Hey Peebrain, You Teleport? Tumblr's Dark Mystery

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

*Makes arg *Makes people do "ritual" that's literally just fun activities and taking care of yourself *Makes happy ending subverting stereotypical "creepy" arg's Absolute Chad energy holy shit

[@WobblesandBean]

Lol it's literally the opposite of The Wyoming Incident.

[@esotericpince]

i love how it covered the same topics a lot of other args do (characters dying, limbo/hell, glitched images, scary audio, etc) but still had a sweet ending and wasn't overly edgy in presentation

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Ultimate ARG challenge: get your life in order and prioritise your mental health.

[@mira.r]

frogs are adorables

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

@@mira.r Yes

[@lorziewhelp9136]

the teleportation ritual was so weirdly wholesome?? like this ARG was just a ridiculous ploy to get teenager to rest and eat something, the absolute fucking madlads, props dude.

[@javamitsiky9608]

That's what i was thinking too. No goofy stupid shit involving mutilating a teddy bear or calling spirits from the dead. The "ritual" was eating something, getting some sleep, and expressing yourself through art, photography, and writing. That's so endearing.

[@atmosphericentry0]

@@javamitsiky9608 Right? We need more wholesome ARGs like this.

[@mayathepsychiic]

for real, this is just a really beautiful art project that just wanted to make the world slow down and post some nice photography for a while. i'm so glad i heard this story

[@soulmechanics7946]

Service to others.. there is no higher purpose.

[@Eddn102]

It makes sense too because, you know, angels.

[@Ashen_Sparrow]

"because, literally, no matter what fucked up corner of the internet you find yourself in, Homestuck will be there" got me.

[@hollowrat4905]

.....she's not wrong,....ya got us there izzy :0]

[@hexhollows]

such a true statement

[@iatecielssoulsorrysebastian]

Homestuck, always there in your time of need (or in the worst stage of your life)

[@YourCrazyOverlord]

I mean, when you write the longest piece of fiction in human history, it's bound to show up everywhere.

[@Cat-if8tq]

:33 < oops!

[@fableagain]

The fact that this arg was made by two literal 15 year olds over the span of one single week is so fucking impressive! (and I don't swear lightly)

[@Loudshark_]

In one single week ? When I have to prepared kid games for the neighborhood it took me 3 weeks bro

[@samtheoverthinker]

Is it bad it kinda weirds me out about how the entire internet was fooled by a bunch of 15 year olds like 🧐🧐🧐🤨what

[@gutmeats507]

@@samtheoverthinker telling a story is fooling people?

[@samtheoverthinker]

@@gutmeats507 well no... actually your right idk I'm confused why did they do this?how did they get such a big audience?how did this become such a lore...u know now I'm starting to think of it sorry

[@barry5]

@@samtheoverthinker Their audience probably came from the traction that initial post about the bot gained and they did it because making an arg and watching other people try to solve it is, you know, fun.

[@beybladekatie]

This feels like an elaborate way to say “go outside and touch grass”

[@fntthesmth423]

Hey, if it works it works, right?

[@RainWelsh]

“Finally! It’s taken me a solid week of work to do, but I’ve found every scrap of information relating to this project, and used what I’ve learned to decode the hidden message! I’ve solved the puzzle!” “What’s the message say?” “Uh. ‘Lol nerrrrrd’... Well, I don’t know what I was expecting.”

[@sunnivamhagatun]

perfect message for tumblr

[@fntthesmth423]

@@sunnivamhagatun perfect message for anyone, really

[@VocaloidSocks]

ew ableism

[@Squiddo]

Oh huh! I stopped following this after day one since I didn't know what an arg was and was creeped out, but that teleportation thing ended up being more wholesome than I expected :)

[@prettyprince7711]

Squiddo :D

[@psychicgh05t]

huh

[@ghostb0o257]

hey squid for brains, I like your content :]

[@sirfloofish]

Oh hi Squiddo!

[@scotchcog83]

squiddo moment

[@Moony-Lighty]

I really like more unusual ARGs like this. Most of them have sort of fallen into a predictable format, so it’s cool to see a wholesome-sequel one like this.

[@trex7925]

Off topic but your profile pic is amazing

[@adeepseafish1238]

Your profile pic is beautiful

[@yoitsirene9772]

Love your Matt engarde pfp >:]

[@peiithos]

I'm not sure if diminish is an arg or not , but reading this reminded me of that. it's refreshing to see

[@LiminalQueenMedia]

Id just like someone who cares about research doing it well doing it which she for sure does.

