The Magnus Protocol 9 - Rolling With It

CAT3RB3354-14101998-08032024Dice (bone) / fate [Magnus Statement]
Incident Elements:· Addiction (Gambling)· Vehicle Accident· Graphic Violence· Mentions of - superstitionTranscripts: shorturl.at/gzF15
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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall  Written by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J NewallExecutive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. HamiltonAssociate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice Produced by April Sumner
Featuring (in order of appearance) Shahan Hamza as Samama KhalidLowri Ann Davies as Celia RipleyJonathan Sims as ChesterSarah Lambie as Lena KelleyAnusia Battersby as Gwendolyn BouchardBillie Hindle as Alice DyerKazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughan
Dialogue Editor - Nico VetteseSound Designer - Meg McKellar Mastering Editor - Catherine RinellaMusic by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)Art by April Sumner
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[@TheNitpickChick]

Celia: Sorry, Sam. I haven’t found anything new about The Magnus Institute. Chester: …I got u fam 👁️

[@CasuallyUndead]

👁️

[@deceitfuljester7172]

👁

[@witchy_whysteria]

👁️

[@Observer_Decay]

👁️

[@user-tu3xg8nj3t]

👁

[@mikey4617]

A STATEMENT???? AN HONEST TO GOD STATEMENT??

[@JohnDoe-rt2um]

IKR!! WOOOOO

[@hassenfromthemountains3952]

@mikey4617 The beholding has its eyelashes all over you. You are so exited for that statement lmao.

[@mikey4617]

@@hassenfromthemountains3952 we’re all a bit guilty of Beholding Activity I think, being the audience

[@go_on_git]

The weakest "...nnnoooo..." ever, and yet also the best.

[@hoeyinwong5087]

Dont forget the 'Oh no, the horror'

[@Vicky-uv8ri]

I love how the dice had no part in turning this guy into a full-blown trenchcoat-wearing-studied-the-blade neckbeard. He just felt like it. Power corrupts. And sometimes that corruption is cringe.

[@FunnyYouTubethings]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@quantumblauthor7300]

They were everywhere before they weren't. Some still walk this earth, others lie dormant

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

I'm stealing this last line, Vicky 😂😂

[@nicholasjohnston1970]

That shout out in the beginning was perfect

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

😌

[@customercareskeleton]

"noooooooo"

[@Awidferd]

"noooooo."

[@broblerone413]

"noooooo."

[@ashw9924]

I wish it was voice acted more but I completely understand how that'd be sorta unfair on other supporter shootouts and it's kinda funny anyway

[@naturevalleygranolabar5696]

The fact that we literally just got an episode of the magnus archives WITHIN an episode of the magnus protocol is so funny to me

[@richardiv385]

Weren’t cursed dice mentioned as being in artefact storage? Relics from End avatars

[@citruslllad]

@@richardiv385ooo that makes sense. though i'm also getting a very distinct web vibe from them- putting people's lives in the palm of your hands and all

[@00ironskull]

What fear would this be?

[@SaltySweetRen]

@@00ironskull I feel like Web in a way? Gambling addiction, manipulation of fate, etc...

[@hadesknight5838]

Me at the beginning: stATEMENT?! Oh. Me once Chester starts: STATEMENT!!!!!! 🎉

[@a_jae_doe]

Sam: so this weird paperwork is super compelling Chester: _slaps him in the face repeatedly with the cursed die statement_ Sam: well that was weird _finishes off paperwork_ Chester: _shuts down Freddie for the evening in a fit_

[@ccelestialfox]

Jonathan Sims voices Chester, the voice featured in this episode. Alexander J Newell voices Norris

[@a_jae_doe]

@@ccelestialfox ty I keep mixing up the names

[@manjirirane9388]

poor jon :(

[@tinytortoise1998]

Sam: Yeah, I think I might give up investigating the Magnus Institute... Jon in the 'puter: Hold my beer

[@elliesteele2027]

So that's what they meant by "Episode 10 is where Alice and Sam go to a _place_ ™"

[@phoenixdragon1258]

Did Sam learn NOTHING from RedCanary???

