#Silas Nedry

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Dr. Nedry

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100 sleepless nights

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boy why do you look like EEL!

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I saw your Monkey Wrench OC.

Mr Silas Nedry, the big eel beastie.

He’s an incredible specimen.

I hope we get to see more of him.

I imagine shrike would be terrified of him. Not sure why. (Aside from everything)

(I do definitely see why everyone is calling Nedry an eel, I've admittedly been leaning into it because it's feunny lool)

Oh quite on the contrary, Shrike is actually quite fond of him, likes to playfully bully the guy. He knows there's nothing to be afraid of when it comes to Nedry, he's all bark and no bite, at least that's what he's come to know.

You can infer from my previous posts in his tag that they get along quite well, due to a shared interest :] Shrike could personally do without the binds, though.

This catch-and-release kind of friendship/playful nemesis-ship is definitely not unlike something akin to Doofenschmirtz & Perry the Platypus but even more lighthearted, if that's even possible.

Thank you btw!!! It makes me very happy that people like my goofy villainous guy.

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now THAT'S what I call a sopping wet beast

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so what's the story about Dr. Nedry? i need to know this "that's-a-moray' facts

also what his voice sounds like? cause seeing i hear either kelsey grammer or ray chase

(^via @banechomp )

RUBS MY HANDS TOGETHER. boy oh boy here we go. lizard time. I hope what I have to say here will suffice for now. More to come?

Dr. Silas Nedry had a mysterious upbringing, having been spoiled all his life but with no former family to speak of. In fact, he doesn't speak of anything before his Plague Walking days at all.

He'd met Dr. Hijinks before Plague Walking started having a lasting effect on him. Jinks becomes his closest subordinate and his trusted assistant. but not his friend. They trust each other, and that's enough.

Ned was in it for the money at first, obviously. Who wouldn't be? As he continued though, he began to grow new curiosities and attachments to the Terran artifacts that he finds.

He decides to retire indefinitely from Plague Walking, turning his career into a more sophisticated one, one born of pure passion. His fascination for Terrans and their rich history led him to become a bit of a biologist, little bit of a historian. Even a taxidermist! Though his work is very shoddy at best. (His favorite Terran creatures are bunny-rabbits.)

All of this was much to the befuddled ire of Hijinks, who will continue to question his career choices to no end. To top it all off, Ned even gains his own independent funding from someone they'd met by chance while out pirating.

Mr. Artie Prowl is a bit of a mixed bag. He's a revered bounty hunter, and a very rich one at that. He admires Nedry for his confidence and hunger for power and money(even if he did lose some of that when changing his career path). Though, these thoughts begin to change a slight bit more when, well..

To put it lightly, and it might surprise you, but Nedry has also gained a bit of a reputation of his own. Though it's not precisely in the way he expected.

Due to his connections with Artie, many people who saw or heard of the two being benefactors considered Nedry to be a strange sort of recluse, or even an evil scientist. Mostly, it's just people basing things on appearances.

It's not to say Ned didn't enjoy this interpretation, quite on the contrary. He thought the "evil scientist" persona sounded quite fun! Finally, something that Hijinks would agree with him on, it's about time the guy he's following starts to take on more power again. Even if it is very silly in retrospect.

Artie is feeling bored one day. So bored that he doesn't even have the mind to visit Ned himself to check up on his work, making sure the money's being put to good use. Instead.. he hires a merc group to do it for him, but with a twist.

Shrike & Beebs had only heard of Nedry in passing from the news program, only in connection to Artie. Things get even more interesting though, when they get PAID by Artie to "investigate" the guy, whatever that really meant, the instructions were pretty vague. Well hey, money is money!

They know he's supposedly a devious little shut-in, just from word of mouth. At their destination, the two locate the Dr.'s lab at a remote tropical planet, finding it absolutely COVERED with vegetation.

They split up while searching for the Doctor, and yes it's as much of a bad idea as you think. Thanks to Dr. Hijinks' cunning, Beebs falls through a trapdoor into a big hole and is trapped there for a little bit.

Shrike however, gets caught by the Doctor himself. By this point, Nedry has already completely leaned into the Evil Scientist persona, really laying it on thick as he has Shrike strapped to an inspection table, explaining some very very fake evil plans to the squidboy.

Shrike isn't having any of this at all, seeming bored out of his mind the whole time. When he looks at the room around him however, many things catch his eye, thoroughly distracting him from whatever the lizard is yapping about.

Shelves upon shelves of old and tattered books, fake animals, framed objects, scattered news articles on Terran escapees?

"What the hell? Are you really just some kind'a huge Terran nerd??"

The Doctor scoffs and sweats, baffled at the sudden yet correct accusation.

"I... WELL. Nerd is a strong word THANK YOU VERY MUCH. but um. i don't know a little i guess. whatever. Not even- not even that big of a deal. tch."

"So you're.. not even evil. You're just-" He shrugs in his binds, hands splaying forward in a vague gesture. "Like me?"

