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<p>Though Vincent was safe in his new home, he felt his mind and soul slowly beginning to degrade... The last thing he remembers is recording the video of him playing the Lunar Children theme on piano in early 2017.</p>
 
<p>Though Vincent was safe in his new home, he felt his mind and soul slowly beginning to degrade... The last thing he remembers is recording the video of him playing the Lunar Children theme on piano in early 2017.</p>
  
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|0=Do you specifically recall creating that piece?
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|1=The cult appears to think it was created by the Patrem guy before he made the lunar children.
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=I do recall creating that peice. If felt very, fluid I guess you could say. Almost as if the song was writing it's self.
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|1=When writing that song it felt like I was writing it for someone that I cared for deeply.
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|2=Like I wrote a love song for someone I've never met. Since I've been back, it's mostly been confusing.
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}}
  
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=well Patrem's wife did die shortly before he made the cult
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}}
  
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=I feel sad for that.
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}}
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<p>Vincent says that he's actually the one who wrote the Lunar Children theme. However, it's implied that this was heavily influenced by Patrem's presence inside his body. Though Vincent didn't realize it, the song was presumably always meant to be about Hank's late wife, Diana.</p>
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<p>On <span class="storydate">February 2nd, 2020</span>, Vincent returned to chat with the players some more.</p>
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<div class="storyconvo">
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=Hello you guys
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|1=I told you guys I would let you know when I am planning on posting a video explaining what I went through in the last years.
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|2=I have decided that I will upload several videos because there is a lot to talk about.
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}}
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=All at once or over a period of time?
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}}
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=Over time. It is difficult for me to express these things in words which is why I have not simply explained everything here.
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|1=I considered a video log style series of videos but decided against that too.
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|2=I came to my conclusion that I will express this to you people the best way I know how and that is through my artistic expression.
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}}
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=That sounds interesting
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|1=Does that mean through songs?
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}}
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=With a video, yes.
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|1=Probably soon.
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|2=Tonight or tomorrow.
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}}
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<p>Vincent reveals that he's decided to explain what happened to him after 2017 through a series of music videos. He claims that the first one will be uploaded relatively soon.</p>
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<p>This conversation was taking place around the same time BUP shared the "leaked" information that mentioned Vincent's potential "Aggregation" between his Prime and Astral Timeline selves. Fearing for his safety, the players questioned him about this.</p>
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<div class="storyconvo">
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=On an unrelated note, would you happen to be in any other discord servers? Be careful what you say in here.
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|1=Our current "enemy" accidentally showed us something that he shouldn't have and it had your username in the background user list.
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|2=Probably means they're able to see what we post here.
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}}
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=That makes me very nervous. Is there a more secure place we could talk? Is that needed? Do you know who this "enemy" is?
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}}
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=we technically have a "safer" text channel but it's only safer because it lacks the prescence of one person who we just found out may not actually be dangerous
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}}
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=Would talking there be safer for me? I really do not want to risk being around those people again.
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}}
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=I mean, it wouldn't hurt to try I guess
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}}
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<p>Vincent is understandably concerned about BUP's ominous messages... In an attempt to quell his fears, they briefly add him to a more secure text-channel within the Safest Haven Discord server - the "<b>Epitome of Safety</b>". However, they eventually decide to take things one step further and create yet another Discord server - the "<b>Paradigm of Safety</b>". In fact, the players were so dedicated to Vincent's safety and sense of security that they all decided to use code-names in this new server.</p>
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{{ConvoRight|name=Xenquility|image=Avatar_xen.png
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|0=This is only for the most trusted people
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|1=Me, Liam, Slinky, Thorin, Dov, Vincent, and Pako
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|2=Do not inform others of this places existence unless a unilateral decision is made
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|3=Same with information
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}}
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{{ConvoLeft|name=Vincent|image=VincentAdams.jpg
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|0=Thank you for this. I am just nervous. You have eased my mind.
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|1=I am planning to upload the video soon if anyone is still awake for it.
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}}
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<p>Afterwards, a new video was uploaded to Vincent's YouTube channel - "<b>Not Going Home</b>".</p>
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|description=
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|transcript=<poem>This video contains footage of Vincent sleeping in his bed while his song "Not Yet Gone" plays in the background. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
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<span class="vip">Free at last and
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I'm tryna go and
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live on my own
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I couldn't know
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That I am different
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I'm feeling down, man
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Not going home.
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Not on my own.
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And little did I know
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that staying in my home
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would set me loose
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And Little did I know
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Creeping ever slow
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was something new
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as life goes on
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my time begins to stall
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I want to feel im near
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and see and feel and hear
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but if I try
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a little harder
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maybe I could stay
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but I have been so tired
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now I have to fade</span>
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Towards the end of the song, a tower-like object can faintly be seen over the footage. A strange droning sound begins playing as the video zooms in on Vincent's eye, which is now wide open.</poem>
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This video features a melancholic song playing over footage of Vincent sleeping.
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The lyrics of this song seemingly relate to Vincent slowly degrading after fleeing The Spire and eventually "fading".
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Near the end of the video, Vincent's eye suddenly opens up as faint footage of The Spire can be seen.
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<p>This is the first upload in Vincent's series explaining what happened to him after escaping the Cataclysm at The Spire. The lyrics match up with what he's revealed so far - he attempted to start a new life and move on. However, he felt himself slowly beginning to degrade over time. Interestingly, he claims that he eventually had to "fade". What exactly this means is unclear...</p>
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<p>The video itself is rather simple and mostly featured a still shot of Vincent sleeping on his bed. While most of his face was blurred out and obscured, the video zooms in on his eye opening near the end. Additionally, faint footage of The Spire can be seen in the background. Interestingly, this footage seems to be of a 3D model rather than a real location.</p>
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<p>Later that night, Vincent confirmed that all of this was indeed what the video was meant to represent:</p>
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Vincent
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<p>"I will say this is about my life after regaining control at the tower. The next video should help explain things further."</p>
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<p>On <span class="storydate">February 3rd, 2020</span>, TheLaw suddenly became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posted a rather odd audio file... This file was actually an SSTV signal. As a reminder, SSTV signals were strange audio files that could be transcribed into images. Strangely, this SSTV signal revealed a distorted image of what appeared to be the silhouette of "<b>The Gray Man</b>".</p>
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<p>"The Gray Man" is a mythical entity that often shows up in dreams. "The Gray Man" is also often used as the player Circlehunter's avatar. Additionally, the individual who received Helper's Hat from Mason back in 2015 and took over the Helper account was also known as "The Gray Man". However, the significance of TheLaw posting this image is unknown...</p>
  
