Sansan

First and foremost, me and @connorconsumestrousers have been theorizing that David was [possibly] depressed/in a bad place when he first was sent to Camp Campbell.

The way he explains himself as a uninterested, "bad ass" sorta hints at how he might have actually been.

Exhibit A: The dark years.

He brings up the dark years in Preston Goodplay's Good Play. He says he had been sent to clown school in France before he had been exposed to his love of nature. Which, we can assume is before he went to Camp Campbell.

But, he was around 10 years old when he learned his love of nature, shown in Jasper Dies at the End.

So this would insinuate that he had been sent off when he was young-young. But, why would his parents do that? My personal theory is that his parents were/are a lot like Max's. They were uninterested in their sons hobbies, or needed an excuse to not spend time with him. It is much more complex than this, but this is just a overview/generalization for the sake of my own brain.

My main reason for thinking this is heavily based in how he talks about Max's parents in Parents Day. He talks about them like he knows how they are, and he can empathize with Max, because they shared similar childhood experiences.

Why was David like this, though?

I believe that he was probably pushed into things he showed slight interest in, even if they knew it wouldn't last. I choose to believe they did this to make him see the things he liked were unreasonable/unrealistic. Obviously, this just made him become uninterested in everything, not wanting to like things or they would turn out to be like everything else he showed interest in. Crushed.

THESE ARE ALL MY OPINIONS AND PERSONAL HEADCANONS, so if you don't agree THATS OKAY!! I just wanted to share my thoughts and analysis :].

The end <3

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