The Man In His Mind

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The Man In His Mind is the second episode of the first season of *The Hidden Societies*, and the second overall episode. It was uploaded on October 14th, 2023.

## Synopsis

Nolan dies and meets someone very important

## Plot

The episode opens in a white void. Nolan appears and falls on the ground. After recovering from the shock, he immediately begins to try to figure out where he is and what brought him into this situation. Images begin to appear on the screen, illustrating what he is talking about. As Nolan works out what happened, he mentions that he and Treble Clef were behind Norfolk Weedwackers with Rob, with Treble Clef punching Nolan after he called him Barney.

Nolan is eventually able to deduce that he died after being punched, and is currently in some sort of afterlife. This sends him into a panic, causing him to start hyperventilating and explaining how he didn't want to die and had so much to live for, before the screen glitches and leads to a blue screen.

Some time later, Nolan wakes up again to a deep voice stating it has heard about Nolan. Nolan believes the voice belongs to Treble Clef, and surrenders, telling him not to come any closer. It is then revealed that another character has been watching Nolan, who states that it is going to be the worst day of his life. Nolan jumps up, preparing to fight, but stops upon realizing how handsome the mysterious man is.

The character begins to tell Nolan about all of the work that he still needs to do. Nolan protests, stating that he can't do anything because he's dead. The man retorts, saying that he can't do anything with that mindset, and how he needs to be more open-minded. He also reveals that Nolan is the reincarnation of himself, and that he is able to revive him so he can stop Treble Clef.

Before Nolan Sr. revives Nolan, however, he declares that he needs to train him to become the ultimate fighter. As a test of obedience, he tells Nolan to take off his shirt. Nolan is shocked, but willing to oblige. Nolan Sr. then states that he has passed the first test, before revealing that Nolan has incredible powers, and that he is "practically a superhero". He then tells Nolan how his love for animals manifested into the Narcs, which Nolan has the power to unlock.

After further discussion, Nolan Sr. reveals that in order to revive Nolan, he would need to sacrifice his own soul to Nolan, who is currently inside of his consciousness. After explaining to Nolan how he ended up in his situation, and the stakes they are facing, Nolan Sr. puts his faith in him, reviving him and losing his own life in the process.

## Teasers

Before the release of the episode, 2 teasers were posted on the community tab of NolanAnimates in the form of animated GIFs.

## Cast

* Nolan Hacker as Nolan Apptker and Nolan Apptker Sr.

An unknown character's voice was generated using AI.

## Music used

* TrackTribe - I Had a Feeling
* RKVC - American Idle

## Transcript

> For a full transcript of "The Man In His Mind", click here.
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## Unknown voice

In the episode at the timestamp 1:01, there is an unknown character's voice that can be heard. The voice was only heard in Nolan's head, and has not been heard at any other point throughout the series.

### Text-to-speech details

This voice was generated from the Microsoft SAM text to speech generator at https://www.tetyys.com/SAPI4/, and later was pitch shifted downward.

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### Theories

There are multiple theories as to who the unknown voice could belong to. This list will go through all of them.

* Treble Clef
	+ This is the most obvious theory, since the voice is practically the same as his, just somewhat lower pitched. This is what Nolan seems to think too, since he states: "No, he's here too?", most likely referencing Treble Clef, as he is the only person with a similar voice who Nolan has met so far.
	+ The generator for the unknown character's voice uses the same settings as the generator for Treble Clef's voice, providing more evidence for this theory. The audio clip was later pitch shifted downwards.
* Nolan Apptker Sr.
	+ This is unlikely, but the voice could have sounded different due to Nolan just waking up after he presumably passed out from his panic attack.
	+ Nolan Sr. seems to not have heard the voice, and thinks that Nolan was talking to him after he acknowledges the voice, proving also that the voice is most likely only in his head.
* Unknown member of the Fuhaitoski
	+ This seems to be the most likely theory due to the voice itself. The voice states "I have *heard* a lot about you", meaning that it is likely someone who has not met Nolan yet, and thus has not been shown.
	+ The difference in voice also alludes to the character not being Treble Clef, but a different member of the Fuhaitoski, due to the text-to-speech voice which all members thus far have used.

## Trivia

* Many of the characters were traced from various episodes of Naruto, most notably the surprised Nolan drawing after meeting Nolan Apptker Sr., and Nolan Apptker Sr.'s dramatic monologue.
* The screen at 0:51 is based on the Blue Screen of Death, a common error on Windows computers.
* At 1:01, an unknown character's voice can be heard.

## Errors

* At 1:42, there is a brief cut to Nolan in the real world, lying dead on the ground. In this brief cut, Nolan's cowlick is missing its signature brown highlights.
* At 4:24, Nolan Apptker Sr.'s outline briefly disappears while he is saying "that".

## Videos

The Man In His Mind - The Hidden Societies - Ep 2The Man In His Mind - The Hidden Societies Reaction - NNReacts