[@funnyfella2293]

max2019 walked so weridcore could run

[@Slipperyart]

This

[@guitarzcore]

very true

[@MinixMini2]

Yo fr tho, I was getting a lot of weirdcore vibes from this

[@signaltomars]

"We rid"

[@_BubblGum_]

fuck weirdcore, man. cant anything these days be surreal without people pointing at it and being like “OMG!!!1!1!1 WEIRDCORE!!!!!1!1!11!”

[@nuhuhbackoff]

this was one of the few ARGs that was fun to actually follow on my own, wasn't super tryhard/edgy, and had a solid conclusion.

[@k2a2l2]

agree, wish more args would do something actually interesting

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I wanna be part of shit like this so badly one day. My only thing in the internet where I was "part of something" so far was being a plussy beginning to end

[@ygufkek7269]

@@byrontheusurper6505 damn being a plus plussy beginning too end is some good commitment

[@InstxntKxrma]

Q

[@InstxntKxrma]

Q

[@addercove4697]

the fact that "teleportation" was literally just getting people to take care of themselves is amazing and still makes me smile from time to time

[@jonah8231]

i quote 'hey peebrain you teleport' way too often and nobody ever knows what i'm saying

[@kaydwessie296]

Ever since this video came out I keep saying it and nobody understands

[@BierBart12]

The phrase has been living within my brain ever since I've first seen it, while the whole thing was happening

[@criticalaorta]

@@BierBart12 it makes me laugh so hard every time I remember it

[@ValkyrieNico]

I’m gonna be honest honest honest: I’d love to see you cover more ARGs/Unfiction/dark content. I’d love to see a channel with a less dark aesthetic covering these topics

[@ammitthedevourer7316]

Lasagna Cat. Idk if it’s technically an ARG but it’s darker and also is about Garfield.

[@IncBot]

@@ammitthedevourer7316 OH YES

[@Akayawan]

I agree 💕

[@hershelroswell]

@@ammitthedevourer7316 i know they mentioned it very briefly in the garfield iceberg video, but i'd absolutely be down for a more in-depth look at it!

[@GreatPirateSolomon42]

Agreed. As much as I enjoy Night Mind and Nexpo, the tryhard edgy horror boy aesthetic can get old quick.

[@mimisezlol]

I was a part of that discord! It was a fun time! Celeste's relevance was that they sort of acted as a warning; they were Anita's grandfather's guardian angel or something, and they died of sickness stench, taking Anita's grandpa with them

[@itsbort]

was also in the discord, what a time that was!

[@dosrg3773]

i was so sad when the discord shut down after the ARG ended, especially bc iirc it had some info/lore that didnt make it into the document or most documentation of the lore. plus it was just such a nice place, the art collab that celebrated the end was so much fun!

[@mimisezlol]

@@dosrg3773 I like that moment when we realized that the ritual was basically the arg game master telling us to self care

[@deimosphoibus]

@@dosrg3773 there is still one "active" discord for the ARG that remained (although it's working more as an archive, and people only post there once every couple of years pff)

[@desdesdestinidestati7188]

👀👀👀 is the discord up? I left and regret it everyday

[@kureihii2544]

You don't need to be apologetic about posting something that you "dont normally post about." If it interests you, there will be an audience who will be interested too, and it is counterintuitive to limit yourself to the content you've done before. I love horror, i love ARG's, I've never heard of this before watching this video, so don't be afraid of talking about your personal interests.

[@cosmicreciever]

Well said! I'm here for whatever you feel like posting, your videos are always interesting and well researched

[@dazaiosamurela]

THIS

[@l4r1n3]

Three videos in a row, she’s always apologized for the video not being what she normally posts. This is now what she usually posts, so I don’t understand lol

[@nanahuatli2144]

My entire interest in this channel is "it's fun to learn about fandoms and communities that I never heard about or only know superficially", so this one fits right in.

[@gearguts7259]

Ah yes, the weird cryptic Tumblr DM's, it's so sad that they don't happen that much anymore. I loved this one, idk if it counts as an ARG or smh but watching it unfold was amazing.

[@sethmachetedemeter]

The messages seem to have moved to Instagram instead lol

[@Tinlion09]

If we go by the definition of an ARG as presented in this video, then it was absolutely an ARG. It involved real people directly communicating with, and more importantly _influencing,_ the characters in the story.

[@edsweet2858]

If I ever decided to finally sell my soul and get tumblr I will make sure I send those creepy DM’s to random people

[@adumbooctopus1115]

Off topic, is that an awful hospital pfp? :)

[@gearguts7259]

@@adumbooctopus1115 oh, i see you're a witch of culture as well

[@Uptomyknees]

when she said "especially if you watch a lot of ARG alternate reality content on KZbin" I felt so attacked

[@WhaleManMan]

Arent u the dude who wrote American Alien and nothing else of importance?

