#tmagp 9 spoilers

[i-am-not-a-who-i-am-a-what]

so about the header that proceeded today's statement:

Viability as agent: Low

Viability as subject: None

Viability as catalyst: Medium

i didn't know what to think of this part of the entry at first, but the longer the statement went on... was the institute in this universe trying to manufacture avatars?

the dice can't do anything without someone to use them, they can't be an "agent" by themselves, but might be capable of manipulation, so in that aspect their viability is "low."

the dice could be a "subject" in the sense that they could use further studying, but the statement itself was a very thorough investigation of their workings, so in that aspect their viability is "none."

the dice seem to influence their holder to roll them, or at least find more victims to roll them, and could therefore be described as a "catalyst" for someone's becoming. but, as seen in the statement, their owner can give the dice to someone else (albeit not without consequences), so in that aspect their viability is only "medium."

so what about the line following all this, what does "Recommend referral to Catalytics for Enrichment applicability assessment" mean? if we go by this interpretation, i'd say it could mean the institute wanted to find a way to make the dice even more potent as an artifact, maybe even remove that pesky ability for their owner to reject them.

imho all of this this brings a whole new level of context to the events of episode seven, of unknown violent agents going after an influx of objects that seemed straight out of artifact storage. was that the nature of the titular "magnus protocol" first mentioned in episode four, the one that involved the starkwall group? containing or destroying potential artifacts before the institute could get their hands on them?

it also makes their "gifted kids program," and sam's link to it as one of the kids being studied, all the more horrifying to think about. was it not just avatars in general they were after, but child avatars specifically? no wonder gertrude got so defensive over the possibility of sam and celia dragging gerry back into the institute's business last episode, we all picked up on her clearly knowing more than she's letting on but now we might know the shape of that information a bit better.

and one final bit of food for thought... this statement had a lot of familiar themes, didn't it? free will or the illusion of it, gambling and not-so-random chance, the statement giver being done in by one final hit from what feels like a bit of an addition... all hallmarks of a certain mother of puppets. doesn't it seem fitting that "chester" would use this kind of statement to warn sam about what harm pursuing the magnus institute could bring to him, considering the one his voice might draw from? and doesn't it seem so painfully ironic that his warning seems to have only driven sam further into that web?

#tmagp #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #tmagp 9 spoilers #MANY THOUGHTS HEAD FULL AAAAAAAAAA #there are so many other things i want to link to this but i also just want to post it asap to get other people's thoughts #honestly at the word 'catalyst' my mind went straight to mike crew using ex altiora to become an avatar of the vast #combing through lietners until he found one that fit #and the statement giver from mag 4 feeling like he had to specifically sell ex altiora to gerry or it wouldn't 'count' #i can't pull out the episode quotes every time i have a theory or it becomes a bit passé but know they are always on my mind #also that last paragraph just came to me in a vision while i was typing up the rest of this i hope it's not too far of a reach #i tried to keep it vague but i'm also imagining jon banging his head against the inside of a crt monitor in frustration r/n #i still need to read the breakdown of the arg so if any info in that bolsters or discredits this please let me know!!!

[ashefvll]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who imagines Mr Die from tmagp9 as just this comical "trying real hard to be spooky" character. Like he bought the worlds longest coat. He wears a tophat that casts a shadow so large you can't see his face. He actively grows out a silly looking mustache and very big beard. Maybe even glued on fake ones at first.

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #tmagp 9 #tmagp 9 spoilers

[this-too-shall-bleed]

man. Jon is trying to tell Sam he is literally gambling with the rest of his life if he keeps trying to fuck with the magnus institute…. signing all those papers just for fun….. to see what happens…….. I am not well

#tmagp 9 spoilers #the magnus protocol

[doggoneloser]

jon:

PUSH YOUR LUCK AND YOU DIE DO YOU HEAR ME. SUBJECT VIABILITY ZERO. ZERO!!!

[cut to sam, in the middle of a montage walking merrily to The Magnus Institute ruins while “im walking on sunshine” plays]

#seriously i know there’s that whole ‘characters dont know what genre theyre in’ thing but COME. ON. #jon could not be more obvious w his statement selections #hold on im gonna make a meme out of this #tmagp spoilers #the magnus protocol spoilers #tmagp 9 #tmagp 9 spoilers

[zombielenin]

The DnD obsessed friend being called Gary absolutely has to be a reference to Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons.

