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[That Fat Guy With The Mas]

First time poster, but that's besides the point.
Okay, here's my two cents on Tim not using the chest-cam right away:
Originally I figured that the camera Hoody gave Jay in Entry 78 is Jay's camera, the same one Tim took from him in 77 for all intents and purposes. My theory was that inbetween 77 and 78, Tim had a run-in with Hoody at the college, the latter which overpowered Tim into submission, retreiving the camera. It made less sense the more I thought about it, if we are to assume that 78 takes place shortly after 77, and Hoody would've had to go all the way back to Tim's house, and then back to college again, which sounds pretty tedious, although reconing Entry 73, Hoody going to such lenghts may not be that far stretched.
Perhaps he and Tim did encounter each other prior to Jay's arrival, and Hoody did steal Jay's camera from him. It'd makes sense why he would want it, since Hoody has been left without a camera as of the previous entry, if of course the camera he gave Jay in 78 is his (though I'm doubting Hoody has a multiple set of cameras, those things don't grow on trees).
Hell, Tim might've managed to record Hoody's identity or whatever else Hoody doesn't want Jay to know yet, that is, of course, assuming Tim actually recorded anything, since he's not as camera-crazy like Jay is, although the beginning of Entry 74 might refute this.

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[UnQuantifiable]

A Few things:

[ArkyMcArkArk]

Well that was a lot of fun, most enjoyable entry in awhile.

I got two things from this entry that not many other people seem to have picked up though:

1. Hoody is most definitely male. The obvious possibility here is Brian, but that doesn't quite explain his behavior towards Jay. Hoody, whether acting positively or negatively, seems to just be ushering Jay down a certain path, though we don't know what that path is. Many have called him a chessmaster/puppermaster because of this. But what if he's doing it because he has to? What if he's future Jay? And he's just forcing Jay to do what he needs to do to ensure his existence?

2. Someone pointed this out, but didn't go as far as they could with it. Alex is clearly held hostage in the hall. Why on earth hasn't TO busted him out yet? It's possible it's because TO is waiting for everyone to assemble, or because Alex hasn't been threatened, but what if it's something else? Specifically, what if it's the ARK? If the ARK keeps TO away, then that would Definitely explain why he hasn't gone into the hall yet, since it's there too.

[Vincent]

Amazing entry. Hoody is definitely male due to the cough. It sounded like Brian, but don't take my word for it, because I'm probably only hearing what I want to hear.

I still believe that the ARK is the pitch black place Tim went to and found Bruce, which I was torn on until totheark mentioned "The place with no light". But what I want to know is how Alex is connected to it.

[Master of Octopi]

Between entries 78 and 79, Hoody appears to have done a 180° turn. At least, in my opinion. He/she went from helping Jay out of his captivity to swingin' a wrench with a vengeance. It actually makes me wonder if Hoody is just one person, similarly to how many speculate that ToTheArk is multiple people. (By the way, the note confirms for me that Hoody is ToTheArk, or at least a part of its organization). It could be that all the speculation to Hoody's identity is correct; Hoody is Amy sometimes, Brian sometimes, and Seth sometimes, or some combination thereof. I think it'd be interesting, if unlikely.

On the assumption that Hoody is just one person, it appears that his/her mania is more erratic that I previously thought. Doing a heel/face (or face/heel, whatever) turn like he/she has done in the past two entries implies a level of instability I didn't suspect, considering that Hoody appeared to be at least nominally in control of himself most of the time. Either that or his motivation is even murkier than I thought. Hmm.

I did like the location, but not the edits. Jay deliberately made cuts to the footage of him following Tim a couple of times; he goes from sneaking behind Tim on the sidewalk to jogging across the lawn (between 6:50 and 7:05). I think he also cuts after he bumps the chair. It makes me doubt Jay just a little bit. (Yes, I understand that it wouldn't be feasible to show every second of Jay's life and encounters with strangeness, it just makes me slightly uneasy at how simple it is to hide information from us. I don't think I've ever really considered that before).

