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Revision as of 11:21, 7 June 2024

The YSHDT Arc is the first arc of Johnisdead. This arc began on January 22nd and ended on May 14th, 2015. It is highly recommended that one is knowledgeable on both the Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge story written by Alex Hall and the video game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask before reading through the timelines. This arc introduced pivotal characters such as Vincent and Patrem and required players to explore the cryptic pages of YSHDT.com.

January 22nd, 2015

  • At 7:12 PM, a user named thelaw joined the Within Hubris forums. They created a thread titled "Arg" where they mentioned a new website they discovered called "YSHDT.com".
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1/22/15 - Chat with thelaw - Within Hubris (Arg Thread)

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3/13/15 - "mumble.wav" - YSHDT.com

  • The page "/them" was now titled "THEM" and contained an image titled "knownlocations.jpg" which featured various states and countries belonging to several active players. target=_blank
  • The page "/no" was now titled "." and contained an image titled "no.jpg" which featured many disturbing screaming faces and the word "no". target=_blank Within the page's source code was an excerpt about a Chinese mooncake festival from Wikipedia:
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3/13/15 - Page Source Text - YSHDT.com

  • The page "/yes" was now titled "." and contained an image titled "red.jpg" which was simply a large red dot. target=_blank
  • The pages "/vincent", "/help", and "/notes" were all deleted.
  • At 5:19 PM, the player GreyouTT submitted the "Lens of Truth" with the intention of revealing something hidden within the image "eyes.bmp".
  • At 9:07 PM, Helper posted a clearer version of "eyes.bmp". The left pupil now contained an image of a character known as "The Gray Man" from the game "LSD: Dream Emulator". This character was often used as an avatar by the player Circlehunter. The right pupil now contained text that read "Azure Rebirth". This was an old project that the player Mugen Kagemaru was involved in. target=_blank

March 14th, 2015

  • At 12:16 AM, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova" with the intention of summoning Patrem. target=_blank
  • At 10:03 AM, Helper rejoined the Skype group and began speaking with the players.
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3/14/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper asks the players if they have found his hat. They tell Helper they believe Mason currently possesses it.
  • Helper says that whoever is in possession of his hat is the "Messenger", which gives them access to his various accounts and grants them the ability to relay messages and packages across space and time.
  • Helper refers to players who have their own separate goals or who wish to tempt others down the wrong path as "Demons".
  • Helper claims there are three demons within the Internet Detectives - Circlehunter, ADULT_LINK, and Dawn of a New Day.
  • Helper warns the players that while they are currently interacting with the past, entities from the future may still contact them.

March 15th, 2015

  • At 9:35 PM, Patrem became active on Within Hubris thanks to the "New Wave Bossa Nova" and began chatting in the ARG thread.
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3/15/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Summary

  • Patrem begins quoting and responding to messages from the Skype group despite having never been present there, implying that he is always watching the players.
  • Patrem claims that Doug's fate cannot be changed.
  • The player GreyouTT attempts to use the "Stone Mask" and "Gibdo Mask", but neither of them effect Patrem.
  • Patrem says that Mason is currently at home, presumably safe.

Updates

  • Files:
  • Patrem links to an audio file in response to players wishing to capture him.
  • Patrem posts a photo of himself, though it is incredibly distorted. target=_blank

March 16th, 2015

  • At 11:52 PM, the player Mugen Kagemaru taunted Patrem on Within Hubris by sharing one of his PM's, resulting in a short interaction between the two.
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3/16/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

March 17th, 2015

  • At 12:00 AM, Mason made a new blog post titled "It's been a while". Players chatted with him briefly in the comments.
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3/17/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Mason claims that lately he has been appearing in strange places near statues. This is due to the "Song of Soaring" being submitted.
  • Mason says he met someone dressed in all grey who claimed to be from the future. This person gave Mason a "Eight of Clubs" card in exchange for Helper's Hat. The man in grey claimed the card would be important in the future. The players begin referring to this figure as "The Gray Man". This means that "The Gray Man" now has possession of Helper's various accounts.
  • At an unknown time, the player Kidpichu sent Patrem a PM on Within Hubris asking for a bedtime story.
  • At 12:25 AM, Patrem replied to Kidpichu's PM with the following:
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3/17/15 - Patrem's Bedtime Story - Within Hubris (PM's)