[@pyrosianheir]

Maybe RedCanary's problem was that they took the eyes(??) From the institute instead of just leaving everything there....?

[@nixDrgnslyr]

I hope they're not stupid enough to ignore everything they've heard about the place. But Alice seems like the type to not go looking for those in the eye's gaze

[@LeoDBW]

This is Personnal Screening all over again!

[@schfuchs1]

Well, as long as Sam or Alice don’t TAKE anything, they should survive…

[@umcThunder72]

​@@pyrosianheirI thought he just took the box that used to be in the web table, the image that was sent was his own eyes being torn out because he took something from the eye

[@Yumeki-san]

Let me just roll one more time for old times' sake! *dies immediately after*

[@ethanduncan1646]

90% of gamblers quit before they hit it big!

[@mrturtledev]

@@ethanduncan1646”it big” being the name of the truck that went through the cafe wall.

[@GarethOfByzantium]

Classic Magnus.

[@Ruuehxbfiqkxn]

@@mrturtledevlmao

[@leolion3323]

Jonny's commitment to keeping an even tone at the start is admirable

[@beans_of_jelly]

"They're not random, it all balances out eventually", like, yeah?? My guy, that's exactly what "random" means

[@Nikowo1610]

Jakob Bernoulli in 1713 discovering the law of large numbers:

[@arcainchaos]

I think they meant something like, they’re _guaranteed_ to balance out within a few rolls. Basically, if you roll a 1 and a 2, you’ll _actually_ be more likely to roll something like a 5 and a 6 the next roll. That’s how they were able to actually use them. “Oh, I got a good roll! Time to let some poor loser roll them and risk a bad roll.” And maybe the next person also rolls high, in which case the risk of a bad roll increases further. It’s like the gambler’s fallacy, but without the fallacy part!

[@Broeckchen]

​@@arcainchaosI was about to point out the gambler's fallacy part, too. It also makes me wonder if you can only get snake eyes if the double sixes have come up reasonably recently. Because the guy mentioned them specifically in the statement. (Or if the double sixes are bound to come up shortly after snake eyes. Which could be one reason why Gary was so eager to get rid of the dice, maybe having gone through their former owner's Final Roll recently before?) (Also I am convinced Gary knows and enjoys PbtA as he SHOULD)

[@dragonicdoom3772]

I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but these dice would work so well on me. I'd go full scientist on them and test how much I can influence them. There'd be so many things to consider: what counts as a roll? Is the nature of a roll's result based on the person since everyone has a slightly different idea of what's "good luck" and "bad luck"? Does the luck only affect me or can I spread it to other people by rolling high and then going on a game show to win loads of money for charity? Does it only work if a living thing rolls them or could I set up a prosthetic hand in a controlled environment to perfectly roll the dice so that they always land on double 6s or would the dice punish me from trying to cheat them? Yeah... it's definitely a good thing these aren't real or I'd become an avatar so fast.

[@katg5746]

...which is something an actual avatar would say...🤔

[@omv9008]

since i saw stadistics in my university i end fascinated with probabilities like, you could be sure that something really weird, specific or special will happen if you study the variables long enough, the dices could be really addictive

[@umcThunder72]

What happens if a add weight to the dice to force them to land on double six?

[@kehlcassidy9562]

Infinite improbability dice...

