Our Horizon Arc Pt2

April 20th, 2020

• At 10:06 PM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the message "https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/withinhubris/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=541" - a link to Patrem's Within Hubris account.

April 21st, 2020

• At 1:15 AM, /Patrem\ posted the message "Here now a portion of thine power shall be harbinged here upon thy home. So too shall the key be granted when time come for its use." in the "Johnisdead thread" on Within Hubris.
• At 1:28 AM, players discoverd that Patrem was now in the "God" subgroup on Within Hubris.
• At 1:47 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the image "last.JPG" - a distorted screenshot of a conversation between the Mask Entity as IIIII and the player ARGdov in PM's. The text in this screenshot reads as follows:

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4/21/20 - "last.JPG" - Discord (Internet Detectives)

ARGdov: I bet your loving this confusion
IIIII: Oh I am.
IIIII: This is how I win.
ARGdov: I can't even tell if this is (lC? Cannon?) or not
IIIII: Everything is a game now
IIIII: He wanted desperately to get his message out and thought I would not notice if he did it this way. This is really funny. It won't happen again.

Summary

• The player ARGdov accuses IIIII of loving the confusion surrounding the ARG. The Mask Entity as IIIII admits that he does, claiming "This is how I win.".
• The Mask Entity as IIIII claims that everything is a game now.
• The Mask Entity claims that some sort of message sent to the player ARGdov was sent by the Rune Entity.

• At 1:53 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the image "final.JPG" - a distorted screenshot of a conversation between IIIII and an unknown player. The text in this screenshot reads as follows:

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4/21/20 - "final.JPG" - Discord (Internet Detectives)

Unknown:
.... ou know who really is BEN :slight_smile:
smiley:
...ou should know, right?

IIIII Today at 3:32 PM:
...ell some things I just try to avoid saying outloud due to my current position (forgive me for I have a feeling this is a statement I will not be able...)
...gger than him, much how we all are as kids when we must be made to truly grow up in this world I'd go on to say that in the same way we al...
...presentative factor in such concepts at this point. But now I am going on into philosophical tangents.
Yeah I know

Summary

• IIIII seems to be having a discussion about growth with an unknown player.
• IIIII claims to know who BEN truly is.

• At 2:03 AM, Pumpkinhead's avatar changed to an image of Pumpkinhead from the "SIEGUNSERE" video.
• At 2:04 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posted the image "forgotten.jpg" - a distorted screenshot of a conversation between IIIII and the player Miss Jackson. The text in this screenshot reads as follows:

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4/21/20 - "forgotten.jpg" - Discord (Internet Detectives)

IIIII: Oh I dumped it
IIIII: as an old compatriot would have said

Miss Jackson: Not a prob dude
Miss Jackson: Do u know where I can find that kind of people?

IIIII: There is one place but there are a couple problems
IIIII: if you go to them
IIIII: I can't exactly talk to you anymore
IIIII: But you will probably figure out why once you get there

Miss Jackson: Who said that?
Miss Jackson: "Oh. This is gonna be very funny"
Miss Jackson: Who said this?

IIIII: the worst thing about my current condition

Miss Jackson: Are you a Moon Children or BEN Drowned is ne of your nicest friend?

Summary

• The player Miss Jackson asks an unknown question - presumably something relating to Ben Drowned or Johnisdead. IIIII is seemingly referring them to the Internet Detectives - likely moments before sending them the invite to the Internet Detectives Discord server as a binary code as seen on August 17, 2019.
• IIIII tells the player Miss Jackson that once they enter the Internet Detectives Discord server, they will no longer be able to speak to them, which IIIII claims is "the worst thing about my current condition".

