Jesse jane vidoes

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1. CLARAA, Ashimba – Kukaya (Masšh Remix) 06:18 121bpm 7A
2. SMG – OMGF (Original Mix) 04:52 87bpm 2A
3. Jerome Sydenham – Deep Spirit (Original Mix) 06:05 126bpm 5B
4. Adriatique, Solique, ALSO ASTIR – Changing Colors (Extended Version) 05:22 122bpm 11B
5. Wheats – HWG (Original Mix) 06:45 128bpm 4A
6. Skjöld – Annulus (Original Mix) 06:37 68bpm 6B
7. Detlef, Ossey James – Swagon (Ralf Remix) 06:04 127bpm 12B
8. Gorovich – Peacock (Original mix) 08:00 69bpm 6B
9. Darren Emerson, Gui Boratto – The Shell (Extended Version) 05:36 127bpm 9A
10. Dennis De Laat, Jade PraiZe – Figment Of My Mind (Hannes Bieger Remix) 06:11 126bpm 6A
11. Pablo Say – Reflections (Extended Mix) 06:18 133bpm 1B
12. Tatie Dee – Multi Timbral Sound Module (Original Mix) 05:42 126bpm 8B
13. Uit de Hoogte – Fuk Dat Shit Up (Original Mix) 04:35 125bpm 4A
14. Joss Moog – Trouble (Original Mix) 05:54 125bpm 5A
15. Nick Curly – You (Extended Mix) 05:39 125bpm 5A
16. RedWine House – The Indy Song (Original Mix) 06:14 129bpm 11B
17. Quadrant, Iris – Rough Puff (Original Mix) 04:38 86bpm 7B
18. Hot Oasis, Husa & Zeyada – Fakr (GMJ & Matter Extended Remix) 07:28 121bpm 3B
19. Funk Cartel – Imprints (Original Mix) 07:00 130bpm 9B
20. Tonique & Man – Running After Time (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 06:33 121bpm 10B
21. Umbra, Limmz, Sempa – Method (Original Mix) 04:12 142bpm 6A
22. Killswitch – Calls Me Everyday (Original Mix) 03:51 87bpm 5A
23. Agassi – To My Beat (Original Mix) 06:30 120bpm 11B
24. Simon Vuarambon, Tantum – Arcade (Original Mix) 06:54 121bpm 4B
25. RTK Tarantino – Menace (Original Mix) 06:12 134bpm 9B
26. Hugel, GROSSOMODDO – Andalucia (Extended Mix) 05:24 120bpm 8A
27. Jay Sax, Maremo Violin – Conversations (Original Mix) 07:00 112bpm 3B
28. Pambouk – Power of Imagination (Intro Edit) 07:24 154bpm 10A
29. Fer BR – How Much You Want (Original Mix) 06:05 126bpm 8A
30. Miss Melera – Sage (Extended Mix) 05:02 124bpm 12B
31. Golpe – Amaltheus (Original mix) 05:58 150bpm 8A
32. Dr Feel, RedRo8se, Fabyo Gomez – We Are One (Extended Mix) 07:12 92bpm 8A
33. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (ABSOLUTE. Extended Rework) 07:10 135bpm 5A
34. Jesse Maas – Goddess Of Flowers (Original Mix) 06:03 129bpm 1A
35. Jesse Maas – Settled After (Original Mix) 06:39 131bpm 11B
36. Luuk Van Dijk – Get My Luv (Original Mix) 06:17 129bpm 2A
37. Mha Iri – Take My Love (Original Mix) 06:02 142bpm 7A
38. Jhobei – Slip the Fuzz (Original Mix) 05:58 130bpm 7A
39. Joseph Edmund – Aciid (Extended Mix) 06:16 128bpm 8B
40. Sidney Charles – Space Bass (Original Mix) 06:09 131bpm 4A
41. Lakej – Nerve Control (Original Mix) 05:51 84bpm 4B
42. Sahar – Shakedown (Original Mix) 06:49 123bpm 7A
43. Tim Ziemer – Syzygy (Original Mix) 05:51 134bpm 9B
44. Gespona – Bucht der Träumer (Original Mix) 05:18 122bpm 6A
45. Hoopoe – Aracari (Original Mix) 07:39 130bpm 7B
46. Spektre – Something Inside Us (Kos:mo Remix) 06:19 134bpm 9B
47. M.O.S. – Night Owls (Original Mix) 07:17 123bpm 8B
48. Session Victim, Ras Stimulant – Screen Off (feat. Ras Stimulant) (Original Mix) 05:50 123bpm 10B
49. Gustaff – Perenci (Original Mix) 05:53 127bpm 8A
50. Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo – Voyage (Denis Horvat Remix) 05:14 123bpm 7B
51. Captain Bass, J Bookey – Murderer (Original Mix) 03:28 87bpm 9A
52. DMVU – Bruk (Original Mix) 04:36 140bpm 12A
53. Radioactive Man, Ben Pest – A Gentleman From London was Very Upset (Original Mix) 07:28 133bpm 7A
54. Elisa Elisa – You No Good to Me (Original Mix) 05:24 125bpm 1B
55. MPH – Funk Master (Original Mix) 03:42 106bpm 3A
56. Tropical Bleyage – Mala (DigiCult Remix) 07:15 109bpm 1B
57. Stojche – Counterpunch (Original Mix) 05:19 145bpm 1B
58. Tatyana Jane – Infernal Circle (Original Mix) 03:22 98bpm 10A
59. MrSee – Deep Rocker (Original Mix) 06:16 125bpm 5B
60. anyoneID, MINÄ – Trunky (Original Mix) 03:02 75bpm 10A
61. D-Nox, DJ Zombi – Sanctuary of Love (Extended Mix) 07:22 125bpm 10A
62. Skool Of Thought, Stanton Warriors – Bronx Posse (Club Mix) 03:56 126bpm 3A
63. DJ Maphorisa, M.J, Tyler ICU, Masterpiece YVK, Ceeka RSA, Silas Africa, Alxapo – Manzi Nte (Original Mix) 07:23 113bpm 5B
64. Kygo, HAYLA – Without You (Original Mix) 04:23 128bpm 8A
65. DJ Raybel, Nicole Elocin – Mia (Mine) (Original Mix) 06:56 113bpm 5B
66. Seti Project – Mr. Spock (Original Mix) 08:16 118bpm 10B
67. Goldtrix, Andrea Brown, Kolsch – It’s Love (Trippin’) (Extended Mix) 06:37 128bpm 9A
68. David Temessi – Mispent Years (Original Mix) 05:39 155bpm 3A
69. Diego Sosa – Talk2U (Original Mix) 06:08 127bpm 11B
70. Rezz – EDGE (2024 Version) 02:59 155bpm 10B
71. Bittersuite – Controlled By Rhythm (Original Mix) 05:32 125bpm 11B
72. CASSIMM – I Hear You (Original Mix) 05:50 126bpm 6A
73. Dense & Pika – Diddums (Original Mix) 05:48 138bpm 5A
74. RISE, Oram – Come With It (Original Mix) 04:35 87bpm 9A
75. Seph – OBI (Original Mix) 05:37 130bpm 11B
76. Madd Rod – Sad Behaviour (Yotam Russo Remix) 05:41 124bpm 12B
77. HI-LO, Space 92 – PEGASUS (How We Know) (Oliver Heldens Extended Vocal Mix) 05:29 135bpm 7B
78. Rikky Disco – Love Life (Hotmood Remix) 05:08 125bpm 7A
79. Kayzo, Scarlxrd – Eyes Wide Xpen (Original Mix) 03:45 145bpm 5B
80. MechaLAB – Organic Acid Test (Original Mix) 06:15 155bpm 12A
81. Lolu Menayed – Push It (Nacho Bolognani Remix) 05:42 130bpm 10A
82. Møntero – Vertical Gravitation (Original Mix) 05:03 100bpm 5A
83. Neverdogs – In The Mood (Ivan Iacobucci remix) 06:25 126bpm 10B
84. Sentinel Groove – Real Close (Original Mix) 05:28 120bpm 11B
85. PETDuo – Dance With The Devil (Original Mix) 05:36 155bpm 11A
86. Jamie Unknown – Pressure (Original Mix) 04:22 136bpm 5A
87. Matteo Quezada – Ice Baby (Original Mix) 06:03 127bpm 4B
88. The Digital Blonde, William Byrne – Last Time (Driver Mix) 10:13 140bpm 8A
89. Mikrotakt – Confront Chaos (Original Mix) 05:30 141bpm 10A
90. The Populists – Step Inside (Original Mix) 06:52 127bpm 7B
91. Boulderhead – Saucy Hive Mind (Original Mix) 05:28 140bpm 11A
92. Moonchild Sanelly, Mxshi Mo – Uzobuya (Original Mix) 04:59 79bpm 6B
93. Blaqq & Why’d – Like This (Original Mix) 06:22 131bpm 6A
94. Ten Fingerz, Brooklyn Baby – Back to Acid (Original Mix) 05:52 125bpm 1A
95. Jamie Unknown – Tiki (Original Mix) 05:02 136bpm 2B

