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--> Whatever they have planned for me on the 11th, I just hope it doesn't hurt. Comment if you want, I don't care anymore. I'm so sorry for everything guys. I'm so fucking sorry.

---> "I was being controlled somehow, and, I--I killed her. [sobs] I don't know how they made me do it, but, they, they made me do it. In cold blood. [laughs] Like it was nothing. Like I'm some kind of goddamn puppet. That blood on my shirt? In the video? That was Kat's. She must have put up some fight."

--> '''Noah''': (tearful) I'm really fucking scared, guys. I don't wanna die. (begins to cry) I want- I have my ''whole life ahead of me!'' I want to live! I don't care about any of this supernatural bullshit anymore. I want to...I just want to live!

---> '''Noah:''' (tearing up) Firebrand...me... Thank you. ''Thank you.'' (Turns off camera as he begins to sob.)

--> Dear Noah,
---> May this case full of my old belongings somehow aid you in fighting whatever is plaguing us. Unfortunately, by the time you receive this, I'll surely be dead. I am sorry that I cannot explain more, because I think it may jeopardize my life under the recent extraordinary circumstances of my current existence, but I think you'll be able to figure it out in the end. I trust, you, old friend.
----> Love,
----> Milo Asher

---> "Milo! My baby!"

-->'''Noah''': Milo, if you're out there...somehow, somewhere....
-->'''Journal:''' ''Milo hates you.''

-->'''Noah''': THIS IS IT! ''I'M FUCKIN' DEAD!'' '''''I'M FREE!'''''

[[folder: Milo's Journal]]

[[/folder]]

---> I was being controlled somehow, and, I--I killed her. [sobs] I don't know how they made me do it, but, they, they made me do it. In cold blood. [laughs] Like it was nothing. Like I'm some kind of goddamn puppet. That blood on my shirt? In the video? That was Kat's. She must have put up some fight.

-->''"Since all my friends die around me, I can't shake the feeling of jealous[y]. But we're just a bunch of helpless bastards. It was a honor to be familiar to the kind souls who also understood the great evil. Rest well, my brothers."''

* For starters, let’s look at his early childhood seen in the mid-nineties. As it turns out, Slender Man wasn’t the only factor that made Milo’s life a living hell. Because of his frequent visits with him, Milo attempts to open up about his experiences with seeing Slender Man to a friend at school named Jeremy. In response, [[KidsAreCruel Jeremy and several other classmates relentlessly humiliate, bully, and taunt Milo, resulting in him becoming an outcast in school]]. [[AbusiveParents His mother]] certainly doesn’t help him, as the only thing she ever does with him other than [[ParentalNeglect spend her days smoking, watching TV, talking on the phone, and occasionally going to a book club]] is give him pills to take. She also bring home a boyfriend named Rick who abuses both of them for a few months. And keep in mind that Milo is '''''seven years old during all of this'''''.

** The episode ends on one hell of a HopeSpot: Kevin returns, seemingly free from the Observer's influence, and takes Noah to a hospital to recover from his fall off the observation tower. However, Noah discovers that he's actually [[KickTheDog in the Museum of Medical History]], and, in fact, ''[[TraumaCongaLine never left the boardwalk at all.]]'' ''[[HolyShitQuotient Jesus Christ,]] [[FourEyesZeroSoul Observer.]]''

* Noah's Twitter [[https://twitter.com/TribeTwelve/status/1058949711770480640 response]] to watching [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID EverymanHYBRID]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8mmwZhRtuY ''All good things'']].
-->''"Since all my friends die around me, I can't shake the feeling of jealous. But we're just a bunch of helpless bastards. It was a honor to be familiar to the kind souls who also understood the great evil. Rest well, my brothers."''

[[folder:Videos]]

* While Milo talking about how much he loves John Fletcher as his stepdad in "dishonest" is mostly for HeartwarmingMoments, it's still sad knowing that the two won't be together much longer due to Milo committing suicide, and John's death at Mary's hands.

** What's worse is how willingly and accepting Milo is of the Order's ways. He obviously doesn't know any better due to just being a kid, but putting your trust into a group of adults who are merely using you as a tool to understand more about their god is just heartbreaking.

* The fact that Noah is completely powerless, and can do nothing but watch as the Collective destroy his life and hurt the ones he loves. [[spoiler: This seemingly has changed since Noah was taught severance]]

* "Catharsis". [[spoiler: [[DespairEventHorizon Noah completely breaks down and accepts his mortality]], guessing he's going to die or be permanently brainwashed on the 11th.]] All the while, he's apologizing to his friends and family, but most importantly, Milo, for not being there enough for him.

