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Unknown Circumstances of a Creation

June 2006

I have acquired a new animation software application, even though I have no prior experience in animation creation and my current lack of artistic skills. As of now, I am still in the process of learning. My recent focus has shifted since assuming my current affiliate position and past events. I found myself preoccupied and haven’t been drawing as much lately. The past events are still hard for me to comprehend, despite the many years that have passed. My memories have been jumbled and I��m still trying to sort through it.

Initiating Adobe Flash to start and reading all available instructions on how to utilize the application. I try all the tools, timeline, keyframes, and other features available. I begin by making lines and shapes using the tools, then making them move frame by frame and with motion tween. I also experimented with drawing, albeit, nothing too detailed or complicated. Just to see how it turns out in this animation application.

Perhaps, it’s time to start animating something different besides lines and shapes.

A stick figure serves as a good start, I remember it being the first thing I drew since my lack of artistic ability. I employ my mouse to draw a basic black stick figure, which I subsequently convert into a symbol.

Name… I stop and ponder, should I even name it something with significant thought…

‘victim’

It’s moving… the stick figure is moving. After I have given it a name, it starts to move on its own.

I didn’t need to animate it and it exhibited movement as if it came to life. Is this one of the animation application features? It wasn’t written anywhere and shouldn’t be possible. Advanced technologies are primarily to be utilized for military or research purposes. Outside of that field, not many technologies weren’t close to the level of advance.

Perhaps it’s because I’m using his computer in particular… but does it extend to the drawing created inside the application?

Turning my attention back to the stick figure. It seems to try breaking out of the transformation box. Rotating the supposed box around and seeing the stick figure inside it got tousled around due to the rotation. I try something different, drawing an anvil, it suddenly falls as if the concept of gravity exists. It was going to impale the stick figure, but it managed to move itself and the transformation box just enough so it wouldn’t get squished. The Anvil still destroys the transformation box, freeing the stick figure inside.

It retrieved the fragmented transformation box, hurling it towards the cursor as it sprinted and leaped to grab the cursor. The stick figure remains holding on, as I move the cursor to try breaking its grip. It remains holding on despite that, shifting the cursor towards the tools and timeline, it finally let go of the cursor.

Paying it no mind, my intent to try the application tools was intervened by the stick figure as it grabbed the icons and threw them at the cursor. Picking the lasso tool, I proceed to try using it like a real-life lasso by wrapping it around the stick figure, the stick figure swinging in mid-air as I move it around with the lasso.

The stick figure manages to grab the magnifying glass and throw it toward the cursor, freeing it from the lasso. Trying an alternative method, I attempted to draw a ray gun, attempting to recall its appearance from the numerous video games I once played. The gun works as it fires a ray leaving behind burn marks.

The stick figure evaded the blast and then utilized the application tool to sabotage the firearm, causing it to detonate and damage the animation timeline, resulting in the keyframes falling from their place.

Employing a similar approach, a gun turret is drawn, with keyframes serving as bullets. With the gun turret's trajectory adjusted to target the stick figure, the turret fired a shot. The stick figure, utilizing the eraser tool, successfully deflected the projectile. Subsequently, the stick figure utilized the pen tool to construct a defensive barrier. The barrier is used like a projectile, with the eraser tool as the arrow, shooting the eraser toward the turret, striking the turret, and erasing portions of it, rendering it unusable.

Creating more weapons to use against the stick figure and then binding it against the scroll bar. Moving the cursor as to delete the symbol of the stick figure, it crosses out the delete option and hits the cursor away. It then manages to copy itself to get an advantage by utilizing all available things on the application and proceed to launch attacks on the cursor as unisons.

With a simple click on the “X” button, everything stops as a notification window appears, requesting confirmation for the saving of the current work. With not much thought, I clicked the “No” option.

Perhaps further testing is required, but this time other than a stick figure. I draw a simple bird and nothing happened. I draw various inanimate objects and some have worked as if it isn’t merely a drawing. I draw a horse and nothing happens. There's no clear consistent pattern on what can become alive, although most that have shown to work so far are inanimate objects.

These unpredictable events reduce my motivation to use the application due to the lack of clarity regarding potential outcomes.

Perhaps I should continue this a couple of days later...

