#jonny boy sims: yes

[slow-writer]

TMAGP Episodes 7 & 8 Reactions

That was totally my face during both episodes, I swear.

Spoilers below!

Okay, I'm freaking out on a cellular level, it feels like.

Episode 6 had the introduction of new OIAR employee, Celia Ripley, who is voiced by Lowri Ann Davies. Those of us from the TMA fandom recognize her as the voice of Lynne Hammond who later became Celia because her name was taken from her after the Change. There have been speculations on whether she is playing the same Celia (even though this is a separate universe) or if this is just a little wink from Jonny and Alex behind the scenes. But then came the next 2 episodes.

The sheer amount of lore that was dropped in these 2 episodes has the fandom REELING. So, let's get into what we've heard!!

EPISODE 7: Right off the bat, Celia not only references that the dated computer system is basically better than "wrestling with tape recorders and manila folders." This feels like a TARGETED MISSILE at the TMA fandom. But right after that, she asks if any of the spoken cases have anything in common, and if there's a way to search the cases that have common threads, like, "Oh I don’t know. Every case about being buried alive or meat or… whatever." And if that wasn't enough, she recognizes the voice that Alice calls Chester (AKA, John!).

Those statements alone have me thinking with 99.99999999% certainty that this is the SAME Celia from TMA (or at least, she's tapped into her memories in some way).

Apart from Celia, we have Hilltop being referenced in a case, which could very well mean that it's a similar situation from TMA. Very possibly a rift in space-time or whatever. Some nexus of power or something.

Then Sam received a supposedly internal email from someone called "John" that contained an address and a name. Does this mean that John is truly trapped in the computer system like we've all been theorizing? Is this his attempt at making contact and warning Sam not to follow in his footsteps? AGH!

And then we have poor Colin, driven mad by whatever's corrupting the code he's been trying to maintain, taped over his webcam, and full on refusing any electronics to enter his office (that weren't already there, and he must have clearly tampered with them so they cannot spy on him). He even attacks Sam when he pulls out his phone. That man has a lifetime subscription to Paranoia Plus, if you ask me, poor thing.

Lastly, we get confirmation that Lena at least tried to kill Klaus, but may not have succeeded, and Gwen's blackmail of her puts her in a new role of "External Liaison," whatever that may be. (Oh boy, oh boy.)

And if that wasn't enough, we have today's episode....

EPISODE 8: No preamble on this one, just straight into a case. And man, are we having fun with the whole liminal horror plus Stranger vibes in this one! But the GOOD SH*T comes after the case ends.

Poor Colin's been put on Mental Health Leave, so I'm really hoping that wasn't the last we'll 'see' of him. And the banter between Gwen and Alice has much more of an edge now that Gwen's been promoted. But!!!

Sam and Celia went off together after they ended their shifts early (ooooh), and who did they meet?

GERRY EFFING KEAY AND HIS 'GEE-GEE' GERTRUDE!!!!

And I checked, yes, they are 100% voiced by their TMA counterparts, Jon Gracey and Sue Sims (Jonny's mom).

Gertrude calls Gerry her grandson (though I'm curious if this means Gerry's actual mother is dead here too, and when Gertrude stepped in as a surrogate, or if she's actually his grandmother).

When Sam and Celia ask about the Magnus Institute, they both kind of go quiet, like they don't know what they're allowed to say or if they can trust these strangers who randomly showed up to their house. Sam reveals that he was part of their "gifted kids" program (hello, ARG info!) and saw Gerry was also listed and wanted to "swap stories." Gertrude seems to want to push them away, all protective, but Gerry just says he doesn't remember much.

Did Gertrude blow up the Magnus Institute in this universe and adopt Gerry after she found him there?!?

And finally, after Gertrude kind of rushes them out, Celia makes a deal with Sam. They agree to keep track of anything that falls under each other's mystery interests. Because she's "doing a favor for Georgie" (HFGJHFD!), she needs to look into "Weird physics stuff: time travel, other dimensions, teleportation, all that good stuff."

Was Celia sent here from the TMA dimension to do recon?!?

Anyway, there's so much more to dive into, but those are the things that are currently making my brain buzz. How has your Thursday been?

#the magnus archives #the magnus protocol #tmagp #tma #spoilers #lore #im freaking out here wtf

[cult-of-the-eye]

MAG 83 woop woop!!

JONNY BOY

ooh first proper statement in a while

Wait he took some statements with him??

Georgie is actually so right. I love her so much. He really needed some good fucking advice in his life from someone he hasn't thought might've killed someone before

I COULD BE ON DRUGS HAHAAAAAA NO YOU SMALL LOSER BOY

Why did he even jump to that conclusion?? I wasn't thinking ah yes drugs and I don't think a normal person reacting to this situation would immediately jump to drugs maybe insanity yes but not drugs

Universal autistic experience, having someone you're close to say that they know you "get obsessive about stuff"

YES GEORGIE!!!!! SHES THE ONLY ONE NOT FUCKING ENABLING HIM!!! HE DOESNT NEED THE STATEMENTS

oh shit is this the start of him depending on the statements??

