simon theodore marks wasn't afraid of clowns - or so he thought.
until he saw pennywise one day, and learned all about how he was terrorizing virtually everyone in derry - his friends, his family, just everyone.
how he even KILLED some people.
it made simon angry - no, not just angry. furious. vengeful, even.
so one day, he stole his father's gun and taught himself how to shoot.
simon made sure to practice only when teddy was away, and didn't need his gun so he could practice.
he practiced and practiced till he never missed the target.
simon theodore marks swore that if he ever saw pennywise, he'd blow the fucker's brains out.