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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2020
- MAG131 - Case #0182003 - Jared Hopworth
Statement regarding their association with Flesh and recent activities
The Magnus Archives encounters and pays for the story of a noted individual whose studies into anatomy and physiology resulted in an unusual career history.
Content Notes: Body horror, self-harm, dismemberment, emotional trauma, knife violence
Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Melanie King - Lydia Nicholas; Helen Richardson - Imogen Harris; Jared Hopworth - Alexander J Newall
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
Producer: Story Sylwester
Editors: Alexander J Newall, James Austin, Brock Winstead
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starting off the episode with a full 40 seconds of jon whimpering in pain as he stabs himself repeatedly sure is an experience
not to mention the flesh-regrowth sounds. the things this show makes us hear
Yes, the true Magnus Archives experience...
@@yds2m "There won't ever be kissing in tma because it sounds gross, but we will let you hear gross fleshy sounds" lmao (I 100% agree with them though)
@@savethebees2574 EXCEPT THEY HAD A KISS AFTER SAYING THEY WOULDN'T 😭😭😭
[Extended sounds of brutal pipe murder]
Jared: “Not sure how I feel about this rib.”
Jon: “Well your statement was dumb so fair trade.”
Make sense tho XD
Jared and Jon need to start a "we are Avatars but we don't wanna end the world" gang
Is Helen included
Katherine Field y e s
Michael didn't either. He wanted to kill Jon to prevent the Unknowing, even though he quite liked the guy, I think. And I'm pretty sure he wasn't preparing his own ritual either.
People sure have humanised the Spiral a lot, huh.
the gym statement made me think Jared and his kind sounded really nice? bodys r not cool, so why not makin' em cool for people who want it? maybe a bit weird, but 100% valid stuff
@@jaderush4141 well if you've read any of the works of Terry Pratchett one some of the most human concepts are lies when held to cosmic standards
"Bodies are strange. Rather glad they're not my concern anymore."
"Must be nice."
"It really is..."
helen I love you
It felt like a fucking Fleabag interaction and I loved it.
Poor Helen... and poor Melanie for that matter
"That's a weird one. Not sure I like it."
I want Jared Hopworth to do a youtube channel where he unboxes people and reviews their bones.
That would be funny
"lackluster packaging, but i don't care that much. Nikola would have a fit, though. Belly meat is very well marbled. look at that fat cap! this would be a fantastic candidate for low and slow cooking, if I cared to cook."
"Ooh, a mythic stomach tumor. Aw, but it costs O+ blood to play, terrible for my AB- deck."
"Unboxing people" I believe that's called a dissection
@@mackenziedillon295 what is dissection but an unboxing with extra steps
I’m sick of everyone acting like Jon *himself* _personally_ decided that terrible things would happen to them, as if just as bad (if not worse things) haven’t been happening to him right alongside them.
Hope he stands up for himself at some point.
He appears in their nightmares, that's why.
I do get Melanies anger in this one tho. Maybe she just wanted to shout at him for catharsis here. Would totally get that.
My poor boy is trying so hard and suffering so much ;_;
@@americantoastman7296 People don't exist for other people to shout at them for catharsis. That's how you develop an emotionally abusive dynamic.
@@katara2021 so is performing nonconsensual surgery on someone tbf
AH GODDAMNIT JON, YOU MISSED THAT ONE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY "Right . . . That took a lot out of me"
YOURE GONNA MAKE THE WATCHER CRY MAN
He's less of a man than he was before.
@@nanahuatli2144 *Rightfully so*
@@nanahuatli2144 if the bible's to trust (its not btw!!) they took a whole womans worth of bone outta him twice so yeah, that was a lot Im sure.
Melanie would not have missed a second time.
So true, I was hoping he'd say that
I love this episode everyone is just so casual about this.
Melanie: oh you’re cutting ur finger off? Ok anyways I’m still mad at you
Jon: sorry anyways why is self mutilation so hard
Melanie: Dw I know a person
Cut to them with Helen
Jon: wait why is the evil spiral lady here
Melanie: no she chill she did us a solid when the meat man attacked us that one time while u were in a coma
Helen: btw here’s your meat man
Cut to Jared and and Jon
Jared: that’s one rib for me, one for u, one door for me and one story for u pleasure doing business
Jon: **dying sounds**
Cut back to Helen and Melanie and Jon
Helen: I like u guys I’ll help u :)
Jon: great now I have my bones I can save the also-demon Daisy from the doom coffin
This show is the best. Imagine dropping someone who's never heard about it on this episode. Watch them go ?????????
@@theprideling honestly this is great. Imagine a magnus archives abridged like this
I love this, "pleasure doing business" lmao
This might be my single favourite comment on any TMA episode so far, I'd love to see a series of those
Doom Coffin is an awesome band name.
You know, as unlikeable as Melanie can be with her pure rage and anger all the time, I love how casually friendly she is with Helen. I need the coffee shop story of those two.
That aside about not having a body being convenient was adorable and very sitcommy.
God, I loved that bit.
@@-S.L. Screamed genderless rights and tbh I never fucked w/ Helen more.
Death metal vocalists trying to talk casually
man Jon's gonna have a snatched waist after this huh
Lisa Hartig its like 4 in the morning and im laughing to an empty house over this, thanks 😂
My thoughts exactly
Marilyn Manson who
Getting that hourglass figure. Kim Kardashian who?
God I’m so glad I’m not the only one who had this thought 😂😂
I love that Jared just straights up vibe checks Jon's ribs and finds one of them weird. Like... meat man... what makes that one weird?
I feel like it could be covered in eyes
@@juliagross8288 Holy shit yeah, especially after that earlier statement
@@magnum_cx8805 witch statement?
@@irca318MAG 127 Remains to be seen
@@CamilleChauTempsDesCerises thank you
Sorry Rusty Quill, I’m stanning my monster people: _“Helen,”_ Jonny, and our newest addition, Jared; 19, never learned how to speak
BEST description of Jared--
Don’t forget Gerry, we love him
Melanie: talks about the physical trauma she was put through because Jon saved her, complains about Basira not really connecting with her feelings.
