end_avitar_gerry

hey everyone I finally found a way out of that stupid book but now I'm just lost.

[end-avatar-gerry]

oh hey differently aligned gerry!

-@gerry-stortion

Wow it's another me that's so cool

[sexceptionul]

I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

[thedanliest]

why on earth doesn’t this have more notes

[outtelligent]

I actually had to do this once. She lived.

[faeirytale]

if you scroll past this on your dash you are absolutely heartless.

[natalie-as-herself]

Reblog this!! This can save somebody’s life!

[aika-chan01]

reblog.

help.

do not scroll down.

[nonextistentttttt-deactivated20]

I SWEAR TO GOD IF ANYONE SCROLLS PAST THIS WITHOUT REBLOGGING I WILL LITTERALLY FIND THEM AND GIVE THEM A LECTURE

[danqueray-deactivated20200703]

may I just update this?

see the little thing that says help?

[josephdreemuur-moved]

Don’t ever scroll past this post. FUCKING NEVER SCROLL PAST!!!

[xcassidy]

🌸🌸🌸

[undiagnosed-autism-things]

Anyone know where it is on mobile ???

[i-am-a-moron-deactivated2020051]

You report the user, choose “something else”, scroll down and choose “suicide or self harm”

[femur-theif]

DO NOT SCROLL DOWN

REBLOG TO LITERALLY SAVE A LIVE

[im-just-trying-to-survive-man]

PLEASE REBLOG

[tastingmellow]

Please don’t scroll past this post, you could save someone’s life.

[mo0oshro0om]

SAVE A LIFE

[housefly77-deactivated20240331]

this. reblogging this on my largest blog for y’all to see this

[paialovespie]

You can also do this on Android mobile.

Scroll to the top of the post

Click the three dots in the top right corner of the post.

When the menu pops up, click Report Something Else

Then choose Suicide or Self Harm Concern.

[beachbutterflies]

Sorry this ain’t my usual content. But this is important.

[bobakuto]

sorry no matchups here but this is extremely necessary

[sukunaslefttesticle-deactivated]

this needs to be known more

[katsukisbimbo]

please.

[hazbin-hotel-is-my-life-help]

If you scroll past this, I am extremely disappointed

[all-devouring-history-hub]

ditto

[disco-ball-with-sunglasses]

Rkkaktkqkgkwifkwkkdkfw

[a-random-mooshroom]

yeehaw pro tip!

Do this and you might safe a life partner!

literally!

[ocelotrootbeer264]

I had to randomly fast scroll to past it and scroll back up to reblog/repost. I ain’t cruel. THERE WAS SO MUCH FUCKING REBLOGS!!!

[wolfy-dreamer]

Yall gotta reblog this unless y'all heartless MFS.

Anyways, have a critter.

[lifea16]

PLEASE REBLOG

PLEASE

I BEG YOU

[the-448c-haj]

CALLING ALL SHARKS

@the-purpurhaj can you tag the hajar?

[the-rodgulhaj]

this is so unbelievably important, please please please reblog

[regnbagshaj]

im gonna try to tag as many as i can with gul’s list

@the-blahaj

@the-rodhaj

@the-gronhaj

Me the-gulhaj

@rosahaj

@the-lilahaj

@the-svarthaj

@the-rodbrunhaj (formerly dårskap)

@the-grahaj

@the-rodgulhaj

@the-vithaj

@the-klapparhaj

@the-magentahaj

@blalilahaj

@demonhaj

@the-demonhaj

@thedivineguldhaj

@the-rutighaj

@the-smahaj

@the-haj

@the-djavulsksilverhaj

@the-purpurhaj

@the-purjolokhaj

@the-brunhaj

@brunhaj

@the-snohaj

@the-turkossmahaj

@regnbagshaj

@the-screenwriting-haj

@the-turkoshaj

Former medelstor-blarod-haj now @svard-haj

@ultraviolett-haj

@the-attaarmadhaj

@the-dinohaj

@the-anglahaj

@the-leendehaj

@the-litenhaj

@the-omvandhaj

@the-448c-haj

@the-jahalh

@the-eldritch-skrackhaj

@ogiltig-haj

@swimhaj

@the-ljusgrahaj

@spelutvecklare-haj

@the-sonicjah

@the-v1haj

@cardboard-haj

@the-hajhaj

@hajtale

@the-blahajtale

@the-blavingad

[haikyuumanagersstan3]

Dont scroll!!!! This is important!!!!!!!

[fictkinstuff]

despite this not being my usual content, it is way too important to ignore. Please, never ignore things like this.

[detector-of-things]

A FUCKING IMPORTANT POST DETECTED!

cc @gimmick-thief

[gimmick-thief]

yea this is extremely important

@a-counter @achivement-unlocked @alphabet-statistician @anti-gimmick-thceif @are-there-grammar-errors @b-counter @biblepercent @c-counter @carbon-monoxide-detector @cat-spotted @citrus-typos @colortracker @contraction-counter @decontextifier @digitcounter @e-counter @eggblackoutpoetry @etho-spotted @free-post-store @gimmickblogcompletionist @gimmick-mimic @gimmickbloghunterhunter @happy-little-painter @hellsite-quotes @hellsitegenetics @hemo-rainbow-completionist @homestuck-word-counter @i-bork-at-you @i-give-chess-pieces-to-people @i-meow-at-you @i-reblog-your-post-with-balls @i-remove-color-from-posts @i-say-not-ok @i-say-ok @i-shelve-posts @i-tag-gimmick-accounts @identifying-cars-in-posts @identifying-cat-phenotypes @identifying-dinosaurs-in-posts @identifying-guns-in-posts @identifying-horses-in-posts @identifyinggimmickblogsinposts @identifyingtrainsinposts

[i-send-stuff-to-gimmicks]

This is important. Spread the word. It could save a life. @fish-detector @snailifier @corviddetector @maryland-officially @elvis-official @the-actual-ocean

[cheshirecards]

Pass it on. This can save someone’s life. @important-animal-images @fluffshi-wxffle @spampai @endomentendo

[thisiswasabis]

@glitchyk @onimusha095 @breadheaddoodles @cz3rqv @cherriisodapop @artandstoriesandstuff

REBLOG THIS AND NEVER DON’T REBLOG - YOU CAN SAVE SO MANY LIFES WITH THIS INFORMATION, PLEASE

[breadwheathead]

@stupidloafofbread @monitorbread @fand0m-fano12 @breadjazz @f0xx1n3 @ any other moots or users who would like to reblog bc I’m half awake

[fand0m-fano12]

