#and ive known them for 2+ years

[jasperandhenryslovechild]

the other day at school me and my friends were talking abt the season 5 ep theranos boot and how they all went to different dimensions to replace their own theranos boot and i mentioned in passing that there was a canon universe where everyone is henry and it just wouldn't get in my friends head that everyone was henry and once they clicked that everyone is henry they were like "so theres movies and shows and games made in that universe and the full cast and characters are just... henry." and i was like yeah and they go

"so fnaf if it's all just henry hart

henrys always just

hart hart hart hart hart hartharthartharthart"

and i think that should go in textbooks

[navy-leader]

Yuppeeee !!

[cybercasket]

Guys. Guys Ben Drowned's canon last name isn't actually Lawman

I've known this for a while, and more I think about it, the more it makes me feel like I should say something 😭

It was a misconception that started with an older version of Ben's page on the Jadusable Wiki. (It was never used for any non-ARG version of Ben prior to this.) I remember spotting Lawman being used as Ben's last name around 2016-2018 or so, and it has been edited out of his page since 2020. (It was on the page they have for the dead child rather than the Network/entity. I think it might've happened before they moved off Fandom wiki, because I think I remember seeing comments and their new wiki doesn't have those).

During the second arc (2011-2012), Jadusable mailed some bonus material to people who donated to him. One of these bonus materials was a section from a newspaper, which describes the murder-suicide of two members of the Lawman family along with their son, with some tampering to the article that appears to have been done by BEN.

You can zoom into the image and read it, or check out it's page on the wiki here (which I highly recommend as it has some added information, like what all the censored words are.) It's a very interesting piece of lore that's fun to analyze--however, I wouldn't recommend reading it if you're super squeamish or sensitive to graphic details related to death. (The method of the killing itself isn't mentioned.)

While this seems to be about Ben on the surface, it's actually not. The only way we can tell is by the date of the newspaper: In the column to the left of the "Spring Is In The Air!" paragraph, the year 2011 is mentioned, but we know that Ben died on 4/23/2004. The wording of the Lawman event feels recent (as if they're talking about an event a few months prior), when Ben's death would've been far gone by now.

With what's likely BEN tampering on the top right (where they creatively use block-out poetry to say "You shouldn't have done that," among many other things) combined with the mention of someone's son dying, it makes a ton of sense that the wiki editors assumed that Ben is a member of this Lawman family that appears here. At some point, screenshots of the wiki ended up being circulated and the larger Creepypasta fandom accepted Lawman as being Ben's "real" last name.

Lawman is actually the last name of a different (and much less relevant) character, Tyler, who appears briefly in the first and third arcs. It's not entirely clear what happened to him or his family, and I think the Newspaper Article is intended to be fun bonus material for Jadusable's donators rather than something that's meant to supply important information about the ARG characters--something like Ben's last name would be crucial for puzzles and passwords, and would give the 50 donators who received the article an unfair advantage (and Jadusable isn't the type of creator who'd be okay with that). Regardless, it carries some interesting implications about the Behavioral Event Network, and Matt's initials are also here for some reason. It's probably one of the most head-spinning materials in the whole game.

[blashdafish]

save me the new has teacher is making us write songs abt what we're learning instead of studying for some reason and everyones just using the fucking music ai :( again :( i hate this

[frogwen]

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[ofcowardiceandkings]

the sinus headaches are already not great but Extra Shit has been added to the pile and im just sat on that right now trying to figure out what the fuck to do

[obnoxiousarcade]

I have a longing to be understood more than anything else i think

[antipathy-arsonist]

i just realised literally only one of my ocs has a good relationship with their mother

[iamfuckingsorry]

god this is when me avoiding all the fucking admin shit bites me in the ass.

trying to finally sort out all this fucking bullshit with my home country (where i havent lived since before i turned 18 and have no intentions of ever permanently returning to), and of course they're stuck in the 80s or something so everything needs to be signed, stamped, officially translated, approved by three different agencies etc etc etc. and of course i live in an extremely digitalized country now so everything has digital signatures (not accepted by my home country) and i can't even /get/ everything

[mxddyhero]

who are your tumblr besties? ✨

Oh gosh anon... this is a good question.

@omgitsaddyc is an og bestie 💖 she was my first jubaliker mutual I talked to and I still very much adore and am in awe of them 😳👉👈 also she wrote the juban hannah montana au which is so fucking good you should go read it.

@7-oh-ta1 THE BELOVED TUMBLR BLORBO... TO ME 🫶💖 we played outlast together a while back and are watching a playthrough of botw but also she is the most correct person ever about taichi nanao and tenma sumeragi. She is very wonderful and kind and you should all give her a lotta love I think.