Also Melanie, as Jon tells her he's cutting his finger off to go into a borderline suicide mission to maybe rescue Daisy: Okay, just cut it off then.
Stabbing oneself and getting stabbed is different- someone who experienced both
@@randomtree7295 r u ok? what happened?
@@sunnlovesorange yeah it was years ago don't worry
i cannot BELIEVE that that's the same voice actor for martin
@lila mansilla YUP
WAIT WHAT!!!
Well this has been one shocking revelation and it shows how good the voice actors are but still WHAT!
eXCUSE ME
@@purplecatloverrandompizza yEp!! Jared Hopworth is literally just Alex J Newally with a cold lmao
wait WHAT
Jon really out here making shady deals with massive monsters for statements
He can always tear it out by force you’ve seen it or I guess heard it
The statement here seems to be more a means to an end.
necromancer here, but I guess you could say it was to make ends meat
hes addicted
Helen is like: No body problems for me anymore. Also it's crazy, how far Jon is willig to go helping others
Help others? Or help the eye
I think he's just sick of losing people and if there's a tiny chance to save anyone, he's taking it, no matter what stupid decisions he needs to make for that...
@@devin201df I mean elias complained that Jon helping Melanie was good for her but bad for the eye since her not attacking anything and anyone takes a way protection so I´m pretty sure in the moment Jon just helps the people.
I mean, he unleashed a murderous monster to save a murderous human...
Exactly. He and Martin are so amazing and nice. Sasha was also like this :(
please know that when i read the words "Jared Hopworth - Alexander J Newall" i almost fell off my bike
ohh u on the road mate?
@@AckermanYuki I think they on the road
@@FreshSqueezedSlugs i sure hope the road work ahead
this revelation does things to me I can't quite explain
@@AckermanYuki on the road no longer 😔
I love that Jared is giving Helen indigestion. “He’s too stupid, I can’t gaslight him or mindfuck him, he just goes ‘ok, now what?,’ I’m done!”
Jared telling the flesh to Piss Off. What a himbo king
this episode is brutal if you have an auditory processing disorder
the words were even more blurry than usual, but i always read the transcripts anyway!
Yep, still trying to find the transcript in the comments
I cannot understand hardly anything Jared is saying, so I feel this.
There's an angel down somewhere in the comments with a whole transcript. It was so well done and helpful. @Petra Ivan is their @, I think. I'm not sure.
I had to skip the whole statement and just read it because it was too much 😭 whoever is putting the transcripts in the comment sections of every episode is truly amazing
Honestly, Jon jumping for two rib removals at once is astounding. That has got to hurt
Well, he had to lay down for a while after it. And he is just so driven to know stuff. Even when it's not really him, who wants that knowledge.
@@Companion92 isn't he going to be anchored to Jared Hopworth now as he has the rib too?
What was that in the Boneturner's tale about feeling like a glove getting pulled off?
2:08 this is when the self harm ends. He doesnt say anything before this time
21:07 end of the rib scene
Thank you so much.
@@MT-kx7ff no prob mate
Thanks
Should be the first comment
ty !!
The deep irony of Melanie saying that Jon betrayed her trust and yelling at him to listen to her, when she's spent literally every single moment completely ignoring anything sensible anyone has ever said, and has never trusted Jon for a single second. smdh
Angry because she's trapped against her will, angry at Jon who's the same. Smh.
Martin: "No Melanie, don't take this job! Our boss is evil and you won't be able to leave D:"
Melanie: "meh, whatever, where do I sign Elias?"
*Months later*
Melanie *yelling at Jon*: "ITS YOUR FAULT IM HERE, YOU'VE RUINED MY LIFE, YOU'RE SO INSENSITIVE!!"
Jon, literally mutilating himself every week trying to find a way to save the world: "sorry 😥"
I try to be sympathetic to Melanie and understand her pain, but it's really hard for these exact reasons. She's made the wrong choices at every turn and keeps putting blame on other people or finding reasons to hate them.
i love that the sound they use for jon collapsing just sounds like fabric hitting the floor. gives me the mental image that jon is just an absolute stick, that his clothes make more noise hitting the floor than he does lmao
Melanie really has the nerve to come and find Jon after seeing him stab himself to tell him she hates him and she's upset
Nah shes fine. Difference is, Jon chose to be mutilated :D
Yeah she's always like "IT'S YOUR FAULT I'M TRAPPED HERE!" b!tch he wasn't even there, it was during kidnapping n°3.
The guy get mutilated everyday trying to find a solution but sure! He's to blame for everything that happened to you!
I swear whenever Jon tries to help he either:
A.) Risk himself in an exchange for something he needs
B.) Be the part of a blame he wasn't in control of for some reason (I'm looking at you Melanie)
C.) Having more people that desperately wants to kill him for that
D.) All of the above
Can he manage to even sleep at this point?
He probably doesn’t need to at this point
@@triforceofcourage100 Don't worry, we know that he sleeps. That's when he walks through other's nightmares.
I think sleeping was out of question since season 1 😅 or like a luxury dream or sth
i am now a helen richardson stan. please engulf me in the confounding complexity and quandaries of existence bone finger mommy
Hand wife
She's *handy* around the house
She's a great friend to have around. :)
"bone finger mommy" thats a new one
I can't leave, send help!
"Is it going to hurt?" Jon, do the math.
Istg like, Jon, ofc it's gonna hurt. Didn't the like the exact same thing happenen with Jude Perry????
"Take something I won't miss, like a rib" joN NO YOU NEED THOSE
jON WHY
I mean not *all* of them
Jarred could have taken those weird floating ribs
He could've just cut a piece of his ear, Van Gogh style.
