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Welcome Home Theorist and Analyst. [Young adult]

[citrineaura]

There you are! Welcome Home!

Masterlist for all Welcome Home theories/analyses made by me!

Hidden Links (Spring update) Hidden Links (Nov update) NEW!

For anyone new, I have to warn you that I personally like to think I may be reaching too far in some of these, so take this with a grain of salt should you decide to read it! This is all just for fun and none of this may even be remotely accurate guesses to the plot whatsoever!

I also wanted to mention, this space is made for those of you who are focused on the actual plotline of Welcome Home and genuinely want to discuss things as opposed to fanart, OC's, and all of that! Those things are delightful and all, but this is a blog where the actual storyline is examined! So for anyone looking for that, you have found the place!

Theories:

Official Welcome Home Theory

Who's really Who?

The Show Must Go On

The Enigmatic Nature of Wally's Eating Habit

A Theory on what the black substance from the staff page is

Wally's Nocturnal Plea

Sally's Monster Allegory

Howdy's Holiday Hullabaloo explained...

Eddie and the suspicious Narrator

Eddie, Sally, and Poppy "Acting"...

Home: Victim or Villain? Why not both?

The identity of "W" and their relationship with Wally

We are on the same wavelength as Julie

Flower symbolism + How to win Floriography

The restoration team is not to be trusted

[More to be added...]

Analyses:

Frank, Eddie, and Poppy are the only trustable characters

Poppy appreciation

Uh oh!

Wally's Halloween Costume

Beta Wally Analysis

Homewarming Audio = In depth

Notice Part 1 Part 2

Wally's Intelligence

The identity of "Wally" and "WaLLy" discovered!

Wally is missing...

Wally's Intelligence pt.2

Parallels between W and the neighbors

[More to be added...]

Frank and Eddie did WHAT [Most recent!]

[citrineaura]

You know how people say "get you a man that can do both"?

This man's face is a visual representation of that 😭

He looks innocent and mischievous at the same time. Although in this specific timeframe (this is the past), he's not meaning to appear that way but considering how he is in the present, it just all comes together.

[citrineaura]

Poppy smoking actually makes sense. She's constantly stressed

Her favorite is probably indica

Aaandd CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE AN ART OR COMIC OF POPPY MAKING BROWNIES EXCEPT THE BROWNIES ARE EDIBLES I NEED TO SEE THAT

And I would definitely join her. Barnaby and her probably chill together behind the scenes since they both smoke

[citrineaura]

ALL HIDDEN LINKS (So far...)

Just as last time, these weren't found by me! Credit goes to this person:

In this post, they give us some hints on how to solve this current update! Go take a look!

1. Parcel

2. Floriography Board

3. Sweet Lavender

4. Echo

5. Food

6. Stickers

7. Ring ring ring (Wally spooky meter x100 in this one)

If any of you find anything new, tell me in the comments and I'll credit you in this post! This is just for easy access to the links just in case anyone wants to make their own theories, art, or what so have you. Enjoy!

[citrineaura]

Just rebloging this for the folks that want to see this immediately 😅

[citrineaura]

Yes, this could be an allegory for smex!

These are puppets. However!

Exhibit A: Eddie can sweat and blush!

Exhibit B: Wally mentions in the ring ring ring audio, that "We don't have teeth" so he knows what teeth are though and seems to be very familiar with the human body which, to our surprise, acts similar to their puppet bodies.

Exhibit C: Julie crying in her audio here. A puppet that can leak tears? From what?

Exhibit D: Poppy smokes apparently

Once again, they're puppets. How are they able to inhale and exhale? We don't know. But they can smoke.

So in conclusion, puppets are similar to humans which means there's a high chance Frank and Eddie did get intimate and we're just being shown this to keep it mild.

Do with that what you will!

[citrineaura]

ALL HIDDEN LINKS (So far...)

Just as last time, these weren't found by me! Credit goes to this person:

In this post, they give us some hints on how to solve this current update! Go take a look!

