#wally and eddie now existential trauma buddies

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I already love this and I’m sharing it everywhere I can now.

I love the "existential dread of discovering you, your family/friends, and anything else you consider 'life', were created only for entertainment of someone else" topic in media!

Though with WH, we're not sure what Eddie's behavior is after making his 'discovery', I think it'd be interesting if we saw him tread that territory, maybe even confront Wally about it?

Reference photos below!

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Poppy: *unsteadily steps into her kitchen and sqwarks loudly in shock*

Eddie: *sitting with Wally at her kitchen table, folding paper streamers* Oh, pardon us, Poppy! Did we wake ya'?

Wally: Good evening, neighbour.

Poppy: Oh, um... no, what are you two doing here at this hour of the night? A-And what is all this?

Poppy: *gestures to the party decorations, particularly a handmade banner reading "Congrats on the Self-Awareness!"

Wally: We're here to give you the New Member Initiation.

Poppy: ...What?

Wally: Are you ready, Eddie?

Eddie: *gives him a thumbs up* Ready!

Poppy: What?!

Eddie/Wally: *singing and clapping* WELCOME TO OUR CLUB! WELCOME TO OUR CLUB! WELCOME POPPY WELCOME POPPY WELCOME POPPY WELCOME POPPY WELCOME POPPY-

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Eddie: Huh, I just found out that it's Stress Awareness Week!

Poppy: Well, mission accomplished; I am certainly aware of stress!

Wally: I am SO aware of stress right now.

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Eddie: I feel empty inside...

Wally: *hands Eddie a badge*

Eddie: Uh...

Wally: Welcome to the club, neighbour.

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Sooo, that update, huh?

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Eddie: *trying to remain calm with the seemingly unbothered Wally* I just don't understand!

Wally: *turns to look at Eddie* About what?

Eddie: If you've known about the show this whole time; why play along with the episodes at all?! Why not try to find a way to leave?

Wally: *shrugs* Well, I did, when I first became aware...

Eddie: *blinks in surprise*

Wally: *stares into the distance* ...but after a while you start to realize t-that you really can't leave and constantly chasing an unattainable goal will start driving you a bit c-crazy.

Eddie: *starts backing away nervously as Wally begins to look unhinged*

Wally: *starts twitching, and his hair starts to become unkempt* And eventually you get to asking what the point of anything is and-you-completely-lose-sight-of-who-you-are-and-why-you're-even-alive-and-when-you-reach-your-breaking-point-SOMETHING-REALLY-TERRIBLE-COULD-HAPPEN!

Eddie: *watching Wally with wide eyes*

Wally: *tries neaten his hair back down* A-Ah, but that's not something we need to deal with today.

Wally: *takes a deep breath and returns to his "normal" self* Above anything else, the episodes give us something to do that keeps our minds healthy and stimulated.

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Eddie: ...I've been living a lie.

Wally: Wow, just one? I've been living twenty.

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Eddie: *traumatised* Wally, are you real?

Wally: *also traumatised* Neighbour... I think I am?

René Descartes: That's actually some pretty solid evidence.

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During the next Macabre Menagerie of Monstrous Mischief-Making:

Sally: *just finishing a terrifying story*-and it turns out... that the little lamb was the ghost the whole time! OoOoOoOoOoh~

Frank/Julie/Howdy/Barnaby: *scream*

Eddie/Wally: ...

Sally: Really? Nothing?! Why don't you scream?

Wally: Why?

Sally: Why?! Wha- but- cause she was a ghost! And she's going to haunt you or w-whatever!

Eddie: *politely* I'm already haunted enough by my own thoughts, okay?

Wally: *nods in agreement*

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Eddie: *clutches Wally's shoulder with wide eyes* Hey, Wally, how do I remove this from my memory?

Wally: *smiling tiredly with bags under his eyes* You can't. It lives there now. Sorry.

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Eddie: I feel empty inside...

Wally: Welcome to the club.

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Eddie: You're spying on us?!

The Narrator: Well, I wouldn't call it spying...

Wally: It is.

The Narrator: ...because that would make me feel bad.

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Eddie: *sighs* I never thought I’d say this but I think I know what’s going on inside your head.

Wally: Ah. Welcome to the terror dome, neighbour.