YSHDT.com

YSHDT.com
Name	YSHDT.com
URL	http://yshdt.com
Type	Portal
Affiliation	Lunar Children
Date	January 22nd, 2015
Status	Offline

YSHDT.com was the first website used in Johnisdead. This website is owned by the Lunar Children as a portal. Many cryptic images and messages were discovered on this site relating to various characters and sometimes even the players themselves. This site is unique in the sense that it saw heavy use of flash video files. The site was later revealed to be the Lunar Children's test at hosting a portal similar to Wayward Horizon before attempting the same thing on a larger scale with Johnisdead.com. YSHDT.com hasn't been used since 2015 and the domain has since been claimed by an unrelated host.

History

YSHDT.com was first revealed to the players by TheLaw on January 22nd, 2015 - the beginning of the first arc of Johnisdead. TheLaw claimed that he had simply stumbled across the site and believed it to be related to the original Ben Drowned ARG. Over time, more and more pages were added to the site. While at first the site had a heavy focus on Majora's Mask, things soon became more abstract. The first few pages on the site seemed to be describing a cataclysmic event that has rendered the world broken. On February 16th, 2015, the site began linking players to Letschasethemouse - a blog belonging to Doug. Over time, more callouts and references were discovered on the site - along with more flash videos.

Upon the conclusion of the YSHDT Arc, activity on the website dwindled. The site saw a single update near the beginning of the Johnisdead Arc. Since then, the site has been inactive. Sometime in 2016, the site's domain was not renewed and it has since been claimed by an unrelated party.

Archive

1/22/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

8:03 PM - First Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Image:
site1.png - A text box from Majora's Mask that reads "I survived.".

Source:
"The sky is falling, the people are crying. Where is your link now?"

--:-- - Second Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Image:
site2.png - A text box from Majora's Mask that reads "I'm still waiting. Let's play again soon.". A faint image of Link from "Twilight Princess" can be seen in the background.

Audio:
Game over.wav - A reversed version of the "Game Over" theme from the original Legend of Zelda game.

Source:
"The sky is falling, the people are crying. Where is your link now?"

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Video:
dontstickaround.swf - A short clip of the "Oath to Order" being played on the Ocarina followed by the word "NO".

Source:
"Linked."
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to the page "http://yshdt.com/news".

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/news"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1s.png - A news article written by Doug.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"

--:-- - Second Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1s.png - A news article written by Doug.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"

--:-- - Third Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1.bmp - A news article written by Doug. This image hid the text file "oh.txt" within its code via steganography.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"
Other:
oh.txt

"I wish I could go back.

The father is now who he seemed. He is not what he seemed.
He hurt us.
He hurt him.

I just want to go back.
Back in time.
Back before I betrayed my mother.
Before I joined this religion.

I'm scared mommy.

- Doug"

2/13/15 - "http:yshdt.com/linked"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Linked
Image:
blue.jpg - A photo of the ocean's surface.

Audio:
eulb.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/warning"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:
"Curiosity killed that cat. That's what the mother said to the brat. But the cat didn't listen. And then lost it's vision. Because it couldn't find it's way home. Go home."

--:-- - Second Iteration

Audio:

Soon.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

Other:
This page was themed as if it were a generic 404 page.

2/15/15 - "http://yshdt.com/warning"

2:50 AM - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Audio:
Soon.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

Text:
"The requested URL /warning was not found on this server.
For more information please see "/home""
Other:
This page was themed as if it were a generic 404 page.

2/15/15 - "http://yshdt.com/home"

2:50 AM - First Iteration

Title:

Play Ball
Image:
home.bmp - A diagram of a baseball field. This image hid the text file "warning.txt" within its code via steganography.

Audio:
brats.wav - The Internet Detectives Theme song.

Other:
warning.txt

"How can you play a game you haven’t even started?"

2/16/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

11:00 PM - First Iteration

Title:

...
Video:
Game Over.swf - A video showing Deku Link dying followed by a continue screen.

Source:
"Linked"
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

2/18/15 - "http://yshdt.com/help"

9:29 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:
"No."

2/20/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

1:33 AM - First Iteration

Title:

....
Video:
swf.swf - A video featuring the "Inverted Song of Time" followed by a recording of someone in the fishery.
Source:
"Linked"
"/vincent"
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

2/20/15 - "URL"

1:33 AM - First Iteration

Title:

1
Image:
Doug.jpg

2.png

3.png

him.bmp

Audio:
time.wav
Source:
"He may be given more time to live yet."

2/22/15 - "http://yshdt.com/them"

2:35 AM - First Iteration

Title:

These
Image:
table.jpg

getthenotes.png

Audio:
wet.wav
Source:
"EXECUTION BY ELECTROCUTION USUALLY PERFORMED USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIR IS AN EXECUTION METHOD ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE CONDEMNED PERSON IS STRAPPED TO A SPECIALLY BUILT WOODEN CHAIR AND ELECTROCUTED THROUGH ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE HEAD AND LEG THIS EXECUTION METHOD WAS CREATED BY EMPLOYEES OF THOMAS EDISON DURING THE WAR OF CURRENTS."

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

8:05 PM - First Iteration

Title:

You must act, for you cannot ‘save’ him
Video:
Name.swf - A shot clip of the images found on the page "http://yshdt.com/vincent" followed by the file select screen from Majora's Mask.
Source:
"Linked."
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/notes"

9:28 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Documents
Image:
notes.png

Transcript:

"Findings

If another timeline is created, outcomes are inevitable, and cannot be changed.
If multiple lines are merged, chaos ensues.
She has told me of this happening. And it is her will.
They seek to stop her. To cause this merged chaos.
I was a fool to have my doubts.
And that is why she chose me.

There is one among you who is a traitor.
There are two among you who must die.
There are three that are thieving.
And all are waiting.

One of these will be your salvation.
A soul for a soul. An eye for an eye.
Light for dark.
Circles for squares.
Men for women.
Wolves for cats.

Time is like a network.

And networks can be hacked."

Source:
The following text was written in the page's source:

"

<span class="canquote"There is one among you who is a traitor.
<span class="canquote"There are two among you who must die.
<span class="canquote"There are three that are thieving.
<span class="canquote"And all are waiting.

<span class="canquote"One of these will be your salvation.
<span class="canquote"A soul for a soul.
<span class="canquote"An eye for an eye.
<span class="canquote"Light for dark.
<span class="canquote"Circles for squares.
<span class="canquote"Men for women.

<span class="canquote"Wolves for cats."

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