As an elder emo I am very excited for the superjam this year, really anxious to see what Chris and the band put together for this…was just going through the lineup and looking for guests that make sense…
Andrew McMahon confirmed on IG he’ll be at Roo, being friends with Chris you have to think we’ll hear them do a SoCo song, hoping for If U C Jordan.
Other guests in the area with the weekend free that make sense…

• Cassadee Pope (local, no dates)
• Jordan Pundik (local, no NFG dates)
• Laura Jane Grace (local, no dates, played Bonnaroo multiple times)
• Tyson Ritter (local, no AAR dates)
• Jesse Lacey (local, friends w/Chris, complete scumbag)

Guests on the lineup already that would fit well:

• Matt Schultz (Cage)
• Carly Rae Jepsen (already done a superjam previously)
• Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)

I don't understand why Jesse is the one who goes against Walt and not Skyler. I don't remember all the moments exactly since I just completed the series and need to rewatch it, but I have some incidents that support my accusation against Jesse.

1. Right from the start, when Walt gave him everything he had to buy an RV, he just got high with those two friends. How could he spend a man's lifetime earnings in a single night?
   
2. This crybaby led Hank to the RV, forcing Walt to make a prank phone call to his own brother-in-law, saying his sister-in-law was in the hospital, to get out of the situation Jesse created.
   
3. I never believed Jesse truly loved that spoiled brat Jane. They just had sex all day and night and stayed in bed for days, almost jeopardizing Walt's deal with Gus.
   
4. The whole thing with Gus's guys—Jesse cared about the girl’s brothers he met (and slept with) at the therapy center, and stole meth from Gus's lab.
   
5. Despite knowing Gus would kill them if he learned the formula, Jesse gave Gus many chances instead of following Walter's order to kill him. I don't understand why Jesse spared Gus when he had the chance or why he beat Walt just for mentioning the idea of ending up in a barrel (we all know Walt doesn’t mean what he says when he’s angry).
   
6. When Brock got hospitalized out of the blue, Jesse went to Walt’s house and pointed a gun at the man who had been saving his ass for a year. This was the worst moment for me. He didn’t even think for a second, running into Walt’s house and holding him at gunpoint.
   
7. Somehow, this guy figured out that Walt had Saul steal the ricin and give it to Brock. Who on earth would get gasoline and try to burn his partner's house over this? Brock was safe, and it was noted that the illness was caused by the seeds of the lily of the valley, not ricin. Yet, Jesse went and confessed to Hank. I don’t even know what made him do the video confession.
   
8. Hank died because of Pinkman. He led both agents to Walt’s money by betraying him. I don't know why. Walt cared for and protected him the whole time. All the gratitude and love vanished over a supposed prank involving Brock.
   
9. Lastly, what would make Jesse point a gun at Walt when he was saving him? I assume Walt was there to get himself killed along with the other gangsters in that club, but after seeing Jesse's situation, he cared and saved him. I'm running out of words to describe this rat.
   

Walt really loved Jesse and cared for him, but Jesse barely reciprocated Walt's feelings and actions, letting him down every time he believed in him, all because of his reckless actions and overreactions.

Sorry about my English.
So I was never close with my cousins (let's call them Jess and Vicky). Wa are 3 women in late 20s'. We spent lots of time together as kids but I was a very quiet teen and they had their own friends so we drifted away. Then I moved to another country for a few years. They never made any effort to be friends with me. To be fair, I also wasn't the best at keeping in touch but while I texted them every few months, got them Christmas gifts and visited when I was in the country they never showed any interest in being friends.
I moved back home last year. I live in a family house, with my parents, my younger sister (Tori, still a teen), my brother and his wife (Jane, also late 20s). I moved right before Vicky's wedding. In my country, we don't have braidsmaids, so I wasn't that sad about not being involved in the wedding (just a guest). Again, after the wedding I invited both cousins and Jane for my birthday, hoping we can start hanging out more often. To no effect.
Now Vicky is pregnant. Tori and I tried to visit her twice, just to be nice and have a chat, but once she wasn't home, the other time she didn't seem interested in talking, didn't invinted us in. Our aunt invited us in and made us coffee. We asked Vicky about the pregnancy she said "I hate talking about this. I don't want anyone to talk with me about it". Since then I gave up trying. It sucks for me bc after being away for years I don't have many friends here and I miss having a group of ladies I can hang out with. And it's so hard to make friends as an adult. Even Tori, who spent a lot of time with Vicky when I was away is over them just ignoring us.
A few days ago Jess texted me if I want to come to baby shower. I said yes and was added to group chat that was created 2 weeks earlier, with all their friends planning the party. I realised that Jane and Tori are not in the group. Tori is 10+ years younger than all of us so I get her not being invited. I asked Jess about Jane and she said that she didn't think about her. I offered to ask Jane if she wants to come and she replied "No. Vicky doesn't have good contact with her and wanted to invite close people only. No offence tho."
Now - I know Jane is even bigger introvert than I am and she really is not close with my cousins. I live in the same house and don't know her that well. She has a very hard time socialising but she is nice. So I get why Jess said that. But I can bet my left kidney that they never made any effort to get to know Jane, either.
this rubbed me the wrong way. I already felt hurt to realise I wasn't considered as the orignial baby shower guest (my guess is that my aunt found out I was not invited and made them add me) but this was just rude to me. There is 12 people in the chat, I only know 1 of them. Tori is not invited even tho she is closer to Vicky. I live in the same house as her and Jane. There will be pictures on social media.
Am I supposed to just go to this party where I'm sure I will be surrounded by strangers and ignored by them and the hosts, without a single soul to talk to, knowing Tori, my brother and Jane will be upset?
I know I'm a people pleaser, Jane and Vicky's relationship is none of my business but I feel so uncomfortable with this whole thing, and I have to be happy about it to not upset my mum and her own shaky relationship with aunt.
Should I tell Jane and Tori about the baby shower? They will find out anyway but how do I go about it.
Can I not go? I still could pay my share of costs and just say that something came up last minute? I know I will not enjoy this party, especially alone.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for reading!

