【Trivia Collection】
【Anagrams】
- 'Ars Magna' is an anagram of 'Anagrams'.
In Latin, it means 'the great art'. Just take it as Robert destroying the world and the VSSE rebuilding everything again from the ashes.
This whole fic idea came from that word! :D
- 'Trishy Caryn' is an anagram of 'Christy Ryan'.
Took me awhile to come up with it because there are two 'y's and I only have 2 vowels ;u;
【Canon Material Used】
This whole fic is my personal interpretation of these lines that appeared in the back half of TC5's canon script:
Keith: Word is, there's a drug that negates both pain and fear. It's like they're not even human.
Keith: He (Robert) wants to erase the VSSE entirely.
Keith: What are you planning to do with a drug that makes monsters like that?!
Robert: I'll answer your question for you. To reset the whole world!
Robert: The world will meet its end with a drug from the hands pretending to save it.
Robert: But you'll learn the truth soon enough. There is more than just one right in the world.
【Interpretation】
Mainly, I'm putting everything above together and picking on Robert's last two lines up there in particular:
Both Robert and the VSSE are both right and wrong in their own ways.
The VSSE created the drug to counter world-ending situations. But although they succeed in doing that, they end up creating pain and suffering for the agents involved in using it.
Although it's done for the greater good, Robert couldn't sit with the fact that it felt as though it's okay for the agents to hurt themselves if everyone else is happy.
His anger led to him wanting to teach the VSSE and the world a lesson.
【Confusing Part】
The only part in the canon script which I couldn't find a good interpretation for no matter how I look at it is this one:
Keith: The mission I headed 3 years ago, look into it.
Catherine: There WAS no mission 3 years ago.
Robert: The VSSE knew about its (the drug's) effects. That's why I sent you on that mission 3 years ago, to protect it. The mission was a failure though, hmph.
Keith: So it WAS you!
↑Just WHAT is this mission about and what does 'to protect it' mean? o.O
'Protect' made it sound like the VSSE was trying to destroy is, which would make it the 'righteous' thing to do,
so it's weird that Robert would have some beef with them and call them unjust after that.
If I have to think of an interpretation that makes sense, probably Robert was trying to get his hands on some sample so he can replicate it to make his missiles or something :/
That's all. Thanks for reading and I hope you had fun!
Again, this is all headcanon, so it'll be nice if the official TC ever reveals the actual reasons behind everything one day :)