#jake (tsbs)

[twister-sister]

Finished my entry for sotw in tsbs

[peachyfnaf]

i dont talk about how much i love jake and andrew enough. i love jake and andrew dearly, chat. they make me Cry /vpos

[peachyfnaf]

hahah so cute!!! drew i am going to kill you with hammers /lh

"Andrew...?" Jake swallows, hesitant to say what's on his mind. "Are we friends in every universe?"

Some Jake and Andrew angst teehee

(I love them and holding them gently- These are my children, who are also shared custody of @peachyfnaf @kenmarlenn @cirrcusbun and @milky-shea) /silly

[llamaisllama777]

A VERY late Laes,Tsams,Rwags,and Eaps review!!!

Hey, sorry, I know this is SUPER late, but here is my review of yesterday's episodes

..... I... I may have to stop the whole "DOWN WITH THE ASTRALS VIVA-LA-REVALUTION!" thing... like.. wow! This was an interesting episode.

We learned a lot about Turuas and how he sees himself. He doesn't like to view himself as a Destoryer but more of... a maid. He clears the metaphorically dust of the universe.

We also learn.... (BIG SPOILER IN 3...2....1....)

CETUS WAS FRIENDS WITH TURUAS! Cetus was like Lunar! Cetus=Lunar!

Cetus was like Lunar! He was gifted with powers like Lunar but then lost his mind. Wow.

I can't wait for Lunar to meet Cetus. Interacting is gonna be fun to watch.

Turuas... I will admit.. I didn't like you at all at first. In fact, I despised you, but... you have grown on me. I feel for you, man... BUT DON'T EVER TRY TO KILL EARTH EVER AGAIN!

But I am officially shutting down the "Down with the Astrals revaluation."

Solar... STOP WATCHING THINGS THAT MAKES YOU SAD! WE WILL RIP THAT COMPUTER OUT OF THE WALL IF WE MUST!!!

I really fear for Solar when he looks at stuff like this. It's never good to dwell on what ifs and Solar keeps dwelling on What ifs... I wonder if this will become a problem in the future or not?

Okay, so, I know I never really talked about a lot of the other shows but...

HOLY COW! This episode was awesome!!!

So, for anyone who hasn't watched the show, Gregory recently met a strange star child named Nova. (He is not an Astrals. He has a literal star for a head) Nova can apparently grant wishes, and Gregory wished for Roxy's brother, Rocky, to come back from the dead and Roxy is all happy and everything but this new villain named Mystic hippo kidnapped Nova and is going to use his powers to get her powers back and destroy the world and the only way to stop Mystic is to unwish everything but that would mean Rocky has to die again and needless to say...

ROXANNE ISN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT!

So, now, Gregory and Cassie are basically pulling "a Dante's inferno" to try and find Nova, and now Gregory has met the one the only...

OLD MAN CONSEQUENCES!

(Can I just say I love the voice old man consequences has. Seriously, I have no idea who voices him, but holy cow, that voice WORKS! Like when I imagine Old man consequences that's pretty close to the voice I imagine he has)

Old man consequences basically tells Gregory you messed up kid, you've been acting like a child for so long, and your childish actions with messing the life and death have now caused a ripple effect. He tries to get Gregory to turn back, but Gregory tells him they don't really have a choice and have to stop Mystic. Old man relents and let's them go. So, now Gregory and Cassie are on a mission, and there is no going back now cause if they fail.... well, there might not be a home to go back to.

So, ya, watch the Roxanne and Gregory show it's really good!

We.... WELCOME BACK JAKE!

(And Andrew)

So, somehow, Jake (this universe's Jake) is back. He's not dead anymore but now he's.... this.

I thought Jake actually moved on. Like to the afterlife and stuff but no! Jake is here again.

HOW?!

We have so many questions...

Someone had to build the Stitchwraith here, but it can't be Creator cause he's dead here.

Someone else is behind the child killing here, and it isn't Wanda Afton cause she's like old old.

And where is the other Foxy?

(Cause Monica accidentally let this universe's Foxy out of the cell Puppet and Eclipse kept him in. So... there's that.)

I have so many questions!!!

I really love what the Eclipse and Puppet show is doing, and I'm super excited to see what's gonna happen next! Everything is finally starting to kick off!

INCREDIBLE EPISODES

12/10!!!!

Welcome to TSBS Old Man Consequences.

[tsuki-soda]

My argument why Eclipse should adopt Jake, Andrew and Andrew.

I will put (M) or (E) at the end on Andrew for differentiation

(M) for Main TSBS dimension. The one we knew since MGFS

And (E) for EAPS dimension Andrew. The one who just arrived and haven't heard from yet.

If it isn't there it's because it could work for both, or i forgot to place it as i wrote in a hurry of running thoughts at literally 3-4 am

Eclipse says he's awful with kids yet he's been really good with Jake. He mellows himself to be monotone, since he doesn't know how to express much other than anger or annoyance. He never does that unless for a reason but with Jake there wasn't one. He could've been a complete dick like he usually is with others but he wasn't. He, like he did with earth, had nothing to gain yet was nice (in his own way) to him.

With Andrew. He can easily relate and bond with them. The feeling of anger, always there. And despite attempts, it doesn't go away. A strong, present feeling they can't escape. They share it. Eclipse, I feel like knows that with his anger, he has no choice but to just accept it. He can't get rid of it, he can't get rid of the source of it. Moon died before and did nothing for him, so he knows even if he killed him it would do nothing for his anger. He knows the feeling of anger so well from a lifetime of experience. It's basically the only thing he felt since he was left behind. He can relate to Andrew with this feeling. Understand each other and maybe even help each other find ways around or through the anger.

He also understands the feeling of being stuck. Andrew is stuck inside the body of Stitchwraith. Can't leave, and was put there against his will. Life taken away too soon for a life he didn't want.

Eclipse was stuck in Suns head. And also Bloodmoons and that computer, we can't forget those as I'm sure those weren't any better. He was left behind against his will, and forced to become a different person because the person he was left him out of selfishness. He was left, trapped and then hated and killed, 3 times! Andrew was just a kid, living, and then killedd and trapped. 

They both know the feeling of being stuck and trapped. To be killed. To be forcefully stripped of what they knew to become someone else they didn't want to be. Eclipse didn't want to be Eclipse. He WAS Moon. He didn't ask to be left and gain sentience. Andrew didn't want to be Stitchwraith. He was just a kid. He didn't ask to be killed and then made into this. Neither of them asked to be broken, and so filled with anger at someone who made them this way, and refuses to take responsibility for it.

