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4/11/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris
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Eve 12:44 AM: "Hello Patrem. Plans coming along smoothly?"
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<span class="vip">/Patrem\ 12:52 AM: "My aspirations shall never cease to unfold favorably my child."</span>
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Eve 12:59 AM: "I'm happy to hear that."
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<span class="vip">/Patrem\ 1:13 AM: "The time has passed, my children performed a humorous ceremony in the holy building. They seem to think mother is impressed by the bleeding of their own blood and their carnal motions."</span>
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Mugen Kagemaru 1:25 AM: "Spilling their own blood? Amusing. Pointless, but amusing. Any fallen?"
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Mugen Kagemaru 1:25 AM: "<i>"My aspirations shall never cease to unfold favorably my child."</i>"
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Mugen Kagemaru 1:25 AM: "I wonder about that..."
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Seeker 1:29 AM: "YOU ALL NEED HELP."
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Stevey 1:30 AM: "this is why everyone is turned away by mugen..."
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Oceanstuck 1:42 AM: "that is so unhealthy of them i have the urge to reprimand this"
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Eve 1:45 AM: "Did they harm anyone?"
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Seeker 1:47 AM: "It say's THEIR OWN. which means one thing, they must be self harming themselves."
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Sengi 1:55 AM: "Maybe a member was sacrificed... Maybe it could have been Douglass at this point..."
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<span class="vip">/Patrem\ 1:56 AM: "If they are weak and foolish enough to choose these actions, father shall leave them to their terrible fates. These foolish neophytes have disgraced mother with their petty bleeding and carnal actions before her."
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/Patrem\ 1:56 AM: ((An audio file is posted which seems to be a recording of the ritual Patrem is speaking of))</span>
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Stevey 2:07 AM: "What sort of madness even persuaded them to take these actions?"
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Sengi 2:08 AM: "I cant distinguish anything within the voice clip beyond crying/sobbing and probably someone making a sacrifice..."
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Seeker 2:13 AM: "SOUNDS like a whale dying."
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Eve 2:17 AM: "That sounds terrible. How sad."
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Oceanstuck 2:19 AM: "aw come on dont pervert my happy birthday song that shit was supposed to be fuckin heartfelt keep your creepy ritual bullshit out of that"
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Eve 2:25 AM: "<i>"Father shall leave them to their terrible fates."</i>"
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Eve 2:25 AM: "Their loss! Make sure you never leave us."
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Circlehunter 3:49 AM: "You mean to tell us that there was an orgy in the holy building? Terrible fate incoming, indeed. That's sacred ground!"
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Patrem mocks his followers for performing rituals of self sacrifice in the holy building.
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Patrem posts an audio file of the ceremony. Sobbing and sounds of pain can be heard amidst the chaos.
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At 9:46 AM, the player Eve discovered several updates on YSHDT.com.
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The front page's title now read "<span class="canquote">...</span>" and featured the image "<b>me.jpg</b>" - a gray, blurry image. Atop "me.jpg" was another image titled "<b>help.jpg</b>", which was a photo of a storm drain with the words "<span class="canquote">DUMP NO WASTE DRAINS TO STREAM</span>" painted on the ground. The audio "<b>rain.mp3</b>" 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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<span class="vip">the final set of autonomic reactions in the 20 – 60 seconds before sinking underwater, and to the untrained eye can look similar to calm safe behavior</span>
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The page "/help" was discovered to have the same photo of a storm drain that was on the front page - "help.jpg".
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The page "/news" was now titled "<b>2</b>" and hid source text that read "<span class="canquote">...</span>". The page now featured an image titled "<b>2s.png</b>" - another picture of a newspaper article. This article featured inappropriately capitalized letters that spelled out the word "<b>COME</b>", which led to the discovery of "<b>http://yshdt.com/come</b>". The newspaper article read as follows:
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<span class="vip">Times Are C ((Redacted))
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As time goes on, the world reaches new lows, and new highs. As we fight to keep ourselves safe, we slowly eat away at another's existence. Destroying the world, Consuming it, even though we are the ones who made it.
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These valuable words, taught to me by someone I highly regard, are Of the utmost importance to me. They show me that, even as we create the most perfect utopia, it May always fail. I would like to take the time to ask all of you, that even if you were to create the perfect situation, or the perfect place to be, what would you Eat, or destroy, or conquer, or incinerate, or drown, to accomplish it.</span>
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The players discovered a new page - "<b>/come</b>". This page was titled "<b>THESE</b>" and hid source text that read "<span class="canquote">ONE OF THESE PLACES</span>". This page also contained the image "<b>GOTYOU.png</b>", 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.
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The page "/yes" was now titled "<b>YES</b>" and featured the audio file "<b>WARNING!!!.wav</b>" - an SSTV signal that revealed an image of the numbers "<b>18203</b>" one translated. This led players to the page "<b>http://yhsdt.com/18203</b>". This page also contained an image titled "<b>yes.png"</b>" which featured an image of a red dot, a gas mask, and Japanese text that translated to the following:
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<span class="vip">WARNING: Long-term exposure to rear of factory may cause death or illness. You must wear protective gear in the area. Please remember more than anything else for your future safety.</span>
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The players discovered a new page - "<b>http://yshdt.com/18203</b>". This page was titled "<b>Please respond soon...</b> and hid the source text "<span class="canquote">...Accessing...Accessing...</span>". This page also contained a SWF file titled "<b>tower.swf</b>" which had a flashing light. The audio file "<b>thisisgroundcontrol.wav</b>" also played on this page, which was a "Number's Station" recording <span class="supple">(Old radio stations that were often utilized by spies that repeatedly read off number ciphers)</span> that translated to the following: "<span class="canquote">Please tell me the code look on your note page for more information.</span>"
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The players discovered a new page - "<b>http://yshdt.com/psychology</b>". This page was titled "<b>It's been too long.</b>" and contained the image "<b>pnotes.png</b>" which are notes written about the Players and "demons".
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- Introduced operative, bait was taken
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- Infighting leads to loss of ability to solve puzzles and riddles
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- Believes too much that they will understand
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- Bent on saving, without a single thought
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- Perceptive and deceptive
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- Decide to disclude for unknown reason
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Sacrifice 
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- On top of other notes, are sort of bumbling
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- Have good hearts, not heads
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- Forget all to easily
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Revision as of 12:45, 9 January 2020