If you heard these names.... What would you name the next one (either or)? Feel free to add your own

1. Adelaide, Margaret, Caroline (William or Joseph)
   
2. Phillip and Allison (Elienne or Elliott)
   
3. Julianna Sheppard, Hayden Reese, Holden Rex, Ainsley Hayes, (Willava Caroline or Worth Knox)
   
4. Anasofia and Grant (Gaius or Evabeth)
   
5. Rory Finch and Josey Blu (Jamie Bardo or Casey Nen)
   
6. Teddy, Phillip, Charles, Edmund (Nathan or Eleanore)
   
7. Sebastian and Tessa (Talmadge or Catesby)
   
8. Aurelio, Walter, Harrison (Jesse or George)
   
9. Theodore, Sebastian, Nicholas (Christopher or Godeliva)
   
10. Emerson and Kennedy (Caraway or Wellesley)
    
11. Halsey Jo, Shaley Jane, John Ashley (Elysha Josie or Lyesha Jax)
    
12. Kara, Jana, Gigi (Mimi or Coco)
    
13. Lorraine, Margeaux, Vivienne (Delphine or Collette)
    
14. Phillippa and Theodora - Pippa and Thea (Collette or Larissa - Coco or Lara)
    
15. Lorelai, Analiese, Isolde (Hanalore or Heidi)
    
16. Venetia, Triesta, Siena (Florence or Corinthia)
    

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4yDVR4yOo
If you're missing Theatre Talk this is a passable replacement, although I miss the always amusing Michael Reidel, Susan Haskins, Michael Musto, and Jesse Green.
Here Patrick Pacheco hosts a respectful show with guests Sara Holdren (New York Magazine/Vulture, Adam Feldman (TimeOut) and Jan Simpson (podcaster).
Based on their comments from the video, I made a breakdown of the Critics' Predictions from the video:
BEST MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Suffs
• Adam Feldman: Suffs
• Jan Simpson: Suffs

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Merrily We Roll Along
• Adam Feldman: Merrily We Roll Along
• Jan Simpson: Merrily We Roll Along

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
• Adam Feldman: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
• Jan Simpson: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen
• Adam Feldman: Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
• Jan Simpson: Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
• Adam Feldman: Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
• Jan Simpson: Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Sara Hoden: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
• Adam Feldman: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
• Jan Simpson: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along

BEST PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: Stereophonic / Loved: Mother Play
• Adam Feldman: Stereophonic / Loved: Mary Jane
• Jan Simpson: Stereophonic / Loved: Mary Jane

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: Appropriate / Loved: Enemy of the People
• Adam Feldman: Appropriate / Loved: Purlie Victorious
• Jan Simpson: Appropriate

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: Leslie Odom Jr. v. Jeremy Strong
• Adam Feldman: Leslie v. Jeremy / Loved: Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
• Jan Simpson: Leslie v. Jeremy

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: TIE: Sarah Paulson / Jessica Lange / Rachel McAdams
• Adam Feldman: Sarah Paulson v. Jessica Lange
• Jan Simpson: Sarah Paulson

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
• Adam Feldman: Corey Stoll, Appropriate
• Jan Simpson: Jim Parsons, Mother Play

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Sara Hoden: Kara Young, Purlie Victorious
• Adam Feldman: Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
• Jan Simpson: Ceelia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play

I’m rewatching breaking bad, and i’m currently on S2 E10.
Jesse’s making eggs for Jane as a way of showing his affection for her. Jane accepts the eggs and throws away the shells in them while Jesse’s not looking. This is showing two people who mutually love one another, and their efforts to make each other happy.
This is kind of like Walt making eggs for Skylar. except Walt made guilty and not loving eggs. It all shows the difference between Walt and those outside him.
It’s interesting that they’d have two similar scenes around eggs between Jesse and Walt - student and mentor.
i find these parallels interesting, and the fact that the more mundane moments of this show can be analyzed. it’s what makes breaking bad so great.

In the early 18th century, there was a small village in Georgia called Charleston. It often had a mild winter due to Georgia being located in a warm religion of what was the 13 Colonies at that time. Strangely enough, every time the winter got rid of the leaves on the trees, at least 5 children would disappear from the village.
During the winter of 1732 to 1733, the Great Awakening made people really fixated on the mystery of their children missing. In the January of 1733, 6 children went missing from the village. Specifically, the missing children were all 6 daughters of the village's landlord, whose name was Samuel Charleston. Samuel Charleston was an Irish carpenter who set foot on land of the village and became the founder of Charleston. The winter of 1732-33 was a strange time. No one wanted to go outside and everyone kept their CHILDREN indoors at all times. The quarantine caused the children to get very rowdy. The outdoors were their rare source of entertainment, so they went crazy with their energy and they disrupted the adults, as if the children were annoying squirrels.
The children got super rowdy and the adults had enough of it. The adults were going to search out into the mysterious forest and find whoever was snatching their wholesome dolls. The landlord sent out 6 of the village watchmen to find the landlord’s missing daughters. The landlord told the watchmen that if they don’t find the daughters alive, they will be hanged.
January 15, 1733. 3:00 a.m. The lowest temperature is 30 degrees, the coldest it has been in years. The 6 watchmen have been sent out to the mysterious forest to find the landlord’s missing daughters. They enter the forest. Dead leaves are on the forest floor. The sound of leaves crunching is heard as the watchmen are walking. Their only sources of light is the moon covered by clouds, and their lit-up sticks. They don’t hear the normal sounds of owls hooting and crickets chirping. They hear the sounds of red wolves howling far out into the distance of the mysterious forest. They hear a weird noise, almost sounding like screaming, but it is too far out and quiet to comprehend it.
The 6 watchmen called out for their daughters desperately, as if they were looking for Witches in the Salem Witch Trials. Jane. Jess. Marissa. Where are you? They were calling their names desperately due to the thought of getting hanged. The 6 watchmen then feel like they are being watched. Not by the missing daughters. But by something vaguely sinister.
Just then, the snap of a twig caused them to turn around. They saw the 6 daughters that were covered in blood with their legs missing, eyes gone, glued to a tree, and eyes lifeless. This triggered a flight response in all 6 watchmen and they fled to the village.Several minutes after running, they found their hut in their village. They all gathered around to discuss what just went down in their village. Heavy footsteps was then heard outside of their hut. They went searching around the house of their village. When they came around to the back yard, they saw something that was simply horrifying. It was a man. I don’t know if it should be considered a man, 7 feet tall, slouched down, leg noticeably bigger than the other, few missing fingers were facing in the wrong direction, and the face, oh the face. It had the face of a human, but it looked like the face was glued on with the shades of blood around it. The figure opened it’s jaw wider than knowingly possible.
The next day, everyone in the village was gone. Disappeared without a trace. The village had been abandoned.
No one knows why this village was abandoned. There aren’t any buildings left standing. The land of this village is currently a nature reserve. The story you just read is a hypothesis written by me, who conducted several investigations throughout this nature reserve. At night, during the winter, people have reported hearing a weird scream far out into the distance. Some people have reported to have hitted something while driving on the roads. And some people have reported to have woken up to a deformed figure in the cabins they sleep in. Well, I haven’t told my hypothesis until now, and now you know what may have happened to this village. The weird thing is that when this village was alive, there were missing children each and every winter. Including the 6 daughters of Samuel Charleston, the landlord of that village. If you ever visit this nature reserve, make sure you protect your children, because the creature could still be out and about.
INVESTIGATIONS,
January 14, 2013,
I became the park ranger chief of the Charleston State forest. Me and the rangers search out into the forest. I see a deer with mushroom like pimples stare at me. I see a statue turn to me and stare at me.
At night,
I laid in bed, thinking about what had just happened to me. I then hear a weird cackle far out in the distance. Where I slept, there was rarely anyone walking around that area. I go and search around and I don’t see anything. As I go back inside, I notice by the edge of the woods, I see a man. He runs back into the woods. When I close my eyes, I see red eyes peering at me.