The difference is, Eclipse has experience. He's learned acting out of anger gets him nothing. He's lost again and again. Sure he had small victories, but in the end, he was left with so much power but no motivation or will to do anything with it. His anger burned him out. Left with the feeling that's kept building and now stuck with it with no real way to move past it.

Andrew(E) is still young. He could move past it. He has yet to act (I think) on it. He could learn, manage to find some way to understand he can't undo his own murder. At most, he could find a way to get a new body, and learn to live another way.

Andrew(M) also has experience. But as a kid is still immature in his own right. He acted out, killed people and corrupted his friend. He made a child to control someone only for them to try and kill him and he turns against him, originally seeing him once as a sorta father figure. He acted out, and gained nothing. Lost his friend, body, power and plans. Gone. Just his spirit left. His anger is still present. He gained nothing and lost everything. Eclipse gained nothing, lost everything.

Eclipse and Andrew can relate to each other in ways others can't. The feeling of anger you can't lose no matter what you do. They understand it. They live with it thru their entire lives they didn't ask for. They can't do anything anymore. They can’t act out on their anger, they can't kill the ones who made them this way. They can't move past it. The only thing they can do, is live with it. Anger is an emotion they will never truly lose, but maybe together they could learn from each other from their different perspectives and learn to live with it. They have a new life. They have people willing to give them new chances despite the wrongs done in their past. They can start over. They can heal, they just need the proper help, that maybe only someone who also understands their pain could give.

Going back to Jake. He didn't do anything wrong. Just lived his short life, died, and then brought back unwillingly. He doesn't know what's going on and is just basically along for the ride. He could also help. He can put an outside perspective in a way that maybe the others couldn't. A kid who didn't get to live the life he should've, may have more perspective then ppl think.

On a smaller note, the way Eclipse acts around them. He was more mellowed and nicer with Jake when he was alive. And when he found Jake, he was as well. He's letting him stay in his lab, and bring his toys. He's telling him what's gonna happen when he scans him. Normally he just tells ppl what to do and says just do it with no explanation. But he told him, even though as a kid he most likely wouldnt understand the tech stuff. He was straight up honest and kinda comforting to them. Told them honestly that he was scary, and that it isn't a bad thing.

And honestly I think that also helps with Andrea(w). Because he seems to have a lot of trust issues even though he hasn't spoken yet. With Eclipse being honest and explaining things, Andrew can understand Eclipse is a forward, up front kinda guy. He won't lie unless there's an actual good reason. Like when he tried to lie about dimensions existing to the others. That failed but he did. He didn't lie to the kid cause it wouldn't do anything. Like, if he lied and said he wasn't scary. They most definitely would have figured out they were. All they needed was to see the reactions of others when they meet them, and or a mirror to see for themselves.

Eclipse and Jake are complete opposites. Jake is just a kid who wants to meet his favorite animatronics and hang out while he can. Eclipse wants to be left alone, though he secretly wants to hang out with people sometimes because he's lonely. Jake is innocent. Done no wrong and taken too soon. He liked Eclipse before even knowing him. Wanting him to come with as he explored the plex to meet the others. Eclipse struggles with building relations because of his trust issues. He always thinks someone wants something. And that people don't like him. Hate him. Jake is a kid who doesn't know Him. He doesn't want anything but to just say hi to his favorite animatronics. He liked him almost instantly, and thought he was cool. He liked him genuinely. Still most likely does.

[annakenziesworld]

Death of Dazzle/Evelyn

Tw: mentions of death + violence

V1 theory: Remember when Bloodmoon had said he had ripped a kids head off? I feel like Dazzle may have been that said kid due to her being unable to talk in her ghost form. As she isn't the first ghost child in TSBS universe; the fact she can't really speak throws her off of the rest (Evan, Elizabeth, Andrew, Jake, are just the ones I can name). I believe that if her vocal chords had been torn apart when she died she as a ghost would've lost the ability to speak as a 'scar' of her death. And then in an animatronic suit a voice box takes the place of her vocal chords.

V2 theory: However I believe it could also be a bit of a mental thing, knowing Bloodmoon he likes making things agonizing, and if her vocal chords had torn (or if she shot them out from screaming) before her head was fully gone then she may have memories of wanting to scream, apologize, anything just to make it stop, but being unable and not understanding why she couldn't make noise. So she believes she can't make noise when a ghost as well. Only believing she needs something else to help her speak like a voice box.

[starheirxero]

PLEASE, I JUST CAUGHT UP WITH THE LORE ON MGAFS-

WHY IS PUPPET SO FASICANTING- HER ENTIRE CHARACTER IS ONE GIANT RABBITHOLE, AND I AM CURRENTLY SLIDING DOWN LIKE A KID ON A PLAYGROUND/POS-

I NEED TO DISSECT HER UNDER A MICROSCOPE-

SHE IS SO SHTDHJRF-

WHERE DO I EVEN START-

Puppet, in their entirety, is a MYSTERY-

They are this otherworldly, all-seeing being. Not quite like Frank and the astrals, yet similar in the strangest ways, with the ability to erase people's entire existence, the ability to tear them apart atom by atom.

Yet, in the same breath, they are so painfully human.

They USED to be one. She used to be a little girl, whose childhood and humanity was robbed.

And still, they aren't quite the same as Dazzle, or Andrew and Jake.

They are not a ghost possessing a suit. This is their physical being.

Furthermore, they age.

Dazzle is the same she used to be. Jake and Andrew, at the end of the day, are still kids.

In Laes, Gregory mentioned his ghost friends, and the fact, that he'll outgrow them.

They are all stuck in time.

Yet Puppet isn't.

They are not only a adult, but an old one at that. One, that continues to age. They are the oldest in the cast.

They used to be a lover. They are a mother. They are protective and fierce, just like one as well.

She's different, in every way possible.

Furthermore, she's not a normal animatronic either, so much is sure. Yet, she's not human. She's not an astral either, nor is she anything like Frank.

Not to forget, that her entire past is a mystery, one that she has been running from for decades, it seems.

And now it's catching up. It's clawing at her, forcing them to face it.

There's another them now. One that seems…dangerous. This one is erratic, yet calculating. Cold, yet there's humor in their voice. Almost hateful, yet casual.

And they hold even more power than Puppet. And it wants Charlie.

Charlie, who wandered into the woods to chase fairies.

Charlie, who seems much too curious for her own good.

I CANNOT- THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME, ACTUALLY-

I'm so interested in Puppets EVERYTHING!!!

It's also interesting to note, that the Celestial family is currently doing well!

Sun is learning magic, coupled with goose puns left and right-

Earth is taking it easy, and even got herself a bunny!

Moon has his own lab, and seems suprisingly relaxed, despite everything involving Ruin, Molten and Dark Sun!