Summary

  • At some point, Vincent had forgotten his past. "Vincent" is not his original name.
  • A child who Patrem describes as "grand" was going to ascend, but a "flying" and "screaming" child interrupted the process. This somehow damaged Patrem.
  • Patrem was forced to recover inside Vincent's body. However, this caused Vincent to forget his past once again.
  • At 11:36 PM, the player Tyler posted two audio files that jokingly imitated Patrem's speaking patterns. target=_blank target=_blank

March 18th, 2015

  • At 10:39 PM, Patrem became active on Within Hubris. He began chatting with players in the ARG thread. Halfway through the conversation, Vincent wakes up and begins speaking in Patrem's place.
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3/18/15 - Chat with Patrem and Vincent - Within Hubris

Summary

  • Patrem refuses to talk about the "Spire" building seen on YSHDT.com.
  • Patrem confirms that Vincent and Doug are not the same person.
  • Vincent wakes up, causing Patrem to lose control of his body. Vincent begins speaking with the players through Patrem's account.
  • Vincent doesn't know anything about Patrem or the cult. He is unaware of anything that occurs while he is possessed.
  • The last thing Vincent remembers is falling asleep in his room. He is now in a park.
  • Vincent is confused and frustrated with his situation and the players. He begins heading home.

Updates

  • Files:
  • Patrem links to an audio file that is a corrupted version of the parody file that Tyler created. The number "1937" is repeated several times.

March 19th, 2015

  • At 7:43 PM, the player Mugen Kagemaru submitted "KamaroMaskFever.arg" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link equipping the "Kamaro Mask" and dancing. target=_blank
  • At 9:30 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Dancing".
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3/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 10:10 PM, Mason made a new post that simply read "Huh." along with a photo of a cloudy sky. target=_blank
  • At 10:16 PM, Mason made a new post that contained only a photo of a nearby lighting strike. target=_blank
  • At 10:19 PM, the player Stevey submitted the "Song of Soaring" with the intention of saving Mason from the thunderstorm. target=_blank
  • At 10:19 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Thunder".
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3/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 11:23 PM, "The Gray Man" posted the following using Helper's account on Within Hubris:
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3/19/15 - Message from "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

March 20th, 2015

  • At 3:49 PM, "The Gray Man" posted the following using Helper's account on Within Hubris:
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3/20/15 - Message from "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

March 21st, 2015

  • At 12:35 PM, the player Mugen Kagemaru discovered a new video on the "M" YouTube channel titled "E". This video simply features someone looking around a wooded area. target=_blank
  • At 1:18 PM, The Man became active in the Skype group. He asked for two players to contact him - Wolfcat and Dawn of a New Day.
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3/21/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

March 23rd, 2015

  • At an unknown time, the players rethought their spontaneous submission habits and addressed some drama that had taken place within the Skype group.
  • At 12:52 AM, "The Gray Man" thanked the players on Within Hubris for addressing the problems of their group dynamic - "Goodnight, "adventurers." Thank you for heeding my words."
  • At 1:13 AM, Mason made a new post on his blog titled "The next step.". A photo of an "Owl Statue" accompanied this post. target=_blank
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3/23/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • The "Song of Soaring" submitted several days prior had taken effect and teleported Mason to an owl statue.
  • The cult is currently unaware that Mason was the one who was chased away from the fishery, meaning they are still on good terms with him.
  • Mason claims to have misplaced the card given to him by The Gray Man.
  • Mason says that the cult promised its members special powers and immortality. He says it described itself as a "scientific/religious organization".
  • Mason was a lower ranking member of the cult so he does not know much of its inner workings.
  • At 10:29 PM, Helper joined the Skype group and began chatting with the players.
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3/23/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper confirms that his hat has been passed on from Mason to "The Gray Man".
  • Helper claims his hat is closer to the players than they might think.
  • Helper's body was claimed by the Mexican drug cartel. He has now regained his body, but is being forced to pay off his debt to the cartel by delivering drugs and "Nazi gold" for them.
  • Helper perceives the players conversations and interactions as if they were literally taking place with him physically. Skype and forums do not exist for him - from Helper's perspective, the players are speaking to him with their voices.
  • Helper claims that once the players retrieve his mask for him, he will grant them an item that will help them ward off demons.
  • Helper claims that "The Gray Man" has a feminine figure.