It was the winter of 1732 in a small town in Georgia called Charleston. It often had a mild winter since Georgia was located in a warm area of what was the 13 colonies at that time. However, there was a weird problem. Every time the winter got rid of the leaves on the trees, at least 5 children would disappear in the village.
In the winter of 1732, a great awakening made people want to get to the bottom of this mystery. In the January of that winter, 6 children went missing. Specifically, they were missing the daughters of the mayor of that winter in the village. The major’s name was Adam Smith, who was a Scottish man who arrived to the land not so long ago. The winter of 1732 was a strange time. No one wanted to go out anywhere. Everyone wanted their children to be indoors at all times. That caused the children to get very rowdy. The outdoors were their rare source of entertainment, so that meant they went crazy with energy and disruption for the adults, as if they were Trevor, Paula, and Jake in creative writing class.
The children were so rowdy. The adults had enough. They were going to search out in to the mysterious forest and find whatever monster was snatching their wholesome plushies. The mayor sent out 7 of the village watchmen to find the mayor’s missing daughters. The mayor demanded to them that if they don’t snatch them, the watchmen will get hanged.
January 4, 1733. 3:00 am. It is as cold as Ice. The 7 watchmen have been sent to the forest to search for the mayor’s missing daughters. They go to the forest. It is as dark as the nothingness. There are no birdsongs. Only the sound of red wolves howling. The trees are dead like a dancing plague.
The 7 watchmen called out for the daughters, as if they were crossing to God. Jane. Jess. Marissa. Where are you? They were calling out their names desperately due to the threat of getting hanged. The 7 watchmen suddenly felt like they were being watched. They assumed they were close to finding the daughter. However, the feeling of them being watched felt vaguely sinister.
Just then, they felt a snap of a twig. They turned around to see the 7 daughters, still as a statue, eyes gone, skin decayed, and dead. This triggered a flight or fight response in all of the 7 watchmen. They eventually went back to the village.
Several minutes after running, they headed back to their hut in their village. They all had to discuss what the heck happened to them. A clicking noise was then heard just outside of their hut. They turned around and saw something that was simply horrifying. It was a man, I don’t know if it should be considered a man, 8 feet tall, thin as a stick, pale as a sheet, and its eyes were glowing white and wider than known possible. The thing made a screaming noise that sounded like a human scream, but there was something missing to it.
The next day, the village was empty. Left without a strace. Everyone was suddenly gone.
No one knows what happened. No one knows why this village was abandoned. The story you just read was a hypothesis made by me, who conducted several investigations in this abandoned village. There is no building left. They all eventually eroded away. The location of this village has been converted into a nature reserve. At night, during the winter, some people can hear a scream deep into the forest. They described it as the scream of a person, but there was something missing. There have also been some reports of people seeing a 8-foot tall pale stick figure.
Well, I haven’t told my guess until now, and now you know what may have happened to this village. When this village was alive, there was some children missing, including the mayor’s daughters. If you ever go to this nature reserve, make sure you protect your kids. The creature could still be alive and out there.
Investigations
January 4th:
I am a park ranger. I left Everglades to come to Crypuss National Forest. I left Everglades because I became depressed by the awful invasive species there. During the winter, Iguanas would fall out of trees as if they were rain.
January 5, 2023
My first day. I started driving around the forest. I spotted upon a statue of Adam Smith.I felt like it was directly staring at me. That statue was a little too advanced.

