[jonahmarshall86]

intro =^w^=

mod: it/its/ae/aers

jonah: he/they

rules blog lore+hcs

main blog: battery-enthusiast

hi i would like to say i have a tendency to disappear for a while from blogs. interpret that as jonah taking a really long nap or his phone+laptop breaking. idgaf. this includes responses to interactions.. responses may take over a few days lmao

used to be jonahmarshall77 bee tee dubs. changed the username a bit back just for accuracy ok?Ok.

updated: 1/7/26

claimed anons: 🪦 , 🌻 , E , 🐦/🌹 , 🌩️ , 👾 , 📼 , 🥩 , 🐕 , 🫁 , "Fox" , 🐝 , 🍎 , 📞 , 🧷 , 🧸 , 🐶 , 🍕 , 🎡 , 🪲 , 🪽 , mj/festive mj/🦇🦷, adam, 🦃(🔦), 🗃️

hey. hey reference photo under the cut

[jonahmarshall86]

my phone iscgarged imfixing my laptop i have some food (?????) i thinkim cool now. woops

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" when was the last time you slept? you look like you're about to collapse. you probably are. "

*...conveniently ignoring that first part.*

[jonahmarshall86]

it wasn't thatlong ago .ive only beenout here for maybe a day or two at the most. haventi ? ? itcant be longer thanthat .

dontignore my question .you never letme ignoreyours . youulikeemee.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

*They hissed, before sighing and crouching down a little to be at eye hight with you.*

" if i admit that i do genuinely kind of like being around you, will you actually listen to me?

'cause if not, i will carry you. i am strong enough. "

[jonahmarshall86]

mmaayhbbe . . .

. . . hhhow far iis it backto the house from here . iim not toosure i Couldmake it back .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" god youre impossible.

not super far. you ended up going in sort of a loop.

but like i said, i will carry you. or drag you along on the ground if you keep annoying me. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yousee . iam curious and have halfa mind to keep being annoying overthis .

he tucked the gun back in his bag, clicking the safety on.

idddoontt necessarilywantto get dragged though. thatdoesnt sound great.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" youre annoying about everything.

c'mon. you can probably make it most of the way bsck. follow me. "

*They stand up and slowly start walking. They seem to know exactly where they're going.*

[jonahmarshall86]

matching theirpace, he trailed closely behind- didn't necessarily want to get lost again. after a few short moments of silence,

howlong was that? iddont remember overhalf of it . over half of where ive been.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" about ten days. but youve made a loop, so we arent far. "

*They glance to the other side of the street and hiss at something. Something hisses back, before you see its shadow retreat.*

[jonahmarshall86]

oh my god ??

were yyou like, followingme thenwhole time ? ? ? don't youhave bbetter thin g s to focus on ?

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" when was the last time you slept? you look like you're about to collapse. you probably are. "

*...conveniently ignoring that first part.*

[jonahmarshall86]

it wasn't thatlong ago .ive only beenout here for maybe a day or two at the most. haventi ? ? itcant be longer thanthat .

dontignore my question .you never letme ignoreyours . youulikeemee.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

*They hissed, before sighing and crouching down a little to be at eye hight with you.*

" if i admit that i do genuinely kind of like being around you, will you actually listen to me?

'cause if not, i will carry you. i am strong enough. "

[jonahmarshall86]

mmaayhbbe . . .

. . . hhhow far iis it backto the house from here . iim not toosure i Couldmake it back .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" god youre impossible.

not super far. you ended up going in sort of a loop.

but like i said, i will carry you. or drag you along on the ground if you keep annoying me. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yousee . iam curious and have halfa mind to keep being annoying overthis .

he tucked the gun back in his bag, clicking the safety on.

idddoontt necessarilywantto get dragged though. thatdoesnt sound great.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" youre annoying about everything.

c'mon. you can probably make it most of the way bsck. follow me. "

*They stand up and slowly start walking. They seem to know exactly where they're going.*

[jonahmarshall86]

matching theirpace, he trailed closely behind- didn't necessarily want to get lost again. after a few short moments of silence,

howlong was that? iddont remember overhalf of it . over half of where ive been.

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" when was the last time you slept? you look like you're about to collapse. you probably are. "

*...conveniently ignoring that first part.*

[jonahmarshall86]

it wasn't thatlong ago .ive only beenout here for maybe a day or two at the most. haventi ? ? itcant be longer thanthat .

dontignore my question .you never letme ignoreyours . youulikeemee.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

*They hissed, before sighing and crouching down a little to be at eye hight with you.*

" if i admit that i do genuinely kind of like being around you, will you actually listen to me?