Oh shit I guess not being able to go back to his flat makes him homeless

Oh right someone dropped the statement through the letter box

SHIT SOMEONE DROPPED IT THROUGH THE LETTER BOX

SOMEONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS

AND IS GIVING HIM STATEMENTS???

Fucking Elias I bet, who else would it be??? he was like yah I know where Jon is but I'm not gonna tell you to daisy and he's creepy enough to fucking send statements through the mail so there

Ok I'm sorry what was my man doing in those four days??? Sitting there rocking and muttering to himself staring at a fucking piece of paper?? Hmm?? Not fucking sleeping???

Investigating MY ASS what INVESTIGATION do you plan to do holed up in your ex gfs house???

Ah fuck he needs it

When does it stop becoming paranoia and start becoming an addiction?

YEAH GEORGIE YOU SHOULDNT BE KEEN ON WEIRD STALKERS KNOWING YOUR ADDRESS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT AND THE ONLY SANE PERSON IN THIS WHOLE PODCAST (apart from Joshua Gillespie and Karolina gorka my loves)

AHHH HE DIDNT EVEN GET THROUGH HEAD HES JUST GOOD OLD JONATHAN SIMS NOW

He doesn't have any of that pomp and fancy pants titles anymore, it's just the fucking paranoia and realisation that it's not just a normal job, he can't ignore it anymore

It's funny how it finally sinks in how it's not just a normal job when he gets fired from it

Ok just did a quick google fanton isn't a real department store that's a good start

Haha yeah customer service people deserve medals

Omg of course the tma transcripts write Halloween as Hallowe'en that's so tma of them

Oh fuck stranger alert

Oh shit is that Nikola??? As in everyone on Tumblr talks about her Nikola???

Her condition?? Why does it sound like they're describing her as a fucking werewolf??

Ok this is fucking creepy I actually fucking despise mannequins I don't think I'm gonna enjoy these stranger statements

FUCK I HATE CLOWNS

AHHHHHHHHH

Ooh she's smart she goes in with 999 dialled love that for her

oh FUCK that shhh was terrifying

Oh god Lana was killed???

Blood in a single neat line across her lips???

Uckinf SHITBALLS

Jesus fucking christ

I BET HIS ASS MISSES THOSE "EXPERT" ASSISTANTS

FUCKING BREEKON AND HOPE???

Circuses, skin, not quite real - the STRANGER

It seems like now he sort of knows what's going on, he's catching on really quickly, he's categorising things and using what he knows which is good it's steps in a positive direction

I guess he doesn't want another axe table fiasco

The taxidermy shop oh yeah the guy who was like yeah this is paranormal and creepy as fuck but he's not committing tax fraud so it's fine loved that guy

Elias probably sent it

Oh shit he doesn't know Elias knows where he is

SHIT IT WAS HAND DELIVERED

God poor Georgie, she's housing his pitiful ex boyfriend who lost his weirdo job and is going insane and bringing the weirdness to her life

What was he looking into??? Like Not-Them stuff??

"I've got work to do." Fucking famous last words

Jonathon "workaholic" Sims strikes again

Although I guess it's not workaholic when it's threatening your whole life

I guess it's just...surviving

#That was thrilling #it really hammered in my fear of mannequins #I'd actually be terrified alone in a department store at night when it's dark #even without the paranormal shit #i was gonna work on my fic which i am determined to finish #but i decided listening to an episode would help with the migraine #it did #but its back #anyway #happy halloweve you crazy people!!! #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin k blackwood #tim stoker #sasha james #georgie barker #jarchivist #elias bouchard #mag 83 #the stranger #not them #breekon and hope #the circus #cult listens to tma

[starship--aurora]

episode one liveblog (sort of) let’s go

jon sims you dramatic fucker. /aff

did not miss the four minutes of ads LMAO

you can HEAR the contempt in his voice as he talks about gertrude.

”i don’t count martin” giggling, i love asshole jon.

”tim, sasha, and. yes, i guess, martin.”

ANGLERFISH ANGLERFISH ANGLERFISH.

”recording by jonathan sims, head archivist of the magnus institute, london” DUDE. i don’t know why that took me so aback.

mike. like michael. goddamnit jonny sims, what’s it with mikes and michaels.

THE STATIC.

“can i have a cigarette?”

i love the background music so much.

i remember thinking how much he got into it, how much of a theatre kid he seemed to be.

ANGLERFISH.

”i looked at their feet, and saw that they weren’t quite touching the ground.”

torch. i always forget that torches are the same thing as flashlights.

“statement ends, this was fucking stupid”

sasha mention <3

”look at this drunk creeper, ell-oh-ell.” i hate how he says lol, i don’t know what it is about it LMAO.

episode two!

JOSHUA GILLESPIE <3

i remember one time while rambling to my mother about joshua, she kept thinking i was saying “lesbian” and not “gillespie”.

got bored this is being continued hours later.

joshua gillespie you absolute fucker, i love you and want to kiss you on the mouth.

oh no, what ever shall you do, waking up with the key.