@gompereatsall is a tumblr bestie fr. My favourite tsumugi liker 🫶💙

@primeministerofantarctica really helped me establish batmankai au as an idea and I love their writing. It's so fucking good I eat it for breakfast every day.

@precurea3, @anzushi I go waaaay back, we've been friends about 3 years now... woag. All part of picsgang and bonded over not just a3!, but sonic. Very good sign. Adore them both a lot and they're super friendly. Also, the ones responsible for the dc brainrot 😒 /lh

@lavenderlumi is another fellow jubaliker that I adore!! We play genshin together and scream about juza a lot.

@freedomsnotes IS SWAG AS HELL,, she makes awesome edits and also reminds me when it's fat fuck friday. They're a real one for that.

@mrshamada-dorian has been an absolute doll for sending asks lately and I very much appreciate her!!! ^^/

UHM. I don't really talk to people from here that often thru dms, even barely with some of the people who are on this list... but

@/emilycollins00, @/winterswhite, @/gayforjuza, @/unculturedswine69, @/everwisp, @/azuma-y, @/bambuwu-writes, @/dave-the-timelord, @/beananium, @/lc-is-bored, @/skateboarding-poet, @/natsu-tte-noodle, @/ohagialpaca, @/lcst-at-5ea, @/tappdancing, @/nilesmoon, @/blooming-a3, @/nais-doodles are all incredible a3!(adjacent) accounts I love and stare at from a distance... I'm absolutely positive I'm forgetting some too... I'm sorry if I forgor... ESPECIALLY ARTISTS I KNOW IM FORGETTING THE 6 PEOPLE WHO MAKE AMAZING ART FOR US SOBS...

[lordiavolo]

to be like frank here, redemption is an ever going cycle. when youve been the problem, the toxic ex, the abuser, you have to know you will have to apologize for that for the rest of your life. you will always have to live with the guilt and conscience of knowing how you hurt that person, or mutliple people. and you have to constantly CHOOSE to not repeat that behavior, and its not easy.

when you meet a new friend the topic of who you used to be will come up eventually, and if you have changed youll be honest with who you were. you cant run from it. you cant try to round the corners and make it seem like the other persons fault, or like it wasnt as bad as it was. its really really scary. because everytime you open up about it, its not just the wound of guilt but its also the fear that theyre going to look inside and not like what theyll see.

but you have to keep moving on and you have to keep being honest. and you have to remember that everyone is applicaple for redemption, you just have to work for it and admitting you were wrong with no buts is the first step.

[geffenrecords]

realizing I like don't mean anything to anyone in school....super weird man....

[skenpiel]

it is so messed up to think i have 2 twin uncles who r the same age as me. its so fucking messed up to think that there are to people who are the children of my grandfather and who are being raised by the same man that raised my mama, AND theyre the SAME AGE AS ME. do u have any idea how nuts that is

[just-a-queer-fanboy]

My mom cried when the doctor said I was female but now "struggles" to accept me as trans

Pick a side mom this is what you wanted /s

[girlthativealwaysbeen]

bestie is coming home on 1st im having thoughts

[fisherfurbearer]

Hey! I hope you don't mind the message - I just wanted to say, your tags made me cry. I'm so happy that our makin silly lil creatures over here could mean something to you all these years later. You absolutely can do what you want, and make a living at it, and more people need to hear that. Everyone in our lives told us we couldn't - we were just too stubborn to listen. I sincerely thank you, I'm going to look at these tags anytime I feel discouraged, and I hope we can make you a monster one day. <3

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I didn't see this originally and finally checked my inbox and saw this.

Now I'm feeling teary eyed ... I genuinely think it was artists like you both, Melissa Curphy (@missmonstermel), and Allison Theus (@crispyfishsticks) who showed me at a young age you CAN make awesome monsters and be wonderfully successful and HAPPY doing so.

I'm not joking at all when I say I found your DeviantArt over 10 years ago and it stuck with me ever since. I've kept up with Homemade Horrors since then on multiple platforms. It was always a dream of mine to have a custom monster made by you both, and now that I have an actual career position (transgender healthcare, which still doesn't feel real! That this is happening and it's Real!!) I may be able to afford that someday. ❤️

For reference this is the post and tags and if you like the looks of this gorgeous creature you should DEFINITELY give them a follow!!!!! Homemade Horrors are AMAZING and everything Worms and Bones make together is always so full of love and creativity.