[@darkmoon137]

Gigachad sam filling out paperwork for an "automated" department is so great

[@ethanduncan1646]

Guy is about to accidentally join TMP occult exterminators with his current antics

[@toulouse7436]

no tma statement has put quite as much fear in me as trying to fast forward through the ads and coming in right at “statement regarding their entrapment”

[@beilbell772]

As soon as I heard the word “dice” I got flashbacks to that episode where a guy plays a game against death and I began to PANIC

[@thecheesycookie2767]

I decided to check the episode description when it came out (a few hours before I could listen to it) and thought it was gonna be that statement lol

[@Nikowo1610]

Actually, the dice are said to be made of bone, just like all the games from the deaths

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

Same

[@therealyaspen7606]

Fully imagining Sam like 🥺🥺🥺🥺 while he's trying to talk Alice into checking out the ruins with him lmaoo

[@Child_of_the_Void]

"would you come to Manchester to dig through ruins with me 👉👈🥺?"

[@milfmacron]

y'know what's fun? nobody ever says no to dice. i've tried it has NOT happened. nobody has said no it's so fun

[@thecheesycookie2767]

Op are you becoming an avatar?

[@milfmacron]

@@thecheesycookie2767 wish

[@Nikowo1610]

KZbin commenter "milfmacron" found dead in their room, case of death unknown.

[@tybronx2446]

The deadpan delivery of the shoutout at the start made my night 😂

[@ThatOneArchivist]

THEYRE GONNA GO TO A PLACE AND DO A THING

[@The_Good_Fiend]

Just think where we would be if we just sat down and asked ourselves "why?"

[@krishadyn5211]

Thats a textbook psych question. Usual answer is 'Because'. Best answer is 'Why not?'

[@lexusbeal6718]

Why not dear friend why not 😂😂😂😂😂

[@azcdtixs]

"Compelling" yeah sam sure. SURE. also side note the shoutout is so me down to the core

[@Oriko-Magica]

Be the supernatural occurrence you want to see in the world

[@abaddonarts1129]

I love the ways that Sam is explaining why he's filling out the response forms, they sound fun but I also think he's covering for the supernatural pull it has on him to fill out the rest of the forms.

[@Nikowo1610]

He's soooooo beholdcore and eyepilled

[@schfuchs1]

Sam is absolutely Eye material.

[@umcThunder72]

I don't this it has to do anything I think Sam is just obsessed with knowing, he's sort of like late seasons Jon he's very eye like right now

[@elliesteele2027]

🚨🚨 Mr Bonzo mention!!! 🚨🚨

[@thecondescendinggoomba5552]

Joey Bonzo, ladies and gentlemen

[@kiaratoo]

I noticed that too! Now I'm,, worried.

[@garbageman366]

I can’t wait for all the Bonzo Bucks.

[@remiolen8825]

We need a bonzo counter

[@elliesteele2027]

@@remiolen8825 So far, there have been 58 mentions of the word "Bonzo" with an additional 2 mentions of "Bonzoland" and 1 of "Bonzomania"

[@pyrosianheir]

The response 1-to-1 paperwork is 100% the way it is so that they know who to send to deal with what, a la taking that Vast touched guy to throw in the Pit. Also, LMAO, Jon heard him talking about the Institute and immediately found a Statement. Fantastic.

[@eternia1229]

It seems they're being led to the institute rather than warned away... intresting

[@leonardosla5054]

Combine that to the fact that lena try to warn away potencial new employees during job interviews, just to see who really wants to stick around

[@elliesteele2027]

1:50 Pre-case 4:34 Case (Unclear) [Statement: Chester] 16:50 Post-case

[@elliesteele2027]

While there has been plenty of speculation on the Powers that be being in some way different in this universe, I think this is the episode where it's pretty much undeniable. I think it's safe to assume these are the same "gambler's dice" seen among the wares of the strange merchant from episode 4, also speaking of luck both good and bad. Still, we've only seen 10 cases so far so I doubt we've even seen all of the entities yet so trying to fully re-categorise them all seems a bit pointless at this point.

[@TheNitpickChick]

I feel like the case is a combination of End and Web. End, because of the whole “inevitable fate” thing (reminds me of the Book of the Dead and the grim reaper playing games for people’s lives) and Web because of the addiction element, the subtle suspicion that you might not be in full control of your actions, etc.