'cause if not, i will carry you. i am strong enough. "

[jonahmarshall86]

mmaayhbbe . . .

. . . hhhow far iis it backto the house from here . iim not toosure i Couldmake it back .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" god youre impossible.

not super far. you ended up going in sort of a loop.

but like i said, i will carry you. or drag you along on the ground if you keep annoying me. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yousee . iam curious and have halfa mind to keep being annoying overthis .

he tucked the gun back in his bag, clicking the safety on.

idddoontt necessarilywantto get dragged though. thatdoesnt sound great.

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" when was the last time you slept? you look like you're about to collapse. you probably are. "

*...conveniently ignoring that first part.*

[jonahmarshall86]

it wasn't thatlong ago .ive only beenout here for maybe a day or two at the most. haventi ? ? itcant be longer thanthat .

dontignore my question .you never letme ignoreyours . youulikeemee.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

*They hissed, before sighing and crouching down a little to be at eye hight with you.*

" if i admit that i do genuinely kind of like being around you, will you actually listen to me?

'cause if not, i will carry you. i am strong enough. "

[jonahmarshall86]

mmaayhbbe . . .

. . . hhhow far iis it backto the house from here . iim not toosure i Couldmake it back .

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" when was the last time you slept? you look like you're about to collapse. you probably are. "

*...conveniently ignoring that first part.*

[jonahmarshall86]

it wasn't thatlong ago .ive only beenout here for maybe a day or two at the most. haventi ? ? itcant be longer thanthat .

dontignore my question .you never letme ignoreyours . youulikeemee.

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" do you know how to get home?

it doesnt matter, because you're coming with me whether you like it or not, but i'll ask anyway. "

[jonahmarshall86]

whathappened to you wouldn't care if i died? whhat- whathappened with that?

its . .not tooo farr.. im preertyyy sureee.

he didn't sound great, hardly in his own right mind. difficult to tell if he had even slept for the few days he'd been roaming.

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" relax, its me. "

*Unmistakeably J's voice, as a hand grabbed yours (the one with the gun) and lowered it. Coming from directly behind you.*

" keep your voice down.

you're lost. i am dragging you back home. "

[jonahmarshall86]

atleasti didnt yelllikethe first time,

he didn't put the gun away, but didn't move to shoot.

imm not lost . iiknow im somewhere inmandela .my phone hardly works buti stole a charger from a gas station - uh- not too far from here i think. ? im fine .

[jonahmarshall86]

*...something is near you. you can hear it breathing. you can hear the static.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah drew the gun from their bag within moments – either to shoot whatever was lurking or himself. whatever proved necessary. he turned on a swivel, looking for any movement. any sign of someone else.

i swear to god – . . .

[jonahmarshall86]

ihqveno clue wherei am rightnow

[jonahmarshall86]

fffuckmy gps isjt working. i hatetthis phone oh my god

[jonahmarshall86]

is j still following you ?

if not you should probably head home

being out in the open like this in bythorne while actively panicking cannot be safe

idontknow. probably. kmnotttoo sure ifiwantto yet .ifeel Worse being outside but i Cannot goback. i cannotbein that houseyet. i dontknow Why

[jonahmarshall86]

ifoudjb a portable charger bbut it diesnthave that mych charge left ufffgh

[jonahmarshall86]

g,od ddmanit itim So tired

[jonahmarshall86]

*...youre being followed. you can feel its eyes on you.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah walked along the road, sticking closer to the grass lining the street. they shuddered at the familiar feeling of eyes on him, glancing around.

j? right ?

god, he hoped it was j. wasn't sure if he could handle anyone else aroundhim.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...m'yeah. "

*It was behind you. Like, right behind you. It hadnt been before, but somehow it was now.*

" keep your voice down. "

[jonahmarshall86]

they flinched harder than they would've liked to . . worse than they had around j for a while. he nodded after a second, fixing his volume,

mmy bbad. i ddidnt think younwere that close.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...mhm.

youve been acting odd. "

[jonahmarshall86]

ive beenfeeling odd.

they didn't stop walking, glancing at the road to make sure there still weren't any cars. juust in case.