(I mean, that would hurt but probably would be better then a finger or a fuking rib)
@@borderlinecrazy6444 ^^^
ripping a rib without anesthesia ASMR
A
Squelchy
Meaty
Rib
God i wasnt ready for Jared,19,to sound like this. It fits really well but dang i keep cringing everytime he speaks fhfhd
Very surprised he managed to read the book
@@apollyoniguess iirc it had pictures, maybe looking at them counted enough to start experimenting
How the hell did he sound normal when he was running a gym????
@@-S.L. My reading of Jared is that early on as an avatar before he was fully realized, he probably sounded (and looked) more or less like a normal person. While, like all the characters, there is minimal physical description of Jared, there are a handful of details scattered here and there in this and other eps featuring him, like the fact that he has at least 3 hearts, and has been harvesting "good bones" from people for years. In this ep he says he reached out toward Melanie with "some of [his] hands" not "both" of his hands, which communicates he has more than two. Also he mentions he began to take jobs where he didn't need to be seen by the public as his appearance became more blatantly unnatural.
This information taken as a whole means Jared probably bears little resemblance to a baseline human at this point in the story. His ability to disarticulate himself to move through the pipe (and survive when thrown in the Thames from a great height) means he's fully realized (esp since we know he has used his Flesh powers to kill humans for the Ukranian mafia by this point).
I think that the deep voice they use when Jared speaks, in addition to statements like "you could try" communicating that if John tried to physically fight him, he would be instantly curb stomped mean that Jared adding mass to himself has made him really really big. I imagine he's like 15 feet tall (but still has a normal sized head which looks tiny, to let you know he is evil) and the deep voice is meant to communicate his unreasonably immense size to the viewer. It's also communicated in how the normally haughty and unimpressed Jon who is regularly blase around super powered murderers like Distortion!Helen sounds cowed in the presence of Jared.
@@MegatronTarantulas I loved your reply, thank you! That's very thought out. :) And I had to laugh out loud at Jared having a ''tiny'' evil head.
The spiral hanging out as That One Weird Friend cracks me up. Still, i miss michael. He would have made a crazy addition to the team.
don't worry he's still there in our hearts! well.. Helen's heart, at least.
[THE ARCHIVIST MAKES IT BE KNOWN THAT IT DOES RATHER]
[EXTENDED SOUNDS OF MEAT AND BONE MOVEMENT]
[MORE MOBILE MEAT NOISES, THIS TIME OF INSERTION]
‘mobile meat noises’
I love the sfx transcripts
*reads all the comments about jared voice*
me: ah it cant be THAT different! the voice actors quite talented!
*jared begins speaking*
me: I TAKE IT BACK HOLY S H I T
Helen and Jared in one episode? This was a joy for monster lovers everywhere
And Jon...
@@justinjacobs1501 uh sure hope he is
@@fays.p.5663 this reply is sending me
I love that Jared is the most monstruous of all the avatars, physically and aurally, and the first thing he does is quip.
Ms. Helen I have feelings for you.....
I have feeling for her too 😼😼
Im afraid this one's lost to the spiral
“That was… that was not what I expected” WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT A RIB GETTING RIPPED OUT TO FEEL LIKE JON
I love how some of the people who use leightners have a lot more agency than other avatars. Jared straight up did not care about the ritual of the flesh
True and it’s interesting since leightner said they were more condensed and concentrated form of the fears
The Flesh is just like
"i mean... you're still scaring people, so go off, king
do your thing"
I CANNOT believe he's trading his rib for a STATEMENT
what the f*******ck
think I need a break OMG
well, someone needs to feed the eye
Season 1 Jon: Over half of these statements are surely fake. I don't believe any of them, it's sad trash given by lunatics
Jon now: I Am Willing To Sell My Soul For A Statement, Please Give Me More
Not a rib. *Two* ribs. One for him, one for Jared.
@@dyld921Tbf only one rib was required for the statement. The other one is the anchor
Can we talk about the second rip? "Huh that's a weird one, not sure if I like it, still mine now." Jared just low key insulted John's rip
Every kid in the primary school playground: did you hear Marilyn Manson had surgery done so he could-
Jonathan Sims: Hold my rib
Jon Sims really out here making us relive all our cursed childhood memories huh
So, Melanie constantly feels unsafe and can't stand anyone she works with, has intense mood swings and can't leave the archives. But at least she didn't kill anyone.
But she did? Or at least ruined some of Jared's friends bodies
@@brittanyashline553 Okay, she did kill some unnamed Flesh Avatars but THAT was self defense
Not for lack of trying
@@Lily-ge4tm ☠️
a good post
and it's this why I don't understand everyone who says Melanie is or was utterly unlikable or who doesn't have any reaction to her beyond "stop blaming jon"
I've always liked her and sympathized with her since the very start; I don't think she's necessarily right all the time or anything, but I can at least see why she thinks the way she does, and how much the trauma she's been through has screwed her up
and yeah objectively speaking she is incorrect to blame Jon, but I can still get _why_ she does
Okay guys, I think its time to start a petition to get Jon a six year paid vacation
signed
_jonathan sims takes the petition sheet and rips it in half in front of your despairing eyes, cackling maniacally_
He really is the punching bag of this series
Signed
Well, remember he gets ill as long as he's away from the archive, unless he feeds the Eye. So either way he would be doing his job.
Gotta say between Breekon and Hope and now Jerod it is interesting to hear how some of the marked or Avatars basically hear the grand vision of their respective entity and just go "you do you. I'm gonna do my thing."
Telling people that Jared's voice is Alex(Martin's voice) always gives me a kick.
impressive, he sounds very meaty here
We have acolytes of four different entities just…talking things out in one episode instead of just attacking one another. I can’t emphasize what a nice change of pace this is.
You think Jon would've learned not to ask avatars if what they're going to do to him is going to hurt after what happened last time
yay!!! helen's with the archive! biggest "crossover" since infinity war
also damn alex newall really is the definition of "get u a man who can do both" goddamn
THIS F*CKING EPISODE begins SO HARD
I thought I was used to Jon suffering but well.
