ASMR | Man on Train, 1890

Hey gang
I needed a slightly more chill endeavour this week, so... I here present - wait for it - my first, and last, unscripted video :D I kid, I kid (I don’t), but it’s certainly been an educational exercise...
Hopefully you find it somewhat atmospheric and cozy :)
Atlas x
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WTF is this, why are you whispering at me?!
#ASMR is an acronym commonly used to describe the 'tingly' sensation associated with certain audio stimulae - often whispering/soft-spoken voice, and other quiet triggers. It's a similar feeling to 'Frisson' - the shivers that run up your spine when watching an incredible scene in a film, or really /feeling/ amazing music.
ASMR now also refers to a genre of content whereby creators/'ASMRtists' intend to invoke these 'tingles' in others. Even if you don't experience ASMR - many don't - you might still find this content calming, relaxing, or useful for getting to sleep. Heck, even entertaining, god forbid.

[@AtlasASMR]

Fellow quiet carriage companions, ‘Man On Train, 1890’ is now available to listen to on Spotify and Apple Music! 
 ⭐ *SPOTIFY* play.spotify.com/album/2OdHlDIYgVFWDCgLtrtDA9 ⭐ *APPLE MUSIC/ITUNES* music.apple.com/us/album/asmr-man-on-train-1890-ep/1548802139?uo=4

[@clipboard.]

cool

[@uber_eats_official9977]

nice

[@rexonroads6367]

Spiffing!

[@astrallis7873]

What train is your character riding i know its an old fashioned steam train but does the train have a name or is it a ghost train?

[@emmawolfx7018]

I found you through gibis bee movie video and I really enjoy this train video. Could we get another train one, maybe a few months later and the character is still alive?

[@DirtyDianaaaa]

Nobody: Me: If he looks again, he likes me.

[@catnoir8395]

Lol 😂

[@reineren8526]

me too😂😂😂😂

[@aim4grace97]

His voice is SO PERFECT for this scene. Wow.

[@sidiusvera]

@@bezaliel100zx lmfaooo

[@plx26]

PLEASEEEE JHDVSJSANBDJAESH

[@privatesectorsec]

2020: You got any games on your phone? 1890: You got any crosswords on your newspaper?

[@akoalabear239]

Alternatively: “Do you have any comics in your newspaper?” Although perhaps that would be more like asking someone to watch videos on your phone.

[@lucas29210]

Games in your phone is from 2011 haha

[@whitless72]

1900s before crosswords were in papers

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

*fast asleep the whole time after the newspaper noises*

[@mrpancake8889]

What

[@rachelwithch9023]

I just wanted to sleep and now I'm crying cause of a man I knew for half hour.

[@cornflakescereal8152]

Same i had a whole head cannon where he takes us on a date, an we get married, and we have kids. And that all came crashing down. 😭

[@marsviolets4651]

The "not a snowflake" part is pretty cringe, I used to make fun of people who said that, but I guess it's on purpose

[@no.8952]

@@marsviolets4651i don't think it's cringe if it's said accurately

[@gueras8429]

Meeeeee D':

[@yallehemee460]

@@cornflakescereal8152 WOAH WOAH WOAH!! Slow down there Comrade... Thought I will applaud your excellent imagination

[@FeliciaMirage]

Did anyone else notice that when he was talking about Shakespeare's "meta" qualities of being "self-referential" of his own plays within his own plays...that's EXACTLY when he put a pop-up suggestion for another one of his ASMR videos within this video?! Even made sure to look up to the exact corner of the video where the pop-ups always appear! Sorry, that was way too clever and I wanted to make sure he was appreciated for that detail. 😂

[@doormatcat]

Wow nice catch. Youre sharp.

[@musewolfman]

With the slightest little noise in the background to emphasize it. Had me rolling.

[@thecreationofevelynasmr]

I noticed it just now! Found it very clever!

[@SwirlyCub]

and meta was in italics

[@Unknown-rh1fv]

Yess i loved that

[@Grezyaa]

I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE CINEMATIC INTRODUCTION TO A VIDEO GAME

[@Grezyaa]

like for real, this is so well done and is visually gorgeous 😭 I'm crying

[@JohnstasBACK]

same

[@inkysplash2975]

SO YOUR FINALLY AWAKE

[@WolfgirlBRE]

it made me fall asleep. I LOVE IT!!!

[@natalieroberts2439]

SAME

[@ajvendetta5271]

"You do know that this is the quiet carriage, yes?" proceeds to not stop talking for nearly 30 minutes

[@nucify9228]

@@David-un4cs Your name is the same as my fathers name!

