#this cryptic ass shit

[fuckyeahmcr]

hey idk if I'm just losing it or I'm seein 5s

[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.

[bizlybebo]

like think about it. if xavier truly doesn't remember the greyscale arc he's probably going to think that david bell is solely responsible for jade going missing. and if david bell took his best friend from him then xavier can take david's brother, ie william. does this make any sense

[diabolocracy]

In regards to Mouthwashing, why would they (Pony Express) put one woman on a ship whose scheduled delivery time is over one year? If you know anything about the human species, that's just asking for disaster. "Not all men" all you want but if you look at the statistics for any male-dominated career (I'll use the military as an example) the rate of sexual abuse of women is "definitely not uncommon." One woman on a ship with four guys for that long?

Blame Jimmy all you want, he's the one who did it at the end of the day, but the company was just asking for an incident of that caliber in regards to their staffing decisions. Single-gender flights with ample background checks would have been wiser.

As would have been a way to allow the crew to release that sort of stress privately with lefty or righty or some company-approved toy (...probably designed after the mascot). From what I could tell the only private space was the captain's quarters and medbay if you locked it. People with a libido aren't mindless horndogs, yeah, but even my ace ass gets a bit cagey after a long enough time.

[jumpscaregoose]

activate the hana-kun protocol (shaggy hair with bangs clipped back)

[aeonblaze]

thinking about caelus regaining the memories of akivili's death and the destruction of the express and having nightmares abt it. he should like. talk to someone about it but will he ?? probably not :)

[astrito]

él tmb es una vieja culia to me

[puppystyle]

pookie pop quiz omega-1 (laws left hand) or alpha-1 (red right hand)

I know some of these words.. I'm gonna chose alpha tho 😏

[in-our-veins]

As someone who has yet to get through the entirety of Tears of The Kingdom, and is watching my sister and brother's play it, my theory is...Zelda is possessed.

(don't tell me spoilers)

[tamatama-kilo]

guess who finished season 4

gods help me

[mtndewsangritablast]

listen i know ive been going insane a Lot lately but. like literally it keeps coming up. what is the universe trying to tell me,,,,,,,, im too Lazy to Write That Book............

[echospast]

@draciere : " sometimes the birds, at random, all singing, strike a chord. " [ feat. simeon sommerfeld ]

SIMEON IS NEVER QUITE SURE HOW MUCH HE ACTUALLY LIKES PEOPLE, AS A GENERAL STATEMENT – BUT THEY DO FASCINATE HIM. people, of course, having a broader, all-inclusive meaning, not strictly reserved for humans. after all, simeon doesn't even consider himself fully human, although he knows many in thedas would challenge that conclusion. he'd lived enough years away from his island nature to realize that the teachings of his dear elven mother were far from commonplace, let alone universal. still, despite knowing now he will never truly find the belonging he once sought among those she called their people, he cannot find it in himself to begrudge her the desire to instill in her half-human children the love of the culture she felt slipping through her fingers – even if her version of it had been deeply idealistic. perhaps her influence is ultimately what led to his fascination. he is himself both all and other, always at least a little out of place away from the home he left, even for the time he found camaraderie amongst the veil jumpers, and yet always noticed, by nature of his easy charisma and the image he creates for himself.

so he searches for it in others, perhaps, if subconsciously, that bit of discordance, of delightful oddity with which he's eager to identify.

" new to music theory, hm? " he answers in a tone woven with dramatized sympathy. he teases, of course, and perhaps toes the lines of wisdom and propriety in the process – but the spark in his lively blue gaze as he watches his enormous companion, focused, that intense curiosity which has always lived in him practically palpable on the air. " that's rather how chords work, as it were. "

were his goal provocation, perhaps he'd be foolish to incite somebody likely twice his size. but it's not his intention, not really ; rather, his humor has always been well removed from sense and many over the years have remarked how infrequently he seems to think before he speaks. truth be told, more than anything, the cryptic nature of the other's comment tickles him. mother always said the strange things which draw him would get him in trouble someday. he heaves a sigh then, half wistful. " I suppose combat training leaves little room to indulge in the joy of the arts, does it. " his grin turns cheeky as he adds, " are you in need of a tutor? "

the bloody chamber. accepting.

[johndonneswife]

ahhhhhghgggg. watching a trainwreck happen two feet in front of me and there’s nothing i can do about it but oh my god. oh my goooood holy shit

[peppermintstarsonamintyway]

WHAT ARE YOU PLOTTING???

WHAT ARE YOU BREWING????????????

🎶 Elder's gonna do some stupid shit do da do da~ 🎶

🎶 Hope he gets away with it do do da dae~ 🎶

[infinityhasbegun]

I think he knows

What are you talking about

[strmpt]

it’s a good thing we’re not all homestuck trolls because i don’t know what i would do if i suddenly had to take responsibility for all the blackflirting i’ve done and still do