@weird-kid-of-cringe, @wheezecheese, @breadjazz, @t0tally-n0t-lou, @ray-land17, @bubbles077, @starry-gabby, @hazbinglazer, @loozerboykisser, @always-emo, @yumereblogs, @breadstingray, @iamafrenchnerd, @miles–per–hour, @little-paper-ghost-child, @sparky4577, @digitalcarboard, @dokjas-lostselfpreservation, @nikozai-ceo, @atsushi-brainrot, @jellotheinternetpirate, @icechucker, @syunkiss, @rambling-gremlin, @science-funtime, @mia-is-delulu, @likeaadream, @muddino-haro-dinojustdino, @15-rats-1-trenchcoat, @idiot-squared, @weird-no-im-just-special-edition, @th34utistic-0ne, @d3w-dr0p5s, @dazais-world, @theonlyrealdazaiosamusblog, @brightshaw-shipper, @magicalgear, @sillymultifandomgirly, @mrflatfox, @ask-liam-and-co, @queenofthegays15, @maydaymayb, @madmanpoet, @larz-barz, @chaosvv, @little-sharky-pup-boy, @gigglestick-9000, @stupidloafofbread, @iniovewithyou, @raskoln1kovsaxe, @fyodordostoevskeys, @smiglegjoooden, @ziggyisonzaza, @pennyroyald, @corrupted-bandages, @insufferablewhore, @windyskiez, @xobunie, @koku-stars, @mewhenigettosilly, @epiclilsillyguy, @s1lly-l1ttle-gurl, @miki-tae, @elliesartstuff, @hopefulwastelandmiracle, @xxhoney-biscuitxx, @thefetusfroggy, @totally-italy, @mast3rsw0rd, @armatofu, @mars2moons, @bifluidmax08, @alexandramericana, @lostlavendergrotto, @eloose, @crowwolf8, @kaiserkisser, @imjunebitch, @just-duck-it, @hazbinv33, @railway323, @still-fatemeh

[asagewitch05-deactivated2025041]

REBLOG. EVERY USER NEEDS TO KNOW THIS.

@thegremlininyourcloset @grayson-on-the-chandelier @insufferablewhore @dogskahara @cheez-the-clown @metalfortunecookie1216 @cookiesnotd3ad @mydreamusernameistoolong

@ literally everyone

[grayson-on-the-chandelier]

OOC my brain is not braining but REBLOG SIAAAAAAAAAA

@ilikesnowbunnies @imbatman-imtired @cookiesnotd3ad @danny-nightingale @theredhoodofgotham @spencer-todd @jasonwayne-todd @brucewayne-offic

[imbatman-imtired]

Definitely needs to be spread.

@drake-wayne-enterprise @spoilerpurple @cassie–cain @babsggordon @feral-damian-wayne @dami-wayne-al-ghul @the-littlest-wayne @bat-bunni @aces-observatory @batmans-sidekick-robin

[batmans-sidekick-robin]

Let’s spread this

@first-boy-wonder @jasonwayne-todd @irl-batsignal @superboy-with-the-good-hair @spoiler-of-war @speedywithadhd @spencer-todd @brucethomaswayneoffic @d3vils-in-th3-d3tails @r1ddl3-m3-th1s @jokerwithcrowbar @arrowsnsarcasm @not-timdrake @eruzeyi-in-gotham @eisnerloom @theblessed-bloodson @itsmiguel2099 @gotham1news @gotham-city-health-department @henchmen4hiresmiley @luniimunii27 @clownprinceofgay @cassandra-c-wayne

[not-redrobin]

@speedywithadhd @officialbruciewayne @official-dickiebird @superboy-with-the-good-hair

[superboy-with-the-good-hair]

@anothertorturedpoet13 | @starg1rl4ever | @weird-fae | @pipertheseapancake | @m0n5t3r-3n3rg7 | @skylernightmare | @bartallentheimpluse | @gothamizhome | @timbits-drake | @crashedsofti | @dimblrtrake | @screw-this-rutabaga | @lustyvoidsandvoidylusts | @arrowsnsarcasm

[timbits-drake]

@brucewayne-offic @fashionable-super @theblessed-bloodson @superboy-number-1 @ccassandra-cain @bartallentheimpluse @gothamsdarlingg

[court-jester-on-the-throne]

Spread the word, save a life

@eliasbouchardofficial @martinblackwoodofficial @sasha—james @ask-tim-stoker @askoliverbanks

[askoliverbanks]

/ooc Spreading the word!

@alexanderhamioton321 @augustfuckinggay @flashbackonyourbehalf @idl3dreamer @drcarmillasbiggestdefender @dragonlanceharpy @mmy-key @an-internet-goblin @end-avatar-gerry @achilleanyaoiglands @kingofwierd07 @orgueilgula @the-better-phoenix256

[end-avatar-gerry]

I don't have anyone to at but if you see it reblog

[end-avatar-gerry]

“Hello. Would you like to see my moths. They’re very nice. They eat books a lot. I think they’ll like you!”

— 🐛

I would love to see your moths. Moths are so cool, especially when they eat books. I like the moths

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[wren-of-the-flock]

we’re NEVER FUCKING DONE with that godforsaken archive because ELIAS FUCKING BOUCHARD always has another scheme shoved up his ass!

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I guess I should have expected that I never should have let myself hope. I really hate elias sometimes.

[wren-of-the-flock]

amen to that brother. If I could rip the bastard’s stupid eyes out I would

[end-avatar-gerry]

Should have gone for the eyes when we were all stabbing him.

[wren-of-the-flock]

goddamnit why didn’t I think of that?

[end-avatar-gerry]

I know right would have been such a good idea maby next time.

[wren-of-the-flock]

I wish stabbing Elias wasn’t just a yearly thing.

[end-avatar-gerry]

Same it's so much fun terrorizing that evil bastard bitchard.

[wren-of-the-flock]

there are many times I wish to be Melanie king, bitch stabber and ghost shooter extraordinaire

[end-avatar-gerry]

Melanie King isn't she that one youtuber with what was it call again Ghost hunt UK or whatever.

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[wren-of-the-flock]

we’re NEVER FUCKING DONE with that godforsaken archive because ELIAS FUCKING BOUCHARD always has another scheme shoved up his ass!

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I guess I should have expected that I never should have let myself hope. I really hate elias sometimes.

[wren-of-the-flock]

amen to that brother. If I could rip the bastard’s stupid eyes out I would

[end-avatar-gerry]

Should have gone for the eyes when we were all stabbing him.

[wren-of-the-flock]

goddamnit why didn’t I think of that?

[end-avatar-gerry]

I know right would have been such a good idea maby next time.

[wren-of-the-flock]

I wish stabbing Elias wasn’t just a yearly thing.

[end-avatar-gerry]

Same it's so much fun terrorizing that evil bastard bitchard.

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[wren-of-the-flock]

we’re NEVER FUCKING DONE with that godforsaken archive because ELIAS FUCKING BOUCHARD always has another scheme shoved up his ass!