  

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The story so far...

In the previous section, TheLaw initiated a "Tournament of Souls" - a contest that involved digital versions of the players' souls battling one another. This was visualized in the form of a "Soul Calibur 6" tournament. The winner of this tournament ended up being the player Azura. Her prize was the ability to supposedly make a substantial choice in the future - though what exactly this would eventually result in is unknown...

Around this same time, SKM finally managed to contact the players. He confirmed that he was indeed within the Parallelos - a location that is usually very dark. However, when viewed through a camera, it takes on a distorted green appearance - as seen in recent Silentdork uploads. Though SKM seems to be his usual self, the Parallelos has definitely taken a toll on him. He's currently dwelling in a small camp he's set up in the woods next to a strange building that he's stealing wi-fi from. It's believed that this building actually belongs to the Rune Entity - mainly due to various runes scattered around and also the fact that the "IIIII" account is logged into its wi-fi connection. Interestingly, SKM claims he's seen several people coming and going from the Rune Entity's building. Sadly, SKM himself can't get too close to it - doing so gives him a headache.

SKM is also next to a large highway just beyond the woods. These are implied to be the "Paths" that Tyler will be tasked with walking. However, just like with the Rune Entity's building, getting too close to it causes SKM to get a headache. SKM also encountered two entities within the Parallelos. The first was a girl who casually spoke to SKM inside his mind - possibly Erika. The second was a malicious flannel-wearing entity who spoke in several voices - possibly Tenebris. SKM also mentioned a magical exclamation - "IO". This seems to be a vocalization of the "ᛇ" rune, which holds connection to the five lines - "ᛇᛇᛇᛇᛇ". Unfortunately, the players' conversation with SKM was cut short due to the sudden submission of the "Elegy of Emptiness"...