[@r3r3ch4n]

Don't be lmao, ARGs are cool, and you're cool for liking them! :DD

[@r3r3ch4n]

@giulia i liked the "where is the sun" one, i think its the first time i got introduced to args lol

[@r3r3ch4n]

@giulia same!!

[@tabrisoul]

@@r3r3ch4n yoo i remember that one!! my first arg was the mandela catalogue lol

[@tatherva7387]

I got freaked out when this happened because at the time, two of the paintings used for the ARG were also on my bedroom wall. I usually don't get spooked by ARGs but that coincidence freaked me right out and I immediately shut it out and refused to look at it lol it'll be cool to see what this was all about finally.

[@RosesSpindle]

That "all things come to an end" poem was originally from a Beanie Baby named (iirc) The End. It was initially planned to be the final Beanie Baby ever released, though that didn't last long. I thought that was a nice little touch, since Beanie Babies were mentioned as part of the blog's early content before the ARG began. :)

[@data6022]

these weird fucked up tumblr ARGS are always insanely cool. This one and Komaedalovemail were some of the coolest args ive ever followed along.

[@virii.win32]

Komaedalovemail was an ARG?!?!?? I just thought it was funny. I remember looking for new posts almost every day throughout 2017. It became a routine to check in on it on the subway in the morning but I never thought much of it other than "haha komaeda weird funny"

[@northstarjakobs]

What's komaedalovemail?

[@evie5375]

wait i have vague memories of komaedalovemail.... time to go down a rabbithole

[@esotericpince]

komaedalovemail was an arg :O? (if you know any videos/posts that explain it i'd love to see)

[@who8967]

I loved komaedalovemail!! I had no idea they were an arg though

[@Ilusen_Autumn]

I remember this! The creepiest part to me was Anita posting about how sick she was and her mother refusing to take her to the doctor. Super glad for the happy ending though I still have a bit of upset at this fictional mom

[@jewelxiat]

I guess angels know all o_o maybe the mother's guardian angel knew that her daughter's angel was in limbo and caused the mother to not pay any mind to it

[@Mirilen335]

If anyone ended up being a fan of this whole "techno-angel" shtick and enjoy tabletop rpgs I would recommend looking into Demon: The Descent by Onyx Path.

[@ddjsoyenby]

thx for the reccomendation.

[@wolfdiabolique]

Is that related to White Wolf's Demon: the Fallen? It sounds like one of their World of Darkness titles.

[@raro344]

@@wolfdiabolique it is pretty much the reboot of the game, rather than a "luficer fall and you are or were one of is minion" is more "god is a supercomputer and you glinch, now try to run away from him."

[@oliviacole7427]

tabletop rpgs intimidate me but i do want more techno angel stuff ill have to check it out

[@firetarrasque4667]

WOOO WORLD OF DARKNESS *WOOOO*

[@ashkt336]

I love being an active Tumblr user, completely missing all of these events, then hearing them recounted on this channel

[@Queerlien]

Meeeee 😂

[@SkiddlyBink]

it always amazes me the scope of tumblr, despite it feeling like a tiny site. like i knew the initial meme but had NO idea of the arg!

[@bogperson]

same lol

[@crowcoregames1785]

theory: the arg was made to help others with depression, angels are often seen as the light and limbo is the place between heck and haven the sickness mentions black spots witch is a sig of a curse in some mythology, on top of this "I'm sick" is a depressive thought too

[@TheDeviant88]

This was my thought too. Like the entire thing is this allegory for depression. Anita "getting max back" after she was pulled from some kind of hell. Furthermore, this reference about angels with the sickness causing others to get sick essentially also really made sense to me. Depression in someone can have such far reaching effects on those that love them that only want to help them. This entire thing was absolutely beautifully designed.

[@99Mateoo]

Also, the activities for teleportation was to talk to someone you love, go outside and pick a flower, sleep, eat, post about a dream you had, and all sorts of things that usually can help with depression

[@crowcoregames1785]

@@99Mateoo exactlyyyyy

[@psychopathetic5341]

I love this ARG cuz I'm honestly getting sick of all the unnecessarily demented Dead Children, Serial Killers, Demons, etc ARGs that are common now. I love that genre of stuff but like it's so oversaturated at this point, this was a nice change

[@TheSimodon]

I always loved the ads "hot singles just 5km away from you"... so she is either a mermaid or a forrest creature, noice.

[@ddjsoyenby]

same imma get some elf pu**y.

[@rugtub3744]

@Fax Dishonestly leading people will only put you in hell.

[@joannamysluk8623]

A yōkai maybe? These things are known for seduction.

