#inkyspeaks

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I HAVE REALIZED SOMETHING.

So. For people who are not Ethoslab watchers, in his most recent episode he showed off these beautiful statues Joel supposedly made of Etho in front of his house.

I figured Joel built them, and it seems Etho did too, because he sent Joel a message via mail about them.

This note... honestly surprised me a bit? I didn't think much of it at first, but the tone of it felt out of place. Obviously these two have this ongoing bit of being obsessed with each other, and they've done nothing recently but yes-and to the sun about it. This note seems to almost shut this bit down, saying "this bit hasn't gone too far yet, because I'm showing this on camera, but it's getting there." Which is a possible explanation for this note! But considering all they've done recently it feels very sudden.

And then. Joel claimed to not have built the statues. "Oh," I thought. "Joel is claiming not to have built the statues because he doesn't want to seem obsessed." Makes sense. Or maybe he *didn't* build the statues and someone is pranking them. That also makes sense.

But it was only when watching Joel talk about it on Impulse's stream, when I heard Joel say "honestly, I think Etho might have done it," that it clicked.

Oh.

This motherfucker.

He 100% did. That's why the message is so weird. Ethoslab built statues of himself outside Joel's base, messaged him via mail saying "that's kinda weird bro" and then DIDN'T EVER REVEAL THAT HE BUILT THEM. Oh my god THIS MAN...

From Etho's audience's perspective it just looks like Joel was continuing being obsessed with Etho, as usual, just another example in a long list. But *Joel* knows he didn't do that and *Etho* knows Joel will figure out who did. This mischievous motherfucker. Oh my godddd I hate them. Listening to him read back the note with that little smile in his voice. I am unwell. Why are they LIKE this

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REAL

Inky (one k) also says Trans Rights

Oh, LORE????

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God. I'm just thinking about how many times there were hints that we were supposed to see the glitches, that they were intended for the audience to see from the get go.

Like the mascot reacting to the glitch during Charlie's vivisection with a "What was that?" or how, after we learn that the fourth wall does not, in fact, exist; it called into question so many scenes where the cameras linger on what's going wrong. There was no effort to cover up the glitches, because they were supposed to happen in the first place. Hetch never stopped the cameras from seeing Ranboo watching the tapes. The cameraman never panned away from Sneeg having his slight panic attack when the veil lifted for him. It was all part of the entertainment, after all. We were *supposed* to know that something was wrong.

We were supposed to be scared. That was all part of the entertainment.

Not only is Generation Loss a horror series, so is whatever show Showfall is creating.

And it worked, didn't it?

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Hey I've realized that there's a lot of really cool Whitepine/Ivorycello theorists here on Tumblr who might not be active in the lore channel in her discord! So hello! This is a call to pool resources/ideas, perhaps we can reach out to each other and chat!!

From the discord I bring this insane doc, which you absolutely do not have to read through, but it contains a LOT which could be very relevant: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMcjA1FQqsyaQDJsdH0b9QmGPOC_EUVh4giFsZ1CJTQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

Included, we have:

- ARG answers, including links to unlisted videos!

- Transcripts of videos and other resources!

- Potential evidence that WP is connected to other Ivorycello videos!

- Mildly deranged timeline rants!

- Remarkably little about the actual murder mystery!

- Thoughts about Mysti, Pyroscythe, and Ivory!

- T R E E S

And more to come! If you're a WP/Ivorycello theorist who has just been vibing here on Tumblr, *please* tell me about your ideas, we need hot takes :D

I'm also probably going to make some posts where I just start talking about some theory (either rehashing stuff that's on the doc or proposing stuff that's not on the doc) so feel free to add your ideas there too

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Here's all the ones I have saved in my hermitchat tag but I'm sure I have others saved elsewhere:

HERMITBLR REPLY/REBLOG THIS POST WITH YOUR HERMITCRAFT CHAT SCREENSHOTS!!! I WANT ALL OF THEM!!!! YOU HAVE TO DO IT!!!!

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Etho: "We didn't tell you this Grian but it's kind of a foursome"

HELLO????????

[squitsquid]

I'm reading Carrie Soto is back, and this is SUCH cute thing the author did. A little treat for the people that read her other books. Like, c'mon!!

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I was like WHY DID CHARLIE RECEIVE AN INTERNATIONAL CODE FLAG- And so I looked it up, but only looked at the meaning of the flag he got, which was "yes". And I was trying to figure out what the meant until I realized.

Ah. The name of the flag is probably the relevant piece of information here,

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The image not loading for me really enhanced this experience

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It's my birthday!

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★ Inky’s blog info…

-> alter in a system, he/it/none

-> others may post here, dunno rn

-> literally screaming into the void

-> no syscourse here, will block u lol

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☆ my tag will be #inkyspeaking or smth, if others post here they might make their own tags but again, dunno.

☆ if ur not comfy with rambles about system struggles/vague trauma references/related disability issues, probs not a good space for u. will try to tag triggers tho still.

☆ part of a M/HSN autistic system (don’t know whether we r considered MSN or HSN overall so here’s a disclaimer for that lol) so if/when interacting, using tonetags & straightforward wording is appreciated.

☆ we rely on music heavily to self-regulate so will probably be putting songs that resonate (or self-made lists of songs that fit a vibe/emotion/subject/etc. for us) on here.

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(main blog is @tangerine-segments btw. but don’t want to be on that blog so will mainly be here.)

ok that’s all. not gonna use any tags aside own one for this bc don’t rly wanna have ppl see this rn

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what do you think of Berdly from Deltarune

Really fucking good character actually, I approve. I am definitely a believer that he initially is surface-level on purpose, and I really like the way the game incorporates that into the narrative.

I really enjoy when a game can make you say or feel some way about a character and then make you regret it- in this case, saying "bro this character sucks I hope he dies" and then . Snowgrave. As Queen says, there isn't actually anything wrong with him, he's just annoying. (Also the game Omori is SUPER good at this and I could write a whole essay about it, but side tangent.)

ALSO I think he's a super uncomfortable character for people because they have to grapple with why they don't like him and also what to think when he dies!!! AUGHH yeah.

N e ways I'm crazy about him narratively!! As for actual personality I don't have super much to say. He's very silly :)

Also very good video essay about him:

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@vivilovespink

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re: your tags -- nah i'm not a proponent of Her Body Just Did That. at absolute most she could have been shoved down the stairs but that is still manslaughter at bare minimum; i highly doubt her death was a total accident, otherwise the investigation wouldn't be this emphasized in the plot and auxiliary materials.

also, points. Loathing fan :D

~@betweenlands

FR okay thank you. Yes. Obviously Oopsie Daisy Theory is mostly just a joke but also it's sometimes not bc people come into chat who haven't read anything and are like "hot take. I think she just fell guys" and it's. Such an experience each time.

But anyways your post is an interesting concept! The only thing is that we... really have so little to go off of when it comes to the murder mystery. Someone could just say "oh I think it was vampires" and they'd not be any more wrong than anyone else because... there's nothing saying it *can't* be vampires, and there's basically nothing that indicates what we *should* be thinking. Hense why I usually focus on other areas of theory like the unlisted videos (they make me go crazy).

Either way it's fun to see what people are thinking in murder mystery land :)

AND YES I'M A LOATHING FAN AAA! That's crazy! Tiny niche fandom we got here but it's fun. I found it through a family friend who is one of the developers, actually!

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Working with kids has made me more sympathetic to my parents.

Like, wdym you've "never seen someone who knows the cup song"?? And what the fuck is that math?? You were born when???