Lunar, though nervous, is generally making the most out of their time while waiting for Taurus!

Hell, Moon even got a house for the three brothers! :D Which is just adorable-

I feel as though this is another calm before the storm though-

I REFUSE TO TRUST THE PEACE/SILLY-

-Stardust

RIGHTTTTT?>?!?!!?!??!!

YOU SUMMARIZED MY THOUGHTS ON PUPPET EXACTLY FOR REALZIES !!! We've known the sort of... rough frame of Puppet for so long, and now we're finally getting more direct drops at who and what Puppet used to be and I am HOOOKEDDDDD 🙏🙏🙏

AND YESYESYES HER WHOLE THING WITH STILL BEING CHARLIE ENRAPTURES ME. I also totally didn't know that other ghosts on tsbs have been confirmed to not age?!?!!???? THAT JUST MAKES HER AN EVEN MORE FASCINATINGLY EXCLUSIVE CASE..... And on top of that, just yesterday Puppet had been asking Eclipse how to help with FC being haunted by Andrew, to which Eclipse asked "wouldn't you know more about that?", and she just sort of trailed off going "probably. not really." LIKE ?????

AND THE OTHER PUPPET I CAN'T EVENNNNMI CAN'T EVENWHAJABAKSBSJD IT'S AO FUCJING EXCITINGGGGGG YALLS AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS

Honestly that whole episode just did a fantastic job at dread. We don't even have a full picture on what happened to Puppet's dimension other than it died a long time ago, so we get to experience the horror of watching it start to pick itself back up again alongside Puppet who is horrified for similar and different reasons at the same time!!!!!

IT'S ALL JUST. SO. FASCINATING!!!!!!!!!!!

AND YESYES tsams n tlaes have been pretty mellow as of late too!! It's been leaning more on the sweeter side with bonding time and domestic sillies and prioritizing each other instead of anyone getting totally lost in work. but yea no like u said, it ABSOLUTELY feels like the quiet is going to get sucker punched with 1 million horrors attack HAKABSKAHS

[snickersnaps]

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[megmeg-chan]

Finally watching tsb and jake is lookin 👀👀👀 foineee as always

[wardog-of-the-endless]

Wardog’s TSB 2019 Masterlist

Don't Tell (Secrets) - Teen- When the Losers are out in the field and need a pretty specific kind of backup. Thankfully, Jensen says he knows someone.Technically, what Jake actually says is 'I know someone in the business, who can handle himself and get shit done. But he's a little flashy about it, and we used to sleep together.' This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 Square A3: "Free Space"

Coffee, Curses, Kisses -  Gen- Tony Stark drags himself out of his workshop on a regular Thursday morning. Well, mostly a regular morning. Except for Clint Barton lying on the breakfast bar in themed underwear. The theme is new, the rest is depressingly familiar. Ok, so maybe the rose petals are new too. (What the hell, Clint?) It's enough to make a billionaire grateful for the Avengers Alarm. Wait a minute, magic too? Fuck, this is just not Tony's day. (Until it really, really is.) This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 S4: FIRST KISS

Riding Roughshod - Teen- The Heroic Captain America wakes up in a world that is integrated far beyond what he would have dreamed of when he went into the ice, though he never expected to be a part of it. A pioneer of mixed-race teams back in his own day, the last thing he expects is to be called upon to do so once again, this time gathering a group of heroes from some rather unlikely places. If that weren't enough to worry about, there's a wild-card Soldier with a familiar fighting style making trouble at top-security bases all over the world... and a shiny red and gold suit that doesn't seem to answer to anyone. That's to say nothing of the kid genius that's supposedly behind it. This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 R4: Centaurs This is a Fill for Bucky Barnes Bingo 2019 K3: Tony Stark/ Iron Man

The Most Powerful (Pillowfight) - Gen-  In which Carol and Tony (aggressively) support each other and then do battle (with pillows) for their honor. Or each other's honor? It's unclear, things got out of control. (James Rhodes loves these idiots way too much.) This is a fill for the TSB 2019 T2: A BATTLE/FIGHT/CONFRONTATION

(Let's Go) Dancing - Gen- This is a Marvel Universe-Center Stage Fusion AU that no one asked for and everyone is getting anyway. Tony dances for the American Ballet Company as their featured ballerino, performing under the name Antonio Carbonell. James and Steve are two of the ABC's newest students, and James gets a chance to meet his crush on his first day. Just his luck, Tony is even better in person. (Natalia may have been setting them up all along.) This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 S1: Dancing

The B Team - Teen- Pepper Potts has had a long day that isn't over yet, as Phil Coulson has just arrived on the doorstep of Tony's Malibu Mansion to discuss Iron Man joining a new team. In most instances, it wouldn't be enough to let him in the door, except he's brought James Barnes along with him. Of course, he was probably expecting that James would be helping them talk business... But all the Soldier seems to want to do is get busy. This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 S2: [Image: Tony Stark working on IM in Workshop] This is a fill for the following WinterIron Week prompts: Day 1: First Meeting/“Are we really gonna do this here?”

(Everyday Is A) Winding Road - Teen- In the wake of discovering the Winter Soldier is in fact James Barnes, the Avengers have brought him back to Avengers Tower in New York. Though the team is slowly falling together, they seem more interested in welcoming new members than they do getting along with Tony Stark. So there are two outsiders roaming the tower, James Barnes and Tony Stark himself. Upon encountering his most elusive roommate, Tony speaks before he thinks, inviting the Soldier to escape New York with him in a casually meandering Roadtrip that will change both of their lives... and eventually land them exactly where they were always meant to be. Together, in Malibu. This is a Fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2019 A2: ROAD TRIP

[thestalkerbunny]

TSB plays Hiveswap

-PIGEON NO.

-Joey really likes rubix cubes and has good decorating skills. I really like her room.

-There are so many many ladies in this house and none of them are REAL. Jake English everyone.

-I love how the house actually LOOKS like a drunk babysitter and two 14-13 year olds live there.

-CRACKER

-Im serious the Pigeon thing is the most dramatic thing that has ever happened to me in the game

-Xefros, my child. You are going to be one hell of a butler when im done with you.

-LET. MY BOY. PLAY BALL. AND BE A BALLSTAR.

-HIS HALL OF PICTURES DAWWW.

-I panicked and named the Sloth, Spodsly. Spodsly the big sloth.

-Dammek clean ur house. Dammek. DAMMEK. DEER CAT TELL YOUR BOY TO CLEAN HIS FUCKING HOUSE U CANT BE LIVING LIKE THIS SON.

-Dammek has some 'splaining to do about how he treats our Xefros child.

-I panicked again and named the Deercat Vennison.