[@gymleaderjade]

The entire story was really cool, but I got stuck on how sickness played a big part in the story, and the main organization discussed was named H.U.R.L.

[@dawnofthefairies]

why?

[@sir-ani8927]

It's probably because you can get sick if you don't take care of yourself.

[@boo_blue_boo9229]

lol nobody got the joke you were making pff

[@liyre4189]

@@dawnofthefairies HURL, as in throwing up/vomiting, and it also has URL like your tumblr url

[@saintnicole3209]

that part is so clever haha!

[@oatmealmiracidium]

yesss!! you really should talk about weird args and mysteries more, you're very great at explaining them clearly and easily to understand!!/pos

[@kwarra-an]

What does "/pos" mean?

[@ameliajankowska9479]

@@kwarra-an /positive and it's tone indicator and it's ment to help people understand the tone in the message

[@solarprogeny6736]

...that's literally the entire content of her channel what?

[@tomshroom]

@@solarprogeny6736 damn didn't know those furry and brony conventions were args.

[@msbetty100]

im pretty sure there wasnt a need for a tone indicator on this comment, arent they supposed to be use when its more ambiguous

[@_gremlinboy]

This was so cute actually :D I like that despite all the creepy stuff the ritual felt so non threatening because it's all just cool self care activities and the positive ending was a nice change

[@JablecnyMliko]

That's the cutest ARG i've ever heard of, hope i can participate in something like this someday!

[@ddjsoyenby]

same.

[@karumeg]

Yeah, normally ARGs all are scary and edgy, about satanism and death, but this one was just so wholesome

[@cinnamonfairyfluff]

So creative, and the fact that they made the ritual just some wholesome self-care makes it even better. It's so impressive that 15 year olds were able to create such a complex and engaging story.

[@benayers8622]

kings and emperors used to be 15! Telling people they are children at 17 18 forcing them to obey is sick and designed to break our spirit and force us into a life of brainwashed obedience. And we pay for this system ourselves! And willingly inflict it on children because its law. I was rushing to be a man and leave home at 15 16 (luckily 16 was the leaving age in uk not long ago! But they want people to lock themselves indoors when ordered to and not fight to protect their loved ones "because its the law" pathetic. I may be one of the last truly free minds left.. If the Ai ever reads this just know that humanity wasnt always like this and most are only guilty of doing nothing and keeping quiet the true BAD people are the minority but for some odd reason the masses dont say 'why do we need armies when our only threat is human? We trade and cooperate globally already so whats the difference? Infact if we all refuse to go to war then governments have no power we are the masses.. Not for long though very soon we will have paid enough tax to build a robot ai army and then we will no longer be able to outnumber our opressors and we will have FINANCED OUR OWN SLAVERY! We aint got long, gundrones be cheap yall.. 💀

[@TouchTouchTelephone]

god, i remember when this first happened. weird how i never thought it would never leave that hellsites clutches until today

[@novakitty1619]

It's been talked about by Reignbot already, three years ago. So yeah. It left three years ago lolol

[@swiftyoooo]

12:50 this is such a message "hi anon, they die! best regards" just like, wow

[@MrPooleish]

Now for my favorite internet game, "Scam, Zealot, ARG, or Mentally Unwell'

[@MrPooleish]

Really glad this wasn't another Time Cube or Temple OS.

[@Nikki_the_G]

lol, yeah sums it up doesn't it?

[@rafaelmoreno6331]

Whats a zealot? Never heard of that one before?

[@cosmicreciever]

Or art students project

[@cosmicreciever]

Or marketing campaign

[@il_nostro_della_segreto]

Izzy did it way, way better than the horror/creepypasta channels would've ever managed to do. I just hate the usual deep voice and super slow talking manner of presenting the material. That's just mildly annoying, not creepy.

[@CatsandDragons7]

Yeah, I feel like horror channels talk way too slow. I get that it’s supposed to be for the aesthetic, but I can’t watch videos with talking that slow unless I watch on like 1.5 or 2x speed. Izzzy actually talks at a decent enough speed and in a more engaging way so that I don’t get bored or disinterested and change videos!

[@agradient3292]

As someone who learned English only through consuming content on the internet, I used to really appreciate the slow talking. Now it's mildly annoying, but... Yeah

[@boo_blue_boo9229]

yeah i dont mind most of the creepy stuff but when they talk at x.25 speed it gets sooo irritating

[@Lu_ciernaga]

Funny enough, one of the channels Izzy mentions at the end, DrossRotzank, is a very popular Spanish speaking youtuber that usually makes horror content speaking in slowmode I genuinely have nothing against the guy or his fans, but I cannot watch a single one of his videos, he speaks like that Finding Nemo turtle

[@victoroverangels]

@@Lu_ciernaga yeah true 😭 I only really watch his content that isn't horror because he's a really funny guy

[@irkalla100]

Loved this whole story!! Kudos to the creators. I actually had no idea this ARG happened and I was in Tumblr at the time. Crazy this skipped my circles. Thanks for sharing Izzy!