[@fib900]

Why didn’t you list the pre-pre-case?

[@xvx_cooldude69_xvx43]

@@TheNitpickChick it feels more like desolation to me, with the whole gambling ruins your life angle but web also kinda works, the lines between the entities are definitely blurrier in this universe

[@kezkriune]

The Web & the Stranger. Web: “I still don’t really know if they made me roll them. It always felt like my choice.” “The weirdest thing is, nobody ever said no. Some stranger approaches you, slides a pair of dice over to you, and tells you to roll them, you say no, right?” “He knows what’s coming then, even before I place them on the table between us. He doesn’t want to roll them, but he picks them up anyway.” “Maybe just once more time, for old time’s sake.” Stranger: “I started to feel less and less connected with the world, like I was a lucky ghost or something. Walking with normal people but not really one of them anymore.” “I was rolling for myself less and less, focusing more on being some mysterious stranger, I even started dressing for the part.”

[@TheNitpickChick]

Another amazing episode!!! 🤩 1. Sam is still working on the Response Department paperwork? Damn, it really must be a helluva stack of pages! Although with those weird, esoteric questions, and without any perceivable time limit to complete it all by, I’d probably be taking my time, too. 😅 (the paperwork questions are giving Nightvale vibes, and I love it! lol) 2. Great statement, and it actually is a legitimate _statement_ this time! Given directly to the Magnus Institute and everything! Yes! It’s nice to have that feeling of familiarity again. ☺️ (Also nice to know that this universe’s Magnus Institute was also still up to shady supernatural studies, but they seem to have focused more on artifacts, rather than just statements. I wonder if the fire at the institute was possibly caused because of something more along the lines of when Leitner’s library was destroyed… too many artifacts in one place at the same time, or whatever?) 3. Those dice are 100% the same ones from that artifact dealer in episode 4, right? The dude had talked a lot about turns of luck, and fortune taking many forms and such, and he specifically had a set of gamblers dice in his bag. Plus both the blood violin and the death dice needed to be given away and accepted willingly. 4. Teddy! Good to know you’re alive and well, employment hiccups aside. (I am suspicious about said employment hiccup, though… is there something possibly preventing him from getting another job, until he has no choice but to return to the OIAR? 🤔) 5. Sam?! Do you not remember what happened to RedCanary? Don’t go searching around the Institute ruins! I’m concerned… 6. MR. BONZO?!!! Lena, you’re sending Gwen towards Mr. Bonzo, right out the gate?!! 😱 (I hope Gwen comes back okay, with minimal trauma. Hopefully she can prove herself to be ready for the “real work”.)

[@cat4laugh]

1. If every onboarding paperwork had these fun existential questions I wouldn't be in a hurry to complete them either. I would try to savour every last one! 4. It's either that or he wasn't far enough into it. I'm also very curious to see where that thread goes! 7?. Feels like Alice might still be hurt by Sam. Feeling weird about him doing stuff with other coworkers etc.

[@robloggia]

You're asking why Sam is still interested in the forbidden derelict building of mystery?

[@TheNitpickChick]

@@robloggiaI know _why_ he wants to explore the ruins. Honestly, I’m eager to know what they find! …I’m just very concerned for Sam and Alice’s safety. 😥

[@robloggia]

@@TheNitpickChick Alice will be fine. I'm pretty sure this was her plan all along. As for Sam, he's probably on his way to beholding.

[@Stevenontheside]

​@@cat4laugh7/3

[@vladspellbinder]

The utter deadpan manner in which the shout out was done was great. Thanks for the episode.