-RiDE THE DEeR CAT.

-Trizza why. TRIZZa. TRIZZA YOU CANT JUST DO THAT. THIS IS WHY YOU'RE ONLY SECOND BEST AT MEMES.

[alrightpoppins]

my wonderful parent @detectivedimple​ tagged me to answer these 85 questions so i’m putting them under the cut 👍🏻

i’m tagging @sailonalone @acompanionspesterlog @roguetimebot and whoever hasn’t been tagged from TSB to do this if you wanna.

The last 1. drink: sprite 2. phone call: my mom to tell me to hurry up in target lol. 3. text message: the picture of katie mcgrath in morgana gear holding an umbrella along with a text saying “mood” 4. song you listened to: Adolescent by Lostboycrow 5. time you cried: um like 3 days ago i think? i’ve been lowkey crying a lot lately but not enough to make me feel better lmao.

Have you ever 6. dated someone twice: define “dated”? 7. kissed someone and regretted it: i’ve only kissed someone once. it didn’t work out between us but i don’t regret it. 8. been cheated on: yeah. 9. lost someone special: yes. 10. been depressed: lol yeah my dude for like 8 years now. 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: nope 3 favorite colors 12. purple 13. aqua or teal 14. light green. like... pastel-type green In the last year have you: 15. made new friends: yep :) 16. fallen out of love: yes, finally.  17. laughed until you cried: yeah 18. found out someone was talking about you: no 19. met someone who changed you: absolutely 20. found out who your friends are: i’ve started to. 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: yeah

General: 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: almost all of them. 23. do you have any pets: we have 3 dogs in my house but only one is mine and her name is Jazzy but i usually call her Buggy or Bella (i don’t know why). 24. do you want to change your name: i used to but no not anymore. 25. what did you do for your last birthday: i spent the day with my family then i went to dinner with my mom, my best friend, and her parents. i then me and nicole went and smoked and walked the jetty at the lighthouse. 26. what time did you wake up: um 11am lol 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: I was leaving applebees and calling my uncle for his birthday 28. name something you can’t wait for: school to start so i can attempt to get over my social anxiety and actually get involved with the lgbt club after 2 years of being too scared to. 31. what are you listening to right now: You Be The Anchor That Keeps My Feet On The Ground, I'll Be The Wings That Keep Your Heart In The Clouds by Mayday Parade 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: yes 33. something that is getting on your nerves: soooo many things. but currently the fact that my cousin’s half of our room is a pigsty. also arielle scarcella. 34. most visited website: probably tumblr. 35. hair colour: dark brown 36. long or short hair: long and i’m mad bc it refuses to get as long as i want it to 39. piercings: 3 in each ear 40. blood type:  O+ 41. nicknames: most commonly just tab or tabby 42. relationship status: single as fuck 43. zodiac: virgo 44. pronouns: she/her/hers 45. favourite tv show: right now Wynonna Earp and Orphan Black. all time is probably either Buffy or One Tree Hill... or Gilmore Girls. 46. tattoos: just one 😞 . i have “Lumos;” on my left wrist. i have at least 5 more that i want. hopefully my next one will be done before summer ends. it’s gonna be 3 of jupiter’s moons with jupiter in the center with a ribbon around it that says “I love you more and bigger” for poppop. 47. right or left handed: right 48. surgery: just 1- i had my appendix taken out when i was 15. 49. piercing: um see #39. 50. sport: i played softball for 4 or 5 years before my hip thing happened. i miss it a lot.

51. vacation: IRELAND

52. pair of trainers: um? i have a pair of DCs that i never wear bc they’re too big but i love them so i won’t get rid of them. and i have a pair of sketchers bc i like to pretend that i’ll go to the gym some day. .... i only wear combat boots. More general: 53. eating: nothing right now.  54. drinking: peach snapple 55. i’m about to: either play sims or watch netflix. 56. waiting for: school to start. 57. want: to not have to babysit tomorrow. 58. get married: mm maybe. 59. career: um.. school? Which is better: 60. hugs or kisses: i think hugs.  61. lips or eyes: eyes eyes eyes. 62. shorter or taller: taller. i’m 5′2 man.

63. older or younger: older preferably.  64. nice arms or nice stomach: i feel unqualified to comment. 65. hook up or relationship: relationship 66. troublemaker or hesitant:��hesitant..? depends on context and company.

Have you ever: 67. kissed a stranger: no 68. drank hard liquor: yes

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: i don’t wear either. 70. turned someone down: yes 71. sex on the first date: no 72. broken someone’s heart: i don’t think so. 73. had your heart broken: yeah :/ 74. been arrested: no 75. cried when someone died: yes 76. fallen for a friend: ummm define “fallen for”? Do you believe in: 77. yourself: ..sometimes. 78. miracles: not lately. 79. love at first sight: ***i didn’t have an answer for this but i love Kam’s so i’m stealing theirs->> no, but I believe in Koi No Yokan which is the sense upon meeting someone that the two of you will eventually fall for each other. 80. santa claus: not anymore but i believe in the magic of him. 81. kiss on the first date: hmm yeah. 82. angels: i guess? maybe not in the traditional sense but in my own way, yes. Other: 83. current best friend’s name: Ellie, Nicole, Sam, Jake.  84. eye colour: hazel 85. favourite movie: all time? The Wizard of Oz. runners up: Wonder Woman, the Harry Potter movies, Fight Club (i know, i know, sorry), Gia, and Maleficent. 

[satriaharyanto]

MOVIE DETAIL

Director: David Mackenzie . Writers: Taylor Sheridan . Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges. Durasi: 102 minutes . Year: 2016.

OSCAR 

Menang:

– None

Nominasi:

–  Best Motion Picture of the Year (Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn)

– Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Jeff Bridges)

– Best Original Screenplay (Taylor Sheridan)

– Best Achievement in Film Editing (Jake Roberts)

TRAILER

PLOT

Hell or High Water berarti “Siap memberikan segalanya, All out”

Dua bersaudara, beraksi dalam perampokan bank berkelanjutan untuk mendapatkan dana demi menyelamatkan tanah warisan keluarganya dari krisis moneter yang melanda Barat Texas. Sementara itu Texas Ranger yang akan pensiun dan wakilnya tertantang untuk menghentikan aksi kedua perampok tersebut.