They exchange a long glance.

While Shrike is still restrained, they start to bond and talk over their shared love of Terran history and culture. When Shrike begins to talk about how much he loves El Bandito stuff, Nedry realizes he never considered looking into Terran art. It slipped his mind, and he wants to know more about it. He can't help but feel.. curious? Happy? Intrigued? A lot of things. But it was nice.

By the time things have long been chill, Beebs has found a way back up, storming through the entire lab to get back to Shrike, leaving a knocked-out Dr. Hijinks in his wake.

The double-doors burst open, catching the two dorks' attention.

"O hey Beebs! Ya finally caught up! You'll never guess wha-"

He's interrupted when Nedry absolutely SHRIEKS at the huge oncoming figure AND the impact, his face meeting with an energized hammer sending him flying into the wall.

"HEYWOAHWOAH WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING!!!!" Had it not been for the fact that he's restrained, he would've been putting his hands on his head in shock. "BEEBSWAIT STOPSTOPSTOP!"

He does stop giving chase when Shrike calls out, to Beebs' credit. He was just so blindsided by seeing the doctor having his buddy tied down. He looks down at the decommissioned lizard, practically seeing the halo of stars twirling around his head from the hard hit. "Oh! Uh. My bad?"

Shrike gets freed with help, and Ned gets back onto his feet. He jokingly 'swears vengeance' on the Monkey Wrench crew for this misgiving, secretly waving to Shrike in implication that their new connection is not unfounded.

Beebs is kinda weirded out, and Shrike left the place more giddy than before.

"So, I mean.. We got the job done, I guess. The investigation?"

"Yea, I'd say so! Not to worry amigo, I got some good intel."

"So you did. Is he really, like.. you know, evil or somethin'? Like everyone thinks?"

Shrike ponders for a good moment, recalling the whole interaction, silently excited.

"Eh! Maybe not." He gives a noncommittal shrug.

A new cycle begins, and Nedry's assistant is very much annoyed with it. Now begins a pattern of Ned "capturing" Shrike in his lair, only for them to be talking to each other like some sort of secret Terran Book Club. Beebs always comes to his "rescue" afterward. He's still weirded out about it, but y'know, it's not like anyone's really getting hurt. One Gimmel Hijinks glares from the shade of the background.

Dr. Hijinks has decided enough is enough. They believe Ned's relationship with that- that dim-witted merc, is softening him up. Making him weak. They have zero interest in following weak people

They get into a heated argument with Dr. Ned that ends in them taking their leave for good, leaving for greener pastures. Nedry is left cold and confused.

He never picked up on any of the signs.

It takes a long while for Nedry to recover from a loss like that, as much as it confused him. His 'nemesis-ship' with Shrike continues, but he still has to shove that wistful sadness down.

Shrike falls asleep on the table one time, and when Beebs shows up to take him back, he takes notice of the behavioral change. He lets Nedry confide in him.

"I never want to shove people away, as much as I love this.. persona, y'know. Did they just not support me enough? ..Did I not support them enough?"

"It's hard to say, man. Especially in a situation like this. When someone leaves your life out of the blue, there's a good chance you may never know."

"That's-.... but- UUGHH THIS IS SO STUPID!! WHY ARE FEELINGS SO HARD!!"

"If it were that easy, this entire galaxy would never have conflict, lemme tell you."

He scoffs in response, pouting with his arms crossed. "Hmph. Stupid. Bad things should just never happen, ever. Especially not to me." His legs dangle from the table.

Beebs is unable to stifle the laugh that escapes him.

"H-. HEY STOP THAT. WHAT'S SO FUNNY!!!" He shuffles in place, watching the Walrinian wipe a joyful tear from his face

"HAha- hah.. sorry, sorry. I don't know, it's just.. such a huge contrast from my first impression of you."

Nedry flusters at this, watching Beebs leave the lab with his sleeping partner draped over his shoulder.

Meanwhile, somewhere, Mr. Artie Prowl is pondering whether he should still be spending his money on someone so.. distracted.

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HI WOW I DIDN'T EXPECT TO PUT OUT THIS MUCH. UM! What can I say this always happens when I want to make a ""short summary"". The uber instincts of my uber [AMBIGUOUS DISORDER].

As for the voice thing, you had some very neat choices there! I can definitely see where you're coming from with both of those options. However.. my own headcanon voice for him is much more silly in comparison, I must admit. Have a listen!

(sorry it's so long, there were just too many good clips I couldn't pass up on.)

Thanks so much for the ask!! I'm always open to more

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Yeah I mistook Silas Nedry for an eel at first.

Maybe he could be a hybrid.

A lizard-eel hybrid. Idk.

He’s a beautiful beast!

I love his tail, his snout, his maw and his talons.

He looks like he’s got whiskers too, idk why.

He very well could be a hybrid! He doesn't necessarily talk about his lineage either way, so it's a good guess.

I def see the whisker assumption as well, but nah that's just his funny nose <3