[@jameshayes5160]

Going to the Institute?! We can start finding out more of what happened to RedCanary

[@FiendishAura438]

Sam’s definitely being compelled to complete the paperwork and then he just gets the idea to go to the Magnus institute ruins… Sam’s definitely in to deep, and probably being driven by a power This will be interesting

[@CharizardLover004]

gotta love not remembering which version of the dedication i went with and getting jumpscared by it also thank you rusty quill for attaching it to this episode because i love dice unhealthily

[@footinmouth8936]

14:52 is probably the best line in either series and that’s saying a lot

[@dewcrownedmuse]

the shoutout was so real me too

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

oh noooooooo

[@TheAntiChristsPlusOne]

Wait you’re that guy who kept seeing me everywhere! How the turns have tabled

[@user-up2qz6pu4x]

So. More of Freddie acting in mysterious ways! I doubt Sam was even loged in while he was doing that paperwork. So Freddie was listening and decided to play that file all on its own!

[@blueberriesburn]

This case/statement was so damn good I absolutely loved it. All these gory details make it slap hard at the end. I can't wait to see what Sam and Alice will find at the ruins.

[@BrainsArt]

A wonderful bit of cosmic coincidence, the day this ep came out is the day of my weekly DND group session.

[@Archiv1st]

Same lol literally watching this right after dnd

[@krishadyn5211]

I was miffed the dice were just six siders.

[@_shoom]

I'm sorry but the image of the dice guy's outfit is so funny

[@princessadrigirl6774]

The lil goatee 😂😂

[@tigerlilly7070]

God, i ADORE Alice so much. Go girl, deny your feelings! That always works soooo well

[@TheAntiChristsPlusOne]

Can’t wait to listen! :D Edit: the lowercase _noooooooooooo_ had me crying Edit: oh no Gary oh oh god oh Jesus holy shit oh no Edit: we’ll there’s Gwen and Lena Edit: Alice and Teddy!! :D Edit: I need to use the phrase “hold your death threat” more Edit: yeah, no, Sams touched by the eye

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Roor-Reads]

Ooh hot off the presses

[@zahi1world]

I’m honestly really excited to just hear Sam and Alice go Dora-The-Explorer in the next episode (let’s hope nothing happens, and let’s also hope Alice doesn’t put the “Die-r” in “Dyer”) Also, is Bonzo from the ARG? I remember there was a mascot mentioned in it but I forgot who And I also thought that “Gary” was “Gerry” and got very confused until I remembered that the names are pronounced differently-

[@Huntress_CSG]

Mr Bonzo was a part of the ARG. From what I know, he's supposed to be a children's mascot from the 90's, like Mr Blobby?

[@gobletmyfriend]

Its so weird to hear a statement read by jonny after all this time!! I love it!!

[@The-Eye866]

Why are death episodes always the best? It’s a pattern now, its like death is the great equalizer or something

[@asher_vids]

I swear this statement is literally just the web and the end making out

[@elliesteele2027]

These dice seem like they would be a cool artifact to play with once the TMATTRPG comes out

[@Cheshire5174]

Hmmmm... Dice that give "good" and bad luck, and aren't actually random? Sounds like it could be the web. Minus all the spidery aesthetic, of course.

[@Shmizzybelle]

If there's something strange In your institute Who you gonna call? A pair of wagglin' vermicelli and Mable Pines

[@bunnysenpai7471]

What about dipper?!

[@IndomitableBeastKing]

God damn I love these goofy ass shout outs.

[@user-up2qz6pu4x]

I never could get the hang of Thursdays, but this makes it all worthwhile.

[@moonlitmortician6694]

Interesting. I don’t think any of the entities are associated with luck. Maybe the Web? The dice do seem to manipulate you without your knowing. And besides, what is luck but a series of unseen connections, which the Web has dominion over.

[@ethanduncan1646]

You are looking for the End. Remember the from reapers played games of chance with their victims? The games were apparently supernaturally stacked in favor of the reaper despite the luck being involved. "A roll of the dice deciding if you live or die is 100% End based."

