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[VIDEO] Entry #44
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Susil
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MistrPibb wrote:
Did anyone else notice something important?
The house he stays at is the same one he and Jay checked for Amy at. At least, I'm mostly sure it's the same house. And it would explain why he couldn't show Jay where he lives.

Eighty percent positive.


Don't think so. The very start of the video shows Alex walking up a staircase outside, to what looks like the first floor. It's a flat / bedsit type thing you access from an outside staircase. Could even be a motel, with that kinda layout. Can't be the house from 43, that was divided up into left and right parts, not by floors.

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Andvalli
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MistrPibb wrote:
Did anyone else notice something important?
The house he stays at is the same one he and Jay checked for Amy at. At least, I'm mostly sure it's the same house. And it would explain why he couldn't show Jay where he lives.

Eighty percent positive.


How possible do you think it is that this is actually his old house from the earlier entries?

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Chest Cam Avenger
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Susil wrote:
MistrPibb wrote:
Did anyone else notice something important?
The house he stays at is the same one he and Jay checked for Amy at. At least, I'm mostly sure it's the same house. And it would explain why he couldn't show Jay where he lives.

Eighty percent positive.


Don't think so. The very start of the video shows Alex walking up a staircase outside, to what looks like the first floor. It's a flat / bedsit type thing you access from an outside staircase. Could even be a motel, with that kinda layout. Can't be the house from 43, that was divided up into left and right parts, not by floors.


I had a post like this earlier, but quickly discovered my folly based on the same evidence Susil just gave - Staircase outside. Just doesn't fit, from what I can tell. I will request again that someone with blueprints/layout skills attempt to give us a rough draft of the layout of this place, however. I think we get enough footage to put something together.

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pravado
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bobthecrusher wrote:
pravado wrote:
rewatch entry 13

alex draws the operator symbol on a rock. makes it visible on camera.

he walks a certain distance straight ahead past the building. waits a few seconds, turns around and sees slendy behind the fence. he runs to the exact same spot where he drew the symbol, and runs into slendy there.


I think that, if anything, this supports my 'the symbol is a warning' theory, rather than it being something that draws the Operator. The symbol is in plain sight, at the entrance to the building and is given the appearance of it being old. Alex look at it, but fo some reason continues in, implying that he

a) wasn't aware of exactly what the Operator could do

b) was thinking he could get around it


regardless, slendy appears in the exact same spot where the symbol is drawn on that side of the building. alex seems to run towards the building after seeing slendy, making me think he was seeking him out.

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LittleStompBox
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chaos_angel wrote:
pravado wrote:
it looks as if the new entry will take place outside based on troy's latest tweet. outdoor entries are usually good. looking forward to it. not theorizing anymore on marble hornets though.

part of me feels like we're going to get an awesome explanation for everything, but then another part of me feels like we're going to get a very simple and terrible explanation. i hope they don't let us down.


I'm terrified that the Operator is going to be one of those executed criminals Alex was going on about, or slightly less awful but awful nonetheless, that dismembered kid. A human origin just seems too... mundane for the kind of eldritch abomination we seem to be dealing with.


Well one of the bodies could have provided a husk for the operator to... operate. I think that would be satisfactory.

Also I don't know if I'd say he's an Eldritch Abomination considering he's quite humanoid.

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 		He was exploring the filming site...
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 		I really feel like the drawings could fall under what I think was referred to in another thread or site as a 'memetic weapon' for the Operator.

That is to say, they start out as a ward against the Operator - but since he clearly seems to affect folks more when they're getting more and more obsessed and eventually Slendersick, eventually the negative effects of constantly obsessing about the Operator outweigh the benefit of drawing and redrawing of the symbols and pictures (i.e., if you're obsessing enough to compulsively draw, then you're probably obsessing enough to get his full attention).

Under that theory, either Alex doesn't realize this and is trying to ward away the Operator again (because he recognizes the vicious cycle he's getting sucked into), or more likely he figured it out at some point and knows that, even though he was originally able to use the symbol as a ward, that through overuse or obsession he's worn out or even reverse its effect - and just as mentioned, now he's summoning the Operator to him for whatever reason.

I just personally like this theory because it means that the rules can potentially keep changing, and the stakes can get even higher - even though Alex was able to get away for a while, he still only has so many outs he can use before he's just making the Operator more powerful instead of getting away from him - so either he's exploiting the new effect to draw the Operator, or he's absolutely desperate for it to work one last time. It certainly makes being Slenderstalked more sinister - because if the drawings work that way, then any active ward probably works the same, meaning that there is no way to permanently escape or hold him off.

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pravado
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Randoman96 wrote:
He was exploring the filming site...


watch it again

he goes near the building and brushes off the operator symbol
walks forward in front of the building a few feet
looks left and sees the operator
TURNS AROUND AND WALKS BACK TO THE BUILDING
cautiously walks around the building seemingly knowing slendy will be there
slendy appears a little bit further down the building from where the symbol was

if alex wanted to run away he would have ran in the opposite direction of slendy down the big field, instead he runs TOWARDS the building where the symbol was drawn which was right next to the fence where he saw slendy

it makes me think that alex sent jay off to get a new battery purposely so he could investigate slendy alone. he didn't seem to focus on the operator symbol for too long and made sure it was fully uncovered

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Myre
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pravado wrote:
Randoman96 wrote:
He was exploring the filming site...

if alex wanted to run away he would have ran in the opposite direction of slendy down the big field, instead he runs TOWARDS the building where the symbol was drawn which was right next to the fence where he saw slendy


I'd disagree. Yes, you'd run away, but I feel like I'd instinctively run for cover and something to hide behind - I'd rather have obstacles between me and what's scaring me than just a big open field. And most people, when they panic, aren't entirely logical in the way they think and react in that moment itself.