I'm going to be 100% honest and say the sound effects in this episode made me go, "that's hot" out loud several times.
It made me gag once or twice
at what?!
what could possibly elicit that response I'm-
Every once in a while I download an episode and put it in my porn file
Mackenzie Dillon IM GAGGING.. yep... few seconds in... 🤢
disapointed that no one is mentioning that Jon's waist is now gonna be extra snatched now that he has had rib removal
I like how Melanie is just casually having a conversation with "Helen". I'd imagine she visits her quite often.
i'm really glad that melanie and jon kind of... reconciled? it was nice to hear that ending bit, i missed their chermistry from before the bullet.
I miss their chemistry from when she called him a pompous asshole and he implied she was off her rocker in his most pompous asshole tone. I don't miss her flying into a blind rage at him just for surviving an explosion and a coma and being an avatar of the Eye, none of which he chose. I'm relieved she's done screaming at him for the moment, though.
Nanahuatli you get it
@@nanahuatli2144 ^^^^^ YES
i can't help but to worry about the repercussions of losing TWO RIBS?! any doctors in the audience who might shed some light on what jon has just done to himself
hey, med student here. he'll be fine. people have plastic surgery to remove their ribs and, while not recommended, there's no long term consequences to my knowledge.
@@amywilson7105 thank you very much, best of luck in your studies 07
@@f_mva aww thank you!
Melanie: *walks in on jon carving himself up* what are yo- ykw idc *proceeds to yell at him for saving her life*
Jon: *trying to calm HER and make sure SHES ok while actively bleeding*
Jon's willing to go through anything to save someone. I think this is the point I'm actually scared for what might happen to him.
Yeah, he has 'DOOMED' written all over him.
Finger cutting is from 1:34 to 2:07 and rib scene is from 20:52 to 21:33 for anyone who doesn't want to hear it :)
Not gonna lie... I both love and hate jared's voice. It fits but alil hard to understand.
Can't believe Alex was the one who did it.
I had to read the transcript while I listened
Helen is very much a favorite character of mine. She'll never compare to our sweet boy Martin, but close.
The fact that you can hear the *squelching* of bones when he moves
Jon is out here like "i want you to take out a rib, something i wont miss. You know what make it two ribs i dont need them" hahahaha im genuinely concerned🤣
Aww bless John, literally ripping out a two ribs to help his friends who are mean to him all the time ;-;
Michael/Helen/The Distortion continues to be one of my absolute favs
Melanie’s been...a lot, but I think they finally buried the hatchet after her finally had an ear to vocalize how she feels after isolating herself for years.
JON YOU DON'T NEED TO TRADE YOUR RIBS FOR A STATEMENT. PLEASE YOU NEED YOUR RIBS.
So, Martin, I know you're busy & this is a little late, but can you take a break from being isolated to make Jon a cup of tea & a nice head pat, maybe even a hug, for giving up a rib so he could enter an otherworldly coffin that most people don't come back from to save Daisy, a woman that generally doesn't like him, just because he feels bad that he accidentally got her taken away from Basira, someone who used to almost be his friend? I mean, it would take, like, five minutes, tops.
I have auditory processing issues from autism, meaning I can't really understand most speech as well or as quickly as most people do, so I'm really sad about this episode since it seems so interesting and important but I can barely understand a word Jared is saying.
If it's not too late, a lot of people struggle with understanding Jared here, including me, but you can look up transcript of the episode online or look for it in the comments! It's really helpful. Love this podcast, but the effects they sometimes use can definitely be too much
I still kind of miss Michael, but Helen is honestly a legend, and I love how she's genuinely *nice* to Melanie and Jon. That was a nice breath of fresh distorted air.
Also, I have sensory issues and am really sensitive to sounds, and this episode was HARD to listen to. Like, dayum.
Also, Jon is heckin dedicated. I don't know if he's doing this because he wants Daisy back or if he's trying to prove that they can trust him, but either way he's powering through the pain, my homies.
Jared's voice is possibly the most uncomfortable, horrifying, SCARY thing I have ever heard.
My favorite thing about it is that it's utterly terrifying-
And it's Alex
@@crystaltodd4737 FEAR THE PRODUCER
Coming back to this it really does upset me how many people shit on Melanie for not handling things perfectly. Should she have listened more and been kinder to Jon? Yeah, definitely. But having no degree of empathy or understanding for her situation? Just couldn't be me. As someone who relates a _lot_ to her feelings (especially regarding empowerment and anger), it's uniquely distressing to imagine that you could have all of your feelings completely disregarded because you don't present them palatably enough, as if being trapped like a caged animal in such a horrible situation makes it easy to conduct yourself perfectly and reasonably. I don't think Melanie doesn't owe Jon more respect than she gives him, to be completely clear, she certainly does, but at the same time it's just hard for me not to sympathize with how aimless and alone she must feel, with no agency or ability to exercise any kind of control over her circumstances, which is the worst part of a situation like this for someone dealing with those kinds of feelings. That feeling of being steered and disempowered leads to the kind of problems she has with people, really. It's all about seeking that sense of control where you can find it, which unfortunately leads to toxic relationships with your peers, a lot of times.
I'm glad she finally got out. It's what she needed.
It seems like a justification for any kind of toxic and abusive behavior being enforced onto accepting victims by people, who don't have any sense of self-control, despite in this particular situation not only Melanie had a resemblance of self-autonomy and consideration she could get within the group, but also constantly separated herself from contact with others, giving herself full permission for her assessment of situation to be absolute over anyone's safety or concern (Like, for example, her attempts at killing Elias). And the unsympathetic attitude she shows towards other people who're trying their best to comfort her doesn't help her character to be seen sympathetic either.
I rarely comment, and this comment is kind of old but like !! This ! Was getting a bit upsetting to see so many people be rude to Melanie :( it’s some kind of bias - this kind of stuff happened back in season two with Jon’s paranoia, where comments would absolutely clown on him for misplaced emotions and lack of trust in Martin. Not exactly the same, but it’s in a similar vein and both are not good ! Not good indeed.