-->Whatever they have planned for me on the 11th, I just hope it doesn't hurt. Comment if you want, I don't care anymore. I'm so sorry for everything guys. I'm so fucking sorry.
** Noah confessing that [[spoiler: he was the one who killed Kat.]]
--->[[spoiler: I was being controlled somehow, and, I--I killed her. [sobs] I don't know how they made me do it, but, they, they made me do it. In cold blood. [laughs] Like it was nothing. Like I'm some kind of goddamn puppet. That blood on my shirt? In the video? That was Kat's. She must have put up some fight.]]
** [[spoiler: "See you soon, Milo."]] ''God.''
* [[spoiler: Firebrand interrupting the Observer during ''Interception''. The sheer relief when you realize that after all this time, someone cares about Noah and is fighting on his side is enough to bring on the waterworks.]]

-->'''Noah''': (tearful) I'm really fucking scared, guys. I don't wanna die. (begins to cry) I want- I have my ''whole life ahead of me!'' I want to live! I don't care about any of this supernatural bullshit anymore. I want to...I just want to live!
** Noah's final words [[spoiler: to Firebrand]], spoken in private after he ends the stream:
--->[[spoiler: '''Noah:''' (tearing up) Firebrand...me... Thank you. ''Thank you.'' (Turns off camera as he begins to sob.)]]
* DEUS EX MACHINA gives us a hint at how Firebrand broke free of the Collective: [[spoiler:it involves some kind of deal with [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID HABIT]].]] It is heart-ripping to imagine a situation so dire that making that kind of DealWithTheDevil is the better option.

* In Obituary, there is the way that Noah talks about [[spoiler:inevitably becoming Firebrand]], and how the video reveals that [[spoiler:Mr. Scars is Milo and he killed Mary.]]
* [[spoiler: Milo's letter to Noah in Extraordinary Circumstances.]]
-->[[spoiler: Dear Noah,]]
--->[[spoiler: May this case full of my old belongings somehow aid you in fighting whatever is plaguing us. Unfortunately, by the time you receive this, I'll surely be dead. I am sorry that I cannot explain more, because I think it may jeopardize my life under the recent extraordinary circumstances of my current existence, but I think you'll be able to figure it out in the end. I trust, you, old friend.]]
---->[[spoiler: Love,]]
---->[[spoiler: Milo Asher]]
** This is especially poignant considering that [[spoiler: until now, Noah has harbored a lot of guilt over Milo's death -- both for not being there when Milo needed him, and for being unable to avenge his death. The note effectively shows that despite everything, not only does Milo ''not'' blame Noah for his current circumstances, but he still trusts him implicitly -- and that despite no longer being human, he still loves him like a brother.]]
** It also makes the previous entry a bit more heartrending: [[spoiler: that was ''Milo's'' hand pressed against the glass. His own cousin -- the living, human version he'd known in childhood, the one who was once like a brother to him -- was right there on the other side of the glass, just a few feet away. And he couldn't even say a ''word''.]]
* [[spoiler: Mr. Scars kills Mary Asher]] in Milo's Tape. The sad part? [[spoiler: Mr. Scars is Milo, and he killed his own mother]]. Observer, you DICK!
-->'''[[spoiler: Mr. Scars/Milo]]:''' [[spoiler: It still hurts.]]
** Even worse, it's hinted that [[spoiler: Milo literally had no control over his actions in that moment, any more than Noah did when he killed Kat. After he realizes what he's done, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he breaks down]] ''[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone completely]]''.]]
** Mary's reaction to [[spoiler: seeing Milo alive.]] She may have been a crazy, selfish bitch, but [[spoiler:he was still her ''son.'']]
--->[[spoiler: "Milo! My baby!"]]
*** On the flipside, however, there's the heartbreaking revelation that [[spoiler: Mary only had Milo so she could [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] him to the Collective, in the vain hope that she could "buy off" the Administrator and end his malign influence on their family. Small wonder her Collective title is "The Selfish".]]

* "Fortunes". The HeroicBluescreenOfDeath Noah goes through in "Catharsis" is nothing compared to this. His sanity (and spirit) are so utterly broken that he's almost ''unrecognizable''. He has no job (living off the money from the briefcase), no hope, and spends most of his days drinking heavily. He can't find relief in sleep, as the Collective have begun filling his dreams with horrific, mocking visions of the Boardwalk and Milo. And, as if all that wasn't bad enough, [[spoiler: Milo's journal has literally begun speaking to him, taunting him with constant reminders of his failure]]. ''Damn''.

-->'''[[spoiler: Journal:]]''' ''[[spoiler: Milo hates you.]]''

-->'''Noah''': [[spoiler: I'm sorry, Milo. I can't do it. I can't burn you. Not again.]]