REVIEW

I’ve been poor my whole life, like a disease passing from generation to generation. But NOT my boys, NOT anymore. – Toby

Hell or High Water (2016) adalah film tentang dua saudara Toby Howard (Chris Pine) dan Tanner Howard (Ben Foster) yang berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk mengumpulkan uang yang cukup dengan merampok bank bank kecil di Barat Texas. Toby adalah pria yang mencoba untuk merangkai masa depan yang baik bagi anak2 dan mantan istrinya, mencoba melakukan penebusan terakhir dalam hidupnya demi menyiapkan warisan yang cukup bagi orang2 yang dicintainya. Tanner si saudara laki2nya adalah mantan napi yang brutal dan sulit diatur. Tanner mencoba menggali memori masa lalunya dengan ibunya, dosanya kepada sang ayah dan mencoba hal yang terbaik yang dapat dia lakukan bersama adiknya, Toby. Setting diarahkan pada daerah gersang di Barat Texas, tempat sempurna bagi jiwa2 yang bersiap menyambut kematiannya. Tempat yang gersang, tandus, panas, tak ada lagi harapan, kehidupan dan penuh dengan orang2 yang desperate dengan kehidupan ekonomi yang sakaratul maut di tempat tsb. Jiwa2 yang seolah2 hanya dapat diselamatkan oleh kucuran dana ataupun kucuran minyak bumi, Toby dan Tanner memilih keduanya.

Texas Midlands Bank menjadi tempat sempurna bagi kakak beradik perampok ini. Keduanya cukup pintar untuk tidak mengambil nominal besar yang memungkinkan perampokan mereka terlacak oleh polisi ataupun pihak berwajib. Sesudah berhasil melakukan perampokan mereka berdua segera mengubur jejak dengan mengubur mobil yang mereka pergunakan untuk melakukan perampokan lalu kabur ke Indian Casino di Oklahoma untuk mencuci uang kejahatannya. Sebagai catatan, pihak berwenang tidak punya hak untuk menyelidiki uang yang didapat dari kasino.

You know they can foreclose on Friday, so come hell or high water, get the money to the bank on Thursday and then you are free and clear. – Billy Rayburn

Aksi2 Tobby dan Tanner kadang terpaksa keluar batas dengan melakukan perampokan dengan senjata api, ini memaksa pihak berwajib dalam hal ini Sherif Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) dan Alberto Parker(Gil Birmingham) untuk mengejar mereka hingga ujung dunia. Perampokan yang mereka lakukan masih dalam kategori kecil sehingga FBI merasa tidak perlu turun tangan. Hamilton adalah “Rooster” Cogburn :D yang menjelang masa pensiunnya harus kembali untuk menunaikan tugas terakhirnya, memberikan segala yang dia punya, pengalaman, kecerdikan, ketenangan dan kemampuannya mengangkat senapan.

“Babi buta pun bisa menemukan jamur” -Alberto-

Ingat adegan pada 2 Fast 2 Furious(2003), dimana pada suatu scene, sang penjahat memaksa petugas polisi yang gendut yang dia suap untuk berbaring kemudian peruthya ditampakkan lalu ditaruh ember besi yang sudah ada tikusnya dengan posisi terbalik, ember kemudian dipanasi dengan alat las, tikus yang desperate maka akan berusaha mencari jalan keluar dengan segala cara yang dia bisa. Tikus tersebut kemudian menggigiti perut si polisi. Dijelaskan kemudian bahwa tikus bisa saja menggigiti kawat besi jika mau. Pelajaran yang diambil adalah jika siapa saja berada dalam kondisi terpaksa/ terperangkap maka dia bisa saja berbuat nekad dan melampaui batas.

Naskah yang solid dari “si meteor yang melesat cepat”  Taylor Sheridan ditambah dengan Cast yang tampil sangat maksimal mejadikan Hell or High Water (2016) lebih dari sekedar drama kisah perampokan biasa ditambah bumbu2 sindiran dan joke2 serta kiasan2 yang menambah warna dari film ini. Setiap karakter memiliki alasan tersendiri atas sikap dan tindakannya, penampilan Chris Pine adalah penampilannya yang paling solid sejauh yang saya lihat hingga hari ini. Pine dapat menghayati peran sebagai Toby yang tersiksa batinnya, menanggung beban berat serta memiliki banyak hal dalam sikap diamnya. Pine membuktikan bahwa wajah tampannya kadang perlu tampil sedikit kucel justru untuk dirinya “bersinar” dibaliknya. Ben Foster yang menjadi sidekicknya juga tampil urakan dengan guyonan kasarnya yang nylekit [terutama bagi yang tahu sejarah Amerika]. Foster tampil dengan cemerlang membawakan setiap emosi, ledakan kemarahan, hasrat, kebencian dan rasa cintanya kepada saudaranya yang tak berbatas, seolah hanya itulah yang dia miliki di dunia.

Maka ketika adegan perpisahan dia dengan Toby akan sangat terasa menyiksa bagi dia. Sanjungan paling tinggi dari kritikus datang kepada Sherriff Hamilton, yang membawa nuansa western cowboy. Dengan kumis dan topinya mengingatkan kita akan kejayaan film2 western [yang tak lain adalah kegemaran dari sang penulis skenario, Sheridan], membawa justice [dalam tafsiran mereka] ke komunitas. David Mackenzie memilih mengeksekusi naskah dalam film dengan pace yang cepat membuat beberapa kalangan mungkin akan sedikit kebingunan dengan pesan yang disampaikan, tak mengapa ini justru bagus karena dengan durasi yang cuma 1 ,5 jam mampu membuat jantung tidak berhenti berdetak dan terus menerus haus akan sajian aksi dan drama dari setiap karakter yang muncul, tak ada waktu yang tersisa dan terbuang percuma. Setiap aksi membuat kita ikut berdebar2 antara suka dan benci dengan apa yang dilakukan Howard bersaudara.

  LIFE LESSONS

-What desperate people do? EVERYTHING!

DID YOU KNOW?

–Taylor Sheridan adalah pecandu berat film2 jadul dari Clint Eastwood & John Wayne sebelum banting setir menjadi penulis naskah kenamaan [Sicario & Hell or High Water]dirinya adalah seorang aktor, salah satunya sebagai Deputi Chief David Hale, dalam serial TV Son of Anarchy(2008-2014).

– “Comancheria” adalah nama lain untuk film ini, yang artinya Comanche Earth berarti daratan Barat Texas dimana film ini berlatar.

THE INTERVIEW

FILM SERUPA

PARENTAL GUIDE FOR THIS MOVIE

Hell or High Water (2016) – Nothing to Live, Nothing to Lose MOVIE DETAIL Director: David Mackenzie . Writers: Taylor Sheridan . Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges…

[yuvon-writes-letters]

Hey Yuvon, Jake.

I am sorry if this letter becomes shorter than the last one, I am on my way to work for..yeah probably the last time for now. At least till it is safe to go.

