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[jenni42ld]

What if The Operator was real? [OOG]

[t3hkender]

Very interesting idea.

As for the effect of destroying the park: I don't know what effect it would have on Slendy. I don't think that it would destroy him, but I do think he has a connection to the area. That said, I don't think he's BOUND to the area. Presumably, the area in which the Marble Hornets Pretentious Student Film was shot is not near Rosswood Park, and we don't actually know where Alex grew up to begin with (since it's possible he and the Operator go way back).

So I don't think it'll do anything--except maybe piss him off.

[StarlitVixen]

The tapes and hard drive would be taken in to custody of the police department and possibly the government.

TiMasky and even possibly Hoody would be on the FBI's Most Wanted List due to their connections found in the tapes and from testimonies from both Jay and Alex. (Well, until we figure out where Hoody fits in, he/she would just be brought in for questioning).

Brian's house would be quarantined and investigated, especially the room where the teleportation happened. They would also hunt for the location of the building that Jay gets teleported to and that Alex and Seth investigated.

To stop the possibly spread of the Operator, the (X) symbol would either be a warning symbol of sightings or it would be forbidden/discouraged/illegal to draw.

All these assuming people let the series continue before someone realized they should report it.

[Nickjackal]

[StarlitVixen]

[jenni42ld]

Oh and...

[12th]

Re: police involvement

A lot of this would depend on how seriously the police looked into the footage which was found online, likely bringing in videography experts to analyze the footage. How seriously does the police take that? Well it depends on the municipality and the jurisdiction. The FBI took NIN's "Down In It" video pretty damned seriously since they thought (initially) it featured an actual murder. But...some random suburban, exurban place in Alabama? Well...maybe not so much.

Particularly if the authorities find out about a small online subculture interested in faking videos featuring a curious, faceless guy. I actually don't know whether MH presumes the presence of the SA origin or not. Let's say for now, it doesn't.

I think all the authorities would really be able to do is say, "well this video was shot, but edited by a third party, and there are several distortions and damage to the video data. Hard to tell." Which brings it down to legwork on the part of the cops. While it might be difficult to track down Jay and Alex individually at this point, they can go investigate their families. This would be able to bring in a lot more information about Alex and Jay's pasts that the game has not dwelled on before. Has Alex had a history of violence or psych observation? Does Jay? Where would they go if threatened? Who are their friends, where do they live? Have you spoken to your children recently? Do you have their address, phone number?

The story can get a lot more complex if you take it from a police procedural perspective. And, it could end up much the same way as Jay/Alex. Two cops on the missing persons beat who draw attention from a certain tall dappler fellow. Particularly if one of those cops is an old veteran who has seen this pattern before...

[jenni42ld]

Fanfic

[Randoman96]

^

[jenni42ld]

Randoman96 = the win

[The Slender Man]

I want to write a fanfic of this.

[Drer'Ahv]

[12th]

You know, from the real life perspective, the entry of law enforcement on this is probably either: a) Amy's disappearance, or b) the arson on Jay's apartment.

While Jay and Alex seem to have no particular close relatives or parents or anyone else who gives a crap about them, you'd be hard pressed to convince me that the disappearance of a young, attractive (white, blonde) girl wouldn't show up on someone's radar. While no one might believe her roommate that something odd was going on (due to her drinking problem), her parents or other family would probably be trying to get some answers pounded out.

Investigating the arson might not get too far, unless there were some tell-tale pieces of evidence to connect the perpetrator to the MH production. Hard to say what that would be (eyewitnesses seeing a guy in a mask, security footage, analysis of the method of the arson), but it's not impossible. This wouldn't really bring the real life consquences close to encountering the Operator - but it would get people looking for Jay and possibly Alex or Tim and Brian.

Oh. How could I forget this? Where the hell is Seth? Being disappeared for more than three years? Yeah...there'd be a cop somewhere who'd have looked into the production. Maybe he didn't get too far, but there'd at least be a file open.

[Randoman96]

It spreads like a disease. A single film student, caught up in events that he didn't understand that brought North America to its knees.

It started with the film student. When he disappeared, due to unknown circumstances, his friend began investigating. Through what may have been fate, or even random chance, many began working against him. Everything became so much that he lost himself for so long, only to be thrust back into investigation of the unknown.

Many followed the friends investigation, leading to a full-scale manhunt, if you can even call it that, of the infamous Rosswood Park. Police forces, paranormal investegators, thrill-seekers and even the unknowing civilian entered the park and never returned.

From the forest, to the towns, to the cities, to the country, to the continent, to the ark. It spread like a disease. Men, women and children losing their minds to a force unknown. Promises of escape to an ark, like Noah to the animals.

No help ever came. The continent of North America was lost to the mysterious force. It is unknown if what has taken one of the largest populations of the world will continue spreading, but what is certain, is that the mysterious force is still out there. Waiting. Watching. Searching for its next victim, to begin the cycle again. Where it came from is still unknown, but we know where it is and that the world is still under threat from the tall stranger. The mysterious watcher. The operator of death. The Slender Man.

[StarlitVixen]