[@ariaxrose1]

@@nucify9228 what if your nameisthe same as his sons name 😱

[@jelena7814]

@@ariaxrose1 damn

[@ommy7672]

My name is not David Patterson

[@thescrubedubub2123]

I like ur profile pic

[@enderpyre]

idk man somethin about being told "You are my latest memory and i do not want to forget this moment with you" just fucking pierced me in the heart. thanks man

[@cherielorraine]

The snow outside... Slight bouncing of the carriage... I'm obsessed

[@AtlasASMR]

Thanks lovely!

[@OozyW]

🥱

[@mack4445]

this isn’t an asmr video , it’s a sad interactive short film

[@HailrakeKk]

Why sad? Most like fun maybe?

[@Silvania_]

@@HailrakeKk he died :'u

[@lucianopalencia9222]

This video helps me sleep it is asmr

[@ahmedtyson8498]

@@Silvania_ bro all the ones who born in 1890 is dead

[@Silvania_]

@@ahmedtyson8498 i mean The character

[@moderndavinci6599]

POV: your the grim reaper but decided to let the man finish his paper

[@DJAlexis2522]

Before taking away his life at the end

[@summer7034]

@@DJAlexis2522 But at least he was nice enough to give him his time.

[@DJAlexis2522]

@@summer7034 true

[@Floral_Green]

Like something out of a Terry Pratchett novel.

[@freedom-verity]

666 likes.

[@EthalaRide]

How dare you, sir. I came here for soothing noises and relaxing conversations, Not to swiftly fall in love with Grant Worthington only to have my heart just as switfly _shattered_ over his mortally wounded state. 14:12 Him offering to share a cab since he lives so close, then checking the time and realizing it's HOURS before he can get home... and he's probably thinking _'oh dear, that's probably too long.'_ and he just *_MOVES RIGHT ALONG!_* Electing instead to take a photograph *_(that he's never going to develop)_* with a stranger he's sharing his *_last moments alive with_* because *_he's never going to make it back home._* So now I'm pushing down any negative emotion in this sad situation and choosing to enjoy and respect this charming man using his time to take my picture. This is *_SO WELL EXECUTED,_* and really gets across the point of seeing the moments of care and connection between needless tragedy.

[@sophiewellman920]

I’ve been crying watching it 😭

[@Manas-co8wl]

Hehe.. the flick is not the only thing that’s well *executed* hehehe.. he.. he..

[@twistednerve444]

a handsome, dying stranger takes my photo because i have a charming, intelligent-looking face and then reads ME a bedtime story? i honestly don’t have words to describe how this makes me feel.

[@Novenarye]

You can't just create my husband then kill him off like that tf

[@thatoneperson9802]

Right? he was very much my type...

[@popsikern5848]

@@thatoneperson9802 The keyword to that is *was* 😔

[@thatoneperson9802]

@@popsikern5848 nooooo :'(

[@yenzuma]

such a saddening story you've told us, indeed it is, but we've acquired reports that he is a gay male, i apologize for the inconvenience.

[@thatoneperson9802]

@@yenzuma I identify as female, so that is not a problem for me

[@__Xeese]

Can’t wait for the sequel “Train on Man, 1891”

[@LaliGmz1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Galaxy_Kal]

Oh no!! 😂😂

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

1913 xD

[@dr.anonymous7479]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDodoshwedo]

I assumed he died of bloodloss from his gunshot wound.

[@julesmkr]

I burst out laughing at 7:10 when he said Shakespeare is very meta then looked up to refer to his own video link. This is quality subtle humour that doesn't take away from the relaxed overall vibe. Well done, Atlas.

[@jesper8836]

I love the way he begins to breathe heavier and his voice becomes more shaky and almost frantic as time goes on and he loses more blood

[@27forever50]

Like?????????

[@welp.2543]

I love it when he just keeps trying to gain the courage to say something but then fails a second later and keeps on trying to get glances

[@Imaworldstar-jw3yj]

Hello, I tried asmr in English I'm a beginner, please come and take a look^^

[@oliverkey1435]

I am socially constipated

[@raidaz7557]

@@oliverkey1435 you know what I'm gonna start adding that to my socially introverted repertoire

[@redzard2015]

Ahhh, just like me

[@Bartholodaea]

​@@raidaz7557 Another addition to my autistic vocabulary 🤧

[@legendnodensetsu8423]

"You must think it's dull to read the newspaper on a train" Idk man, getting shot and casually sitting down to read the newspaper is pretty badass

[@susiestevenson7561]

Ikr

[@Rock-bw5gy]

YEP

[@genderfluidlygay7146]

IFKR

[@genderfluidlygay7146]

@Alyssa LITERALLY same. Pain.

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

Shot? Did I miss a video?

