#I mean it wasnt bad

[jell-o101]

Lol

How it started

How its going

#please dont talk about how i used to draw KP #I mean it wasnt bad #but i could NOT keep his design consistent #pfft

[blueaiyuice]

todays confession is that i didnt like jeonghyeons new haircut and im glad he went back to his og hair for the finale LMAO

#boys planet #boysplanet #lee jeonghyeon #idk why yall thought the undercut was good #i mean it wasnt BAD #but it was giving coconut #and eboy #like nooooooo

[timdoubleyou]

i found jay’s black jacket (an ID guide)

This black jacket is worn by Jay about 9 times throughout Marble Hornets, including his final appearance. And after some weeks of on-and-off research, I think I know the exact make and model.

This post will detail exactly how I found it, and serve as a guide for anyone that wants to find the jacket, whether that's for cosplay purposes, or if you're just keen on collecting items related to MH.

Main post under the cut

Intro

The first step to identifying the jacket was to gather as many references as possible.

I went back to the web series and took screenshots from any entries the jacket makes an appearance. (shoutout to mg549′s very comprehensive MH wardrobe guide, without it this would’ve been much more of a pain)

Jay's jacket is, for the most part, very plain. It's a solid color, full-zip jacket, without any particularly eye-catching logos or other details. I had to look for moments where even the slightest distinction appeared clear on camera, at least as distinct as it can be. Even if it was just close-ups to get the shape of a zipper, or how many buttons are on a sleeve, it was the best I got. While I did manage to find a decent amount of these, there was just one crucial detail that would've made finding it near-impossible; the brand is never shown. Thankfully, I had another resource.

In 2018 Troy Sold a Lot of Stuff

In early 2018, Troy officially announced that MH would be continued in a comic series. To fund the first issue, he held a number of auctions for production items used during the web series on Ebay.

These included items such as Jay’s camera, Brian’s hoodie, A Masky mask, and Jay’s black jacket.

Lo and behold, the jacket listing includes a picture with the brand in clear view. It's from Gap.

Ebay does not archive sold listings older than 90 days. However, Worthpoint, a website for valuing and pricing collectibles, does. Using Worthpoint I was able to find all of these items, (and a lot more, which can be found in this doc I submitted to Archive Hornets)

Identification

With the picture from the listing and the series screencaps, I had a complete ID list.

(Top image is from the Ebay listing, with the contrast adjusted a little for easier viewing. The bottom two images are from Entry #79)

The Gap logo (This specific logo dates the jacket being made anywhere between 1986 and 2009, when it first appears).

Front Zipper (Note the shape)

The two front pockets

The two buttons and pointed cuffs on each sleeve (Second one is a little hard to see but it's jusstt peeping out at the side)

The blue piping in the inner lining

The zipper in the right side inner lining

The gray mesh inner lining

With these in mind, I could now go to the next and longest step-

Finding the Jacket

I combed three resell sites; Ebay, Depop, and Poshmark. My main goal wasn't to actually purchase the jacket, (although, I would like to at some point) but to find a jacket listing that had every identifier, and have a more definite baseline for finding others. I needed to be sure what I had was enough to properly ID the jacket. The references I had stitched together were decent enough, but I wanted to see if there was something better out there.

After tons of page scrolling and tab-switching and comparing and contrasting, I finally got lucky.

(first two images are from crashthecloset's listing on poshmark, last six are from shannfo-76 on ebay)

I haven't bought one myself as of posting, but I feel pretty confident this is it. The jackets were already sold, but every marker seemed to be accounted for. It also revealed new ones, like the reflective pattern and pockets on the inner lining, (zipper on the right side pocket, button on the left pocket) and the materials tag.

With that, here's some final notes that may be helpful if you try looking for the jacket yourself:

Online sellers often describe it as a light jacket, a windbreaker, a 2-in-1, or 3-in-1.