”perhaps a bit elaborate” Joshy Boy Elaborate Is What You Need.

”it’s odd how fear can become as routine as hunger.”

yeah, my living room coffin is making weird noises, Music Time.

ooo, knock knock.

hi john. surprised to see you, shocked to see me.

smash smash on the ground.

breekon and hope, let’s go. i love.

joshua gillespie, the hero. we salute you.

”it’s always nice to hear my hometown isn’t always devoid of odd happenings”

giggle that was great.

episode three!!

tmagp ad, oh em gee (<- this loser listened to tmagp premier today and is very normal about it)

”she sleeps with other women” what is this ad, i want to listen to this podcast. /hj

”rusty quill presents… the magnus archives…” stop with your verbal ellipsis, dude. LMAO

”jonathan sims, head archivist of the magnus institute, london”

GRAHAM!!!!! I love Graham so much.

”hey man, i always see you writing, how’s your notes coming along?” “i. i don’t take notes?”

sexy graham rights.

the amount of times i’ve had to rewind because i didn’t process it.

“hey graham” “HOLY SHIT”

public transport is scary, no judgement there.

i honestly never understood the statement giver’s discomfort with graham. to the point you couldn’t even let him see which building.

yeowch graham what did you do. 😔

“apparently he was gay.”

weird hooks weird hooks weird hooks woo.

graham’s notebooks 🥰.

graham honestly sounds like an interesting guy, i think if i’d ever met him, i’d befriend him.

TABLE. WAIT, IS IT THE TABLE USED TO TRAP NOTTHEM?

wait. wait wait wait. oh my god.

it is i think.

stalking your coworkers is Creepy. jon, please don’t take ideas. (jon then proceeds to take ideas)

driving through ohio at night is fun, ngl.

i saw him take one of his notebooks. he ate it.

wowza, all sexy gay people eat notebooks, do you eat notebooks?

“i even saw him freak out at the ice cream truck” that is honestly me. any loud sound? i panic like there’s no tomorrow

memorizing his pizza order <3

fuck capitalism. (“i had to drop out of the college course to work late nights”)

notthem notthem notthem wooohooo

okay i take it back, ohio backroads are NOT fun at night.

notthem <3

yeah i kinda. just stood there.

the background music slow rising!!

”from my months of watching” haha

not!graham!!

imposter? like…… among…

i love the description so much.

aw man, bye notebooks ✌️

hey amy, i’m going to come to your house.

statement ends!

tim mention ❤️❤️❤️.

“i trust coworker testimony as far as i can burn it.”

ohio hills and sharp turns at night are not fun, my stomach is in my throat.

JOURNAL JOURNAL JOURNAL JOURNAL

KEEP WATCHING.

#tma #the magnus archives #live-blogging #i discovered my attention span is absolutely horrible #the first two episodes were listened to at like 10:00 this morning then decided i was bored and listened to the mechs for the next few hour #i only started episode three at like 6:30-7:00 PM #mag 1 #mag 2 #mag 3 #edit forgot to mention this is a relisten

[marlequinncos]

I finally got caught up on The Magnus Protocol and I have some thoughts

Long post and spoilers ahoy!

Overall, I'm enjoying it, though I don't think it caught my attention the way the first eps of TMA did. I think that's due to the robotic voices giving the statements; I know they're meant to lack emotion as speech-to-text, but I do miss the more storytelling-type of way the statements were read in TMA.

Character-wise, I like all of the main crew. I think my favorite is Colin. And with Gwen's last name being Bouchard, I hope she's related to TMA OG!Elias, or the Elias of this universe who's hopefully also just a lil stoner dude.

The statements are interesting, though I find them less scary than TMA (probably due to the delivery). I think they'll get more involved and spooky though, especially due to all of the connections to TMA that are popping up.

Poor Sam has already committed the cardinal sin of curiosity/wanting to know more.

Celia has to be the Celia from TMA who was part of Georgie and Melanie's cult in season 5. The way she mentioned tape recorders, being buried alive, meat, etc. makes me think she's from the original universe. Plus she thought she recognized "Chester's" voice. And that same episode where she says that, Hilltop was mentioned, which is very sus.

I lost my shit when Gerry appeared (he's still goth and I will die on that hill), alongside GG/Grandma Gertrude. He sounded so happy, which on on hand made me happy (because that poor boy deserves it), but also makes me concerned that Jonny "I can't wait to kill again" Sims has something devious planned, like killing him off on-screen this time or something about the fact that he seemed almost too happy.

Georgie was mentioned so I hope we see her and Melanie and Basira! This also makes me wonder if we'll see Tim and Sasha in this universe too and I hope we do. Also if Michael Shelley (non-spaghetti boy version) appears, the writers will probably be able to hear me screaming all the way at the RQ offices in the UK.

(This is how Doorkeay/GerryMichael can still win.)

As for whether Jon and Martin are trapped in the computers, I'm not sure. I could see that being the case, but I do think it would be interesting if they weren't and there was some other reason why it has their voices (Web reasons?). That said, if it is them in the computers, then "Augustus" is definitely Jonah Magnus.