[@verak8936]

this is the direction ASMR needs to go to, not "ass eating mukbang" shit. This is art.

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

They don't call them ASMRTists for nothing!

[@FireflyArc]

Yes! I agree so much this had depth this had art this ha *plot*!!!

[@Bush_Scout]

ass eating mukbang 😭

[@IHaveAFatherButHesAbroad]

Ass eating mukbang? What about "S*it eating mukbang"

[@prathamt1950]

Okay where'd you see that mukbang?

[@pinkmoonjuice5158]

Found myself actually answering with the goofiest smile on my face without realizing when he asked if I like the theater. YOU GOT ME. THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

[@icutmylip8210]

Grant: "You do know that this is the quiet carriage?" Also Grant: **proceeds to talk for half an hour**

[@angeljuarezbarajas4399]

9

[@angeljuarezbarajas4399]

0

[@leandrocabrera10]

He talks quietly i guess

[@CloudyIssues]

I can’t tell if there’s romantic tension going on here or we’re both just very awkward-

[@ember_0853]

same-

[@_t3ab0ttles36]

Both

[@freshbrewedasmr3378]

I was blushing

[@Aki_the_unaware]

I think the second option Edit: Nice

[@nobodytheowl]

Yes.

[@jessetrifort988]

The ending literally made me cry. This man deserves an Oscar 😭

[@thespacecowboy71]

THE WAY HE KEPT TRYING TO GET THE COURAGE TO TALK Me too bro. Most relatable thing ever

[@vague9194]

petition to make the man on the train a series 👏🏻👏🏻 there's something so obscure and yet very genuine about him and it's so likeable

[@NickKoolKat]

Well he’s dead

[@lokirae3]

@@NickKoolKat No! He gonna be alright!

[@savagebitch1673]

Man on Train, 1891

[@sarahkwrites]

YEEEES PLEASE!

[@blahblahblaher]

Def one of the best characters we’ve seen in the asmr community

[@itstheandreaforme7550]

I felt like a kid again thinking "Is this a real human being or an animation?"

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

I thought it was a video game for a moment 😂

[@perzsamy]

I still can't tell after 10 mins of trying LOL

[@bone_thug7653]

Like fr I really wanna believe it’s real but like it’s not but it sounds real wtf I’m kinda high 😂

[@bone_thug7653]

Wait actually it might be real 👁👄👁

[@gabbymcgregor8924]

@@bone_thug7653 i’m high too i can’t figure it out

[@Hanako-lu7kd]

Anyone noticed that as Grant slowly starts to breathe heavily did the lighting change as well? It's such a good attention to detail that I can't help but repeat that scene but at the same time I was worried, loudly saying to myself "Are you okay Sir Grant?" until the end of the story. I almost cried, well done ;-;

[@Gloopypoopy2]

I literally fell in love with this character

[@thejaynecrews]

POV: You’re Death doing their nightly run tonight, he’s your final stop tonight and for the sake of boredom you decided to humor the poor man and let him finish his paper and talk to you before you send him off. You have quite the pleasant conversation as you do.

[@melissacaceres7465]

:(

[@christopherbgsted4749]

This is a wholesome story, I quite like it

[@shenawberquanrui]

Damn I like the plot a lot.....

[@larapho4512]

Pack it up Book Thief 😭

[@user-hh6mi5ru1g]

Dang

[@plant7789]

When I found out he was shot and losing a lot of blood but still carrying on a conversation with me and smiling my heart broke

[@genderfluidlygay7146]

Same bruh.

[@kymarie20]

Same!!

[@ksawftie760]

Wait what. I just started this video..

[@dezibee]

Same here! By the end, I was sad to be losing my new friend.

[@Meh-kl2ph]

Same and i only knew him for half an hour

[@Lord_eBatts]

He puts so much detail into his videos that THE NEWSPAPER HAS THE DATE JANUARY 11 1890, THAT IS INSANE 🤯

[@Ari_Hazel2026]

POV: the man is a time traveler and got shot before traveling back to 1890. He sits with a youthful, young woman. The whole time, they have a conversation about life and stuff. By the end of it as she is drifting off to sleep and he is bleeding out. He states that he was glad to see her again and glad he had a photo of her when she was younger. When she wakes up, the man is gone, however not only does the picture that he took that night of her remain, but she sees several other photos of what looks like her in different time lines. She try’s to process how this could be. On the back of every picture it says her name and a date. On the last picture that was dated, it says her name with the word “wife” next to it. (Basically I’m saying that the man had lost his wife and decided to time travel to the different timelines with her in it. When he reaches the timeline where they were supposed to meet, he gets shot. He does not fear death though. He knew it would come after him and what better time than the moment he actually met her. He has one last conversation with her and decides to take her picture to remember the moment he saw her again, then he dies, however he is happy he got to see her one last time.)

