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[LOCKED] EverymanHYBRID 2011
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kirokokori wrote:
I was snarking a bit, but more because I assumed someone on the wiki was just throwing that out there without any backup, not because you didn't link it. Thanks for going to the trouble of putting that all together.


Trust me kirokokori.... Once or twice I week I edit away some ridiculous claim that gets posted to the wiki. Today's was that Slendy could be seen in the mirror at one point during "lastweek/taking it back." Uhm... no. That would be Alex's reflection. Because he looks SO much like Slendy, right?

Hell, I even post graphic refutations at times. I made this little chart after editing away at least a dozen times over the course of a week INSISTENT people saying that Slendy opens Mrs. Corenthal's door.

For the record I left this one alone because I knew we had discussed it here and come to an agreement that there were words in the audio channels, though what they were... I don't think we ever agreed on. I decided to let IzorTalon and GoodJesse take the credit for the "find" since they don't come here, and for whatever reason we had never put that info on the wiki...

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Ouroborus wrote:
All in all, we have to figure out a way to relay to them IG that this issue isn't going to drop and that they're just going to have to trust us on what we've seen(ala the existence of the hidden videos)


Well, I just gave it a shot earlier, as evidenced on the other page. I don't know if it'll make a dent, but I invite everyone to try.

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qaqa wrote:
Ouroborus wrote:
All in all, we have to figure out a way to relay to them IG that this issue isn't going to drop and that they're just going to have to trust us on what we've seen(ala the existence of the hidden videos)


Well, I just gave it a shot earlier, as evidenced on the other page. I don't know if it'll make a dent, but I invite everyone to try.


In that vein, seriousbandits and I came up with an email and sent it to Evan. We're waiting to see if it pans out.
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Luipaard wrote:
qaqa wrote:
Ouroborus wrote:
All in all, we have to figure out a way to relay to them IG that this issue isn't going to drop and that they're just going to have to trust us on what we've seen(ala the existence of the hidden videos)


Well, I just gave it a shot earlier, as evidenced on the other page. I don't know if it'll make a dent, but I invite everyone to try.


In that vein, seriousbandits and I came up with an email and sent it to Evan. We're waiting to see if it pans out.


Ooh, can we see?

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I don't need a video update, but I really hope that they're conversational with us tonight.

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You and me both, Ouro.

Okay, so, um, here's the email seriousbandits and I came up with. (going ahead and posting it, seriousbandits, because I have a final in the morning and I seriously need to study.)

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Just read your reply to qaqa and I'm trying to write this as direct as possible without being a total jerk.

As frustrating as it is for you, it's equally as frustrating for us.

The problem is not you. It never has been, so please don't think we're purposefully singling you out. From what we've seen you obviously care a great deal for your friends and would do anything for them. However, there is a great deal of evidence (that you unfortunately cannot see) that suggests that something might be using you. We don't know why specifically you or how. And since you can't actually see what we see, I understand why what we say is viewed with great skepticism.

What I hope is that you can give us the benefit of the doubt as you did with Steph in the beginning. You believed a complete stranger when no one else did and that belief has payed off handsomely. It would be nice if you could extend to us even half of that same courtesy. We have, all of us, staked the lives and sanity of you and your friends on the assumption that you are a complete and whole person, and not a Slender Puppet, capable of defending himself and his loved ones. That's not something to sneeze at. If we really had malicious intentions than we would have been trying to frame you from the start. We're coming at this from a place of love and concern, not malevolence.

No one thinks that you are an issue, Evan. We love you, we think you're great, we think you're crazy in the best, most awesome kind of way. The minute something goes down, the response is immediately, "Holy shit, I hope they called Evan to deal with that." Because you are the only person who consistently gets shit done, and you are the person that everyone has faith in, reasonably or not.

You're not the issue. What might be living in your head is the issue. The fact is that you are all compromised, to a man. You're just the one that we've seen acting...out of character, as it were.