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.

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". " (Link)
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1/22/15 - Chat with thelaw - Within Hubris (Arg Thread)

  • At 8:03 PM, players began investigating YSHDT.com. The front page contained the following:
  • An image titled "soon.png" featuring the text "I'm still waiting. Let's play again soon." in a text box. Viewimage.png (Brightened player edit - Original not archived)
  • An audio file titled "Game over.wav" which was a music box version of the game over theme from the original "The Legend of Zelda" game playing backwards. target=_blank
  • Source text (Text hidden within the page's HTML code) that read "The sky is falling, the people are crying. Where is your link now?"
  • Title text (The text that appears as the page's title in a browser's history and tab bar) that read "It's been too long."
  • At 8:44 PM, the player Sengi created a thread for investigating YSHDT.com. (Link)
  • At 8:48 PM, thelaw posted the following in the YSHST.com thread: "yes hello I am that new guy. So the ARG is coming back soon?"
  • At 10:10 PM, the player Sengi discovered that YSHDT.com had only been registered on January 15th.
  • At 10:19 PM, the player GreyouTT discovered that a hidden image of Link from "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" could be seen in "soon.jpg" if the image was brightened. Viewimage.png

January 24th, 2015

  • At 8:59 PM, the player GreyouTT submitted the "Oath to Order" hoping to summon a new link. (Link) (Submitting songs and items from "The Legend of Zelda" series to affect the ARG is a mechanic carried over from Jadusable's ARG that is commonly referred to as Ocarina powers.)
  • At an unknown time, the text in "soon.jpg" changed, now reading "I survived." Viewimage.png
  • At an unknown time, the players band together and form a group called the "Internet Detectives". The Internet Detectives' main goal is to solve the ARG and they mainly chatted in a Skype group.
  • At an unknown time, two new players, Tyler and Jacob, created a theme song for the Internet Detectives. target=_blank

February 13th, 2015

  • At an unknown time, YSHDT.com underwent several changes. The front page now featured a SWF file (A flash movie file) titled "dontstickaround.swf" featuring the "Oath to Order" being played followed by the "Skull Kid" laughing from Majora's Mask.
  • Players discovered that once "dontstickaround.swf" finished playing, the page would redirect them to a new page: "http://yshdt.com/news". This page hid the text "What does he know?" in the source and "0" in the title. An image titled "1s.png" that featured a newspaper article about a sort of "spiritual discovery" written by someone named "Douglas P.". The only colored object on this image was a single red dot. Viewimage.png The article read the following:
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2/13/15 - "1s.png" - YSHDT.com