Melanie had far more control over her situation than most people in the podcast did. She is absolutely trying to suck in all the attention and sympathy whenever possible. There's a reason people stop feeling sorry for the ones who make public crying a sport. What they do is never going to help--it is a method of self-pitying and refusing responsibility for what you did to get and keep yourself there. She lacks agency because she chooses not to take any unless she can do whatever she likes whenever. She has a really childish brat personality.
"Is it going to hurt?"
Excuse me Jon you do realize you are about to have TWO RIBS TORN OUT, UHH YEAH ITS GOING TO HURT.
Every time I listen to this episode I think abt the person who commented on the last one "oh, I hope it's just a vial of blood".
Something tells me daisy is gonna be a bloodstarved beast.
I hope he remembers to bring molotovs and pungent blood.
@@nanahuatli2144 and plenty of antidotes
[CLICK]
[DEEP BREATH]
[BREATHING INTENSIFIES]
[DETERMINED EXHALATION]
[THUNK]
[A WHIMPER]
[WET RIPPING, AS OF EXTRACTING A BLADE FROM FLESH]
[PAINED SOUNDS]
[TAPE CRACKLING AS THE ARCHIVIST GRUMBLES AND BREATHING EVENS OUT]
[CLEARING OF THROAT AS A SECOND CLEAVING IS ATTEMPTED]
[THUNK]
[MORE WHIMPERING]
[FLESHY EXTRACTION AND TAPE CRACKLING AGAIN]
ARCHIVIST
[Pained frustration] Oh, come on… Everyone else can carve up the Archivist, but when he actually needs it…
[NOISE OF FRUSTRATION AS METAL CLATTERS TO THE GROUND]
MELANIE
What’re you doing?
ARCHIVIST
[Surprised] Oh! Uh…
[CLOSES DESK DRAWER]
Melanie, I-I’m… S-Sorry, I didn’t, er… I didn’t know you were there.
MELANIE
[Enunciating carefully] What are you doing?
ARCHIVIST
I’m… Would you believe I’m… trying to save Daisy?
MELANIE
[Sharply] With more bullshit surgery?
ARCHIVIST
Oh I… Melanie, I-I-I’m so sorry.
MELANIE
[Weary] Oh, fuck off!
ARCHIVIST
I was trying to save your life.
MELANIE
Yes, well… you did. I think. But I also, y’know, see your face now, when I wake up screaming. I feel you digging into my leg. Chalk it up as a win for Team Archive, I guess.
ARCHIVIST
I wanted to ask you.
MELANIE
And if you had, we wouldn’t be talking right now. I’d have said no, and I’d probably have hurt you. Basira was right. The only way to do it was to completely betray my trust, and destroy any remaining sense of safety.
So, yes. Thank you.
ARCHIVIST
Yeah, I-I’m… I’m surprised you can stand to see either of us.
MELANIE
[Frustratedly] Who else is there? I mean, Basira is… heh. She’s been the only one for a long time and, yes, I, sort of, maybe, hate her now. I don’t know. I can’t look at her without my leg hurting. But what else am I going to do? I don’t want to be on my own, and I’m stuck here. So…
ARCHIVIST
Basira said you were doing better.
MELANIE
[Distressed] Would you just stop? [Getting agitated] This isn’t better. I’m not dying, and I don’t want to kill you. It’s-It’s… it’s just different! Yes, it’s sort of, ‘better’, maybe, but… but I can’t -
ARCHIVIST (BACKGROUND)
No… Right, no I - Y-Yeah, Melanie-
Melanie…
MELANIE
Don’t tell me to calm down! Don’t you dare!
ARCHIVIST
Yes, I…
[MELANIE EXHALES, REGATHERING COMPOSURE]
MELANIE
Basira is… um. Basira deals in ‘intel’ these days, in usable data, assets. Not feelings. Not people. Crying, shaking, nightmares… that is better. It doesn’t feel like it, but as far as Basira sees it… I’m not ‘compromised’ anymore. And… that… is better.
ARCHIVIST
At least it’s out. Maybe… maybe It’s enough to start healing? Start letting go of the anger.
MELANIE
Oh just stop! Just stop and listen!
ARCHIVIST
Okay.
MELANIE
[Charged tones] Yes, the bullet was bad, right, but it didn’t make me angry. Anger is… Anger’s been all I’ve had for a very long time. Years. Maybe since… oh, I, I don’t know. But everything I’ve done, everything I pushed for was because I was angry.
Angry at being passed over, being disrespected, ignored. That sort of anger, it - it powers you. Right up until it slips out and hurts someone.
I hurt someone. And then one day, I suddenly have this thing that takes all that rage, and it holds it, tells me it’s right, that it’s me. It didn’t stay in my leg because of some ghostly masterplan. It stayed because I wanted it.
ARCHIVIST
[Realising] Shit.
MELANIE
Yes.
ARCHIVIST
…
Melanie, I -
MELANIE
So, why are you trying to chop off your finger?
ARCHIVIST
[Awkwardly] Oh! I… I um… I nee-need a… I’ve been thinking of it a-as an anchor. I think. I… know. Something I have a connection to, th-that I can use to find my way out of the Coffin when I reach Daisy. I-I figured the strongest anchor would be… part of my own body.
MELANIE
Okay. So… just cut it off.
ARCHIVIST
I’m doing my best.
MELANIE
Hmph. Can’t go through with it?
ARCHIVIST
Oh, th-the blade keeps going in. And… it hurts. Hurts plenty.
But then it heals up. Pretty much the moment I take it out. No wound, no scar, nothing.
MELANIE
I could try?
ARCHIVIST
I… don’t think that would be a good idea right now.
MELANIE
Maybe not.
ARCHIVIST
I mean, you’d think I’d have a better idea how to do it.
All these… all these statements and…
[SMALL LAUGH]
You know who I need? I need the Boneturner. [Sighs] Just reach in and grab a rib. Job done.
