when will thread 6 come out

>>359925

Of course, it might be a good idea to figure out exactly what we are confessing.

In Padre's diary he started out using "God" with a capital "g," then ended by using "god" with a lowercase "g," and still continued to use capital "I" to refer to himself.

Could that mean anything?

The Journal of Father Francis Velasco really fascinates me. I decided to type what it said down and I have been forming theories as to what these entries point at. Here are some findings that stick out to me most.


"Entry number 91
May the 15th

Vermin are becoming more
pervasive. They give me little
rest. ..."

"Entry number 105
May the 28th ...

...Vermin everywhere. Infested.

Cant get rid of them. ..."

Father Velasco grows increasingly flustered over apparent "Vermin" in his Mission. I was wondering why on earth he would be THIS frantic about rats (unless of course the infestation was that severe). And then my brother made this joke as I was typing all this down. "A.K.A The church-goers!"

Wow. I'm beginning to wonder if something was turning Velasco against his own followers. If he began seeing them, or mistaking them as "Vermin".

"Entry number 104
May the 24th

Very cold now. Even the sun does
little to dispel this chill. Thunder
roars almost nightly.

Very cold now.

May the light of God warm us. ..."


"Entry number 114
June the 2nd

My skin is ice."

That's funny. We saw that Nan visited the past just chapters ago, and apparently it was very warm outside the mission. "Even the sun does little to dispel the chill. Thunder roars almost nightly. ..." If it was so nice outside, then why can't Velasco feel it? Obviously he was experiencing something that no one else saw.


"Entry number 321

they don't see what I see
maybe only I can see it maybe
they will never see it they will
never understand what I am
doing
they cannot see this is for them
this is for their souls ..."

There you have it. Father Velasco is being tormented by something that no one else perceives. His writing has grown rushed and scrawled and he has failed to mark the date of the entry. Looking further into the entry...


"... so many souls
who do they belong to
into the fire into the fire into
the fire into the fire into the fire"

Into the fire. That part brought to mind a verse I once read in the Bible.

Deuteronomy 18:10
"There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire ..."

Velasco is the Padre, the Father, of the mission. I believe he had set up some sort of sacrificial system. Maybe he was too out of his mind to realize what he was doing. But it sounds like he was sacrificing his followers A.K.A his children into his own fireplace. One thing is clear; some sort of malevolent force has attached itself to his mission, and to him. Something that making him see, feel, and do things. And it's been this way for years.

>>360064
Following up on your thoughts re: vermin, I'd like to point out that , apparently, mice have traditionally been used to represent souls in purgatory. For example, Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (who was known for her devotion to souls in purgatory) is often represented with mice at her feet or running up and down her staff or cloak, and offerings of gold and silver mice have been left at her shrines.

http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gertrude-of-nivelles/

Just further food-for-thought.

Son of a bitch.

Like a few others, I thought that maybe 4:66 was a Biblical verse of some kind. When this didn't pan out (as others have described), it occurred to me that since this number originally appeared on a malfunctioning and/or possessed clock, it might make sense to convert those sixty minutes into an extra hour, which gives us 5:06.

Leviticus, Book 5, Verse 6:

As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the LORD a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for them for their sin.

>>360147
Fuck. :I

>>360147

WELP.

>>360147
My god, the sin theory of Anna's is correct, rather than only vaguely correct and consistent with a few people like Pablo, Santiago, and Anna!
I really thought she was being a bit melodramatic like Kim was, but in a less annoying way and in a rational manner that just gives us food for thought.

Isn't the rational behind the goat being sacrificed is that it's technically considered an innocent dying for the sins of the sinners, right? Does this mean that Nan is the one real innocent here? At most, she's just lazy, but the seven deadly sins are the inspiration behind the idea of sins instead of being sins themselves, isn't that one theory? The angry and the slothful aren't sinners because of their characteristics, but their sins could very likely well be based from those aspects, correct?