  • Players discovered that the capitalized letters found in "1s.png" spelled the word "LINKED", which led to the discovery of "http://yshdt.com/linked". This page's title read "Linked". An image titled "blue.jpg" featured a photo taken below the ocean's surface. Viewimage.png The audio "eulb.wav" played on this page which was discovered to be an SSTV signal (A series of tones that can be translated to reveal a hidden image with special programs). The image hidden within the SSTV signal was of BEN (The ghostly spirit that possessed the Majora's Mask cartridge from Jadusable's ARG) along with the text "GAME OVER. CONTINUE? >YES. >NO." Viewimage.png
  • Players discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/warning". The title of this page read "Untitled Document", and source text was found that read "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."
  • At an unknown time, the page "/warning" was deleted, replaced with a generic 404 "error" page. However, this 404 page hid a SSTV signal titled "Soon.wav" which revealed the text "Find your way home. He needs you. But you cannot help him If you cannot help yourselves. 4 days." Viewimage.png

January 22nd, 2015

  • At 2:50 AM, the player Kidpichu discovered that text had been added to the page "/warning" that read "For more information, see /home."
  • At 2:50 AM, the players discovered a new page - "http://yshdt.com/home". The title of this page read "Play Ball". This page featured the image "home.bmp" (Link). Also discovered on this page was an audio file named "brats.wav" which was the Internet Detectives theme song followed by someone whispering "no".

February 16th, 2015

  • At 3:44 AM, the player Jacob discovered a text file hidden within the image "home.bmp" with steganography (The process of hiding files within other files) named "warning.txt" that read “How can you play a game you haven’t even started?”.
  • At 3:44 AM, the player Jacob discovered another hidden text file. The image "1s.png" hid the text file "oh.txt" in which someone named "Doug" expresses his regrets for joining a religion.
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2/16/15 - "oh.txt" - YSHDT.com

  • At 11:00 PM, the front page of YSHDT.com changed, now playing a SWF file titled "Game over.swf". This SWF file featured gameplay footage from Majora's Mask showing Deku Link being killed. When the game over screen appeared and the player was asked to continue, the cursor would highlight the "No" option. After this, the "Dawn of the Second Day", "Dawn of the Third Day", and "Dawn of the Final Day" transitions would appear before corrupting.
  • Players discovered that staying on the front page of YSHDT.com long enough would redirect them to a new website - Letschasethemouse. (Link) This was a blog owned by a user named "DandP". DandP's posts can be read below:
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2/16/15 - Blog Posts (6) - Letschasethemouse

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  • DandP has been invited to join a secretive cult by a friend.
  • DandP is interested in joining his high school's newspaper team, indicating that he could perhaps be the "Douglas P" who wrote the article about a "religious discovery" seen in "1s.png".
  • Players began chatting with DandP through the comments of his latest post. Below are the conversations:
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2/16/15 - Chat with DandP - Letschasethemouse Comments

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  • DandP confirms that he is Douglas P - the same person who wrote the newspaper article.
  • Doug claims that he has not written any articles and is not on the school newspaper team, which implies that we are speaking to Doug in the past.
  • The player Jacob asks if he can join the cult. Doug says his friend will be contacting Jacob soon to begin the recruitment process.
  • Doug claims that Jacob is the only player who lives close enough to be eligible to join the cult. This implies that the cult is based in Florida, since that's where Jacob lives.
  • Doug says the cult has something to do with the moon, indicating it has some connection to the "Moon Children". (The malicious cult from Jadusable's ARG that worshiped a moon goddess named "Luna")

February 17th, 2015

  • At 1:00 AM, Doug made a new post titled "Deja Vu" talking about the cult's base of operations - an old fishery in the woods:
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2/17/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 1:01 AM, Doug made a new post titled "Fishery" providing two images of the cult's compound: (Link) (Link) Players began chatting with Doug through the comments of his latest post. Below are the conversations:
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2/17/15 - Chat with DandP - Letschasethemouse Comments

Summary

  • Doug says he had to hide while taking these pictures, implying the cult is dangerous.
  • Doug says he will attempt to pry for more information.

February 18th, 2015

  • At 7:07 PM, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova" in an attempt to contact someone. (Link)
  • At 9:29 PM, the player Eve discovered a new page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/help". The title of this page read "Untitled Document" and simply contained the text "No.".