SPOILER WARNING FOR ALL OF BREAKING BAD
Today, I decided to check in on favorite streamer Destiny’s late night stream, and saw my favorite vegan bodybuilder Vegan Gains come on (at about two and a half hours into the stream) to absolutely trigger me talking about Breaking Bad.
Now, of all the things going on, the Iranian president just dying being one of them, is this the thing to talk about? The answer is of course yes, because this is what triggered me.
Also, before I get into any of these takes, let me preface two things: one is SPOILER WARNING, and two is that it is fine to like/dislike any piece of media. I personally love Breaking Bad, I think it’s an awesome show, but it is fine to dislike a piece of media. What I think is very dumb to do is come on and give reasons which are just objectively wrong, and show a complete misunderstanding of the show, and this is what Vegan Gains did several times.
He has multiple points that he accuses of being bad writing/plot holes, but as are often the case, this is bad writing/plot holes to Vegan Gains only because he is not paying attention to the show. The three main points he makes as being “bad writing” is Walter refusing the money from his old business partners but working at the car wash, Walter being a “mastermind” but doing stupid shit, and Gus killing his lab assistant Victor when he can perfectly do what Walter did. All three of these are easily counter-able with evidence from the show, and I will break each down one by one.
1. Walter White’s “Pride”
One thing that Vegan Gains brings up is that Walter ostensibly wants all this money for his cancer, but he turns down the offer by his old partners at Grey Matter, Gretchen and Elliot, to fund his cancer treatment. VG says this is excused by fans due to Walter’s “pride”, but this does not fit, as if Walter had all this pride, why would he have been working at the car wash and getting laughed at by teenagers?
So, first point: the show is abundantly clear that Walter’s motivation is not the money. There are a few implicit examples of this, with an obvious one being that despite the amount of money he “needs” for his family being calculated by him as 737,000 dollars, he continues to reach for more and more money even as it puts him in more and more danger and the immoral acts he needs to do to get this money only increase. But, even more importantly, are the explicit lines by Walter. When he is talking to Jesse, he utters the infamous line “Jesse you asked me if I was in the money business or the drug business. Neither. I’m in the empire business.” When he talks to Skylar in the final season, he acknowledges “I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. I was really… I was alive.”
He does not do it for the money. He does it because it makes him feel powerful and makes him feel like he’s finally getting what he believes he’s entitled to. In addition, he does it (and this is extremely important for him turning the money down from Gretchen and Elliot) because he feels like the biggest mistake of his life, which he describes to Jesse in the prelude to the line above, was accepting a “buy out” on his position in Grey Matter.
So why does Walter want the money? Because of his pride, yes, but also because Walter wants his family to know that he can provide and he can get them the money. When he talks to Saul Goodman about how to explain the money, Walter turns down Saul’s ways to give his family the money because “It cannot be blind luck or some imaginary relative who saves us… I earned the money! Me! And now my son created his own website- SaveWalterWhite.com- soliciting anonymous donations! Do you have any idea how that makes me feel?” This is also shown when Gus appeals to him, where Gus’s line to manipulative and convince him is “A man provides.”, a transparent appeal to Walter’s ego (and one that, of course, works).
So why does he turn down Gretchen’s offer? It is obvious, and makes perfect sense with his character. The same people who screwed him over with this buy out not only get to get away with that, but they get all the credit for saving his family? No, absolutely not- this is unacceptable to Walter.
Well okay sadboi, well if that’s the case, why is he okay slaving away doing embarrassing work at the car wash? Well… he’s not for very long. The Walter we meet in the very first episode is a man who has embraced a life of mediocrity, but he is shaken out of this by his cancer diagnosis and his plan to cook meth. This transition, and his decision to radically alter his life, is literally the whole point of the show’s title, and at the heart of this exchange with Jesse, where as Walter puts it, he is “awake!”.
But even before this (and you can see this with the pilot plot summary)), Walter quits the car wash in dramatic fashion. So no, this is not some massive plot hole, since as soon as he gets the cancer diagnosis and reevaluates his life in the very first episode, Walter’s pride kicks in and he refuses to continue the embarrassing car wash job… just as he refuses Gretchen’s offer. It makes perfect sense with his character.
2. Walter The “Mastermind”
Walter is an extremely talented chemist, and often quite good with his back against the wall in the heat of the moment, but he is clearly depicted as not being a mastermind and often only surviving being arrested or killed due to dumb luck. The very first episode has him recording his confession because he thinks he’s gonna be arrested, and this is after barely surviving being killed by two armed men in the first deal he ever does.
He is then routinely, throughout the show, saved by either just luck (ironically) or things completely out of his control. He is almost taken to Mexico by Tuco and his cousins, but is saved by Jesse shooting Tuco and Hank happening to show up (episode summary)). He is blackmailed by Jane and Jesse, and only avoids this due to them passing out from heroin (episode summary)). He is going to be killed by Tuco’s cousins, and is saved only moments from death by a text from Gus (episode summary). I could keep going, but Walter is not some criminal mastermind, he is surviving based on luck and the good will of others who want to use him.
This is also stated by other characters, including Saul who routinely mocks Walter’s criminal ineptitude, Gus who hates Walter’s sloppiness and recklessness, and Mike, who calls Walt out in this famous scene, pointing out how Gus had an empire he maintained for years and that Walter ruined in months.
And even when he does get figured out by Hank, it’s because of a tremendously stupid and prideful decision. He decides to keep the Leaves of Grass book given to him by Gale in his bathroom, since it praises him, even though it connects him to Gus and to Heisenberg.
So no, Walter isn’t a mastermind, and as another example of the show’s excellent and consistent writing, it is often his pride which drives his dumbest decisions. Meaning that not only is this not a plot hole, it’s actually another example of what makes the show great.
3. Why Did Gus Kill Victor?
This will be the shortest section, because this is the easiest and most black and white. Gus killed Victor because Victor got himself seen at a murder scene. Not only is this explicitly shown, but Mike then asks if he was seen, and in a later scene, we’re shown this police sketch of him.
And no, Gus doesn’t explicitly say this, but through the evidence we’re shown and Mike’s reaction, the reason is obvious. In addition to this, the idea that just because Victor could ape Walter’s process he’d also be able to handle singlehandedly running the entire lab and deal with any issue is extremely doubtful (especially as we’re already told by Gus that for the lab to shut down for even a few days is absolutely unacceptable to him).
TL;DR: It’s okay to not like a show, but don’t do it for the dumbest reasons that are easily disprovable with evidence from the show.

