#uncle gom

On today's (or technically yesterday's in my US time) August 26 KCTV broadcast, they were presenting about a school for for elementary school students. In one of the clips, the teacher is I think doing some sort of describing the picture activity with the students? and LOOK ITS SQUIRREL AND HEDGEHOG

Uncle Gom

Scout Goseumdochi

Village Squirrels

Geumsaegi

Village Squirrel (turned into Juldarami)

I imagine Geum saw him as a sort of uncle/father figure, he got realllll traumatized by the first eps invasion even if he doesn’t wanna admit it, so now seeing Uncle Bear still being so carefree whilst he doesn’t have that luxury anymore, it makes him angry

I imagine Uncle Bear still tries to act sort of fatherly to Geum even now tho

Bear calls Geum ‘son’

The mice in the Weasel Unit are known as threats in episode one, but a somewhat sober Uncle Gom still allows the gift bearing mice to approach him in the middle of the night, and speak their part when they were not armed. He even seems to great them properly, if a bit harshly.

So if he saw Lǎobǎn sleeping or staggering around, looking like this

He probably would not see him as a threat. Maybe even give him some food and send him on his way, since at most he would be stealing food in the village, not attacking it.

Invariably, of course, showing mercy to outsiders like this would be treated as the wrong course of action for both shows. Mainly, because Lǎobǎn now knows the layout of whatever village or compound he ended up in, and since he is on the run, he is very likely to get picked up by the Weasel Unit, who would press him for information for safe passage if not straight up conscript him.

And conscription for Lǎobǎn would mean access to food and a fantastic way to get rid of his enemy, Black Cat Detective. Which would still make for an amazing AU.

Maybe most of the authorities in Flower Hill would simply arrest him as they do with known scouts, but assuming Black Cat comes from around the Rabbit Village area, an ally, he could easily convince Flower Hill that Lǎobǎn is a massive threat that needs to be shot on sight (for the crime of stealing food apparently. Or is it because he framed those children and took their mother hostage, which meant he was not repentant?)

Luckily I don't think Uncle Gom would be punished for having a sense of pity and kindness. In episode one some characters are beginning to whisper in pitying tones about his decline, and by his next appearance he appears to be the kindly laughingstock.

Although personally I think he just started to mellow out since he does not seem to be an alcoholic later in the series, so he isn't going around screaming threats at unseen enemies.