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Sleight · Veteran Joined: 23 Jul 2011 Posts: 76

Please just consider what I am proposing. The plan is in three phases and makes perfect sense if you allow for the fact that we have been mislead by the perspective of MH, meaning we think Jay is important because we see him.

Phase 1: Marble Hornets proper- Tim and crew (choose to) work with Alex and Marble Hornets, now whether they knew about TO ahead of time is irrelevant to my idea. Somehow they figure out about TO and that Alex is important, important enough that TO follows him. They do everything they can to get Alex more sucked in, but ultimately he bails and gives the tapes to Jay. I theorize it is at this time Masky and co are born.

Phase 2: Jay begins piecing thru MH footage and posting online. TTA (Tim and crew) start replying back to Jay to draw him in in order to draw out TO. Why? They need TO to harass Alex to bring him back in. Why masks? Jay knows at least part of TTA. How better to goad him in then with the mystery and not feeling like he had any power/info on TTA? It works. TTA scares the shit out of Jay and TO comes back, going after Alex shortly after.

Phase 3: A lot of time has passed with Jay on the run. TTA brings Jay back in to draw Alex back in. Right now, where we are, is TTA trying to stop Alex from working with TO and instead fighting against him. Why does Tim still wear a mask? Tim knows about the memory loss. He keeps wearing the mask knowing that both Alex and Jay could potentially not remember what they saw, for one, and maybe it helps against TO. During those month long periods, TTA worked on Alex, unsuccessfully. Why did they take the videos? They realize that Jay doesn't remember who TTA might be, and want to keep their identities quiet to prevent him from chasing them IRL, so to speak.

This accounts for Tim's motivations and why he/TTA seem so hot and cold with Jay and Alex.

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:53 pm

Riovas · Decorated Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 195

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:27 pm

Sleight · Veteran Joined: 23 Jul 2011 Posts: 76

I talked about the inconsistency of the camera work during that shot a week ago.

It starts off really smooth and deliberate. It looks at the sink and out the window, then cuts off right before it heads to the closet. Three minutes later the timestamp shows that Amy is talking and has it shaky, prefacing TO showing up.

I am arguing this IS evidence of TTA planting it. It fits with my theory. This is part of my evidence. Please rewatch the video if you'd like to see how significant of a change the camera work is and the feel of the shooting for several minutes.

Also consider this: They NEVER use timestamps! How many videos have a native timestamp in the corner? Go look... EXACTLY! They wanted us to see it jumping so we would know that it wasn't linear.

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:41 pm

Riovas · Decorated Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 195

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:04 pm

Sleight · Veteran Joined: 23 Jul 2011 Posts: 76

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:45 pm

MistrPibb

**Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:03 pm

Yuki · Decorated Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 225

**Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:12 am

Mr_Magpie

**Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:41 am

Riovas · Decorated Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 195

**Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:49 am

stringbeanman · Boot Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 65

**Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:13 am

Riovas · Decorated Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 195

I always assumed the video was planted before any of the taping. It explains why neither Alex or Amy knew about the camera, and Alex's confusion about why she has it. I think the intro before the footage in the hallway is to imply it was planted by somebody who not only had Alex's camera, but obviously some tapes of his as well.

I think it would be interesting if it was Skully who did it: he tapes himself in some sort of mirror then hides it. (Theres obviously no way to prove this, but it's my best theory and in the image he does seem to wobble a bit compared to the circle around him.)

**Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:27 am

HecateNight · Veteran Joined: 27 May 2011 Posts: 125

You know what I wonder? If we'll ever see footage of Tim taping himself, the way Jay and Alex did/do. Considering that Tim was probably the first to be stalked by the Operator, and I know it's logical to think that cameras aren't necessary to be stalked by the Operator (although there's no other way to have concrete proof of Oppy sightings other than a recorded visual), but what if Tim has been recording himself at one point? Is that how he knows the tapes are bad news and tried to make Jay stop filming or attack Jay when he finds a treasure trove of tapes in the safe? Of course, maybe he saw Alex taping and knew that was bad too.

Also, I can't find the post, but someone mentioned Jay's apartment being burned down. Keeping Alex's version of the Operator's backstory in mind, I suspect that the Operator set the apartment on fire. Kind of like a ghost that gets powers depending on how it died (Operator was supposedly hung on a tree and burned, so now he can unleash his anguish by setting things on fire?) Although we still don't have proof who set that apartment on fire, and maybe we never will.

Also, I suspect that, even though Tim may be slendy-sick and crazy, I think he would still be able to pull off a "normal person" act while he is at the interview and in public in general. Kind of like the nice guy who you'd never suspect was crazy. At least, I think he could have done that in the stages he was in then. Not sure if he can do it now.

Sorry if my grammar doesn't make sense, kind of tired.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:19 pm

Mr_Magpie

**Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:18 am

Yuki · Decorated Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 225

**Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:51 am