February 19th, 2015

  • At 12:10 AM, a user named "/Patrem\" joined Within Hubris. The word "Patrem" is Latin for "Father", and their status read "Vocatique" - a Latin term that means "called" or "summoned". This imples that the "New Wave Bossa Nova" summoned Patrem. Their avatar depicted a strange, distorted, purple entity. (Link) Patrem began speaking with players in the thread they created for YSHDT.com discussion. (Link) The covnversation went as follows:
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2/19/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

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  • Patrem hints that three players are not what they seem.
  • Patrem implies that he is "The Father" (The mysterious leader of the Moon Children from Jadusable's ARG) and is the one who honored Luna first.
  • Patrem claims that he was "trapped inside" someone named Vincent at the fishery, implying he is a ghostly spirit of sorts using someone named Vincent as a vessel. He also claims the players already know Vincent.
  • Patrem posts the mysterious messge " o n urn d. Now he has ascended."
  • Patrem tells the players to try and "wet the ashes", claiming that "Some children have drowned, others will burn."
  • At 12:59 AM, Patrem posted "Sｉncｅ I am in the ｍｉdｓｔ oｆ mｙ tｒaｖｅlｓ．.. Ｉ mｕｓt biｄ you fａｒeweｌl. Ｗｈenｅvｅr ｔhere iｓ a meｅtｉｎg， ａ pａｒｔinｇ iｓ sｕre tｏ foｌlow．" in the Within Hubris chatroom. This is a quote from the "Happy Mask Salesman" from Majora's Mask, further connecting Patrem with "The Father". (In Jadusabe's ARG, The Father was often represented with the Happy Mask Salesman character.)
  • At 1:14 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. His friend is unhappy with him approving Jacob without his permission.
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2/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 2:30 AM, Doug replied to a player's comment asking him why his friend would be upset over this. Doug replied "I have no idea why. I'll try to figure this out as I go."
  • At 11:19 PM, the player Mugen Kagemaru submitted the "Song of Storms" in response to Patrem's "wet the ashes" phrase.

February 20th, 2015

  • At 12:33 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. He claims that the cult told him to stay away for a while. He also says it started raining outside, implying the "Song of Storms" has taken effect.
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2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 12:42 AM, Doug replied to a player's comment warning him about the cult's secrecy. Doug replied "They're only secretive to outsiders, just like any religion. They're my friends and family. I won't turn my backs on them."
  • At 12:50 AM, Doug made a post that simply read "It's raining too hard." along with a picture of a flooding room. (Link)
  • At 1:01 AM, Doug replied to a player's comment warning them to leave their room. Doug replied "Sure, I'll go outside. Where the streets are worse than my house."
  • At 1:07 AM, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "Song of Storms" to stop the rain.
  • At 1:09 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. He claims that the rain suddenly ended and says he might go visit the fishery.
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2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 1:17 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. He reconfirms that he is heading to the fishery.
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2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 1:18 AM, a user named "31071157 356670" began chatting in the players' Skype group. Their username was a cipher that translated to "drown", though some users referred to them as "numbers guy". Drown is apparently being chaased by Patrem and appear to have ties with "Ben".
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2/20/15 - Chat with Drown - Skype (Internet Detectives)

  • At 1:33 AM, the players John and ADULT_LINK discovered the front page of YSHDT.com had update. The page now featured a swf file titled "swf.swf" which played the "Inverted Song of Time" before cutting to the perspective of someone standing in the fishery looking out a window while breathing heavily. The video then cut to the word "No" before ending. The page's title now read "..." and "/vincent" was found in the page's source.
  • At 1:33 AM, the player John discovered a new page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/vincent". This page's title read "1" and "He may be given more time to live yet." was found in the source. This page also featured four images: "Doug.jpg" - a photo of Link transforming into "Deku Link" with blood on it (Link) "2.png" - a photo of Link transforming into "Goron Link" with an "X" drawn on it (Link) "3.png" - a photo of Link transforming into "Zora Link" with a question mark written on it (Link) and "him.bmp" - a photo of Patrem. (Link) The audio on this page, "time.wav", was a continuous drum beat. Players also discovered that clicking on "Doug.jpg" would link them to Doug's blog and clicking on "him.bmp" would link them to Patrem's Within Hubris profile.
  • At 1:47 AM, Patrem posted "I can see you boy." on Within Hubris.
  • At 1:47 AM, drown became active on Skype once again, seemingly being pursued by Patrem.
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2/20/15 - Chat with Drown - Skype (Internet Detectives)