"Find Alex
Find the Ark"

This makes me curious to see if the note is two separate requests, or an "If-Then" statement. If it's the latter, it seems to indicate that Alex has the Ark (or is the Ark, though I'm tired of that theory and am pretty sure it's been debunked). If that's the case, then why didn't Hoody/ToTheArk just take the Ark him/her/themselves when they had him? If they're two separate requests, how about telling Jay what to freakin' look for?

Ugh. Ambiguity. Language is so inadequate sometimes.

I suppose that Hoody/ToTheArk might be incapable of being clear. Someone asked a while back how The Operator communicates with people, and I've always thought that his communication was basically like watching a ToTheArk upload: confusing, gilded with metaphor, riddled with codes and double meanings. Maybe four to seven years of constant confusion warped his/her/their perceptions and left them without the ability to communicate in a rational, straightforward way. Or maybe he/she/they are just crazy.

Those doubting or wondering how Jay uploaded this might want to note that this is a school, and that only some of the buildings were unused. It's perfectly believable that there is WiFi on the campus; all Jay would need is his laptop.

I do find it odd that he would just sort of hang out and watch the building. As previously noted, his plans usually come down to heading in and hoping for the best, which is probably what will happen anyway. Waiting doesn't seem to be helping his situation any, unless Alex is free, and Jay is hoping that he can spot him while he's on his own.

Either that, or I think he uploaded this while either deliberately or subconsciously hoping that Tim would see it and come join him.

Loved the tension in this entry. Hoping and praying that we get a few answers in the next one.

Out of Game:

[device]

The operator does NOT always cause distortion.

The main characters do NOT always cough when around the operator.
(remember Jay and Tim in the tunnel? Tim coughs up a storm, Jay does not.)

I think the distortion occurs mostly when TO is exerting some sort of "influence", mind control or timey-wimey stuff.

The only person coughing was Hoody... the slight buzz of distortion was occurring during his attack on Jay.

It looks like Hoody is no longer able to use Tim's meds to protect himself from TO's control. I have a feeling that when Hoody's control wavered, TO showed up, fried Hoody's brains and Alex escaped. Alex may be in the Benedict building, but I bet he's not tied to any chair. After all, if Hoody wanted Jay to attack Alex, why didn't he just leave him in the room he imprisoned him in the first place? He seems to be showing the paranoia and aggressiveness consistent with TO exposure.

I think I love the idea that now, Tim is the sanest one of the group.

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[Marble Hornets]

[Serum]

Doesn't Jay have a hard-drive based video-camera, now? I mean, it used to be VHS-Cs, but I'm pretty sure it's an internal 2.5" HDD, now, like the one in the safe at the hotel.

Maybe he has a tablet, like an iPad or something that takes really high quality video... My iPad can record Blu-Ray quality video.

[Marble Hornets]

Tim has Jay's camera. Jay has hoody's (which has shown in the past to use casette tapes)

He's clearly using hoody's camera, not an ipad.

[Master of Octopi]

[elford]

I feel like the note was saying Alex is the Ark, so if it was debunked somewhere on this forum, it needs to be reiterated. The note sounds as if when you find Alex, you have found the Ark, in my opinion. But I also thought, like the person commenting above, that the Ark was the place where Bruce is, so this is very confusing.

[Hazman]

Wow that was a lot of suspense in that video had me on the edge the whole time, I kept thinking Tim would see him or Hoody would be waiting in that room for Jay. But that cliffhanger, also I was certain we were gunna get Hoody's reveal this time. Maybe next entry. Also that screenshot someone posted of the pictures of Alex on the wall and Jay's light shining on it reminds me of a game but I can't remember what. Or maybe I just want it to be a game.

I think Jay's sneak must be 100 or something for Tim not to have spotted him.

[slendydreaming]

Watched the episode twice and I think I have a theory as to why Jay doesn't just break a window to get into Benedict Hall. What if he's watching to see when Hoody or Tim comes back? He knows that Hoody's the one who took Alex, and he most likely would come back to either feed or torture Alex at some point, plus since he most likely does not trust Tim at this point, he probably thinks that they're back to working together, maybe even have been all along.

Anyway, it would probably be a lot easier to just let them lead him to Alex, rather than trying to make his way through a dark, scary building on his own.