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[Biohazard80]

[Geneaux486]

[Rahissar]

In case someone already proved/debunked this, I'm sorry. I just marathoned season 2.

1. Slenderman and Masky distortions are different. Slenderman gives a desaturation-darkening effect, and Masky gives a 8-bit/reddening effect.

2. Is it possible that Maskyness is a disease, and Jessica contracted it?

First, you start coughing, then coughing blood, then distorting video, then full-on Masky batshit.

[TheBioGuy]

[ISMFOF]

[That Crazy Viking]

[TheBioGuy]

[ISMFOF]

[TheBioGuy]

How it passes wasn't really the point. Good observation though, it is unlikely that either the "slendersickness" or the proposed "masky disease" are traditional diseases caused by viruses or bacteria, etc.

Still, to say without evidence that there is a "disease" of any sort that can be contracted that then causes the host to buy and modify a mask in order to stalk and attack a subject seems all kinds of wrong to me. Not that this couldn't be happening, but I think that the analogy presented is flawed, whether meant to be taken literally or not.

Perhaps a better way of putting it would be to put it in terms of a cult. If you want to assume that Jessica has become "a masky," then perhaps it could be better explained as her being brainwashed into these behaviors like cults often do. This, like the proposed disease, might not be by usual means, for example: the Operator (or Masky, since that seems more likely) might have done the brainwashing psychically rather than by some form or traditional sessions of brainwashing and propogand-izing.

Either way, I feel that there is too little evidence on the Jessica front to really make a "diagnosis" as to what has happened to her since her disappearance, much less claim that she has become a copy of a character who is, by all other means, rather unique.

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I like you.

[Rahissar]

[awakeasaurusrex]

The more people talk about this "disease", the more it sounds like a curse than a disease. Kind of like the way being a werewolf is supposed to be a curse: at times, your will is taken away from you and you do things which ordinarily you might find repugnant.

My thoughts on the multiple masks is that they imply one of two things:

1) Tim has multiple masks and it's him both times. In which case, why the switcheroo? I don't buy "he just didn't have time to get another mask" - if it's meant to just be a substitute for the white mask, why is it in such a completely different style? He hasn't even tried to get the same design down. Maybe the mask is reflective of his mood? Or perhaps the different masks are used for different tasks - the black one for stalking and the white one for cuddle attacks? (But even then, why'd he change up his jacket too?) Or perhaps the masks have subtly different occult properties, who knows. This I think is the less likely option because dude, different jacket.

2) There is more than one person going around masked out there. Next question is, why'd they do that? Again, I think there's a bunch of options.

a) Disguise. Least persuasive option because you'd have thought Tim would have considered changing up his jacket and concealing his sideburns.

b) Protection from Slendy. A very common theory that I don't really buy. Not least because we know that Tim doesn't go about his daily life wearing the mask all the time and, seriously, if Slendy were stalking you then you wouldn't want to let your guard down for even a second.

c) They're part of the same team. Both in the same cult, both manipulated by Slendy, whatever. In this case the differing masks may reflect their differing roles on the team - and TTA could be one of them, the other, or a third member of the team we haven't seen yet.

d) They are not allied but they are part of the same subculture. Rival cults, duelling Ark-searchers, two servants competing for Slendy's favour, that sort of thing. In that case the different masks might reflect their differing goals or ideologies or whatever.

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