JustATiredPotato

There's such recency bias in fandom. As an author you post something, get a few reactions, and then it goes off into the bin. As a reader you check the tags, see what's new, and move on. But a lot of old stuff is really good. It's just sitting there, gathering dust, waiting for someone to take a peek.

So go on. Treat yourself.

At the trial, the man is found guilty of multiple murders and is sentenced to death.

Before he is sentenced, he is offered a last meal, and asks for a single banana, which is given to him. The next day, he is led to the electric chair. They strap him in, pull the switch, and... nothing happens.

There has never been a failure before. Since you cannot punish a person twice for the same crime, the court is forced to let him go free.

Within a week's time, naturally, the man, who is obsessed with trains, goes and steals another one. He doesn't care that he can't drive it or that he failed catastrophically before; he is obsessed with trains and his only desire is to operate one. As before, he crashes it, and kills several people. Again, he stands trial, and again, he is sentenced to death, showing no remorse, only delight that he got to operate the train.

His last meal request is again a single banana.

When he goes to the chair, the executioner pulls the switch, but nothing happens. As before, he goes free again.

The train-obsessed maniac, once more on the loose, wastes no time in hijacking a train and crashes it.

His trial is swift, as this has already happened twice, and he is again sentenced to death. They ask him what he would like for his last meal.

"A single banana," he says.

"Oh, no you don't, you son of a bitch. We're on to you, now. We know all about your little banana trick, and you're not escaping this time!" The guards refuse his request, and instead serve him a standard last meal of steak, potatoes, and berry cobbler.

The next morning they strap him into the electric chair, pull the switch, and... nothing happens.

"Did you give him the banana?" demands the head guard.

"No, sir! He asked for the banana but we didn't give it to him, we swear!" says one of the guards.

and like. people do often reduce him to being the "strong brute protagonist" with no real acknowledgment for how smart he is. and i KNOW when the whole "is kyle crane a himbo" debate was going on i did claim he was - but purely as a joke! he's genuinely very clever and knows his worth. he isn't dumb when he's one of the most reasonable characters in the game. he did have his... less brilliant moments, but we've all been there. did he naively trust way too many people? maybe. but that is not the sign of being dumb and unaware - it's underlining his caring and trusting nature, of someone who doesn't give up on people easily

AHHH. AND HOW KIND HE IS!! he cares so much about people - even those he had just met. and he gets attached so so so easily too. he'd go MILES for the sake of the tower - his found family. he's so good with kids and to those in need even when he can get impatient. LITERAL QUOTE FROM CRANE: "Guess I'm a bleeding heart, but what's the alternative? Be like Salim? Or Rais? That's not for me.". literal hyperempath