i haventleft the housein a bit. im reallyhoping thatswhat it is. i dont,like, want to die. i think. i doubt itsm.a.d. . there's just- something wrong. i canttell what.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...you know theres multiple ways m.a.d. can manifest, right?

youve been completely isolating yourself, i doubt youre eating well, and I'm the only 'person' youve had a conversation with for almost two years now. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yeesh. can't believe itsalmost been twoyears since i spoke to an actual person.

its not like theres anything else to do – anyone elseto talk to. at least i knowyou're a,n alternate. i wouldntbeable to tell if anyone else was. like adam.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" youre ignoring my first point.

and no. you couldnt tell, clearly. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yeah, i am. becausei don't have it again.

why are we being quiet,anyways?theres nobody ever out on the roads. i dontthink ive seenanyalternates out in theopen like this either, indisguise or not.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" i know signifigantly more about this than you do.

there are. you just cant see them. like how you didnt notice me until i said something. "

[jonahmarshall86]

oohh. goodto know. unnervingto Think about, but definitelyGoodto know.

did you?changeyour mind? didyouwant a sodaorsomething ? ? whydidyou follow,me anyways ? just because ?

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" im following you because you can't tell when you're in danger. as recently discussed. "

*They glance off to the side, across the street, and hiss(?) at something on the other side. You see a sillhouette you didnt notice retreat back behind a house.*

[jonahmarshall86]

they shuddered at the sight of the retreating figure. not a fan. not a fan at all. whaaatever. notsomething he wantedto think about.

youree myyy friendd. youu likeee meee. you wouldn't be followingme if you diiiiddnntttr,,

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" shut up, kid. "

*It punched you in the shoulder playfully.*

" keep annoying me and i'll stop following you. see what happens then. "

[jonahmarshall86]

he grinned, punching it back.

youdmissme too much. looseeerr.

uuffh. itfeels weird leaving the houseagain. more eyes on methannormal.

[jonahmarshall86]

*...youre being followed. you can feel its eyes on you.*

@definitely-not-an-alternate

jonah walked along the road, sticking closer to the grass lining the street. they shuddered at the familiar feeling of eyes on him, glancing around.

j? right ?

god, he hoped it was j. wasn't sure if he could handle anyone else aroundhim.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...m'yeah. "

*It was behind you. Like, right behind you. It hadnt been before, but somehow it was now.*

" keep your voice down. "

[jonahmarshall86]

they flinched harder than they would've liked to . . worse than they had around j for a while. he nodded after a second, fixing his volume,

mmy bbad. i ddidnt think younwere that close.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...mhm.

youve been acting odd. "

[jonahmarshall86]

ive beenfeeling odd.

they didn't stop walking, glancing at the road to make sure there still weren't any cars. juust in case.

i haventleft the housein a bit. im reallyhoping thatswhat it is. i dont,like, want to die. i think. i doubt itsm.a.d. . there's just- something wrong. i canttell what.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" ...you know theres multiple ways m.a.d. can manifest, right?

youve been completely isolating yourself, i doubt youre eating well, and I'm the only 'person' youve had a conversation with for almost two years now. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yeesh. can't believe itsalmost been twoyears since i spoke to an actual person.

its not like theres anything else to do – anyone elseto talk to. at least i knowyou're a,n alternate. i wouldntbeable to tell if anyone else was. like adam.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" youre ignoring my first point.

and no. you couldnt tell, clearly. "

[jonahmarshall86]

yeah, i am. becausei don't have it again.

why are we being quiet,anyways?theres nobody ever out on the roads. i dontthink ive seenanyalternates out in theopen like this either, indisguise or not.

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" i know signifigantly more about this than you do.

there are. you just cant see them. like how you didnt notice me until i said something. "

[jonahmarshall86]

oohh. goodto know. unnervingto Think about, but definitelyGoodto know.

did you?changeyour mind? didyouwant a sodaorsomething ? ? whydidyou follow,me anyways ? just because ?

[definitely-not-an-alternate]

" im following you because you can't tell when you're in danger. as recently discussed. "

*They glance off to the side, across the street, and hiss(?) at something on the other side. You see a sillhouette you didnt notice retreat back behind a house.*

[jonahmarshall86]

they shuddered at the sight of the retreating figure. not a fan. not a fan at all. whaaatever. notsomething he wantedto think about.

youree myyy friendd. youu likeee meee. you wouldn't be followingme if you diiiiddnntttr,,