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[Volcanic]

Hmmm. Wait.

So if [Continue?] and [Begin.] are telling us to do something- as in, tell the boys what to do next- what should we do? We have:

* save Alex,
* save Damsel and possibly Evan,
* investigate the whole HABIT and Corenthal thing,
* look for Jessa,
* or do nothing and see what happens.

I'd think "Save Alex" since he seems to be in immediate danger.

[SickSlickMan]

[Ouroborus]

[sveen0or]

I posted this way back, but 1.50 in WTTA. I assume this is slendy, cause It looks like a suit and stuff. Happens just before you see The Rake scuttle away.

[Adah]

If we can assume that the bracketed "directions" are all sent by the same person, do we know that he/she/it is trying to help?

[Enter the tragic hero and his unattainable companion.] was probably predicting the role of at least two characters. Who is the tragic hero, and who is the companion? Who can't "attain" the companion?

[Continue?] was found on the card left at the end of the trail of paper scraps that was once the medical papers Jeff found. The coordinates led to the bag, which contained really significant information.

[Begin.] is in reference to "singing along", and whoever added the text to the video addresses us (or whoever the video was intended for) as "rabbits". Is this person/figure/monster trying to help or taunt us? Both? It is a mystery.

[Ouroborus]

What's the significance of [Begin] appearing twice?

[SiticHybrid]

[Mattwan]

[Adah]

Oh, wow. I didn't remember that it was that video that Evan uploaded. That seems really important.

[Volcanic]

Wait! Waitwaitwaitwait!

One of the songs Damsel posted- I forget which, I'll check later- was about the narrator visiting another character in a mental ward.

Evan?

[Mattwan]

Who is the tragic hero?

Well, to my mind putting the "enter" direction there suggests the he or she is a character that had not previously been part of the story.

On another track, a tragic hero is a character that is undone by his own work. If we want to be real sticklers, the most tragic hero is someone undone by acts he believes to be (at least arguably) virtuous. Like, say, taking on the responsibility of raising a handful of deeply troubled children.

If it's Corenthal leaving the boxes, "Slushpops" would have been the video introducing his presence to the series. We can also see from the latest letter that he was brought down by his taking responsibility for the Baby Hybrids.

And (speculating on speculation) if it's HABIT leaving the hidden videos and editing "Slushpops", his [ENTER THE TRAGIC HERO] could be his way of mocking the man who tried to drive him out of his host. Or, possibly, Corenthal is trying to reunite with HABIT, and HABIT (the unattainable companion here) is saying "ain't gonna happen".

[Adah]

[JudyGoldman]

Some people would probably disagree with me, but I still think Evan is the Tragic Hero as some people have speculated previously. Like Mattwan said, a tragic hero is one undone by actions he perceives as virtuous. As we've seen so far, Evan is becoming obsessed with the idea of killing Slenderman, which if he managed to do so would be pretty heroic indeed. Not to mention his defensive behavior whenever the guys talk smack about Damsel.

In my mind, at least, I think Evan sees himself in this as the White Knight trying to save the Damsel in Distress and slay the Dragon. Except for the fact that the Dragon in this story is an invincible, horrifying Eldritch abomination and the Hero and his Damsel both have serious mental issues.

[Mattwan]

[Ouroborus]

Yeah. I don't really like Jeff as the "tragic hero", but I don't know if I like any of the guys in that role.

Maybe Corenthal?