• At 2:27 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posted the image "forgotten.png" - another distorted screenshot of a conversation between IIIII and the player Miss Jackson. The text in this screenshot reads as follows:

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4/21/20 - "forgotten.png" - Discord (Internet Detectives)

IIIII: I just feel so bad for the kid and all the shit he has been through. I really do wanna give him a hug and say "hey me too buddy", but I don't relaly have time to ((illegible)) either. The thing that took him and likes to take a lot of other shit to is now very aware of what I am doing.
IIIII: I probably should have taken the time to explain a few more things because right off the bat I have already made it seem like I am Tyler in the normal way they would undIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIII: ((A link to the Internet Detectives Discord server encoded as binary is sent))

Miss Jackson: Listen: i am not afraid of those who command you or at your dear friends. I'm looking for people in large spaces and, politely, I would like to know where I can find these people. I'm so sorry if you are in a bad moment, but, dude, me too.
Miss Jackson: What the actual fuck?
Miss Jackson: Dude
Miss Jackson: Are you ok?
Miss Jackson: Answer me

IIIII: ((The image "sleeproom.gif" is sent))

Summary

• This screenshot shows the conversation between the player Miss Jackson and IIIII that the players failed to ask for on August 17th, 2019 - something the Mask Entity taunted them for later that day.
• IIIII claims that they feels bad for Ben.
• IIIII sent the player Miss Jackson the image "sleeproom.gif" - the distorted image of a green room containing a chair that was sent in the Internet Detectives Discord server later that day.

• At 2:34 AM, IIIII became active on Discord and sent the player Xenquility an excerpt from the Ryukaki QnA that took place on the original Within Hubris forum:

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4/21/20 - Ryukaki QnA Excerpt - Discord (PM's)

sgtpieman: Ah, so there isn't any plans for you to have an epic battle with a BEN-possessed Jadusable at the end of the ARG? Depending on what all happens in Arc 3 determining the outcome of the battle? Because I was kinda hoping for that...

On a different note, did you actually lose your bike somehow or were you just acting?

APseudonym: I'm not sure what Jad has planned for the 3rd arc.

I did not in fact lose the bike, just acting. Yes, the bike is gone, you must all help to rescue it. It needs to be saved. It is lonely. On the other hand, it was a pretty nice bike, but the fellow who lent it to me didn't put much air in the tires, so I had to ride like ~10 minutes on crappy-air tires to and from the place where I shot the video.

(Note: At this point the argument between Alex Hall and Ryukaki had already begun in a separate thread.)

• At 2:37 AM, the Internet Detectives Discord server banner changed to an image of Patrem.
• At an unknown time, IIIII became active on Discord and sent the player ADULT_LINK an unarchived image.
• At 2:45 AM, the Rune Entity as IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the runes "ᛥ ᚷᛖᛟᚱᚷᛖ", which translate to "ST GEORGE".
• At 2:46 AM, the Internet Detectives Discord server icon changed to an unarchived image.
• At 2:47 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and "pinged" the player ADULT_LINK.
• At 2:56 AM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the image "g.gif".
• At 2:59 AM, the Internet Detectives Discord server icon changed to an image of a green entity.
• At 3:09 AM, the Rune Entity as IIIII became active on Discord and sent the player Deadhead the runes "ᚱ/ᛞ/ᛗᛉ", which translate to the date "5/23/2015".
• At 3:14 AM, the Rune Entity as IIIII became active on Discord and sent the player Deadhead the runes "ᚦᛖ ᛫ ᚱᛟᚹᛋ ᛫ ᚫᚱᛖ ᛫ ᚹᚪᚣᚹᚫᚱᛞ ᛫ ᚣᛟᛝ ᛫ ᛋᛏᚱᚫᚣᛋᛝᚱ", which translate to "The rows are wayward young straysinger".
• At 4:35 AM, the Internet Detectives Discord server icon changed to a distorted image of the Parallelos symbol.
• At 1:21 PM, Pumpkinhead's avatar changed to a cropped version of the image "PH.gif".
• At 1:23 PM, Pumpkinhead became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and began chatting with the players.

