William got the bright idea to use Faz-goo to heal his youngest son's head trauma. 🙂
It's pretty instant and Michael is none the wiser.
The boy only have a faded scar on his face but no actual damages.
MCI happen and Michael's protectiveness is kicking.
And then, Elizabeth disapear and he start to freak out when his brother isn't in sight.
It takes some times (and support from Jeremy), but he get through it.
The bite of 87 happen.
William is like "Good ridance! One less pest to deal with!".
But then he saw the look of devastation on Michael and the father instinct kick.
William: Well, if it worked the first time.
---
These goo-entities genuinely think they are the original person.
They don't know they are clones.
Until Circus Baby Entertainment and Rental.
Then it's a literal existential crisis happening.
Michael: Evan is goo!
Jeremy is goo!
Does everyone I know are goo!?
Michael: Am I goo TOO!?
👁_👁
---
Existential crisis power 3.
Supprisingly, Evan is the one who is the less affected.
Or more like he shows it less, but he's still upset about it and doesn't want to burden his brothers when they are clearly overwhelmed by it.
Meanwhile, William, since day one, is:
Stage 1) This is the "What makes someone a person?" and "Is it still the same?" dilemma.
Stage 2) This is not my son.
This is just a replic of him.
Stage 3) My oldest love a bunch of goo. What a weird one.
I'm going to go away from him.
He's old enough to deal with his problems and his goo pet.
Stage 4) Bloody hell! My son love a dying man.
I'm going to do him a favor.
But he's also:
Look! Evan!
Your brother replaced you.
Look how nice he is to it.
Do you feel... angry?
Betrayed?
(He is talking to a gooeyfied Evan possessing a little animatronic bear.)
Evan is feeling self-deprecating.
William: Shite.
My son is pathetic.
---
[It's the idea of the person and the goo are exchanging places. And William, knowing it because of all his experimentations on rats (and Evan is the first human guinea pig.), takes the goo and put it in some kind of jar/core he put in the bear. (Same concept as in spirit possessing things but with goo. And it's like putting a battery in a toy.)
Although, I don't know what he does with Jeremy yet. 🤔 (He's not throwing him away.)]
---
So yeah, Michael is in a state of "they are not them, but they also are."
It's a bit easier with his brother since years has pass, but with Jeremy...
Well, it's either a year or a few months since the bite for him.
---
Michael and Jiji: 18 in 1987.
Evan: 5 years younger. 13 in 1987.
AND THEY ARE ROOMATES!!!!
---
Evan (Or Goo-Evan) see Jeremy as an older brother.
It's kind of ironic after the later is switched and then discover it.
No one knows what to think nor understand after that happen.
---
Goo-Jeremy wake up while William was collecting the gooeyfied Jiji and asked himself "What is Dave doing here?".
He pretends to be asleep until the man is out of the room.
Some times later (around a few months to a year or two), Michael goes in Circus Baby Entertainment and Rental and find some files he brings with him. (Since he has peoples waiting for him at home, he goes right instead of left. And spend a joyfull night with Ennard.)
---
Reaction of the reveal:
Jeremy: Panic attack caused by an heavy existential chrisis and the fear of being left by Michael.
Michael: He's dealing with the same dilemma as his father in 83 and trying to calm down Jiji. (With a sprinkle of existancial chrisis too.)
Evan: Frozen in place while staring at the situation happening right in front of him.
