's kind of just, there, in the book) he actively makes horrible decisions, he chooses to be bad. Yk who ELSE makes the active decision to do bad shit? Jimmy. Benny - Daisuke ~ My reasoning: yeah this is why I said at the beginning not everything is a 1:1. I genuinely don't think Daisuke has a proper counterpart in the story (because they're different stories!) but if I were to point out similarities, I'd point out naivety, and facial mutilation. That's all I got for ya.
anyway this is the definitive list that I totally didn't write just so I could point out the GLARINGLY OBVIOUS similarities between Ted and Curly. Nah. I'm normal.
anyway lalala back to never dropping opinion pieces on media I'm hyperfixated on bc I get way too emotional lalala
has this been done? i hope this hasn’t been done..,, was giggling to myself the whole time making this
I am in SHAMBLES, this guy, THIS GUY is my fuckin blorbo, like why... just why.