This was inspired by the end of the Backrooms movie. I wanted to portray how Clark becomes like his flesh-eating still life cannibal near the end of the movie. While Clark does not see himself as just a pirate mascot or violent without merit, nor does his still life accurately resemble his likeness, they both consume the flesh of the other's kind. However, differences in their expressions highlight how Clark experiences thrill and enjoyment through perverted freedom in the complex, while his still life remains a product of its creation; it acts to consume yet does not know why. Therefore, it listlessly eats human organs without expression. This aligns with the major theme of the Backrooms in that every copy will have a significant difference from the original that distinguishes them. While Clark learned to coexist with his still life, his mistake was believing that still lifes were more complicit humans rather than thoughtless and imperfect beings with unpredictable yet purposeless behavior. Both were attempting to be like the other in some instances, but Clark misunderstood the still lifes, and the still lives were unable to understand Clark.

Still, what killed Clark was the same pattern that ended his success and his relationships. He was unable to see himself as he was or how he made himself out to be. The complex does not understand nuance or complexity. Therefore, the recreation of Clark was without bias. Clark could not accept that what stood above him was the brutal honesty of his character. His still life killed because it copied Clark's raw aggression and violence, yet was not aware of the intent or reason as to why. Rather than seeing his still life as an absolute reflection, he ignored the potential consequence. Instead, he valued his still life as a guardian and his ideal self who would never betray him. However, as he indulged in the other's flesh and demanded respect with aggression, his still life merely acted the same without nuance or bias.