YSHDT Arc

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)

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

thelaw 7:12 PM: "I just read the arg a few days ago and decided to look up some things in case i could find something. I looked at all the sites"
thelaw 7:12 PM: "http://jadusable.wikia.com/wiki/Jadusable_Wiki"
thelaw 7:12 PM: "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/207 ... T/main.htm"
thelaw 7:12 PM: "http://yshdt.com/"
thelaw 7:12 PM: "When is the arg coming back?"
Sengi 7:41 PM: "It'll resume when Half Life 2 Episode 3 releases... AKA THE FUCKING RAPTURE!!!!"
Mugen Kagemaru 7:42 PM: "As soon as Mr. Hall finishes and releases his movie, Methods Of Revolution, he has promised that he will immediately resume working on the ARG."
thelaw 7:55 PM: "oh ok"
thelaw 7:55 PM: "The site said soon so i thought he had a date"
Sengi 8:03 PM: ((Mugen Kagemaru's post is quoted))
Sengi 8:03 PM: "You're really naive, arent ya?"
Sengi 8:03 PM: "EDIT: HO, SHIT!! yshdt works!? Wonder if it's true then..."
GreyouTT 10:08 PM: "Whoa what the fuck? When the hell did that happen?"
Sengi 10:10 PM: "The 15th, apparently. I made a thread to discuss it kinda maybe sorta"
thelaw 1:03 AM: "You did not know?"

• 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. (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.
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.

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."
• 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.

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. The article read the following:

2/13/15 - "1s.png" - YSHDT.com

Cherrington High

New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.

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

Continued on page 8

• 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. 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."
• 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."

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.

2/16/15 - "oh.txt" - YSHDT.com

I wish I could go back.

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

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

I'm scared mommy.

- Doug

• 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:

2/16/15 - Blog Posts (6) - Letschasethemouse

((First Post))
2/13/15 - Beginnings
"I just re-created my blog.
It sucks starting from scratch, but whatever. At least I get to start anew."


((Second Post))
2/13/15
"Today was fun. I spent most of my time inside today, reading articles on the internet.
I should join my high school newspaper, it'd be fun."


((Third Post))
2/15/15
"Work today was bad.
I have to tell you, it'd be a terrible fate to be relegated a job you know you suck at, when a better position is out there.
A better position for me."


((Fourth Post))
2/15/15
"This is odd. My friend told me of a club that he was hoping I'd join. He told me that they could let me live forever. And that we'd be changing things inside out soon.
I'm not too sure about this, but why not?"


((Fifth Post))
2/16/15 - Finding a Religion
"I've been invited to go visit their congregation out in the woods by my friend. We're going to head out in about an hour and a half. I'm excited, if not a little worried."


((Sixth Post))
2/16/15 - The Truth
"I'm going to try to figure out everything I can. This is huge. I swore an oath of secrecy, but I'm still just so amazed by everything they told me.
I'll have a long ways ahead of me, and a lot of work to do before I'm ready, though."

Summary

• 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:

2/16/15 - Chat with DandP - Letschasethemouse Comments

Jacob Anthony: "Hey, friend. Are you there?"
DandP: "Sorry, I've been having trouble with my computer recently. Anyways, who are you?"
Jacob Anthony: "I read what I believe to be you article?"
DandP: "Huh? I haven't written any articles."
Jacob Anthony: "I'm sorry, may I ask your name?"
DandP: "Douglas."
Jacob Anthony: "Douglas P?"
DandP: "..Yeah. I guess my name kinda gives that away."
Jacob Anthony: "http://i.imgur.com/kMohnwR.jpg Did you not write this article?"
DandP: "No...but that's my high school. I'm actually getting creeped out now. Are you guys from school?"
Jacob Anthony: "Yes we are. But it feels like we know whats going on. We know you are interested in this religious organisation but I don't think you should do it."
DandP: "Alright, that takes a load off my mind. I know it's a little odd to see a new religion start up, especially in this Christian nation of ours, but it will lead us all closer to god and happiness."
ADU: "Mind if i ask for the rest of that article? that is, if you are able to get it."
Jacob Anthony: "I understand what it sounds like but we've seen this happen before. This particular one isn't safe."
DandP: "I'm sorry, friend, but I haven't seen that article in the paper. I wasn't even aware we had color in our school newspaper."
Jacob Anthony: "if I may ask, what does the P in your name stand for?"
Jacob Anthony: "How could we go about joining?"
Jacob L.: "I am also interested."
DandP: "I will set you up with my friend. He will contact you through e-mail or blogspot."
ADU: "Mind if i get an email too? Email is **********@gmail.com"
DandP: "I don't think they would appreciate so many new members at once. I'm sorry."
Jacob Anthony: "My email is ***************@gmail.com if you were talking to me about setting me up. It would be much appreciated."
Jacob L.: "Mine is TheSunIsTheBestSolarBody@gmail.com"
DandP: "My friend will contact you in a day or two. I have to talk to him."
ADU: "Sweet, Thanks Dan"
Jacob Anthony: "I thank you much. I look forward to it."
DandP: "Not you, the sun. I see by your profile you don't live near me."
ADU: "It doesent say where i live"