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4/21/20 - Chat with Pumpkinhead - Discord (Internet Detectives)

[12:23 PM] Wolfcat: "These events were destined to transpire with or without your involvement."
[12:24 PM] Wolfcat: "My erstwhile mask's properties and powers ensured as much."
[12:25 PM] Wolfcat: "His essence lingers even now."
[12:25 PM] Xenquility: "What was your former mask?"
[12:25 PM] Xenquility: "or does that just refer to wolfcat the person"
[12:26 PM] Wolfcat: "A departed soul of one of your "others"."
[12:26 PM] Wolfcat: "A dream of my dreamer."
[12:26 PM] aliveLiam: "Could you speak like a normal person?"
[12:27 PM] Wolfcat: "I am no person."
[12:28 PM] Wolfcat: "I am no Eulogy, Finitor, Devium, or any other insignificant identifiers labelled by speakers of false truths."
[12:28 PM] Xenquility: "Then what are you?"
[12:28 PM] Wolfcat: "I am but a Dream"
[12:28 PM] Fancypigg: "how do i wake up"
[12:28 PM] aliveLiam: "Maybe we need an awakening."
[12:29 PM] Fancypigg: "who is dreaming you"
[12:29 PM] Xenquility: "I don't think songs are the best option right now given how apparently all the songs we tried to affect him with last only sated someone's hunger"
[12:29 PM] aliveLiam: "i was making a jad reference."
[12:29 PM] Xenquility: "oh"
[12:29 PM] aliveLiam: "dumb joke"
[12:29 PM] Xenquility: "oops"
[12:29 PM] IIFan2001: "lmao"
[12:30 PM] Wolfcat: "Soon I will reclaim my mask and ascend to the final layer."
[12:30 PM] Fancypigg: "what layer is that"
[12:30 PM] Fancypigg: "if you had to give it a number"

Summary

• Pumpkinhead reiterates that these events were destined to happen.
• Pumpkinhead claims that Wolfcat's essence and powers still linger and belong to him.
• Pumpkinhead claims that the Wolfcat he used as a mask was "A departed soul of one of your "others".".
• Pumpkinhead says that he is a "dream" and that he wishes to ascend to the "final layer".

• At 5:43 PM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posted the image "AAAZ4gk3AAAASElEQVR4nO3BgQAAAADDoPlTXAIVQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.JPG" - an image of a red square. This image was posted in nine channels in the Internet Detectives Discord server, likely representing the nine squares mentioned by Patrem.
• At 7:04 PM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the message "World".
• At 7:08 PM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the message "Merging".
• At 7:08 PM, the player Xenquility sent the player Dawn a PM asking if he was canon. Dawn replied with "WITHIN THE MACHINE".
• At 7:18 PM, various players in the Internet Detectives Discord server have the colors of their username changed to green. Erika becomes active and sends the message ":green_heart: something I can get behind ^^".
• At 8:26 PM, Pumpkinhead was briefly given the "IIIII" role on the Internet Detectives Discord server - a role that places a user above the moderators.
• At 8:36 PM, players discovered that a new video had been uploaded to the M YouTube Channel - "N".

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4/21/20 - "N" - YouTube (M)

This video begins with footage of what appears to be a park at night. A cell phone tower can be seen in the distance. Someone who appears to be the player Circlehunter begins walking towards the cell phone tower and the video ends.

Summary

• This video simply shows someone who appears similar to the player Circlehunter walking towards a cell phone tower.

Updates

• YouTube Details: N/A
Description: N/A
Tags:

• At 9:03 PM, the Internet Detectives Discord banner once again changed to an image of Patrem.
• At 9:04 PM, IIIII became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the message "<nowki>https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com/p/help-me_16.html</nowiki>" - a link to a new blog post on Letschasethemouse. This blog post was titled "where is this" and simply read "help".
• At 9:25 PM, players discovered that attempting to access a non-existent page on Letschasethemouse would redirect them to a 404 page that contained text reading "Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist." along with a link titled "Home" that would take players back to the front page.
• At 9:39 PM, the player Xenquility discovered that the 404 page on Letschasethemouse now contained text that read " I'm watching you Xenquility. :)". Shortly after this, it returned to normal.
• At 9:42 PM, the player Yoshi discovered that the 404 page on Letschasethemouse now contained text that simply read ".".
• At 9:44 PM, IIIII becomes active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posts the image "where.jpg".
• At 9:45 PM, the player Xenquility discovered that the 404 page on Letschasethemouse now contained text that read "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE".
• At 9:45 PM, the Internet Detectives Discover server banner changed to an image of Regiminis.
• At 9:45 PM, players discovered that a new video had been uploaded to the M YouTube channel - "TRANSMISSION".