  • At 2:28 AM, the player Jacob receives an email from someone named "Mason". Mason is the friend Doug mentioned who handles new recruits who wish to join the cult. Jacob is tasked with doing a series of tests in order to prove he is worthy of joining the cult, the first of which is reciting the cult's official chant.
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2/20/15 - Chat with Mason - Email

  • At 3:13 AM, the player ADULT_LINK submits "Epona's Song" hoping to save Drown.
  • At 3:27 AM, Patrem became active on Within Hubris. He began chatting with the players in the ARG thread:
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2/20/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

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  • Patrem claims that he has now "stabilized himself" in our realm, implying that "Epona's Song" is allowing him to speak more clearly now.
  • Patrem insults the players for repeatedly failing.
  • Patrem reveals that "Drown" is "Ben" and they wish to mislead the players.
  • At 7:03 AM, the player Jacob uploaded the video "official chant for recruits" to his YouTube channel. This video simply features Jacob reading the chant as requested by Mason. (Link)
  • At 3:30 PM, Doug made a new post on his blog titled "Watched". He says he visited the fishery which strangely wasn't flooded at all. He also claims he thought someone was watching him through a window. (Similar to "swf.swf")
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2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 3:55 PM, a user named "The Man" joined the Skype group. He claims that he is the GM (Gamemaster - the person currently running the ARG). He also says that "Drown" was simply a distraction and not to take everyone and everything at face value. Since this was the GM speaking OoC (Out of Character -- Non-canon), it has no bearing on the story.

February 21st, 2015

  • At 2:46 AM, The Man joined the Skype group once again. The Man chides the players for not spreading his message from the previous night across the various Skype groups involved with the ARG. He also confirms that he is indeed the GM by stating that Doug's next blog post will contain the phrase "the sun is shining brightly". Since this was the GM speaking OoC, it has no bearing on the story.
  • At 2:55 AM, Doug replied to a player's comment warning him to be careful. "I don't need to be careful around my family, and as such I don't need to be careful around my own home. But thanks for being worried about me. The sun is shining brightly, so it will dry up this rain." This contained the phrase The Man claimed it was, confirming his status as GM.
  • At 9:10 PM, the player Seeker submitted the video "StoneMask.arg" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link taking off the "Deku Mask" and applying the "Stone Mask". (A mask that turns Link invisible to others) This was done in an attempt to hide Doug from whatever was watching him at the fishery.

February 22nd, 2015

  • At 12:28 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog titled "Excommed". He claims that everyone has been ignoring him, indicating that the Stone Mask was successful. However, Doug is becoming very depressed due to its effects.
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2/22/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 12:45 AM, the player Jacob received another email from Mason. After having read the official chant in his previous video, he is now expected to pass three more trials, the first of which will test his courage:
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2/22/15 - Chat with Mason - Email

  • At an unknown time, Doug makes mention of wanting to "know the truth" in a comment. Unfortunately, this comment was not archived and currently cannot be viewed on Doug's blog.
  • At 1:36 AM, the player Dawn submitted a video simply titled "video" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link removing the Stone Mask and equipping the "Mask of Truth". This was done in response to Doug claiming he wanted to know "the truth".
  • At 2:06 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog titled "TRUTH". This post contained a cipher that translated to "AGGREGATING LINKS…TIME LINKS AGGREGATED. WHAT?". Doug appeared to be in some sort of time-related trance. Players began chatting with him in the comments:
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2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse Comments

  • At 2:35 AM, the player Kidpichu discovered a new page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/them". The title of this page read "These". Two images were found on this page - "table.jpg", a simple texture of a table that acted as the page's background (Link) and "getthenotes.png", which was four photos of different players participating in the ARG (Link) The audio "wet.wav" played on this page, which was a recording of a rainstorm. In the page's source, a snippet of a Wikipedia article about electrocution was found. (The former Moon Children named Kelbris was said to have been electrocuted in the Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge story)
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2/22/15 - Page Source Text - YSHDT.com

