#i basically thought it was weird that silas showed up near the radio hut and that dylan is the only person he can infect

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wait now i need to know youre idea on silas attacking dylan

I’m going to actually put a read more here because this is wildly long. I have to establish the fact that Silas is overall pretty non-violent and all of the evidence for this, and then I have to actually explain my theory on Silas coming to the camp.

psst: I think it’s because of Dylan

Ok, facts: 

0) I've already mentioned this but pre-game we only know of Silas hurting one person, and that's Caleb, and it was under duress. Travis just says he knows of 'sightings', which is pretty neutral language even though he already hates the kid. I find it hard to believe that Travis wouldn't mention the white wolf murdering people up and down the coast even if he doesn't elaborate that much on the topic.

1) Silas doesn’t hurt Max and Laura. sure, he was on the road but he seemed distressed and then he fled. Eliza almost certainly had a hand in things once the car crashed, and again, I don’t think Eliza holds any ill will towards any non-Hacketts until late in the game, but considering Silas’ overall nature, Eliza was almost certainly protecting her son vs. protecting Laura.

2) Silas is notably the only werewolf active and free during one full moon while the summer camp is active, and there are no attacks and possibly no sightings. The spooky drawing could be based on Ryan’s story, or a camper sighting Silas or Eliza during that night. The latter is compelling evidence that again, Silas was in the area and did nothing.

3) Silas has a small active role in the game compared to the other werewolves, when you consider impact vs. active werewolf time. Until the final chapter, Silas is only responsible for one potential infection and one potential death, out of 5 active chapters. Kaylee is responsible for one potential infection and is only active as a werewolf for 2 chapters. Chris is active for ~1 chapter and is responsible for one potential death. I’m counting the final chapter in a different category because how much is Silas and how much is Eliza is unclear at that point.

Now, my wild speculation:

Silas dives into things during chapter 5, in which he goes to the radio hut. As far as we are aware, this is Silas’ first move ever at actively approaching people and attempting to harm them. A few things to consider:

Silas may have been influenced by the other werewolves in terms of energy, competition, ect. I’m under the opinion that he only made a move because the hunt was on and started by the other werewolves and he was in the area*

How much “plot armor” is justified in universe has an effect on things, but let’s say that it’s reasonably justified. At that point, Silas is the only werewolf that makes sense to attack Ryan in the event that Dylan isn’t bitten. Silas cannot kill Ryan here, and barely hurts him at all even with failed QTEs. I think Silas is still far less aggressive than the other wolves at this point, and thus it would make sense the devs put him here to attack Ryan without the potential to kill him.

Dylan is the only person Silas can infect during the course of the game. That’s BONKERS to me. For plot reasons, Dylan couldn’t be infected by Kaylee here, but Caleb was still active in the area and could have been used to infect Dylan story-wise. The above point lends itself to needing Silas having to be the one, but it’s worth noting the reason I’ve been diving into this idea.

*Silas was in the area. WHY WAS HE IN THE AREA? Silas has been back in the area for let’s say at least 3 full months, considering he had to rebuild his cage and move back in prior to the day Laura and Max showed up.

It’s not clear whether Caleb and Kaylee were locked up during the night Laura and Max arrived. I’m cynically guessing no, they rarely ever get locked up if they don’t have to. In that case, Jedediah and Bobby are likely out and about during at least that night, and didn’t see Silas near the camp. So, Silas probably stuck to his area of the woods prior to the main night of the game, and potentially the full moon before that.

So, hunting with the other wolves didn’t draw him to the area, because he would have been spotted previously.

Obviously, Ryan had to see him to incite the events of chapter 10. But it doesn’t really make sense UNLESS Silas is newly drawn to the camp. Has only been drawn to the camp since the summer camp started this year.

Full make-’em-up time:

Personally I feel like Silas has been in the area for a longer time, lending itself even more to the weirdness that none of the Hacketts had spotted him before. Or rather, the weirdness that Silas is at the camp in chapter 5.

I do think Silas was also there last full moon but only turned violent when influenced by the other werewolves. I also think that Silas was there in human form during some part of the camp.

I think a lonely albino boy in the woods would obviously look onto other people’s lives. And creeping on people from the safety of the woods was obviously something that Silas did to a certain extent in human form, because people spotted an albino child as well as a white wolf. But nobody in camp spotted him this summer, presumably because he’s largely quite careful.

but even though he came to the area, that still doesn’t really explain him being drawn to it though, because there would have been a ton of sightings if on every full moon he went to places that people frequently gathered.

[puts on tinfoil hat that reads: “I LOVE DYLAN”]

This summer, the radio hut up and running. And Dylan did the morning announcements before anyone was awake. And Dylan played music.

Silas liked the music. Silas liked being around the camp without having to fully hide himself away. When noone was around to see him, he was more free to relax and enjoy a tiny sliver of life that was taken from him. He was free to enjoy music often. Even if people occasionally play music near the woods or outskirts of town, Silas found a consistent source.

Peering in the camp, hiding, while everyone is in groups and chatting with each other is something that Silas probably did. But standing near the cabins, hearing an announcement and music before he had to be worried about everyone spilling out and seeing him and running him off, that was something Silas enjoyed.

Silas was drawn to the camp, and was drawn specifically to the radio hut. Because Silas is drawn to places that bring him comfort.

Had the other werewolves been locked up, Silas probably wouldn’t have hurt anyone. There’s genuinely no reason to believe he would have attacked the counselors even if he was nearby.

But Silas wandered into a feeding frenzy. It wasn’t enough for him to kill, not yet, not until later in the night. But it influenced his normally passive behavior.

Silas found a tiny bit of solace in his life, after all this time, and once again the Hackett children unknowingly ripped it away and ruined him.

(tiny extra point that I couldn’t really fit anywhere else, he doesn’t hurt Ryan but he bites Dylan. The difference? Dylan is in the hut when he’s attacked. Silas was protective of the building. before he fully gives into the bloodlust that night, he only gets really violent towards people inside the hut vs. outside of it. He doesn’t even go for Kaitlyn and the rest that seriously, let’s be real)

#the quarry #silas vorez #i basically thought it was weird that silas showed up near the radio hut and that dylan is the only person he can infect #and i decided to spend way too much time coming up with a reason for it #i'm officially a silas and eliza apologist i think