I am a bit nervous, but I can go through it. Everything is done, my clothes, tickets, motel (for the moment, I have the feeling that staying in one place wouldn't be good. Dangerous.). Only the afternoon has to come...And that means I have to somehow get home without anxiety when I see a guy in mask near the street I live in. But that's fine. I have Jake and Max this time. It won't repeat itself.

As for the deciphering, I would say I'd love to try and help...But if you can't do it then I don't exactly know if I could either.

Yes, I imagine Yuvons behaviour could be because of Jessicas last letter. I really can empathise her actions if it is because of that. I'd love to do that, too, but then everyone who gets a look at my flat thinks I'd be kidnapped. Yah, no thanks.

You're right, I didn't think of that yet.

[A mini paper is taped above that, as if the sentence was just added later] (It seems Jake already did! But didn't get the chance to test it yet.)

No problem about the word association :) Even though I needed to stop, I got a bit dizzy again. Maybe I really need to live a bit healthier in the moment. Cannot say I ate and slept enough in the TSB timeline.

Yeah, I know you understand Yu. If it gets to bad, tell me, yeah? Then we can write a bit 'alone'. Like...Detective Inc. talk, okay? [A small girl giving a hug to another girl is scribbled, but far less detailed and sketchier than normal]

You never mentioned those two words? Are you completely sure, Yuvon?

(Jakes, if anyone except for my counterparts would kindly stop reading here as long as I write in purple)

Yuvon, are you really okay? What do you mean with 'You have no plan'. I am worried about you.

Dang, I don't have much more time. But Jake wanted to adress you again real quick :)

Lis🐾🔥

[Again the screenshot of Jakes message is glued to the back of the letter]

The 'part of who you are since birth' is something I completely understand. Social anxiety made my life much more difficult, but without it I wouldn't be where and who I am today. It is always interesting to figure out things in which we are similar to each other.

I am not overly concerned either, thanks to you I got some advantages. Also that we, thanks to 'Goldie' and the TSB timeline, know that the Man without a Face is possibly a hacker, too.

I am honestly not completely sure what to think of the word association. You also noticed how Liskas writing changed, right? And that she suddenly stopped.

How did you get the idea to give her this word association? And what did you intend on figuring out?

As for your last part...I don't think we should be that surprised about defying the laws of physics anymore. It becomes far too normal.

~ Jake

(There are eraser marks in the margins again.)

Lis,

You'll make it, I know you will. Just one day, and you can get out of there. Stay safe, stay alert, and stick to crowds where possible, and you'll be just fine.

Yeah, I took a glance at the cipher over Jake's shoulder and I've got nothing. It's just scribbles to me. I might get something on a closer look, but I sort of doubt it.

That letter thing would be cool to test sometime, but like Jake said earlier. Priorities.

Make sure you're drinking enough, okay? Especially if you end up going someplace sunny. But I'm sure the dizziness isn't going to be anything too important for the moment. We can address it later, when you're safer.

Thank you, Lis. I might take you up on that offer to talk later. But I can't now. And I never said those two words. Nor do I have a plan. Gur ragvgvrf znl or noyr gb ernq zvaqf, naq gurl qrsvavgryl pna ernq gurfr yrggref.

—Yu

(The handwriting changes to Jake's.) Hello, Lis.

As Yuvon said, exercise caution when returning to your workplace, but if all goes as expected and as planned you should have no issues. Once you are done, if you bring your phone on your vacation, do not answer calls from numbers you do not know, and especially do not answer the kidnapper's calls and messages.

Thank you for the offer of help :) However, I will manage alone eventually. It will simply take time. A lot of time.

At least I know the cause of her behavior now. I am somewhat at a loss for what to do about it, though. I will do my best to lighten her mood, but given that I am a living reminder of the issue, that may prove difficult.

I second Yuvon's suggestion of hydration. Dehydration has been proven to have several negative effects on the body.

That is all for now, Lis. I will speak to you later.

Jake,

As Yuvon was the one to come up with the idea, I will let her explain her thought process behind the word association.

(The handwriting changes to Yuvon's.) Lis said something a bit weird in the last letter. She was talking about how Goldie had likely helped things settle in the TSB timeline and mused that Goldie probably did all they could. Then Lis' writing grew neater (hope Jake showed you the word association thing so you know what I'm talking about) and she wrote "Like they always did..." before mentioning being dizzy, and seemingly forgetting she wrote that entirely.

I've known for a while that Lis had some memories relating to Goldie she couldn't access for one reason or another, but I hadn't seen the block waver until then. I theorized that I might be able to bypass the block at least partially if I approached it indirectly, and it seems I was right to an extent. It's only too bad I can't do anything with scents, scents are heavily tied to memories.

I didn't have anything particular in mind to uncover at the time, but I figured that if Lis let slip characteristics of Goldie or snatches of memories, those could be useful later. I hadn't expected to nearly get a name, though— see how the first letter is capitalized? Definitely a name. I think I have an idea what the name is, but I don't want to say or write it until we want Goldie's attention. It's probably Latin, though, and you might want to check the root of the alchemical symbol for gold on the periodic table.

I think the words we can safely associate with Goldie, however, are: best friend, past, safety, familiarity. Silver is another possibility, but that may just be an association with gold.

...I wonder when Goldie's going to send me the pissed-off letter yelling at me for meddling in the secrecy of their identity XD

Because I have such a good track record for respecting privacy and secret identities.

(The writing changes to Jake's.) I am back.

The similarities and differences are quite fascinating, yes. If only we could conduct some sort of study where we could learn how Jakes differ and how they remain the same from universe to universe. But that would require that they trust we are who we say we are, and that their Detectives actually open the letters we've been sending. So it seems unlikely that will ever happen.

Yes. The news about the kidnapper being a hacker is still troubling to me, even all this time later. He must be quite skilled, for the likes of us to only realize from his own mockery that he is one. We will need to remain on guard. I will also need to begin monitoring the situation in Duskwood again. If the kidnapper has been freed from the stasis, I will need to work rather hard to keep that group safe, especially now that I do not have all my equipment. And very limited Internet access.

I really should not be shocked at this point, especially given the experiences Yuvon has recounted to me and the fact that I have not needed to eat nor drink since coming to this place. I suppose that was simply the first time I directly saw the lack of logic, other than in Yuvon sending the letters.

I have little more to say. Goodbye for now,

Jake

(The letter tucks itself in the paper clip with the others.)

[yuvon-writes-letters]

Yuvon, I just cannot anymore. He's not our Jake, but what Jessy's implying makes me crazy!!

If I had any way of going there I couldn't promise to hold myself back! Not because I blame her (V fgvyy qb...Your code, Yu...), but because of the thought that a Jake helped and got captured because if this.