  • At 3:35 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. Players began speaking to him through the comment section:
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2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Doug says that Mason has apologized to him.
  • Doug is unable to see the "TRUTH" post and does not have any recollection of it.
  • Doug claims that the player Jacob is still going through the initiation process and that it is taking longer that usual, which he says only happens for important individuals.
  • At 5:04 AM, the player Mugen Kagemaru submitted the video "PostmanSearch.arg" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link equipping the "Postman's Hat" and searching through a mailbox. This was an attempt by the players to retreive the notes mentioned in the title of the image "getthenotes.png".
  • At 5:44 PM, the player Eve sent Patrem a PM (Private Message) on Within Hubris asking if he is the first to ascend. (A ritual practiced by the Moon Children which involved the participant being sacrificially killed in the hopes of attaining higher spiritual power)
  • At 9:57 PM, Patrem replied to Eve's question with "I predate the forerunner."
  • At 10:52 PM, a user named Helper joined Within Hubris and posted an image of someone's mail. This indicates that using the Postman's Hat literally stole Doug's mail instead of his notes. The mail contained dates with the year "2009", confirming that we are speaking to Doug in the past - 2009 specifically. The players were speaking to Doug from six years in the future. (The current year at the time was 2015) The mail also revealed two classes that Doug is taking - Networking Fundamentals and English IV. (Link)
  • At 10:56 PM, Doug made a new post on his blog titled "What a day..." about his missing mail. Players began speaking with him in the comment section:
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2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Doug's package was lost in the mail.
  • Doug's package was something special to him that was religious in nature.
  • Doug confirms that he is in a Networking class and will share his notes later.

February 23rd, 2015

  • At 12:26 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. This post was simply a photo of his Networking notes. (Link) One of the terms written in the notes was "Link Aggregation", which is similar to the "TIME LINKS AGGREGATED" phrase spoken by Doug in the "TRUTH" post. A cipher was also handwritten on the paper which translated to "Man will be betrayed by its minions and I will be brought down from the sky, consuming everything." This is a portion of Kelbris's prophecy. (A prophecy from Jadusable's ARG archived on the Moon Children website that was said to have originally been whispered to Kelbris by the Goddess Luna) - Some brief interactions also took place in the comment section of this post:
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2/23/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse Comments

February 24th, 2015

  • At 6:41 PM, The Man joined the Skype group and chatted with the players. This was a fairly casual conversation where the GM revealed that he has a "co-author", implying there are multiple GM's running the ARG. The Man also states that the ARG will be placed under a hiatus for the time being. Since this was the GM speaking OoC, it has no bearing on the story.
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2/24/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

March 3rd, 2015

  • At 7:00 PM, Doug made a new post on his blog. This post simply read "Help".
  • At 8:05 PM, the player Stevey discovered that the front page of YSHDT.com had updated. The page's title now read "You must act, for you cannot ‘save’ him". The page now played a SWF file titled "Name.swf", after which the page would link players to Doug's blog. "Name.swf" played out as follows:
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3/3/15 - "Name.swf" - YSHDT.com

  • At 9:28 PM, the player Jacob discovered a new page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/notes". The title of this page read "Documents"​. Players found the image "notes.png" which depicted an image of a moon goddess and the text below. This page's source also contained some of the text found within the image. (Link)
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3/3/15 - "notes.png" - YSHDT.com

  • At 10:48 PM, the player Joan discovered that the page "/help" had updated. The page now contained the word "No" countless times. If players scrolled down far enough, the image "No.bmp" could be found - a face made out "No's". (Link) Through steganography, this image hid a text file "Masks.txt" which read the following:
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3/3/15 - "Masks.txt" - YSHDT.com

  • At 11:19 PM, the player Jacob discovered a new page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/yes". This page was titled "r" and contained an image of a single red dot titled "millett_5moa_popup.jpg". (Link)
  • At an unknown time, Helper sent various players a PM containing the message "Hello! You have mail!" along with a photo of Doug's Psychology notes. These notes contained a cipher that translates to "You are in danger." (Link)

March 4th, 2015

  • At 12:07 AM, the player Eve submitted a video titled "Not yet gone" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring Deku Link being brought back to life by a fairy after being killed. This was done in an attempt to save Doug after his previous post implied he was in danger.
  • At 12:27 AM, Patrem replied to Eve's video on Within Hubris, implying that Doug was still alive. "Attempting to breathe life into the living? You amuse me children."

March 5th, 2015

  • At 4:10 PM, the player Eve submitted a video titled "A New Player" - a video of Majora's Mask featuring a new save file being created named "Vincent".