March 24th, 2015

  • At 2:02 AM, "The Gray Man" posted "Interesting." on Within Hubris.
  • At 10:26 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Decisions". He says he's decided to go back to the fishery to find out of Doug is alright.
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 10:57 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Okay". He claims that rain has suddenly began to pour down. A photo of a foggy wooded area accompanied this post. target=_blank
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At an unknown time, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova" in an attempt to summon someone who can help the players. target=_blank
  • At 11:10 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Someone" which read "There's a girl just standing there. I have a bad feeling.". A blurry photo of a woman standing in the rain was posted as well. target=_blank
  • At 11:10 PM, the player Sengi submitted the "Song of Storms" in an attempt to end the rainstorm. target=_blank
  • At 11:15 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Rain". The "Song of Storms" successfully stops the rain. Mason begins speaking to the girl.
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 11:21 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Girl".
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • The girl tells Mason that she was summoned by a song, confirming that the "New Wave Bossa Nova" caused her to appear.
  • The girl tells Mason that if he continues to the fishery, he will face many obstacles but also gain allies.
  • The girl claims that the players can trust her and offers to read their fortunes.
  • At 11:30 PM, Mason made another post on the blog:
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • The girl confirms that she is indeed Rosa.
  • Rosa claims that old and new villains will face the players. She also implies that some players may turn traitorous.
  • Rosa implies that some of the players' Ocarina powers have been taken from them.
  • At 11:38 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Rain.". He says he is still headed for the fishery and it has started raining again.
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3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 11:44 PM, The Man briefly chatted with the players over Skype to inform them that they still had the ability to submit songs.
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3/24/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

  • At 11:52 PM, the player GreyouTT submitted the "Song of Storms" to stop the rain once again. target=_blank
  • At 11:56 PM, "The Gray Man" posted a ten hour long version of the "Song of Storms" on Within Hubris. They had a brief interaction with the players, refusing to let them stop the rain. target=_blank
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3/24/15 - Chat with "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

March 25th, 2015

  • At 12:15 AM, Rosa joined the Internet Detectives Skype group under the name "OracleRosa" and began chatting with the players.
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3/25/15 - Chat with Rosa - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Rosa warns the players of an important choice they will have to make in the future. She tells them to keep the poem found on YSHDT.com in mind.
  • At 12:29 AM, Mason made a new post. He claims that the cult allowed him to see Doug, but Doug is now different.
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3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 12:38 AM, Mason made a new post warning the players to not trust Doug. This post was very corrupted.
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3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 12:51 AM, a new blog post titled "Doug" appeared on Letschasethemouse.
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3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Doug urges the players to trust him, claiming that Mason has been lying to them.
  • Doug claims he is trapped in the fishery and needs the players' to help him escape and send Mason away.
  • At 1:23 AM, The Man began chatting with the players in the Skype group. He informed them that the player Dawn of a New Day had given up his Ocarina powers a few days prior.
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3/25/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

March 29th, 2015

  • At 8:59 PM, The Man rejoined the Skype Group and began chatting with the players.
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3/29/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • The Man offers the players a choice between Doug and Mason's "save file".
  • Three players will be selected to vote for the group as a whole - Mando, Circlehunter, and Wolfcat. Should one of these three players not appear, the player Oceanstuck will act as a proxy.