Now that there is another tier list, here is my sixth installment on the subject where I determine how each of these villains meet their fates. Here is the first post, the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth. As always, I'll keep everyone from the previous post where they are but I'll get rid of their explanations unless I had to change something between now and then. Without further ado, let's begin. I am not doing Mr. Orange since he's not evil by his criteria but he would count as dead by being killed.
Alive and redeemed: Derek Vineyard, Gordon Gekko, Jules Winnfield, and William Munny
Their story is unfinished: Agent Smith, Azula, Davy Jones, Euron Greyjoy (is currently still alive), Frieza (is currently at large and still a key player in the conflict), Griffith, the Joker (Joker), the Machines, Ramsay Bolton (A Song of Ice and Fire, is currently still alive), SHODAN, and Tommy Shelby (a Peaky Blinders movie set after the series is being made)
Alive, free, and uninjured: Alex DeLarge (book), Amy Dunne, Blondie, Christof, Clay Puppington, Green Goblin (MCU), Hannibal Lecter (book series), Henry Potter, Honey Bunny, Jobu Tupaki, Jonas Engstrom, Judge Holden, Keyser Soze, the Li Tolqa, the Lighthouse, Lord Summerisle and his society, Louis Bloom, Mary (Precious), Ozymandias (original comics), Patrick Bateman, Ringo, Roman Castevet, Terence Fletcher, Tetsuo Shima, Tommy Shelby, Travis Bickle, Tuco, Vic Mackey, Viktor Bout/Yuri Orlov, and the Wolf
Alive, free, yet injured: Alex DeLarge (movie), Anton Chigurrh, Butch Coolidge, Cameron Alexander, English Bob, Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal Movie), Hans Landa, Johan Liebert, Marcellus Wallace, Marlo Stanfield, Michael Myers (Thorn Trilogy/H20 Timelines), Mildred Ratched, and Noah Cross
Alive, captive, and uninjured: Antonio Salieri, Baby Jane Hudson, Daniel Plainview, Gaear Grimsrude (is arrested without incident by Marge Gunderson for multiple murders), Jerry Lundegaard (is arrested pitifully while trying and failing to escape through the roof), Nathan Jessup, Norman Bates (first movie), O-Dog, Ozai, Ozymandias (Doomsday Clock/HBO Series), the Riddler, Rumi, Saul Goodman, and Sy Parrish
Alive, captive, and injured: The Joker (The Dark Knight), Melkor, Mr. Pink (gets injured in a shootout and arrested offscreen), and Thomas Howard
Unclear: Bill Cipher, Blanche Dubois (may or may not be dead by the end depending on interpretation), Citra, Gendo Ikari, Jack Delroy (may or may not be arrested for his actions), Robert House (can either stay alive throughout the campaign or die in any number of ways by the Courier's machinations), Stu Macher, Tony Soprano, and Tyler Durden
Will keep coming back regardless of how many times they die: Candyman, Freddy Krueger, Ganon, the Ghostface identity, Jason Voorhees, Li'l Slugger (as a representation of Japan's refusal to own up to their World War II atrocities), Mr. Wriggles (is the Devil), Pazuzu, Pinhead, and Yu Yevon
Is not a living being: The Cordyceps, INGSOC, Norsefire, and the Weyland-Yutani Corporation
Dead (natural causes): The Anti-Osage Conspiracy (all of them are dead or on the way to dying by now), Ernest Burkhart (dies of old age in a rat-infested mobile home), Jack Torrance (movie), the Joker (Arkham, succumbs to Titan poisoning at the end of Arkham City), Logan Roy, Max Cady, Michael Corleone, Roy Batty, Vito Corleone (dies of a heart attack while playing with his grandson), and William Hale (dies in a nursing home of old age)
Dead (accidental): Claude Frollo, Green Goblin (Raimi Trilogy), Jack (The House That Jack Built), Jon Holt, Roland Bishop, Syndrome, Talia al Ghul, and Walter White
Dead (suicide): Andrew Ryan, the Cult of Abraxas (engage in ritual suicide), Dutch Van Der Linde, Imhotep, Jack Torrance (book duology), Julian Slowik, Lee Woo-Jin, Lord Shen (lets himself get crushed by his cannon), Mr. White (commits suicide by cop), Samuel Norton, and William Foster
Dead (killed by someone): Albert Wesker, Alex Forrest, Alonzo Harris, Amon Goeth, Anakin Skywalker, Angel Eyes, Annie Wilkes, the Armitage Family, Asami Yamazaki, Bane, Barry Berkman, Bill (Kill Bill), Bill the Butcher, Billy Chapman, Bob Barnes, Buffalo Bill, Calvin Candie, Carl Showalter (is chopped to pieces and fed to a wood chipper by Gaear Grimsrude), Carmine Falcone, Castor Troy, Commodus, Count Dooku, Damien Thorn, Darth Maul, David (The Last of Us), Dexter Morgan, El Indio (loses a showdown at high noon against Douglas Mortimer), Elijah Glass, Elliot Spencer, Eren Yeager (is decapitated after an extensive fight with the rest of humanity), Erik Killmonger, Euron Greyjoy (Game of Thrones, dies from a duel with Jaime Lannister), FEDRA, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (is stabbed through the brain by Paul Atreides in a duel), the Fireflies, Frances Dolarhyde, Frank Booth, Frank Costello, General Grievous (is shot in his organic parts by Obi-Wan Kenobi), the Ghostface killers, Glossu Rabhan (is slain and beheaded by the Freemen of Arakeen), Gus Fring, HAL 9000, Hans Gruber, Howard Stambler, Hoyt Volker, humanity pre-The Matrix, the Hunters, Immortan Joe, Iosef Tarasov (is ambushed and unceremoniously shot in the head by John Wick), Jack Horner, Jeremiah Sand, Jigsaw, Joe Cabot (dies trying to kill the rat in his organization), Joel Miller, Joffrey Baratheon, John Doe, Judge Doom, Kefka Palazzo, Koba, Lalo Salamanca, Leatherface (original duology), the LeDomas Family, Light Yagami, Lilly (is killed by a hallucinating Jack Delroy), Little Bill Daggett, Lorne Malvo (gets caught in a bear trap and then put down by Gus Grimly), Makima (is cut into pieces and eaten by Denji over the course of a week or so), Margaret White, Michael Myers (most versions), Mr. Blonde (gets pumped full of lead by Mr. Orange), Mr. Blue (is murdered offscreen by unknown methods), Mr. Brown (eventually succumbs to a gunshot wound to the head), Ned Logan, Nice Guy Eddie (dies trying to avenge Joe), Norman Stansfield, the Overlook Hotel, Pamela Voorhees, Pennywise, Perkins (is executed by the Continental staff for killing on their premises), President Snow (is trampled by an angry mob), Ramsay Bolton (Game of Thrones, is torn apart by his own dogs), Raoul Silva, Ra's al Ghul, Raymond Cocteau, Richmond Valentine, Sauron, Scar, Sheev Palpatine, Silco (is shot by Jinx), Simon Phoenix, SKYNET, Stephen (Django Unchained), Stringer Bell, Thanos, Thomas Wake, Todd Alquist (is strangled to death by Jesse Pinkman), Tommy DeSimone/Devito, Tony Montana, Tywin Lannister, V (gets killed in a shootout in the movie and gets impaled by a thrown blade in the comics), Vaas Montenegro, Vidal, Viggo Tarasov (succumbs to his injuries from fighting John Wick), Vincent (Collateral), Vincent Vega, Vladimir Harkonnen, Voldemort, Walter Finch, Walter Kurtz, Will Dormer, and Zed

While most players would assume that James R. Thompson is destined to win re-election as governor of Illinois in 1983Chicago. However, this is wrong. If one makes a very specific set of choices early on, they can actually get Adlai Stevenson III to win, which automatically makes Harold Washington run for mayor, and gives him a massive boost.
To get this to happen, you'll need to use the following answers:
Question 1: I’m going to meet with several Black activists and members of the Black Chicago community. We’ve all had... more than enough of Jane, and it’s time we stand up against her mayoralty. I’m going to form the CBUC to focus on channeling this anger against Byrne into an engine of voter registration, for the cause, ahead of 1983.
Question 2: We recall in 1969, and then to 1972, when they killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, there was… unity — it made middle-class people think Black for the first time. We, no matter what the newspapers would have liked, knocked out Ed Hanrahan. Black voters proved a political force: with unity, we can kick out Jane Byrne — I’ll use this as a starting point to request collaboration in ‘83.
Question 3: Infighting is not a luxury we can afford. A Republican is our Governor, Ronald Reagan is President… and Mayor Byrne refuses to criticize him as he seeks to cut off Chicago from funds to our city, as she purposely neglects Black Chicago. I will appear on stage with Jesse, I will shake his hand. We have no other option.
Question 7: Oh, we know what’s going on now… she’s heard that Daley’s son is going to run… she’s trying to appease the white voters, and she thinks we’ll stick with her. We’re going to protest outside of her apartment. She can’t duck us there, like if we did it at the council.
Question 8: Absolutely. We need as much attention as we can get, absolutely. Jesse can talk to the performers, we’ll start the talking. We can engineer a real embarrassment for Jane, a real embarrassment.
Question 9: Jesse needs to feel… wanted. We’re not moving registration efforts to PUSH, but we can hold a meeting in his backyard with a few others, discussions, slogans and the like, to soothe his ego.
Question 10: Democratic regulars don’t know about Washington’s challenge for 50,000. Why, they know we’re looking for a Black mayor, but they’re… not looking too far ahead. With the midterms coming up, I’m sure they’d want to kick out Governor Thompson. Let’s reach out, subtly. OR The potential of P.O.W.E.R. is key — these are some of our… most disenfranchised individuals. We should focus our funds on haggling with the agencies to allow us to set up there.
If you use all of these answers, you'll be presented with an alternate Question 11 that describes how as a result of Lu Palmer registering more than double the amount of black voters Harold Washington asked for, Adlai Stevenson III has beaten James R. Thompson. You'll only have one celebratory answer available for this question before you're switched over to running in the Democratic primary as Harold Washington. From there on out, good luck!