Afterwards, BUP contacted the players once again. Here, he finally revealed a bit more about his identity, claiming that he was somehow "IIII" layers of Greth. This implies that BUP is actually an alternate version of Greth similar to how "IIII" is an alternate version of Tyler. However, it can also be assumed that BUP is somehow connected to every alternate version of Greth in existence. BUP then challenged the players to a game - specifically a game of "Dungeons & Dragons". This game sprawled across three separate continuities and worlds - each contained within their own "Dream Bubble". While most of this game's story was completely self-contained and fictional, two entities within it were actually real - Yuukichan and Pumpkinhead. As a reminder, Pumpkinhead is indeed a canon entity - however, Wolfcat's depiction and actions as him during the Pumpkinhead Gamejack were not.

It seemed as though Pumpkinhead was trying to capture Yuukichan. Thankfully, the players had a method of helping her escape - Munnin. Munnin was a "Raven Spirit" that existed within a small "Raven Figurine". Munnin implied that Yuukichan's spirit would have to somehow be inserted inside of the "Raven Figurine" before the whole thing is somehow transferred over to the real world. Interestingly, the "Raven Figurine" featured a rune that was reminiscent of the Amiibo symbol. This implies that the real world version of the "Raven Figurine" may be an Amiibo - a small figurine sold by Nintendo that can store electronic information and add extra content to certain video games.

However, the Dungeons & Dragons game is derailed as The Producer suddenly takes it over, transforming it into an interactive webcomic reminiscent of "Weenie-Licked" - the player Wolfcat's old webcomic. Here, the players spoke with a comic version of Tyler who claimed that he had recently been to some sort of anime convention - one that he describes as an "eye-opening" experience. Afterwards, the players go to visit someone named Erik. This is presumably meant to represent the player Wolfcat, as his real name was also Erik. However, Erik seems to be missing. In his place is a spirit trapped within a glass bottle and a "Nine of Clubs" card.

The players then began speaking with The Producer directly. He gave them some hints regarding the nature of his identity. However, he was cut short when BUP suddenly returned and angrily ended the Dungeons & Dragons game entirely. While doing so, he implied that his very existence is dependent on him antagonizing the players - possibly explaining why he's so adamant on fulfilling the role of "A bad guy". Afterwards, Munnin contacted the players one more time before going dormant. Here, Munnin implied that the concept of three lines - "III" - is partially related to sleep and dreams. He also transformed himself into an egg-like object, telling the players to keep him safe... Unfortunately, Yuukichan and Pumpkinhead's current status is unknown.

The players had quite a bit to stew on. They eventually noticed that the various members of BUP's group all seemed to hold connections to the ARG's GM's. The Rune Entity was an alternate Tyler. BUP was an alternate Greth. TheLaw looked and acted very similar to Dawn. The Producer looked and acted very similar to Wolfcat. This could possibly link to how they somehow hold extended meta-related knowledge of the ARG... While all of this was taking place, BUP also "leaked" some important information - one that seemed to imply that some sort of fusion between Vincent's Astral and Prime Timeline counterparts was going to take place. It's implied that this process is what's known as "Aggregation"...


Character Summaries

Expand the section below to access a list of characters. Hover over their icons to view a brief summary covering their current status.


Relevant Characters


Tyler

BUP

The Producer

TheLaw

Rune Entity

Erika

Greth

SKM

Yuukichan

"Wolfcat"

Munnin

Vincent
Adams

Tenebris



Other Characters


John

Regiminis

Patrem

Mat
Hubbard

Moonman

IsocelesAssassin

GHOSTBABEL

Pumpkinhead

Astral
Tyler

Tyler00

Yugi

Kaiden
Zoromichi

NotAHoax

The Watcher

Nocta

Doug

Alex

Spencer

Kelbris

Old Man

Ben
Hubbard

Max

Samuel
Charleston

Luna

Jacob

Helper

Jeremy
J

Rosa

Chris

Hunter

Diana
Hubbard

José

Daniel

Zack Nelson

Kayd

Thomas

David

Danielle

Quia

The Man

Mason

Mason
xxxxxxxxx

The Gray
Man

Ezekiel
Thoth

Jinn

Kuu

Nathen

Hina

Eddie

SheepDog

HarryM1

Alignak

Kalfu

Sin_yarikh

Tsukuyomi

Igaluk

Losna

Hope

Hope's
Friend (M)

Hope's
Friend (F)

Tyler
(SilentDT)

William
Reynolds

Justin
Reynolds

Carla

The Flying
Child

Drowned

Guide




Glossary

Expand the section below to access a list of terms. Hover over them to view their definitions.