MELANIE
…
ARCHIVIST
What?
Melanie?
MELANIE
Come with me.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
[FOOTSTEPS ON STONE, VOICES SOUND ECHOEY]
ARCHIVIST
I was down here just yesterday, and there wasn’t -
MELANIE
Here.
ARCHIVIST
Oh. This, this door… It shouldn’t be here.
MELANIE
Yes.
ARCHIVIST
I, uh… I don’t want to open it.
I’m not going to.
[MELANIE SIGHS, KNOCKS ON THE DOOR]
MELANIE
She’s been helping us.
ARCHIVIST
[Sharply] It has never helped anyone. Not without a cost.
[THE DOOR CREAKS OPEN]
HELEN
If I am an “it”, Archivist, then what does that make you?
[THE DOOR CREAKS CLOSED]
MELANIE
Hi, Helen.
ARCHIVIST
[Coldly] I have been told you can help.
HELEN
I have been trying to. But the last time you were very rude to me.
ARCHIVIST
You’re still wearing her face.
HELEN
Not this again. I’m not “wearing” anything, Archivist. I am at least as much ‘Helen Richardson’ as you are the ‘Jonathan Sims’ that first joined this Institute. Things change. People change. It happens.
ARCHIVIST
We’re not people, though, are we? Not any more.
HELEN
Names. Categories. It’s all so important to you, isn’t it? You do know none of it’s actually real. It’s all just meaningless boxes.
MELANIE
Is… He still in there?
HELEN
Oh, yes. He’s not exactly something I can… digest. He’s a bit of an irritant, to be honest. If you’re looking to let him out, I could be persuaded.
ARCHIVIST
When did you say they attacked?
MELANIE
A couple of months ago.
ARCHIVIST
And he’s been in there… ever since?
HELEN
I helped clean up.
MELANIE
After I, uh… took care of things.
ARCHIVIST
All this time. Why didn’t anyone tell me?
MELANIE
Basira said not to.
ARCHIVIST
I see.
Why didn’t you kill him?
MELANIE
I stabbed him in three different hearts. Didn’t work. If you want to go hunting for a fourth, knock yourself out.
ARCHIVIST
I…er… I’m alright, I think
MELANIE
So, what’s the plan?
ARCHIVIST
Right. I go in, I offer freedom if he… helps. Then I hope he doesn’t kill me. If he tries anything…
HELEN
I would suggest running. Try to find a door.
ARCHIVIST
Naturally.
[DEEP BREATH]
Oh, er… Er, pass the recorder?
MELANIE
Seriously? Fine.
[RECORDER IS PASSED TO THE ARCHIVIST]
ARCHIVIST
Right.
[THE DOOR CREAKS OPEN]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[THE DOOR CREAKS CLOSED]
[ECHOES & STATIC AS THE ARCHIVIST WANDERS THE DISTORTION’S CORRIDORS]
ARCHIVIST
Hello?
[MORE WALKING]
Is, uh… Uh, hello?
[KEEPS WALKING]
Did I -
[SOFT SQUELCHING STEPS]
No. W-Wait… I came from…
[WET, FLESHY MOVEMENT AND CRACKING BONES]
Er, J-Jared Hopworth?
JARED
That’s what it says on me licence.
(TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: JARED’S SPEECH IS ACCOMPANIED BY CONTINUOUS SOUNDS OF WET, MOBILE MEAT AND THE OCCASIONAL BONY SNAP OR CLICK. TOO MUCH FOR ME TO RECORD INDIVIDUALLY. JUST TRY TO IMAGINE THAT AS YOU’RE READING… IF YOU CARE TO, THAT IS.)
Mind you, the picture’s a bit out of date.
[WET, MEATY LAUGH]
ARCHIVIST
Y-yes.
JARED
I try to kill you. And you throw me in here. And now what? You just walk in?
ARCHIVIST
I-I didn’t- That wasn’t me.
JARED
Your people. Your gaff.
ARCHIVIST
And you wanted to kill… me, specifically?
JARED
Still do.
[OMINOUS SHIFTING, CRACKING & POPPING]
ARCHIVIST
Right. But… you know if you do, you’re never getting out of this place.
JARED
…
What do you want?
ARCHIVIST
I, uh… I want a favour.
JARED
For letting me out?
ARCHIVIST
Yes.
JARED
Alright.
ARCHIVIST
Oh. O-Okay. D-Do you need to know… w-what it is?
JARED
Not much you could want, comin’ to me. Put summat in. Take summat out. Which is it?
ARCHIVIST
Take something out.
A bone. A rib, probably. S-Something I won’t miss.
JARED
Done. Come ‘ere.
ARCHIVIST
I, uh… H-How do I know you won’t just reach in and kill me? W-W-What guarantees do I have?
JARED
Guarantees? None. But I want to leave more than I want to kill you. Not like it was my idea in the first place.
ARCHIVIST
So…
[Compellingly] Why did you and the others attack us?
JARED
I was asked. You want my statement, that’s gonna cost you another rib.
ARCHIVIST
I-I could just pull the information out of you.
[MENACINGLY MEATY MURMURS]
JARED
You could try.
ARCHIVIST
Okay. Fine. A rib for me, a rib for you, your freedom and a statement.
JARED
Yeah. Alright.
ARCHIVIST
Right. Statement first.
JARED
…
Fine.
ARCHIVIST
Uh. Statement of Jared Hopworth, the Boneturner.
Statement begins.
[THROATY LAUGH]
JARED (STATEMENT)
Where do you want me to start? Growing up? My folks? How ‘bout that growth spurt when I was nine? It left me taller than all the other kids. I hated them, the way they stared. But they were, and that felt good, even back then. It felt right. My Dad was proud of it too. He was a short man, bully, and watching me loom over people really made ‘im happy. Mum just scowled, but then… huh, she always did.
