Changes: MAG 158: Panopticon

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Original recording of the events leading up to the disapperance of Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood, Alice Tonner, and Peter Lukas.

Statement

Recording begins with Martin Blackwood walking in the tunnels below the Magnus Institute, accompanied by Peter Lukas.

Martin expresses how uncomfortable he is about being there, and Peter mentions Tim, a conversation topic that Martin quickly dismisses. He then reveals that he has The Seven Lamps of Architecture, a Leitner that allows him to control the tunnel pathways. To demonstrate it's power, against Martin's suggestions that this is not a good idea, Peter Lukas releases the NotThem that Jurgen Leitner had trapped in the tunnels (MAG 79). The NotThem insists they have some "unfinished business to take care of," and scurries off. Peter tells Martin that it will preoccupy the others and that they'll be fine... probably... and that, if he wished, Martin could leave the tunnels to help his peers. Martin says nothing.

A new recording begins. Daisy and Basira explain to Jon that Elias is no longer in jail and has walked out of his prison containment with little effort, which both overwhelms and bewilders him. Jon believes that Elias' disappearance coincides with the tape that was left on his desk and that Elias will be making a return to the Institute.

A new recording begins, joining Martin and Peter back in the tunnels. Peter tells him that they are now in the Panopticon of Millbank Prison, a significant site of power for the Beholding, and that he needs Martin's connections to both the Lonely and the Watching in order to learn more about the Extinction. Before any of this can occur, though, Martin needs to "dispose of the current occupant". Martin spots Jonah Magnus' body and realizes that he is to kill him -- Peter tells him not to worry, though, because he has a knife! Martin questions, shakily, where Jonah's eyes are. Elias appears and insists Jonah's eyes are exactly where they've always been: "watching over [his] institute."

A new recording begins. Basira, Daisy and Jon are discussing the emergence of a new tape recorder on his desk, labelled 'play me!' and accompanied with a key to the tunnels. Jon wants to listen to it. Basira insists that they don't have the time to, but Daisy agrees with Jon that it could be important. Majority rules, and they play the tape.

It begins with the sounds of sloshing liquid, presumably gasoline. Jonah, in the body of Elias Bouchard, catches Gertrude in an attempt to burn down the Archives, and it is revealed that Jonah Magnus can transfer his consciousness to different bodies. Jonah cocks a gun. Gertrude insists that he makes a move, whether it be killing her or something else, and before she can finish her sentence, a gunshot rings out. Gertrude Robinson's last words are her acknowledging her death and claiming that she thought it would have hurt more.

Basira and Jon come to the conclusion that Elias Bouchard is, and perhaps has been, for a very long time, Jonah Magnus, and acknowledge his ability to 'bodyhop'. Jon wonders if Peter wants to help Elias or stop him. From afar, heavy, distant footsteps can be heard, and many screams of terror and confusion can be heard. Basira checks it out. The tape recorder clicks off.

A new recording begins. Peter asks Jonah what he's doing in the panopticon and Martin, utterly baffled, asks for silence, before asking what would happen if he were to kill him -- Jonah expresses, honestly, that he isn't sure, but he can guarantee that whatever happens will not be pleasant for him or his peers. He insists that Martin doesn't even care about his coworkers anymore, anyway, and attributes this to the Lonely: "...is that worrying just simply an old reflex? Goodness. Peter has done his work well, hasn’t he?" Laughing, Martin expresses that he would like to kill Jonah. Peter, ever the instigator, says that Martin and himself are the same, wanting to be alone and unjudged, and insists he'll like the Lonely. Martin agrees. Peter urges him to kill him, to help him save the world. Martin says no. The tape recorder clicks off.

Basira tells Daisy and Jon that Trevor and Julia have made a return and, at the same time, Not-Sasha appears in the Institute. Jon's thoughts immediately jump to Martin in the tunnels, and rushes away to search for him upon Basira's request. Daisy allows the Hunt to overtake her, and requests that Basira come and kill her when "it's all over". Basira promises that she will and runs. Trevor and Julia come to kill Daisy, but are taken by surprise as she snarls at them.

Back in the panopticon, Martin reaffirms that he will not kill Elias. He confesses that he only came to Peter because he felt like he lost everything -- his mother and Jon, namely, and for awhile Peter had him convinced that only he could stop the Extinction. It never sat right with him because Martin doesn't consider himself a chosen one. After acknowledging these suspicions, Martin begun to just pretend that he was overly attached to the Lonely and started telling Peter what he wanted to hear to distract him from harming Jon.

This entire time, Martin has been playing Peter like a cheap whistle.

Peter throws a hissy fit and then, eventually, Martin into the realm of the Lonely itself.