March 6th, 2015

  • At 12:30 AM, the player Eve asked Patrem what their next step is.
  • At 1:30 AM, Patrem replied to Eve, telling her that currently all they can do is wait. However, Patrem challenges the players with a riddle, asking them what song "makes mother cry" along with a cipher.
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3/6/15 - Message from Patrem - Within Hubris (PM's)

  • At 2:00 AM, the player GreyouTT solved the cipher. It was a keyed caesar that required the key "Song of Storms" and shifting the cipher by four. This translated it "Speak now for you have succeeded"
  • At 2:40 AM, the player Eve posted "Song of Storms; Speak now for you have succeeded." on Within Hubris.
  • At 3:02 AM, Patrem posted a cipher on Within Hubris that translated to "http://picosong.com/26BF/" - a distorted audio file of Patrem speaking.
  • At 3:13 AM, the player GreyouTT submitted the "Bunny Hood" along with the text "With these long ears, we can hear the voices that were unclear to us.", hoping it would produce a clearer version of the audio file.
  • At 3:44 AM, Patrem posted another cipher on Within Hubris that translated to "http://picosong.com/26Zg/" - a slightly clearer version of the same audio file from 3:02 AM. Players transcribed the audio file:
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3/6/15 - Patrem's Audio File - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Summary

  • At "this time", Patrem does not dwell within Vincent, but he will later on. This means that Patrem entered Vincent sometime between 2009 and 2015.
  • Some unspecified "accident" at an ascension is inevitable.

March 7th, 2015

  • At 11:06 AM, a new post appeared on Doug's blog. However, this post wasn't made by Doug. Instead, it was made by someone who went by "M", who claims they will meet the players soon. An image of a tree in a misty environment titled "themist.jpg" accompanied this post. (Link)
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3/7/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

  • At 8:28 PM, a new post titled "Time" appeared on the blog. Unfortunately, the comments were not archived and cannot be accessed at this time.
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3/7/15 - Chat with M - Letschasethemouse

Summary

  • Doug has been kidnapped by the cult and taken to the fishery.
  • The person posting updates on the blog is Doug's friend Mason.
  • Mason doesn't know who Vincent is.
  • Mason is currently heading towards the fishery.
  • At 9:01 PM, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova" in the hopes of summoning someone to help the players. This resulted in Helper becoming active on Within Hubris once again. Players began speaking to him in the Within Hubris thread.
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3/7/15 - Chat with Helper - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Summary

  • The players ask Helper to help rescue Doug.
  • Helper calls the player Dawn a "demon". This is because Dawn has jokingly stated that he wishes to kill Doug in the past.
  • At 9:17 PM, Mason speaks to the players through the comments on his latest blog post. Unforunately, these comments were not archived and currently cannot be viewed. Mason says he has arrived at the fishery and witnesses Helper run inside. He hears screaming and tosses a rock, which accidentally hits Helper.
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3/7/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse Comments

  • At 9:35 PM, Helper began posting on Within Hubris once again. He confirms that Doug is inside the fishery before dying. He then posts an audio file that contains and SSTV that reveals an image of his hat in a pool of blood. (Link)
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3/7/15 - Chat with Helper - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

  • At 11:47 PM, Mason made a new post on his blog. He says that the cult spotted him and chased him into the woods but he managed to get away. He posts an image of a dark forest as well: (Link)
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3/7/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse

March 8th, 2015

  • At 12:31 AM, Helper posted a video titled "02" on Within Hubris. This video was uploaded on a YouTube channel named "M", which is believed to be owned by Helper. "02" was a recording of Majora's Mask. We see a new game being created on the file select screen named "Mason". We are then shown Zora Link leaving a wooded area with a camera and Helper's Hat in his inventory. This confirms that Mason is the players' new Link. (The protagonist of the ARG who is the most affected by the players' Ocarina powers)
  • At 2:32 AM, the player Wolfcat submitted a ten hour version of the song "Hide and Seek" by "Imogen Heap" as a joke along with the message "Thank you for all your help, Helper. You were too innocent for this world." (This song is commonly associated with melodramatic tragedies in media). (Link)
  • At 2:35 AM, Helper posted an image of the artwork for a "Yu-Gi-Oh!" card named "Soul Release", implying that Wolfcat's song was accepted and Helper had been brought back to life. (Link)
  • At 4:00 PM, Helper joined the Skype group and began speaking to the players.
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3/8/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Summary

  • Helper has lost his hat which was a part of his being. Because of this, he no longer considers himself a messenger.
  • Helper doesn't know what Skype is and is hearing the players' questions in his head as if they were speaking to him.