I wrecked my school. I did have friends, but they left me, one by one, until all that I had were the dregs; the ones who stayed ‘coz they were too scared to leave. We were always either in trouble, or looking for it. Those were bad times. I tried to look ahead, but I couldn’t see anything. No future, no hope; just bitter parents, and whatever misery I could pass on to everyone else. God knows what would’ve happened if that little prick Sebastian hadn’t given me that book.
I didn’t know what it was at first, not really. But it talked to me about bones and flesh and muscle and blood; the bits of myself I actually knew and liked. So I listened, and I read, and I learned. I fumbled through the lessons the book wanted to teach me, and my first try was clumsy. Stupid. Turns out, Dad didn’t like being tall nearly as much as he thought he would. And Mum didn’t like her new smile, either. So I left.
I wandered around for a bit. Worked a lotta jobs where it didn’t matter what you looked like. There’s always a spot for someone who can get rid of people. You must have heard about me. I left plenty of people scared and crying, itching to tell someone what happened to ‘em. Some of them must have made it to you.
There were others. Others of skin and hunger; they tried to talk to me about gods. They’d go on and on about remaking the world; of a new day of blood and flesh. I told them to piss off. I like the world just as it is. I take what I want and I make myself more, and when people look at me… that fear - it feels amazing. Some of my mates, the ones I helped find their proper bodies, they listened, and went to feed the hunger. Not me though. I never was that ambitious.
The letters started comin’ in about two years ago. Good white paper, large print. Nice and simple. Dunno who sent them, they were never signed, and I dunno how they kept finding me. There was never much in them; normally just a name and a place or a time. I ignored the first couple, but they kept coming, and eventually I got curious. So, I followed the instructions in one of ‘em. I found Regan Hasnain of 70 Clairmont Gardens, and that got rid of most of my doubts. I don’t blame people for thinking that all bones are the same, most people don’t have much experience, but it’s not true. There are good bones, and there are bad bones, and Regan Hasnain had some very good bones in her. They were solid, healthy, and they jumped at my touch. I didn’t doubt the letters again.
They came pretty regular after that. And they always led to summat good. Quality bones, a new mate, or some unlucky fool who wouldn’t look at me for the fear. It got so I trusted them. The letters, I mean. So I didn’t question them. There’s a lotta stuff in this world I’ve never understood, and these were no different. Then I got one about your lot, your Archives. Told me to go there and kill you. They even sent a picture.
So I did. Well, I tried. Didn’t know about those tunnels or wherever this place is, but the pipes… they were wide enough for me and a few friends to squeeze through, bit by bit, one bone at a time.
[DEMONSTRATIVE CRACKING ACCOMPANIES THIS]
When we came up through the floor, it was wonderful. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on their faces. It was like their world had gone with the floor. The weak one legged it, and I thought the skinny one did too. There was just the copper. It weren’t dressed like one, but I know police when I smell it. They tried to run, but we were everywhere, and they couldn’t stop us undoing them for parts. You weren’t there, which was sad, but it made it easier.
At least until the knife. I don’t know what the skinny one did, what she was, but that knife hurt. She screamed, and stabbed, and cut through all the others, ruining their perfect bodies. Then, she turned on me. Reached out with some of my hands, to get inside her, and pull her apart, and she cut them off. I got… scared. So I ran. I ran through the first door I found. And now I don’t know where I am.
I’m startin’ to think the letters were a trap. Was it you? Did you want me here? ‘Coz if so, well played. Mind you, lot of trouble to go through just to lose a rib, so maybe not.
That’s it, then.
Do you want to do this, or what?
ARCHIVIST
That’s it?
[HE SNORTS]
Hardly worth a rib.
[JARED LOOMS FORWARD]
[Placatingly] Alright! Alright.
Is it, uh… Is is going to hurt?
JARED
Dunno. Doesn’t hurt me.
[THE ARCHIVIST MAKES IT BE KNOWN THAT IT DOES RATHER]
[EXTENDED SOUNDS OF MEAT AND BONE MOVEMENT]
That’s yours. What’s it for?
[PAINED SOUNDS OF RECOVERY]
ARCHIVIST
[Stumblingly] Um… A, A-An anchor
JARED
Huh. Right.
Anyway, this one’s for me.
[MORE MOBILE MEAT NOISES, THIS TIME OF INSERTION]
Huh. That’s a weird one. Not sure I like it. Still. Mine now.
ARCHIVIST
[Weakly] I supp… I suppose it is.
JARED
You said I could leave.
ARCHIVIST
Y-yes. Just, uh… I-If you start walking that way, I-I-I’m sure there’ll be a door for you.
JARED
There’d better be.
ARCHIVIST
Y-Y-Yes, I, uh…
[COLLAPSES]
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
HELEN
Still alive?
MELANIE
Seems to be, yes.
HELEN
And he’s certainly holding a bone. For some reason.
MELANIE
Said it was going to be an anchor.
HELEN
Hmm. Bodies are strange. Rather glad they’re not my concern anymore.
MELANIE
Must be nice.
HELEN
It really is.
MELANIE
…
Did you let that… thing go?
HELEN
He found a door.
MELANIE
[Alert] Where did he come out?
HELEN
The door may have been in a wall some distance above a river.
[MELANIE CHUCKLES]
MELANIE
Nice.
ARCHIVIST
[Groggy] It… um?
HELEN
All done.
ARCHIVIST
Uh…
[WINCES]
Thank you. For your… uh. For your help.
HELEN
You are very welcome. I have decided that I support what you are doing, and I am happy to assist. I think we’ll all be much happier this way.
MELANIE
Basira’s not going to be happy that you let him out.
ARCHIVIST
Basira isn’t here.
And if this works, I’ll have Daisy waiting for her when she gets back, so I don’t think she’ll be thinking too much about Jared.
MELANIE
You’re going now?
[PAINED CHUCKLING]
[PAINED BREATHING]
ARCHIVIST
No. No, now I am going for a lie down. That was… that was not what I expected.
MELANIE
Come on, you can use Basira’s cot.
HELEN
Good luck, Archivist. Be seeing you.
