Scriptliss and Tess Aract deserved a better ending, change my mind
I just- feel like there could've been more done with 1x1x1x1 if he wasn't killed off--it'd be more compelling, in my opinion- though I'm aware I'm...absolutely biased.
I already know this is gonna be a sorta long post, but like,,
can we all just be selfish and give em a happier ending?? I refuse to settle for the canon one >:(
good for angst, but not good for my feels, man,,,
besidesss, I find the idea of them trying to help restore SOME semblance of humanity in 1x1x1x1, after the whole...rift of light ordeal, fun to spin around in my lil monke brain
like...having little conversations and visits, even if it'd definitely be pretty rocky in the beginning--I imagine it's possible for 1x to tone down enough for an actual chat, especially if he doesn't have anything else to do?
almost like a slow-burn, but in terms of...sorta more like a redemption arc
maybe have some sort of fragment of hope of restoring Tess's consciousness- yknow,,?
1x's motives weren't--entirely clear, as far as I'm aware, so who's to say he doesn't have some morals buried- well...probably pretty far down?
I'd honestly imagine most of his motives are- well...related to freedom. at least at this point, anyways. that cryptic creature has basically been constantly imprisoned in some sense or another for...probably most of it's existence?
plus, I mean- it's debatable if he'd even be sent back to Banland. especially considering how it...basically seems all of the other antagonists/criminals got off relatively scot-free. (we don't talk about Tretone,,)
I wouldn't put it past being possible for them to...sorta let him roam free, as long as someone regularly checks up on and keeps him under close watch--so he doesn't try anything. cause- let's be honest, he definitely would the second you turn away--mostly out of spite.
or- yknow...use the Plot Book to render him powerless, if not just straight up separate him from his host--depending on how far the capabilities of it go?
also, like- what about Sphara? it's likely that she doesn't have the same power she had when she was an oracle, but I've always wondered if she could've been an option. she's been asleep for a long time--so I'd imagine they might not have tried consulting with her about it.
I just refuse to believe that the whole- situation with Tess Aract was truly a lost cause. maybe a fragile, time-consuming one- but...not completely hopeless.
there's just- so many other possibilities of how it could've went, it's...almost disappointing,,
if- by any chance, anyone else has any ideas/interpretations, I'd honestly like to hear em,,!