Talk:BEN Drowned/@comment-24764363-20140421112918/@comment-24885169-20140430194045

I think it has more to do with how Ben was supposedly spreading. We don't know what Ben's true motives were. Maybe Ben needed Matt to make videos and stuff, so he could spread further. Like the dreams for instance, they don't sound supernatural neccesraily, and he was sleep-deprived so noticing statues everywhere could be nothing. Maybe Ben was trapped all along and "setting him free" didn't refer to getting him out of the computer, but maybe mmoving him to a bigger server with more stuff to mess with. If this story really is true (which I doubt), I wonder where "Ben" is now...

Also, the depression and anxiety from playing the game could have been related to the sounds as well. It's possible that it was a much lesser version of the original lavender town music's effect. Supposedly, the frequency had a psychological impact whereby people who heard them were more likely to become depressed and/or commit suicide (a true fact, they actually changed the music because of it). It's possible that the combination of songs simply overwhelmed poor Matt. It would also explain how Ben died.

Based on all this, I am not entirely sure of what Ben is, but I doubt it is a ghost at this point. Considering it was an obviously hacked cartridge, I suspect that (if this were real) that Ben might be some kind of elaborate AI. It would also explain it's affinity for using Cleverbot, and why it always has a creepy emotionless look.

Speaking of Cleverbot:

I won't post a log, but I am having a cleverbot discussion with "Ben" for fun. Ben has told me that he is "Moon Child" (whatever that is), and that the movie "Soldier" might have some significance to his/her identity and/or motives. Granted, after reading a synopsis and coming back, the bot seems to be acting normal...