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Aerokinetic
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Dray, you're assuming that Alex isn't TTA. I see lots of evidence that he could be.

What do you make of that?

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sp103
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Necklace still matches.

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xxxblindxxx
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you cant even see the other necklace that well. hard to really judge it from that far away

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I watched it again and i noticed that when the footage starts in the house the camera person stops at every corner and the shadow and motion indicates that they are leaning to look around. This could be TTA/Masky planting the camera. when its looking outside the window it could be because he knows slendy will follow and is making sure he still has time to get out

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xxxblindxxx
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thats true, before the first cut the camera is very fuzzy compared to when it looks out the window.

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celticsfan87
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sp103 wrote:
Necklace still matches.


Obvious troll is obvious.

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Rewatching as I speak. Forgive me if I reiterate something already mentioned. I've been away for a while, and I just skimmed the posts, as I didn't notice much that caught my attention.

Some things noted:

1) Clicking is heard while J speaks, and also while Girlfriend records.

2) 3:25, there is an odd sound, like a growling, or digital interference. Could be ambient, but I have doubts about that, and otherwise, the background is pretty silent.

3) Also, isn't their conversation a tad odd? Girlfriend seems almost accusatory in saying "I thought we didn't have a camera". Like there was some sort of discussion they'd had before about cameras, and Girlfriend is pissed off about it. Also, her unwillingness to stop recording seemed strange, but that was probably just a plot device. Hell, I'd not be at all surprised if I'm reading way too much into the whole scene.

*** Theory Tiem ***

I'm led to the idea that somehow Slendy can hone in on cameras. Not sure how that'd work though, but I'm guessing that a "marked" tape, that is, something showing him, or the distortion around him draws him to it. Hence why he's not stalking every amateur filmmaker out there. Of course, it takes some effort, and either luck or knowledge to be marked. With Alex, it was luck. With J, it was knowledge.

*** End Theory Tiem ***

Another thing, I'm guessing that the reason Alex is so calm is because he's been through this before. He's been stalked, so he's pretty jaded. And he's gotten away previously, so he knows, or thinks he knows how to evade Slendy. That's why he's all businesslike about getting Girlfriend out of the building. It reminded me a bit of someone trying to get others out of a burning building after they themselves had gotten out of one safely in the past. I did it once, I'll do it again sort of thing.

I should mention that this was the best Slendy model yet.

Also, it was pretty hilarious, first time I watched the video, I was eating breakfast, and my plate was right beside the computer. It was exactly the same kind of plate Alex has in the sink, and I paused to check. That was pretty damn funny.

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TheAtroxious wrote:
Hell, I'd not be at all surprised if I'm reading way too much into the whole scene.


Until we get some definitive answers about anything, no such thing.

As for Alex's relative calm in facing Slendy himself, I have to wonder if he just knows something we don't. For all we know, Alex threw J those tapes solely to draw Slenderman to him! If that were the case, then perhaps Alex feels that he is safe from Slenderman. Maybe it was his girlfriend that Slendy was after (at least, that's what Alex might think), since she was the one that had the 'marked tape'.

Like anything else, this is all just speculation, but as I sit and breathe, it makes sense to me.

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TheAtroxious wrote:
3) Also, isn't their conversation a tad odd? Girlfriend seems almost accusatory in saying "I thought we didn't have a camera". Like there was some sort of discussion they'd had before about cameras, and Girlfriend is pissed off about it. Also, her unwillingness to stop recording seemed strange, but that was probably just a plot device. Hell, I'd not be at all surprised if I'm reading way too much into the whole scene.
I'm pretty sure she only said that because not even a minute before he said "We don't have a camera."

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SticktheFigure wrote:
I'm pretty sure she only said that because not even a minute before he said "We don't have a camera."


Okay, I got that wrong. It was the whole conversation that started from the beginning. "So when did this happen?" She seems somewhat annoyed, and her tone comes off as a bit snippy to me.

Getting specific, it seems perfectly logical to say "I had an old camera from college that I put into the closet." Without knowledge of his history with that sort of thing, she seems reluctant to let the thing drop. Instead of just assuming that he forgot about the camera, she continues to bother him about that. The whole thing makes me wonder why such a tension, not only on Alex's part--that point is obvious--but also on the girl's part springs up in the conversation.

Again, I'm betting that it's just a plot device, and I'm not sure I should be reading anything into it, but it did make me wonder at the subtler aspects of the conversation.

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The thing that struck me the most is that that was the best Slenderman model we've had so far. The early ones were just a tall guy in a suit, but this one looked genuinely inhuman.

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Random theory here, but I believe this kinda proves Alex isn't TTA, though I used to believe that. We see that he does have access to a computer and that he's probably not in the middle of nowhere. Obviously based on his reaction, Alex hadn't seen his camera in awhile and most likely didn't want to.

Let's go with the theory that someone planted the old camera in Alex's house (Based on the beginning sneaky footage) and that the old tape was from Entry 22, based on the scene with Alex walking down the hallway. Alex hasn't seen his/Seth's camera in a while. Along with "I thought we didn't have a camera?" Let's assume Alex didn't want another camera for fear it'd attract Slender Man. Why would he use his free time then to tape cryptic videos for Jay? Alex may be watching Marble Hornets from his new home, but I doubt he's want to watch old tapes of himself getting stalked on youtube.

I think this Entry just further proves that Tim and/or other masked people are TTA. Alex clearly wants to get on with his life, if he really wanted to help Jay he could just as easily call him up. No need for morse code, binary, and distortion. This is also assuming Alex knows what's happening to Jay. He may never have heard of MH before, for all we know.