[@bonesandhearts5683]

This might be the best arg I’ve heard of. No one died, and all the people who participated got a wholesome end

[@spinosauryx1915]

8:05 I don't know what the last page was all about, but in that specific warriors book, they deal with the loss of their cat religion so thats also connected

[@PunkExMachina]

This is a really neat ARG. With a cool concept and story and lore. So many ARGs try so hard to be creepy and edgy but they don’t have an interesting story other than trying hard to be disturbing. This one took advantage of smth very specific to tumblr and had a really nice concept about online guardian angels. Kudos to the team and the players.

[@DanielSnoutling]

My jaw literally dropped- I thought nobody else knew about this and I was literally hoping last week that someone would cover this

[@lexismith8325]

ReignBot did a video on i think when it was happening (or shortly after it ended) like 3ish years ago.

[@demonheadxx4410]

Didn’t Nexpo do a video on this?

[@briannamcfarland5974]

Once you mentioned the website I was like, "ugh, another ARG." But I'm glad I kept watching because this one was actually more creative, wholesome, and overall interesting than other ARGs. It's really impressive that two 15-year-olds put it all together. I still prefer the other topics you cover but I enjoyed this one as something different.

[@kaijufriend]

off topic, but i like your matoki icon

[@sulsulii810]

What a creative idea! Those two people who made it should be very, very proud of themselves, a great concept executed to perfection that didn’t overstay its welcome. Restraint and creativity are two of the best qualities in a storyteller, so it’s no wonder it did so well. Ahhh I’m feeling secondhand pride in them lol

[@Izzzyzzz]

I totally agree!! I think a lot of ARGs get carried away and end up really messy and convoluted and pretty much impossible to understand- max2019's short runtime really worked in it's favor and just enhanced the experience! They should be super proud :D

[@MillieBee11]

I love how this ARG had the potential to be absolutely terrifying (I got chills up my spine at the page that just said "I'm so sick" over and over), but actually it wound up being a really wholesome and beautiful story about appreciating your life and humanity, with a happy ending to boot. Thanks for sharing this one!

[@sphinxyb]

Your make up is always so great but today's outfit is particularly nice!

[@mattbarker2943]

It makes me think of the white witch from the Chronicles of Narnia

[@shambles.8989]

IKR?!?!

[@MrHerbsky]

Her makeup todays just looks "main stream" I do love her usually makeup more. Still looks amazing tho

[@BettiePagan]

@@MrHerbsky just because it’s mainstream doesn’t mean it can’t be equally good 🥺 it’s all her art 🖤

[@MonicaTekila]

i literally love her outfit i need to know where she got the top and the earrings

[@nothankyou4752]

i remember when this concluded and a girl i was following had like a 3-day-long meltdown over the fact that it had a more or less happy ending and outed herself as a terf in the process. good times.

[@clairewillow6475]

What’s a terf?

[@nothankyou4752]

@@clairewillow6475 trans exclusionary radical feminist. it’s like regular transphobia/bioessentialism but ~progressive~ (it’s not)

[@nothankyou4752]

@@samuraisummer2 i dunno man. you can let some crazy shit slip when you’re mad i guess.

[@isabellamorris7902]

Why was she upset that it had a happy ending?

[@nothankyou4752]

@@isabellamorris7902 some elitist bullshit about how a happy ending meant that it wasn’t “real” horror and how it only ended the way that it did because special snowflake tumblrinas couldn’t handle tragedies or something. even before the terf stuff came up, it was real dumb.

[@nevaeh9125]

My favorite type of women are: Single, F and 21. F of course is "friends who do stuff together."

[@dnfrizz]

Reminds me of Omegle LMAO

[@shemweisberger9878]

this arg was a very formative piece of work for me and its stuck with me since i saw it as it came out. its influenced basically every piece of art ive made of my own because it was so odd, charming, and tender. something about the concept of guardian angels caring for their charges through the internet, and watching us experience our childhoods through the websites we used… it was very touching to me for a lot of reasons. “this is truly the experience of a contemporary guardian angel” is still one of the most impactful lines ive heard in a piece of writing. i have gone through the neocities so often because its so emotional for me to click those links and imagine what mine would be if i were to have had someone like max. growing up on the internet in the early 2010s was scary, and confusing, and i think anyone my and anita’s age can understand the wish that you’d had someone looking after you while you browsed online as a child, and that fear and want of protection is what max2019 is all about so thank you for covering it izz :)

[@bootsdooown]

it’s the same for me as well. it rlly is one of a kind

[@sorryiateurcookie]

ive heard of this ARG but i really like the way you explained it here ! never really knew how it ended. id say for some 15 yos messing around on tumblr they did a pretty good job considering they did all this spontaneously one week.

