The Fourth Crusade, 2002 (Michael Whelan)

In First Shift, Gwen accuses Alice of nepotism in helping Sam get the job. Alice says "I learned from the best"- so "Bouchard" probably carries much the same legacy in this world as TMA. Maybe Elias is even in power somewhere up the line.

I don't know what that means, but feels like it's either important or a red canary. I mean herring.

TMAGP I'm so thirsty

One drop of mercy, Mr. TMAGP, please

Praying for sweet gay rain that is .jmj

1994 was when the "incident" with Leitner books occurred, according to MAG 4. Perhaps there's a link to the fire that burned down the Magnus Institute in TMAGP?

Initial malevolent impressions:

🍁American🇨🇦: "I'm inside you and I don't want to be"

☕British🇬🇧: "Lost my sight to disembodied book mind. Ah well, whoopsie."

me when i’m all out of bowls but i have salsa and some tostitos scoops

He's Michael in my heart 💞🪡

i love the totally uncreative name of Needles. jonny sims was trying so hard not to name him Michael that he couldn't think of anything better

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Evil computer uses familiar voices to lure us into hell

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i've seen the sentiment before that chester's first incident reading was very much a "DON'T GO TO THE FUCKING MAGNUS INSTITUTE" message. but now with this one... i think it's highly likely that chester is actively encouraging sam to get more entrenched in this mystery.

this week's incident was pulled up in direct response to sam considering dropping his investigations while talking to celia. a convenient "but wait, there's more! i promise there's not just dead ends!" to keep sam hooked, to draw him (and alice in tow) back to the institute.

which, of course, brings up the question once again of what the fuck chester (and norris and augustus) is (and what its relations to our favorite archivist are) which is not a question we can answer yet but oh i am so excited to find out. at least, i think the idea that chester is directly jon, or.. i dunno, his ghost or whatever, is not supported by this.

this new incident also imo reframes the potential “intent” behind the redcanary incident. from a warning of stay away to a warning of this is dangerous, but there’s so much more to be investigated here. imo.. a be ready for it. i think whatever chester is it wants sam to investigate the institute, but not die in doing so.

Oh shit, it IS rebar. Flashbacks to Fullmetal Alchemist.

McSquuEZEE ME?