[@pigeonette]

“I seem to have been shot.” *smiles* EXCUSE ME

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Isn't it obvious? I was shot!

[@lavendergilly5843]

i literally went "WUT" it came so quickly

[@aoikumina]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 lol🤣

[@StarboyXL9]

Nothing to see here, just typical english manners!

[@operatorfedge4306]

Tis but a scratch

[@stringbing97]

Man on the train: “you do have a rather intelligent face” Me: 👁👄👁

[@NazmusLabs]

You made me crack up! 😂

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

Okay this one made me laugh 😂

[@yamihere7620]

My face:🤪🤡

[@nana_73]

Me: he must be a psychopath. Don't talk to him 👁👁👄👁👁

[@methodgamingofficial4323]

@@NazmusLabs duc tape normally helps with cracks

[@xXxMusicDruggiexXx]

Grant didn't bleed out to death, he just simply drifted off to sleep to the sound of his soothing voice, like the rest of us. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. :")

[@crixus5328]

This guy deserves an oscar

[@mayatessler601]

um is anyone else completely heartbroken. this man who just wanted to read a stranger to sleep so they didn't have to see him die.

[@rockysystem7194]

me crying because of this comment

[@omnipotentidiot9797]

wow that is DARK

[@sleepylad951]

I hate how the lighting goes from a nice warm orange to a cold blue as the man slowly bleeds out, i don't need my emotions twisted like this tonight

[@promeneuzivotu117]

Ikr and is also snowing outside.

[@Ludwig_Perpenhente]

It also gets progressively snowy outside.

[@ksm1le]

IM READING COMMENTS AS THE VIDEO GOES ON WHAT DO YKU MEAN HE BLEEDS OUT WHAT 🧍

[@onelusciouslad7841]

@@ksm1le SAME, WTF HAPPENS IN THIS VIDEO? I'M AT 10:28 AND IT SEEMS PERFECTLY NORMAL Nevermind, just got to 11:44 and burst out laughing

[@nikolaig]

HE DOES WHAT

[@ILoveKiki0602]

Why is this making me cry, this is probably the most immersive yet sad asmr video I've ever seen, and this is most likely my favorite asmr character ever, sad to see him go 😔😪

[@amazingapple5958]

I am so impressed with the commitment of this acting. Him just looking at you through his paper for two and a half minutes was very fun and commendable

[@aubreevecellio]

Not going to lie...I would fall in love with this character in a heart beat.

[@Nicole-yk4vx]

@Alyssa and now he’s dead :)

[@mannys.8592]

same

[@superficial.mp4]

bold of you to assume i haven’t already

[@superficial.mp4]

@@Nicole-yk4vx NOT IN MY HEART

[@itzz_meh_1485]

Jup sameee

[@SraTacoMal]

“You look a bit young, modern...” Me: “You have no idea, I’m -102 years old and from 2021.”

[@jonathanwithak4586]

Your joking right?

[@jonathanwithak4586]

By using context clues and that there are no other comments so I've concluded that is indeed a joke

[@porkybeans1154]

@@jonathanwithak4586 *mission accomplished*

[@cloubee2897]

So you were born in 1992

[@superficial.mp4]

@@jonathanwithak4586 character development

[@redcloud16]

I would probably fall in love with anyone who spoke to me like this in real life tbh

[@c4millaj]

hes so goodlooking oml

[@charie9863]

Him:"Where are you off to?" Me, jokingly: "I dunno London" Him: "ah London as well" Me: "*shook*"

[@marvelhead1236]

Same XD

[@beau._.1659]

SAME I WAS LIKE “WAT”

[@susiestevenson7561]

:0

[@alex-kq6it]

SAME HERE

[@justcarterr]

London Is the only place In the UK

[@mikaela2315]

No no no no. I need a part 2 where he gets to live and our love story continues in London.

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

😐

[@shenawberquanrui]

Yes yes yes still waiting

[@pochida7412]

I think if he gets to london alive then we will get a part 2 in the hospital lol

[@powerdottir7926]

@@pochida7412 pleaseeeee I need that so much!

[@susiestevenson7561]

Awww how cute

[@ayshayoungz]

I cried so much.. I just wanted so desperately to help him. It was heartbreaking when he started reading the story, and he looked like he was closer to die at each phrase he said. But at all, it's a very good and well made video, it made me feel really good. He's voice is so soothing and he's so so so nice, it's perfect. The ambience is wonderful and I would love to see a part 2🥹

[@donniew9569]

"you look young, modern, youthful" Me just chilling in a bathrobe: thanks

[@clara-xv8dq]

man tells us it's the quiet carriage after five minutes of loud newspaper sounds. The audacity...