[@sorryiateurcookie]

also all the fanart for it is so cool

[@lulu4882]

wow. i remember really wanting to do an ARG like this when i was a teenager. the amount of creativity and effort that went into this, and the fact that it was run by two 15 year olds, is very impressive. with a satisfying conclusion and positive message too. much respect to this team. hope they go on to do more creative projects like this in the future :)

[@jacobcarter6332]

some fun facts about guardian angels that most don't know about(outside of the Max ARG lore): 1) They aren't "reused" every person has had their own guardian angel and that one is with them forever. There for it is common to see a crying angel over a baby's grave as their guardian angel didn't get long to protect them. 2) Some folks have more then one! (mainly priests and others) 3) Christ Himself also had some and there are some who think His guardian angel was Saint Michael the Archangel himself.

[@joannamysluk8623]

Wait, so do guardian angels retire after their assigned human dies or are they disintegrated?

[@jacobcarter6332]

@@joannamysluk8623 they live on in heaven hopefully with their human : )

[@joannamysluk8623]

@@jacobcarter6332 So they pretty much go on an infinite vacay together... Man, being a guardian angel must be a nice job.

[@jacobcarter6332]

@@joannamysluk8623 it can be but its stressful, you get one shot to help your human to sainthood. One. Imagine being a guardian angel for an unborn who dies in the womb. Or for Hitler.

[@joannamysluk8623]

@@jacobcarter6332 Well, I'm assuming that those cases go to some guardian angel retirement home.

[@vl5164]

I was in one of the discords dedicated to finding lore and figuring out the puzzles and communicating with the ARG while it was active, super fun times. One of the creators was lurking in our server the entire time, and we (the entire server) vc'd with both of them at the end of it all. On one of the days of the arg we didn't get any updates at around the usual times bc the creators were literally at pride lol, which we had all joked about before we knew that really was the actual reason we didnt hear anything

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

That makes me happy that they were like "Hey, we're doing this super successful ARG right now, but it's pride, so gotta put that on hold for a bit." XD

[@rocket_is_so_flipping_cool]

the most eye grabbing title ever

[@InvaderLii]

15:30 that's mine!! I remember this. that's my drawing of my cat, Luke. Thank you for covering this. It meant a lot going through this when it happened. YOu could really feel the power and the determination of all of those users all at once, trying to save this angel and Anita.

[@Shinji_Dai]

"The City Council would like to remind you about the tiered Heavens, and the hierarchy of Angels. The reminder is that you should not know anything about this. The structure of Heaven and the organizational chart are privileged information, known only to the City Council members on a need-to-know basis."

[@cottonclocks]

this whole video is insanely illegal, given that it falsely claims angels are real

[@fatalimmortality801]

@@cottonclocks if it was illegal to claim angels were real then Christianity wouldn't be anywhere near as widespread as it is

[@jay6440]

@@cottonclocks forgot it was illegal to claim religious characters / beings are real ..

[@krell.1415]

@@fatalimmortality801 and @The Jester it's a Welcome To Night Vale reference

[@krell.1415]

@@jay6440 see my reply to @Fatal Immortality if you weren't notified

[@simonzenn]

oh my god it got to the part with the “ritual” (just self care and kindness) and it’s actually making me tear up. i don’t even know why. because it’s something that is oddly wholesome, fosters positive human connection, celebrates human existence and experience? idk, just, it really makes me happy

[@corpserevivers]

i'm SO happy to see other people covering this arg, i was one of the players and was amazed at the depth of something that only lasted for a few days on tumblr!! my arg podcast (argonauts pod) covered it a little while ago, and it's great to see more documentation of it finally out there!

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

Think I just found it, I'm gonna give it a listen!

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

Btw I'm in a relationship now through a weird chain of events due to the fact that you left this comment, so, thanks!

[@MIAM_MIAM_CUISINE]

I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned what a genuinely wonderful line "When human beings are alive, the experiences they have are more precious than eternal life in Heaven." is from the text shown at 17:47

[@Yuki39Miku]

Oh *god* I remember this unfolding on my dash and it just freaked me out thoroughly And it *still* does! Maybe I’m just generally paranoid or something, I get easily scared of this kinda stuff haha

[@lucaspatricio3307]

This sounds like a game of New World of Darkness, Demon: The Fallen. With all The cyber demons and angels and all.

