History Fridge / Ib

** The implication is that [[GeniusLoci the gallery itself]] communicates with it's victims by leaving written messages.

* One of the variations of the "Ib All Alone" ending (namely, the one that is encountered when [[spoiler: Garry dies]]) has Ib [[spoiler: step away from the "Fabricated World" rather than jump in]]. Some players are confused as to why she would do this, but consider this: she only steps back after [[spoiler: reading the message "There's no going back. All your time here will be lost." She probably would rather stay in the gallery forever than ''forget''.]]

* It's mentioned that the blue dolls are an oddity that Guertena probably didn't create like everything else in the gallery. Which means it's most likely they were made by Mary, especially since she seems to think they're so cute and they're happy to help her when she needs it. So what book did [[spoiler: Ib and Garry find in Mary's room? ''How To Make Friends''. Mary had quite literally been "making friends"!]]

* [[spoiler:If you try to look into a mirror with Mary in your party (which you probably won't, since it involves otherwise pointless backtracking), the mirror shatters.]]

** Worse, what happens when one of her parents realizes their small daughter is carrying [[spoiler: a lighter]] around? They'll probably take it away from her for safety's sake anyway, but what if they punish her just for having it, or accuse her of stealing it? It's bad enough she'll lose her keepsake, but how will it change her parents' perception of her, realizing their sad, traumatized daughter was hiding a fire-starting tool without their knowledge?

* While many fans like to ship Ib/Garry, the gallery itself apparently does, too - the first area you run into after Garry joins you is the area with the Groo and the Bride.

** It's likely that the book [[spoiler: tailors itself to whoever is reading it. When Ib is reading it, the story mentions the girl's parents and her being hungry and thirsty, but when Mary is reading it, this words blur together, because Mary doesn't have parents and cannot get hungry or thirsty]].

* In the "Forgotten Portrait" ending, [[spoiler:Garry has his lighter taken by Ib to defeat Mary, and she probably still has that lighter when she returns to the Real World. Given how quickly Garry remembers Ib when he discovers her handkerchief in his pocket, one can only imagine how Ib will react when she finds that lighter.]]

* In the "Forgotten Portrait" ending, [[spoiler:Garry has his lighter taken by Ib to defeat Mary, and she probably still has that lighter when she returns to the Real World. Given how quickly Garry remembers Ib when he discovers her handkerchief in his pocket, one can only imagine how Ib will react when she finds that lighter.]]

** Garry also uses female pronouns in the Japanese version of the game

** [[FridgeBrilliance He's a guy.]] Almost all of the artworks are either distinctly feminine, or genderless, and the masculine ones like the Hanged Man and the Fisherman are paintings; one of them is tired to Garry himself, the other eventually ends up empty when the fisherman vacates the picture. Guertena prefers women as artistic subjects, and since the gallery is his own feeling made manifest, it may have "interpreted" Garry as a female and then reacted bitterly when it realized he wasn't.

* In the Forgotten Portrait ending, [[spoiler:Garry has his lighter taken by Ib to defeat Mary, and she probably still has that lighter when she returns to the Real World. Given how quickly Garry remembers Ib when he discovers her handkerchief in his pocket, one can only imagine how Ib will react when she finds that lighter.]]

* Related to an above piece of FridgeBrilliance: it is outright stated that when the roses' petals are plucked, wounds appear on the body of the person who owns it. Yet after [[spoiler: Garry has his rose plucked by Mary, Ib says he looks like he's sleeping. Ib hallucinates at several points as a comfort-mechanism. Just think about what Garry ''might'' have [[{{Gorn}} looked like]]]].

* Related to an above piece of FridgeBrilliance: it is outright stated that when the roses' petals are plucked, wounds appear on the body of the person who owns it. Yet after [[spoiler: Garry has his rose plucked by Mary, Ib says he looks like he's sleeping. Ib hallucinates at several points in-game. Just think about what Garry ''might'' have [[{{Gorn}} looked like]]]].

** [[FridgeBrilliance He's a guy.]] Almost all of the artworks are either distinctly feminine, or genderless, and the masculine ones like the Hanged Man and the Fisherman are paintings; one of them is tired to Garry himself, the other eventually ends up empty when the fisherman vacates the picture. Guertena prefers women as artistic subjects, and since the gallery is his own feeling made manifest, it may have "interpreted" Garry as a female and then reacted bitterly when it realized he wasn't.