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I guess I should have expected that I never should have let myself hope. I really hate elias sometimes.

[wren-of-the-flock]

amen to that brother. If I could rip the bastard’s stupid eyes out I would

[end-avatar-gerry]

Should have gone for the eyes when we were all stabbing him.

[wren-of-the-flock]

goddamnit why didn’t I think of that?

[end-avatar-gerry]

I know right would have been such a good idea maby next time.

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[wren-of-the-flock]

we’re NEVER FUCKING DONE with that godforsaken archive because ELIAS FUCKING BOUCHARD always has another scheme shoved up his ass!

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I guess I should have expected that I never should have let myself hope. I really hate elias sometimes.

[wren-of-the-flock]

amen to that brother. If I could rip the bastard’s stupid eyes out I would

[end-avatar-gerry]

Should have gone for the eyes when we were all stabbing him.

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[wren-of-the-flock]

we’re NEVER FUCKING DONE with that godforsaken archive because ELIAS FUCKING BOUCHARD always has another scheme shoved up his ass!

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I guess I should have expected that I never should have let myself hope. I really hate elias sometimes.

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah, no, sorry, no, yeah they’re all fucking clueless

[khaos-avitar-of-fear]

So they don't know anything about the fears?!!! Fuck that means I'm probably going to have to tell them. This sucks I thought I was finally free of the fears other than being an avitar and all, but still, I'm not going to let people get hurt messing with things they don't even know about.

[wren-of-the-flock]

also not great that Elias is planning a mega ritual with the new archivist

[end-avatar-gerry]

Oh, that's not good. I'm definitely going to have to help them out...I hoped I could finally be done with the institute, but I guess not.

(Ooc yep definitely wrong blog ops still figuring this all out)

[end-avatar-gerry]

So I've been back in London for about a week now. Why did no one tell me there's a new archivist? What happened to gurturde? Do the people working in the archives know about the fears? What all did I miss?

[end-avatar-gerry]

*passes you a knife* happy idea of march. Elias is Caesar

@wren-of-the-flock

Yay I have a knife!!!! I'm going back to London to stab elias. :)

[duckyduchess]

Can I have a knife? *is bubblegum pink, spiral Avatar*

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yes you can [passes you a knife]

[eliasbouchardofficial]

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

time for stabs

@wren-of-the-flock

Oh no no no no no--- I'm barricading in my office. You're not getting in.

[wren-of-the-flock]

@askhelenrichardson would you do me the honors

[askhelenrichardson]

Of course! :)

[helen opened another door]

Hello! Good day!

[wren-of-the-flock]

thank you Helen. ELIAS I’M COMING FOR YOUR ASS

[deactivated-blog]

[he stopped short outside the actual office door upon seeing the chaos, awkwardly shuffling the papers he held]

I- uhm... I was hoping to talk to Mr. Bouchard... Is- is this a bad time?

[wren-of-the-flock]

……..who are you?

and do you want a knife?

[deactivated-blog]

uh- No?! No thank you

I'm just... well I'm not sure what the position is called, but I work in artifact storage. I catalogue and... something tells me you don't care. I just started here....

Sylvester, I'm Sylvester.

who- who are you?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I’m Wren. I live in the tunnels. I’m here to stab the prick and maybe get drinks with Gerry afterwards. There’s also my flock.

*there is a murder of fourteen crows standing ominously behind them*

[deactivated-blog]

tunnels? I don't- ok....

Well. I can't just let you stab my boss so...

[cautiously he inches toward the nearest phone, as if hoping you or your crows won't attack him instead as long as he moves slow enough]

[wren-of-the-flock]

kid c’monnnnn it won’t be anything lethal, that would cause more problems than it would solve. Besides the Victorian prick has been through worse-

*shes notices the phone, on of her crows perched next to it. It is a feral looking crow, beak serrated at jagged angles. She lifts an eyebrow*

so we’re getting the police involved?

[deactivated-blog]

[he pretty much jumps back as the crow looks at him]

I mean.... yes? Ideally??

Lethal or not stabbing is violence.... this is... attempted murder? Or something?

[wren-of-the-flock]

nah it’s a love tap.

Also honestly I don’t think the police can do Jack shit. Unless I get unlucky enough to have the hunter and her detective on the case.

*the crow flys over and lands on her shoulder, empty eye sockets staring out and directing at them*

[deactivated-blog]

you're still not stabbing Mr. Bouchard.

I- I won't let you.

[he tried to sound confident, maybe an attempt to be intimidating was made, but it wasn't very successful]

[wren-of-the-flock]

eh, fine. This is why I had a backup plan

@gerry-the-archivist AYO GERRY GET YOUR ASS HERE WE’RE IDEA OF MARCH-ING LEITNER

[deactivated-blog]

Wait Leitner is here? In the institute?! I was under the impression he was along dead. I thought- unimportant. I have sooooo many questions.

[his eyes lit up]

Hang on- no! No no no, you can't stab people. No stabbing. At least not on institute property please.

[wren-of-the-flock]

hey the tunnels aren’t institute property. The Eye can’t even see down there.

also I was unaware you were a….*she grits her teeth* leitner fanboy of sorts. You can ask your questions, at least till Gerry gets here

[deactivated-blog]

I wouldn't.... I'm not a fanboy.... I'm just curious... His library is quite impressive.

[he laughs nervously, rubbing the back of his neck]

But again, not really sure what tunnels you're talking about.. and "The Eye"... That's.... Our security provider? Or something? I don't think I've seen any cameras or anything like that, but I guess it would make sense for them to be hidden.

[wren-of-the-flock]

…..no like The Eye? The dread power? The ceaseless watcher that observes all and…….holy shit you don’t know anything, do you?

[deactivated-blog]

I have no idea what you're talking about

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah that’s a problem.

Smirke’s fourteen? Never heard of them? Do we have another Michael Shelley on out hands?

[deactivated-blog]

I have never heard that name

Either if them

[wren-of-the-flock]

dear lord am I going to have to pull out the whiteboard?

[deactivated-blog]

if it means you're not stabbing anyone? Go for it I guess....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no I’m still stabbing, I can just multitask, and you’re clearly oblivious

[deactivated-blog]

not loving the stabbing

Maybe focus more on the explaining these... what did you call them? "Dread Powers"?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I mean you serve The Eye so I guess you should probably know…

so there are fourteen, named by Robert smirke and one coined afterward by Adelard dekker

[deactivated-blog]

ok.

I guess I'm with you so far

As much as I can be anyway

[wren-of-the-flock]

there basically our fear, manifested and given being, able to grant power to those they see fit. The institute serves one of these powers, The Eye, because it’s founder, Jonah Magnus, serves The Eye

[idl3dr3ams]

Alright. So The Eye would be like... The manifestation of a fear of being watched I'm guessing? Maybe a fear of eyes?