Stevey: "do you have a name for this my friend? I'd like to join also.."
DandP: "I'm sorry, you probably don't live near me. But hopefully someday the group will spread far enough so that you may join, also."
Stevey: "I shall await eagerly for this day. Thank you, regardless. And now my wait begins.."
Stevey: "I am currently in the UK, if that matters any.."
DandP: "One day we will hopefully have congregations around the world."
DandP: ((This comment has been removed by the author))


Mugen Kagemaru: "Be careful. Things may not be as they seem and you may be wandering into a spider's web..."
ADU: "No."
DandP: "What?"
Mugen Kagemaru: "Form your own thoughts. Let none think for you. But most importantly, take nothing at face value. Remember the Assassins, their creed, and what that creed means."
Unknown: "Are you serious? The Assassins Creed?? Ignore this guy, he's just trolling"
DandP: "Good advice. I will ignore this guy from now on."


Oceanstuck: "huh. seems like youre turning a new leaf. ive been needing something like that for a while, so can i have in?"
DandP: "As I told another person, I don't think you live close enough to me to be able to join. But someday hopefully you'll be able to join also."
Oceanstuck: "are you sure? where _do_ you live anyway? is it near some cherrington high place?"
DandP: "This is kinda scary. Are you guys from the government?"
Oceanstuck: "as funny as itd be to say yes just to see your reaction, no. i just really want to know about this new faith youve found and if i can join"
Oceanstuck: "so tell me, what makes you think i live too far away to join"
DandP: "I just said I didn't think. That was before I knew you were from my school."


X3KidPichu: "sounds interesting. Besides location is there any prerequisite to joining? I'd like to prepare if this ever becomes widespread."
DandP: "You must be of age, have an open mind, and have a great affinity for space. Namely, the moon."
X3KidPichu: "Alright thank you so much. I'm even more excited to join now."

Summary

• 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:

2/17/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

"I just had a serious case of Deja Vu. The building they took me too looked so familiar. I could have sworn it used to be the old fishery. I'll grab some pictures later. Maybe you guys know what I'm talking about."

• 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:

2/17/15 - Chat with DandP - Letschasethemouse Comments

Mugen Kagemaru: "Huh... Looks familiar...
"Unknown: "Sounds fishy http://animeyume.com/blog_images/funny_fansubs/funny_fansub14.jpg"
DandP: "That sounds like it would hurt. Don't bass have teeth?"
Unknown: "Maybe?"
Mugen Kagemaru: "Actually, yes they do."


Wolfcat22: "It looks pretty fishy to me, man. Be safe."
DandP: "Yeah, that's why I tried to hide away while taking the pictures. They probably wouldn't like me sharing them, but it's just so interesting..."


Jacob Anthony: "Nice looking place. Dilapidated in the beautiful way."
DandP: "It will be your new home away from home, soon enough, friend."
Jacob Anthony: "How do you mean? Do you live there?"
Jacob Anthony: "Stay safe, man. I saw in another comment you had to hide to take the pictures. Dont do anything that could get you hurt"


DandP: "I'm going to head off to sleep for tonight guys. I'll try to pry more information later."
Jacob Anthony: "Don't do anything dangerous. Goodnight, guy"

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:

2/19/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

/Patrem\ 12:10 AM: "I heard my children crying."
Sengi 12:24 AM: "And who might you be?"
/Patrem\ 12:33 AM: "Three of you are not as you seem."
Sengi 12:37 AM: "This one's for the record... History is written by the victors"
/Patrem\ 12:58 AM: "I am calling. I am called."
Sengi 1:02 AM: "That translates to "I am calling. I am called" or so we believe... What calls you and what is your purpose?"
/Patrem\ 1:30 AM: "I came to the fishery, and the fools trapped me inside him. Vincent, return to your slumber now. There is no home for you brats."
Oceanstuck 1:36 AM: "why were you at the fishery? who is this vincent? who trapped you in who? is this meant to be taken literally?"
/Patrem\ 1:55 AM: ((A disturbing sound file is posted.))
/Patrem\ 1:55 AM: "He also enjoyed music. o n urn d. Now he has ascended.
/Patrem\ 2:14 AM: "What shall you know? In this time I am always awake."
Eve 2:20 AM: "Where is page 8?"
Oceanstuck 8:21 AM: "whos vincent, what are you, who are you in, and can we be assured of a certain friend's safety?"
/Patrem\ 2:33 AM: ";.n_kL?3xN+Ilk;Et8H@GnP/=+IZ79+IQ.<+@.,oEOD5=G*7ZFIK&q,+I_e?@:nh-K\:f6L= :W3FUr9/I?O%>G124+E79(uGJkWs+IQ*:K]VYFJI__;Et,;G@:^UrF5]GJ:17eAK@oC6@;?y"
/Patrem\ 2:33 AM: "yEt5E;F5Ng4E86=0K&\B7ErU$pEt80'ErU$pEt80'ErU$pEt80'ErU$pEt8."
Jacob 3:21 AM: "Is there an easier version of that answer?"
ADULT_LINK 3:23 AM: ((The Lens of Truth is submitted and used on Patrem's cipher))
/Patrem\ 3:36 AM: "You have damned that boy and I am far beyond caring for his petty scribblings, I am far beyond him now. Vincent however is someone you already knowknewknowknewknowknewknowknewknow"
Mugen Kagemaru 3:43 AM: "Is Vincent's last name Shaw?"
/Patrem\ 4:06 AM: "Not Shaw; I lielaylayed in another; I am the one who honored her first."
Mugen Kagemaru 4:35 AM: "Could the veil be lifted by a maelstrom?"
/Patrem\ 4:39 AM: "http://yshdt.com/help"
Mugen Kagemaru 4:49 AM: "Is there anything else to be found, or should we cut our losses and start over?"
/Patrem\ 4:53 AM: "Your tricks are but the humorous wrigglings of an insect. What day do you think it is child? Where has your emit gone?"
Mugen Kagemaru 4:55 AM: "But next question, what is the name of your host?"
/Patrem\ 5:22 AM: ((A disturbing sound file is posted.)
/Patrem\ 5:26 AM: "Make your final request, I grow tired of your games and your foolish ways."
Mugen Kagemaru 5:38 AM: "How do we contact Vincent if necessary? Furthermore, Douglas' newspaper article mentioned a pastor. Who is this pastor?"
/Patrem\ 5:48 AM: ((A discolored image of the fishery is posted.)) (Link)
/Patrem\ 5:48 AM: "Some children have drowned, others will burn. I am through giving you my pity."
/Patrem\ 6:09 AM: "Go back child, go back, and try to wet the ashes; Say hello to your composer for me. I already have been."