"Gap Mens Black Jacket" is the search phrase I used the most since it yielded a (very) broad result pool.

Most of the jackets I found came from Poshmark or Ebay.

The exact size of Jay’s jacket is unclear. My best guesses are either a US Men’s S or M, since Jay was pretty skinny and of average height. I’ve only been able to find maybe 2 jackets that are a size M, one of which is the first pic in the photoset above.

Gap has sold other black jackets that look remarkably similar to Jay’s, and they do pop up on resell sites. One of these was so similar, the only discernible difference was the style of the logo. I highly recommend making sure it matches the exact one Jay had before purchasing. (It's also more than fine to ask/msg me if you have any doubts!) As long as you know what to look for, you shouldn’t have a problem finding at least one.

One detail that confounded me was this sleeve poking out of Jay's jacket. At first I thought he was wearing a long sleeve underneath, making this shot a continuity error since he appeared to Only be wearing the green short sleeve under the jacket.

@hivemite pointed out that this might be a two-in-one jacket, which has multiple layers for different types of weather. While I have not been able to see the sleeve outside of two shots in entry #79 and #80, one listing I found did describe it as a 3-in-1.

that's about it! hope this helps :)

#marble hornets #jay merrick #ref #over and out #long post #happy entry 80 day. heres some extra tidbits just for the tags #at least two listings called this y2k which is really funny. #it is also strangely difficult to find these in sizes smaller than large #another thing kinda related. worthpoint is a shitty site unfortunately #as you can see with the jacket description. in which it apparently ‘‘works and comes with a charging cable’’ #<- i mean that Couldve been an error on the original ebay listing #however that is. impossible to verify now unless someone somewhere had a screenshot #but each mh item from this particular auction there had consistently bad errors that inclines me to say that wasnt the case #ok this went too long for a few extra tidbits but can you tell i lost my mind

[momotonescreaming]

Thinking about a scene where Steve tells Dustin to stop insulting him at every chance he gets, it fucking sucks, actually.

Dustin just scoffs. Rolls his eyes. Steve can take it. Plus, Dustin's just saying things that are true. Steve is dumb. His grades were bad. He didn't get into college. He makes dumb comments and gets things wrong. Not to mention his hobbies. He says he can't pick them up from Hellfire because there's a basketball game he wants to watch, like what? He spends all his time watching sports and talking about sports and playing sports. Its either that or working on his car. What kind of hobbies are those? They're not real hobbies. Can't be much of a reformed jock if he can't even give up sports.

So Steve just tells Dustin that if he isn't going to stop being a bully, Steve doesn't want to be his friend anymore, and leaves.

And it's like a slap in the face.

#stranger things #steve harrington #dustin henderson #momo.txt #ive said this before but sometimes dustins assholery is taken too far #yes all teens are assholes #yes dustin is a traumatised kid #but steve is also a traumatised kid and yet no one gives him a free pass #everyone always bringing up the fact he used to be an asshole #when he wasnt even that bad! #anyway im back on my 'steve isn't a pushover' agenda #hes not a doormat #if he can drop tommy and carol bc he didn't like who they were becoming #he can drop dustin #it'd suck and hurt but he could do it #stop being mean to steve 2k24 #he's not dumb #he also got multiple severe concussions #sports and cars aren't bad hobbies #sometimes i wonder if people actually like steve with the way they treat him #Dustin included #someone please write this i have so many wips

[moeblob]

Sorry I forgot Hanneman suggested Byleth undress after they show up with a different hair color. And I miss Hanneman. And also while swapping between Houses and Hopes and seeing Hanneman pop up to help in a Hopes paralogue is just devastating since he doesn't ever actually join you at all and I am denied my old man rights.

So I had to draw this. Thank you for understanding.

