#mod amai

[malevolenttarotzine]

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[a-mag-a-day]

In light of Sasha’s comment this episode, it occurs to me that out of the S1 archives crew, Tim is actually the one with the best self-preservation instincts (which is... slightly ironic given later events, I know). Between the four of them we have:

Martin "I'm going to go explore the spooky, dark basement that might have a monster in it alone!" Blackwood,

Sasha "I'm going to go meet a monster in a spooky, dark cemetery alone!" James,

Jon "I'm going to go explore the spooky, dark tunnels that might have a monster in them alone!" Sims,

...and then there's Tim "Let's stick together if we're going to any spooky, dark places, and run away from any monsters we see" Stoker, absolutely killing it on the common sense and avoiding-classic-horror-tropes front

Me 🤝 Tim

I love them but PLEASE GUYS STOP GOING IT ALONE.

[dirtyyanderesimconfessions]

mod amai here! i have finally breached containment. though considering circumstances around the dev, it is at a bit of a fucked up time, so i doubt this blog is going to suddenly surge in activity despite this

[a-mag-a-day]

The best thing about the martin-touching-things bit for me is that knowing that jon already likes martin by this point (at least according to georgie) this is less of a

"Martin you stupid idiot don't touch things that will kill you"

And more of a

on jon's part

(and also yes a BIT of a martin you stupid idiot don't touch things that will kill you)

It's absolutely a bit of both haha!

[a-mag-a-day]

All-star statement givers:

Joshua "Take This Coffin and Shove It" Gillespie

Alexander "At Least It's Not Money Laundering" Scaplehorn

Karolina "I Guess This Is Happening" Górka

Sebastian "Seems Normal, Why?" Skinner

They just decided it was happening and to not see it.

Meanwhile I would run screaming into the abyss.

[a-mag-a-day]

I think one factor in just how angry Jon gets at Martin in this episode is that by this point, despite his paranoia, he really wants to trust him. I'm not trying to excuse his yelling at Martin by any means! But I think it was coming from a place of internal conflict, because Martin has genuinely grown on him by now, and at that moment he thinks it was all based on lies and treachery. And he's so relieved when that's not the case! 😭

You really can hear the relief when he finally figures out Martin ISN'T out to get him, truly!

[a-mag-a-day]

Others have already pointed out parts of this statement that demonstrate it being Hunt as opposed to Slaughter (the desire to run, the title) and I would add the fact the fact that it was as much about finding each other as killing each other, but one particular line struck me just now:

“I took my small knife and tucked it away. I thought about testing it on Matis, but there was no way he would have been able to understand what was happening.”

The Hunt is much more focused than the Slaughter. The Murder Club members had decided/agreed to stalk and kill each other, they were each other’s designated prey (and predators, a line the Hunt is fond of blurring). The Slaughter is much more impersonal; it attacks you because you’re in the wrong uniform, or you’re within the blast radius, or you’re there and convenient, and even on the occasions when it does have a specific target, it won’t hesitate to take a stab at anyone in arm’s reach.

There’s also a difference of anticipation. The club members knew they were being actively hunted. With the Slaughter, it’s more that you know it’s a possibility. You might get shot, a bomb might be dropped in your vicinity, you might get mugged, or (warning for mention of abuse, buffer so people can stop reading, buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer) your abuser might get angry and take it out on you tonight. (buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer buffer all clear now) With the Hunt, you might escape, but it’s definitely coming.

Plus there’s just a tonal difference. Slaughter statements are grim, and even if the whole statement isn’t (Grifter’s Bone), the violence itself certainly is. Here, it’s a game between friends. The vibes, as always, are important.

Oh I love the differences between the Hunt and the Slaughter. One is much more controlled and feels a purpose behind it, while the other is much more wild and willing to lash out at ANYONE. It's exciting and very neat to compare, I agree! What do others think?

[a-mag-a-day]

It's occurred to me that a lot of folks might not get the reference, so this feels like a good time to point out - Gerry's bit about "gods of indigestion" is a nod to the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett!

(At least, I assume - I'm pretty sure Jonny Sims is familiar with Pratchett's writing and that feels too deliberate to be a coincidence)

The God of Indigestion shows up as a background character in the book Hogfather, which is, in part, about human beliefs and the ways in which the things we believe become real; very appropriate for the episode where Gerry explains the Fears!

It also leads to one of my favorite headcanons: Gerry is a Discworld fan :)

I really do hope it's a Discworld reference, because Gerry being a fan would be wonderful, right?