Misc.

/x/

152

423

592

727



A

Absque Fascie

Aggregation

Amiibo

Archive

ARG

Ascension

Astral Child

Astral Observatory

Astral Observatory Forums

Astralobservatory.net

Astral Timeline



B

Beacon

Believers

Ben Drowned

Blood Moon Ritual

Bloody Mary

Blue Baby

Bomb Plans

Briefcase

Bullet Necklace

Bunny Hood

BUP's Group



C

Candyman

Cellphone Tower

Ceremony of the Three Elements

Cipher

Cherrington High

Cleverbot

Conduit

Contact Page

Crescent

Crescent Moon Necklace

Cycle



D

Dark Link

Decoy.link

Deku Link

Demon

Detour Sign

Devium

Downloadable Files

Drezz

Drok

Dungeons & Dragons



E

Elder Children

Electro Drek

Elegy of Emptiness

Elegy Statue

Epona

Epona's Song

Eulogy


F

Fairy

Fakeworld

Father

File 59

Finitor

Fish Ponds

Full



G

Gamejack

Gibbous

GM

Goron Link

Goron Lullaby

Greth Vlogs

Guestbook



H

Hacker Group

Happy Mask Salesman

Harbingers

Harbinger's Link

Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge

Helper's Hat

Hiatus

Hole

Holy Building

Hubris

Hubris Game



I

IIIII

Internet Detectives

Inverted Song of Time

IRC



J

Jadusable

Jadusable's ARG

Janus Room

JanusVR

Jumping

John's Cellphone Number

Johnisdead.com



K

Kamaro Mask

Key592

Killing Assignment

King Kong



L

Layered Being

Lens of Truth

Letschasethemouse

Libro Lunarus

Link

Link.exe

Listening

Listening Device

Lostmemory.exe

Lostmemory423

Luna Prophecy

Luna's Parallelos

Lunar Children

Lunar Children Forums

Lunar Children Servers

Lunarchildren.com

Lunarum Oculus

Lurch.co



M

M

Majora's Mask

Malagasy

Masks

Mask of Truth

Max Headroom

Messenger

Meta

Methods of Revolution

Minuet of Forest

Moonlight Meeting

Moon Children

Moon Children Forums



N

Neophyte

New Moon

New Wave Bossa Nova

Night of the Father

Novum Ascensionem

Nullstorm



O

Oath to Order

Observation Duty

OOC

Overseer

Overworld

Owl Statue



P

Parallelos

Parallelos Child

Parallelos Forum

Parallelos of the Ascended

Parallelos of the Dead

Parallelos of Time

Parallelos Path

Parallelos Symbol

Pididoip

Playing Cards

Portal

Postman's Hat

Prime Timeline

Pumpkinhead Gamejack


Q

Quiet Family



R

Raven Figurine

Reading Session

Remember.exe

Red Dot

Redirect Page

Regiminis's Domain

Regiminis Sigil

Revival

Room 592

Rosa



S

Safehaven

Samsara

Scrying

Scrying Device

Shazbot

Silent Hill

Silentdork

Skull Kid

Skype

Sleeproom

Sonata of Awakening

Song of Double Time

Song of Healing

Song of Soaring

Song of Storms

Song of Time

Song of Unhealing

SSTV Signal

Sphere

Steganography

Stone Mask

Strand Sensations

Submitting

Sub-Parallelos

Sub-Traversing

Subspace

Sun's Song



T

Tatl

Tenebris Symbol

Tenebris.link

Tenor

The Blackout

The Bridge

The Cataclysm

The Gate

The Factory

The Fishery

The Four Giants

The Glitch

The Killswitch

The Legend

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Misguided

The Misguided Legion

The Moon

The Ocarina

The Orchard

The Paths

The Poem

The Rule of Three

The Spire

The Three Silver Secrets

The Truth

The Whiteout

TheLinkMissing

TheTruth.rtf

Time Bomb

Time Links

Transcendence

Traversing

Truth Seeker



U

Undecim Nocte

Usekeb



V

Vampire

Vigil

Vocaroo



W

Wayward Horizon

Weenie-Licked

Whatisben.com

WireTalk

Within Hubris

Wyndstrom Institute



Y

Youshouldnthavedonethat.net

YSHDT.com



Z

Zora Link



Story

While all of the players were partaking in BUP's "Dungeons & Dragons" game from the previous chapter, some interesting updates were also occurring on YouTube. So, before we progress forwards, we must first go back a few weeks to the middle of January.