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marble hornets is the name of Alex's movie. he damn well better remember it or thats bad continuity from the makers :p

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sp103 wrote:
Necklace still matches.


Nah, Sarah's is made from pearls or beads. Amy's is a chain with a pendent.

Aerokinetic wrote:
Dray, you're assuming that Alex isn't TTA. I see lots of evidence that he could be.


You're right! I've been erring on the side that Alex isn't TTA because the crew appears to be indicating that TTA is Masky, and we know that Masky is Tim. (At least, the Masky that we know and love! ;P) I'm aware that they could be trying to spin us for a loop, and I was convinced that TTA was Alex before Warning and ###### came out. I'd be happy to sway that way again!

I think that if TTA is Alex, this could still be a trap. TTA has been trying to get Slendy interested in Jay, perhaps to forget about Alex? He could still be doing that now. Alex would have more invested in Jay distracting Slendy than Tim would, I think!

celticfan87 wrote:
I have some doubts about who is holding the camera prior to the shot we first see Amy.


I think that the few shots before Amy starts chatting to Alex are perfectly legitimate things to do with a camera, when held for the first time. Seeing how it focuses on things that are near and things that are far (inside vs. outside) and then on faces (tee hee, look at me, I'm on camera~!) would be roughly the same thing that I'd do when I picked up a camera! Looking out the window doesn't seem unnatural or like an indicator that the camera is planted... at least, not in and of itself.

The fact that all of this went down on April 4th, and that Jay got a message that a package would arrive ALSO on April 4th, four hours after Alex and Amy were assaulted is what makes me think that either the camera was planted, or Alex is TTA. Or both.

Hunter119 wrote:
Alex's camera disappeared along with Seth in Entry 22. Him seeing the camera Seth disappeared with would give him even more reason to tense up the way he did.


I agree, if this is Seth's camera, then it could explain why Slendy doesn't show up to Jay when Jay watches the tape. It's not necessarily the tape which causes Slendy to appear, so much as the use of that specific camera; or maybe the combination thereof? It could have been Seth's camera that was in use for the filming of Return, which is why Slendy showed up and went straight for the camera?

celticfan87 wrote:
I definitely think he is writing Help... but I have a different take on it. ...I still think Alex is writing HELPS ME.


There's also 'KILLS ME' up on the wall already. How do you parse that?

TheAtroxious wrote:
Okay, I got that wrong. It was the whole conversation that started from the beginning. "So when did this happen?" She seems somewhat annoyed, and her tone comes off as a bit snippy to me.

Getting specific, it seems perfectly logical to say "I had an old camera from college that I put into the closet." Without knowledge of his history with that sort of thing, she seems reluctant to let the thing drop. Instead of just assuming that he forgot about the camera, she continues to bother him about that. The whole thing makes me wonder why such a tension, not only on Alex's part--that point is obvious--but also on the girl's part springs up in the conversation.


I think that whole bit with Amy goading Alex about the camera is probably because she's curious... I imagine that after that episode, Alex would probably carry some baggage that he's not willing to talk about, and chances are that Amy had figured it might have something to do with cameras; she could have brought getting a camera up in the past and he got very defensive about it!

He does seem pretty genuine about not having a camera, though. He doesn't even see her with it when he says that part. The idea that it's been planted recent does seem to have some evidence to it!

SpiralStatic wrote:
I think this Entry just further proves that Tim and/or other masked people are TTA. Alex clearly wants to get on with his life, if he really wanted to help Jay he could just as easily call him up. No need for morse code, binary, and distortion. This is also assuming Alex knows what's happening to Jay. He may never have heard of MH before, for all we know.


It does seem like the camera was planted, but one reason that Alex could have been involved with all of the morse code, binary, and distortion could be to avoid drawing attention to himself. Yes, he wants to move on, but he wants to ensure that Slendy is passed on to someone else, just in case (then, oh snap, it doesn't work, after all!)



Also, a random thought: What if that freezing and glitching that we see when the camera focuses on Alex in #26 is the result of Slendy 'seeing' or recognizing him? If that's the case, what do you suppose it means when Tim's face is constantly being blurred over in #20? Is that perhaps Slendy 'seeing' him, or trying not to recognize him for some reason? Is it Tim trying not to be recognized by Slendy with his weird Masky-distortion powers?

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TheAtroxious wrote:
Some things noted:

1) Clicking is heard while J speaks, and also while Girlfriend records.

2) 3:25, there is an odd sound, like a growling, or digital interference. Could be ambient, but I have doubts about that, and otherwise, the background is pretty silent.

I noted these as well. Moreover, while it's a bit difficult to tell given the random timing of the tapping noise, it seems to me that they stop once the first "tear" shows up on the video.

Weird theory time: Is the tapping some sort of "Slendy sonar"? Echolocation is a trick several animals in nature use to navigate, and wouldn't it make sense for a creature with no eyes to do the same? The theory runs into some issues with Entry #7, which features a full-on view of Slender Man and no clicking. But then a second possibility reveals itself- what if the tapping is some sort of effect of Slendy being around a particular person/thing he's had interest in for long enough, audible evidence of being turned into a "beacon" like Atroxious says? The moment that camera was turned on, the tapping started, and it could have drawn Slendy right to it like chum tossed in shark-infested waters. If the camera was planted, perhaps the first bit of video was just a "let's make sure this works" run, cut short to ensure that Slendy didn't come running too soon?

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