Chapter 42-3 Chasing Ghosts

**Jannit** · Feb 7th, 2014, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by 7oddisdead

wow, awesome find evie! ive been curious about that one! I need to go check the new wiki, but has anything come up on the heart design? I really like that design a lot. like tattoo like.

Nothing yet, unfortunately.

**Footbutt** · Feb 7th, 2014, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by FunkyDung

In all of the discussion of alchemy and the symbols, has hermeticism come up? Seems potentially relevant.

looking into that reminds me of the scene in The 'Burbs where Art and Ray are looking into books on the Occult and Ray plugs his ears:

"I'm not going to listen to this. I'm not going to listen to this."Art: "Ray, your chanting. That's right here in the book."
Ray develops a cadance/chant.
Art, joing in: "I want to kill, everyone. Satan is good; Satan is our pal."

i'm gonna let you guys carry out the research.
i'm getting a little too freaked out by some of this stuff.
also, it's not good to do it on a work computer...

**Bullethead** · Feb 7th, 2014, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by ZombieWildfire

I guess the question is, what's his intention. Is he just orchestrating all of this for his own amusement, or is there an ultimate goal?

Sadly, I do not think there is an End Game for him...this is just his fun. IMO.

I'm very curious as to what Randy's End Game is however.

**Eviebae** · Feb 7th, 2014, 06:25 AM

You know, someone pointed out that Ink might have let Puck live because he'd beaten the game. So, does that mean he is doing the same thing with the heroes as he is the zombies? Making it so that only the smartest and best are left alive?

Funny thing is, if you change the second Chinese character just a bit, it becomes "to choose."

The tattoos show how He sees Himself. There are Loas that are "hot" and appealed to when you need a revolution and, say, hack oppressors to bits. They are violent and not forgiving when you don't do what they want. That's what I'd expect him to want to embody if he'd started everything. Damballah is "cool/cold" and is supposed to be a benevolent figure. father/creator to mankind. He is supposed to protect humans.

The Loas aren't supposed to be Gods, they are supposed to be intermediary spirits we can understand and interact with. "Bondye" (Bon Eye from the French) is the big overarching God figure that is beyond comprehension.

Chilling zombie trivia. There is the Ghede family of Loas and they are in the family that are/deal with the dead. Baron Kriminal is one, and if he doesn't like your offerings, he's supposed to want to bite you and take a chunk. Sounds like zombie behavior to me.

**Sin Angel** · Feb 7th, 2014, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by Kc

Naw, Carl and Robbins were pretty instantaneous. They didn't suffer.

Alright, thanks it just seemed like that way sounded a bit logical in my mind. I was just saying what I thought was plausible.

**Sin Angel** · Feb 7th, 2014, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Footbutt

i wonder if We're Alive was a TV show, would we be doing all of this research?
i think the audio drama makes this so much more fun. frustrating at times, yes, but TONS of fun.

I've actually researched things for a show before, so I would likely still be doing it trying to figure out the secrets behind the shows.

**Sin Angel** · Feb 7th, 2014, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by ZombieWildfire

Hi guys,

I'm just catching up on all the forum posts. There is a whole lot to discuss after this episode. I actually had tears in my eyes listening to it.

I'm left with an image of Ink as a Games Master. He's constructed his individual playthings out of what he had available, then left them in the ring to let them fight it out amongst themselves until a few of the 'best' specimens survive.

Is he doing the same with the humans? I guess the question is, what's his intention. Is he just orchestrating all of this for his own amusement, or is there an ultimate goal?

Is this a Hunger Games reference?

**ZombieWildfire** · Feb 7th, 2014, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Sin Angel

Is this a Hunger Games reference?

Funnily enough, no, not intentionally. Though now you mention it...

**Jannit** · Feb 7th, 2014, 07:24 AM

After looking through a number of the symbol meanings, it seems there are a large portion of them that relate to protection.

We've got:
2&4: Loko's mark
7&8. Damballah's mark
10. 保护
14. Bird foot
17. Eye of Horus
23. Damballah (alternate)

All of these symbols have a meaning that in one way or another relates to protection. Is Ink trying to protect himself or is he telling others to protect him? Why, if it is the latter, would zombies be able to understand such a diverse set of symbols? Could he be spreading his bets by appealing to any and all possible source of protection against the coming zombie apocalypse? This seems to imply he knew something was coming though he may not have been the source of it. Could he have been part of a conspiracy to start it or even possibly to prevent it?

So many questions!