Jon finds his way to the panopticon, asking for Martin, and resolves to follow him into the Lonely to save him, even though Elias lets him know it's unlikely that he'll come back. Static overtakes Jon.

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 |last_case = [[MAG 157: Rotten Core]]
 |next_case = [[MAG 159: The Last]]
-|audio_by = [[Martin Blackwood]], [[Lukas Family|Peter Lucas]], [[Basira Hussain]], [[Jonathan Sims]], [[Alice "Daisy" Tonner|Alice Tonner]], [[Elias Bouchard]], [[Gertrude Robinson]] |related_entity = [[The Eye]], [[The Extinction]], [[The Lonely]]|releaseDate = October 17, 2019|transcript = https://snarp.github.io/magnus_archives_transcripts/episode/158.html}}
+|audio_by = [[Martin Blackwood]], [[Lukas Family|Peter Lukas]], [[Basira Hussain]], [[Jonathan Sims]], [[Alice "Daisy" Tonner|Alice Tonner]], [[Elias Bouchard]], [[Gertrude Robinson]] |related_entity = [[The Eye]], [[The Extinction]], [[The Lonely]]|releaseDate = October 17, 2019|transcript = https://snarp.github.io/magnus_archives_transcripts/episode/158.html}}
-Original recording of the events leading up to the disapperance of Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood, Alice Tonner, and Peter Lucas.
+Original recording of the events leading up to the disapperance of Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood, Alice Tonner, and Peter Lukas.
 == Statement ==
+Recording begins with Martin Blackwood walking in the tunnels below the Magnus Institute, accompanied by Peter Lukas.
-Recording begins with Martin Blackwood walking in the tunnels below the Magnus Institute, accompanied by Peter Lucas. Martin expresses how vaguely uncomfortable he is about being there, and Peter mentions Tim, a conversation topic that Martin quickly dismisses. He then reveals that he has The Seven Lamps of Architecture, a Leitner that allows him to control the tunnel pathways. To demonstrate it's power, against Martin's suggestions that this is ''not'' a good idea, Peter Lucas releases the NotThem that Jurgen Leitner had trapped in the tunnels (MAG 79). The NotThem insists they have some "unfinished business to take care of," and scurries off. Peter tells Martin that it will preoccupy the others and that they'll be fine... probably... and that, if he wished, Martin could leave the tunnels to help his peers. Martin says nothing. The tape recorder clicks off.
+Martin expresses how uncomfortable he is about being there, and Peter mentions Tim, a conversation topic that Martin quickly dismisses. He then reveals that he has [https://the-magnus-archives.fandom.com/wiki/The_Seven_Lamps_of_Architecture The Seven Lamps of Architecture], a Leitner that allows him to control the tunnel pathways. To demonstrate it's power, against Martin's suggestions that this is ''not'' a good idea, Peter Lukas releases the NotThem that Jurgen Leitner had trapped in the tunnels ([https://the-magnus-archives.fandom.com/wiki/MAG_79%3A_Hide_and_Seek MAG 79]). The NotThem insists they have some "unfinished business to take care of," and scurries off. Peter tells Martin that it will preoccupy the others and that they'll be fine... probably... and that, if he wished, Martin could leave the tunnels to help his peers. Martin says nothing.
-A new recording begins. Daisy and Basira explain to Jon that Elias is no longer in jail and has walked out of his prison containment with little effort, which both overwhelms and bewilders him. Jon believes that Elias' disappearance coincides with the tape that was left on his desk and that Elias will be making a return to the Institute. The tape recorder clicks off.
+A new recording begins. Daisy and Basira explain to Jon that Elias is no longer in jail and has walked out of his prison containment with little effort, which both overwhelms and bewilders him. Jon believes that Elias' disappearance coincides with the tape that was left on his desk and that Elias will be making a return to the Institute.
 A new recording begins, joining Martin and Peter back in the tunnels. Peter tells him that they are now in the Panopticon of Millbank Prison, a significant site of power for the Beholding, and that he needs Martin's connections to both the Lonely and the Watching in order to learn more about the Extinction. Before any of this can occur, though, Martin needs to ''"dispose of the current occupant"''. Martin spots Jonah Magnus' body and realizes that he is to kill him -- Peter tells him not to worry, though, because he has a knife! Martin questions, shakily, where Jonah's eyes are. Elias appears and insists Jonah's eyes are exactly where they've ''always'' been: "watching over [his] institute."