In this case I really would understand if MJake wouldn't want to help me anymore

But I'll hold myself back, that's probably the best for this case. I rather help you two, Yuvon and Jake. That means, as much as I can. Btw, Jake, any luck with the deciphering?

I understand what you mean you, it's in our nature to be the concerned ones, hm?

Yeah, actually, I do know about word association. I will do that later on the backside of the letter, I hope that's fine :) Even though I don't know what you and Jake want to figure out with that xD

When I send letters I just put them in the mailbox...Your name on the envelope (which you probably already saw). That's it. They most of the time appear in my mailbox or sometimes just in my flat directly infront of the door.

You want to break fate? Let's go, I'll do what I can to help.

Yes Jake, the thought is rather disturbing. And...to be honest, I didn't tell Jake about it till now. I think I'll do that directly after writing this letter...I just couldn't bring myself to do it till now. I mean, that's not really an apology, but yeah. I'll tell that Jake later. Probably even before I send the letter.

As I already said, no adress. Just sending it with a name. But that could be different from universe to universe (will saying that ever get less weird? Probably not)

Rebirth and change? XD I mean, I don't think it's impossible anymore.

That he's not on the way to be in any TSB danger is enough for me, thanks :)

Lis🐾🔥

[Once again a screenshot is glued to the back]

Once again a message from Jake :) I even read the first part.

Lis now talked to me about the situation with alternative-Jessica. I also understand now, why she was hesitant to tell me. So that's fine now. To be honest, it is quite unsettling. I don't like this thought at all. But in this case it isn't too bad that we now know what could possibly happen.

If you may stop reading now Liska :) You too, Yuvon

And we know what could happen if our pursuers get to us. I imagine, as well as myself, you had some kind of an idea, but this is different I suppose. I am not even quite sure if I would like for this Jessica to tell us more. (And in case you are reading this, I really do not intend any harm to come to Liska.)

But putting that aside, if it wasn't ADHD then I really have no idea what you are talking about, at least not in this moment.

And don't worry, I do not intend to make you a liar. Liskas safety is my first priority, as well as mine. And I know that this probably goes both ways. She wouldn't be able to sleep if anything happened that would give her the slightest chance to feel guilty. And she went through enough, she doesn't need that.

Also, additionally, I like my freedom.

~ Jake

[On an extra piece of paper is more written. It's with the letter in the envelope. Throughout the writing the words become more neat to the end]

I almost forgot, you wanted my associations to the word yellow, here they are:

bee, banana, beach, sun, best friend, past, light, warmth, brightness, safety, familiarity, gold, silver, Aur

Hello, Lis.

Yuvon is, for some reason, taking sheets of paper from the infinite pile and systematically tearing them into small, even shreds. She would not look at me when I attempted to hand her the letter to answer, and told me to answer first. I am not entirely sure what that is about. However, glancing at the rest of the letter, it seems the alternate Jessica said something troubling? Something involving my counterpart in her universe?

No. No luck yet deciphering those papers. It is incredibly vexing. Whoever created this code clearly did not intend it to be read by those without the key.

That is good to know, about the method of sending. Theoretically, your version of Jake may be able to send letters independently, in that case. That would be intriguing to test at some point, though obviously other issues take priority.

I am sure Yuvon will be glad for your help :)

I am not sure Yuvon meant literal rebirth. Symbolism is not my strong suit, but this place is all but made of symbols. It is possible she is planning an equally symbolic action to try to affect this place.

I will attempt to get Yuvon to write her piece, now, before I address Jake. Thank you for completing the word association, by the way, Lis :)

Sincerely,

Jake

(The handwriting changes to Yuvon's. Her lines are more jagged than normal. All down the margins of the letter and in all the remaining space on the front of the page she has repeatedly written in pencil "I have no plan". She attempted to erase it, but she wrote too forcefully to erase it all.)

Lis,

I know, Lis. I know. Trust me, I understand. I'm only barely holding it together, to be honest. I keep imagining

Well. I'm sure you're thinking the same.

I'm not going to spend very long on this letter. I'm a little upset right now, and trying not to think about things. I'll probably hand it back to Jake pretty soon.

I have no idea what you're talking about. I never mentioned those two words. And I don't have any plan, no matter what Jake thinks. I am not planning anything. :O

Goodbye for now.

—Yuvon

(The letter continues on the other side, in Jake's handwriting.) I have returned. I am not sure what Yuvon is getting at, exactly, but I am slightly concerned.

Regardless. Lis, if you would kindly stop reading, I'll address Jake now.

I must admit that while Yuvon was distracted writing her portion of the letter, I read the most recent letter from Jessica. I always had an idea of what might happen were our pursuers to catch up, but having it actually happen to one of our counterparts is a completely different matter. I wonder if this is how Yuvon felt when she read that Lis and Matt had been killed. I hope not.

I do not think the specifics of my diagnosis are entirely necessary to the case, but in the event that it becomes necessary, I will say this much: I cannot stand tags on my clothes. It feels like sandpaper. Similarly, I am very particular about what type of cloth my clothes are made of.

Also, the diagnosis is not treatable with medicine, nor would I care to treat it were I given the chance. It is a part of who I am and has been since birth.

Moving on. Yes, especially now that what is at stake has been made clear, and now that our Detectives are worrying, it is more important than ever to stay several steps before our pursuers at all times. I, naturally, have a significant advantage on that front, and you have a head start. I am not overly concerned about our odds.

I am sure you will leave them in the dust. You are a counterpart to myself, after all ;)

On a final note, Yuvon got the idea to ask Lis to do some word association. The word was "yellow." I am sure you can guess why. Look for yourself; I believe you will find this of interest.

(The note with the word association Lis did is glued to the letter here with sap. Impressively, Jake managed to not make a mess.)

Sincer

What in the name of

I give up. There is no logic in this place. Yuvon just cut a branch off a tree with a single blow with that knife of hers. That should not be physically possible.

—Jake

(The letter tucks itself in the paper clip with the others.)

[yuvon-writes-letters]

Yu, Jake,

I am glad you talked it out! I think both of you needed it. And I understand the need to recharge, I hope you feel better when this letter reaches you, Yuvon :)

It's still evening and I think I am done with preparing everything for tomorrow. I cooked. Chinese. Once again. I mean, I needed to use the food before I go, right? And Max will be happy tomorrow. (Please imagine I sighed here. Because I did.) I really don't know what to think. I'd rather be with J

No new messages from the Crow-Crew.

Now to Jessy, you're probably right. I don't even know if she'll answer again, I just hope she would've contacted us before her and the others just handed over their Jakes whereabouts.

