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HELp. I’m orbiting the archives 😭

the meme / context

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little alice drawing

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never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱

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i get that people want a sexyman but to me elias is an early 40s star wars fan, red letter media looking, balding but desperately trying to cover it up,expensive suit but specsavers glasses, government accountant. this is what he looks like in my mind

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Today's gender is the agony of being opened and remade.

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just spent 6 hrs memorising the basic anatomy of the ribs - SO WHICH RIBS DID JON REMOVE?? [tw anatomy]

so some facts that we know; we know he's alive because of Beholding powers, right? and also that the ribs were "something [he] won't miss" and that the second rib was a "weird one".

there are two possible interpretations of this last fact; it was covered in eyes, it was a different type of rib to the last one, or both.

PART ONE: "the weird one"

let's take this second fact to be true. this means that jon removed two separate types of ribs!!

Quick run-through - There are 12 ribs, and they're all attached to individual parts of the spinal cord. Ribs can be categorised into:

- typical/atypical

- true/false

- bonus: 'floating' (11 & 12 only).

Naturally, it's possible that Jared got one each from either the typical/atypical or true/false categories above, but I think his specific mention of a 'weird one' that he isn't sure that he likes implies it's a floating rib.

Floating ribs are weird. They're not attached to the sternum (big bone at the front) or the costal margin (which connects ribs 7-10 at the front). They're also smaller - by quite a bit! And they would probably classify as 'non-essential' by Jon standards, for ribs. So that's one of them!

Now, which of the 4 floating ribs do I think it is? The thing about the ribs is that they have a few purposes. Like protecting other organs.

The bottom left ribs protect the liver (very very important organ!! basically all the nutrients you ingest go here! it also has like, 500 other jobs - not an exaggeration btw), and the bottom right ribs protect the spleen. Except that usually, the bones that protect the spleen, a very soft organ, are ribs 9-11.

So anyway one of the ribs is definitely rib 12 on the left.

What about the other one?

PART TWO: "something [he] won't miss"

Well, it's not ribs 11-12. It's something different.

SO, a break-down of which ribs he 'might not miss'. I can't lie, pretty much all of them are important. They all protect nerves and blood vessels & attach to at least something. Rib 12 on the left is maybe the only 'unimportant' one I could think of, and even then it helps to protect the subcostal nerve.

Ribs 1-2 are pretty important. It's almost definitely not those two. Likewise, 3-6 are important as attachments for the upper limb muscles, and also for protecting the heart. Rib 7 is kinda needed as an attachment for the rest of the costal margin as well, so the only options are 8-10, really.

But here's an interesting thing about the lungs!! Between the lungs & the diaphragm (& hence the liver, which lies right below the diaphragm), is a gap of about 2 ribs wide. It's called the costodiaphragmatic recess, and it's for your lungs to expand into when you breathe in (and they fill with air).

Depending on how far along the rib you are, it lies between ribs 8-10, ribs 6-8, or ribs 10-12. Which makes it roughly between 8-10. Now, remember that ribs 9-11 protect the spleen on the left, so we're staying away from those.

But rib 8? Rib 8 should be safe. What about right or left? Could be either. But in the interest of balance, I think that rib 8 on the right is my headcanon for Bone That Sat In Jon's Drawer.

It also has the advantage of being a 'typical' rib [ribs 3-9], so for those familiar with anatomy, it looks like a standard rib (but it will still be unrecognisable to those unfamiliar, such as ep 140 Basira).

Mystery solved :D

thanks for reading my tedtalk <3 here are some useful diagrams

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"Statement begins"

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Meow

the snail

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I like both :)

Do you prefer books or movies?

JONATHAN SIMS Test… Test… Test… 1, 2, 3… Right. (Sounds of Jonathan clearing their throat) My name is Jonathan Sims. I work for the Magnus Institute, London, an organization dedicated to academic research into the esoteric and the paranormal. The head of the Institute, Mr. Elias Bouchard, has employed me to replace the previous Head Archivist, one Gertrude Robinson, who has recently passed away.

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Ok so seeing as chester and norris are probably jonmartin. And they're computer programs. Can i start calling them EyeTea?

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What's your favorite flower/plant?

I don't have a specific in my mind at the moment, but if you asked me what I like about flora in general I might be able to conjure up something from the depths of my mind. I'm not a big plant person, but what I do like are poisons/herbs that can be made from plants. Take poison hemlock, they're small, pretty, and white. Innocent-looking and inconspicuous. They're part of the carrot family. Yet their poison is deadly, from the roots to the stem, few parts are truly edible. Other than poisonous plants, I just find most of them aesthetically or visually appealing. Red spider lilies are very pretty, and they often represent death or rebirth. Mushrooms are cool, plus they look funky and do funky things. Plants are so different and weird compared to animals, but in a cool way.

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Teeth in garbage bag? No. Kitty

the snail

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(Un)Fathom AU - 7

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*clears throat* nsrs/actually Jon and Martin were already trapped in the Web by their fans online. Look at the fanart. Its them. They are trapped.

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(clutches chest) non-human characters learning to be human...

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Jon reading what sounded like a reddit thread has killed me