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Starting with Builderman’s intent and the tone I think its spoken with since he isn’t my main deep dive.

I imagine Builderman’s intent was genuinely just to know about the killer. Most killers do seem to be tied to a survivor, possibly with some “unfinished business” this is seen in examples like 007n7 and c00lkidd, Noob and Sixer, Jane and John, and-unbeknownst to the others-Shedletsky and 1x. It isn’t unreasonable for Builderman to assume the two have ties due to this in addition to the similar clothing, which is mentioned in the comic.

I also imagine Builderman has some sort of knowledge that he can’t just ask it bluntly. He knows if he approaches Two Time about it, it could trigger unwanted distress in the form of panic or anger. This could be due the mentioned discussion with Dusekkar-Matt in the comic-going downhill, but I’d like to bring an additional reason to the table!

This is where I’ll bring up the headcanon Joey posted for this comic shortly before releasing it.

With this addition, I imagine there’s some sort of strain between the two already. Builderman is THE admin after all, so I don’t think it would be be far off to say Two Time has already made the distrust between them clear. I think that Builderman approached this more gently for both of these reasons.

This is where I naturally get into the actual deep dive of Two Time, the surface of their complex character, and how I interpret them in relation to this comic.

I think Two Time actually tries to put on an unsuspecting front. Despite the popular headcanon that they try to show everyone “Spawn’s way,” I can’t imagine it like that. At least- not for the admins.

This is because it’s already a fact in Two Time’s mind that the admins are distrusting. If they open up to admins about the beliefs Spawnism holds, it opens more doors for outsiders to look in and judge everything. As mentioned in the headcanon, its taught that admins want to “disrupt devotion to The Spawn.” If the admins have more to judge, they have more things to cast doubt on in Two Time’s mind. With Two Time’s heavy devotion in addition to alleged religious psychosis, it’s not up for discussion to them.

Tying this into what I talked about for Builderman, I imagine elders in the cult taught “signs” of what to look for and what not to say should someone eventually pry. For example, “performative” tones or body language to lull you into a false sense of security. I imagine because of this, Two Time takes Builderman’s intent to ease into the situation as trying to trick them into saying something, possibly to try and persuade them not to follow The Spawn. This is unfortunately something the elders likely did on purpose to try and keep the cult under wraps.

When most people are asked about something they don’t want to admit, they over explain or provide reasons and alibis to seem more trustworthy. Two Time doesn’t do that though, and its for a good reason. In their case, the more evidence they provide, the more questions that will follow. Making up intricate, detailed lies to back themself up won’t help them for multiple reasons. One possibly being because they’d be lying about what The Spawn preaches to keep the others out or their beliefs. Another could be they know eventually something will contradict and then they’d be in deeper waters. Instead, they’re purposefully vague to avoid new doors being opened.

As for Builderman trying to ease Two Time’s worries, it naturally causes the opposite of Builderman’s intent. Rather than feeling safer, it rang alarms of the elder’s message in their head. You can see them biting their lip before they stand up with tense body language, possibly trying to keep themself from lashing out because it’d be suspicious for Two Time to lash out if they were truly innocent in their eyes. In addition, they could have stood up because they would be placing themself above Builderman.

Looking down at someone can make a person feel more confident, and is sometimes used as a fear tactic to make the other person feel intimidated enough to keep quiet.

With this, I wouldn’t put it past Two Time to be standing up to feel more confident or try to make Builderman stop asking questions. I think the way they are drawn to be intimidating and glaring down him supports this. Their dialogue reads as aggressive, but not in the typical way. Rather than yelling or expressing the anger towards Builderman, I imagine they’re almost quiet. They’re shaking with rage but keeping most of it in. They’re only showing enough to make it clear the discussion is over.

Finally, I’d like to address the way Two Time removes themself from the situation, which is why I wanted to make this post.

In order to start that, though, another headcanon Joey posted is important.

Now, in this part I am specifically addressing the one quote, “I will sleep outside tonight.”

I imagine as Two Time grew up there were probably “Non-Believers” acting out against the cult. These are likely the people labeled “heretics.” I imagine they were avoided by the believers entirely, leaving them partly isolated as they were likely the minority in the village. These are the people to be buried far outside the community, as the headcanon suggests.

I imagine these people tried to intermingle at times, either to help others realize what was happening or just to feel less alone.

Building off of this headcanon and connecting it to the rest, I believe that when a nonbeliever refused to leave an area, the believers shifted to another part of the village to avoid them. This could be simply to avoid trouble with higher-ups, or in some cases it could probably be explained as “avoiding the tainted” or “keeping yourself pure” as if the “sin” could be spread through proximity.

I think it’s possible Two Time went to sleep outside for either of these reasons. Either way, they didn’t want to be in a space with someone who was a “Non-Believer” and removed themself instead. I doubt its the first time they’ve done such-as it’s stated Azure was buried in the graveyard-and I doubt this is the last time they’ll resort to isolation either. After all, old habits do die hard, especially ones labeled as rules in a controlling environment.

If you’ve read or listened this far, thank you! This is my second time writing this out and the first time speaking it because my original draft didn’t save. I spent around 20 minutes on the first attempt, and this one took over an hour, so I really appreciate anyone who listened to my insanely long ramblings on a 2-image panel.