#fe three houses #byleth #hanneman von essar #i like that Byleth just kinda stares at him and he realizes WHAT HE SAID and the implications and is like #step back uh forget that I said that #like man so zoned in on research he blurts that out and has to backtrack mentally to AH socially bad to say that my bad #if i need to tag this as anything lemme know even though it is a conversation in game basically (minus the marriage) #also if you have never married hanneman i genuinely enjoyed his s support and was VERY surprised and hes just #honestly one of my favorites overall in 3h ?? and im still bummed i cant play as him in thropes like thats just mean #also i think if byleth was like oh well if its awkward to see someone undress randomly #then marriage would solve the awkwardness this is truly the best deduction #which is really funny that i can see it happening with both leths despite my hc of them #with fyleth as bi and myleth as ace i think both would just be like AH cool we can avoid awkwardness by marriage #and hanneman just wants to go lie down in a ditch because he said something like that #and and byleth doesnt even know about religion while working at church school they dont know about school regulations #that wasnt really on their mind to check ok just saying you could tell byleth no to something #and then they just go oh school policies i understand unfortunately #and the person is like no we just meant its frowned upon to do archery practice in the tea garden its not technically illegal just dont??

[bugprinz]

i daigo'd too close to the sun

#daigo dojima #infinite wealth spoilers #iw spoilers #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #yakuza #by that i mean i was going to do 3 things where hes Doing Bad #but i got really mad that the k2 daigo i was drawing wasnt turning out right so i scrapped it 💀 #i still have the y4 on the file so i might work on that but this is my peak... im never drawing him this good again.... #ah well..theres other characters and other weeks... #finger paints

[anti-transphobia]

Random reminder that I HATE Plushie Dreadful!! Those mental illness/disabilities plushes? Typically rabbits? There's been a lot of criticism over them about ableism in the past. Personal feelings about disorders being marketed, formerly partnering with Autism Speaks, etc. But one thing people don't seem to notice is the ableism towards schizophrenics, narcissists, and antisocials! This site with a bunch of beautifly designed rabbit stuffed animals decided to make the schizophrenic and antisocial plushes noticably creepier than most others. The antisocial one at the very least came out cuter than the concept art. But the schizophrenic one is openly based on serial killers. And NPD? The official Twitter account made a poll about what the design should be, made degrading comments about narcissists, and liked comments by people making fun of narcissists. In the end, in order to not make the npd plush TOO special or unique looking, made it a plain brown rabbit with a paper crown (openly saying it's because pwnpd aren't actually special or deserving of a real one). When contacted by pwnpd with criticism/feedback, like they say they accept, they ignored it

Ableism towards disorders people find "scary" or "bad" is still ableism!!! It's still shitty!!!

#plushie dreadfuls #npd #aspd #schizospec #also this isn't about personal preference to be clear #like no matter how an individual feels about a disorder they have being marketed. some people fairly dislike it other people fairly like it #and obviously people with the disorders i listed could like the designs #but this is about acknowledging how it's fucked up they did that in the first place #like. you can personally like something and connect to it even though the context is bad. ive connected to ableist media before #because in the ableism they accidentally captured an experience that resonated with me even if it wasnt meant to #but that doesn't mean i don't know it's bigoted and fucked up

[poopypeepyp]

jean-paul and tim fighting in the batcave is what fandom thinks happened between jason and tim

it's so funny to me that fanfiction version of titans tower incident (teen titans 2003 #29) is basically what canonically happened during knightquest the crusade (tec #668 and robin #1)

tim is actually 14 years old so it was a fight between an actual kid and adult instead of two teenagers

tim is beaten up in his safe place by an ally who he used to have positive feelings about (i mean it was tim who broke in and sneaked around the batcave so i don't blame jpv for self-defense!)

tim is annoyed that he worked so hard to become robin only to be shut down by jean-paul and now having to prove himself to him (didn't go well)

(detective comics #668/showcase '93 #11)

tim sasses jean-paul

(detective comics #668/bloodbath special #1)

jean-paul strangles tim lol

(detective comics #668/robin 1993 #1)

jean-paul intends to kill tim? probably? not really? i mean he kind of threatens to later in knightsend but he is in a silly goofy mood