Summary

• 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.

2/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

"I'm a little worried.
After telling my friend of the new recruit, he had a plethora of questions. He doesn't seem too happy about this. He hasn't talked to me all day today."

• 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.

2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

They said I had to stay away for a while.
That I'd be given more time to sort things out.

I don't know what this all means. Right after they told me this, it started pouring outside.
Is this a sign of things to come?

• 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.

2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

This is quite odd.

It seems like the rain stopped, even though it was supposed to go on until the next day.
Everything is still flooded, though. I hope the place of meeting is alright...

I might head out there now.

• At 1:17 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. He reconfirms that he is heading to the fishery.

2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

I'm going to head out to the meeting place guys.

Hopefully it's not as flooded as I'm worrying about.
I'll post more tomorrow.

• 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".

2/20/15 - Chat with Drown - Skype (Internet Detectives)

drown 1:19 AM: "Found you"​​​​​
​​drown 1:20 AM: "Just like me"
drown 1:24 AM: "Got away from him"
drown 1:25 AM: "Got away from patrem"
Eve 1:26 AM: "Are you Vincent?"
drown 1:26 AM: "No"
drown 1:26 AM: "Couldn’t save him"
drown 1:27 AM: "Doug"
drown 1:27 AM: "Like me"
drown 1:28 AM: "I"
drown 1:29 AM: ((Drown enters a call with the players))
drown 1:29 AM: ((The "Song of Unhealing" (A reversed version of the "Song of Healing" from Majora's Mask commonly associated with Ben) plays))
drown 1:29 AM: ((Audio of someone drowning plays))
drown 1:30 AM: ((Drown leaves the call))
drown 1:33 AM: "Who"
drown 1:33 AM: "You already know"

• 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.

2/20/15 - Chat with Drown - Skype (Internet Detectives)

Text goes here.
drown 1:47 AM: "Im scared"
drown 1:53 AM: ((Drown enters a call with the players))
drown 1:54 AM: ((Audio from "jadusable.wmv" (One of the videos from Jadusable's ARG) plays. The audio seems to be from 3:49 to 4:19 in the original video))
drown 1:56 AM: ((The "Song of Unhealing" plays))
drown 1:59 AM: "He's coming."
drown 1:59 AM: ((The "Happy Mask Salesman" can be hear laughing))
drown 2:00 AM: "He's here."
drown 2:00 AM: ((Audio from "jadusable.wmv" plays. The audio seems to be from 4:21 to 4:58 in the original video))
drown 2:01 AM: "He's smiling."
drown 2:01 AM: ((Drown leaves the call and the Skype group))

• 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.

2/20/15 - Chat with Mason - Email

Hello. This is Doug’s friend, Mason. He’s allowed me to use his E-Mail to contact you, so that you don’t believe it is spam. Since we’re thinking that we’re going to have an opening in the future, we would gladly accept you into our group. But first, you must pass a short series of tests to make sure you would be loyal to our cause. The first, is the official chant for recruits into our order. Please make a video, or record you reading this: I spit on my mother’s womb for it is filth, Luna shall cradle me with her glory. I strike down my father for he is weak, our Father shall grant me his might. I shall know that this family is sacred, a meta tribe of masters. I will heed the cry, of the children in the night, for I am as they are. I am, have been, and will be as a god. Though we may be of flesh we shall transcend, into the night, our mothers arms and know the euphoria of flying. The glory of ascension

• 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:

2/20/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

/Patrem\ 3:27 AM: "Now that I have stabilized myself in this plane I can take a moment to explain. You think yourselves detectives, and yet you fail time and time again at the most simple of tasks. That child only seeks to mislead you. I have been watching you, you frightened sniveling children. You lack patience and you lack courage. Why should I even begin to help you when you can’t even stay on the path laid plain before you?"
ADULT_LINK 3:42 AM: "Which child?"
/Patrem\ 3:48 AM: "Fool, the one who had you all cowering in fear. Mortals are all the same, cowering idiots. If not for our mutual needs I would waste no time with you ignorant children."
Mugen Kagemaru 3:58 AM: "A name, smartass. Give their name. You might think yourself clever, but assuming we know who you speak of when we don't doesn't get us anywhere."
Mugen Kagemaru 3:58 AM: "Patrem: "Mortals are all the same, cowering idiots.""
Mugen Kagemaru 3:58 AM: "True of them as that might be, it doesn't help if you make assumptions."
Mugen Kagemaru 3:58 AM: "Patrem: "If not for our mutual needs I would waste no time with you ignorant children.""
Mugen Kagemaru: 3:58 AM: "Nor would we give even you the time of day if we didn't have anything else to work with. Show some gratitude and take our limits into account."
/Patrem\ 4:34 AM: ((A disturbing audio file is posted. This file contains the "Song of Unhealing" along with a voice repeating the name "Ben"))

Summary

• 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")

2/20/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

I went to the meeting place. It was, oddly, not as bad as I'd imagined it'd be.
It's closer to the water level, but there wasn't any flooding.

However, the entire time I was there, I felt odd. For a second, I could have sworn I saw a figure in the window watching my every move, but that's probably just my paranoia.

• 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.

2/22/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

All day, my friends and fellow family ignored my calls. They didn't speak to me, even when I asked them questions right in front of their face.

I'm confused.

• 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:

2/22/15 - Chat with Mason - Email

We have discussed things, and have decided to allow you to join through three more trials. The first of which will test your courage. We ask that you spend as long as possible recording yourself staring into a camera, thinking of your deepest fears. Through your facial expression and eye movements, we will be able to see how courageous you are.

• 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:

2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse Comments

Player: ((Asks why Doug is acting so strangely))
DandP: "DO NOT WASTE MY TIME, FOR IT IS LIMITED."
Player: ((Asks what time links are))
DandP: "YOU DO NOT DESERVE TO BE HANDED INFORMATION. YOU MUST TAKE IT."
Eve: ((Asks if they are speaking to "The Father"))
DandP: "I AM NOT THE ONE YOU THINK." (This was originally posted as a caesar cipher)
DandP: "SHIFT YOURSELF" (This was a hint to solving the previous cipher as the player Eve had a number in her username which was the required number of times needed to shift the caesar cipher)
Player: ((Asks if they are speaking to Doug))
DandP: "I WAS ONCE HE."
Player: ((Asks who summoned Doug))
DandP: "THEY"
DandP: "THEY"
DandP: "T H E Y"
DandP: "/them."
Mugen Kagemaru: ((Insults Doug and calls them a "paternal fledgling"))
DandP: "YOUR CHANCE FOR INFORMATION HAS COME TO AN END. FOR YOUR INSOLENCE, YOU SHALL BE SILENCED THROUGH THIS MEDIUM."

• 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)

2/22/15 - Page Source Text - YSHDT.com

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

• At 3:35 AM, Doug made a new post on his blog. Players began speaking to him through the comment section:

2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
I woke up with a start just a little ago. My friend texted me, and told me he was sorry for dismissing me.

I'm starting to feel a little better.


((Comments))
Dovid M: "I just wanted to make sure your feeling all right. It must have been hard having everyone ignore you for no reason. do you have any idea what you were doing in your last post? It looks kind of like gibberish."
DandP: "My last post was about everyone ignoring me. What do you mean?"
Dovid M: "You can't see what I'm talking about? Do you see a post called "The Truth" Underneath this?"
DandP: "...Like I told you, the last post I see is the one about everyone ignoring me. What are you going on about?"
Dovid M: "Sorry, there must be something wrong with my computer... it gets like that sometimes"
DandP: "I know what that feels like."


Oceanstuck: "glad to know that got sorted out. hey weird question, who is this friend and whats he like anyway?"
DandP: "I'm not sure he would like me sharing his information online."
Oceanstuck: "oh i dont need any particular personal information, just a general idea of what kind of guy he is and /maybe/ a first name...probably not the last part"
DandP: "That's....really odd. Why do you want me to tell you this?"
Oceanstuck: "just curious"


Kat Sociopath: "ah! glad your ok and your feeling betters!!! :)"
Wyatt Hunt: "Hey, glad to see you're okay! I also have a question. Have you heard from Jacob lately?"
DandP: "No, I haven't. Last I heard, he was still going through the initiation process. For some reason, his is taking longer than usual. This only usually happens for important members."
DandP: "I'm going to head off for tonight. I feel oddly tired. I want to study my notes for a little while before going to sleep, at least."
Kat Sociopath: "Ok! good night! sleeepppp tight!!!"

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:

2/22/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
Today was nothing but trouble.

Constantly through the halls, I heard people faintly whispering, and I couldn't tell who it was or why they were doing it. Probably mocking me.

At least my family wasn't so mean today. It was productive. After I went home, however, I was expecting a package in the mail. As it turns out, the mail never came. I hope I get it tomorrow. It's special to me.


