Editing Quest:Ruby Quest/Theories (section)

====Ruby's Violent Actions====
Put theories on Ruby's apparent attempts to murder Red and Tom seen in the recordings, as well as her remembered attack on Stitches, here.

=====Induced Insanity=====
<s>VIABLE</s> '''LIKELY'''

Ruby attacked Red and Tom out of psychosis, brought on by the new "treatment" that Red proposed.

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: Ruby's flashback of her attack on Stitches indicates that she pushed him into the fans without intending to. This occurred after everyone began receiving the new treatment. Unless Ruby is an extremely unreliable narrator and consummate actress, she feels remorse and confusion over these actions. Filbert has also confirmed that she was "probably" insane during her attacks.

=====Ruby was Already Insane=====
<s>PLAUSIBLE</s> '''UNLIKELY'''

Ruby attacked Red and Tom out of psychosis, and she was psychopathic to begin with.

CONTRADICTING EVIDENCE: There are no indications of violent behavior on Ruby's part until the new medical treatments began.

=====It Was Not Ruby=====
<s>PLAUSIBLE</s> '''UNLIKELY'''

The recordings were faked, or "Ruby" in the recordings was actually a third party capable of disguising itself as other characters. It has been hypothesized that "#6" could be such a shape-shifter. If the Animal Crossing theme is continued, the logical character capable of shape-shifting would be Blanca, the cat without a face.

CONTRADICTING EVIDENCE: Ruby's flashback of her attack on Stitches appears to indicate that she was the one who made the attacks, but was not in sane control over her actions.

=====Ruby Was Possessed=====
<s>PLAUSIBLE</s> '''VIABLE'''

It seems that the facility was being used to experiment with some new kind of medical procedure or therapy, that much is fairly certain. But what is the nature this treatment?

Several odd symbols and markings appear throughout the building. It is possible that some kind of Lovecraftian power was being experimented with for medical usage-- the odd holding tanks where Tom discovered his note to himself that read "don't trust 7" seemed to be connected to a peculiar symbol or diagram. Additionally, several of the tools we've made use of have been strange symbols, sigils like the wooden disk, and seemingly arcane tools such as the ODD STAFF. 

It's possible that the treatment, which perhaps relies on some dark and malevolent power or entity, exposes the subject to said evil power in some way and causes them to lose their minds. It is also possible that such exposure makes the subject vulnerable to possession.

NEW EVIDENCE: Red's and Filbert's notes and testimony seem to indicate that "something" came along with the new treatment proposed by Red.

=====Ruby was Lucid and Knew What She Was Doing=====
'''UNLIKELY'''

It could be that Ruby had a good reason for attacking Red and Tom--perhaps she knew something that made this course of action justifiable or even necessary.

New evidence showed in a flashback, where she threw Stitches down to his death with no regret, warning, planning, or any kind of justification whatsoever, goes very strongly against this theory.