How are there only 15? There are WAY more than fifteen common phobias. And even more that are obscure

[wren-of-the-flock]

watched, observed, known, someone is seeing you suffer and is getting amusement out of it.

also the 15 are more arbitrate categories than hard and fast rules. It’s easier to think of them like colors, different spectrums of fear given names because it’s easier to sort them that way. You argue over semantics and they bleed together at the edges but it all roughly falls into those categories

[deactivated-blog]

I see...

So what are the other 14?

[wren-of-the-flock]

okay sit the fuck down and buckle the fuckle up we’re speedrunning this shit.

The Web: fear of being manipulated controlled, you’re caught in a trap you can’t see. Also the fear of spiders. Also called the mother of puppets or just the mother by her followers

The Vast: fear of wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the deepness of the ocean, the void of space, but also the fear of our own cosmic insignificance. Main avatars are the Fairchilds, and their patriarch Simon Fairchild. Not a blood family though, just a Name

The Buried: opposite of The Vast. Fear of claustrophobia, tight, confined spaces, you don’t have anywhere to go, you’re trapped and you cannot breathe.

The Spiral: Fear of losing your mind, you can’t trust your sense, reality is bending around you. If you see fractals, that’s a telltale sign of The Spiral at work. Same with yellow doors. The doors belong to the distortions, either Michael or Helen depending on the timeline. Easiest way to tell them apart is Michael is blond, Helen is not.

The Stranger: Fear of the unknown and the uncanny valley. Dolls, mannequins, anything vaguely human shaped that isn’t human. Big circus theme, its largest player is the circus of the other.

The Corruption: fear of rot, disease, decay, illness, filth. If it grosses you out, it’s probably Corruption. Weird love theming with this one. Also any bugs that aren’t spiders are Corruption

The Desolation: fear of loss, destruction, losing what you love. Heavy fire motif. Main group is the lightless flame. Nasty lot. Don’t touch them, they’re made of burning wax

The Slaughter: fear of war, of senseless violence. Heavy music motif. It’s avatars are scary, but I am friends with one, so obviously they’re not all terrible

The Hunt: unofficial twin patron with The Slaughter, but an animalistic fear this time. One of the oldest powers, its prey fear, the fear of being, well, hunted. It’s targeted, it’s precise.

The Flesh: the only other purely animalistic fear. The fear of being eaten or consumed. Can also manifest as gender dysmorphia or just general discomfort in your body. Second youngest fear, comes from the first factory farms during the Industrial Revolution

The Dark: the fear of the dark, or what lurks in it. Self explanatory. One of the oldest fears, and its main worshipers are the peoples church of the divine host. They’re fine for what they are, just not the biggest fan of their leader, maxwell Rayner.

The End: the oldest and most powerful fear, the fear of death. It’s simple, it’s powerful, and it will come for us all. Has a motif with games, like playing chess with the reaper to buy you more time, but The End will come for us all.

The Extinction: the youngest fear, the fear of humanity’s extinction, of our effect on the planet. It’s still finding its footing, so different avatars will have wildly different motifs and methods of feeding. I know one girl whose doing stuff with religious motifs, and Eve is well, herself.

and….finally……

The Lonely: it’s the fear of being alone, of isolation, of complete and utter solitude. Its main players are the Lukas’s, a blood family all dedicated to serving it. They call it the Forsaken. You might see Peter Lukas coming in an out of the institute at times, him and Elias are constantly getting divorced and re-married. It’s annoying

[deactivated-blog]

Ok

That's

Alot

[The potential significance of having this information hasn't fully sunken in for them and he just is not sure how to respond]

But it does answer one or two of the questions I had for Mr. Bouchard earlier....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh? And the rest of said questions were?

[deactivated-blog]

nothing relevant to you.

Sorry, not to sound mean or anything, it's just that the other questions have less to do with the nature of certain anomalous objects and more to do with containment and security measures. Because well.... If I'm being honest we don't seem to have great security. Period. And it could become a safety hazard

You being able to waltz in here and try to stab him only reinforces that concern

[wren-of-the-flock]

…. I live here dude. It’s not that hard to just waltz in when you’re living in the tunnels under the institute. And whatever security you want to enforce probably wouldn’t stand a chance if the institute got attacked by an actual threat.

[deactivated-blog]

oh I'm not worried about defenses

More worried about the things in here getting out

But uh, on that note, are... attacks on the institute a normal occurrence?

[wren-of-the-flock]

Yep! Take, for instance, the flesh eating worm problem in the archive

[deactivated-blog]

Oh. That is. Unpleasant to imagine.

It also sounds like something that will be worse on the lower levels. So are these worms not a problem in those tunnels you keep talking about?

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no they are, but Jane’s actually a better roommate than leitner even with all the worms

[deactivated-blog]

what's wrong with Leitner?

[wren-of-the-flock]

he’s a self important stuck up bitch with a shitty library who thinks he can use the fears without being tethered to one

“Balance” my ass you are not above serving a power pick a fear or fall in line

And honestly I think that @gerry-the-archivist has more to say about the topic

[deactivated-blog]

I mean I think his library was pretty impressive....

[wren-of-the-flock]

his library ruined countless fucking lives because he couldn’t swallow his pride and burn those damn things

[deactivated-blog]

ok. Yeah. That's not ideal

But I mean

The library itself was impressive. Nowhere else on earth, except maybe here, would you be able to find such a vast collection of the esoteric. Many of the books he possessed were the only surviving copies, sometimes it was the only copy ever made. Sometimes it was a book that was never even supposed to be published or seen by the public. And the ones still around now are in such excellent condition! There's no record of most of them anywhere. And they come from such varied places, too. Some of them are written in languages so dead I don't think anyone would be able to translate them, but that makes it all the more impressive!

Sorry I'm rambling again....

[wren-of-the-flock]

God The Eye’s got its claws deep in this one

[deactivated-blog]

I studied literature and anthropology. I just like books and old stuff

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah Jon said that once

[deactivated-blog]

he's the archivist, right?

I haven't really had a chance to get acquainted with anyone yet. I meant to make time to introduce myself to the other archival staff but y'know.... Theres work to do, and then this happened

[end-avatar-gerry]

Wait, there's a new archivist what happened to Gertrude.

I get the feeling I missed a lot well I was dead.

[deactivated-blog]

Gertrude? I can't say I've heard of her

And uh... you were.... Dead? Like metaphorically speaking? Or are you... A ghost?

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I was dead. No, I'm not a ghost. I mean, I was for a bit, but I got better.

[deactivated-blog]

you got better?

From death?

Okay... Sure.

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yep, I'm an avitar of the end, so sometimes I get better from death. It's just a thing I do.