March 30th, 2015

  • At 7:45 PM, the players Mando, Circlehunter, and Wolfcat came to an unanimous decision to select Doug's save file and posted their votes on Within Hubris.
  • At 10:49 PM, The Man rejoined the Skype Group and spoke with the players once more.
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3/30/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • The Man claims that he is not a member of the Within Hubris community and reiterates that he has another user helping him which is how he knows what is taking place in the Skype group.
  • The Man says that he is not in control of Patrem, and that Patrem is "his own being".
  • The Man accepts the players' vote of Doug's save file.
  • The Man claims that there were multiple choices besides simply Doug and Mason.
  • The Man continues to refer to players who have different goals from the group as "demons", claiming that there are currently three and a half demons within the Internet Detectives and that Mando is one of them.
  • At 11:13 PM, Helper rejoined the Skype group and began chatting with the players.
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3/30/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper claims to have finished his business with the Mexican drug cartel.
  • Helper directs the players to a new upload on the "M" YouTube channel.
  • At 11:25 PM, a video titled "N" was posted on the "M" YouTube channel. This video seemed to be a continuation of the previous video "E", depicting someone approaching a radio tower in a wooded area. Near the end of the video, a link to an audio file is posted. Unfortunately, the link led to an audio file that had already been deleted off its host website Vocaroo. target=_blank
  • At 11:42 PM, The Man rejoined the Skype group and chatted with the players briefly. He explains that the audio file linked at the end of the "N" video was deleted by the host website. The Man gives the players a new link to the audio file before leaving. This audio file was an SSTV signal that hid an image of "The Fool" tarot card. target=_blank target=_blank
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3/30/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

March 31st, 2015

  • At 5:10 PM, "The Gray Man" chided the players on Within Hubris. This was in response to some drama within the Internet Detectives surrounding the idea of three players being responsible for choosing Doug's save file.
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3/31/15 - Message from "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

April 4th, 2015

  • At 4:29 PM, Patrem began chatting with the players on Within Hubris.
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4/4/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Summary

  • Vincent has fallen asleep and thus Patrem is in control once again.
  • Patrem speaks poorly of Rosa and Matt, claiming that they "started on the wrong path and never attempted to correct this".
  • Patrem speaks cryptically of a portal soon opening that was created by someone referred to as "saint" and governed by someone Patrem calls "grand".
  • Patrem claims this portal has a name that is based off the "terrible fate" of one child and the "loss of another".
  • Patrem claims that the players will meet both familiar and foreign entities in the portal - some from the present and others from ancient times before man.
  • Patrem claims the "grand" one he mentioned previously is seeking a puppet known as "the burned one" that will make them more powerful.
  • Patrem says that the "grand" one wishes to kill the "link of that time", as it will lead to them becoming a god.
  • Patrem says that while the "grand" one is one of his "special children", he is also a "grand fool".
  • Patrem departs for a ceremony that requires a blood sacrifice.
  • At 6:39 PM, the player Stevey contacted Patrem on Within Hubris.
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4/4/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (PM's)

Summary

  • Patrem claims that the players already know the name of the "Grand Child", but he has a new name that will later be revealed to us.
  • Patrem claims the "Burned One" seeks to find the "One who is flying", who he also describes as being "of the water". This is the "flying" entity mentioned in the bedtime story.
  • Patrem reveals that the "Burned one" is one of the players, and that he was the "screaming" entity mentioned in the bedtime story.
  • The player Stevey asks Patrem which "mother" Patrem has referred to in the past, but he does not respond.
  • At 8:11 PM, the player Oceanstuck messaged Patrem on Within Hubris, asking the following: "did someone want to speak with me".

April 5th, 2015

  • At an unknown time, players begin speculating that Mason is going to be sacrificed at the ceremony Patrem mentioned.
  • At 2:15 AM, Patrem posted "You foolish children, this affair has nothing to do with mason." on Within Hubris.
  • At 2:54 AM, the player Circlehunter submitted the video "Jailbreak.wmv" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link dancing with the "Kamaro's Mask, playing the "Song of Soaring" to escape to Link's house from "Ocarina of Time" before playing the "Song of Storms" to make it rain, and finally playing the "Sun's Song to turn day into night. This was done with the intention of saving Doug. target=_blank
  • At 2:58 AM, Patrem posted "There was no plan to spill the blood of the child douglas on this night. You children ran forth blindly and your efforts were thus wasted." on Within Hubris.