The email that Sam got from "John/Jon" is what led him to Gerry and Gertrude, right? Is it likely that that was from our beloved Archivist? Yes. But John/Jon is also one of the most common English names, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone else entirely. Perhaps even this universe's Jon Sims.

Last thought is that I don't think Smirke's Fourteen applies here. The statements we've gotten so far have all had some similarities (the violin being tied to The Slaughter, the movie being tied to The Eye, etc.) but there are enough differences that I don't think that original categorization will work. And besides, TMA established that the fourteen all overlap anyway, and trying to categorize them by human standards is futile. I saw that theory about the new entities being "desires" rather than "fears", but I'm not sure I buy that yet.

#tmagp #the magnus protocol

[mickofthetums]

I would like to address all TMA fan theories about TMA2, from least to most likely

“It’s just hype for some bonus content”: they gave us that for free, zero work involved on our part, for like six months after it ended. “But this one would be cannon.” It really seems like a lot of work for so little payoff. Just saying, seems unlikely.

“JonMartin being happy Somewhere Else”: Jonny Sims is in fact involved, and untainted happiness is something rarely found in his writing. Prove me wrong @jonnywaistcoat I dare you. Bet you can’t write JonMartin being happy and domestic with a kid and a cat and also going on nice walks and having good dreams and no nightmares.

“A prequel series following Gertrude”: Maybe. However, we got almost everything from the og series. The only things explicitly unexplored have to do with Agnes, which is fairly intentional, and Jonny has said in the past he intentionally leaves things up for interpretation and I don’t think he’ll go back on that. I think the only character that we might be able to get him to squeeze more out of is Gerry, because I feel in my bones that he’s one of Jonny’s favorites.

“Every episode again but with key differences”: Tasty and a good idea, kind of out there though and if @iwannarunawayandbeapirate got that one right I’m impressed, their take is various parallel universes, as they’re the only one I’ve seen. I’ve also seen “alternate universe” where we start again but canon divergence happens, which is also good but a bit fanfiction-y. To both of these I brand Unlikely.

“JonMartin somewhere else but facing down the fears again”: Possible. Our boys legit killed themselves over it last time though. Not sure how we can increase those stakes or put them anywhere near that emotional precipice again with the same impact. Unless memory shenanigans are involved. Or it’s ghostbustery. Like we get a statement but every single one ends with “and then I, jonathon sims, sucked up the lonely fog with my fancy vacuum and everything was okay.” The more I think about this one the more I like it.

“Our World rebuilding after the Eyepocalypse”: Probably. Jonny said something similar to this back in the day, although the powers that be also said no romance or sequels or kissy noises so very little weight on their word. But again, that’s a bit of a genre shift. Unless we explore the cavities that the fears have left, the edges of what true natural human fear is like. But Martin’s voice also disproves this. So. Probably Possibly .

“Martin and Jon are separated Somehow and working to find each other Somewhere Else”: Likely. Am I saying this is likely because it’s what I think will happen? Yes. It keeps us on edge about everyone’s fate, and addresses all sides of the “did they survive” argument. (They made it through but Jon was STABBED, no they didn’t end up anywhere else, yes they did) Bonus points for Web!Martin. Bonus points for meeting all of our friends in this Alternate Universe. Bonus points for any and all exploration of the Cracked Foundation lore and mechanics.

In conclusion, I have no conclusion, rip me to shreds.

#tma spoilers #tma #the Magnus archives #statement remains #tma2 #jonmartin #gerard keay #Gerry my love please come back #if it is just merch or bonus content I’d understand #RQ getting involved in Magtober #if I’m right and we get Somewhere Else versions of everyone you won’t be able to contain me #Somewhere Else but everyone’s happy because no Magnus Institute #opinions #season 5 spoilers #TMA season 5 spoilers #ep 200 spoilers

[inkedmyths]

S1: E18 “Something Wicked This Way Comes”

Brought to you by Trade Anon, who started playing Cold Steel thanks to my influence. This one goes out to you, bestie

This episode featuring: Copious Shakespeare quotes, sick children, retail, and Dean’s guilt complex

Uh oh praying baby child. Never a good start

And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

Oh a spooky claw

NO NOT THE BABY CHILD

[ Shark has never seen Supernatural, and has no idea what's happening. They are imagining a disembodied Jurrasic Park raptor claw dismembering a child. This is not what happens, but it sure is one hell of a mental image. ]

Tis one of the weird sisters

Dean you're one to talk. You're also a smartass

"I'm the oldest which means I'm always right" LMAO DEAN

Oh? The park is empty? What's up with that?

Ohhh uh oh a bunch of kids are sick?

Oh I see its a spreading illness

Who are we impersonating today?

BIKINI INSPECTOR?

Dean I somehow don't think that's going to work

Damn ok I guess

WEIRD SISTER!!

Oh they're impersonating the CDC

Real Hansel and Gretel moments huh

Breaking and enteriiiing

Aha spooky handprint

OH BABY DEAN?? FLASHBACK???