March 11th, 2015

  • At 5:20 PM, players were sent a PM on Within Hubris linking to a video titled "S" which was uploaded on the "M" YouTube channel. This video was simply a recording of someone walking down a dark street.

March 12th, 2015

  • At 2:50 AM, a new video titled "R" was uploaded to the "M" YouTube channel. This video was a continuation of the "S" video, showing someone coming across a shadowy figure with glowing eyes.
  • At 3:14 AM, the player Stevey submitted the "Song of Soaring" (A song that allows one to teleport away) hoping to save Mason from the shadowy figure seen in the video "R".

March 13th, 2015

  • At 5:59 AM, the player Archery discovered several updates on YSHDT.com
  • The front page's title now read "It’s lonely out here." and it now contained an image titled "eyes.bmp" which featured the eyes from Link's "Deku transformation" from Majora's Mask. Another image titled "orange.jpg" was hidden within "eyes.bmp" via steganography which depicted an orange, misty urban setting at night. The audio "itshardtobreathe.wav" played on this page - audio of someone struggling to breathe.
  • The page "/news" was now titled "02" and contained an image featuring a strangely shaped building titled "spire.jpg". The audio "mumble.wav" played on this page - a slowed down recording of a robotic voice that read the following:
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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.
  • The page "/no" was now titled "." and contained an image titled "no.jpg" which featured many disturbing screaming faces and the word "no". 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.
  • 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.

March 14th, 2015

  • At 12:16 AM, the player ADULT_LINK submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova" with the intention of summoning Patrem.
  • 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.
  • Patrem taunts the players to use their Ocarina powers and posts a disturbing audio file. (Link)
  • The player GreyouTT attempts to use the "Stone Mask" and "Gibdo Mask" (A mask that blends Link in with certain enemies in Majora's Mask), but neither of them effect Patrem.
  • Patrem posts a photo of himself, but it is heavily distorted. He claims that his presence often destroys nearby technology. (Link)
  • Patrem says that Mason is currently at home, presumably safe.

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. (In Majora's Mask, the "Song of Soaring" would teleport Link to various "Owl Statues" across the game world)
  • 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 an audio file that jokingly imitated Patrem's speaking patterns.

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 posts an edited version of Tyler's parody audio file. He claims it is somehow nostalgic for Vincent.
  • 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 and 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.
  • Patrem is implied to manifest with a purplish color, as there is a child in the park asking Vincent about the "Purple man".
  • Vincent is confused and frustrated with his situation and the players. He begins heading home.

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" (A mask that allows Link to dance in Majora's Mask) and dancing.
  • 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.
  • At 10:16 PM, Mason made a new post that contained only a photo of a nearby lighting strike.
  • At 10:19 PM, the player Stevey submitted the "Song of Soaring" with the intention of saving Mason from the thunderstorm.
  • 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.
  • 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.".
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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.
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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.
  • 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.
  • At 11:10 PM, the player Sengi submitted the "Song of Storms" in an attempt to end the rainstorm.
  • 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. (A character from Jadusable's ARG who was the sister of a Moon Child)
  • 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.
  • 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.
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3/24/15 - Chat with "The Gray Man" - Within Hubris

March 25th, 2015

  • 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". (Such as a save file in the game Majora's Mask - the players are essentially selecting their "Link")
  • 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. (A website that records and hosts audio files for a limited time)
  • 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.
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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.

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" (The "Legend of Zelda" title that was released before Majora's Mask) before playing the "Song of Storms" to make it rain, and finally playing the "Sun's Song (A song that turns night to day and vice versa) to turn day into night. This was done with the intention of saving Doug.
  • 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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3/7/15 - 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 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.
  • Patrem posts an audio file of the ceremony. Sobbing and sounds of pain can be heard amidst the chaos.
  • 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. 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. 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". The newspaper article read as follows:
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4/11/15 - "2s.png" - YSHDT.com

  • The players discovered a new page - "/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.
  • The page "/yes" was now titled "YES" and featured the audio file "WARNING!!!.wav" - an SSTV signal that revealed an image of the numbers "18203" one translated. This led players to the page "http://yhsdt.com/18203". 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:
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4/11/15 - "yes.png" - YSHDT.com




  • The players 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 (Old radio stations that were often utilized by spies that repeatedly read off number ciphers) that translated to the following: "Please tell me the code look on your note page for more information."
  • The players 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".
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4/11/15 - "pnotes.png" - YSHDT.com

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