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something something dottolone bonding over their traumas in the consoling room; “my dear friend” & “his doctor”; pantalone’s life becoming less miserable after his 20 while meeting (being sold to) dottore at the age of 20; dottore sparing his life, and then spending the entirety of own’s life to make him immortal; curing him over and over again seeing every his body part and organs scolding him for excessive smoking and making sure he visits public spaces so he has less chances to do something that results into hurting himself; curing his allergy he tried to hide for hundreds years; every segment wearing the elixir of immortality on themselves in case pantalone urgently needs it; going to opera together choosing private seats and annoying the hell out of another colleague; being so devoted to him he helps him with any deranged idea he has but still wishes for him to not do suicidal missions because who else will make sure he’s not damaging his lungs?; them eventually copying each other’s manners so that other colleagues notice; ((the implications of dottore (not even his segment - it was zandik himself, so it was early in their relationship) visiting pantalone’s barbaric birth place and finding his mother that sold him off and using her brain for experimental use because why would they pay attention to that one particular black haired woman, I may be wrong tho…); having to live with his segements, reflections of his past, after his death; “are you suggesting I worship you as a god or you want me to confess my sins to you?”; zandik meaning heretic feofan meaning manifestation of god; implication that dottore’s rebirth is through pantalone’s memories; “what should I call you? zandik? or do you prefer dottore?” “suit yourself. goodbye, feofan. this time, that’s what it truly is.” “and don’t I know it. goodbye, zandik.”