[ Aspen also has little to no context, and is imagining a flashback like that one scene in Ratatouille. This is... not completely incorrect? ]

Oh baby Dean is still a sassy little shit

Little Sam....

Okaaaay interesting interesting

A strega?

A WITCH

Thats a lie Dean

NOT THIS RUNNING JOKE AGAIN. NO

Two Queens jesus christ

[ Crepe says it only gets worse. This is deeply upsetting to me. ]

Dean taking care of tiny Sam :(

They are so tiny...

Shtriga

Okay they're sucking out life force

Dean.... Dean buddyyyyy

Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air

Sneaking around a hospitaaaal

Its not this old woman that would be too easy. They're just pointing a gun at some random lady

Lmao yep. Sorry ma'am

When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?

Yet another shitty Halloween decoration come to life, this time its one of the crones

LMAO SAMS LOSING IT AT DEAN

Uh oh the little brother

THE WINDOW YET AGAIN

Ah yes parallels with Dean again

WOAH MY AUDIO GOT SO DYSYNCED

[ We now take an intermission. A long one. This is because I had to go to work. Yay, retail. ]

1893... Heidecker??? OH THE DOCTOR

Right Michael...

[ Crepe freaks out, before I explain its the kid. I can only assume this means there is another character later named Michael. Jonny Sims Syndrome. ]

Dean?? Dean guilt complex???

Ohhh no bby Dean went to the Arcade and something happened right

AHA IT WENT FOR SAM

Oh ok so John shot it...

Ahhh so Dean feels guilty abt the incident years later bc he left and put Sam in danger...

Aha I get it now

Sam is RIGHT Dean u were only a kid

Oh poor Michael having this explained to him. Poor baby child

Ohhh he saw it..... :(

Poor baby boy I want to hug him

"You're a big brother? You'd take care of your little brother, do anything for him?"

"I would."

Man.

When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes

Look at them ugly ass moldy carrot fingers

OH SHIT IT MOVED

OHHH IT ATTACKING SAM ew gross

Get its ass Dean

"You okay little brother?"

Ew its deflating. Gross

Yaaaay all the kiddos are good

"Sometimes I wish I could have that kind of innocence."

"If it means anything, sometimes I wish you could too."

Yaaay ok ep over

-

Winchester Patented Guilt Complex (WPGC)

Very interesting insight into Dean as a person. Not his fault tho, he was a kid.

#on the highway to superhell #yes i spent half of this ep quoting shakespeare. dont worry about it. #supernatural #spn

[tmisaccidentreportbook]

MAG002, Do Not Open

Case #9982211, Joshua Gillespie Release date: 25 March 2016 First listen: 13th Oct 2020, on the walk into work

Right, so I’m listening and writing this while under the effects one of Mr Jonathan Sims’ favourite plausible explanations: head injury. I’m fine, just took a tumble at work and the headache’s starting to creep in.

- Joshua Gillespie! Return of the King! So sad never really got to hear what became of him. (she says, fully aware that whatever is coming at us at the end of the month could be ANYTHING)

- With the introduction, there’s one unifying theme between the 2 statements we’ve had so far, and that is the unpleasantness starts with a ‘lads on tour’ energy. A night drinking in Edinburgh, a boys’ holiday to Amsterdam. So far the demographic, and ok we’re 2 episodes in, for victims seems to be male students… Have been a student myself, and not a male one, a rather unkind part of me thought it nice for the background radiation of terror to shift for a while. It did also tell me that I needed to take care on any stag trips I may attend.

- For clarification, I’m a cis woman and yes, I have been on stag weekends. We went to Thorpe Park and did The Crystal Maze Experience, I had a lovely time.

- Yup, very white/cis/het/male energy here, heading out in a foreign city on your own, presumably not telling any of you’re party where you’re going. Granted, it was the 90’s but still.

- Cardiff! Cardiff gets a mention! Another city I have lived in for a spell.

- The mysterious ‘John’; hard to describe or picture. And I imagine that a lot of men my adopt the name ‘John’ while in Amsterdam. The odd phrasing and the fact that he said he was from Liverpool has always been strange to me, I don’t know if there’s been a pay off there that I’ve missed.

- Huh… The Buried weighing him down. Just thinking about what could weigh you down in this instance; student debt, obligation to your own word, dread.

- Done some maths because this is who I am apparently… £10,000 in 1996, with inflation, would be £20,864.13 today.

- Bournemouth… been there…

- So hopeful. So naive. The Entities don’t need you address or name mate.

- And the first appearances of everyone’s favourite cockney delivery men, I say from under my ‘Breekon and Hope of Nottingham, Handle With Care’ fleece throw. I’m feeling delicate, I need handling with care.

- Jonny Sims has spoken about the importance of pulling tactical sickies, Joshua also subscribes to that wisdom.

- When an unknown coffin is dumped in your living room in mysterious circumstances, what do you do? Tea. Yeah, you can tell this is a British production.

- So the vessel for an eldritch horror becomes a coffee table. I’d take it over IKEA.