On January 19th, 2020, a new video was uploaded to Silentdork that was simply titled "9".

Description

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This video begins with someone, presumably tyler, walking down a path near a highway while recording with their phone. They come up to a large electronic sign that has text reading:

ROAD
WORK
BEGINS

9/10/19

ROAD
WORK
BEGINS

9/10/19

Summary

  • This video simply features someone recording an electronic sign near a highway that reads "ROAD WORK BEGINS 9/10/19".

This video is fairly short, as it simply shows a recording of someone walking down a sidewalk towards a large sign that reads "ROAD WORK BEGINS 9/10/19". While the significance of this date is unknown, it's worth noting that the highway shown here appears to be highly reminiscent of "The Paths"...

After the video was uploaded, it underwent a few strange changes... First, its thumbnail was changed - initially to a distorted image of the "Road Work" sign and then to a shot of the sidewalk. Afterwards, its title changed to "Real?" and then to "When?". Unfortunately, this only made the meaning of this video even more confusing... The question of "Real? When?" could possibly suggest that this isn't meant to be an actual recording by Tyler himself but instead some strange manifestation - presumably one that's just meant to bring attention to the existence of "The Paths" themselves and with no further significance.

On January 29th, 2020, the players discovered another video - one from a rather surprising location - Vincent Adams' YouTube channel.

Notice: As a reminder, Vincent is the former Overseer of the Lunar Children who previously hosted Patrem in his body before Greth did. However, Vincent hasn't been seen in quite some time and was presumed to be dead after the Cataclysm in 2016. The only evidence pointing otherwise was a lone video uploaded to his channel in 2017 that featured him playing the piano, though the context surrounding this was a mystery.

Notice: Unfortunately, Vincent's videos were later deleted and have not been archived. Please refer to the transcripts and summaries for more information regarding their contents.

This new video, "GLAD to be back", seemed to imply that Vincent himself had indeed returned.

Description

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This video simply contains footage of Vincent in a dark room playing the piano.

Summary

  • This video simply featured dark footage of Vincent playing the piano.

There wasn't much to this video - it simply contained footage of someone playing the piano in a dark room - presumably Vincent himself. The players immediately flocked to the comment section with questions. Surprisingly, Vincent responded.

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Welcome back!

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Thank you it's good to be back.

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Do you have any interest in talking about what you've been up to?

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Not now. I am still trying to understand.

I have been lost for what feels like a very long time.

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How long have you been back for? I've missed your old techno stuff

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Not long. As for my old music, it's been a very long time.

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Yeah, definitely seems like it. Where have you been?

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That is a difficult question to answer. I am still trying to understand it myself.

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A few others have experienced similar things and many others are trying to figure it all out.

We have a chat server set up dedicated to trying to explain some weird bullshit that's been happening lately.

Any interest in joining? Even if you don't find anything beneficial out it's a killer way to pass the time.

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I may be interested. As of now I am not up to date with current technologies.

I am using Skype but as it has ben so long I no longer remember my login info.

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If you want to switch off of skype, there's a new service called Discord.

If you want to join our Discord server, here's an invite.

((A link to the Internet Detectives Discord Server is sent.))

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I found it. I will make an account and join.



Vincent seems rather cordial with the players. However, he seemed as though he was still quite confused himself, claiming that he was still trying to understand everything... The players quickly invite him to the Internet Detectives Discord server, which he promptly joins.

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Hey, welcome to our humble abode.

Good to see you were able to get into discord

VincentVincentAdams.jpg

Thank you. Thankfully it was easy to make an account.

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Sorry for the inconvienience but would it be okay if I sent you another server?

There appear to be many prying eyes in this one.

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What do you mean? I'll join it if you want me to.



Fearing that Vincent may be subject to malicious entities such as BUP and Tenebris, the players instead opt to add him to the Safest Haven Discord server instead.

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Alrighty

welcome

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welcome

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Hello!