[eliasbouchardofficial]

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time for stabs

@wren-of-the-flock

Oh no no no no no--- I'm barricading in my office. You're not getting in.

[wren-of-the-flock]

@askhelenrichardson would you do me the honors

[askhelenrichardson]

Of course! :)

[helen opened another door]

Hello! Good day!

[wren-of-the-flock]

thank you Helen. ELIAS I’M COMING FOR YOUR ASS

[deactivated-blog]

[he stopped short outside the actual office door upon seeing the chaos, awkwardly shuffling the papers he held]

I- uhm... I was hoping to talk to Mr. Bouchard... Is- is this a bad time?

[wren-of-the-flock]

……..who are you?

and do you want a knife?

[deactivated-blog]

uh- No?! No thank you

I'm just... well I'm not sure what the position is called, but I work in artifact storage. I catalogue and... something tells me you don't care. I just started here....

Sylvester, I'm Sylvester.

who- who are you?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I’m Wren. I live in the tunnels. I’m here to stab the prick and maybe get drinks with Gerry afterwards. There’s also my flock.

*there is a murder of fourteen crows standing ominously behind them*

[deactivated-blog]

tunnels? I don't- ok....

Well. I can't just let you stab my boss so...

[cautiously he inches toward the nearest phone, as if hoping you or your crows won't attack him instead as long as he moves slow enough]

[wren-of-the-flock]

kid c’monnnnn it won’t be anything lethal, that would cause more problems than it would solve. Besides the Victorian prick has been through worse-

*shes notices the phone, on of her crows perched next to it. It is a feral looking crow, beak serrated at jagged angles. She lifts an eyebrow*

so we’re getting the police involved?

[deactivated-blog]

[he pretty much jumps back as the crow looks at him]

I mean.... yes? Ideally??

Lethal or not stabbing is violence.... this is... attempted murder? Or something?

[wren-of-the-flock]

nah it’s a love tap.

Also honestly I don’t think the police can do Jack shit. Unless I get unlucky enough to have the hunter and her detective on the case.

*the crow flys over and lands on her shoulder, empty eye sockets staring out and directing at them*

[deactivated-blog]

you're still not stabbing Mr. Bouchard.

I- I won't let you.

[he tried to sound confident, maybe an attempt to be intimidating was made, but it wasn't very successful]

[wren-of-the-flock]

eh, fine. This is why I had a backup plan

@gerry-the-archivist AYO GERRY GET YOUR ASS HERE WE’RE IDEA OF MARCH-ING LEITNER

[deactivated-blog]

Wait Leitner is here? In the institute?! I was under the impression he was along dead. I thought- unimportant. I have sooooo many questions.

[his eyes lit up]

Hang on- no! No no no, you can't stab people. No stabbing. At least not on institute property please.

[wren-of-the-flock]

hey the tunnels aren’t institute property. The Eye can’t even see down there.

also I was unaware you were a….*she grits her teeth* leitner fanboy of sorts. You can ask your questions, at least till Gerry gets here

[deactivated-blog]

I wouldn't.... I'm not a fanboy.... I'm just curious... His library is quite impressive.

[he laughs nervously, rubbing the back of his neck]

But again, not really sure what tunnels you're talking about.. and "The Eye"... That's.... Our security provider? Or something? I don't think I've seen any cameras or anything like that, but I guess it would make sense for them to be hidden.

[wren-of-the-flock]

…..no like The Eye? The dread power? The ceaseless watcher that observes all and…….holy shit you don’t know anything, do you?

[deactivated-blog]

I have no idea what you're talking about

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah that’s a problem.

Smirke’s fourteen? Never heard of them? Do we have another Michael Shelley on out hands?

[deactivated-blog]

I have never heard that name

Either if them

[wren-of-the-flock]

dear lord am I going to have to pull out the whiteboard?

[deactivated-blog]

if it means you're not stabbing anyone? Go for it I guess....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no I’m still stabbing, I can just multitask, and you’re clearly oblivious

[deactivated-blog]

not loving the stabbing

Maybe focus more on the explaining these... what did you call them? "Dread Powers"?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I mean you serve The Eye so I guess you should probably know…

so there are fourteen, named by Robert smirke and one coined afterward by Adelard dekker

[deactivated-blog]

ok.

I guess I'm with you so far

As much as I can be anyway

[wren-of-the-flock]

there basically our fear, manifested and given being, able to grant power to those they see fit. The institute serves one of these powers, The Eye, because it’s founder, Jonah Magnus, serves The Eye

[idl3dr3ams]

Alright. So The Eye would be like... The manifestation of a fear of being watched I'm guessing? Maybe a fear of eyes?

How are there only 15? There are WAY more than fifteen common phobias. And even more that are obscure

[wren-of-the-flock]

watched, observed, known, someone is seeing you suffer and is getting amusement out of it.

also the 15 are more arbitrate categories than hard and fast rules. It’s easier to think of them like colors, different spectrums of fear given names because it’s easier to sort them that way. You argue over semantics and they bleed together at the edges but it all roughly falls into those categories

[deactivated-blog]

I see...

So what are the other 14?

[wren-of-the-flock]

okay sit the fuck down and buckle the fuckle up we’re speedrunning this shit.

The Web: fear of being manipulated controlled, you’re caught in a trap you can’t see. Also the fear of spiders. Also called the mother of puppets or just the mother by her followers

The Vast: fear of wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the deepness of the ocean, the void of space, but also the fear of our own cosmic insignificance. Main avatars are the Fairchilds, and their patriarch Simon Fairchild. Not a blood family though, just a Name

The Buried: opposite of The Vast. Fear of claustrophobia, tight, confined spaces, you don’t have anywhere to go, you’re trapped and you cannot breathe.

The Spiral: Fear of losing your mind, you can’t trust your sense, reality is bending around you. If you see fractals, that’s a telltale sign of The Spiral at work. Same with yellow doors. The doors belong to the distortions, either Michael or Helen depending on the timeline. Easiest way to tell them apart is Michael is blond, Helen is not.

The Stranger: Fear of the unknown and the uncanny valley. Dolls, mannequins, anything vaguely human shaped that isn’t human. Big circus theme, its largest player is the circus of the other.

The Corruption: fear of rot, disease, decay, illness, filth. If it grosses you out, it’s probably Corruption. Weird love theming with this one. Also any bugs that aren’t spiders are Corruption

The Desolation: fear of loss, destruction, losing what you love. Heavy fire motif. Main group is the lightless flame. Nasty lot. Don’t touch them, they’re made of burning wax

The Slaughter: fear of war, of senseless violence. Heavy music motif. It’s avatars are scary, but I am friends with one, so obviously they’re not all terrible

The Hunt: unofficial twin patron with The Slaughter, but an animalistic fear this time. One of the oldest powers, its prey fear, the fear of being, well, hunted. It’s targeted, it’s precise.