April 7th, 2015

  • At 1:14 AM, Helper joined the Skype group and began speaking with the players.
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4/7/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper informs the players that Mason has been trapped within a storm drain that is currently filling with water - an adverse effect of "Jailbreak.wmv".
  • Helper posts a ciphered message from Mason that translates to "The time will come".

April 8th, 2015

  • At 4:14 PM, Patrem replied to the player Stevey's PM from several days prior, answering his question "You mentioned a "mother" who calls for blood... may I get a hint or answer to her identity?" with "I bring swift demise to those who dare question her. You may know her as Luna, maiden of the night and goddess of the moon.", confirming that this cult's goddess is Luna.
  • At 6:15 PM, Patrem replied to the player Oceanstuck's PM from several days prior with "Was it not you who wished to be spoken too? Who is it you desire child?"

April 10th, 2015

  • At 11:13 PM, The Man joined the Skype group and began chatting with the players. Unfortunately, this conversation was not archived. Below is a generalized summary of what was discussed:
  • The ARG will be placed under a hiatus due to server issues regarding YSHDT.com.
  • All players have an equally important role in determining the direction of the ARG.
  • A hint was given for the "Tt lmhiw eemic elo" cipher left by Helper a few days prior, which at this point in time had yet to be solved.
  • At 11:42 PM, The Man briefly rejoined the Skype group and simply asked the players "Yes or no?". The player Eve answered "No", after which The Man simply replied with "ok" before leaving the group.
  • At 11:45 PM, "The Gray Man" begins speaking to the players on Within Hubris, simply greeting them and asking if they had solved Helper's cipher yet.
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4/10/15 - Chat with "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

April 11th, 2015

  • At 12:52 AM, Patrem began speaking with the players on Within Hubris
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4/11/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris

Summary

  • Patrem mocks his followers for performing rituals of self sacrifice in the holy building.

Updates

  • Files:
  • Patrem links to an audio file that's a recording of the ritual he described. Sobbing, moaning, and drum beats can be heard, along with someone saying "As I stand here on this most holy of nights, what pours from my arm is spilled in her name.". target=_blank
  • At 2:13 AM, the player Stevey contacted Patrem on Within Hubris.
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4/11/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (PM's)

Summary

  • Patrem says that the one who said "As I stand here on this most holy of nights, what pours from my arm is spilled in her name." in the Blood Moon Ritual recording was the person who acts as the overseer of the fishery while the other overseer is away.
  • Patrem mentions that the cult once had an "archive" that is currently being reconstructed after going offline in 2012. This was the same year that the original Within Hubris website was taken offline. Patrem claims that a recording of the "true" Blood Moon Ritual will be added to this archive.
  • At 9:46 AM, the player Eve discovered several updates on YSHDT.com.
  • The front page's title now read "..." and featured the image "me.jpg" - a gray, blurry image. target=_blank Atop "me.jpg" was another image titled "help.jpg", which was a photo of a storm drain with the words "DUMP NO WASTE DRAINS TO STREAM" painted on the ground. target=_blank The audio "rain.mp3" played on this page - audio of heavy rainfall. Hidden in the page's source was an excerpt from a Wikipedia article about drowning.
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4/11/15 - Page Source Text - YSHDT.com

  • The page "/help" was discovered to have the same photo of a storm drain that was on the front page - "help.jpg".
  • The page "/news" was now titled "2" and hid source text that read "...". The page now featured an image titled "2s.png" - another picture of a newspaper article. This article featured inappropriately capitalized letters that spelled out the word "COME", which led to the discovery of "http://yshdt.com/come". target=_blank The newspaper article read as follows:
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4/11/15 - "2s.png" - YSHDT.com