(detective comics #677)

jean-paul immediately regrets attacking tim and is very sorry and sad wet cat (tim is not buying it (angsty))

(robin 1993 #1)

jean-paul is not in full control of himself because of The System

The System is "lazarus pit rage" except it's a religious programming and instead of seeing green jean-paul hallucinates a templar knight telling him to be batman or something

the strangling incident has lasting consequences not only on their relationship but the plot too (tim can't shut up about it)

(batman #506/#507/#508)

(catwoman 1993 #31)

tim and dick become closer after that (also dick hates jp's guts lol)

(showcase '93 #11/#12/detective comics #681)

(batman: gotham knights #14 the issue is called sibling rivalry btw. you know)

also in his azbats era jean-paul thinks he is so much better and effective than bruceman (while he is actually having a mental breakdown) and bruce feels very responsible for how he fucked up jp's psyche and deems him one of his biggest mistakes (jp and batman angst real)

(azrael 1995 #1/#2/#36 look at him he's so sad)

after knightsend jean-paul feels very guilty and becomes a better person while struggling with mental health and The System (and fights evil cult that manipulated him with his new friends)

also i personally believe none of this would have happened if tim didn't give jean-paul a bad haircut

(batman #491)

#people should start writing fanfiction about it and call it “batcave strangling incident” or something lol #anyways i wish tim and az interacted more nowadays it would be funny. please dc i want azrael #they are brothers your honor or whatever #please note that during knightfall saga jpv is in a bad place mentally.. he gets better! he is more than edgy batman(i love him in any way) #by fanfic version i just mean the tropes and misconceptions that people write ok #dc comics #batman #batfam #batfamily #batbros #batboys #titans tower #titans tower au #tim drake #robin #red robin #jason todd #red hood #jean paul valley #azrael #azbats #jpv #dick grayson #nightwing #bruce wayne #fanon vs canon #jp doesnt want to endanger children in his own vigilantism and everyone acts like he's the bad guy🙄 #where are these people who criticize batman for making robins “child soldiers” they would love this guy #this titans tower incident is whatever i just dont understand why everyone talks about it like it was important or impactful when it wasnt #i thought about including all my screenshots where dick calls jpv names but there were too many

[crustyfloor]

I've gotta say, before round 6 I was dull enough to believe Ivan was the most normal out of the cast. After round 6 it really dawned on me just how many times I've been given hints about his true nature. I never really took into account how much alien stage fucked up these kids until I got bitch slapped with Ivan in round 6 showing just how cracked in the head he is, and the most surprising? is that it was totally in character for him and so understandable. We all know some good and bads that we were taught since childhood, but Alnst cast? they were only taught how to behave how the aliens want them to and how to sing. Generally speaking, their way of thinking is abnormal to most. Inhuman, even. And that was a fact skipped over by some people, including myself. Now i'm hyper aware that alnst cast aren't super human and too not be so rash with theories like I was with Ivantill round so that I don't get my soul shattered thinking Hyuna and Mizi could actually duo against a facility already on high-alert and full of guards on the ready.

#never again never again never again #does this mean i wont reach anymore? no but thats just the magic of theorizing #now i just wont take myself as seriously anymore unless if im super confident #alien stage #qmeng #vivinos #alnst till #alnst ivan #ivantill #Ivan is still my all-time starboy the fact that he's almost on the same level as Luka doesn't change a thing #just a ramble really cause i have theorizer guilt #like even though Ivan knew it was bad a stupid kiss wasnt gonna be worse than seeing his beloved get sniped through the skull #he'd rather it be the other way around

[plutos134340]

Ok so i tried to paint the aint no rest for the wicked cover art but like it didnt work as well as i had hoped but i spent too much time and paint on this to not share it

#ok ig it did work #enough #but what i mean is #there was already paint on this canvas #so i wasnt painting on a clean canvas #and it made it impossible for me to blend the colors well #im already bad at blending and the circumstances made it 10x harder for me #so like its not as accurate as id like but yk its fun #i enjoyed making it #chonny jash #cccc #wait that isnt the right tag #IDC #my art #🗣️

[pidges-lost-robot]

Lance: Shiro's like our space dad

Shiro, in exhausted 25 year old who is sick to death of being treated like he's in his forties/fifties or some shit: excuse me...