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Hello thank you all for being so welcoming.



The players proceed to give Vincent a basic summary of everything that's transpired so far - mainly centering around their connection to Tyler and his friends, the Moon Children and the Lunar Children, and what the Internet Detectives actually hope to achieve.

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You still with us Vincent?

How much do you remember from the past few years?

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I remember doing the sleep deprivation experiment.

There was a lot more after that, that I will attempt to explain in future videos.

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Were those the Sleep deprivation techno songs?

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Yes.



The players manage to catch Vincent up. However, it's clearly going to take him some time to fully process everything... He also brings up his "Sleep Deprivation Experiment". This was briefly seen though a few of his uploads from 2015 where he was presumably using the "Sleep Deprivation" inadvertently inflicted upon him by Patrem as inspiration for a few songs. Interestingly, Vincent claims that he'll explain more of what happened to him in the form of more uploads on his channel.

On January 30th, 2020, Vincent returned to answer some more questions.

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Hello I am sorry for taking so long to respond.

I was very exhausted and had to rest.

I did not mean to just stop responding.

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It's completely fine

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Do you recall what we said at the end? About what happened to you?

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Yes. I remember during the sleep experiments, I was experiencing terrible nightmares and waking up in strange places like a park near my house.

The sleep deprivation was both an attempt to improve my music but to also, in some way, defend myself against my sleep in and of it's self.

Though, after a time, I was unable to deprive myself of sleep. I was just too tired.

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So you don't remember any topic of possession?

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I remember after the fact. During the time that I was asleep, I would catch very blurry, vague, glimpses of what was happening.

I didn't know what was going on with me during the sleep experiments. But after my body was somehow free, I gradually became more and more able to peice together the events that I was indirectly involved in.

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Well uh

Do you remember the Patrem guy?

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Yes.



Vincent claims that the "Sleep Deprivation Experiment" was an attempt keep himself from falling asleep and becoming possessed by Patrem. Though he wasn't entirely sure what was taking place at the time, the fact that he was experiencing nightmares and waking up in strange locations was enough to worry him.

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I remember a tower.

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Like a spire?

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Yeah, like a spire. I remember having a quick flash of clarity. Whatever was happening there gave me a chance to escape.

My mind and body was free. Though I was disoriented, I managed to, in simple terms, get the hell out of there.

I'm not entirely sure of what happened but I knew enough to know I had to leave.

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Do you remember what happened after you escaped?

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From that point on, my mind and soul was mine again. After leaving the tower, I made my way back home.

In fear that this would happen again, I packed up and relocated as soon as possible which is why in my other video of me writing a song on the piano, is in a different home.

Once I moved to a new home, I felt like things were going to be okay. Slowly during that time, I could feel my mind and maybe even my soul degrading. Everyday I felt like less and less of myself.

The last video of me playing the piano was the last thing I remember up until the last week or two.



Vincent explains that he suddenly regained control of his body, mind, and soul just before the Cataclysm in April of 2016. During this moment of clarity, he managed to escape The Spire and make his way back home. However, he was still understandably paranoid and eventually moved to a second home.

Though Vincent was safe in his new home, he felt his mind and soul slowly beginning to degrade... The last thing he remembers is recording the video of him playing the Lunar Children theme on piano in early 2017.

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Do you specifically recall creating that piece?

The cult appears to think it was created by the Patrem guy before he made the lunar children.

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I do recall creating that peice. If felt very, fluid I guess you could say. Almost as if the song was writing it's self.

When writing that song it felt like I was writing it for someone that I cared for deeply.

Like I wrote a love song for someone I've never met. Since I've been back, it's mostly been confusing.

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well Patrem's wife did die shortly before he made the cult

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I feel sad for that.



Vincent says that he's actually the one who wrote the Lunar Children theme. However, it's implied that this was heavily influenced by Patrem's presence inside his body. Though Vincent didn't realize it, the song was presumably always meant to be about Hank's late wife, Diana.

On February 2nd, 2020, Vincent returned to chat with the players some more.

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Hello you guys

I told you guys I would let you know when I am planning on posting a video explaining what I went through in the last years.

I have decided that I will upload several videos because there is a lot to talk about.

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All at once or over a period of time?

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Over time. It is difficult for me to express these things in words which is why I have not simply explained everything here.