  • The players discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/come". This page was titled "THESE" and hid source text that read "ONE OF THESE PLACES". This page also contained the image "GOTYOU.png", which was an altered version of "knownlocations.jpg" that had been updated with more locations of prominent players. Black, shadowy arms were now reaching out from the state of Florida which had been circled. The states of West Virginia and Ohio were also circled. target=_blank
  • The page "/yes" was now titled "YES" and featured the audio file "WARNING!!!.wav" - an SSTV signal. This page also contained an image titled "yes.png"" which featured an image of a red dot, a gas mask, and Japanese text that translated to the following: target=_blank
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4/11/15 - "yes.png" - YSHDT.com

April 22nd, 2015

  • At 10:30 PM, Helper rejoined the Skype group and began chatting with the players.
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4/22/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper gives the players a message from the GM telling them that they've missed something big.
  • The players are informed that apparently someone has died because of what they missed.
  • At 10:42 PM, The Man rejoined the Skype group and began chatting with the players. He informed them that it was never specified that Mason was the one who died.
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4/22/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

April 23rd, 2015

  • At 5:59 PM, the player Yuki solved the "WARNING!!!.wav" SSTV signal previously found on "/yes", which translated to "18203".
  • At 5:59 PM, the player Yuki discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/18203". This page was titled "Please respond soon... and hid the source text "...Accessing...Accessing...". This page also contained a SWF file titled "tower.swf" which had a flashing light. The audio file "thisisgroundcontrol.wav" also played on this page, which was a "Number's Station" recording that translated to the following: "Please tell me the code look on your note page for more information."
  • At 7:42 PM, the player Jacob discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/psychology". This page was titled "It's been too long." and contained the image "pnotes.png" which are notes written about the Players and "demons". "FILE 3" was also written across the page. target=_blank
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4/11/15 - "pnotes.png" - YSHDT.com

  • At 7:44 PM, the player Spirkiroid discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/networking". This page was titled "Untitled Document" and featured the text "Notes:" followed by five links:
  • A link titled "1" that led to a password protected .zip file named "the COlOR". This file contained an image titled "1.png", which featured a shadowy entity. target=_blank
  • A link titled "2" that led to a password protected .rar file named "It affects everything, but is not real". This file contained an image titled "2.png", which featured the same shadowy entity from “1.png” but now with glowing eyes. target=_blank
  • A link titled "3" that led to a password protected .rar file named "The Ascension of Jesus by Benjamin West". This file was titled “3.png and it contained the painting “The Ascension of Jesus” by Benjamin West. target=_blank
  • A link titled "5" that led to a .zip file named "help" that contained the image "5.png" - a photo of a storm drain. target=_blank
  • A link titled "6" that led to a text file named "linkaggregation" that contained the text "NO WAY BACK" repeated many times.

April 30th, 2015

  • At 12:56 AM, The Man rejoined the Skype group and briefly chatted with the players.
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4/30/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • The Man informs the players that there is a lull in activity as a result of his schooling.
  • The Man changes the name of the Skype group to include "Device incoming."

