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thinking abt what you said with house viewing Benny as a son and I’m obsessed. Like. The man spent most of his life before the war presumably alone, and then after the bombs fell he was alone again, save for AI he himself devised. Then he decides to pull in some Tribes, and one kid shows promise! So sure, treat him well, train him, groom him to be his protege, then next thing you know UH OH he’s got developing paternal feelings towards this guy. Wanting some semblance of a family when the time has long since passed, yet fostering that feeling all the same seems so accurate for him. Benny meanwhile only views him as a boss, and not a particularly good one at that. makes me wonder how House must’ve felt when he found out about Bennys plans
I view it as House blames only himself for this, cause he kind of does in canon (strap in this is a long one).
When reflecting on the issue of Benny, House chastises himself first and foremost for not acting quickly enough when it comes to priming Benny. He describes Benny as being ambitious, ruthless and capable; compliments coming from a man like House. House has an ego and while he is logical enough to understand there was never any evidence Benny saw him as a father-figure, he lacks the humility to admit he let his own views on his relationship with Benny blind him to the activities happening behind the scenes.
I doubt that House was as aware as he makes out about what Benny was doing, he knew early on but certainly not early enough to stop Benny from hacking and obtaining a securitron along with getting the chip in the first place. I take it he was distracted by all the possibilities he was calculating of Vegas' success and growth with him steering and Benny as the new figure head, not because of any normal affection for Benny but the admiration of his capabilities. It's to be noted that House believed menial incentives (likely caps, booze, basic needs, etc..) were enough to keep Benny tame like the other Chairmen but, as evidenced by the Omertas and Mortimer in the WGS, this is not enough when it comes to more driven Vegas citizens. This implies he still undervalued Benny and created a space in which Benny felt the need to rebel.
House in my eyes is not sentimental in the traditional sense. I can imagine his pride was severely scorned as someone he certainly deemed dumber than him was, albeit only for a little, able to out-gambit him. It would definitely hit home seeing how his brother also betrayed him but I feel like that's why he's so apathetic when he tells the Courier to do as they see fit with Benny. I doubt the way he terrorized his brother brought him any emotional satisfaction other than a "Now who's in charge!" ego boost. Putting that same emotional intensity towards Benny isn't worth it because who does it benefit? Wasted time, wasted planning, and most importantly wasted potential are all he gets from continuing to be hands-on with Benny. I say the closest example is not being able to throw out old toys due to the memories attached but knowing it's necessary as they are broken or just taking up space for new ones, and then asking someone else to do it so you don't need to get caught up in the feelings of throwing something you put so much effort into. It's not Benny House cares about in my mind, not in a way that sounds healthy to any non-emotionally constipated individual, but what he could've represented for him, which is why he so quickly offers the same position to the Courier.
As for Benny's view on all of this, it was a long time coming. Benny didn't and doesn't believe House is a completely shitty boss. He admires what he's been shown and admits House knows how to run the strip, but disagrees with the directions. Ideologically, House is an anarcho-capitalist while Benny is just an anarchist. House wants to run the strip to profit, though money is not what he's concerned with being rich with anymore. Benny wants a free state that he wishes to become a place for the people, except for the Chairmen who would be on top (I like to remind people that Benny's motives were selfish but not for personal gain/power as was it for the people he actually saw as family). Benny was never looking for a father but a future. He was not interested in being adopted, or having the chairmen adopted, as bigger names still overshadowed in House's legacy.
Truly, it's easiest to summarize as House feeling strongly and thinking positively enough of Benny to start incorporating him into the future of Vegas (a huge honor actually) while Benny was so disillusioned by House's ego and indifference that he thought the only way Vegas could be the future is with House gone.
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A/N: Stupid and useless scenario I had in mind. There's more but I'm lazy
*MC and the NRC students going to the beach*
Floyd: *swimming* Hmm? Why are the landfolk all jumping above the water like flying fish?
MC: It's called catching waves, want to try?
Floyd: Why would I? Jumping over the waves is nothing for merfolks, doesn't sound fun.
MC: Oh I'm not underestimating your abilities as a fish underwater, but I'm not sure that you're as good above water with a human body.
Floyd: Eeeh shrimpy what was tha—
Floyd: *gets hit by a wave*
MC: It was never about jumping above some waves, Floyd.
MC: It's about surviving getting hit by 2 meter tall waves continuously. Don't drown or lose your ground.
Floyd: Should have told me earlier Shrimpy~
MC: *smirks* Let's see who survives the longest.
Azul: *watching as MC and Floyd try to drown one another while avoiding the waves*
Azul: What are they doing?
Jade: Survival of the fittest, of course.
Azul: …
Azul: That's not reassuring.
Ace: MC! Wait up! *swimming towards MC*
MC: Uh? Ace, what are you doing here?
Ace: It looks like you're having fun, of course I'd come!
Floyd: Crabby~
Ace: Heya Floyd senpai~
Ace: *sees him approaching* W-Wait what are you—
Floyd: *drowns Ace*
MC: *jumps on Floyd and tries to drown him* Leave him alone! This fight is between you and me!
Jade: My, did you have fun MC?
MC: *laying face down on the towel, whispering* I may have lost this battle, but I'll win this war… Later...
Jade: Sounds like a lot of fun indeed, fufufu
Deuce: And you Ace, forget about having fun if danger is around.
Ace: Shut up, as if anyone would expect to get drowned on sight.
Deuce: I'd definitely expect it coming from Floyd. He IS the danger…
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