#rainworld echo

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Sooo this rambling mostly goes about the Echo-Ending you can get when helping Spinning Top (the Echo you follow around) ascent. I was talking with a Friend about ST a lil and they mentioned, that they were quite familiar with the Watcher.

Thoughout the Travel, ST eventually brings you to the Past, where the Ancients are still alive and running around in the City. They lead you to their room and then to the Asencion-Room where they got literally melted by Void. (which gives me very horrible pictures in my head).

After you help ST to move on, if you return to their Room, one Ending will be triggert in which you can see the Watcher play with ST Toys.

And here comes my Headcanon into play: Since the Watcher is in the Past, ST is most likely alive still. So what if, shortly after, they will open the door and see the Watcher play with their toys?

Maybe small ST will decide to take the Watcher in as their Pet. Since it's astablished, that both Individuals are lonely and lost (Watcher lost their Family and ST couldn't ascent with theirs) that way nobody would be alone anymore.

And this kinda closes the circle. If ST knows the Watcher from the Time, they were still alive, then it would make sense, why they would recognice them, when they turn into an Echo.

I also kinda see it as a reason of why ST couldn't move on. Imagine being forced as a Child to ascent and having to leave behind the only Friend you had.

They also said, that they traveld through Past and Future to find evidence, that their Parents noticed their absense. But I also think, they tried to look for their Friend - The Watcher.