you know i really want to know just WHAT was going through rick's mind when he wrote copollo into existence. like. what the the thought process here.
rick: ah yes, the first of the evil triumvirate who is a metaphor for capitalistic fucks. he is to be nero, the most vile and notorious emperor known to man because he was just AWFUL. and everyone will hate him even more because he psychologically and implies physical abuse of the beloved 12 year girl. also he's pathetic, because all dictators are.
rick: and yes, we cannot forget caligula, who is ALSO infamous for crazy shit BUT PLOT TWIST he's actually quite mentally sound here...for a sociopath, anyway. and everyone will ofc HATE HIS GUTS because he MURDERS JASON GRACE IN COLD BLOOD and LAUGHS ABOUT IT. the devil himself.
rick: i need one more. hmm... *scrolls through list of bad emperors* huh. commodus. into gladiatorial combat and lost his marbles so bad he was strangled in the bath by his own personal trainer.
rick's inner homoerotic writer: that's pretty gay.
rick: should i take this step. i will never be able to take it back.
rick's inner homoerotic writer:
rick: ...AND COMMODUS WILL BE APOLLO'S TOXIC EX SITUATIONSHIP WHERE AFTER JUST TWO FLASHBACK SEQUENCES THAT TOPS EVERY OTHER BIT OF ROMANCE I'VE EVER WRITTEN, READERS WILL FALL TO THEIR KNEES AND SOB OVER HOW BEAUTIFULLY HORRIBLE THEY ARE FOR EACH OTHER AND THEY WILL KICK SCREAM AND CRY WHEN THEIR TITULAR ROMANTIC LINE "YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY BLESSINGS" IS EVER USED AND IT WILL FIRST CULIMATE IN APOLLO BLINDING COMMODUS AND THEN END WITH HIM SCREAMING HIM TO DUST, HANDS 'ROUND HIS THROAT JUST AS IT ALWAYS WOULD HAVE BEEN!!!!!!!
rick: also two innuendoes between them. as a treat.