How do you explain the 8 missing minutes from "The Hidden Videos" where you were the only one sitting up while everyone else was thrown across the room? How would you like to explain your creepy grin in the background while Vinnie discusses Jeff's trip in "Joke's Over"? Or you showing up in one of Steph's Tumblr videos before any of you were aware of her existence? We know you don't intend to cause harm but how do you account for time lost you may not be aware of? At the very least, try and see our side of things, for your own sake and the sake of your friends.

I hope you can see that all we want to do is to help you- all of you.

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You guys win.

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We are all winners. <3
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Awesome letter. I can't wait to read the reply.
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New user here... hi everyone, just needed to get an account to finally be able to say something.

I am getting that everyone is hung up on evan being the medium and / or bonkers. feeling pity for him or not.

but why is everyone really convinced that he went after jeff with a knife attacking him or doing anything else than having a little gollum outburst on that kitchen table. maybe i am missing something but was that clip one of the ones they could see or one of the hidden video(parts) they could not see.

i was always assuming that they were aware of this happening and if it would have been of concern to any of em (hell mate, it wouldve been of the biggest concerns to me if my mate would go after me with a knife after being all gollum-ish) plus we do not know what has happened after he got up from that table (nor exactly when it has happened (has to happen?)).

what i keep thinking about is the name of the series. it is called everymanHYBRID with HYBRID spelled all HABITish. in the intro video vince said his name is vince everyman - sure sure that was a "joke" they just all labeled themself as everymans. which gives a good lead to the next point:

thinking of HYBRIDs what came to my mind first was hybrid vehicles using more than on source of power. looking up wikipedia it also referres to mythology in this manner:
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Hybrids are mythological creatures combining body parts of more than one real species.


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Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
(maybe the rake?)

the latter i dont find too fitting but the other ones kind of push me in the direction to think that humanities bad HABIT is transitional. it is not fixed to one person.

well thats my rant for now. basically just wanted to introduce myself and say g'day everyone.

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Welcome, ushi. Very Happy

Nice post. That really reinforces the theory that HABIT can leap from body to body. While I'm still holding out that HABIT is a collective consciousness, the leaping theory seems more likely.

I like your thought process. I haven't really thought about the first few episodes in a while, but it looks like you got something useful out of 'em.
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It stands to reason that HABIT can jump hosts, whether what he's been saying is mostly bravado or not. But I'm sure there's some other piece to this we're missing.

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Is it possible that HABIT can only remain in certain hosts for short amounts of time and Evan is the primary vessel? So, he can jump to Steph to leave a threatening message, but quickly has to jump back to Evan to keep from losing control completely.

I was also toying with the idea that HABIT is the one turning up the paranoia dial on Evan's emotions to weaken him enough to gain complete control for some purpose undetermined. If HABIT cuts off Evan's ties with other people I'm sure that would weaken Evan's mental resolve, as he appears to be a bit of an extrovert. Killing Steph would assist in that.

Also, if HABIT is actually antagonistic against Slender Man killing Steph would also be advisable as it seemed for a while that she may be an agent of Slender Man.

That there are still two trials missing, and that HABIT is obviously active again is exciting.

Also, as a note, I'm not buying that HABIT had anything to do with Gein. That's just silly. HABIT as a part of a collective mass of demons, one of which controlled Gein makes sense, but in my opinion HABIT him/itself is part of EMH alone.
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We've speculated in the past that HABIT is a big liar, bragging about doing things and being people in a historical context that he hasn't - like most traditional demons in fiction, a braggart. But it's possible he could be telling the truth. I've tried to poke the bear and discover the dimensions, so to speak, of who and what HABIT is and where he came from and how as per the connection to Centralia Evan, but he's never replied to me.

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You know what stuck with me about the CYSTW HABIT post? Not that HABIT was taking credit for Gein's crimes, but that the video REPEATEDLY MENTIONED how apparently meek and harmless Gein had seemed. It's the last line of the video, even. I gotta wonder if this is more than just HABIT being crude and transgressive. What are the chances that Evan is a red herring? That we've all been looking at the guy with the knives and the short fuse, the most conspicuous suspect, and we're forgetting to look at the "5'5'' farmer who could never hurt anybody?"

Now, question is, who's our 5'5'' farmer?

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