The Flesh: the only other purely animalistic fear. The fear of being eaten or consumed. Can also manifest as gender dysmorphia or just general discomfort in your body. Second youngest fear, comes from the first factory farms during the Industrial Revolution

The Dark: the fear of the dark, or what lurks in it. Self explanatory. One of the oldest fears, and its main worshipers are the peoples church of the divine host. They’re fine for what they are, just not the biggest fan of their leader, maxwell Rayner.

The End: the oldest and most powerful fear, the fear of death. It’s simple, it’s powerful, and it will come for us all. Has a motif with games, like playing chess with the reaper to buy you more time, but The End will come for us all.

The Extinction: the youngest fear, the fear of humanity’s extinction, of our effect on the planet. It’s still finding its footing, so different avatars will have wildly different motifs and methods of feeding. I know one girl whose doing stuff with religious motifs, and Eve is well, herself.

and….finally……

The Lonely: it’s the fear of being alone, of isolation, of complete and utter solitude. Its main players are the Lukas’s, a blood family all dedicated to serving it. They call it the Forsaken. You might see Peter Lukas coming in an out of the institute at times, him and Elias are constantly getting divorced and re-married. It’s annoying

[deactivated-blog]

Ok

That's

Alot

[The potential significance of having this information hasn't fully sunken in for them and he just is not sure how to respond]

But it does answer one or two of the questions I had for Mr. Bouchard earlier....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh? And the rest of said questions were?

[deactivated-blog]

nothing relevant to you.

Sorry, not to sound mean or anything, it's just that the other questions have less to do with the nature of certain anomalous objects and more to do with containment and security measures. Because well.... If I'm being honest we don't seem to have great security. Period. And it could become a safety hazard

You being able to waltz in here and try to stab him only reinforces that concern

[wren-of-the-flock]

…. I live here dude. It’s not that hard to just waltz in when you’re living in the tunnels under the institute. And whatever security you want to enforce probably wouldn’t stand a chance if the institute got attacked by an actual threat.

[deactivated-blog]

oh I'm not worried about defenses

More worried about the things in here getting out

But uh, on that note, are... attacks on the institute a normal occurrence?

[wren-of-the-flock]

Yep! Take, for instance, the flesh eating worm problem in the archive

[deactivated-blog]

Oh. That is. Unpleasant to imagine.

It also sounds like something that will be worse on the lower levels. So are these worms not a problem in those tunnels you keep talking about?

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no they are, but Jane’s actually a better roommate than leitner even with all the worms

[deactivated-blog]

what's wrong with Leitner?

[wren-of-the-flock]

he’s a self important stuck up bitch with a shitty library who thinks he can use the fears without being tethered to one

“Balance” my ass you are not above serving a power pick a fear or fall in line

And honestly I think that @gerry-the-archivist has more to say about the topic

[deactivated-blog]

I mean I think his library was pretty impressive....

[wren-of-the-flock]

his library ruined countless fucking lives because he couldn’t swallow his pride and burn those damn things

[deactivated-blog]

ok. Yeah. That's not ideal

But I mean

The library itself was impressive. Nowhere else on earth, except maybe here, would you be able to find such a vast collection of the esoteric. Many of the books he possessed were the only surviving copies, sometimes it was the only copy ever made. Sometimes it was a book that was never even supposed to be published or seen by the public. And the ones still around now are in such excellent condition! There's no record of most of them anywhere. And they come from such varied places, too. Some of them are written in languages so dead I don't think anyone would be able to translate them, but that makes it all the more impressive!

Sorry I'm rambling again....

[wren-of-the-flock]

God The Eye’s got its claws deep in this one

[deactivated-blog]

I studied literature and anthropology. I just like books and old stuff

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah Jon said that once

[deactivated-blog]

he's the archivist, right?

I haven't really had a chance to get acquainted with anyone yet. I meant to make time to introduce myself to the other archival staff but y'know.... Theres work to do, and then this happened

[end-avatar-gerry]

Wait, there's a new archivist what happened to Gertrude.

I get the feeling I missed a lot well I was dead.

[deactivated-blog]

Gertrude? I can't say I've heard of her

And uh... you were.... Dead? Like metaphorically speaking? Or are you... A ghost?

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I was dead. No, I'm not a ghost. I mean, I was for a bit, but I got better.

[eliasbouchardofficial]

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time for stabs

@wren-of-the-flock

Oh no no no no no--- I'm barricading in my office. You're not getting in.

[wren-of-the-flock]

@askhelenrichardson would you do me the honors

[askhelenrichardson]

Of course! :)

[helen opened another door]

Hello! Good day!

[wren-of-the-flock]

thank you Helen. ELIAS I’M COMING FOR YOUR ASS

[deactivated-blog]

[he stopped short outside the actual office door upon seeing the chaos, awkwardly shuffling the papers he held]

I- uhm... I was hoping to talk to Mr. Bouchard... Is- is this a bad time?

[wren-of-the-flock]

……..who are you?

and do you want a knife?

[deactivated-blog]

uh- No?! No thank you

I'm just... well I'm not sure what the position is called, but I work in artifact storage. I catalogue and... something tells me you don't care. I just started here....

Sylvester, I'm Sylvester.

who- who are you?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I’m Wren. I live in the tunnels. I’m here to stab the prick and maybe get drinks with Gerry afterwards. There’s also my flock.

*there is a murder of fourteen crows standing ominously behind them*

[deactivated-blog]

tunnels? I don't- ok....

Well. I can't just let you stab my boss so...

[cautiously he inches toward the nearest phone, as if hoping you or your crows won't attack him instead as long as he moves slow enough]

[wren-of-the-flock]

kid c’monnnnn it won’t be anything lethal, that would cause more problems than it would solve. Besides the Victorian prick has been through worse-

*shes notices the phone, on of her crows perched next to it. It is a feral looking crow, beak serrated at jagged angles. She lifts an eyebrow*

so we’re getting the police involved?

[deactivated-blog]

[he pretty much jumps back as the crow looks at him]

I mean.... yes? Ideally??

Lethal or not stabbing is violence.... this is... attempted murder? Or something?

[wren-of-the-flock]

nah it’s a love tap.

Also honestly I don’t think the police can do Jack shit. Unless I get unlucky enough to have the hunter and her detective on the case.

*the crow flys over and lands on her shoulder, empty eye sockets staring out and directing at them*

[deactivated-blog]

you're still not stabbing Mr. Bouchard.

I- I won't let you.

[he tried to sound confident, maybe an attempt to be intimidating was made, but it wasn't very successful]

[wren-of-the-flock]

eh, fine. This is why I had a backup plan

@gerry-the-archivist AYO GERRY GET YOUR ASS HERE WE’RE IDEA OF MARCH-ING LEITNER

[deactivated-blog]

Wait Leitner is here? In the institute?! I was under the impression he was along dead. I thought- unimportant. I have sooooo many questions.