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4/21/20 - "TRANSMISSION" - YouTube (M)

This video begins with distorted, reversed footage from the video "E". Ciphers begin appearing on-screen that translate to the following:

"there is a second"
"he is watching even now"
"our friend posted it where it all began"

A cipher is then posted along with a slash next to an image of a mouse. This translates to the following:

/p/wheredidyou-get-that.html

Summary

• This video seems to be a message of sorts directed at the players telling them that there is a "second one" hidden somewhere on Letschasethemouse.

Updates

• YouTube Details:
Description: "JUST POST THE LINK"
Tags: N/A

• At 9:50 PM, the player Xenquility discovered that the partial link found in the video "TRANSMISSION" led to a new page on Letschasethemouse - "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com/p/wheredidyou-get-that.html". This page contained a second Data Bomb in the form of an image - "THE%2BOMB.gif".
• At 9:55 PM, the player ARGdov posted a new thread on the Astral Observatory forums in "The Truth" board titled "HERE YA GO" containing a link to the newly discovered Letschasethemouse page where the new Data Bomb was discovered.
• At 9:57 PM, Pumpkinhead set his Discord status to "Do Not Disturb".
• At 9:57 PM, Pumpkinhead posted "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?" in the Astral Observatory thread "HERE YA GO".
• At 10:00 PM, the player Xenquility discovered that the front page of Astralobservatory.net was now corrupted as all of the text had a slightly glowing jittery effect. A new blog post from Pumpkinhead under the name "Wolfcat" was also found on the front page titled "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT" that contained the following text:

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4/21/20 - "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT" - Astralobservatory.net

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT

Summary

• Pumpkinhead asks the players where they got that.

• At 10:07 PM, GHOSTBABEL rejoined the Internet Detectives Discord server and sent the message "Tʜᴇ sᴜʙsᴘᴀᴄᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs WELLOFSOULS. Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. GO.".
• At 10:08 PM, players used the username "WELLOFSOULS" given to them by GHOSTBABEL and the password "SKELETONKEY" found in the "Ascended E-girl" album to access the Astral Observatory Subspace". The Subspace looked incredibly corrupted due to the effects of the "Data Bomb". Most pages shared the following assets:
bg.gif - A corrupted set of pixels acting as the page's background.
000000null.gif - A large mass of green corruption on the right side of the screen.
backdrop.gif - Green, static-looking pixels acting as the background of menus.
A navbar with the following links:
Home - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net".
Forums - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/forums".
Subspace - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace".
Info - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info".
Files - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/file-directory".
IRC - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/chatroom".
Admin - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/admin".
A title that reads "Astral Observatory - ((Page Title Here))".
• At 10:08 PM, the player Eve accessed the page "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace" using the login information listed above. This page contained the image "err__1.gif" - a distorted mass. This page also contained the following text:

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4/21/20 - Subspace Page Text - Astralobservatory.net

Welcome
Welcome to our inner most sanctum. Extreme measures have been taken to assure that the pages found here are obscured from any and all prying eyes.

You're safe here.

Welcome home.

• At 10:08 PM, the player Xenquility discovered that clicking on the image "err__1.gif" on the page "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace" would link players to a new page - "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/inner". This page appeared more corrupted than usual, featuring the title "Ast ral Obs ervato ry - Subspa ce" and a larger corrupted green mass on the right side of the screen titled "000001null.gif". This page's navbar was also corrupted, with the links being broken and mostly invisible. This page also contained the audio "error_unknown.mp3". This page also contained the following text:

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4/21/20 - Inner Page Text - Astralobservatory.net

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• At 10:11 PM, the player Eve discovered the page "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info". This page contained the following text and links:

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4/21/20 - Info Page Text - Astralobservatory.net

Info
Various schools of thought accumulated from every corner of the Earth and beyond.