[@AtlasASMR]

Good riddance Grant

[@MertensHelbelga]

lmao ikr

[@yeehawrayelly7003]

💀💀

[@katherandefy]

lol

[@anyadouc2069]

@@AtlasASMR I'm Queen Alice (Wilhelmina) of the Netherlands

[@rhys3922]

This guy is just so talented, and criminally underrated.

[@august9626]

Oh absolutely

[@coomergaming274]

I am baffled he dosen't have more subs

[@MajesticHorse]

Holy hell, i didn't even realize he has 14k subs. I assumed it would have been hundreds of thousands

[@OpinionatedPeach]

Saying underrated is overrated. Time handles the rise.

[@vojdanradevski16zyzz]

Diane and Lucy have commented on this video already,so it seems that a bright future is awaiting him lol

[@SolidRoach69]

This is what time traveling must feel like.

[@ToadSageShinobi]

This isn't just asmr... this is perfect!!

[@madi_ss]

He’s the father of Goodnight Moons 1920’s character. I don’t make the rules I just make them.

[@kiana653]

I agree with this

[@thelivelylibra1712]

YES YES YES YES.

[@cynicismpiee]

Yes! She's a little sassy, bet she gets it from Grant.

[@VasilikiTzalachanihappy]

Omg! Yes!!!

[@Jiggglypuff]

Or maybe they're acquaintances A collab should definitely happen!

[@dannaelescano8917]

" I apologize for making such a brash and unwarranted judgement". *10 seconds later.* "You have an intelligent face." Edit,8 monts later: omg thanks for the likes!

[@ClassPresidentAlejandro1999]

you should do January 1980 not 1890

[@gingercashcat]

@Sunrise Glimmer 3:17

[@hookimawkats]

CHILE

[@saintly5315]

I love how everyone knows the lore and the ending of this video. I quite literally KEEP falling asleep 😆 no matter how many times I watch this video I doze off! He'll always be alive in my dreams

[@tracinha6935]

The algorithm delivered me here 2 years later but you cannot be looking at me over your paper like that. My heart cannot take it.

[@saltyne296]

“Very meta” When he looked at the tab I SCREAMED.

[@Embee3buzzbuzz]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT I HAD TO REWATCH CAUSE DAMN

[@chrystalneveah4666]

I’m scrolling through the comments while watching the video and _what do you mean he’s been shot_

[@NomadTheProtogen]

I know right? I was watching him read the paper and I saw people saying the the creator couldn’t just kill him off, and I’d just reacted like it was the biggest affront to relaxation since the invention of the leaf blower.

[@shadowx8065]

look at 11:47

[@rubycio]

This character is so funny "I seem to be casually losing a bit of blood" lol

[@pomkyeompurin]

This sounds a lot like a short story ive written for my school’s short story compilation book. This video is genuinely so good ! The script, the cinematic and environment. So unreal and charming, i love it ! It filled some sort of satisfaction in me because this is exactly how i visualised the short story i wrote even though the storyline is different yet the concept is similar. What a coincidence for this video to be recommended on my page !

[@alanyamamura]

Are we the Specter of Death? I mean we kind of appeared out of nowhere. His story doesn’t match up, he said he came in here whilst we were here but it seems like we were the ones who entered, as he glances at us as if if we came in. Also he was reading the newspaper as the video started, which may suggest he’s been here for a moment. Also the fact he talks to us first suggest the same. Basically he was shot probably in the fight he was talking about, then sat down in a carriage to hide, and as he bled more and more he saw us, the Specter of Death.

[@the_bearded_drengr]

So what you are saying is. We are the grim reaper speaking to him before his stop "The afterlife" and everything he says are memories, he once had a conversation like this with someone right before the match and bullet wound, this is his strongest memory he could think of also "I don't want to forget this moment" as he is in the abandoned train cart he found the photo and rethink to this moment, also why he barely feels the wound because he has lost way too much blood already.

[@NekoLilyK]

@@Milkshake908 Just because it's an ASMR video doesn't mean the creator had no intention of artistic ideas like this. This makes sense tbh. The "I just got shot" comment he makes seems random and just for comedic effect until you consider that maybe there's more to the story than is evident at first.