[his eyes lit up]

Hang on- no! No no no, you can't stab people. No stabbing. At least not on institute property please.

[wren-of-the-flock]

hey the tunnels aren’t institute property. The Eye can’t even see down there.

also I was unaware you were a….*she grits her teeth* leitner fanboy of sorts. You can ask your questions, at least till Gerry gets here

[deactivated-blog]

I wouldn't.... I'm not a fanboy.... I'm just curious... His library is quite impressive.

[he laughs nervously, rubbing the back of his neck]

But again, not really sure what tunnels you're talking about.. and "The Eye"... That's.... Our security provider? Or something? I don't think I've seen any cameras or anything like that, but I guess it would make sense for them to be hidden.

[wren-of-the-flock]

…..no like The Eye? The dread power? The ceaseless watcher that observes all and…….holy shit you don’t know anything, do you?

[deactivated-blog]

I have no idea what you're talking about

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah that’s a problem.

Smirke’s fourteen? Never heard of them? Do we have another Michael Shelley on out hands?

[deactivated-blog]

I have never heard that name

Either if them

[wren-of-the-flock]

dear lord am I going to have to pull out the whiteboard?

[deactivated-blog]

if it means you're not stabbing anyone? Go for it I guess....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no I’m still stabbing, I can just multitask, and you’re clearly oblivious

[deactivated-blog]

not loving the stabbing

Maybe focus more on the explaining these... what did you call them? "Dread Powers"?

[wren-of-the-flock]

I mean you serve The Eye so I guess you should probably know…

so there are fourteen, named by Robert smirke and one coined afterward by Adelard dekker

[deactivated-blog]

ok.

I guess I'm with you so far

As much as I can be anyway

[wren-of-the-flock]

there basically our fear, manifested and given being, able to grant power to those they see fit. The institute serves one of these powers, The Eye, because it’s founder, Jonah Magnus, serves The Eye

[idl3dr3ams]

Alright. So The Eye would be like... The manifestation of a fear of being watched I'm guessing? Maybe a fear of eyes?

How are there only 15? There are WAY more than fifteen common phobias. And even more that are obscure

[wren-of-the-flock]

watched, observed, known, someone is seeing you suffer and is getting amusement out of it.

also the 15 are more arbitrate categories than hard and fast rules. It’s easier to think of them like colors, different spectrums of fear given names because it’s easier to sort them that way. You argue over semantics and they bleed together at the edges but it all roughly falls into those categories

[deactivated-blog]

I see...

So what are the other 14?

[wren-of-the-flock]

okay sit the fuck down and buckle the fuckle up we’re speedrunning this shit.

The Web: fear of being manipulated controlled, you’re caught in a trap you can’t see. Also the fear of spiders. Also called the mother of puppets or just the mother by her followers

The Vast: fear of wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the deepness of the ocean, the void of space, but also the fear of our own cosmic insignificance. Main avatars are the Fairchilds, and their patriarch Simon Fairchild. Not a blood family though, just a Name

The Buried: opposite of The Vast. Fear of claustrophobia, tight, confined spaces, you don’t have anywhere to go, you’re trapped and you cannot breathe.

The Spiral: Fear of losing your mind, you can’t trust your sense, reality is bending around you. If you see fractals, that’s a telltale sign of The Spiral at work. Same with yellow doors. The doors belong to the distortions, either Michael or Helen depending on the timeline. Easiest way to tell them apart is Michael is blond, Helen is not.

The Stranger: Fear of the unknown and the uncanny valley. Dolls, mannequins, anything vaguely human shaped that isn’t human. Big circus theme, its largest player is the circus of the other.

The Corruption: fear of rot, disease, decay, illness, filth. If it grosses you out, it’s probably Corruption. Weird love theming with this one. Also any bugs that aren’t spiders are Corruption

The Desolation: fear of loss, destruction, losing what you love. Heavy fire motif. Main group is the lightless flame. Nasty lot. Don’t touch them, they’re made of burning wax

The Slaughter: fear of war, of senseless violence. Heavy music motif. It’s avatars are scary, but I am friends with one, so obviously they’re not all terrible

The Hunt: unofficial twin patron with The Slaughter, but an animalistic fear this time. One of the oldest powers, its prey fear, the fear of being, well, hunted. It’s targeted, it’s precise.

The Flesh: the only other purely animalistic fear. The fear of being eaten or consumed. Can also manifest as gender dysmorphia or just general discomfort in your body. Second youngest fear, comes from the first factory farms during the Industrial Revolution

The Dark: the fear of the dark, or what lurks in it. Self explanatory. One of the oldest fears, and its main worshipers are the peoples church of the divine host. They’re fine for what they are, just not the biggest fan of their leader, maxwell Rayner.

The End: the oldest and most powerful fear, the fear of death. It’s simple, it’s powerful, and it will come for us all. Has a motif with games, like playing chess with the reaper to buy you more time, but The End will come for us all.

The Extinction: the youngest fear, the fear of humanity’s extinction, of our effect on the planet. It’s still finding its footing, so different avatars will have wildly different motifs and methods of feeding. I know one girl whose doing stuff with religious motifs, and Eve is well, herself.

and….finally……

The Lonely: it’s the fear of being alone, of isolation, of complete and utter solitude. Its main players are the Lukas’s, a blood family all dedicated to serving it. They call it the Forsaken. You might see Peter Lukas coming in an out of the institute at times, him and Elias are constantly getting divorced and re-married. It’s annoying

[deactivated-blog]

Ok

That's

Alot

[The potential significance of having this information hasn't fully sunken in for them and he just is not sure how to respond]

But it does answer one or two of the questions I had for Mr. Bouchard earlier....

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh? And the rest of said questions were?

[deactivated-blog]

nothing relevant to you.

Sorry, not to sound mean or anything, it's just that the other questions have less to do with the nature of certain anomalous objects and more to do with containment and security measures. Because well.... If I'm being honest we don't seem to have great security. Period. And it could become a safety hazard

You being able to waltz in here and try to stab him only reinforces that concern

[wren-of-the-flock]

…. I live here dude. It’s not that hard to just waltz in when you’re living in the tunnels under the institute. And whatever security you want to enforce probably wouldn’t stand a chance if the institute got attacked by an actual threat.

[deactivated-blog]

oh I'm not worried about defenses

More worried about the things in here getting out

But uh, on that note, are... attacks on the institute a normal occurrence?

[wren-of-the-flock]

Yep! Take, for instance, the flesh eating worm problem in the archive

[deactivated-blog]

Oh. That is. Unpleasant to imagine.