Initiating Adobe Flash again, I try to recreate what I have done a couple of days ago. Creating the same stick figure with the same symbol name I watch as it begins to move. Letting it move around for a bit before grabbing it with the cursor. It attempts to free itself but I simply let go and the stick figure falls from the great height. It slowly rises from the falling it takes but before it can do anything I click the option “Cut” and the stick figure is gone.

The creation of the stick figure exhibits the same as the initial result. I find these events hard to comprehend on what could lead to this outcome. But my schedule is going to be busy for the upcoming months and trying to make sense of this isn’t my top priority.

I’ll resume when I have nothing to do, to see why these drawings begun to move on their own. To determine if something is alive, one should know whether it can die.

For the time being, perhaps I should just draw on paper…

September 2006

Creating the same stick figure many months ago and creating a miniature circle. The circle, when drawn, exhibits a weight-bearing, ball-like behavior. Proceeding to launch it at the stick figure with each one I increase its size from its initial miniature from. The last one large enough that it completely crushes the stick figure, yet the stick figure continues to demonstrate movement as it emerges from beneath the imposing sphere.

Drawing a stair while the stick figure moves from beneath the sphere. Finishing the stairs, I placed the stick figure on top of the stairs. I observe as when it is drops at the top of the stairs it wobbles before stumbling and descending the stairs. When it falls at the bottom It appears stationary but then exhibits signs of movement trying to get up.

Is it simulating the experience of physical injury?

November 2006

I was simply trying to animate a fish in an aquarium, but it still isn’t fluid in its movement. All the drawings so far don’t display independent movement or move on their own, unlike the stick figure. Getting an idea, I draw the stick figure with the same procedure for it to become ‘alive’.

Seeing the stick figure move on its own the fish that I have drawn also move lively around the supposed aquarium. It swims around despite no indication of water, using the bucket to color the aquarium, only to have my attention on the stick figure wildly moving and floating as a drawing of bubbles generated from its supposed head.

Grabbing the stick figure to drop it outside the tank, it moves with a deliberate, cyclical pattern reminiscent of inhalation and exhalation.

Paying no mind I simply delete the stick figure as I continue to observe the still-moving fish swimming in the tank.

December 2006

Creating a weapon to be used like the first time, I drew a set of fireworks and witnessed it launched in various directions some towards the stick figure that is moving away. Trying another item, I draw a bomb watch it ignited, and descend down, exploding as it reaches near the stick figure. Upon detonation, the stick figure is launched away from the explosive force.

From this current test, I notice that the things that I have drawn seem to manifest to life after the stick figure is created.

March 2007

The stick figure seems to survey its surroundings, finally noticing the cursor as it pauses its motion. I employed the eraser tool and directed the cursor toward the stick figure it responded by moving away upon noticing the cursor drew closer. It seems to have memory data on what has been happening throughout. The stick figure starts to sprint in an attempt to make distance with the cursor, but by simply shifting the mouse to the side as do the cursor moves with quick speed towards the moving stick figure. The stick figure's legs were erased as the cursor came in contact, yet still moved away using its hands in replace of its legs. The remaining portion of the stick figure leaving only its hand as the final outstretched limb, but nevertheless, all were erased.

Pressing the undo keys, the stick figure reverts back to its full body. In perfect condition and capable of movement. The stick figure quickly sits up and touches its own body as if inspecting its own form. Using the shape tool, I constructed a box to confine the stick figure, ensuring its stillness.

It merely needs to be redrawn with the same procedure for it to be active. How about when the application is closed? Is it like rebooting every time the application is initiated and the stick figure is created with the same procedure? Does it just stop the same way when an application is closed?

Perhaps I should check the program that could be one of the causes for this. I never managed to see the actual programming he did. He never states that it could make drawing on the computer become animated. I think he once said that the things that become ‘alive’ with his programming are-

CRASH

“Max...?”

“MAX!!!”

I shout and hurriedly run towards the source of the crash, leaving behind the computer unattended.

I spent the remainder of the day digging a grave…

And sat beside them as I lost in thought becoming oblivious to the world around me.

When the day has darkened, I return inside. Upon recalling the unattended computer, I returned to check on it only to discover the animation application in ruins.

The stick figure nowhere in sight.

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My first time writing in this form. Trying to write in Alan POV is a little difficult. Due to how he behave and his mannerism in this AU. Try to sprinkle some worldbuilding and lore. Of course being an AU, not everything is going to be fully the same as the original. And also due to the fact most of the stories are written before AVA 11.

Still tho, hopefully you all enjoy!

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