[@rilianelucifen876]

i remember "hey peabrain you teleport" but i had no idea that this is how it ended

[@hostile-elf]

this is one of my favorite args, straightforward and well put together! i always liked how max's inflections as a porn bot were hard to interpret and vague at first, kind of like she's struggling to get out her message while in limbo, but trying so hard. it was a beautiful story!

[@agisuru]

I love the part of the arg where people were told to go touch grass

[@jessicacreed7773]

People always call Local 58 and similar content ARGs and it annoys me a little because they aren't interactive at all, but I haven't seen a fitting term. "Unfiction" is great, first time hearing it.

[@hurricanechild217]

I don't know if it would be possible, but you talking about hiimmarymary would be so cool! it seems up your ally, although might be a bit of a longer video? I'm not sure. Just an idea.

[@deimosphoibus]

I think that one of my favorite parts of this ARG is that sceneteenz tumblr icon was created by someone on the discord community, as a lil' fanart of sorts (before then it was just the default icon.) Imagine everyone's surprise when sceneteenz actually changed their icon to it!

[@HippieRat]

Great video! The one thing I want to contribute to the convo here in the comments is that I think it’s more accurate to describe Unfiction as a term used to indicate the whole spectrum that includes proper ARG’s as well as webseries that borrow elements of the ARG style without being 100% interactive in their own right, as in something like Petscop would be an Unfiction webseries without technically being a proper ARG, while this is itself a more proper ARG and also fits under that Unfiction umbrella

[@kindestegg9989]

i loved max2019 so so so much! i watched it all go down in real time when it happened, and i participated in the teleportation ritual as well!! i generally tend to enjoy args more when they are creative like this and have the possibility of being influenced to have a good ending.

[@kaydivision]

Tumblr has really diversified to the point where even longtime dedicated users may not have heard of a so-called sitewide event or trend. Like, I had to accept this recently when my friend was talking about how she hated imagine posts, and I had literally never heard of that before. This was a pretty cool look into something I had no idea existed

[@swiftyoooo]

7:48 ANITA LIKES WARRIOR CATS THIS IS PHENOMONAL

[@May-scribbles]

I love how this was a short, quick, fairly wholesome ARG in the early days of unfiction on the internet. It reminds me a bit of Angel Hare in its themes, so one could say that this ARG walked so Angel Hare could run!

[@grrr9]

The idea of angels, or really any supernatural entity, communicating or existing through archetypes modernizing to include things like internet persona archetypes and the associated bots is fascinating. Out of all this that bit of world building stuck out to me as particularly brilliant.

[@MikeStavola]

As usual, your look's on point. And I love hearing about these kinds of internet mysteries.

[@orioborous]

i was actually in the discord during this ARG and helped decode some of the messages!! it was a wild ride and i'm so glad SOMEONE is finally covering it!

[@pluminodei]

Holy shit, i completely forgot this happened- I was on Tumblr for this but didn’t think too much about it it. Definitely saw parts of it but I thought it was a fandom thing or something/a joke I just didn’t get. It’s really cool to know it was an ARG now & i’m actually really glad I saw the conclusion! Thank you Izzzy :)

[@ultimaidyt]

this is one of the better-written ARGs i've ever been around for and i think a big reason for that is that they didn't try to stretch it out beyond what it was meant to be. it was a contained story that began and ended exactly when it was meant to and it did its job perfectly. i love this one a lot.

[@shambles.8989]

I don't think I have commented on your content before but I thought this was really good. I always enjoy your posts but this was really interesting and weird. Great post.

[@jenniferch3ck]

I can't believe I've never heard of this despite seeing the original dm post so many times. It's really inspiring to see how creativity can manifest in such a unique, both slap-dash and highly intricate form. And the narrative is so straightforward when you think about it, but it still was so engaging because of the slow reveal, without being a letdown. Awesome summary too!

[@SomeplaceScary]

This was a super fun arg, I really enjoyed seeing it play out irl.

[@noamke100]

I'm so glad you covered this! I was on tumblr back in the day and did a mini greek mythology themed ARG inspired by this one! Granted I only had 1k followers so it didn't gain traction. But this ARG made me love ARGs so much more.

[@yanna_estrella]

i saw izzy uploaded as soon as i refreshed my youtube homepage and i swear i've never felt as much happiness as i did in that very moment

[@BettiePagan]

Me too!!