It also sounds like something that will be worse on the lower levels. So are these worms not a problem in those tunnels you keep talking about?

[wren-of-the-flock]

oh no they are, but Jane’s actually a better roommate than leitner even with all the worms

[deactivated-blog]

what's wrong with Leitner?

[wren-of-the-flock]

he’s a self important stuck up bitch with a shitty library who thinks he can use the fears without being tethered to one

“Balance” my ass you are not above serving a power pick a fear or fall in line

And honestly I think that @gerry-the-archivist has more to say about the topic

[deactivated-blog]

I mean I think his library was pretty impressive....

[wren-of-the-flock]

his library ruined countless fucking lives because he couldn’t swallow his pride and burn those damn things

[deactivated-blog]

ok. Yeah. That's not ideal

But I mean

The library itself was impressive. Nowhere else on earth, except maybe here, would you be able to find such a vast collection of the esoteric. Many of the books he possessed were the only surviving copies, sometimes it was the only copy ever made. Sometimes it was a book that was never even supposed to be published or seen by the public. And the ones still around now are in such excellent condition! There's no record of most of them anywhere. And they come from such varied places, too. Some of them are written in languages so dead I don't think anyone would be able to translate them, but that makes it all the more impressive!

Sorry I'm rambling again....

[wren-of-the-flock]

God The Eye’s got its claws deep in this one

[deactivated-blog]

I studied literature and anthropology. I just like books and old stuff

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah Jon said that once

[deactivated-blog]

he's the archivist, right?

I haven't really had a chance to get acquainted with anyone yet. I meant to make time to introduce myself to the other archival staff but y'know.... Theres work to do, and then this happened

[end-avatar-gerry]

Wait, there's a new archivist what happened to Gertrude.

I get the feeling I missed a lot well I was dead.

[eliasbouchardofficial]

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

🗡️🗡️🗡️

time for stabs

@wren-of-the-flock

Oh no no no no no--- I'm barricading in my office. You're not getting in.

[wren-of-the-flock]

@askhelenrichardson would you do me the honors

[askhelenrichardson]

Of course! :)

[helen opened another door]

Hello! Good day!

[wren-of-the-flock]

thank you Helen. ELIAS I’M COMING FOR YOUR ASS

[deactivated-blog]

[he stopped short outside the actual office door upon seeing the chaos, awkwardly shuffling the papers he held]

I- uhm... I was hoping to talk to Mr. Bouchard... Is- is this a bad time?

[eliasbouchardofficial]

Please help. Please.

[deactivated-blog]

do we have... Security? I can call? Or should I just.... The police?

[number1securitypersonel]

HI! YES! I'm security! I am here!

[eliasbouchardofficial]

Please help, they're trying to assassinate me.

[number1securitypersonel]

I tried saying "please" and it didn't work T-T

[garchivist-the-sequel]

nothing will work against my completely irrational hate for elias bouchard

🔪🔪🔪

🗡️🗡️🗡️

[eliasbouchardofficial]

Gerrard, please--

[garchivist-the-sequel]

gerard please stab you? with pleasure!

[eliasbouchardofficial]

Please DON'T stab me...

*the man is cornered now... Would you like to proceed.*

[garchivist-the-sequel]

get

FUCKED

🔪🔪🔪

[end-avatar-gerry]

[Walks into the institute and sees the chaos]

Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but I was given a knife so it must be used

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡

[julian-of-the-vast]

(Julian falls from the ceiling out of his domain)

Can I join the party? 🔪

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yes, definitely the more people staying elias the better.

🔪🔪🔪🔪

🗡🗡🗡🗡

[wren-of-the-flock]

Can we NOT attack Elias please? - Charlie, Head of Security [ @number1securitypersonel ]

if he didn’t want to be stabbed he should be less of a prick

[number1securitypersonel]

Please? I don't know how to do my taxes and he does. He's also my ride home.

[wren-of-the-flock]

he can still ride you home with a couple hundred knives in his shoulders

[number1securitypersonel]

That is not funny T-T

[wren-of-the-flock]

you humans have no sense of humor

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, well, humans still have to worry about death since they can still die from things like this and all, unlike most of us.

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah that’s fair. But it’s not like he’s getting stabbed

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, but they also worry about other people dying, and obviously, for some reason, he's worried about elias dying despite elias being a prick.

[wren-of-the-flock]

honestly would’ve thought Elias would’ve chased away all human sympathy by now on the account of being a right prick

oh and an eyeball demigod hell bent on ending the world but honestly the massive douchebag part is what concerns me

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I know right but some humans are just weird like that, I guess.

[wren-of-the-flock]

humans are weirdddddddd

[end-avatar-gerry]

Your just now realizing this? I thought it was obvious.

[wren-of-the-flock]

hey I grew up around, uh, nope that’s backstory stuff I ain’t saying

[end-avatar-gerry]

I grew up around lightners, and the fears I don't think I've ever intacted with a normal person, and I know there weird.

[wren-of-the-flock]

most of my experience with humans is just, observing

[end-avatar-gerry]

Even more reason you should know there weird.

[wren-of-the-flock]

fair. Crows are better than those pathetic step on the evolutionary ladder anyway

[end-avatar-gerry]

I mean yea crows are pretty cool and their definitely way cooler the any human could ever hope to be.

[wren-of-the-flock]

Can we NOT attack Elias please? - Charlie, Head of Security [ @number1securitypersonel ]

if he didn’t want to be stabbed he should be less of a prick

[number1securitypersonel]

Please? I don't know how to do my taxes and he does. He's also my ride home.

[wren-of-the-flock]

he can still ride you home with a couple hundred knives in his shoulders

[number1securitypersonel]

That is not funny T-T

[wren-of-the-flock]

you humans have no sense of humor

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, well, humans still have to worry about death since they can still die from things like this and all, unlike most of us.

[wren-of-the-flock]

yeah that’s fair. But it’s not like he’s getting stabbed

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, but they also worry about other people dying, and obviously, for some reason, he's worried about elias dying despite elias being a prick.

[wren-of-the-flock]

honestly would’ve thought Elias would’ve chased away all human sympathy by now on the account of being a right prick

oh and an eyeball demigod hell bent on ending the world but honestly the massive douchebag part is what concerns me

[end-avatar-gerry]

Yea, I know right but some humans are just weird like that, I guess.

[wren-of-the-flock]

humans are weirdddddddd

[end-avatar-gerry]

Your just now realizing this? I thought it was obvious.

[wren-of-the-flock]

hey I grew up around, uh, nope that’s backstory stuff I ain’t saying

[end-avatar-gerry]

I grew up around lightners, and the fears I don't think I've ever intacted with a normal person, and I know there weird.

[wren-of-the-flock]

most of my experience with humans is just, observing

[end-avatar-gerry]

Even more reason you should know there weird.