((Comments))
Oceanstuck: "sucks to hear that you didnt get that package. i know id be pretty upset if something i was waiting for didnt show up. trust me, im expecting a game this week. whatever those whispers were saying, dont let it bring you down. youre a cool guy, i like you. if someone tries to bring you down, dont let them, ok?"
DandP: "Okay, thank you."


Wolfcat22: "The weather's been shit lately, maybe it will get there soon? Sucks hard when that kind of stuff gets delayed. What was it? My stuff is just usually useless video game merch."
DandP: "It was something religious. I can't really tell you specifically what it was."
Stevey: "Mail delivery services can be a pain. I hope you get it soon friend. You say it was religious yes? would the new recruit be expecting such mail too?"


Wyatt Hunt: "Hey, do you have a networking class?"
DandP: "Yeah, I do. Today was actually the first day."
DandP: "Sorry, I meant last friday. Wouldn't make much sense today."
Wyatt Hunt: "Alright, if it's networking fundamentals, I was wondering if I could borrow the notes. I misplaced mine."
DandP: "Sure, I'll grab a picture really quick."
DandP: "Hey, I posted the notes. Sorry about the drawings on the side. I like to doodle whatever comes to mind."

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:

2/23/15 - Chat with Doug - Letschasethemouse Comments

Wyatt Hunt: "Thank you for the notes, it really saved me some trouble!"
DandP: "Sure thing. Maybe we can meet up sometime?"
Wyatt Hunt: "That sounds pretty cool, but I'm never free. I'll let you know when I have some free time."


Oceanstuck: "is that magnetos helmet?"
DandP: "Magneto's helmet?"
Oceanstuck: ((Image of Magneto's helmet was linked here))
Oceanstuck: "*whistles casually* http://s13.zetaboards.com/WithinHubris/single/?p=8085755&t=7339903"

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.

2/24/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

The Man 6:41 PM: "Hello."
The Man 6:42 PM: "I'm coming in to regretfully inform all of you that the next update might take a little longer than one or two days."
The Man 6:43 PM: "I'll try to make the next update a big one, with more lore information. "
The Man 6:44 PM: "Don't take that to mean it will be big though. Sadly, the reason for the delay is because me and my "co-author", I guess you could call him, are having trouble working some things out."
The Man 6:44 PM: "Patrem will most likely still be active during this time."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov speculates that The Man is likely pm'ing a co-author.))
The Man 6:45 PM: "Yes, he keeps me up-to-date on the crazy stuff you guys are up to. I figure you guys would know that much already, though."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov expresses fear that the co-author witnessed some silly roleplaying that took place in the Skype group))
The Man 6:46 PM: "He hasn't told me anything recently. So don't worry."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov mentions that another player referred to him by his real name))
The Man 6:48 PM: "Don't worry. I won't talk about anything pertaining to the ARG here. Other than stuff that is specifically OOC."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov apologizes for being impatient regarding ARG updates))
The Man 6:48 PM: "I do not forgive you."
Eve: ((Eve laughs at ARGdov))
The Man 6:48 PM: "Nor you."
The Man 6:49 PM: "Anyways. I have a few minutes. If any of you have any questions that do not pertain to the future, past, or current ARG, or anything having to do with anything interesting at all, feel free to ask me."
Oceanstuck: ((Oceanstuck asks The Man if he likes Mudkips (A type of Pokemon)))
The Man 6:51 PM: "I've never owned an Axolotl. However, I have seen one at the local pet store. They are quite lovely."
Kidpichu: ((Kidpichu asks The Man if he likes Pichus (Another type of Pokemon)))
The Man 6:51 PM: "I do not like yellow rats."
Kidpichu: ((Kidpichu says they are surprised that rats come in yellow))
The Man 6:52 PM: "If you paint them that way."
Kidpichu: ((Kidpichu says they feel awkward))
The Man 6:54 PM: "I am watching you."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov asks The Man what his "favopite" farm animal is))
The Man 6:55 PM: "I do not have a favoprite farm animal. I do, however, have a favorite one. And it is the majestic cow."
Player: ((Players ask The Man for his opinion on horses))
The Man 6:55 PM: "I wish to consume them."
Kidpichu: ((Kidpichu asks The Man if he killed "Bambi's mom" (A reference to the Disney movie "Bambi")))
The Man 6:56 PM: "No. I killed Mufasa, however."
The Man 6:57 PM: "He had a better mane than I."
Oceanstuck: ((Oceanstuck expresses disdain with their internet connection))
The Man 6:57 PM: "I feel your pain."
Wolfcat: ((Wolfcat asks who The Man is))
The Man 6:59 PM: "I am not."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov asks if "The Man" is "The Woman"))
The Man 6:59 PM: "Yes."
Eve: ((Eve says they hope whatever issues holding up the ARG get resolved))
The Man 7:00 PM: "Thank you."
ARGdov: ((ARGdov says that someone should document this conversation))
The Man 7:01 PM: "Apparently out of character information doesn't count."
Oceanstuck: ((Oceanstuck comments about the size of the upcoming "The Legend of Zelda" title for the Wii U, claiming that it could be the size of Kanto (A region from the Pokemon series)))
The Man 7:06 PM: "Kanto the island?"
The Man 7:25 PM: "Is this a creative server?"
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK asks The Man if he can create a page on YSHDT.com - "http://yshdt.com/sandroll))
The Man 7:25 PM: "Yes. No. Did you guys relay the message?"
The Man 7:26 PM: "I would appreciate if you did that to the membes who were not here."
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK asks The Man if he had a "break" last week))
The Man 7:27 PM: "Break?"
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK says they thought The Man might bave been in school))
The Man 7:27 PM: "I am in college."
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK asks The Man if he's going to make a movie))
The Man 7:28 PM: "No, it is because I'm having trouble working things out with my co-author currently. I'm hoping to have a lot of lore information to offer people."
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK speaks more about a "movie"))
The Man 7:28 PM: "I don't understand."
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK explains that he was making a joke about Alex Hall (Alex Hall proceeded to move onto a crowded movie idea called "Methods of Revolution" after placing his ARG on hiatus)))
ADULT_LINK: ((ADULT_LINK asks The Man to troll the player Mugen Kagemaru more))
Wolfcat: ((Wolfcat makes a remark about how Mugen Kagemaru has been ignored by several ARG characters))
The Man 7:32 PM: "I haven't specifically chosen anyone to target."
Player: ((Players begin speaking about strange things the player Mugen Kagemaru had done recently))
The Man 7:34 PM: "Do not fret. I already know what he posted. ;)"