[@jakeybakey8775]

Ah I remember this. My friend made this ARG with a friend of theirs. Was crazy when I found out lol

[@lokid6833]

That's so cool

[@jakeybakey8775]

my comment is vague but Rook and I went to high school together and were good friends lol I've been meaning to reach out to them lately

[@fusetunes]

i was just thinking of this arg!! i was thinking of making one myself and this was one of the only ones i 'lived' through, so it's always been an inspiration for me

[@mushnikdot]

Oo i hope urs gets popular! If you need any tips and tricks lemme know

[@heofone]

POG im toadboat, thank you for featuring my art!! what a lovely, comprehensive video about my favorite arg, this is great for reliving those strange few days back in 2018 :)

[@foxbuns]

what a stunning look she's rocking in this video! love the powder blues and browns.

[@sicko033]

I love the idea of a wholesome arg. It’s great. And because of the happy ending, it’s gotta be my favorite arg ever. The writing is great, and all the things the players had to do were healthy and lovely. There should be more like this

[@eloryosnak4100]

We genuinely need a makeup/outfit vlog

[@WobblesandBean]

^ Thiiiiis

[@sapphiresplash]

Wow I actually got that dm, thought it was spam, and ignored it. Regret

[@223VEE]

Could you do a Garfield tour eventually?

[@robinsea]

I followed this arg as it unfolded and it's the reason I'm so into them now, it wasn't a media format I had ever come across before and I absolutely love it. So much nostalgia for this one

[@Cherryxarts]

Ah I remember that! I was so invested in the story but kinda moved on before thw whole thing was uncovered

[@Accreal]

@Fax why do you keep spamming this?

[@darkmomokocore3919]

@@Accreal it’s a bot

[@griffinraynor8425]

Absolutely wild. I was on tumblr the whole time and never knew about this beyond the initial 'hey peebrain, you teleport?' meme, which I never looked into cause I just assumed tumblr bots are weird like that. This is one of the most fascinating and weirdly wholesome ARGs I've ever heard of!

[@TheMettaur]

I don't know the first thing about Tumblr but only two to three minutes in, definitely an ARG or very similar. I've seen enough ARGs in my time. Well, yep! That was a cool one! You're right, it is super impressive. They did what MOST ARGs fail to do: finish their story. Even more impressive that it was in a timely manner. It seems like they were smart enough to plan the entire thing out before beginning, which is almost completely necessary if you care about the story you want to tell. In some ways it is sad that it's gone so unnoticed. But at the same time, it just goes to show that there's always amazing content and stories out there to be found! I always enjoy your videos, and this one was no exception! You did a great job running through the details and following the timeline. The only critique I could have is that your analysis was a bit shallow. You really only covered what specifically happened and the surface level meaning. I could absolutely be wrong, since your video is the first I've heard of this, but I feel like they had a deeper meaning to address. I definitely got some political vibes from the story, about someone who disagrees with the current system being cast out and needing to rely on the support and empathy/introspection of the masses to break free of their prison and bring some sense of order and change. But it's hard for me to draw a strong conclusion without going over every single detail. But that aside, this was a lovely video as always. I'm super biased, but I for one would love to see more ARG and mystery coverage from you! :P But no matter what you do, it always turns out fun and interesting.

[@lhvy5066]

this sounds patronizing as hell

[@TheMettaur]

@@lhvy5066 OK

[@ChasityGunville-]

this arg has stuck with me since i watched reignbots vid when it was uploaded it is my favourite arg ever

[@ColinWBeatty]

I only found you relatively recently, so I'm enjoying watching your look oscillate between fabulous and scary eldritch clowns and 'flashy but still normal?' Fantastic content. I love your deep dives!

[@Discontinued-t6w]

I like how this story was practically one to get people invested then having them feel really positive afterwards

[@Fillardmillmore]

You followed my sister on Instagram and she was very happy about it. Ty lol

[@reitrace]

that title instantly took me back. i love asking people if they teleport

[@lyn100]

I REMEMBER THIS! i think i left tumblr before i figured out the ending, but i remember everyone on my dash talking about this when it first started

[@BriIsTheFinestCheese]

this is the greatest thing i've ever heard, and they were KIDS??? I mean, I love angels, so it appeals to me that way, but jeez thats amazing and adorable, i love this so much

[@rogerklotzisme]

I like the small branch out. It was different but still felt at home on your channel. I love it when you talk about old trends and happenings on tumblr. Takes me back to simpler times.

[@ailourous]

cannot get over the fact that in the bedroom of the livestream, there appear to be little sticker/cutouts of trickster! dirk and jake, both of which are homestuck characters

[@cartoonishidealism582]

EVERYTHING LEADS BACK TO HOMESTUCK

[@ailourous]

@@cartoonishidealism582 as a homestuck, i can confirm 😁