#unfortunately Gary did not come out of that episode looking good #tmagp #tmagp 9 #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #tmagp 9 spoilers

[frazzlecrazzle]

Spoilers for tmagp 9!

"There hasn't been a Response department for years now?"

"That's what I was told."

Sam it's a horror

"I refuse to give it the satisfaction of giving up"

Sam it's a horror

"It's kind of compelling at this point"

Sam you are in a horror podcast

"Please list your earliest four negative memories associated with school or an equivalent childhood educational institution, then rate each from zero to seven, with zero being neutral and seven being traumatic"

"It gets better"

Sam the genre you are in is a horror genre

"Just, "Why"?"

Sam it's a- Sam- oh god he can't hear us he's too busy flirting with the new girl

#surely filling out the strange forms I'm being sent from a department that doesn't exist at my job where I have to read horror #stories night after night can only lead to good things! :)))) #our genre unaware king #tmagp #tmagp 9 #samama khalid #tmagp celia #tmagp sam #he is so genre unsavvy #tmagp 9 spoilers

[interfacefox]

that monotone "oh the horrors. nooooooo" was the best thing i've ever heard i will be quoting this daily

#tmagp #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #tmagp ep 9

[imaginaryskeleton]

Guy from tmagp 9 is so relatable because if I got haunted dice I would also dress like a wizard about it

#tmagp 9 #tmagp spoilers #tmagp #the magnus protocol

[murderandcoffee]

celia: yeah, I can't find anything else about the magnus institute. sorry, sam :(

sam: it's alright, I think it's time to call it quits anyway

sam:

sam:

sam:

sam:

chester: DID SOMEBODY SAY MAGNUS INSTITUTE--

#tmagp #tmagp 9 #tmagp spoilers #the magnus protocol #the magnus institute #celia ripley #sam khalid #samama khalid #tmagp chester #chester tmagp #josie listens to podcasts #bs.txt

[my-heart-of-heart]

So we had a statement? A statement from the Magnus Institute? Regarding an artifact? An artifact that was brought to be placed in some sort of… artifact storage? Artifact storage where one particular archival assistant used to work? Anyway here’s how Sasha James can still win—

#Sasha my beloved #until proven wrong I am choosing to believe she was the one to take that statement #sasha james #tma #the magnus archives #tmagp #tmagp 9 #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers

[neo--queen--serenity]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes 🎲📱

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #the magnus archives #tma #tmagp spoilers #darrien laurel #tmagp 13 #futures #tmagp 9 #rolling with it #neo queen serenity’s memes #the magnus protocol spoilers

[deaderthandoubledead]

SAM!!! SAM NO!!!! SAM DON'T GO INTO THE RUINS OF THE INSTITUTE!!!! SAM!!! DO YOU NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO RED CANARY??!! SAM DO YOU NOT REMEMBER???!!

#SAM THAT'S A BAD IDEA #SAM NO PROTOCOL IS HAVING A BREAK AFTER EP 10 #SAM YOU'RE GONNA RND ON A CLIFFHANGER #SAAAAAAM #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #tmagp episode 9 #sam khalid #tmagp sam #the magnus protocol

[hikaaa-bi]

both the avatars we've seen so far are such cringefail losers. mr “i cuddle people to death and will break down the moment someone says i'm not scary” needles and mx “i changed my entire wardrobe and aesthetic as soon as i realized i had the power to wreak chaos, but i gave up my spooky artifact the moment i witnessed one really gorey consequence and died immediately afterward” whatever-their-name-is.

#the magnus protocol #tmagp shitpost #magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #tmagp #tmagp ep 9 #tmagp needles #i use the term “avatars” loosely i'm just talking about the people who initiate violence in the statements

[doggoneloser]

did someone do this yet

#tmagp spoilers #tmagp 9 spoilers

[theseuscloud]

Your honor, he's not evil, he's just a drama queen

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #magpod #TMagP 9 #theseus.txt #1k

[willmeowz]

Celia: I can't find anything more about The Magnus Institute, sorry Sam:(

Sam: It's okay:) I think it's time to give up...

Chester: PICK ME CHOOSE ME LOVE ME

#tmagp #tmagp spoilers #tmagp ep 9 #the magnus protocol #the magnus archives #tma #samama khalid #celia ripley #chester tmagp