[@ezragubbay9780]

Personally I think he got shot in 1890, and years later he’s talking to the modern person who is the POV as a ghost. And he’s now doing his parting. I mean come on, no one survives that long with blood gushing out of him, he’s definitely a ghost

[@Marispider]

that puts the story about the little ghost child unable to find peace after death until someone helped them in a whole new light. we're helping him by giving him company until he dies, and we shut our eyes at the end as if falling asleep to the story, which gives him some peace, either that he's helped someone relax and rest easy, or that he won't be seen actually dying. it could be us making sure he's put to rest so he won't want/need to linger

[@saionteller9427]

Honestly rewatching the video put a new view of who he is talking to🤔

[@FeralFenris]

“Can you imagine such a deadly virus taking over the world like this?” Me: *looks directly at camera like I’m on an episode of The Office*

[@bjehk1793]

XD

[@tylerb8373]

I do that sometimes.

[@sh1nighami]

i genuinely looked lkke jim looks at my imaginary camera

[@hyeronymus]

Could easily imagine that

[@aviaturner4234]

I can already see the scene play out in my head 😂

[@michaelbrosnan2969]

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw this for the first time, I genuinely thought that this was a scene from a film or something. I'm very impressed with the effects, acting and editing. :)

[@isaacangelo435]

This is true art, and a beautiful monologue. I appreciate how the story he read at the end tied everything together with a nice little bow. I'm not sure if this is what was intended, but what I understood is that he realized his life was about to end, and instead of lying restless in his grave because he did not "give away the proverbial stolen farthings", he choses to give all the love he has left to the stranger he meets on the train, the unwitting stranger who shares his last moments. This video truly touched me, and made me think about how people I will never meet again might remember me for how I make them feel in that moment. This is a truly, truly beautiful work of art, and I am grateful that you put it on youtube for us all to enjoy free of charge.

[@osmiumtechnologies7540]

I know I may be reading too far into this, but it's fun to make theories, so hear me out: This man is a time traveler. Allow me to explain. He says at 8:29 that he had a fight between himself and a "fellow that looked rather similar" to him. this could be him from a different time fighting him for one reason or another. As well as that, he asks about the influenza virus (9:26). Yes, the influenza virus existed before 1895, but it only hit the United Kingdom and surrounding areas in the early 1910s, about 20 years or so after this interaction. Another thing that caught my eye was how he reacted to having been shot (11:42). He seems very calm. A bit too calm for being shot in the abdomen. Usually, one would seek help of some kind. It's almost as if he's been waiting for this or at least understanding of his mortality. Considering how the man never went to get medical attention or help of any kind, one can only assume that he wanted to die. With these things in mind, I have 2 theories: 1: He is a time traveler who, for whatever reason, tried to stop himself in this time by getting into a fight, as previously mentioned. When that fails, a version of himself from a different point in time shoots him in the abdomen in an attempt to ultimately stop whatever wrongdoing the man who we see has committed. The attempt was a success and the man dies. This video is his final moments. 2: This man has had the ability to travel through time for a while. It has become more of a curse than a blessing. For one reason or another (maybe the loss of a loved one or depression or what have you), he decided it's time for him to leave this mortal plane. Before doing so, He travels to the roman era and fights with himself in the coliseum for the hell of it. He even said it himself at 8:51 that "sometimes you just need a good fight", hinting that he just did it for fun and fun alone. He also said at 8:34 that "Thousands of people watched", stating that there was a large crowd. One that a coliseum fight would bring. On the train, his future self, knowing his past self's intention to die, shoots him in the abdomen. The man sits down here and slowly dies of blood loss. That is why he never asked for help. He was ready and willing to die. Now, these are merely theories and have no bearing in the video whatsoever nor do they serve as backstory. This was just a fun experiment that I thought some of you may enjoy. Cheers!

[@aComplexName]

These seem pretty cool and also kind of funny that this is all for an asmr video that is about a man on a train talking to the viewer

[@aComplexName]

Also in my opinion, I kind of like the second one more and hope it is that, also there is so much more that could be used for more kind of theories which is kind of crazy lul

[@aComplexName]

I say also a lot

[@vitto1458]

The fight that he mentioned was a reference to his previous video

[@MisterY81b]

First time the word "virus" was used for a sickness was in 1892. Yes, he's a time traveller!

[@creathechiboi]

“I seem to have been shot.” I hate when that happens...

[@dracomalfoy4679]

Right? It’s the worst! The nerve of some people that just pull out a gun for everything. I just wanna Avada kedavra there arse. Am I right or am I right?

[@unusualgoofball]

Man, I know! It’s like whenever I spontaneously combust, it’s just the gosh darn worst!

[@keegentilley578]

This but a scratch!

[@jametsuchan]

@@keegentilley578 tis but a scratch!

[@HoradricGuitar]

Also, foreshadowing.

[@alunaanna]

I don't know what it is about your presence but the world just feels like a better place after being here with you. Thank you!!

