hey ahah no reason what are bings and larrys respective thoguhts and relationships to the rejects. do they pay child support?
In a nutshell, Bing is humiliated by their existence.
They’re essentially a constant reminder of his failure at trying to artificially inflate the viewership numbers of arguably the worst film he’s directed in his career! Plus, he fully intended all of the clones (both perfect and reject) to ‘expire’ after a very, VERY short period of time, so the fact that they all lived beyond that short life expectancy, made the whole situation MORE embarrassing for him.
His actual intended goal in trying to retrieve the escapee clones from the theater was just to round them all up and ‘reuse’ their materials, but alas, the guys already made quick work of them via the clone massacre at Edd’s house lol
Thus, when returning back to his evil laboratory, Bing was just so disheartened by the whole ordeal that he just….. didn’t bother dealing with the rejects, who are essentially now the remaining survivors of his cloning escapade. After seeing the level of violence that their ‘original’ counterparts are capable of, he quickly crossed off the idea of trying to ‘reuse’ their material, and simply wrote the whole situation as a loss.
Since then, he views them purely under the lens of ‘hey I can maybe probably use these guys as extras in my future films and I don’t even have to pay them at all’. He’s since drafted a handful of scripts that could use them all as extras, and he has toyed with the idea of using them as film staff as well.
Even so, Bing at least treats the rejects DECENTLY, but it’s glaringly obvious that he refuses to view them as fellow human beings, and that they’re all lesser than him. Occasionally he’ll ask Larry to give them the random stuff they request (TVs, games, clothes, beds, certain food dishes, etc), while other times he just closes his ears and ignores it all. He’s mostly miffed by the fact that the reject rooms have taken up so much space in his lab, due to excessive amount of rejects that were made during the cloning process.
Overall, Bing is very tentative in interacting with them, as he truly fears the mere possibility that any of the rejects can get their hands on him and kill him, all in retaliation for their miserable existences. Eventually, MUCH LATER ON, he begins to properly interact with them, but purely under the need of using them in his films.
Larry on the other hand is way more sympathetic to their plight, mainly since from the start, he knew that cloning such a excessive amount of clones (especially from literal arse DNA) would lead to a plethora of issues. He was absolutely right in his judgement, considering the accidental release of the perfect clones from the theater and the accidental prolonged lifespans of the rejects.
While Bing keeps constantly tiptoeing around taking care of the rejects and making sure they’re not ripping each other to shreds, Larry is the one tasked with keeping tabs on them all. Thus, he interacts with them quite frequently on a near daily basis, and he is somewhat decently respected by the rejects. Understandably, many of them still detest Larry for being associated with that evil director, but considering that he’s now basically their caretaker, they all know NOT to push his buttons too severely.
Neither Bing nor Larry view themselves as pseudo-father figures to the rejects! Even just thinking about that will genuinely enrage Bing (as all respectable evil geniuses aren’t supposed to feel ‘close’ to their man-made creations) and in Larry’s case, the idea of being a father figure to what is technically a bunch of grown ass men is pretty awkward feeling lol
Now, in regard to their thoughts on some particular rejects:
• Tomatoredd: Bing is somewhat fascinated by the fact that they’re technically four guys merged into one, and he tends to observe and take notes the most on them, when compared to the other rejects. He does think his appearance and voice is quite freaky though, and he can be quite disparaging towards him at times. Bing does at least plan on featuring Tomatoredd in a possible protagonist role in a future film, as his general strange mannerisms are somewhat interesting and it can lend him to be an intriguing main character. Larry finds some sense of kinship with Tomatoredd, mainly due to fact that the both of them are ‘missing’ an eye. He has noted that this clone definitely needs more psychological/emotional support when compared to the others, so he definitely makes sure to at least attend to Tomatoredd’s requests at higher rate of frequency, to at least make him a bit more comfortable.
• Torm: Bing has noticed that this clone tends to be quite lax when compared to the rest, as if he’s always bored and unengaged by their circumstances. He IS aware of ‘what happened to him’ (as there is a hidden camera in every reject room, for the sake of observation) and he is curious if that phenomenon can be repeated again amongst other ‘fusion’ rejects, just so he can properly record it and use it in a possible body horror-centric film. He feels absolutely zero sympathy for him though….. Larry is well aware of Torm’s situation, as he is more mindful of how to act around him. Considering that Torm has a similar ‘passive’ yet kinda snarky demeanor akin to Larry’s, he does get along well with him and doesn’t mind his presence.
• Scribble Tom: Due to the fact that this clone seemingly breaks reality itself due to their appearance (basically being a Mr. Game and Watch-like entity, in terms of being visually 2D in a 3D space), Bing has a very keen interest in observing and studying him further, for the sole purpose of putting him in a supporting character role in a live action animated film. He does think he is probably one of the more ‘kinder’ clones and does enjoy his presence, and Scribble Tom absolutely leans into this, to the point where Bing is 100% fine with that clone roaming around the lab and doing whatever he wants. Larry however, sees through this ‘cute and innocent’ façade though, and is a bit more stern whenever he’s interacting with him. Even so, he avoids being overly cruel to Scribble Tom, mainly since he has a gut feeling that this clone has befriended too much of the other rejects, and either insulting or harming Scribble Tom WILL put a target on his back.
• Realistic Matt: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR FACE. (Both Bing and Larry are genuinely repulsed by his eerily uncanny appearance, and will usually ignore his requests and they’ll also avoid seeing him at all costs)
• ‘Film Buff’ Tom: He’s literally just A Guy. Other than him being completely devoid of having a sense of humor, Bing does use him as a preliminary critic while editing his film footage, in order to improve upon his craft. Unfortunately for him, FBT is VERY critical when he’s reviewing footage, and he very clearly gets on Bing’s bad side quite often, intentionally or not. Larry actually uses him as a drinking buddy (while still on the clock of course), as FBT is the most ‘Tom-like’ of the Tom rejects, and thus he definitely gets into a good mood whenever booze is involved. He will often try to keep tabs on various social dramas that are occurring amongst the rejects, via chatting with FBT, as this clone somehow manages to pick up on various interpersonal issues, general opinions, etc from the other reject rooms.
• Toaster Edd: One of the very few rejects that made it into the theater….. and never quite left. Due to literally lacking a brain, this reject was later found by Larry, still sitting in his seat, totally incoherent and glossy eyed….. he’s since found a new purpose just living in the lab’s kitchen, and both Bing and Larry look after him at a much more often rate than the other rejects. He’s definitely more pitied upon by them when compared to the other clones, as he’s essentially a lobotomite….. at least the toast he makes does indeed taste good.
• Kitten Shopping Tom, Where’s Waldo Matt, Nude Edd, 'Replacement Tom' Matt (AKA Clatt), etc: As these were some rejects that somehow avoided detection by the cloning machine, as they were placed alongside all of the escapee perfect clones from the theater, Bing and Larry are totally oblivious to their existences. Hypothetically, they’re all still alive and well, as we technically don’t see their bodies amongst the dead in the clone massacre….. hopefully?…..