I considered a video log style series of videos but decided against that too.

I came to my conclusion that I will express this to you people the best way I know how and that is through my artistic expression.

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That sounds interesting

Does that mean through songs?

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With a video, yes.

Probably soon.

Tonight or tomorrow.



Vincent reveals that he's decided to explain what happened to him after 2017 through a series of music videos. He claims that the first one will be uploaded relatively soon.

This conversation was taking place around the same time BUP shared the "leaked" information that mentioned Vincent's potential "Aggregation" between his Prime and Astral Timeline selves. Fearing for his safety, the players questioned him about this.

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On an unrelated note, would you happen to be in any other discord servers? Be careful what you say in here.

Our current "enemy" accidentally showed us something that he shouldn't have and it had your username in the background user list.

Probably means they're able to see what we post here.

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That makes me very nervous. Is there a more secure place we could talk? Is that needed? Do you know who this "enemy" is?

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we technically have a "safer" text channel but it's only safer because it lacks the prescence of one person who we just found out may not actually be dangerous

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Would talking there be safer for me? I really do not want to risk being around those people again.

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I mean, it wouldn't hurt to try I guess



Vincent is understandably concerned about BUP's ominous messages... In an attempt to quell his fears, they briefly add him to a more secure text-channel within the Safest Haven Discord server - the "Epitome of Safety". However, they eventually decide to take things one step further and create yet another Discord server - the "Paradigm of Safety". In fact, the players were so dedicated to Vincent's safety and sense of security that they all decided to use code-names in this new server.

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This is only for the most trusted people

Me, Liam, Slinky, Thorin, Dov, Vincent, and Pako

Do not inform others of this places existence unless a unilateral decision is made

Same with information

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Thank you for this. I am just nervous. You have eased my mind.

I am planning to upload the video soon if anyone is still awake for it.



Afterwards, a new video was uploaded to Vincent's YouTube channel - "Not Going Home".

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This video contains footage of Vincent sleeping in his bed while his song "Not Yet Gone" plays in the background. The lyrics of the song are as follows:

Free at last and
I'm tryna go and
live on my own
I couldn't know

That I am different
I'm feeling down, man

Not going home.
Not on my own.

And little did I know
that staying in my home
would set me loose

And Little did I know
Creeping ever slow
was something new

as life goes on
my time begins to stall
I want to feel im near
and see and feel and hear

but if I try
a little harder
maybe I could stay

but I have been so tired
now I have to fade

Towards the end of the song, a tower-like object can faintly be seen over the footage. A strange droning sound begins playing as the video zooms in on Vincent's eye, which is now wide open.

Summary

  • This video features a melancholic song playing over footage of Vincent sleeping.
  • The lyrics of this song seemingly relate to Vincent slowly degrading after fleeing The Spire and eventually "fading".
  • Near the end of the video, Vincent's eye suddenly opens up as faint footage of The Spire can be seen.

This is the first upload in Vincent's series explaining what happened to him after escaping the Cataclysm at The Spire. The lyrics match up with what he's revealed so far - he attempted to start a new life and move on. However, he felt himself slowly beginning to degrade over time. Interestingly, he claims that he eventually had to "fade". What exactly this means is unclear...

The video itself is rather simple and mostly featured a still shot of Vincent sleeping on his bed. While most of his face was blurred out and obscured, the video zooms in on his eye opening near the end. Additionally, faint footage of The Spire can be seen in the background. Interestingly, this footage seems to be of a 3D model rather than a real location.

Later that night, Vincent confirmed that all of this was indeed what the video was meant to represent:

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"I will say this is about my life after regaining control at the tower. The next video should help explain things further."


On February 3rd, 2020, TheLaw suddenly became active in the Internet Detectives Discord server and posted a rather odd audio file... This file was actually an SSTV signal. As a reminder, SSTV signals were strange audio files that could be transcribed into images. Strangely, this SSTV signal revealed a distorted image of what appeared to be the silhouette of "The Gray Man".


"The Gray Man" is a mythical entity that often shows up in dreams. "The Gray Man" is also often used as the player Circlehunter's avatar. Additionally, the individual who received Helper's Hat from Mason back in 2015 and took over the Helper account was also known as "The Gray Man". However, the significance of TheLaw posting this image is unknown...










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