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Megan's state

[patshatner]

[gimlet]

I kinda had this thought I was pondering - that perhaps the connection between The Art Institute, Pretty in Pink and Megan is that she identified with Cameron in Ferris Bueller. She clearly loved Pretty in Pink, perhaps she was a big Hughes fan and dreamed of going to the same place Cameron has his big breakdown moment. Her home life sounds like it would have been pretty stressful, caught between her parents.

http://www.cinemablography.org/blog/scene-analysis-the-museum-scene-from-ferris-buellers-day-off

I can see Howard in hindsight identifying with both Andie's alcoholic father in PIP, and Cameron's workaholic, entirely absent Dad in Bueller.

And Howard regrets not being a better Father, spending more time with her, never giving her a "day off" in Paris that she always dreamed of before graduation.

We know she was close enough to graduation to be doing college visits, but also that it sounds like she didn't get to college.

So maybe, in the end, she pulled a Cameron, but didn't have friends there to save her, like Cameron.

[JustThinking]

Thinking more- Megan wouldn't be hurt in the "about 11" incident, because Mom would remember the date, and Howard would be in jail.

So, maybe- 13th present is a gun- accidental shooting-coma?

[Melodyman]

They may not her want to tell us how Megan dies as it might be an important plot point in the film itself which they dont want to spoil here.. Thus no more contact as Denise wouldnt be able to continue to avoid the topic if she continued her replies..

The fact she didnt mention the FaPT chat page with the password request and went instead directly to the survival page kinda tells me that the password thing is a red herring put there just to make us believe she was alive so we could watch Howies slide into the paranoia Denise now confirms he suffers from..

Whats for dessert?

[Pixiestix]

I think we have a lot of people coming from other websites {WELCOME EVERYONE!!!} and because of the amount of trolling and mistrust on those other sites, we may be getting more than one credibility call out. I would prefer we not bog down the forums with a wall pictures of the emails - if this becomes a thing, could we maybe post them someplace else {like flickr or whatever} and just post a link? Thanks

[The Game Breaker]

So the real question is....Is Denise gonna sell that silverware or not?



On a serious note though i'm extremely excited to see how Howard's character plays out as the movie goes on considering how obsessive he is. A very interesting twist on the whole megan situation. Definitely threw me for a loop.

[ObFuSc8]

v37!!! I applaud your honesty, patience, and empathy. All the brownies to you good sir!
That certainly is a bit of bomb Denise threw your way on her way out. Since she says she has to figure out what she's "going to do about this," she might still have one last thing for us - either through your email, or some other platform (at least, that's what I hope will happen). Given the fact that the PMs have a timeline for this to play out, the next update probably won't happen for at least a couple hours. And since she did throw in her surname, it does seem prudent to keep an eye out for a Denise Paulson that pops up somewhere in a few hours (but IDK where) and as you've said, it could be as simple as a FAPT chat update. (There IS a Denise Paulson in the Chicagoland area that is around the right age, but I'm pretty sure it's a real human, not our ARG character.)

[v37]

Hello, couldn't stay away! I have a few minute and wanted to address some of what I have read:

[patshatner]

[loudude2000]

[AntaresMHD]

Given the timelines, I just think Megan is old enough to live on her own and to have lost all contact with both her mother and father. It would explain Mrs. Paulson's reluctance to talk about Megan's whereabouts, because she probably doesn't even know where she is. Divorces are complicated for a lot of people, and even more for the children in the middle, so she could've just tried to make a life on her own.
This is simply because I don't see any indication whatsoever that Megan was sick or otherwise, and no talk of accidents or anything of the sort, so logic tells me she's just away. And no matter what, I am sure Mrs. Paulson would want to tell her biological father about his daughter's death, no?

Anyway, excellent job v37, I'm very glad this was all handled via unFiction, it made it all much better to follow and contribute. Only 3 days left until the premiere, so any developments should happen very soon.

[Melodyman]

Yes but Howie seems to think her Mom is watching over her shoulder keeping her from answering him on FaPT and filling her head with bad things about him.. Which would seem to indicate that He believes Megan is still living with her mom.. yet it seems that is not the case..

[gimlet]

[JustThinking]