* "Pitfall". After the Observer [[spoiler:pushes Noah off the top of the boardwalk's tower,]] what is one of the things Noah says [[spoiler:on the way down?]]
-->'''Noah''': [[spoiler: THIS IS IT! ''I'M FUCKIN' DEAD!'' '''''I'M FREE!''''']]
** The episode ends on one hell of a HopeSpot [[spoiler:[[HopeSpot Kevin returns, seemingly free from the Observer's influence, and takes Noah to a hospital to recover from his fall off the observation tower.]]]] However, Noah discovers that he's actually [[spoiler:[[KickTheDog in the Museum of Medical History]]]], and, in fact, ''[[spoiler:[[TraumaCongaLine never left the boardwalk at all.]]]]'' ''[[HolyShitQuotient Jesus Christ,]] [[FourEyesZeroSoul Observer.]]''

* You think all that up above is bad? Try looking at the entry "grandpa", where Milo deals with nearly getting killed by his''[[OffingTheOffspring own grandfather]]'' due to nearly discovering Sebastian's journal.

* While Milo talking about how much he loves John Fletcher as his stepdad in "dishonest" is mostly for HeartwarmingMoments, it's still sad knowing that the two won't be together much longer due to Milo committing suicide, and [[spoiler: John's death at Mary's hands]].

* While Milo talking about how much he loves John Fletcher as his stepdad in "dishonest" is mostly for HeartwarmingMoments, it's still sad knowing that the two won't be together much longer due to Milo committing suicide, and John's death at Mary's hands.

** For starters, let’s look at his childhood. As it turns out, Slender Man wasn’t the only factor that made Milo’s life a living hell. Because of his frequent visits with him, Milo attempts to open up about his experiences with seeing Slender Man to a friend at school named Jeremy. In response, [[KidsAreCruel Jeremy and several other classmates relentlessly humiliate, bully, and taunt Milo, resulting in him becoming an outcast in school]]. [[AbusiveParents His mother]] certainly doesn’t help him, as the only thing she ever does with him other than [[ParentalNeglect spend her days smoking, watching TV, talking on the phone, and occasionally going to a book club]] is give him pills to take. She also bring home a boyfriend named Rick who abuses both of them for a few months. And keep in mind that Milo is '''''seven years old during all of this'''''.
** You think all that up above is bad? Try nearly getting killed by your ''[[OffingTheOffspring own grandfather]]'' due to nearly discovering something that you weren't supposed to know about.

* Three words: ''Milo Asher’s life''. Without giving too much away, let’s just say there’s a damn good reason why Noah compares reading his journal to opening up a tomb or performing an autopsy.

** You think all that up above is bad? Try nearly getting killed by your ''[[OffingTheOffspring own grandfather]]'' due to nearly discovering something that you weren't supposed to know about.

* The fact that Noah is completely powerless, and can do nothing but watch as the Collective destroy his life and hurt the ones he loves.

** For starters, let’s look at his childhood. As it turns out, Slender Man wasn’t the only factor that made Milo’s life a living hell. Because of his frequent visits with him, Milo attempts to open up about his experiences with seeing Slender Man to a friend at school named Jeremy. In response, [[KidsAreCruel Jeremy and several other classmates relentlessly humiliate, bully, and taunt Milo, resulting in him becoming an outcast in school]]. [[AbusiveParents His mother]] certainly doesn’t help him, as the only thing she ever does with him other than [[ParentalNeglect spend her days smoking, watching TV, talking on the phone, and occasionally going to a book club]] is give him pills to take. She also bring home a boyfriend named Rick who abuses both of them. And keep in mind that Milo is '''''seven years old during all of this'''''.

* [[https://twitter.com/TribeTwelve/status/906918502333927424 This tweet]], posted right before the real-life touchdown of Hurricane Irma, firmly solidifies Noah's DeathSeeker status.

** He shows up again in "[[https://youtu.be/I8dCerXCbGQ?t=3m24s Neighbors]]". If anything, he's ''worse''.

* Though [[spoiler: not a video on the main channel, [[https://youtu.be/59IPOLdU4LM?t=1m30s Stan Frederick's ''Unsatisfied Customers'']]]] really gives a good insight into Noah's current state.
-->'''Noah (On [[spoiler: Stan's voicemail]]):''' ''-have you been? Whatever you say you've been doing is NOT helping me. [[{{Understatement}} In fact, things have been worse.]] Why're you peddling snake oil at me, [[spoiler: Stan]]? [[TranquilFury I open up to you, and you squander my precious time? Consider this correspondence terminated.]]''
** [[SirSwearsALot Noah]] [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay doesn't even drop an]] [[PrecisionFStrike F-bomb]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness throughout the entire call.]]