- The scratching and singing: It makes no sense, it is impossible and that makes it all the more terrifying.

- ‘Some might call me a coward’, Sir, the fandom calls you a King.

- When the melodic moaning started, I don’t know why but the first thing that came into my mind was ‘mermaid’. I’ve never watched ‘Pirates of the Caribbean, on stranger tides’, or what ever it is but I’ve got the vague image memory of a mermaid in a glass coffin like cage. And with the strange singing, I thought ‘mermaid’. And not your Disney models of mermaid. Lamp like eyes and teeth.

- ‘Goes to show you can get used to anything if you have to.’ Well wasn’t this a doozie of a line to hear some 8 months into a global pandemic… ‘It’s funny how fear can become as routine as hunger.’ Jonny, I just want to talk. Thing is, I had another storm on the way and we had no idea.

- The freezing of the key. Genius.

- When he opened to door to John and Breekon and Hope and they saw that he had not succumbed to The Buried. In my head, that moment became when ‘The Sacrificial Lamb Refused To Lie Down’.

- ‘When the screaming started...’ gotta pay the piper John. The Buried wants its numnums. I mean, he was described as having an odd density to him, but he was also short and up against Breekon and Hope, he wasn’t winning this fight.

- ‘I got a new job and moved to London’. Ho SHIT, DID HE MOVE INTO PETER LUKAS’ APARTMENT BUILDING!? He was already primed for The Lonely, spending all his free time alone in his flat as the coffin didn’t really lend itself to entertaining. Does anyone have a date on when Lukas’ The Silence ritual was meant to take place? Is it post 1998?

- Huh, forgot Jon was a Bournemouth local boy. I’ll probably talk about this at some point, but my home stomping grounds are pretty bare of statements. And that could be read a number of ways.

- Timothy Stoker. My boy. My fun time boy. ‘Despite Tim’s best efforts.’ Oh and his efforts are the best aren’t they.

- Hearing about the fact that he was the only tenant in the building at the time and no one has lived there since… Oh boy, you are ripe for The Lonely.

#MAG002 #the magnus archives #The Buried #The Stranger #The Lonely #Breekon and Hope #The Coffin

[your-mom-friend]

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#family stuff - 14 posts

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Longest Tag: 139 characters

#but this was too good of a point and “gay sex will always be a stronger force in the world than transphobia” is too excellent to not reblog

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Jon facing the entities: hey there demons, it’s me, ya boy

Jon showing up in people’s nightmares: hey there boys, it’s me, ya demon

Jon becoming The Archivist: Hey there me, it’s ya demon boy

957 notes - Posted August 20, 2022

#4

So in love with the idea that very few of the ghosts actually want to attack or hurt anyone and are kind of their as glorified personal trainers for Danny.

Like this newly formed half-ghost child is insanely powerful and no one understands why but what they DO know it that ghosts shouldn't go withhout using their powers for very long or it causes problems so they all show up to Amity to cause problems so that Phantom has a way to actually use and train with his ghost powers and release energy before he explodes or something.

And all his villains are so tired like god damn the kid has a new power one of you go handle it.

And after he defeats Pariah Dark and is technically in line to be the new Ghost King when he dies, his villains become INVESTED in making sure he lives as long as physically possible because no one knows how an untrained, over powered teenager is going to use the powers that seemingly show up at random.

And it is BECAUSE he is a child that they don't use his civilian identity against him because come on the kid does not need us outing him to his parents when they might KILL HIM (yes I'm aware they wouldn't but the ghosts don't know that)

I've seen this or a version of this covered in a BUNCH of fics (can't remember which ones so if you do feel free to mention them)

Idk just, the concep of Ghost Children being valued and protected as well as Phantom's Rogues Gallery just being there to make sure his powers don't blow his city off the map

1,476 notes - Posted March 8, 2022

#3

me going from social to social documenting how the different environments are reacting to a drastic unexpected change to the internet landscape that they cohabit:

1,717 notes - Posted September 28, 2022

#2

Ah yes, Jonathan Sims. He plays many famous and fantastic characters. Namely Jon Jonny and John

2,181 notes - Posted October 3, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

No but like one of the BEST tropes in fanfiction is definitely "local Hero's community definitely knows their identity but refuse to say anything" it's hilarious. Particularly when the hero is young, like Danny Phantom or Spiderman or Merlin.

This is ESPECIALLY true when the characters kinda just come together to make life easier for the hero

Like Amity Park having collective amnesia over anything Phantom related whenever the GIW come around, or the residents of Queens learning self defence so they can handle some petty crime so that Spiderman has time to actually do his homework, or servants and knights in Camelot making up excuses for Merlin or taking over some chores so he doesn't get in trouble

Any attempt to out the hero is quashed immediately on pain of total social ostracisation

Just give me people protecting the local teenage hero because god damn it he's doing good and he doesn't deserve all the shit he's getting

2,640 notes - Posted March 31, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #Rem rambles #I love this so much

[disregardcanon]

i still can’t believe that jonny boy sims has such a good relationship with his parents that he can

1. tell his parents about his horror podcast and be completely comfortable with them knowing all about it and listening to it all the way

2. ask them to be ACTORS IN IT! LIKE OH MY GOSH

3. have their characters verbally assault the character that he named after himself and not like, worry that’s going to do something to him psychologically by like, dredging up bad memories.