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:

3/3/15 - "Name.swf" - YSHDT.com

We are shown the photos found on the "/vincent" page. "Doug.jpg" (The photo of Deku Link) is highlighted as a "No" sign appears on it. "3.png" (The photo of Zora Link) is then highlighted and selected. The video then cuts to gameplay footage of Majora's Mask showing the "file select" screen. The first save file is named "Douglas". The cursor chooses the second save file that has yet to be created.

• 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)

3/3/15 - "notes.png" - YSHDT.com

Findings

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


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

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


Time is like a network.
And networks can be hacked.

• 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:

3/3/15 - "Masks.txt" - YSHDT.com

Your mask is everything.

You wear it when you talk to others.
You wear it during rough times.
And during good times.
You wear it to show what you'd like to be outwardly.
And hide what you are inwardly.

A mask protects your identity. It protects your soul.
It protects you from others, and yourself.

Your mask is everything.




Then...

What are you, without your mask?

• 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.

3/6/15 - Message from Patrem - Within Hubris (PM's)

"At this moment my child, all we may do is wait. However I have been watching you all, and I see you enjoy playing games. So to amuse myself while I wait, I would like to play a game with the “detectives”. Should you all succeed I will reward you all for your display of wisdom. Tell the children precisely what I have told you now; What is the song that makes mother cry? Speak it then move to the fourth. Wqafi lps bpv npy dfza wyrraamam; You all have 1 hour, and remember, I am watching"

• 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:

3/6/15 - Patrem's Audio File - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Children, I’ve been asked “Who is Vincent?” You foolish children have spent quite some time to dive into the matter. However, I shall now unmask what wisdom you may know in time. At this time 'I do not dwell within him. However, now, I shall ((exist / dwell))' within him. After you have ((unintelligible)) the rank of Overseer, the chosen must move forward. ((Some accident / A ceremonial accident )) is essential. A ((section / sanction)) They will be having an Ascension. What the fool said about his soul, and my cruel nature ((unintelligible roar)); Understand detectives… You’ll find the FATHER. Vincent, I’m afraid, must now carry on his journey.

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)

3/7/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

I don't have much time, sadly. There's a lot of work to be done.

If anyone happens to be paying attention, feel free to ask anything. I'm sure you have a lot of questions. Otherwise, we will meet soon enough.

-M

• 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.

3/7/15 - Chat with M - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
Sorry my last post was so urgent.

They took Doug, which I didn't expect. They need him for something, but they won't tell me. And I need your help, because he's in obvious danger. I don't know what to do.


((Comments))
Player: ((Players ask who the author is))
DandP: ((DandP states that he is Doug's friend Mason))
Player: ((Players ask what happened to Doug))
DandP: ((Mason says Doug was taken by the cult and taken to the fishery))
DandP: ((Mason is currently heading towards the fishery))
Player: ((Players ask if he knows who Vincent is))
DandP: ((Mason says he doesn't know who Vincent is))

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.

