CrabCMDO said:
What if after Bob passed away, Chris just lived by himself? What would happen? Would all hell break loose, or would nothing change?
We'll need to refine and tighten the question to bypass the obvious "Chris isn't born" sorts of exclusions. So let's assume that Barb dies of a heart attack or other plausible death at the same time as Bob's death. The Point of Departure is obviously pretty serious, but its also recent, so, we have a situation to explore.
Much has been made of Chris being horrible with his money. His income is terribly low by tugboat and finances are something that takes out a lot of better people. But he's going to have a very strong motivation to pay the power bill, internet, heating and utilities, as well as property taxes. He's also near the end of accepting troll advice--this would be perhaps a week after the Calling Out Saga--so the great fear of the Trolls stealing his monies is unlikely. He probably will squander his inheritance, but his spending has decreased greatly post-Bob and probably will continue that course.
Chris is undoubtedly in mourning for weeks.
No Barb and no Bob means little moderation of Chris' desires, which means a rerolled 10/28/11. And that can go MANY different ways, many of them very badly for the Lolcow. Retrying the Game Place itself seems likely; running Snyder down in the parking lot unlikely. But committing an infraction and getting nailed on it is probably a small favorite--Chris has ran out before and Snyder would really like to have the police catch him this time. With no Barb to take the wheel, Chris probably avoids hitting Snyder, although he probably has real legal problems of some kind.
The real crisis isn't an alt 10/28/11 (although this is probably nothing good). It's Chris without guidance trying to head into society and failing horribly. With no Barb to keep him inside, he probably posts pictures of Michael Snyder to the Cwcki. But he's not going to voluntarily retreat to his room. Instead, he will explode in a series of sagas that will probably finish him for life.
Chris has already been banned from McDonalds and Malls alike in this period even with a paranoid mother and a Virginian Politician on his side. Without Barb and Bell unlikely, he probably pushes his luck too far. This could mean tresspassing, harassment, sexual harassment or plain freaking people out Tomgirl style. Getting busted while on trial for something else is probably going to lead to no bail and a stay behind bars.
Chris behind bars until 10/28/11 finishes is grim. He's still a virgin afterward, but he's also more deranged.