[@Argozene]

YES. This is what I was waiting for. More archives style statements, please, I beg

[@mnndstrs]

This statement calling any other dice than d6 "weird dice" is awfully funny and kind of makes me annoyed at the person xD

[@krishadyn5211]

Theres a video game to find a McGuffin called the Platonic Forms, artifacts that can change reality. They look like multi-sided die, of course. 😅

[@theMiiint]

I can see how this case/statement would seem like it's aligned to The End maybe, what with references to gambling and death in TMA, but personally I suspect the dice are with the Web. What with addictions (like gambling) being in the Web's wheelhouse, plus the swimmy question of how much free will was actually involved in deciding to roll the them, the dice just seem more web than anything else

[@200yearsago]

I really enjoyed this one! I love it when Johnny does the dark voice

[@azcdtixs]

This ep has HEAVY sinister dark undertones

[@cultofthebloodgod429]

No! No! Bad Samama Khalid! * Spritzes hin with water

[@starsnspirals]

literally screaming and jumping for joy rn

[@Formoka]

Oh Alice. Want to give her the biggest hug.

[@luniari7242]

Is the Magnus Institute an Evil SCP foundation in this universe pfff

[@ethanduncan1646]

That implies the Foundation isn't evil in the SCP universe already...

[@luniari7242]

@@ethanduncan1646 that is a really good point, now twitch one would be worse?

[@Vicky-uv8ri]

​@@luniari7242 Well, the SCP foundation calls itself "cold, not cruel". They even have an ethics committee. But they also operate by testing lethal stuff on death row inmates soooo.... I'd say they're both evil, the SCP foundation is just very American about it.

[@malaizze]

Evil SCP foundation / gifted kid school

[@mr.wolrdwide9600]

THEY MADE THIS PERSON PLAY EVIL D&D

[@rainethegremlin]

Welp... That wasn't a very safe game of dnd

[@CannibalisticKiwi]

BONZO? MAGNUS ARCHIVES MENTION? DnD? THE BEST SHOUT OUT SO FAR? 100/10 🎉

[@alexandrebrandao8056]

oh the horrors. noooo.

[@animeshowfan8145]

do you think maybe the magnus file came up because it was trying to keep sam looking into it or maybe it was cause he wanted to find it. and some connection to the eye got the computer to drag it out. could also be the web leading him along

[@Erynwithawhy13]

I think Chester/Norris/Augustus have a degree of sentience within the computer/electronics

[@krishadyn5211]

Its kind of a weird warning but also a "if you really want to know" breadcrumb.

[@marinterry3055]

One thing that we never got in TMA was a love triangle, but TMP is pulling through on that front! If this is going to be more about desire than fear, a love triangle honestly makes a lot of sense. Unrequited love often leads to us destroying ourselves for what we want. I can already see it coming and I don’t want Alice to get hurt 😩 I’m so attached to her already it’s crazy

[@marinterry3055]

I can easily see one of the new fears manifesting as “Love”. It feels like that one would be one of the most powerful. I see it being like “The End” in the way that it gets everyone eventually. Everybody falls in love and gets heartbroken at some point in their lives. It’s inevitable. Even if you identify as aromantic, platonic love can be just as deep and hurt just as much as romantic love. They said TMP is going to be about what makes a human a human and TMA is what makes a monster a monster. What is more human than the desire to love and be loved? I don’t know, just a thought. Alice better live through this podcast or I’m throwing hands, though!

[@krishadyn5211]

​@@marinterry3055I will never understand why some of this fandom think unpleasant people are the only worthwhile characters.

[@excusemeprincess8252]

omg that's such a cliff hanger at the end, I'm so excited for next week's episode!

[@thecondescendinggoomba5552]

AHHH THE ENDING

[@codenamejinza]

Oh, hey Jo--er, 'Chester' seems to be helping Sam out. Those dice....hmmm....I'm getting End vibes from them, tbh. Maybe it's because of some TMA fanfiction I've been reading lately, but The End always has ties to one's fate, so... Looks like we'll be getting some potential lore drops next episode, since our protagonists are going to the Institute itself for clue-hunting. I just hope they don't wind up like RedCanary 🥺I really like these two...