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 A new recording begins. Basira, Daisy and Jon are discussing the emergence of a new tape recorder on his desk, labelled 'play me!' and accompanied with a key to the tunnels. Jon wants to listen to it. Basira insists that they don't have the time to, but Daisy agrees with Jon that it could be important. Majority rules, and they play the tape.<blockquote>It begins with the sounds of sloshing liquid, presumably gasoline. Jonah, in the body of Elias Bouchard, catches Gertrude in an attempt to burn down the Archives, and it is revealed that Jonah Magnus can transfer his consciousness to different bodies. Jonah cocks a gun. Gertrude insists that he makes a move, whether it be killing her or something else, and before she can finish her sentence, a gunshot rings out. Gertrude Robinson's last words are her acknowledging her death and claiming that she thought it would have hurt more.</blockquote>Basira and Jon come to the conclusion that Elias Bouchard is, and perhaps has been, for a very long time, Jonah Magnus, and acknowledge his ability to 'bodyhop'. Jon wonders if Peter wants to help Elias or stop him. From afar, heavy, distant footsteps can be heard, and many screams of terror and confusion can be heard. Basira checks it out. The tape recorder clicks off.
-A new recording begins. Peter asks Jonah what he's doing in the panopticon and Martin, utterly baffled, asks for silence, before asking what would happen if he were to kill him -- Jonah expresses, honestly, that he isn't sure, but he can guarantee that whatever happens will ''not'' be pleasant for him or his peers. He insists that Martin doesn't even care about his coworkers anymore, anyway, and attributes this to the Lonely: "''...is that worrying just simply an old reflex? Goodness. Peter has done his work well, hasn’t he?" ''Laughing, Martin expresses that he would like to kill Jonah. Peter, ever the instigator, says that Martin and himself are the same, wanting to be alone and unjudged, and insists he'll like the Lonely. Martin agrees. Peter urges him to kill Elias, to help him save the world. Martin says no. The tape recorder clicks off.
+A new recording begins. Peter asks Jonah what he's doing in the panopticon and Martin, utterly baffled, asks for silence, before asking what would happen if he were to kill him -- Jonah expresses, honestly, that he isn't sure, but he can guarantee that whatever happens will ''not'' be pleasant for him or his peers. He insists that Martin doesn't even care about his coworkers anymore, anyway, and attributes this to the Lonely: "''...is that worrying just simply an old reflex? Goodness. Peter has done his work well, hasn’t he?" ''Laughing, Martin expresses that he would like to kill Jonah. Peter, ever the instigator, says that Martin and himself are the same, wanting to be alone and unjudged, and insists he'll like the Lonely. Martin agrees. Peter urges him to kill him, to help him save the world. Martin says no. The tape recorder clicks off.
+Basira tells Daisy and Jon that Trevor and Julia have made a return and, at the same time, Not-Sasha appears in the Institute. Jon's thoughts immediately jump to Martin in the tunnels, and rushes away to search for him upon Basira's request. Daisy allows the Hunt to overtake her, and requests that Basira come and kill her when "it's all over". Basira promises that she will and runs. Trevor and Julia come to kill Daisy, but are taken by surprise as she snarls at them.
+Back in the panopticon, Martin reaffirms that he will ''not'' kill Elias. He confesses that he only came to Peter because he felt like he lost everything -- his mother and Jon, namely, and for awhile Peter had him convinced that only ''he'' could stop the Extinction. It never sat right with him because Martin doesn't consider himself a chosen one. After acknowledging these suspicions, Martin begun to just ''pretend'' that he was overly attached to the Lonely and started telling Peter what he wanted to hear to distract him from harming Jon.
+This entire time, Martin has been playing Peter like a cheap whistle.
-The tape recorder clicks back on. Basira tells Daisy and Jon that Trevor and Julia have made a return and, at the same time, Not-Sasha appears in the Institute. Jon's thoughts immediately jump to Martin in the tunnels, and rushes away to search for him upon Basira's request. Daisy allows the Hunt to overtake her, and requests that Basira come and kill her when "it's all over". Basira promises that she will and runs. Trevor and Julia come to kill Daisy, but are taken by surprise as she snarls at them.
+Peter throws a hissy fit and then, eventually, Martin into the realm of the Lonely itself.
-Back in the panopticon, Martin reaffirms that he will ''not'' kill Elias. He confesses that he only came to Peter because he felt like he lost everything -- his mother and Jon, namely, and for awhile Peter had him convinced that only ''he'' could stop the Extinction. It never sat right with him because Martin doesn't consider himself a chosen one. After acknowledging these suspicions, Martin begun to just ''pretend'' that he was overly attached to the Lonely and started telling Peter what he wanted to hear to distract him from harming Jon. This entire time, Martin has been playing Peter like a cheap whistle. Peter throws a hissy fit and then, eventually, Martin into the realm of the Lonely itself.
 Jon finds his way to the panopticon, asking for Martin, and resolves to follow him into the Lonely to save him, even though Elias lets him know it's unlikely that he'll come back. Static overtakes Jon.