>>360151

That does beg the question how Nan got trapped in the hotel if she is truly innocent. It still might be worthwhile to try and ask for forgiveness.

>>360151
Easy, now. The verse may reflect how Padre sees things, not how they actually are. And, though I think I've heard that said about the seven deadly sins before, I think it's more complicated than that. For instance, I know that anger isn't always treated as a sin (there's even such a thing as righteous anger), but others, like envy or lust, seem to always be sinful. It might have something to do with how the sins are defined.

And yeah, if memory serves the sacrificial lamb was meant to "take on" the sins of Israel, in one sense or another, and be slain for those sins in place of the Israelites. In the Christian/Catholic tradition this is taken as a foreshadowing ofholycrapNanisJesusChrist!

Sorry to interrupt the discussion but has anybody seen Weaver's blog recently
http://tgweaver.tumblr.com/post/19107187069/help

>>360170
Ja. There's a post on it in the "general" board.
http://tgchan.org/kusaba/meep/res/20657.html

But it's good to see you concerned about it. I'm sure he'd appreciate that. :)

>>360147

I think you might be reaching too far. 466 is the last entry in the Padre's log: http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/src/132996020295.gif

It could be still referencing something farther down the line, but I feel like this is the thing Weaver mentioned that we're all assuming wrong: that it's a reference to a bible verse.

does it seem that Kim and Anderson have a "thing" going secretly.
I mean, Kim and Anderson are ALWAYS together, there must be something between them, right?

>>360571
It's possible, but honestly, I think they're hanging out just because they can't let the other one run around alone in a place like this, and there's no one else there to take care of each other, what with the rest being either dead or the main characters.

There's no particular vibe from them.

>>360575
True, true, but I still feel a vibe, nonetheless.
You know how Anderson says "trust no one" yet he and Kim seem to be putting a lot of trust into each other. I dunno, I think I'm just getting this vibe cuz the two are paired up a lot of the time and we don't hear from them for long periods of time. There maybe not be anything here, but still, the smallest clues could lead to something big.

>>360575
True, true, but I still feel a vibe, nonetheless.
You know how Anderson says "trust no one" yet he and Kim seem to be putting a lot of trust into each other. I dunno, I think I'm just getting this vibe cuz the two are paired up a lot of the time and we don't hear from them for long periods of time. There maybe not be anything here, but still, the smallest clues could lead to something big.

Other different note.
Who would win in a fight? Ace vs. the Padre, the Pilgrim, and the Beast.
My money's on Ace.
Always bet on Ace.

>>360586
not so sure, it was crazy powerful, but in some note it was said that tom was able to fight on near equal ground whit im

>>360587
Hmm, well, the "cure" was what gave Tom his MANLY PHYSIQUE, and that strength was so powerful that Tom could rip the good doctor's arms and head off. And even grounds? Even with MANLY PHYSIQUE Tom had to evade Ace, for no one could defeat Ace. (possibly Stitches, but my guess that he was ripped to shreds as Ruby and Tom escaped. I think Ace is bad ass enough to go one and three.

The A looks like a penis.

CANNOT UNSEE.

>>360268

Actually, both would work:

1). They are trapped because of their sins. Escape, as it seems, may indeed be death/sacrifice.
2). How many people have tried to kill Nan so far? It's possible that the Padre is attempting to escape the sins of the many (including his own), via way of sacrifice.

In essence, if Nan escapes and leaves the hotel, he (and possibly all the others) will remain trapped. Ergo, it could be that she is trapped because she is the innocent party, and in essence, the "key".