3/7/15 - Chat with Helper - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

ADULT_LINK 9:01 PM: ((The "New Wave Bossa Nova" is submitted))
Helper 9:02 PM: "Do you have need of assistance, adventurer?"
Eve 9:03 PM: "We need to help Douglas, how can we?"
Helper 9:05 PM: "I'm not particularly sure. Has he lost his mail?"
ADULT_LINK 9:07 PM: "No, he seems to have gone missing. He may have lost his mail as well though."
Helper 9:10 PM: "Ooh, that's droll. I may be able to find him, which will take me a fair bit. However, I will find the perpetrator who has taken his mail! Thank you for bringing this information to light, adventurer!"
Seeker 9:10 PM: "Dont forget his marbles."
Helper 9:12 PM: "That reminds me of when I was a child, fair maiden! I used to love my marbles, with small hornets encased inside."
Mugen Kagemaru 9:14 PM: "Beware the Twelfth Tribe, they observe too much."
Helper 9:17 PM: "That's dumb."
ADULT_LINK 9:17 PM: "I agree"
Dawn 9:18 PM: "How heavy is the package that you carry?"
Helper 9:20 PM: "I am not currently in possession of any package. However, I assure you that I deliver quite large packages, demon."
Eve 9:21 PM: "#rekt"
Mugen Kagemaru 9:22 PM: "That's no demon, my friend. That's just the Sun."
Dawn 9:22 PM: ""demon." y"
Helper 9:24 PM: "You know why, villain. You seek to create what the others do not."
Eve 9:25 PM: "Helper, if you find our friend Douglas. Can you deliver him to his home?"
Mugen Kagemaru 9:25 PM: ""You seek to create what the others do not." What would that be?"
Helper 9:28 PM: ""Helper, if you find our friend Douglas. Can you deliver him to his home?" I am not sure he would be able to survive with a lack of oxygen, maiden."
Helper 9:28 PM: ""What would that be?" The near opposite of what you wish, adventurer."
Seeker 9:30 PM: "Why not add oxygen tanks and some snacks in the box, it can be lifesize. Just a though..here.."
Mugen Kagemaru: "And what would be the near opposite of what we wish?"
Helper 9:35 PM: "Obviously the near opposite of what you wish, adventurer!"

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.

3/7/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse Comments

Mason: ((Mason tells the players that he has arrived at the fishery))
Mason: ((Mason tells the players that he is hiding in some bushes after seeing some guards patrolling the fishery grounds))
Mason: ((Mason tells the players that someone just jogged past him into the fishery))(Helper)
Mason: ((Mason tells the players that he hears some screaming))
Player: ((The players tell Mason to throw a rock in an attempt to distract the guards))
Mason: ((Mason throws a rock which hits Helper))

• 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)

3/7/15 - Chat with Helper - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

Helper 9:35 PM: "I have found what you seek. HO LXLRPO. He is where you imagined he would be, adventurer."
Helper 9:39 PM: "i am not a hero"
Helper 9:58 PM: ((An audio file containing an SSTV signal depicting Helper's Hat sitting in a pool of blood is posted))
Eve 10:09 PM: "Helper? Are you still there?"
Helper 10:10 PM: "That insect has been dealt with."

• 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)

3/7/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse

I think I'm safe.

After they saw me, they took a good look and chased after me. I can't see them anymore, so I think I'm good. I don't know what happened with them.

All this running is making me tired.


((Comments))
KendoSF: "Take a break and stay hidden Mason. We need to rethink our plan of attack."
DandP: "alright. im getting way tired anyways. gonna sleep"

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.