#jonny boy sims: i love my parents #me: yes but you TRUST them too? #jonny boy sims: yes? #me: shit bro. you really just. do that #tma

[patbutcherslittlelovebug]

Idk if I have posted this here but eh.

'Ceaseless watcher turn your gays upon this wretched twink'

#tma #art #digital art #fanart #sketch #the magnus archives #the magnus gays #magpod #the magnus archives podcast #pastaman420 #Jonathan sims #jonothan sims #jon sims #yes I forgot how to spell his name shut up I cant be bothered to look it up #jonny boy #Martin blackwoods boyfriend #hate elias club 2020 #tma fanart #the magnus archives fanart #magpod fanart #the magnus archives podcast fanart

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

Jonny: yeah so here's an apocalypse, sorry it's a bit on the nose bc of the global crisis but um yeah pretty bad

y'all absolute hoes: monster jon! Monster Jon! MONSTER JON

#tma spoilers #tma season 5 #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #monster jon #literally that's like half the tag right now #are y'all the same folks who would bang elias?? because like #on the one hand that boy is a vicious monster but on the other hand...he has a very nice voice #so i can see where you're coming from i guess #i'm ace so banging is out of it but voices are big yes #kay has a party in the tags #kay can i just catch my breath for a second #also wanted to clarify this is just a meme for memeing purposes only and i mean no disrespect lol #jonny sims

[imthemuthafuckingcricket]

Jonathon Sims; Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute: Mah-tin doesn't have a crush on me, that's just idle office gossip!

Basira, Tim, Daisy, Not!Sasha, Melanie, Elias, the spiders in the walls: Yea he does

Martin Blackwood:Yea I do

#the magnus archives #i cant be the only one who thought this #and yes mahtin is purposely misspelled for jonny boy #jonathon sims #martin blackwood #cricket chirps #im in deep now #i made a post

[pitviperofdoom]

TMA Bright Spots: The Gardener

Jon and Martin: still together? Still together.

Also IT’S FLESH TIME WE’RE IN THE MEAT ZONE

“Who’s this, your boyfriend?” “Um--” “Yes, actually.” “...Oh.”

No seriously Jonny Sims continues to stare at the Let’s Read Jonmartin As Platonic crowd while dropping more explicit romance into the narrative, like a cat maintaining eye contact while it knocks things off shelves.

All joking aside I genuinely really liked the format of today’s chapter of The Archivist’s Field Guide to the Apocalypse, mainly because it actually sounded like a field guide this week. You know how defamiliarization is an artistic technique where something commonplace is described in an unfamiliar or strange way? This was like the polar opposite of that.

Jared was all-around pretty chill. Like a cool halfway point between Oliver and Jude. He’s vibing! Yeah people are screaming in pain but he’s just doing his thing. Probably would’ve let them go by with a tip of his hat and gone back to watering his literal gut flora.

Also he literally can’t hurt them and that’s a big old sip of relief right there.

Martin continues to wave his “Jon Is Not At Fault For The Present Apocalypse” flag in everyone’s faces. Wave it harder Martin I don’t think they’re getting the message.

“I didn’t want to put you through any more.” 👏 Martin 👏 Is 👏 More 👏 Important 👏 Than 👏 Revenge 👏.

And finally the boys talk about Plan K (for Killbill) and its overall efficacy! Not as in-depth as I’d hoped, but it’s a start.

Edit: WAIT THERE WAS  A FABRIC RUSTLE I FORGOT THE FABRIC RUSTLE

#the magnus archives #tma #tma spoilers #mag 171 #tma bright spots

[thevoidcannotbefilled]

Omg you went to high school with Jonathan Sims?

I forgot what this was referring to for a moment because and I thought you meant the irl Jonny Sims and my brain bluescreened. I was like "....I'm American. And GenZ. What"

Anon is referring to my tags on this post of a Jon (X)

But ahskakaq but yes totally 100% want to high school with Jonathan Sims

(But legit though, the artist did a fantastic job. I had a lot of Indian and Pakistani kids in my school and judging by the notes and the boy I was thinking of in specific, the artist made a top tier Indian Jon).

#ask the void

[scoldinghotsoup]

i have a very important question

how on earth (yes i am very serious about this please help) do i look like both jonathan sims (tma) and jonny dville (the mechs)

PLEASE HELP ME IM SO WANT BE BOTH GROSS MEN HELP

I WANNA BE A SEWER RAT BASTARD BITCH BOY WHOS PROBABLY 5’2 AND EYEBALL MAN WITH EXTREME TRAUMA AND IS ALSO PROBABLY 5’2

#tma #the magnus archives #jon sims #themagnus archives #jonathan sims #the mechs #the mechanisms #jonny d'ville #PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU

[see-arcane]

Ok I love the teacher au so much and just A. the discovery that the cryptid in tweed also apparently was the lead singer of concept band in college B. The teachers discovering him doing dramatic readings of creepypasta at lunch C. I don't know if England has anything like the DARE program but Daisy walks into class one day, says don't do drugs, and walks out. None of the students ever do drugs after that encounter.

