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February 14, 2012

Insects of Stone

Hey there, I know I haven't been around much lately, but to be fair, the most I'm used to on this end is classes and tests and the occasional social obligation.  Lately, however, I've found myself running interference between Elizabeth and Phillip (fortunately the run away mannequin from Men's Warehouse hasn't gotten involved just yet).  I've already talked about my first technique to buy myself some time: introducing Elizabeth to Marble Hornets.  So far that has worked about as well as I had predicted it would: Beth has admitted to me that she has felt a bit paranoid because of the videos, and even experienced a nightmare based on them.  I was concerned at first, but after listening to her description it sounds like something concocted by her own mind, rather than a dream implanted by, well, I can't think of a clever moniker right now, but we've all read some version of this sentence before.  We only got to about entry #18 before she decided she was too creeped out to continue watching.  It's not that surprising, considering we were watching it at night, some of those videos even creeped me out a little, despite the fact I've dealt with the real thing.  Still, I think we might watch some more entries this weekend, Elizabeth said she wanted to see where it was going, so I guess I have no choice but to ride this decision out, hopefully it won't backfire too terribly.

On the other hand, this seems to have given me a little leverage when dealing with Phillip, which is now an almost daily chore.  I'm going to be honest, Phillip isn't that clever.  I suspect he's been hollowed (or whatever term you want to use) enough that he can't think that creatively, on the whole he's actually been inclined to believe whatever I've told him.  When I told him about Marble Hornets it was enough to convince him to back off his own plans (breaking into her apartment and leaving cryptic messages, like I said, he's not that clever).  Right now he looks at me like I'm a superior, he was led to believe that I was going to be his partner and handler for this assignment, and that it was my job to train him.  He's still a little upset that I broke his nose and forced him to walk a mile to the nearest road, but "infecting" Elizabeth has convinced him I'm on his side (thank goodness he doesn't actually check this blog).  He remains loyal to me and what he knows of my plans, and I can use that to my advantage in the future.

I've considered talking to Him about all of this, but right now everything is still fairly safe and simple, and I'd prefer to keep it that way, at the expense of potentially finding out more on the situation.  Look at me, taking the safe route, aren't you all so proud.

I know I haven't been active much lately, but I'll try to get on more often in the future.  Hopefully I'll even get better about making posts about what's happening, even though I haven't gotten much practice at that until now.  You know, I always knew this was coming, I had just never let myself believe it would be happening so soon.

See you around
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6 comments:

  1. I always love seeing "that" in the tags... makes me have to go back and read it again.

    Don't think we can really expect you to be around all the time though. Especially not when you're dealing with shit. So don't worry too much about that. You've got more important activities to attend to after all.

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    1. It's not completly relevant every time I include it, but then that would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it?

      You know better than I do that when things start happening it's tough to get back to this stuff, still, I think it's a good idea to at least try to stay updated on what's happening around. I'd hate to think of what developments I've missed this past couple of weeks if I wasn't determined to get caught up to everything in the proper order. This communitty demands my attention, even more so than it once did, if I'm going to find a way out I need to keep an eye on everything.

      In short, it's not just for others benifit that I'm trying to stay active. But I appreciate the thought, don't forget to take care of yourself out there.

      See you around
      -Cage

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  2. ... Phillip's posted here before... but... alright, I suppose that doesn't mean he goes out of his way every day. Unless he gets curious one day a couple months from now and decides to take a gander at your goings-on.
    You broke his nose after all, you'd think he'd learn to keep an eye on the people he's involved with from that experience...
    ... I'm overthinking it. Pardon.

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    1. Phillip is either a fool or very good at convincing people he's a fool. If it's the former then he probably won't view this blog again, and if he does it will be easy for me to convince him that I'm downplaying his intellect (and my plans) for the sake of tricking the many hunted who read my blog (in fact there isn't really a way that you can be sure that isn't what I'm doing, I've given very few reasons for anyone to take me at my word, and most of those weren't well publisized intentionally). On the other hand, if he really is clever, than I'm stating nothing he doesn't already know, certianlly nothing he couldn't infer from my other posts and our own interactions. Basiclly he either knows the above or he doesn't, and wether or not he views this blog isn't likely to change that.

      See you around
      -Cage

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  3. the safe route may lead to an "easier" time, but it will never lead to self validation, nor self realization.

    i know this from experience.

    )*SERVE*(

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    1. I already know what I am, and I feel no need to validate my existance. I've taken the hard route before, and I'll undoubtedly do it again, possibily of my own violation, even. But right now, I need time and safety far more than I need what little I'd gain from taking risks.

      See you around
      -Cage

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