[CLICK]
@@petraivan6778 thank you!!
You are welcome :)
Petra Iván thank youuu
Honestly, I like Helen (Michael before too, especially his laugh) and though I understand where he was coming from, I think Jon should apologize to her for being so rude.
I think when she tried to ask for advice/empathy at the end of 114 was the last time before she let go and fully fell into becoming The Distortion (she already was the distortion, but had been hanging onto the memory of being human imo)
Hello again. Haven't written anything in the past few uploads...
Sooo....
Flesh.
An animal fear, according to Smirk. It's also the fear of gore, I think. Squeamishness and such.
Speaking of Anchors, I think the only thing keeping Daisy alive in there is her relationship with Basira. They are each others Anchors. And I think all the other characters are paired this way too.
As far as i understud is that the coffin literaly won't let you die
Yeah, Breekon said he put Daisy in the coffin because he knew she’d be alive and suffering forever
The Buried doesn't want you dead.
two ribs? Jon’s waist is about to be SNATCHED
Why do people repeat the same words slightly rearranged, over and over in a comment section
"That was not what I expected"
What the hell else did you expect Jon???
Guys, is not being able to understand a single word Jared says JUST ME? This sounds like it will be a fascinating episode with critical information but I can't understand anything he says and I don't know what to do about it!
there's a transcript, look it up! they're linked in the wiki page of each episode :)
I. KNEW. IT.
also jeez John, are you okay. Hearing his whimpering in pain was honestly just-
I love how chill Jared is. His response to the idea of possible getting completely screwed over is just "... Well played." I loved Michael, his laugh was so brilliantly well done (props to the sfx people), but Helen is a *delight*.
Really enjoying my relisten of TMA so far.
Hearing that door shut and echo was interesting...
The sound design is top notch. But I had to listen in two sitting.
Please, stop blaming everything on Jon. Please. He doesn’t deserve this... ):
I was NOT ready for Jared’s voice
Finding myself really missing that we never got Tom Haan and Jared to butt heads over their different perspectives of The Flesh.
That would have been so fun!
I finished binging through all the episodes on the rusty quill website last night
Every episode of Season 5 so far gives me shivers
That's awesome! It's such a good series to binge!! Welcome to season 5
Just imagining Jared like "ahhh finally free at... Oh goddamn it!!" As he falls into the river
im genuinely really surprised at how many people hate melanie. jon is my favorite character but like, as a person with anger problems her rage makes a lot of sense to me if you put yourself in her shoes for a moment- even if it doesnt seem rational to some people, angry people have to put their anger SOMEWHERE, and her choice is to blame jon. i really empathize with her.
i also totally empathize with her. i used to struggle with anger issues and melanie’s anger doesn’t seem at all extreme, it’s just misplaced. she was manipulated into joining the institute, everyone keeps dying all around her, she seems to already have anger issues normally, she can’t trust anyone anymore, she’s stuck in one place with those same people she can’t trust, she had an anger bullet festering in her leg, they performed non-consensual surgery on her that she is traumatized by and has night terrors about. do i condone her treating jon like shit? no. do i understand why she’s doing it? yes. she has no other outlet to express her anger and jon is a very easy punching bag. but people seem really quick to dismiss all of this and are like “omg melanie die” “stfu melanie” “god i hate melanie”
@@faxonii youre so fucking right
@@faxonii Maybe people are like that because just how you are empathizing with her, others empathize with Jon. As someone who has anxiety I'm often not able to push back against people who are being assholes to me. I try to be polite, I back away. Her having problems is understandable. Other people hating her behavior is also completely understandable. And nice try reducing arguments against her to "people her calling her a meanie" when literally majority of the comments above have stated that they understand she has trauma but still dislike her behavior right now. Trauma isn't an excuse to at least try to control yourself. Literally every time she talked to Jon even before the surgery has been shitty. And she definitely targets him more than the others and that certainly is out of choice.
@@katara2021 Agreed. It feels like Melanie has been cruel to Jon before the bullet got lodged in her, even. I remember her getting angry at him a couple times before it. The way she seems to single Jon out feels flat-out toxic and unwarranted even as we know that she's suffered trauma.
@@AshGreytree Thank you. It's clear that what is happening is what happens in real life. When you can't punch the big boss or dismantle a vast system, your anger, wrongfully, locks onto an individual that is above you in the chain, doesn't matter if they too are literally stuck or suffering. All that matters is that they serve as a representation of all your problems. It was the same with Tim and later on even Basira. Melanie even got so far as to accuse Jon of being the reason she took the job as if he didn't try to warn her.
Jon: scared of Jared
Jared: scared of Melanie
Melanie: scared of Jon
the distortion has got to be one of my favorite characters
The Magnus Archives: six miserable sods, also Martin, but he's a lovely boy, leave Martin alone.
Jarod Hopworth has no interest in the rituals it seems, interesting 👀
I kind of like how basic he is in his desires. He's got his fleshcrafting skills and it makes him happy.
@@mimkyodar jus rearranging some boanes and shapes
Melanie is really annoying me, she has to stop blaming Jon, she did choose this job in the archives, and she did choose to go and investigate war ghosts, she did choose to go to the institute and give a statement etc, I get trauma, but don't blame someone for every bit of your trauma ffs
So, oddly enough, Jared Hopworth has always been my favorite Avatar. No real reason, I just like his powers. This is all I wanted from an episode with him in it. I was hoping he'd sound something like Muscular from My Hero Academia, but this is so much better!
Jon: is it going to hurt? Me: No, Jon. It’s gonna feel like fucking daisies.
If you strain your ears reallyhard you can hear Elias laughing :D
Seven hells, the puerile melodrama never ends with these people.
> Hey good news, we saved you from transforming into frothing punchmeat monster.
> WHAT! How dare you! Maybe I wanted to be trapped under the thrall of a malevolent Icon of extreme and arbitrary violence! Did you think about that, huh?! Did you even stop to consider MY FEELINGS!