Through study and experimentation, we will one day peer through the veil placed upon us.

Teachings

Lunar Mysticism

Alternate Universes

Greek Mythos and Spell Casting

Witchcraft

Runes

Lunar Mysticism - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/lunar-mysticism".
Alternate Universes - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/alternate-universes".
Greek Mythos and Spell Casting - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/greek-mythos-and-spell-casting".
Witchcraft - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/".
Runes - Links to "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/runes".
• The page "https://astralobservatory.net/subspace/info/lunar-mysticism" contained the following text:

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4/21/20 - Lunar Mysticism Page Text - Astralobservatory.net

Lunar Mysticism
Since ancient times, the moon has been worshipped as a sacred symbol that holds unnatural powers. Some believe the moon is responsible for everything ranging from mood swings to the passage of time. The following teachings have been found to be the most consistent throughout the ages and across many different religions.

Luna
The divine embodiment of the moon - the Lunar Goddess Luna. In contrast to the masculine deity of the sun, Luna is often depicted as a motherly figure. Luna's worshippers have an affinity for the night and often hold various ceremonies dedicated to Her in sacred moonlight. Historically, these rites have consisted of elegant banquets and festivals that last till dawn.

In many cultures, it is customary for moon worshippers to craft and wear masks to these celebrations. The designs of these masks vary wildly and often include elaborate, colorful designs. For those who are interested in creating their own lunar mask, I have provided the following guide: basic-mask-guide-paper-mache.txt

Lunar Realms
Some religions believe in alternate worlds that exist beyond our own. It's said that, through the moon's various magical properties, one may travel to these strange, alien realms through devout worship of the moon. These worlds, referred to as the Parallelos by some, are believed to contain secrets that unlock abilities such as teleportation, astral projection, and even immortality.

The Faceless
Among the many mysterious oddities found on the moon's surface, none is moreso than the creatures known as "The Faceless". Not that different from the concept of extraterrestrials, The Faceless are strange creatures that are said to live upon and worship the moon. It's belived that these hivemind beings have the potential to tap into Luna's vast reservoir of spiritual energy and preform what can only be described as miracles.

These Faceless creatures are rumored to occasionally descend to Earth and communicate with a few lucky chosen humans every year on a sacred day.

Summary

• This page contains some basic, vague information regarding Lunar Children teachings:
Luna is said to be a motherly, feminine embodiment of the moon as opposed to the more masculine embodiment of the sun.
The concept of the Parallelos are briefly touched upon, having said to unlock the abilities of teleportation, astral projection, and immortality in those who travel there.
The Absque Fascie are mentioned and likened to aliens.
• The text file "basic-mask-guide-paper-mache.txt" is linked, which takes users to simple mask making tutorial:

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4/21/20 - "basic-mask-guide-paper-mache.txt" - Astralobservatory.net

Supplies you will need: Half a cup of flour. One cup of water. A large bowl. Several pieces of newspaper of pages from a magazine. Yarn or string. One balloon. Acrylic paint.
First, mix your flour and water together in a bowl. Make sure the concoction is stirred well.
Next, rip up your paper and soak them in the liquid.
For the next part, we will need to begin creating a mold for the mask. Blow up the balloon to around whatever size you want your mask to be and begin placing the wet strips of paper on it. In order to create a sturdy mask, make sure you first place the strips of paper that will make up the outer edges of the mask and the section that will be passing over the bridge of your nose. Shape the mask however you wish and apply extra strips of paper for a more sturdy design.
Allow the mask to dry over night.
The foundation of your mask is now complete. For further customization, extra layers can added on top of this foundation or acrylic paints can be used to add some color. Don't forget to cut holes in your mask for the string or yarn used to secure the mask to your face.