[@hirim.]

devastated over a man on a train. absolutely heart broken. i cannot sleep. i can only cry.

[@edelwoodtree]

pov: you're both dead and the train is actually the Afterlife Express

[@trinityg.5620]

Can i use this as a story prompt

[@edelwoodtree]

@@trinityg.5620 absolutely

[@jordanandry6445]

If you’ve ever seen the Netflix movie ballad of buster Scruggs one of the short stories is about a stage coach ride that becomes eerie and dark and you soon realize it’s a stagecoach ride to the afterlife

[@edelwoodtree]

@@fork_salad Interesting! In my head, it looks kind of like this: Grant got shot indeed, but not on his way to the station. Simply everyone who died from unnatural causes finds himself on a train and thinks it happened of his own free will. In the end, they all realize they were killed. Grant was shot. His companion may have been poisoned.

[@ermias75ermis2]

Mary mother of Jesus..Rather grim I suppose.

[@yahoo3388]

when he said *"young"* I just about envisioned a thousand futures with this man

[@JackMeriusTacktheritrix1]

@@seoyeon1332 you probably don't interact with alot of people irl I'm guessing

[@kilIstation]

Sus

[@__-bk6mm]

Bio shock style

[@chaamp_11]

@@JackMeriusTacktheritrix1 facts

[@utsgotnoguts]

Timestamp?

[@thatpyrope6490]

Rest in Peace, Man on Train.

[@Blender.bunker]

What a story I feel like this could be a movie ending

[@SituationalSalad]

“You do have a rather intelligent face” Me: *face smushed on pillow*

[@Kelvostrass]

"Oh... yes.. I do seem to be losing quite a lot of blood... but you know... can't have everything in life." xD I'm British and this far too British for me xD

[@vergater9937]

Oi You got a license for dying mate?

[@Ghostonatoast]

agree

[@uselessemo1154]

Might I ask for your bleeding licence?

[@michaelterrell5061]

@Atlas Beaumont Trenches of World War Two? World War One you mean?

[@michaelterrell5061]

@Atlas Beaumont It’s alright.

[@EveElysion]

I'm on a long night train ride back to my hometown right now and watching this man is making my journey worthwhile.

[@moneraeltobgy899]

I don't know why I felt like I wanted to save you! I was really touched as if I was watching a drama and I don't want the main actor to die! Great acting, very calm .♡

[@lolno6975]

Man, he really was on that train

[@AtlasASMR]

👀

[@maxlycke]

هذا رائع جدًا كما لو كنت توافق ويجب عليك أيضًا الدعاء إلى الله كل صباح ومساء لأنك تعال إلى جنة الله وهذا كل ما يجب أن أقوله شكرًا جزيلاً لك

[@mads2486]

him " I like you " OH? him just after " we're friends. " oh.

[@dafne5361]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

😐

[@xXRusky_SevmorXx]

Hey, at least I have a new friend!

[@MsRxses]

"I like you" Me who's into girls: Sir- "We're friends" Me: You almost gave me a panic attack but nice.

[@ariusrainer9345]

That voice, those eyes, that grin. You, Sir, are toe-curlingly charming. 🫠

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

I loved the old kodak camera!!!

[@erinhills8341]

i’m practically begging at this point for you not to let this character die PLEASE make this a series. i became way too emotionally attached to him and when he died i STARTED CRYING so please keep him alive

[@daddylonglegspidersdontexi3210]

i think you need to get a life

[@mountaindew9921]

cring

[@Schmuckubus]

This being unscripted definitely leads me to believe the 'I've been shot' line came from a desperate bid to fill a moment and then he had to roll with it I love it

[@Mann272]

Time stamp?

[@dirtycloud9682]

Bro I can’t believe he is more than 100 years old! Keep living my dude!

[@ItsMe-pz9yh]

Underrated 😭😭

[@lynnrobertson9241]

I did not expect to cry at this, but here I am. Also midsummer’s nights dream is underrated

[@bitsof]

couldn’t tell if the looks were sexual tension or absolutely furious anger... i’m scared

[@deadfat4071]

Both?

[@bitsof]

@@deadfat4071 i can live with that

[@Rayne1bow]

@@bitsof Same -

[@MangoMonster34]

Either way it’s mesmerizing

[@bitsof]

@@Rayne1bow you could almost conduct a mood or body language interpretation experiment with this video, wonder what percentage of people see sex appeal and what percentage of people see awkwardness / or something else 🤯💀

[@helenasantana6483]

How can I sleep after falling in love with a stranger in a train and then he dies like no.

