Haha. Hahaha.
[ID: Alternating excerpts from the transcripts of The Magnus Protocol episode 11 and The Magnus Archives episode 112 and 67.
1.
Gwen: I thought he was going to kill me!
Lena: But he didn’t, which means you’ve passed the first part of your probation. Congratulations. Did you scream?
2.
(Elias): congratulations. You’re doing a lot better than I expected.
Archivist: Feels like all I’ve managed to do is… not die.
Elias: And believe me, that is a remarkably rare skill.
3.
Gwen: I don’t understand.
Lena: Yes, you do.
Beat.
Gwen: But… why?
Lena: “Why” comes later. For now, it’s best you try to process the “what.” I’ll let you know when I have another liaison assignment for you.
4.
Archivist: So you obviously know how to stop it. You could just tell me!
Elias: I could. But I believe that if I did so, you would fail. The Stranger is antithetical to us.
[The Archivist sighs heavily]
5.
Gwen (defeated): I… Ok.
Gwen opens the door.
Lena: Oh, and Gwen?
Gwen: Yes?
Lena: Get some sleep. You look dreadful.
6.
Archivist: Of course, of course. Understood.
Elias: And for God’s sake, get some sleep.
End ID]
Thank you @princess-of-purple-prose for the ID!
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i think the silt verses' concept of saints is one of my favorite examples of religious horror because it takes what saints are, at their core - someone who died, often in agonizing pain and terror - and forces you to see it from their perspective. because sainthood is awarded posthumously - the people elevated to sainthood rarely get a say in it; it's a consolation prize with no one to collect it, an apology that cannot be accepted because the person you're apologizing to will never hear it. and the silt verses shows you that. lets you see the final, helpless moments as someone is hallowed into something they don't recognize and won't be around anymore to see the impact of. shows you the sheer indignity and suffering required to make a saint out of someone. shows you how pointlessly cruel it is to reassure them that their suffering is meaningful and will be worthwhile - for someone else. to achieve ends they might not even have agreed with. championing a cause they might not even have necessarily believed in.
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I fucking CAN’T WAIT until Wilbur comes back to the qsmp. It’ll be so so so funny. Nobody thinks he’s real.
Just imagine that this “tall british rockstar” dude that you’ve never met just.. appears. Like- your friend tells you they they have a boyfriend from another school that’s really popular and rich, but you’ve never heard of them, nobody else has, and when you ask your friend what they look like, they say “oh he’s tall” “he has two ears and two eyes” “he has hair”. And then you meet the guy. And he’s exactly what has been described, and REAL.
And Quackity has told everyone that he’s famous too, which like- he’s popular yes, but he’s not Famous Famous, which is probably what Quackity has put into the French and Brazilian’s minds.
So think, when he gets back, everybody will be bombarding him cuz “ooo famous person”. He’ll get so flustered and happy. It’ll be great
AND TALLULAH. oh tallulah. I am just SO excited for musicduo reunion.
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