My theories:
1) "The Padre" is Father Francis Velasco. It's obvious when a) Padre is Spanish for Father b) The Padre was okay with being in fire, relating to how Valasco wrote about a fire place (also, the Padre's weapon is a fire poker)
2. I think that Santiago is the "beast." a) Santiago, upon leaving the light that shines down into the chapel, he appears wilder looking and somewhat "beast" like. b)Santiago seems to care more about the beast than the other two big monsters. c) The beast appears to be a creature of darkness, and Santiago has embraced the darkness, becoming "one with it" d) Santiago is really damn creepy, and violent.
3) All three monsters are against each other because the Padre used the Pilgrim for his own intent back when the Spanish mission was there, so the Pilgrim might want revenge on the Padre. Also, I believe the beast is a part of the Hotel, most likely the Hotel's main monster of darkness, and the other two are against the beast because they are stuck in the hotel like everyone else. Further more, I believe that the Padre and Pilgrim only wish to kill, while the hotel only does violence when the people try to go against it. The Hotel may even provide a certain amount of safety in the darkness for the characters if that embrace it, much like what Santiago had done.

Anonymous 2012/04/04(Wed)16:18 No. 50946 ID: 2be8fb
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but wait, if santiago is the beast, then it would mean san can be in two places at once, because she saw the beast when she was in the room with san

Anonymous 2012/04/04(Wed)16:20 No. 50947 ID: 2be8fb
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wait whos this in the window there?

>>360747
Possibly the real master mind behind the twisted hotel, the manager, who I assume is called "Mr. Bowerman"
Also, I think Santiago being in more than one place is very possible, especially in this hotel. The beast in garden could even just be an decoy entity created by the hotel, to keep the people from realizing who the real beast is.

More thoughts. The Know. 2012/04/05(Thu)04:42 No. 50966 ID: d6db43
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Who else notices that Henry's pendant matches the symbol of death from Weaver's world eater campaign? http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/3899167/images/1236379539932.png I did.

Anonymous 2012/04/05(Thu)10:01 No. 50969 ID: f01ebb
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Why is room 114 locked and tainted with blood in this panel?

>>360769
Hotels generally have all even numbered rooms on one side and odd numbered on the other side. That's probably room 113. Or just room 13, since the 1st 1 is the floor number.

The rooms after that are 116 and 117 so that's room 114.

>>360770

Of note is that the hallway faces an exterior wall, so all the rooms would thus be interior and no doors could be placed on the opposing wall.

Hey, is there any way we can perform last rites on the Padre? Like if we found a bible or something?

Although he probably wouldn't let us finish before sticking that poker through our skull.

IdiomAlpha!a1..dIzWW2 2012/04/07(Sat)09:27 No. 51029 ID: 067a04
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>>360769

I always thought it was because this guy lived there.

>>360805

Nan would need some oils. Any oil would do, even olive oil. She would also either need to get a priest to bless it or a priest to administer the sacrament him self.

So, I would guess the chances of Padre receiving Last Rites are pretty low right now.

>>360829

You know, we never did figure out who/what ... that is.

>>360893
I thought it was obvious. It's Henry.

Every visitor has a dark, monstrous visage under the right circumstances.

Even Nan.

>>360898

I'm going to need to reread the quest. I think I'm starting to forget things.

>>360747
>>360746

Uhhh, dude[te]? I kinda beat you to asking that by a few months...
>>351746

>>360926

i think you mistook me for someone else the guy that cares is over there

>>360980
Oh right... thanks dude.

I don't suppose I could get the contact information of weaver, fidchell, and trout, I have seen many great authors on this site and would like to have meaningful conversations with them instead of making meaningless contact in threads that are meant for other things...

>>364354
You can find most of us on the RubyQuest IRC at irc.rizon.net, channel #rubyquest
PM there and all your wildest dreams will come true~♥

Gratitude good sir, gratitude.

hmmm every time I fail to connect to the server... I only got in once then it continued to fail to connect...

hhhmmm a password you say, who has a password?

>>364354
Trout's usually on #tgchan on the Rizon network. He's not on right this minute, though.

>>364354
Um, yeah, if you're still here, I'm on #tgchan, but not on #rubyquest (though I probably should start lurking there at the least). I'm open to anything you might want to ask/tell me.

There's also the "ask the author" thread in /questdis/, but that might be the whole "meaningless contact" you want to avoid.

Thank you!

>>50872
so i guess that would make nan a........
scapegoat