May 3rd, 2015

  • At 2:48 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. Players briefly chatted with him in the comment section.
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5/3/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Doug attempts to convince the players he is still a regular high school student.
  • Doug claims that he is always in contact with the cult now.
  • At an unknown time, several pages on YSHDT.com were updated.
  • The front page was now titled "MASON" and hid the text "WHATDIDYOUDO" in the source code. The page now contained a SWF file titled "drain.swf" that featured a photo of a sewage drain with a device sitting next to it. The device had three lights on it that blinked in the following sequence: "1 321 321 123 123 1".
  • The page "/networking" now contained five new links that replaced the previous ones.
  • A link titled "4" that led to a password protected .rar file named "UQSA6WUBMZS38DTY7ZT5T27O7DPU7JP87ZU7O3". This file contained a text file named "4.txt that read "MasonFreed".
    • A link titled "7" that led to a password protected .zip file named "Is this my face". The password for this file was quickly discovered to be "mask", revealing the image "Untitled-1.png" - an image of Link from Ocarina of Time with his face replaced with a creepy, toothy smile. target=_blank
  • A link titled "9" that led to the page "http://yshdt.com/come".
  • A link titled "10" that led to a password protected .rar file named "Wells had considered the notion of time travel before". The password for this file was quickly discovered to be "timebomb", revealing the image "20150503_023757.jpg" - a photo of some hand-drawn blueprints for what appears to be a bomb. This blueprints also contained a cipher that translated to "Messages through time". target=_blank
  • A link titled "10.5" that led to the image "11.jpg" - an image of a distorted, orange smiley face with text that read "IM WATCHING". target=_blank
  • The page "/come" was now titled "THIS" and hid the text "..." in the source code. This page now contained an updated version of the image "GOTYOU.png", which was now titled "GOTHIM.png". The image now had black streaks extending to each of the locations with West Virginia now having an "X" marked across it along with the text "HIM". target=_blank
  • The page "/18203" contained an updated version of "tower.swf" - the flashing red light was now green.
  • At 5:12 AM, the player ARGdov posted a link to "20150503_023757.jpg" in a comment on Letschasethemouse.
  • At 5:26 AM, Doug made a new post on Letschasethemouse titled "WHERE", repeatedly asking where the players found the bomb plans. The title of the blog changed to "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT" and the background image became a corrupted mess. target=_blank The players briefly spoke to Doug in the comment section of this post.
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5/3/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • The player ARGdov links Doug to the "time bomb" plans, causing the entire blog to corrupt as Doug becomes angered.
  • Doug claims the players' "Link" will be severed.

Updates

  • Files:
  • Doug posts an incredibly loud audio file after the player ARGdov attempts to lie to him. target=_blank
  • At 5:48 AM, Helper rejoined the Skype group and told the players to fix their mistake.
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5/3/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

  • At 6:08 AM, The Man rejoined the Skype group and confirmed that the players' Link had been severed, meaning their Ocarina powers were unavailable.
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5/3/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

May 4th, 2015

  • At 12:50 AM, the player Stevey was friended by a user named "Mason xxxxxxxxx". Mason sent the message "Transmission will occur under reasonable circumstances.".
  • At 12:54 AM, Mason sent Stevey another message that read "Currently, there is a storm affecting the area of JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. Please remain indoors until the storm rests.".
  • At 12:58 AM, the player Mando added Mason to the Internet Detectives Skype group. Mason began chatting with the players.
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5/4/15 - Chat with Mason - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Mason is speaking to the players from some sort of DOS-like operating system. He claims it belongs to Doug.
  • Mason says that the current year for him is 2015, meaning we are now speaking to a Mason from the present instead of 2009.
  • When asked what happened to him, Mason simply claims that he "lived".
  • Mason requests the "time bomb" plans from the players. Once he receives them, he claims he is unsure what he is supposed to do with them.
  • Mason tells the players that he will be returning soon.
  • At 10:21 PM, Helper briefly rejoined the Internet Detectives Skype group and sent the message "Hello. I begrudginggly bring you all a message. "Substitute for phone"".

May 6th, 2015

  • At 10:59 PM, Mason became active in the Skype group and briefly chatted with the players. Unfortunately, the player Sengi submitted the command ".root", causing the connection with Mason to be severed.
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5/6/15 - Chat with Mason - Skype (Internet Detectives)

May 14th, 2015

  • At 9:00 PM, The Man joined the Skype group and began chatting with the players. He announced that this arc of the ARG was now over and revealed his identity.
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5/14/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • The Man reveals that he was secretly the player "Dawn of a New Day" all along. He was also "Thelaw" - the user who first found YSHDT.com.
  • The players Mando and Circlehunter were revealed to have assisted The Man in creating the ARG. Mando often attempted to lure the players off course, while Circlehunter was "The Gray Man".
  • A new ARG is being created for the players by a new group of GM's.
  • At 9:19 PM, The Man linked the players to a video titled "Outro", which was hosted on his OoC YouTube channel. This video alludes to the following arcs and closes out the YSHDT Arc. target=_blank
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5/14/15 - "Outro" - YouTube (LouisAndPillz)


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