[@sumitrana2420]

Wasn't there a Statement in the original with some guy winning against Death in a game of Dice? I think this seems similar to that

[@Argozene]

There's also elements of the Web - rolling the dice seems to be a compulsion, you're gonna do it even if you don't want to - and the Desolation - the dice are going to eventually betray you and hurt you or take something away.

[@melissaharris3389]

I got shades of The End and The Lonely. The Grim reapers who played games to trade places with their victims and Peter Lukas, who couldn't resist a bet and died because of it. "Snake eyes" aludes to _how_ Lukas died by beening _Seen_ by Jon.

[@hoeyinwong5087]

@@Argozene I agree, the compulsion to roll the dice makes me think about gambling addictions, and how much control you really have over it. Does one choose to indulge in the addiction?

[@Broeckchen]

"We used to be." I think I felt exactly what Alice felt in that moment because the line read was so excellent. I suddenly got that horrible pang of intense yearning, coupled with the knowledge that the yearning is doomed, and the painful, desperate hope that still digs its claws in and refuses to let go. The fact that this came right after a statement about an inevitably doomed gamble hits me so hard right now...

[@myhlanoelsalsa8690]

Bro thought they were Joshua Gellispie, lol

[@larzengquist922]

I also am losing myself into this podcast

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

(hello yes I write while listening along) -I do love that the questionaire is essentially trying to suss out by which horror you should best be haunted lmao Chester: overhears them about to give up on the magnus intitute Chester: oh _hell no_ you won't!! me: deranged yet delighted screaming -not me, having a minor heart-attack bc I misheard "Gary" as "Gerry" the first time, and the poor boi deserves to have a NICE LIFE without ANY horrors this time damnit -"two dee six" is such _Jon_ way to say it, and that's how it got put it in the script, including the quotation marks - I'm fucking howling -also, can't believe the statement giver got invited after their partner left them for a bit of harmless fun to cheer up and instead they go handed cursed dice lmao -"I don't think they ever MADE me roll them" oh, and what perfect insidious horror, to make you think it was your choice all along - bc then you think you can stop, so what's the harm in rolling more? I bet the dice made them roll, I hope there's a horriic moment where statement giver realizes this -they realize like one paragraph later lmao, fucking called it -omg, did greed for luck at the expense of others turn them into one of the horrors? Bc hell, we love us a subtle anti-capitalism message in podcasts, don't we now -omfg they dressed up for the part, what a nerd - and if you're that into being a horror, might as well just turn into one while you're at it -they put on "the voice" - I can't with this guy -"an honor for an unworthy keeper" oooohmy goooooooodsss, the superiority complex on this guy, istg - they obvs don't die since htey're giving a statement, but fuck's sake do I want them to get fucked over by their own game -HA! Get traumatized, idiotic wanna-be horror of chance -ooh, Chester's voice becoming more automated as it sounds more electronic as the statement winds down - I love that so much "Statement giver declared dead by paramedics at-scene" omg!! He got screwed over bc he gave them away! _Deserved!!_ -"misunderstandings"? more like "the horrors don't like the digital" lol - "since when does anyone get what they deserve, ey?" oh Teddy, there was this guy with some spooky dice- -"ALICE // (leaning in despite herself) Yeah?" oooh... oh _no_ ... my _heart_ Alice: *sighs in knowing this is a bad idea* when do we leave? me: YES!!

[@Yumeki-san]

So, this statement was given to the Magnus Institute, and it does sound pretty put together, i mean, in the way how the statements given to the archivists who is touched by the eye and stuff.

[@benruniko]

I love the idea of putting “Why?” In a job application form

[@michaelrobinson996]

If it's not a new one,it's the end

[@roblodono7663]

Well, I guess we'll just have to roll with it.

