So had a few days to take this all in, and I've seen some folks alluding to in parts to what I think is going on.
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I got this weird vibe when I looked at his new house's security setup outside, in that all the cameras are pointed at Chris's car, but only one side. I thought that might be if someone drives up in front and throws a rock, they could get someone's license plate. However it looks like their setup does nothing to catch anything detailed of someone going the other direction. That got me thinking:
What if that security setup isn't to keep people from fucking with Chris, but is something Caden is using to keep an eye on Chris at all hours. Then I thought some more, and the videos we're seeing put out, is of Chris working, Chris doing his nativity play, Q&A's, and posts that are Chris chan, but there's something missing...
It seems like ever since Chris came back, "he learned nothing" is out doing his thing. But is that it? "Chris Chan is back!" everyone posts. He gets pictured at some game stores, malls, and suddenly, more interest is gathered, people aren't bored of Chris, they've got a mystery! But whatever, Chris is back.
What if it's like an advertising thing? Imagine trying to put together a comeback if Chris hired you to do it for him? You'd have to basically come up with what you think "the real Chris" does and act likes, but still keep it under control. That's what was missing from all these Chris posts since he's gotten out, it's like Chris isn't interacting the way you'd think he would.
That got me to my point: What if Caden is basically holding all of Chris's strings, forcing him to make this shit for what amounts of pennies, and Caden managed to get Chris holed up in somewhere that he can't drive to leave, and by the looks of things, will alert people if he does try to leave in his car.
What if Caden is putting together some kind of home, where he's basically making Chris do all this, paying him a fraction of what it's worth, and basically taking income from his live-in PayPig? Chris stated that the livestream stuff would go to "the mortgage", which definitely isn't Branchland, so he probably meant Caden. He could be as fractionally manipulative as Barb and still get Chris to do whatever he wanted him to.
All this, plus this house was built in…1920, according to the listing. Not good.
There’s factories/paper mills/whatever right across the street (Caden’s newly purchased wreck is at bottom right of this pic, circled)
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Another view of the neighborhood. There’s a line of factories and smokestacks all along the river, right across the street (again, the house is circled.)
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NOT a nice neighborhood. Would not buy.
That road outside his place is wall to wall 18 wheelers all night because of that paper plant and others.