Then again, I'm not sure on the whole symbol as a summoning device idea. I feel like the symbol is just that, a symbol. Someone earlier in the post (I don't remember who or exactly where) mentioned the theory of the drawings and such being a sign that your brain/subconscious has just been so overwhelmed by slenderman that it comes out, and I feel like that's a much more plausible theory.

EDIT: Other thought on the symbol that I don't think I've seen and I haven't though through entirely. But maybe it's more of a warning to other people that the Operator was seen here. It fits for say, entry 13 and 26 - "Watch out! The Operator was here." And "Warning, the Operator is in this video", though it doesn't gel much with the drawings Alex has done.

. . .Unless it's a way the Operator marks his own? That place is his, that person is his?

Just thoughts.

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Myre wrote:
pravado wrote:
Randoman96 wrote:
He was exploring the filming site...

if alex wanted to run away he would have ran in the opposite direction of slendy down the big field, instead he runs TOWARDS the building where the symbol was drawn which was right next to the fence where he saw slendy


I'd disagree. Yes, you'd run away, but I feel like I'd instinctively run for cover and something to hide behind - I'd rather have obstacles between me and what's scaring me than just a big open field. And most people, when they panic, aren't entirely logical in the way they think and react in that moment itself.

Then again, I'm not sure on the whole symbol as a summoning device idea. I feel like the symbol is just that, a symbol. Someone earlier in the post (I don't remember who or exactly where) mentioned the theory of the drawings and such being a sign that your brain/subconscious has just been so overwhelmed by slenderman that it comes out, and I feel like that's a much more plausible theory.

EDIT: Other thought on the symbol that I don't think I've seen and I haven't though through entirely. But maybe it's more of a warning to other people that the Operator was seen here. It fits for say, entry 13 and 26 - "Watch out! The Operator was here." And "Warning, the Operator is in this video", though it doesn't gel much with the drawings Alex has done.

. . .Unless it's a way the Operator marks his own? That place is his, that person is his?

Just thoughts.


thing is, if he wanted cover, he'd have run to the LEFT side of the building, not the right. the side of the building he ran towards was basically the side facing the fence that he saw slendy behind before he started running

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 		(Sorry if this has been mentioned. Havenīt been here in a while, and I havenīt read all of this thread.)
Could the bracelet in Alexīs left arm mean anything? Like an admission to a hospital?

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bobthecrusher
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pravado wrote:
bobthecrusher wrote:
pravado wrote:
rewatch entry 13

alex draws the operator symbol on a rock. makes it visible on camera.

he walks a certain distance straight ahead past the building. waits a few seconds, turns around and sees slendy behind the fence. he runs to the exact same spot where he drew the symbol, and runs into slendy there.


I think that, if anything, this supports my 'the symbol is a warning' theory, rather than it being something that draws the Operator. The symbol is in plain sight, at the entrance to the building and is given the appearance of it being old. Alex look at it, but fo some reason continues in, implying that he

a) wasn't aware of exactly what the Operator could do

b) was thinking he could get around it


regardless, slendy appears in the exact same spot where the symbol is drawn on that side of the building. alex seems to run towards the building after seeing slendy, making me think he was seeking him out.


It appears near where the symbol was, and there's never any real guarantee that Alex saw the Operator until the end of the video. Along with that, Alex ran to the building, not towards the Operator.

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TheCrimsonKnight wrote:
(Sorry if this has been mentioned. Havenīt been here in a while, and I havenīt read all of this thread.)
Could the bracelet in Alexīs left arm mean anything? Like an admission to a hospital?


Nah, it's just a superfluous bracelet. People seem to think it's signifigant to the plot (I don't) but theories are theories. Quoting an earlier post so I don't have to type it again.

Randoman96 wrote:
I doubt the bracelets are significant beyond an identifier for who is behind the camera. There are specific visual character traits that you'll notice, such as Alex's glasses, shorts and bracelet. Jay wears hoodies, hats and full pants.

Since we're switching to full on chest-cam now, it's possible people other than Alex (e.g. Jay) may be using it. This way, we know if there is a bracelet - it's Alex. If not - it's Jay.

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TheCrimsonKnight wrote:
(Sorry if this has been mentioned. Havenīt been here in a while, and I havenīt read all of this thread.)
Could the bracelet in Alexīs left arm mean anything? Like an admission to a hospital?


You're my new best friend.

Bracelet first showed up in 42, I think. Seems to be changing, or have more added to it. Hard to say.

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Susil wrote:
MistrPibb wrote:
Did anyone else notice something important?
The house he stays at is the same one he and Jay checked for Amy at. At least, I'm mostly sure it's the same house. And it would explain why he couldn't show Jay where he lives.

Eighty percent positive.


Don't think so. The very start of the video shows Alex walking up a staircase outside, to what looks like the first floor. It's a flat / bedsit type thing you access from an outside staircase. Could even be a motel, with that kinda layout. Can't be the house from 43, that was divided up into left and right parts, not by floors.


IIRC, we see him coming up just the last few stairs. While Amy and Jessica's house's entrance was on the bottom floor, there IS a brief staircase leading up to the front porch. It's too dark to be certain, but I think this could be what we're seeing him climb.

I'm not convinced by the inside though, as there was clearly a second floor to Amy and Jessica's house, and I don't see any signs of a staircase inside the space in Entry 44. But, just because it wasn't on camera doesn't mean it wasn't there...

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