#sincerely - a person who is 23 and has had people honest to god look them in their eye and tell them they look 30 #i mean i also get guessed as being 18 but the point still stands i bet shiro is sick of this shit #had a guy insist i was his parent despite only being a year older which wasnt too bad #till he complained i was a neglectful parent cause i couldnt walk him to his apartment in the middle of the day five mins away #shiro 🤝 me = getting treated like we're someone's parent like we're not like in our early to mid twenties #voltron #vld #voltron: legendary defender #voltron shiro #shirogane takashi #vld shiro #shiro vld #shiro voltron #lance voltron #lance mcclain #vld lance

[little-b1rdy]

little piece based on a comic by @djpachipikachu

#rottmnt #tmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt raph #crying my eyes out i wasnt gonna post but then i just rlly loved how this turned out and i had to #lemme know if u want me to take this down tho! #i love them so bad they mean the world to me #soft arts ♡

[cottoncandysprite]

I could talk for hours about how genius seasons 4 and 5 of wwdits are like actually. Like yeah they have problems and s3 is still better but y'all (mostly twt, tumblr is a little better) are sleeping on some of the show's best and most profound moments because they didn't have the wish fulfillment of a fanfic

#season 4s ending was so good and had so much to say. just because it wasnt flashy or romantic doesn't mean its a bad finale #and season 5 was a lot less eventful but Guillermo's arc is INSANE #and as far as i can tell a lot of the more underwhelming aspects are because they were saving wrapping up those plotlines for season 6 #i think they do have the skill to end the show on a good note next season #wwdits #what we do in the shadows

[thecedarchronicle]

have you guys seen this in the new CC Creations video?? opinions?

#personally im not a huge fan for the same reason i wasnt a fan of the global store #except the global store meant you could preview multiple items which was helpful #but at the same time i highly doubt this would mean getting rid of the physical stables so more accessibility is never bad #star stable #ssoblr #sso #sso leaks

[natjennie]

I hope I'm not being a downer for no reason but I have more to say. the whole thing was weirdly.. clipped? straight to the point and win-oriented in a way d20 has never been. because like even the fact that riz is literally unable to fail the stealth or investigation checks for the cursed items could have been really cool conceptually, if any time had been spent on it at all. but instead it was just "okay you do it" I mean. the moment of suspense with jawbone was interesting but even that was so short and moved on from so quickly. there should have been more of an emotional impact for the baron possessions and having to fight illusions of people they care about. siobhan did rp a little bit with the like "oowww fabian hurt me :(" but they just like. brushed past it. idk something was off about the whole episode I can't be the only one who saw that right?

#maybe it was the last shoot of the day and they were all really tired or something #but it truly seemed like everyone was just. done. over it #i mean the mindless rage part was exciting. #but there was like no... oomph. no whimsy. no investment. #the whole reveal of the rest of the bad kids meeting baron should have been a really big deal #but it just. wasnt. #fantasy high #d20 #dimension 20 #fhjy

[ot3]

saw the barbie movie with my family today here's my review

#it wasnt bad by any means #i just think it is fundamentally impossible for a movie that is #a multimillion dollar commercial for a toy company #to be meaningfully feminist in any way. #like although i did have some problems with the writing being a bit incoherent in its messaging but the bigger issue is that #the masters tools will never dismantle the masters house etc etc etc