Couple of months ago with an ex of mine we recasted the marvel universe so I taught I could share it here
J-Jonah Jameson:Bryan Cranston
Venom:Sam Witwer
Carnage:Andy Serkis
Whiplash:Edge (Adam Copeland)
Iron Man:Matt Damon
Captain America(mine): Roger Clark
Punisher:Karl Urban
Red Skull:Christoph Waltz
Spiderman(Peter B Parker):Jesse Heisenberg
Spiderman(Sorcerer Supreme):Joe Keery
Spiderman(Peter Parker):Jack Quaid
War Machine:Terry Crews
SpiderHam:Andy Samberg
Falcon:Jesse T Ucher
Spiderman(Miles Morales):Wilson Radjou
Nick Fury:Idris Elba
Firestar:Erin Moriarty
Captain Carter(What if):Emma Stone
Steve Rogers:Jamie Bell
Daredevil:Wade Barrett
Lizard:Viggo Mortensen
Sandman:Dwayne Jonhson
Ghost-Spider:Zendaya
Dr Octopus:Giancarlo Esposito
Mysterio:Neil Patrick Harris
Thor:Alan Ritchson
Hulk:Braun Strowman
Black Widow: idk
Scarlet Witch:Emilia Clarke
Green Goblin:Ewan Mcgregor
Mary-Jane:Stephanie Beatriz
Black Cat:Alexa Bliss
Jarvis:JK Simons
Peper Potts:Becky Lynch
Antman:Jonh Krasinski
Bucky Barnes:Taron Egerton
Loki:Willem Dafoe
Silvy:Jodie Comer
Blade:Booker T
Gamora:Karen Fukuhara
Dr Strange:David Tennent
Wong:Jacki Chan
Twisted Dr strange:Michael Sheen
Ebony Maw:Cillian Murphy
Kacilius: Alexander Skargard
Mordo:Djimon Hounsou
Taskmaster:Temuera Morisson
Luke Cage:Bobby Lashley
Shocker:Jesse Williams
Crossbone:Daniel Gillies
Electro:Grant Gustin
Hawkeye:Dominic Sherwood
Kraven The Hunter: Danny Trejo
Wolverine:Woody Harrelson
Yellow Jacket: Stephan Lang
Winter Soldier:Sam Worthington
Amber Grant:America Ferrara
Betty Brant:Sophia Lillis

Walt: Atheist, cultural Protestant
Skyler: Christmas and Easter Protestant
Walter Jr: Atheist
Jimmy/Saul: Lapsed Catholic, sometimes does meditation/yoga with Kim
Kim: Dabbles in Eastern religions
Huell: Baptist
Chuck: Atheist
Howard: Episcopalian
Jesse: Lapsed Episcopalian, completely indifferent
Mike: Always goes to church on Sundays, struggles to believe
Gus: Pentecostal
Gale: Buddhist
Hank: Cultural evangelical, atheist
Marie: Evangelical
Gomez: Catholic
Hector, Tuco, Nacho: folk Catholics, neopagans
Schwartzes: Scientology(stealing this from an old poster cause it's so perfect lol)
Jane: Wiccan
Andrea: Catholic
Lalo: Met Satan, converted him to Laloism
Badger: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster(he doesn't know it's ironic)

In ‘ABQ’, the first episode we meet Mike, why did he get rid of the drugs in the apartment after Jane dies? While he’s there he tells Jesse that the cops ‘may not come out because overdoses are low priority.’ No one knows or even suspects Walt, or anyone for that matter was responsible for her death, and from the sounds of it, it was called in as an overdose. So what was Mike covering up?