[@Seleneschild999]

Same

[@StJunipero]

@@Seleneschild999 y

[@oliverleahy6348]

@@StJunipero they're women mate don't try to understand its like them asking us why we play around with our balls we don't know why we just do 😂

[@Tesseract1887]

Personally I feel like the story was alluding to something: personally my belief is you aren't actually watching him die, this is his ghost, he died alone in a train car, this train car, when he actually died he died alone after being shot, he, like the child in the story was not able to move on from the grief of dying alone, his only wish was to die around someone else. Finally after a long time someone finally can see him, and it is in the story, he finally is able to fulfill his wish, as the video gets dark you fall asleep and he is finally able to move on

[@lleonellus4241]

@@Tesseract1887 Whatever you smoke, I want too

[@Hannah-mm8ll]

Thoes crinkly noises were divine! and I normally hate crinkly noises also the feeling of company is amazing.

[@save2win]

10:38 “Who would've thought that a random, deadly virus can just take over the world like this?” Jaw dropped. Brilliant. I'm just watching this now but those times definitely fit that very sentence.

[@lauraarizatecnojrj5265]

I wasn't supposed to fall in love with this man

[@susiestevenson7561]

Same

[@simonmany]

I was just about to say hw realistic and natural the one-sided conversation is, but then I read that it's unscripted?! This dude should be one of the top ASMR creators on KZbin

[@AtlasASMR]

:) Thanks Simon

[@MartClips]

Thats cap though

[@eleveri11]

Beautifully, beautifully done. Truly incredible acting! I was shattered.

[@eciesz]

You guys have become my favorite because it’s so natural, not purposely triggered.

[@jood_aep]

7:07 my mind is blown!!! That was the absolute most clever thing I’ve seen in an AMSR video 🤭🤯

[@Goose_Season]

Oh my- I didn't even notice that! Wow

[@angies4368]

Omg I had to watch that 3 times for me to realise-

[@aaronjiang8964]

self-referencial

[@mueedahmed5472]

Didnt get it

[@AdamAloha808]

Legit as I read your comment was at 7:07 so thanks for the heads up lmao!!

[@truffalachubbles2529]

I skipped ahead and found this man vehemently singing in Italian and didn’t know what to think

[@jadrobe3492]

Idk how I skipped into the video and ran into the exact part you are talking about right after reading your comment

[@ltotheop7512]

I just let the video play and found this man vehemently singing in Italian and didn’t know what to think

[@commodore92]

@@jadrobe3492 DUDE I fucking did the same thing lol

[@bella-fs]

does anyone have the time stamp?

[@truffalachubbles2529]

@@commodore92 13:30

[@NOMADX800]

What a masterpiece 😮 that "cold filter" slowly crawling in is perfection

[@jordansan698]

I don't know how you manage to make a very relaxing video and yet make it soooo interesting you want to follow the full conversation! One of my favorites asmr of all time for sure.

[@TheEllaDarling]

Newspapers were so chaotic back in the day. Imagine trying to read something and losing your spot.

[@AtlasASMR]

It was a nightmare genuinely trying to read one

[@colonelrubix]

Not exactly. You see, back in the late 19th century these types of paragraphs were normal for newspapers and books. Smaller lettering was necessary for local newspaper companies such as the * Manchester Guardian* since there was only such a scarce amount of material for printing them

[@googleisretarded7618]

I prefer the broad pages. You just fold them.

[@ArticulateDesignASMR]

That look at 00:53 is literally the look I used to give to every teacher ever who asked me if I'd done my homework. However on a more more serious note...the ambiance of this whole video is freaking outrageous!!! He says influenza but I feel like he means atlas fan boys, we are spreading and increasing minute by minute

[@AtlasASMR]

You're a gentleman and a scholar, my friend. Love you long time

[@jodx4]

@Articulate Design ASMR, Big fan dude but i'm sry to say I think he might have topped you on this one.

[@salmon5456]

@@jodx4 does he care?

[@tys63005]

Oh hey you're that one guy

[@justabasicguy5632]

Mind blown at the fact @Articulate Design ASMR is a fan boy 😱

[@cafenoir5570]

Although it has been almost 2 years I watch this video regularly. I choose a different video of the trilogy every night. When my life seems pointless, when I feel like nobody cares about me, like I'm redundant, when everyones lives seem to be more... idk it seems like there is more life in them and mine is so pointless and boring... I just play the video, take part in the conversation with Grant or James, feel like meeting them was meant to happen to me. I feel like I'm visible again. The way he says "you have an intelligent face and a charming air around you". I don't know... Really... Just thank you. I've never thought that I would say an ASMR video could help me with my narcissistic trauma, my depression and lots of bad thoughts but.. Thank you Atlas. It relieves my pain. Can't wait to see more men in ***