Evil wish fulfillment, a la monkey's paw
Honestly “Desires” might not entirely be it. I think it may be sort of a “Careful what you wish for”
“I just wanted to make people laugh” okay well nightmare clown
“I wanted to play the role of the mysterious stranger” okay. Truck crash
“I wanted to prove my thesis.” How about such an intimate experience with it that you will never be the same
It’s like these people are experiencing the consequences of obsession in real time dialed up to 11
Dans le fond des forêt,
Votre image me suit.
In the depth of the forest,
Your image follows me.
Phedre by Alexandre Cabanel (1880)
random tmagp characters that seem to be Characters™ but we don't know them yet:
ink5oul
fancy man with a bag of spooky objects
TMAGP I'm so thirsty
One drop of mercy, Mr. TMAGP, please
Praying for sweet gay rain that is .jmj
The Magnus Archives is wild because it'll make you glad a character's dead. Yes! Finally they can be tortured no longer! Freedom from this fearful world!
WAS RELISTENING TO TMA
OH MY GOD
is the event where the statements were leaked in 1999 in the tma universe the same event where the institute burned down in 1999 in the tmagp universe???
(from MAG-068)
he’s the clown boss, one absurd abomination to rule them all
the trump presidency started (the murder clowns of ‘16) and ended (Dean Winchester getting murdered by vampire juggalos) with clowns
Refusing to be a cute girl. Gargoyle autumn approacheth
This has become... relevant.
TMAGP's liminal spaces so far (EP 7 spoilers):
1. The Graveyard, the Magnus Institute
2. In5oul's studio
3. The Garden
4. N/A? Perhaps where the protagonist met the merchant
5. The Theater
6. N/A? Does an alley count? Does a call station count?
7. Hill Top
I'm calling them liminal bc they're described only at certain times of day (middle of the night for the graveyard) or in terms that make their entrances and exits, as well as the passage of time within them, unclear (like the tattoo studio and the garden). The theater preserved from childhood memories, yet staffed with only one employee, the Magnus Institute where doors are all open while it lies abandoned, etc., feel solidly liminal to me.
Hill Top is mainly there because of, y'know, but I do think the events of 7 make it a space with unclear limits and volume. It would be ironic if it has nothing to do with Hill Top Road.
I feel like the OIAR office is liminal (between sunset and sunrise, for one thing). The sheer vibes off that place!
TMAGP 9 SPOILERS
I have a bad feeling Freddy is using the voices of Jon, Martin, and whoever else to goad Sam into returning to the Magnus Institute. And that Jon & Martin are, in fact, completely dead.