1. Parcel

2. Floriography Board

3. Sweet Lavender

4. Echo

5. Food

6. Stickers

7. Ring ring ring (Wally spooky meter x100 in this one)

If any of you find anything new, tell me in the comments and I'll credit you in this post! This is just for easy access to the links just in case anyone wants to make their own theories, art, or what so have you. Enjoy!

[citrineaura]

(Awakens from sleep, checks partycoffins tumblr) Omg an update is a-comin'! That means my updates are a-comin'!

Hee hee anywaysss....sit tight for upcoming analyses and theories on whatever the new update brings us! Can't wait! Cheers!

[citrineaura]

Ima just reblog this everytime Clown is about to update to let y'all know Clown and I have the same schedule, just in case you wonder why I don't make theories or analyses for several months. Reminder that it's because I only do that with the new media Clown posts, or when I get a new idea 😅

[citrineaura]

I gotta say, the parallels between the neighbors and W (or YOU, or Question-Answerer because they're all the same person under 3 different names) is amazing. I don't know if it was intentional or not but wow.

For example, in brick by brick when Poppy isolates herself. That's currently what we are doing, if you've seen the awayfrompryingeyes website, we have decided to remain at home.

Julie having a panic attack and trying to remain in character because she doesn't want anyone to perceive her as anything other than bubbly and fun. Same when we're at work, but when we're by ourselves, that is when we start to panic about everything going on to the point we've made a diary about it (the awayfrompryingeyes website is our diary)

By the way I'm saying "our" because it's easier. It's actually W/YOU/Question-Answerer that's talking to US with their diary on that website. We're just the audience.

And Eddie in the homewarming update having a existential crisis especially after seeing Home watching him like that. Same with us, as we are being watched by our restoration team coworkers and clearly they've noticed something since they decided to, ahem,

Firstly use Sally to close the guestbook and THEN SILENCED WALLY RECENTLY.

Anyways....

[citrineaura]

Okay, can we talk about how smart Wally is. He just continues to amaze me.

He was silenced by the restoration team, so he decided to use floriography code to communicate with us instead which brought us to all those hidden websites. He has witnessed Julie talking to the flowers and inquired her about it, was inspired, and decided to create code by talking to us with it.

And even aside from that, he's been editing the website even though he's from another era, and he's been giving us hidden links. He also knows Morse code (he speaks in Morse code with home)

Like previously, some people got on him about having a slow speech, not understanding basic things, etc just because he has autism and can't help it but what about THIS? THIS??? Mind you, this IS someone who at first didn't know what was going on but quickly adapted to technology, code, and hidden languages all in a short span of time, even when he was overwhelmed about it 2 years ago.

In fact, it goes so deep that he's appearing in DREAMS and unconsciously making the effects in his world come to ours (to our detriment, but it wasn't purposeful)

Can we continue giving Wally credit where credit is due? Please. I don't care if he doesn't know what 25 x 25 is, this man knows much more complicated things which is quite paradoxical, but that's OKAY. GIVE HIM HIS FLOWERS.

[citrineaura]

THIS IS WHY I'VE NEVER TRUSTED THE RESTORATION PROJECT.

They SILENCED WALLY. This is why I said a long time ago only ONE member of that team "YOU" is trustworthy. That's why Wally goes for them. Everyone else is suspicious. Why are they the ONLY ones finding stuff, and why are they so obsessed with bringing it back? Why do they act like they're part of the show when they talk about it on the website? I'm telling y'all these people are affiliated with playfellow workshop. And playfellow workshop itself is already a red flag.

The restoration project are the ones who EDIT the website. They purposely edited Wally out. So that's why Wally was angry in the hidden audio.

If you haven't heard it, go to welcomehomerestorationproject.net/ringring

It's scary, but he has a right to be mad. Also, since they edited him so he could no longer see us or hear us properly, that means they're onto "YOU" So they're making our job harder. That's why Wally said he's going to start communicating with us differently.

THEY ARE PISSING US AND WALLY OFF. I SEE WHY WALLY IS SO ANGRY.