[@user-yo6qj9ed8q]

OH MY GOD JON

[@Lizzy_Stories09]

I’m so exited!!! It’s starting!!!!! Edit: I just ended and I NEED MORE!!!!!!!!!! Question: is that the same guy from Magnus archives season 1 in the episode that introduced us to the coffin ⚰️?

[@queensilian7644]

My jaw is literally on the floor. Why do this to me? Jon? Alex?

[@Yumeki-san]

"you know what dice look like. Imean, you're looking at them right now." *me looking at my dice* Maybe I shouldn't roll or even touch them for a while..

[@jazmineraymond7495]

Do it, become an avatar.

[@Yumeki-san]

@@jazmineraymond7495 ok, give me a sec Edit: I rolled with 4 8sided dice I got a: 1, 5, 5, 7 So its 18 out of out of 32 It's more than half of it, I guess I'm starting kinda lucky xd

[@Yumeki-san]

My brother rolled a 1, 6, 7, 8 He took my luck.. -_- Now I understand the feeling xd

[@thedistinguished5255]

........................i know the "last in first out" appeared in tma somewhere but idk what episode. somewhere earlier, definetaly not after season 3

[@melphina98]

Bruh anybody else noticed the call back to the mystery "friendly guy" with connection to the eye from the slaughter ep with the bag that had the violin .he also had dice too !whaaat?! *Pulls out croak board* Dose that me his merch is going to show up again in the ep?? Like in og mangus with salatea ps sorry forgot how to spell his name.

[@lou9635]

Ah. So that was the last "calm before the storm" episode, uh?

[@mayanah.2875]

The lackluster noooo cracked me up

[@melphina98]

Omgosh🤣🤣😆 I am not ashamed on how many times I listened to the opening like am dying laughing in the floor of my house.having it on loop my partner is looking at my like wDf is worng with you.but don't care the opening was perfect

[@denisehuston2573]

Take me to a burned out ruin or don't waste my time, lads. XD

[@ariellenightmare451]

So fun fact, if you got the Rusty Quilt dice set add-on in the Kickstarter, this is now you Someone please help me

[@syntia13]

You did it to yourself. You're on your own buddy. Good Luck! ;)

[@thedistinguished5255]

i loved that intro

[@ravenwolf2220]

dice dice DICE DICE!!! I had to tell my dice not to listen

[@LovecraftsFear]

Ayyyy new episode for my birthdayyyy 🎉🎉🎉

[@TheNitpickChick]

Happy birthday! 🎉

[@TheAntiChristsPlusOne]

Happy birthday!! :D

[@rooklightstone2339]

Happy birthday! Enjoy The Horrors TM

[@what.4587]

WE'RE GAMBLING WITH THIS ONE!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👺👺👺👺👺

[@pandoriasbox]

the fanbase has taken 9 episodes to realize they can get Jonny S. to say some really silly stuff through the shoutouts. Nice. Anyway, apparently the institute in this timeline was more of a "museum of items" instead of an "archive of files". That's interesting.

[@Rietto]

SCP-kinda situation?

[@mayanah.2875]

Is it though? Because along with the statements, there was an artefact storage where they stored *the table* so it kind of functions that way too. Magnus Institute studies about the paranormal activities, statement taking is only part of it. The research spans across a wide array of things to do yk

[@pandoriasbox]

@@mayanah.2875 true, true. I forgot the piano was stored in the institute before it, uh. wasn't. well met lol

[@coffee-things]

I love Alice sm

[@wilbiegxlibi4516]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THAT ESCILATED SO QUICKLY ACTUALLY MADE ME PHYSICALLY SCREAM

[@tylerjseph2547]

Celia: I didn't find anything on The Magnus Institute Sam: :( Chester: STATEMENT FROM THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE

[@hamburgerdog25]

Okay I was wondering if Alice might have hard feelings about Sam and Celia. All in all she probably just wants to see them happy but I still wonder if theres that bit of jealousy deep down

[@inkyyirises]

the artefact is just The Web and The End making a baby

[@caramel9154]

0:22 everytime another one comes out