Annoyance

This is so ridiculous. I cannot believe we actually cancelled the project. I had so many things planned to add in, and now we have to do research on something else.

I swear Tom, this is just plain ridiculous.

Sorry you guys

I'm still like... really sick. I still think its bronchitis or something, but I'm still hacking up my lungs. I would try to pick up my work like I did, but I see it's being cancelled now. So I'll probably just go back to taking notes about blogs, looking up stuff just in case it gets started up again.

Again, sorry about my lack of showing up, but I'll still probably pop up every so often.  -Luca

The Project Has Been Canceled.

Extenuating circumstances. Sorry.

I suppose I can take over the job Luca was supposed to do. I hope Luca becomes well again soon.

I do have one question. We are cutting all of this personal stuff out for the project, correct?

God Damn It.

Freaking series are seriously starting to get to me.
Can we just get done with this crap already? Who's writing Luca's post?

So, guess who stayed up late watching Dark Harvest yesterday.

And guess who was sleepy in class today.
And guess who was dreaming of Slendy while he slept.
And guess who, when he opened his eyes, confused as to where he was or how he had gotten there, thought he saw Slendy standing in the front of the room.
And guess who yelled like a little girl and jumped up from his desk, only to realize it was our math teacher trying to explain the class.
And guess who got called to the principal's office after that.

If this project makes me loose my scholarship, I swear to god I'm killing someone.

Also, from what I heard, Luca's dying or something right now, so one of us should take care of his work (FREAKING FREELOADER). Am I biting the bullet or is one of you lads going to step it up?

Anyways. I should get done with DH.

So like, Luca is sick from what I've heard. They told me it might be bronchitis or something. Haven't seen them in school. ):

Alright, did the sketches. Got lazy a little on anatomy, but these pictures are 10x better than my dog drawing them for me-

No I did not cheat and give my dog a marker. That's stupid.

So first up, I have a picture of one of the most universally known symbols associated with Slenderman.

It's called the Operator Symbol. Just a simple circle with an X through it.

Some say it attracts tall, slim, and handsome, while others say you live longer if you keep drawing these, kinda like a protective charm? I'm surprised none of the protagonists have used salt circles on him, but hey, that's just my preference.

Secondly, I have made a size chat, with a height inbetween the reported 8-13 feet, so I gave him a modest height of 9 feet for this demo pic.

I'd say 6'0 is tall for a girl, a decent height for most men, so imagine standing next to the faceless guy in black.

Nobody was kidding when they say that he's tall. A girl about my height only goes up to his waist, so it's no wonder he's a subject of nightmares.

So yeah, here's a bonus picture I doodled for you all, at the same time, to show his other very known feature:

Some say he has tentacle-like things that come out of his back.

On another note, some say he's not actually a bad guy. Why would you run from a guy who only wants a hug? ):

That's all for now, guys.

Interesting Elements

As we were told to add a bit of personal aspects to the project, I supposed I will have to include this. The most interesting thing about the Slendermythos is that, if you look at it correctly, it is like a game. There are four types of players, and two groups. The 'good' and the 'bad' groups.

Slenderman and the proxies fall under the 'bad' group. Most people know about them, so I will address the 'good' group.

Runner are the most common of this group, but in my research I discovered a slightly less known about group.

Fighters.

This group does not have much to do with the Slenderman himself, but I find them to be interesting.

They are the runners who put aside their own safety to make sure others are safe. They are the selfless few who fight back instead of hiding in the shadows waiting for something to happen. I have to admit, they are fascinating and I admire them.

Also, this is the thirteenth post. Did you all know that thirteen is the tarot card number for Death?

I'm not freeloading on this project, I swear

Man, there are so many interpretations and pictures of this guy. Some of them are really freaky. And his height seems to range from like, 7 feet to 13 feet, depending on who you ask.

Working on some sketches of our pal Slendy and some symbols associated with him.

Got distracted playing that Slender game. Couldn't sleep for a while. Heheh.

Anyways, I should have the sketches up eventually. I'll probably divide it into two or three different 'appearances' this guy seems to have.

Wonder who does his dry cleaning...

I should probably stop watching tribe twelve and just go to sleep already.

... Just one more entry.

The History of The Slenderman

Slenderman originated on the Something Awful forums.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=3

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=4

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=5

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=6

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=7

These first links should be enough to show how the myth evolved from a single set of pictures to nearly dominating the thread. This was the birth of Slenderman, and as you can see from the dates on the posts, it occurred around mid 2009.

From the initial posts, Slenderman spread across the internet. Of course, from there, it spread to the blogging and vlogging communities. The main three vlogs are known by most of the slenderfans, but I shall list them here for the sake of our Instructor and anybody who does not know.

Marble Hornets

Everymand HYBRID

Tribe Twelve

Of course, there is also the popular blog Just Another Fool

Moving on, a game has been created recently called 'Slender'. I am only adding it because Tom was upset about all the 'fan' that it made.

This is a very basic history, but my internet is not working properly enough to make a longer one. I apologize.

Don't Shoot The Messenger.

We had a slow day yesterday at school, so I decided to take a look at it, seeing how it's creator is apparently following the project...

I finished it at about 1:30AM last night.

I didn't sleep well.

As a matter of fact, I don't think I'll be sleeping well in a while.

Oh well, time to read "Just Another Fool".

What Is The Slenderman?

The Slenderman is usually identified as a tall, thin, pale man. He is often depicted wearing a suit, has no facial features, is extremely tall (His exact height may vary from person to person [Read on for clarification]) and tends to have multiple tentacles. He is known to stalk people from a distance, causing extreme paranoia and sickness with his presence, until his victims eventually disappear. Little is known of what he does to them, but many have theorized. His presence is usually announced by electric artifacts (Usually cameras or televisions) malfunctioning.

Although this is the general consensus of what Slenderman is and does, many have varied the character in several ways. These variations include (But aren't necessarily): Arms instead of tentacles, teleportation powers, time-control powers, having a face or face-like features, the ability to take on the form of other people or beings, intelligence level, behavior, height, etc.

He has also been known to hypnotize or convince humans so they will serve under his command. These people are known as "proxies", and they usually sabotage the Slenderman's victims and kill the people that get in his way. As mentioned before, while most people are "hypnotized" (With their memories being erased after the act, so they won't remember anything), some of them serve willingly. These are known as "agents".

There Ava, I used "Formal Language". Happy now?

Alright. Anything I should add?