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Ugly Myfanwe · Guest

So wait, question again...

... I went and rewatched most of #15 and I am finding it hard to tell whether Tim's "hey, it's J, right?" is from someone who has met J before and is trying to make sure he is remembering correctly, or is someone who HASN'T met J, and is asking, "you are this J person, yeah?"

Does that make sense?

Or am I forgetting... are there any other videos besides 15 and 17 in which both Tim and J appear? Is there any mention of them ever hanging out together besides this time while shooting footage for MH? My memory is shot (o noes?).

Or has he forgotten meeting J, in the same way that J doesn't remember that day at all? Or are they definitely familiar with one another in #15?

Also Tim is waaaay cute. Totally my type.

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:43 pm

Bobthebuilder · Guest

Wasn't J filming #9?

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:56 pm

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Ugly Myfanwe · Guest

Re: Slender Man's usual haunts being established as near water:

If the footage becomes destroyed when water is shown, can't we imply just as easily that Slender Man is deriving some sort of power from the presence of that water, and that's when he amps the aforementioned field?

That seems just as likely as Slender Man suddenly being deeply unhappy about water showing up and freaking out. It also wouldn't contradict anything that ToTheArk has posted. I feel like unless I'm missing something (entirely possible), either one is equally viable--a weakness or a source of strength/an anchor.

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:50 pm

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(Edit : >< was ninja'ed by Baron, goshdarnit!)

Hi, nice to meet you all! (Yes, yet another MarbleHornets nooblet, I know xD)

If the theory that SM uses electromagnetic fields to mess about with the tapes (tapes can be wiped with a strong magnetic field) and to mess with people's heads (wiping their memories in the same way, messing with people's neurons in affect) the whole water thing could come into play quite easily I think.

There's 2 ways this could go.
1) Using the fact that water is a poor conductor of electricity, you could say that the water is acting as a charm keeping SM's EM waves out, thus making him have to boost his signal, causing interference with the camera that is away from the water. (Mmmm.... pseudoscience ftw!)

2) You could also use the common misconception that water is a good conductor of electricity and say that the water is amplifying the SM's EM field thus making him stronger rather than angrier, leading to the effects on the tape. (not that conductors work like that but hey, we're dealing with SM here)

If this has been brought up before, my apologies.

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:57 pm

Crow Evermore · Boot Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

Wow, I love this. It's really making me think. The one thing that's bothering me at the moment is that not everything is falling into place as quickly as I thought it would, but that's just a personal peeve. But I'm thoroughly enjoying this; it's engaging, creepy, and makes me think.

Also, I like to think that Alex didn't film himself constantly so he could remember the things that happened to him but rather that the filming drives Slender Man away or something like that. But I'm not sure. We really need more info to confirm or deny that.

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:07 pm

TheAtroxious

Yet water as a conductor is a hell of a lot better than some other things I could mention. Wood, cotton anyone? If that were the case, I think he'd flip out from seeing people in clothes more than he would from seeing a water bottle.

Yeeeah, you guys can have Tim. I'm getting me some tentacle'd no-face.

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:16 pm

fyo · Greenhorn Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 4

The water as a weapon theory doesn't really make sense to me for a number of reasons.

First, remember how ridiculous most people thought the ending of Signs was? You'd think the creators would be aware that most people think the mere presence of water as a foil for a story's villain is totally ridiculous.

Also, if we're going to start saying that water somehow disrupts SM's electrical or telepathic powers--humans are 80% water! Why would drinking 10 oz of water or even just having it in a bottle make any difference??

Maybe it's a sign that these people are becoming dehydrated.. SM could be draining them somehow like a tree would take water from the ground immediately around it so that many other plants will die if near it. Or maybe it's just symbolizing something.. But as far as having any concrete utility--that'd be pretty weak.

Reastically, I don't think the creators are much farther ahead in being able to explain what's going on than we are. I'm enjoying the series, but really after 20 or so videos you'd think we'd have a lot more direction than this...

**Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:32 pm