Theories [Video]

[not_good_not_wicked]

[The view is from Marisa's laptop webcam, and is pointed at a medium sized corkboard in her room. It has which has a number of pictures gathered up from the network stuck to it, along with a few articles from the news, and pictures of various people, some of which have notes scribbled on them in red pen. All of them are connected together but lines of red thread tied to push pins. The whole thing looks very haphazard and cluttered.

Marisa herself comes into view and adjusts the camera slightly before stepping back to address the network.]

Okay so...a lot of us have been collecting information, but I haven't heard anyone trying to actually put it all together. So I took a shot at it.

[She starts talking quickly, while occasionally pointing to things on her conspiracy collage. If she got any details wrong, she's not giving anyone a chance to interrupt until she's done.]

I'll start with the mine incident. There was a guy down there who told us to collect a gem and rebuild a magic seal, but there was also a bunch of evil bats and chupacabras or whatever those hairy things are. So the obvious question is was he there to lure us in there in the first place? I don't think he was because if so why bother giving a speech before setting off the ambush. That mine, by the way, was where the rocks that were turned into those weird snake statues came from. Whatever is going on, it has to do with that mine. And maybe also with Thunder Corp, since they were the ones who donated those statues to the museum.

Next up is all this weird animal activity. I haven't been able to find any news stories about mutated animals or strange animal activity, so that means one of two things. One: They are only showing up near people in the network. Two: Someone is covering up any word about it. I guess it could also mean that we're all going crazy, but if we go down that train of thought we're not going to get anywhere. We've got swarms of bugs and animals, giant scorpions with gigglevenom, some kind of creepy fungus, and I don't even know what else.

Finally there's us. We're remembering things that have never happened to us, and some of us are mutating in fairly dramatic ways or learning how to do impossible things. It's super cool, for sure, but it's also really creepy for some people who are getting so mutated they can't go out in public without freaking random people on the street out.

My theory, then, is that there's something in that mine that is driving everyone crazy, and that Thunder Corp. wants to exploit it. The same thing that's happening to all those animals is happening to us. Maybe there's like an alien meteorite or something down there. It's starting to take a toll on us.

As much as I hate to say it, I think we need to go back down there and find out what's causing everything. Then we need to stop it, because as cool as it is that some of us can summon spirit monsters or teleport, other people are falling apart like rotten fruit, and that won't do at all. Just for example, I haven't seen or heard from Bakura for ages. I'm starting to get worried.

[Deep breath]

So I'm going to go back down there. Who's going to buck up and go with me?

Comments

voice {iphone}

[ursoreckless]

[he can't help laughing a little. crazy? well maybe a little but it would be even crazier if they ignore that there might be other possibilities for their weird symptoms. he did believe that people do get reborn after all.]

I thought we were going to borrow Chris' drones to send down there first.

[not_good_not_wicked]

[She's mildly irritated at someone laughing at her hard work here, but brushes it off.]

Chris has drones?

[text]

[gogoghostpowers]

It's the tap water! The water is what's driving everybody crazy!

[not_good_not_wicked]

The...

[peer]

The tap water? Why that?

[Text | Handwritten]

[scramasax]

[He wishes he had more comment on her theories themselves. However, there are too many - and he doesn't know that he'll even process this to any lasting effect; he doesn't want to think that this is anything so... random as it sounds.]

This is Anthony. I am willing to go back inside the mine.

[And on that last point, he isn't sure what to say or not say - he doesn't know much; just thinks the obvious. If she asks, he'll continue from this, then.]

I have also seen Bakura... He has not gone anywhere.

[not_good_not_wicked]

Then where the heck is he? I haven't seen him in weeks!

At Bakura's house.

[not_good_not_wicked]

[Ding-dong!

...foot tapping

knock knock knock knock

more foot tappng

ding dong ding dong!]

C'mon man I know you're in there!

[shiromadoushi]

The hell are you doing.

[[The voice is coming from behind her where Bakura stands, arms crossed and expression annoyed. He had actually been outside when he heard the noise and decided to sneak around back to see who was harassing his door.]]

text (handwritten);

[wirsinddiejager]

if were going into the mine I wouldnt mind coming along. the sooner we figure out whats causing this shit the better.

[not_good_not_wicked]

The sooner we figure out who's behind it, the sooner we can beat them up until they promise to stop.

Video; Laptop

[wordsgate]

[Sam's leaning back against the headboard of a bed with a pillow behind his shoulders. There's a frown on his face.]

I agree there's something definitely going on in the mine. But...would we all mutate in different ways just from meteorite?

[not_good_not_wicked]

Why not?

[ Text ]

[notquiteanobody]

Well, I missed the first trip into the mines. Count me in.

I'm not seeing how Thunder Corp plays into this though -might just because I'm still a little new to the crazy train and missed something.

...

Honestly though, with all the stuff I've been hearing and reading about over the network, it sounds more like we're in a Lovecraftian horror than a conspiracy show.

Hell of a rabbit hole we've all fallen into.

[not_good_not_wicked]

I hope not. Have you read Lovecraft? It's boring and repetitive.

[Voice]

[dododo]

[ He won't even say that it sounds crazy because all of this already is. ]

If we are mad, or if what is happening to the animals is happening to us, then what is this network?

[not_good_not_wicked]

It's-

Um.

That's a really good question.

voice;

[eras]

Count me in! It sounds like something that ought to be figured out.

[not_good_not_wicked]

You bet yer butt it is.

[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

The connection to ThunderCorp sounds... there's a word I'm looking for...

Well, what I mean is that it could just be a coincidence!

[not_good_not_wicked]

Yeah. That's why I wanted to check the mine before checking ThunderCorp.

[video]

[boredallready]

[Lloyd's been wanting to learn more about what's going on now, but...wow, that was a lot of talking. He tuned out pretty early on. Which is frustrating because he's still curious.]

Wait...what? Can you run that by me again?

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[not_good_not_wicked]

[Brief sigh.]

Creepy stuff in mines. ThunderCorp bad. Gotta find out why.

( text )

[argents]

I went back. A while ago, after everything with the sage. Nothing was different. Do you think anything changed between now and then?

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[not_good_not_wicked]

Really? They're pretty extensive mines. Are you sure you didn't miss something?

[text]

[elfstoned]

The earlier commenters were right. Chris does, indeed, have drones.

I have another's word that he has thoroughly explored all parts of the mine that are still accessible.

What makes you so certain that the source of all this is in that mine?

[not_good_not_wicked]

The sage was in there, the bats were in there, those statues came from there. Even if it's not the cause of everything it's worth checking out.

Unless this has already been done? How did I miss this?