Russell

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With the appearance of Shadow @Russell on his FB page tonight:

https://imgur.com/a/SFb9d

And @Mike and his (more than usually) oddball behavior, and our early concerns regarding the appearance of “Shadow People”, how people were not believing you, (and not believing Mike had gone nuts and kidnapped Russell), or the Briarberg is a lie…[Read more]

Thanks to @Chelsea for the recap. The kids are off at dance so I can add some additional thoughts, and direct you to watch the Periscope if you haven’t seen it.

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1eaJbqMWzEeGX

IG stuff:

1) @Mike was all business. He shook my hand and called me “Mr. Meyers”. While not the Mike we all know, it’s possible that he was told no…[Read more]

@russell‘s periscope has been on my mind a lot over the past couple days. Without knowing who his source is, big claims with no evidence is hard to accept as fact.

This feels EXACTLY like the whole “Mason is a disgruntled ex-participant trying to gamejack” thing – we heard the calls talking about how “they’ve dealt with this before, they’ll…[Read more]

On the Alleged Nonexistence of Briarburg or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Not Knowing What’s Going On

So per @russell, Briarburg doesn’t exist. What. The. Fuck.

I have so many questions in the wake of this revelation.

1. Who is Mason, really? Horace and Mason both claim he was OSDM. Horace said he put on the helmet, and left. Is…[Read more]

After a night of thinking about it, I feel like I’m going to ground myself from thinking the worst. Something has happened to @nothenrygale and @russell, but we have yet to see anything truly concrete. Just suits, vague notions of possible betrayals, and unsettling warnings. But even if they did do something super definitive like @mike I choose to…[Read more]

I’m glad you’re okay @russell, I give you props for being so forgiving. I’m going to take your word that we need to give some benefit of the doubt to Mike here because knee-jerk reaction tempts me to continuously be angry with him.

@russell First of all (and this should go without saying) we are all SO happy that you’re safe. I know I’m definitely not alone in feeling that both you and Mike mean a great deal to me, first as the MHL welcome wagon to this entire universe, and later as real-life friends. We all want the two of you to pull through this. Heck, I’ve seen male…[Read more]

@russell

Glad you’re ok. You had all of us worried there for a moment. I think it takes a lot of heart to face a friend that has hurt you and say that you have faith in who they truly are. You can never erase the things that happened, but maybe you can move on and find yourself in a better place.

My boss said something today about how when you…[Read more]

@russell definitely glad to hear you’re OK. From everything you’ve said, Mike seems like a good guy at the best of times. Right now is the worst. He doesn’t have to become a Mason 2.0 if those closest to him can figure out how to bring him back from it.

Thanks for clarifying @russell. I know you are making choices with reasons, and know that…things can sometimes take an unexpected turn with @mike anywhere nearby.

I’m glad to hear you’re okay, @russell. I’m incredibly impressed by your level of composure and capacity for grace given what you went through too. Not even the physical aspects, but the sense of betrayal from a friend.

@russell I was so happy to get a reply to the fb message I sent you and now this forum post. It means you are alive and that @mike has not gone completely off the deep end. I mean..he’s facing that direction but it could have been much worse and I’m thankful it wasn’t. Mike is clearly in a dark place and I feel like maybe it could be a very…[Read more]

I’m glad you are okay @russell. But I sensed that you were.

As I stated on another thread:

“@Mike appeared sufficiently entranced by Mason to pro-actively pursue employment. He was, I believe, seduced by a kindred (Shadow) spirit more so than Briarberg itself. He auditioned by engaging in the activity most likely to capture Mr. Silver’s a…[Read more]

Welcome back @russell. Sorry you went through that. Friends shouldn’t put friends through that kind of shit. Glad you’re ok. Glad you made it out the other side.

I am ALWAYS happy to see you @russell, and now much more than usual. Stay safe, my friend. It’s clear there are wolves among us.

@russell It’s good to hear from you, man!! We were all pretty fucking worried about you.

Quiet glad to hear you’re OK @russell. Yeah, I noticed something felt off, but didn’t think you were being rude at all. Just glad to hear everything is OK with you man!

@russell – I am so, so happy to see you posting and see your message on FB. Glad you’re ok. Please reach out if you need anything.

“Well, we never really know anyone, do we?” — M.

We are always lacking complete information. With Briarberg, some little piece is nagging at me and I’d like to get your collective thoughts, and also a thought or two on @mike.

Originally, Mr. Silver called me, read back a piece of an article I wrote praising TENSION, then asked if I really…[Read more]

@mike definitely got a little too excited about Mason’s arrival on the My Haunt Life podcast.. now I’m wondering if that was genuine or if he was just gunning (AKA kissing ass) for the prized position Mason was looking to fill.

I definitely got a Mason vibe as well in the YouTube video where he torments @russell. Good on you for finding your…[Read more]