Long Time, No See

    Hey everyone!

    Yes, I'm still alive. No, Slender Man hasn't gotten to me yet. I've just been busy with school and other things that you probably don't care about.

     As I said in my previous post, I doubt Slender Man is interested in me, which is why I haven't been targeted yet. Perhaps he doesn't even know I exist, and I can subtly take him out from the shadows...

     But I highly doubt that.

     Slender Man has been described by multiple people as a seemingly omnipresent being (besides the whole heights thing), so I have no doubt in my mind that he's well aware of my existence, and he's just biding his time, waiting for me to make the wrong move; which is another reason why I haven't posted in so long.

     I like to keep myself hidden from view, like a thief working in the shadows. So instead I chose to come at this issue from a less... obvious approach. Because let's face it; I'm certain all of the proxies and what not have basically turned these blogs into their own person To Do list. Following our movements and using it to pluck each and every one of us off one by one. Honestly, the only reason I'm on here is to to deliver my message of hope to everyone, and try to keep our numbers high enough to eventually overwhelm Him.

     So, behind the scenes, I've been doing a couple of things to find out more about Slender Man and the proxies. Looking for any reference to Him in history books, going other other blogs, trying to find and patterns in His movements and whatnot. And I've also been able to identify a couple of Runners in my area and hold interviews with them. I'm a generally friendly person, so I always find myself conversing with a lot of the homeless around here anyways.

     During one little talk I had with one of them (we'll just call him John Doe for now), I mentioned my fascination with a slender, timeless being who enjoys spending His free time tracking people down and killing them. John seemed rather put off by this at first, but as the conversation dragged on, I came to realize that him and Slendy were more than just familiar with each other.

John: So, refresh my memory, what did you say this guy does?

Me: He tracks people down and kills them. Plain and simple

John: Is that really all?

Me: Well, he has followers...

John: Followers...?

Me: Yes, some people call the The Hallowed. I prefer the term Proxy myself. They like to do His bidding. You can usually spot them by their...

John: White masks and soulless eyes?

Me: Erm... yes. Have you heard of them?

John: ... What did you say this guys name was again?

Me: Er... well, He doesn't really have a name, but people usually call him Slender Man.

     At this point, John kind of stared at me and looked down at his feet. He would look up at me a couple of times, as if he really wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words to say them. So I did for him.

Me: Are you a Runner, John?

John: A what now?

Me: A Runner. It's a term for someone being chased by... Him.

John paused for a moment. I was afraid he had begun to cry, but then he looked up to the sky, as if asking for strength and finally said;

John: ... He killed my best friend. He nearly killed my sister. I knew that the longer I stayed, the more
likely He was to go after more. I had to leave. I had to run.

Me: Has He found you yet?

John: I doubt there's been a time when He hasn't known where I was. Every time I try and start fresh, there He is again. It's as if He's...

Me: Waiting until you've completely broken down?

John: ... Yeah.

Me: Don't let Him John. Show Him that you are strong, and are not to be messed with. Slendy feeds off despair and pain. He plays with His food, weakens it until there is no shell of hope left to protect them. Don't let Him break you down John. You have so many reasons to live. Don't forget that.

     John gave me a weak smile and muttered something I couldn't quite hear, but I think it was "I know."

     Something about that conversation really sparked something in me. I don't know what it was, but I feel like a whole new person now. It showed me that I have the power to bring hope to others when they feel that there is none left. Hell, anyone can!

     Unfortunately, human beings are notoriously weak when it comes to this sort of stuff. Anything could come along and take our hope from us. It only takes one small switch and then we feel as if we mean nothing to the world. Which is why we need each other more than anything.

     You are special. Your life is worth living. You can defeat Him.

An Analysis

Runners, proxies, Slendy... what do they all have in common?

Why are Runners the ones being targeted? 

What is so significant about the Runners that Slendy wants them dead or hallowed out so badly? 

And if he does hallow them out, why? Why does he choose those specific people to do his bidding?

It is said that He targets those who know too much about him; Emphasizes that knowledge is our greatest enemy 

But what about all the people who have the knowledge, but haven't been targeted? 

Does He have certain requirements one must meet in order to be targeted... or ignored?

Is it true that He is only coming after the children that got away from Him years before? 

If that's the case, how did a being so powerful let so many children slip from His grasp so easily?

Maybe He just works at random, doesn't care who He kills, who He torments, who He drives to the brink of insanity... or suicide. All he cares about is how many people are opening that door to Him. The Door of Knowledge; Our greatest enemy, our strongest ally.

To some, anyways.

Not to me, and not to the other ones who haven't been labeled with the crosshairs (yet), I'm just trying to help the people who are being targeted by Him. I feel like there aren't enough untargeted who are helping the targeted, the Runners. I don't understand why though. So many people have that advantage over Him! We opened the Door of Knowledge and are walking down the passage way unscathed! We are immune to the horrors that we are watching so many others succumb to and are doing nothing! 

Why?

Well, for starters, I guess it's because we're scared. Scared that the veil of immunity will be lifted from us if we try to intervene. What if we end up like (with respects) Zero? 

Was Zero already marked to begin with?

I say, why not take the chance? We can only lose everything, and then we will have nothing to lose. If these Runners need a bigger army, I say we give them a bigger army! We have the Knowledge! And in numbers, we have the power! There's no way He can take on a whole army of us! THIS is why there is only a select few people who are being targeted, it makes it easier for Him to take them out, one by one.

That's my thought on the matter, anyways, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe there's some information I've missed, I don't know. 

Oh, my name is Julia Ulmer, by the way. I'm nearly 16 years old. My hair is red. I like video games, heavy metal, art, blah blah blah. Not that I'm sure personal information is necessary (and not that anyone cares), this might be the only blog I post on this matter. I just want to try to figure out some questions that have been running through my mind ever since I found out about Slender Man that haven't really been answered.

Anyways, if anyone's reading this, feel free to leave your responses in the comments below (where else?), until then, I'll be floating from blog to blog, trying to bring back the hope that was lost.

-Julia Rose Ulmer