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A Prompt for 1.
Void and Eliza talking to each other when they heard nightcore music. " Oh No, not again! Eliza quick! Check every nook and cranny especially the Inventing Room for Willy it's an emergency go go GO!"
10 minutes later~
Eliza was searching between the seams of the machines when she hears Void called out. She answered. " I have good news and bad news" "What's the good news Prof!?" Eliza asked. " Good news, I found William!" Void answers. "Bad news?" " Uhhh.." Void drags Willy from his shoulders, his figure slump and pale "Sugar crash I think"
Eliza facepalms, sighing towards her boss. " Let's bring him to his room before he has his retaliation again" the professor chimes.
The rusty cogs in my stinky brain produced some stuff I'd like to share with you.
1. I feel like Wonka would lowkey enjoy nightcore music. He wouldn't love it or listen to it that much, but he wouldn't hate it either.
2. The Oompa loompas like to do cocoa rituals right? So I imagine Wonka let them have a part of the factory for that, 'cause it's their religion and I think they'd like to keep practising it. Now imagine poor Charlie accidentally stumbling upon one of these rituals. And rituals, no matter how light hearted, are kinda scary, ngl. Poor boy...
1. Omg yes! Wonka really just loves music in general, his favorite being psychedelic pop from the 60s and 70s. It really helps him to have music playing in the background while he is working, and we know the Oompa-Loompas are big into singing and dancing as well, so there's almost always something blasting over the factory's PA system.
The more caffeinated and manic he is, the faster the tempo of whatever is playing. When the nightcore comes on, you know he is in a chaotic state. Either something is about to blow up, or he is on the verge of an extreme sugar crash. I think this video illustrates it pretty well.
2. Yeah, the one short scene we got of that bonfire ceremony in Loompaland looked a little intense, but really fun as well! Wonka makes it very clear throughout the movie that he deeply respects the Oompa-Loompas and their culture. When the group is flying around the factory in the elevator, you can even briefly see that there are little houses built high up toward the ceiling, just like their old fortresses on their island.
So yeah, I think they pretty much go on with their normal way of life, only now they don't have to worry about natural predators, and they have jobs in the factory (not to mention, all the cocoa beans they could ever ask for!). They get paid time off on all holidays, both theirs and Wonka's.
Wonka is not religious, but he does join in all their secular festivities. And once Charlie enters the picture, he slowly starts joining as well. I think a lot of his fear comes from being shy. The Oompa-Loompas are definitely a very tight-knit community, and Charlie has to overcome his social anxiety before he can really feel like he fits in, bless him. But they'll get there!
(P.S. I got your request, and I am literally writing it in another tab as I type this 😂)