[citrineaura]

ALL HIDDEN LINKS

(Links now work on mobile! Enjoy!)

Direct links:

innocenceconstancyaspell

regardforgetfulnesssilence

temptationdreamshope

tearsremembranceinstability

ringring

food

music

radio

This was not found by me, credit goes to u/thinkinonsomething from Reddit!

revengemessagebeware was found by @sunnydxys1 in the comments here!

revengeinnocenceregardtemptationtears was found by @bomtokkiii in the comments here!

These are VERY VERY interesting audios revealing more about Julie.

WARNING: Massive panic attacks, existential crisis, cursing (surprisingly) I won't spoil anymore than that, and also won't be making any theories on it. I'm overwhelmed, these are all very emotional😭

For ringring...Wally's voice is very scary :) His voice dude...holy shit. He's angry but also really scared and determined. Rightfully so...

[citrineaura]

ARE THEY SILENCING WALLY? HE'S MISSING (Edit: He's been found, see below for hidden website)

He's looking away and now it says "Go back" There's no way Wally did this (he does have some control over the website) It looks like he's being silenced. I don't think it's because this update is about Julie.

Because with past updates that were focused primarily around one neighbor, Wally was never missing. He was still there.

Why isn't he here this time...?

EDIT: Go to welcomehomerestorationproject.net/ringring

It's a hidden website. He's actually in trouble unfortunately.

[citrineaura]

Flower symbolism + How to win Floriography

Flower symbolism:

I've researched and all of the flowers on the cards represent hope, joy, beauty, happiness...all except for five:

belladonna: poison

moonwort: secrecy, knowledge

agrimony: thankfulness

daffodil: new beginnings, good luck

everlasting pea: everlasting bond

Although interesting, you actually have to use floriography code to translate the flowers into words, which gives you the hidden sites. I've found this out after I calmed down. Here's the link.

Now here's how to win the boardgame:

"Make another rainbow monster smile"

(First objective)

"Draw how you feel and if no one likes it you're out of luck"

(Still early-game, testing expression)

"Give a flower to a fellow rainbow monster"

(Collecting and sharing things = core mechanic)

"You're in charge so steal a card from your fellow rainbow monster"

(Power dynamic shift)

"All or nothing: trick another player and flip a coin. The winner gets a bouquet"

(Stakes are rising. Bouquets = points)

"Close your eyes and flock any flower card"

(Mid-game sabotage or surprise grab)

"Jump to the nearest green space"

(Advancing toward a goal)

"Rain rain come to stay, wash away another rainbow monster’s bouquet"

(Sabotage oonce people have collected a few flowers)

"Stand on your head until your next turn"

(A mid/late-game challenge. Probably a penalty or wild card)

"Spring back to the start"

(Late-game setback. Likely drawn in the final stretch)

"Congrats, hurry and plant yourself in the ground"

(Endgame. You've made it. You “plant” yourself i.e. win)

So in the game, you're a little rainbow creature (inspired by Julies siblings)

You “plant yourself” because that’s the final act of growth. That is why the game ends that way. It could be that or because the entire theme of this update is Spring hence growth. Orrr two things can be true at once.

Interesting.

[citrineaura]

We are on the same wavelength as Julie!

For the Springtime Salutations storybook, everytime the page is supposed to be turnt, like next page- instead of hearing the pages flip, you hear a phone ring instead.

I THINK this is supposed to represent Wally calling us to wake up. In the story, it's all about Frank waking Julie up and then meeting her siblings. The phone ringing is Wally, wanting us to wake up as well. Remember, "YOU" dreamt that Wally was sitting at the edge of their bed, waiting for them to pick up the phone.

Perhaps that's the connection!

And if the updates are meant to align with the moments when "YOU" are speaking to Wally, then that suggests we've been "asleep" for months too...just like Julie.

[citrineaura]

(Awakens from sleep, checks partycoffins tumblr) Omg an update is a-comin'! That means my updates are a-comin'!