A. “No. No, no, no, I’m calling bullshit, he can’t be Jonny fucking d’Ville on top of everything else. I won’t buy it.”

Before her friend can carry on with the article, they hear ‘Jonny’ drop into a few verses from “Pump Shanty” right behind them. They jump and whirl around to see Mr. Sims strolling away, pretending to sip his coffee.

B. Mr. Sims is a walking coat rack as it is, and Mrs. Cartwright is worried. They tell her not to bother. Mr. Sims is an oddball, so it’s safe to assume that maybe he has a reason to not be around when everyone else is having the midday break.

“Probably nibbling on a heart somewhere,” Mr. Carson, the gym coach hums over his sandwich, “Or maybe he does that psychic vampire thing where he eats your brain.”

“Or,” says Ms. Wendell over her microwaved takeout, “the guy has dietary issues. My cousin’s got a liquid diet thing that makes her look like a stick. It happens. Don’t worry about him, Viv.”

“I’m telling you,” Mr. Carson goes on, smiling around his rye, “He’s having a fresh brain right now. Has to keep his X-Men powers all fed up.”

“If that’s the case, I’m sure you’re the safest person here.”

Mrs. Cartwright leaves them as they throw napkins and plastic cutlery at each other like they’re their students’ age. She brings half her own meal with her, determined to leave some solid food with the scrawny oddity of Mr. Sims. 

Because, yes, he is odd, but in a way that reminds her of her grandson. A brilliant boy, but so, so forgetful about taking care of himself. Sometimes he passed out in his room, still working on a program or a new gadget because he’d skipped eating and sleeping for a couple days. 

So she looks for Mr. Sims.

And finds him only by pure accident. He’d not been in his classroom. Or the cafeteria. Or any other empty room. No, she spotted him outdoors, leaning like a scarecrow in the shade of an equipment shed. Mrs. Cartwright went out to him. Sneaking a smoke break, maybe? No.

No.

He doesn’t notice her even when she calls to him twice. He’s absorbed in a handful of papers he’s leafing through. It’s a stationery she doesn’t recognize beyond the header at the top. The Magnus Institute. 

Yes, she’s heard the gossip. Yes, she’s aware of the Work-Related Accident meme the kids are passing around. She doesn’t puzzle over it long. Not when she can hear Mr. Sims reciting the awful, gruesome story printed on those sheets.

Narrating it as if he were the poor, doomed man in its lines. The witness to the terrifying fate of his best friend at the hands of...of a thing that has no place being described so clearly. So much so that she can see it in her mind. 

She can feel its touch melting into her skin, spoiling it like bad meat. All of her that is not bone begins to soften and melt and fall away in rotten, putrid chunks...

“--Statement ends. ...Oh. Oh, God, Vivian! Mrs. Cartwright, can you hear me?”

She does. At some point the bagged leftovers had fallen from her hands. Mr. Sims scoops it up and tries to hand it back to her. She takes it back gingerly, as if the cold meatloaf inside--she shudders now, thinking of meat--is somehow tainted.

“Y-You--what was that?”

“A, ah, guilty pleasure,” he says, and looks truly, deeply guilty. “Playing Vincent Price.”

He hadn’t sounded like Vincent Price. He’d sounded like a man describing the liquefaction of his best friend’s flesh while the poor bastard’s skeleton continued to scream and live against its will. 

“You have a talent,” is all she can think to say. She walks away with her meatloaf and tosses it into the bin before heading back inside. She starts a vegetarian diet the next day.

C. The Beast that was once Daisy Tonner has been following the scent for days. Slow in the day, faster at night. Her quarry waits out here somewhere. Prey? Not prey? She has trouble remembering, sometimes. She knows she had wanted him to die once. Then a thing had happened. Crushing, crunching. The quarry had found her there. The quarry had freed her. 

Quarry still? Or Pack? The other one, the one chasing her, the one who is something important--she cannot remember the word ‘love’--had been the only one she considered Pack before. But the quarry changed that. Quarry was weak. Quarry should not be on his own. Quarry had to fix this. Make things quiet again.

So she Hunts. She finds his scent everywhere here, a ground he walks day after day. She doesn’t know that this day is a Saturday and that he will not be here now. She is deciding between laying in wait for an ambush or following the trail to where he lives when she smells smoke. 

A cluster of young things, passing something between each other, puffing. 

Just enough of Daisy Tonner remains in the Beast to be incensed at such young things falling into the habit. She hadn’t liked when--Jon? Was it Jon?--did it either. The Beast is simply not a fan of the stink. It hurts her nose. 

The Beast takes a slight detour from the Hunt to politely insist they kill such a habit immediately and permanently. 

For their health.

#I refuse to use brevity now or ever #teacher au #jonathan sims #daisy tonner #the magnus archives #storytime