William Dex
Greenlighter
Hi there, just opened an account today in hope of some insight. The main character, Todd has never used meth before. He did however buy some but later ended up flushing it down the toilet, having had experience with d-amp thought he was able to handle it but realized he was in over his head. Despite a low dose this caused borderline schizophrenia after 6 months of use, as well as great muscle and weight loss(which has returned). Todd would think everyone was watching him through his cameras on his electronics, that he was actually in a coma or was living in a dream world(think Inception minus the dream extraction). He was convinced he was in his own 'Truman Show' and that he did not see his true reflection or that his hands were not his own and would clean his room compulsively to no end and stay up days on end. In addition to his insomnia and self-starvation, he also became depressed and suicidal and believed his own family members were strangers or aliens. He ultimately lost his job, was kicked out of high school, lost all his friends and trust of his family and close relatives. Determined to return to sanity, he quit cold turkey which caused speech problems, brain fogs and crippling anxiety and depression. Popping them like tic tacs were a regular thing, that is until his heart rate went too far for comfort. So feeling down on his luck and like life is not worth living, he picks up a point of jib, and as clear as crystal, he crushes it into a fine white powder(also could claim it was blow if found). Pacing around consumed by the idea of doing the drug, he though in his mind 'just take a line and go to work or take a line and stay up all night and clean your room'. Finally around half way through the story his friend came over and he helped him overcome the urge to do it (telling him it was his choice and that it was a bad idea), prompting him to flush it down the toilet in front of him. He remembers being almost hypnotized by the crystalline powder and smiling like a greedy old man looking at a brick of gold, and all he thinks about now is why did he flush it. He remembers these before-use cravings all too well. Before he drank or smoked he craved alcohol and is now a semi-recovered alcoholic and cut down considerably on smoking. He would have tantrums if nicotine was unavailable, but these cravings for ice were much worse. His future did not look too promising and he wondered if he should just get it out of his system if he's only postponing the inevitable. Throughout the story we also learn that he's also interested in trying crack, heroin and pcp in that order. He's done coke, lsd, molly and kush(worth mentioning?), but hates psychedelics after his macabre DXM trip and over-emotional LSD Trip that both gave him what feels like severe PTSD. Oddly enough the dark horrifying aspect of the DXM-induced insanity almost made him consider wanting to try it again as seen in the novel I guess my question is, would it make for a better story if Todd never tried Meth later in the novel or not, would the ending of the story still be the same?
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