If I could I would hit

And you are right, their whole timeline is pretty messed up...And the MWAF still out there (since I cannot imagine any Jake to be him)

Maybe you're also right, I shouldn't worry that much about TSB. I guess. Yeah. I am very sure Goldie did everything they could.

[For this one sentence the writing becomes more clean than Lis' normal writing] Like they always did...

[The writing's normal again, but a few pink stains are on the paper]

Sorry, I suddenly got a bit dizzy. Spilled my tea. Probably a bit exhaustion?

Yeah, Jake, you got things right. Somehow a Jessy comtacted us. I guess this could happen because she read Matts letters? Somehow? But I think that could be a reason we got the letter. She probably threw all of them in a mailbox together. (Since she said she wrote some everyone who sent Matt letters I think?)

You're also right about the fact that this Jake got framed... Are you Is everything Is the thought DAMN. Why is writing so difficult

I actually DO concur with you, Jake. It honestly makes much sense to me. Like, when I was enjoying my maladaptive daydreaming as a child (totally not still doing it) I liked to create my own worlds. Manipulate them while daydreaming.

We don't know much about different entities, but it just makes sense to me. And I don't know why I brought this up or where I wanted to go with this. I hope it was somehow understandable.

Jake also has some more things to say. I am not allowed to read, Yuvon can if she wants to. But it mainly is for you, Jake.

And one more thing before that...Is he in danger? Because I know Jake is working on something new. Just tell me he is not in danger.

Lis🐾🔥

[Again the screenshot of a message is glued to the back of the letter]

Before I start, thank you again for your help, Jake. I was able to work much faster with the knowledge you gave me.

But I have to ask you one thing. Liska gave me the possibility to read all letters until the letter where we could talk the first time without her reading. Did something happen? Or did anyone write something that disturbed her?

She doesn't show me the letter anymore, just telling me some information, saying it wasn't important. She changed topic when I want to ask her. What happened that she does not want to tell me?

If you are so nice Yuvon, if you read, I would like you to stop here. It's something that I don't want to tell you when Jake isn't ready :)

About your diagnose, was it ADHD? If you do not want to tell that's fine.

As for me, since you gave me the chance to get to know this about you. It was never diagnosed, but after my life I am pretty certain it doesn't need to.

I have had social anxiety since early childhood. That's the reason I am an complete introvert.

My mother never wanted to get me diagnosed, though.

I thought detail for detail wouldn't be that bad, and I understand what you mean. We're all similar but different. As well as Liska, Rai and Yuvon.

~ Jake

Lis,

We definitely needed to talk, yeah. I think Jake might have already said it, but thanks for pushing us into it. That misunderstanding could've snowballed into something bigger if we hadn't talked about it. It's sort of hard for me to parse that he could be concerned about me, because that's MY role in my head. I'm the one who's supposed to worry.

I'm trying to be better about that.

While it would've been nice if she'd contacted us before her Jake was imprisoned, it wouldn't have made sense in context. You don't get affairs in order before you work on getting the murderer imprisoned. Priorities. Besides, Matt apparently never even opened these letters, so we wouldn't exactly be first on the list of contacts to inform of his passing.

Lis, I have a bit of an odd request. Do you know about word association? It's basically, I give you a word and you write down anything that comes to mind when you think of it. It could be words with similar meanings, words related to memories that are connected to that word, if it's an object or related to an object a description of the object, etc etc. You don't have to think hard about it, it's probably better if you don't think about it too much actually. I'd like you to try it. Your word is "yellow".

I don't know how you're sending your letters, but I need to send them in here, and there's no mailbox or anything. I just put them in an envelope or am handed an envelope by Jake, throw them in the air, and say "send".

Yes, I learned this through trial and error. Yes, the first edition of the "send" command had a lot more cursing.

What's this about agreeing with Jake?

Jake just told me. Definitely seems like it, yeah. What I saw in the north room also supports that theory. I don't think it changes much for us, though. Whether we're being made into entertainment or not, we've still got to find a way out of our circumstances. If it means we have to break Fate to do it, fine. We'll find a way.

Mmm, probably not too much more danger than usual? All Jakes are in some danger at all times, so it's hard for me to judge. But I haven't really been reading the inter-Jake correspondences, so I don't know for sure.

Anyhow, that's all from me for now. Talk to you later, Lis :)

—Yuvon

(The handwriting changes to Jake's.) Hello, Lis and Jake.

That version of Jessica handed over my alternate self's whereabouts? That is... disturbing. I will endeavor to show more caution in what I reveal to Jessica in the future in this world, though admittedly her releasing my current location is not a great concern.

I suppose anyone can write to Yuvon, then, if they know of her existence. Is there a return address on these envelopes when they are sent? Yuvon and I assumed the method of returning letters was a little more mystical than mundane, given the method of sending, but it seems we leapt to conclusions.

I second Yuvon's suggestion of word association. As Yuvon said, do not think too hard about it. Simply write anything and everything that comes to mind. There is no right or wrong answers, so do not feel pressured, nor linger overly long on each association once it is written.

Yuvon seems very confident in her ability to "break fate". She was muttering something about rebirth and change while writing her section of the letter, as well. I am not entirely sure what she means by that, but if she has some sort of plan, far be it from me to stand in her way, so long as she does not put herself in danger.

I do not think it is precisely my place to tell you one way or another whether your Jake is in danger, but I assure you that your Jake is nowhere remotely near going the way of TSB. You do not need to worry on that count.

As always, it was a pleasure to speak to you, Lis. Or write to you, I suppose. If you would please stop reading here, I am about to address your Jake's message :)

You are welcome. That bug frustrated me for an embarrassingly long time; that is why I recalled it in such detail. Saving you the trouble was the least I could do.

There are two possibilities I can see as to why Lis may not be showing you the letters.

First: From what I understand, an alternate Jessica contacted Yuvon. Her version of the Detective, a man named Matt whom she was romantically involved with, was murdered, and that version of Jake was framed and possibly incarcerated. Yuvon did not share the letter with me out of respect to Jessica; Liska may feel similarly.

Second: I introduced a theory that the entities may be more involved with all versions of the Detectives than we previously believed. Tragedy so far seems to be particularly attracted to even the Detectives with no ties to the supernatural. Lis may not wish to share that information with you for one reason or another.

Unfortunately, other than that, I can think of nothing as of yet, but I will read back over recent letters later to ensure I have not missed anything.

That was a good guess, but the diagnosis was not ADHD.

Thank you for telling me. I suppose social anxiety would be another possible reason for our "flaw". Detail for detail sounds quite fair :)

Before I sign off, you should know that Lis is expressing concern over your safety. I informed her you would not go the way of TSB, so please do not make me a liar.

Good luck,

Jake

(The letter tucks itself into the paper clip with the others.)