Link to original nosleep post:
https://www.reddit.com/nosleep/comments/1bsb26v/i_found_a_set_of_blank_cassette_tapes_at_the_junk/
What began as an innocent adventure, had ended in the loss of our innocence.
But the journey wasn't over yet. Somewhere... out there in the fog, were five more bodies and a killer. A killer that, according to the tapes that I'd found in the junk store, was responsible for eight deaths, and now a ninth...
...My friend Mike.
"If you're listening to this, you've found the first three bodies. To find the fourth, fifth, and sixth, look for the island in the marsh, and proceed to the dock on its easternmost side. Not far from it, you'll see a pile of stones. Remove the stones, and beneath them, you'll find the next three bodies. Once you find them, switch to tape six."
CLICK.
I took the headphones from around my ears, placed them back around my neck, and began to relay the instructions to Jess.
But before I could even finish what I was saying, the fog had cleared, and my friend had already spotted the very location of the next burial site.
"The island!" Jess called out, pointing to a forested mass of land that stood out in the distance from the marsh's otherwise flat horizon.
—
After traversing another hundred yards or so of muddy terrain, something that, by now, Jess and I had both become quite accustomed to, we finally reached the dock.
We had spent most of the walk in silence, still unable to comprehend what we'd seen back at the wrecked boat, and still unsure who exactly to blame for Mike's death.
But after climbing up onto the dock and following it to the very mound of stones described on the tape, Jess finally spoke.
"The faster we move these rocks, the faster we find the clue, and the faster we wake up from this nightmare."
I didn't know what to say, so I just started grabbing stones and tossing them to the wayside as fast as I could, as my friend joined in and did the same.
We'd cleared out all but two of the rocks, when suddenly, Jess stopped what she was doing, and simply stared at one of them.
"What's wrong?" I asked, before she proceeded to turn the stone around and reveal the letter "N" carved into it.
"It's one of the clues." Jess said, as I found the letter "E" carved into the other.
Remembering the first two clues we'd found, I spelled out each of the four letters that we'd discovered.
""J" "A" "N" E"" I said, throwing the rock away.
"But who could that be?" Jess asked, doing the same with hers and revealing the spot on the ground where the next three bodies were buried.
"I don't know, but we'd better keep going." I said, as I began to dig in the dirt, already huffing and puffing from exhaustion.
But Jess put her hand on my shoulder and urged me to stop.
"Wait. What's the point?" She began, "You already know that they're down there. Why dig them up? Haven't you seen enough dead bodies for one day? And we already have the clues. Just play the next tape."
She had a point, and I was much too tired to argue, so I switched tape "5" for tape "6", called Jess over to share my headphones, and pressed play.
CLICK.
"If you're listening to this, it means you've found the fourth, fifth, and sixth bodies. That of a family. A mother. A father. And their child. Guilty of perpetuating the myth of familial love, and instilling in their offspring, the very values that keep that myth alive. Should the child have gone on to live to old age, it too, would either have become like the widow, or left one behind. To find the seventh and eighth bodies, switch to tape seven."
CLICK.
I did as the narrator suggested, and switched tape "6" for tape "7."
CLICK.
"If you're listening to this, you've found six out of the eight bodies, and are ready to search for the last two. To find them, simply follow the path into the woods, until you reach the old cottage with no windows, and knock on the front door. The man who lives inside will welcome you in, and take you to the last two graves."
CLICK.
—
We'd been following the path through the woods for some time, when we finally arrived at the old cottage, its exterior windowless, exactly as the tape had described.
Jess and I walked up to its front door and stood there for a moment, both shaking in fear.
These tapes found their way to you, not us. They chose you. You were the one who was meant to get us into this mess, and you are the one who's meant to get us out of it. Reminding myself of what Jess had told me after we'd met the old fisherman, I worked up the courage to go on, knowing that something terrible was very likely waiting for us inside the cottage...
...And knocked on the door.
After less than a minute of waiting...
...Someone opened it.
Contrary to my expectations, he was a rather short man with a bald head and a boyish face.
"Welcome. Come in, come in." He said, gesturing for us to enter, his high-pitched voice counterpoint to the ominous one that I'd heard on the tapes.
It can't be him. I thought to myself. Plus the tapes referred to the man who lived in the house in third person, not first.
—
A few minutes later, Jess and I were sitting inside the home, warming our ironically cold bodies by a fireplace that our host had started for us.
"Are you the killer?" I asked, wasting no time.
"A killer of what?" The man squeaked, answering my question with one of his own.
"People!" Jess added, "The ones buried out there in the marsh."
"There's people buried out there?" He replied, "That's news to me."
"Then why'd you ask... of what?" Jess asked.
"Well, a man has to kill all sorts of creatures to survive out here. Birds, squirrels, even mice. Speaking of which, you must be hungry."
He stood up, walked over to a door in the back of the room, and began to open it.
"Wait!" Jess called out, "What's in there?"
"Dinner." He replied.
"Let us come with you then." I insisted.
"Very well."
—
Upon stepping inside, the man reached for an old string light switch.
I gripped Jess' hand, fearing the worst, but when the dim bulb turned on, hardly emanating any light into the dark room, I could see that he wasn't lying...
...Hanging there on hooks, were all sorts of creatures. Birds, squirrels, and even mice, just as he described.
Jess and I both took a step back, clearly disgusted by the dinner options, when the man laughed.
"Oh, come on. Meat is meat, and you said you were starving. Now, I'll cook them up, just take a seat over there in the corner." He said, pointing to the shadowy corner of the room.
Despite her better judgment, Jess looked into the darkness, and did as he suggested.
That's when I heard her fall to the ground, and start screaming.
"Jess!" I called out, as the man laughed.
He simply smiled at me and pointed to the darkness. "Go on, take a look."
I backed away from him, took a step into the shadows, and looked down, to find a pair of side by side graves, each dug deep into the dirt, and one currently occupied by Jess.
"You said you weren't the killer!" I cried out to him.
"I lied," He replied.
"But the voice on the tapes?"
"Oh him? He was just a guy I hired to record them. Told him the tapes were for a game."
"Our friend died because of those tapes!"
"Did I kill him? Or did curiosity?"
"He said he saw you, and you left him there to die."
"Indeed I did, but only because he wasn't supposed to be there. None of you were supposed to be there. Or find the tapes in the first place."
But wait, Jess said I was chosen to find them. But if not me, then who?
"Jane!" I called out, remembering the clues. "Who's Jane?"
"She was the one who was supposed to find the tapes. I would tell you to listen to the last cassette, to hear the full story, but I'm afraid you won't have a chance to do that. Anyways, as I was saying, the tapes were meant for Jane, as was the grave your friend is standing in. But..." The man continued with a smile, "...You two will do."
That's when suddenly...
...He lunged at me, in an attempt to tackle me into the other grave.
What transpired next happened too fast to comprehend, but the next thing I knew...
...The man was lying there at the bottom of the other grave, his eyes wide in disbelief...
...As the broken, rusty tooth from the bear trap that I'd taken with me to remember Mike's death, protruded from the killer's neck.
And as he lay there dying, his body writhing, blood pouring out of it, I reached down into the second grave and helped pull Jess up to safety.
She gave me a great big hug, and we both stood there shaking for a minute, before I removed my headphones, held them up for us both to share, switched tape "7" for tape "8," and pressed play.
CLICK.
"If you're listening to this, you've found the last two bodies in the marsh. That of myself, and my dear Jane. A pair of lovers guilty of the most tragic love of all... unrequited love. Myself, with nothing but love to give, and Jane, having given all her love away to another. And if you must know how I lured her out here, you have to understand our bond over the macabre. Our fascination with disappearances, cold cases, and unsolved mysteries. Surely if Jane made it this far, she found the tapes that I'd left for her in the store, and couldn't resist the call to find the bodies in the marsh. And after making her way all the way out to me, here we'll lie, unrequited lovers meant to die apart... united in death for all eternity."
CLICK.
"What the-" Jess said.
"Um." I replied, gripping Jess even tighter, my wounded arm, wrapped in my plaid shirt, draped around her shoulder.
Now that the journey had ended, and after all we had gone through, the thought of finally kissing Jess right then and there crossed my mind, but before I could...
...She called out. "Hey, Tyler."
"Yeah?" I replied.
"Is that what I think it is?"
"What?"
I turned around to find, of all things, another wooden box, resembling the ones we'd found at the first couple burial sites, just lying there on the floor.
And after crouching down to pick it up, I opened it to find, not another clue, but instead...
...Eight more tapes, wrapped in a flimsy old rubber band, just like the ones that I'd found in the junk store.
"Let's not listen to those." Jess said.
"Definitely not." I replied.
—
A few days later, as news of Clinton's reelection flooded news headlines, my town did their best to keep what happened under wraps, and held a private funeral for Mike.
As a reward for us finding the serial killer, and his eight bodies, the police withdrew any charges associated with the meddling that Jess and I had done, out there in the marsh, and kept the first set of tapes for themselves.
Unbeknownst to anyone else, Jess and I kept the second set, and ironically, buried it behind our house, in the town where the marshland is so expansive that it was named for it. A town that we got married in, had kids in, and still live in to this day, making humble livings, and keeping as far away from the marsh as we can.
To this day, whenever we pass the spot on 139, where the bend of the road meets the sharp turn sign, we think of Mike, and keep our eyes on the road, careful not to look out into the marsh, towards the scarecrow, or the boat, or the island.
Oh, and that basketball season that Jess had a good feeling about on the night that we set out on our adventure... is still the worst season on record for the boys in green. I still tease her about it daily.