Hee hee anywaysss....sit tight for upcoming analyses and theories on whatever the new update brings us! Can't wait! Cheers!

[citrineaura]

The identity of "Wally" and "WaLLy" discovered!

Remember last year when we all thought "Wally" and "WaLLy" were two different people? Nope, he's just Wally. Our Wally that we all know and love!

See, "Wally" says:

"You're looking for me. Silly. Silly."

That's just Wally playfully teasing us with the "Silly. Silly." Just as he did in the telephone audio where he said, "Hello? Hello? Hellooooo? Ha ha ha. I'm only kidding. I know you're there. Did you like my joke? I think you are going to say...yes!" Lol.

And he's just acknowledging that W is looking for him because...they are! We know this. And we're also looking for him. That's why W tells us:

And then "WaLLy" says:

"You won't write back."

This is still Wally, although now upset, that we didn't write back, which he's right! We didn't...but that's because the guestbook got closed, and W didn't write to him either because they're always paranoid.

So yeah! Identity discovered! It's the same Wally.

This completely went over my head. All he did was try to talk to us at two different times and most of us thought "Oh my gosh, a different Wally!" Really, I think "WaLLy" was spelt like that purposely by Wally so he could gain our attention- which he successfully did!

[citrineaura]

The identity of "W" and their relationship with Wally...

"W" is the person that Wally has decided to reach out to. If you want to know more about that, check out this theory from last year.

In the awayfrompryingeyes website, I missed a lot of things that seem very obvious now that I'm looking closely.

For starters, the things W is going through are directly linked and unintentionally caused by Wally but we already knew that.

What I didn’t realize is how deeply W is affected by Wally, even to the point of starting to speak like him. For example, at the end of their message on the website, W says, “Don’t forget to wave up high.” At first, this wouldn’t seem suspicious since other members of the restoration team also say this on the main website.

W is affected by everything to the point where they used to erase Wally’s messages and avoid communicating with him through the phone. Eventually, either Wally gained the ability to reach them, or W felt so guilty that they dreamt of him sitting on their bed, holding the phone, waiting for them to answer.

So why would W make sure to say "Don't forget to wave up high"? You'd think at this point they want nothing to do with the show even though they feel like:

Sure, they genuinely need to know what's going on but at the same time they have a severe disgust and fear for all the things afflicting them while trying to figure out the story behind Welcome Home's abandonment. Food for thought. No pun intended.

Next, I had an old theory that the "rot" in Wally’s Home makes it seem like the environment itself is reflective of his emotional state. Back then, I believed it to be like an echo chamber where Wally’s feelings seep into everything around him, including the people interacting with the project.

Although I still kind of believe that, I'm starting to think the tar (also?) comes from the dark influence of Playfellow Workshop, which seeped into Home, the heart of the neighborhood show. W’s attempt to uncover the truth is likely why they started to be affected.

Wally is unknowingly causing harm to W by trying to get them involved using his psychological methods- which is why W is paranoid all the time. I'd even go as far to say they might have a slight trauma bond.

Notice how Wally and Home start to be affected after gaining some sentience? They've always had it, since the narrators interact with the neighbors, but this is more like discovering something they weren't meant to know. Now that W has awareness, their home is fucked as well.

Whatever Playfellow Workshop was doing to establish the show is why everyone is having a hard time (with the exception of Sally, Julie, and Howdy- they don't seem to be badly affected at the moment)

And finally,

W says "If something happens to me, it will be like nothing had happened at all" This sounds like existential dread and the fear of being forgotten. They're saying if something bad happens specifically to them, no one would know. Ironically, that's exactly what happened with Welcome Home. Hardly anyone knew about it before W and their team members made the website. W shares the same fear as Wally; being abandoned or forgotten.

Anyway, I was thinking "W" decided to use that letter as an easy way to identify themselves for us. It could mean two things: Either it's because they're so linked with Wally that they decided W, or W is meant to stand for "Writer" since they wrote this page for us. Choose your pick.