3/8/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[4:00:22 PM] *** Helper joined. ***
[4:00:35 PM] *** Kidpichu is confused ***
[4:00:36 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: helper?
[4:00:37 PM] Wolfcat: We should Mass Debate together over this issue
[4:00:37 PM] Archery 2000: o.m.g.
[4:00:48 PM] Archery 2000: they really are listening to the chat
[4:00:57 PM] Helper: Hello adventurers!
[4:00:58 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Hi helper! :D
[4:01:00 PM] Wolfcat: Hello!
[4:01:01 PM] Archery 2000: hi!
[4:01:03 PM] Captain Desdinova: Hey!
[4:01:04 PM] Kidpichu: XD
[4:01:09 PM] Helix 236: hi
[4:01:10 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: so what happened?
[4:01:12 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': Helper!
[4:01:14 PM] Archery 2000: who is the postman?
[4:01:14 PM] Kidpichu: oh hello ^-^
[4:01:24 PM] Helper: You seem to be excited to meet me.
[4:01:25 PM] Grey: What was that pixie picture I don't even
[4:01:32 PM] Archery 2000: yes we are
[4:01:33 PM] Helper: Again.
[4:01:33 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Indeed we are
[4:01:42 PM] Archery 2000: indeed
[4:01:45 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: so what happened a while ago
[4:01:56 PM] Kidpichu: are you well?
[4:02:11 PM] eve sim: Hi, sorry I killed you
[4:02:13 PM] Wolfcat: Are you dead?
[4:02:29 PM] Skype: do you like yugioh?
[4:02:54 PM] *** Skype gives helper premium ***
[4:03:09 PM] Helper: Sadly, I am no longer a messanger.
[4:03:12 PM] *** Skype premium ***
[4:03:23 PM | Edited 4:03:29 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: did you lose your hat?
[4:03:23 PM] Grey: I actually haven't met you before Helper. So I can be excited if I want.
[4:03:33 PM] Archery 2000: did you lose your hat?
[4:03:56 PM] Kidpichu: why?
[4:04:30 PM] Helper: Yes, I have lost an important part of my person, adventurer.
[4:04:35 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Aww, that sucks
[4:04:35 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': helper, Im happy that you are alive.
[4:04:44 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': Can we get it back?
[4:04:49 PM] Helper: I do not feel alive.
[4:04:54 PM] Helix 236: can we help you get it back?
[4:05:00 PM] Archery 2000: can we help you?
[4:05:10 PM] Helper: I do not have a person any longer.
[4:05:18 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': How do you mean?
[4:05:21 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Were you ascended?
[4:05:24 PM] Skype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXPUF4Oz4
[4:05:27 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': Ill give you a person.
[4:05:29 PM] Archery 2000: who was your person?
[4:05:29 PM] Kidpichu: D:
[4:05:38 PM] Wolfcat: Such as in masks.txt I'm guessing
[4:05:41 PM] eve sim: Again, I'm sorry.
[4:05:52 PM] Helper: I am without a body. A most peculiar predicament.
[4:06:11 PM] Grey: Must be hard to chat on skype from the spirit world.
[4:06:45 PM] Helper: I do not know what has happened to me.
[4:06:46 PM] Archery 2000: what is the last thing you recall from when you have your body?
[4:06:47 PM] Wolfcat: Who sent you to the shadow realm? [4:06:50 PM] Archery 2000: ah I see
[4:07:15 PM] eve sim: Can we help you somehow?
[4:07:36 PM] Helix 236: did something happen when you sleep?
[4:07:43 PM] Archery 2000: is there anything you can recall that might help us aid you?
[4:07:52 PM] Helper: I do not remember much past yesterday.
[4:07:59 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: I'm sorry D;
[4:08:03 PM] Archery 2000: what was the last thing you were doing?
[4:08:05 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': Do you remember your name?
[4:09:21 PM] Helper: Skype?
[4:09:32 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: ?
[4:09:38 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': What about skype?
[4:09:39 PM] Skype: yes?
[4:09:50 PM] *** Skype updates ***
[4:09:54 PM] Archery 2000: lol
[4:09:56 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol
[4:10:00 PM] Captain Desdinova: lol
[4:10:00 PM] Wolfcat: I'm guessing you don't know what medium you're speaking to us in
[4:10:22 PM] Helper: What is skype?
[4:10:44 PM] Skype: http://zeldawiki.org/images/thumb/7/7b/MM3D_Postman%27s_Hat.png/745px-MM3D_Postman%27s_Hat.png
[4:10:52 PM] Wolfcat: It's how we are communicating with you, no big deal.
[4:10:58 PM] Helper: Your questions clog my ears, adventurers.
[4:11:07 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Sorry about that
[4:11:19 PM] Helix 236: yeah We're sorry T.T
[4:12:01 PM] Archery 2000: do these numbers make any sense?
[4:12:02 PM] Archery 2000: 25 11 17 14
[4:12:48 PM] Archery 2000: well, I was looking at the message that was unsolved, and those are the numbers needed to make sense of each word from Caesar shifting
[4:13:14 PM] Helper: I am a corporeal spirit. Not a mathematician.
[4:13:23 PM] Archery 2000: apologies
[4:13:53 PM] eve sim: Helper, how can we help you?
[4:13:54 PM | Removed 4:14:52 PM] Wolfcat: This message has been removed.
[4:14:24 PM] Kidpichu: guys one at a time XD
[4:16:49 PM] Archery 2000: helper, are you still there?
[4:17:43 PM] Helper: I do not imagine you will be able to help me, adventurers.
[4:17:54 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: D;
[4:19:06 PM] Grey: Do you know how we can help Mason?
[4:20:17 PM] Helper: Mason is in no need of help currently, adventurer. The ones in need of help are yourselves.
[4:20:25 PM] Archery 2000: How can we help ourselves?
[4:21:05 PM] Helper: By helping yourselves, of course!
[4:21:22 PM] Grey: There is logic in what he says.
[4:21:37 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: What is it we need help with?
[4:21:48 PM] Helper: Everything.
[4:21:52 PM] Wolfcat: Helper, can you tell us what all you remember before becoming a spirit? If anything at all.
[4:21:53 PM] Captain Desdinova: I love you, Helper

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:

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

Mason, you are a bane on my existence now. In the past, you were an ally. In the future, you are my foe. You’ve done great things for us, and also terrible things. It’s time to hunt you down and finish what I started in 2009.

• 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:

3/13/15 - Page Source Text - YSHDT.com

The festival is intricately linked to the legends of Chang E, the mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality. According to “Li-Ji”, an ancient Chinese book recording customs and ceremonies, the Chinese Emperor should offer sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn.

• 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.

3/14/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[10:03:07 AM] *** Helper joined. ***
[10:03:15 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: !!!
[10:03:26 AM] Helper: Hello adventurers.
[10:03:36 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: hi helper
[10:04:06 AM] Helper: I would be pleased to know if you've found any leads on the whereabouts of my hat.
[10:05:19 AM] Wolfcat: I believe we know who has your hat, but we haven't been able to contact him yet.
[10:06:12 AM] Helper: I see.
[10:06:18 AM] Grey: Helper! You're back!
[10:06:33 AM] Helper: Hello, tactician!
[10:06:43 AM] Archery 2000: hey helper!
[10:06:46 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: so helper
[10:06:51 AM] Archery 2000: way to go! first thing I see when I wake up ^^
[10:06:53 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: any luck getting your body back?
[10:07:42 AM] Mando 寒山: Yo yo yo
[10:07:48 AM] Helper: I have not, sadly.
[10:08:02 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: aw
[10:08:09 AM] Mando 寒山: What's up helpman
[10:08:43 AM] Helper: Not my spirits, sadly.
[10:09:01 AM] Archery 2000: did something happen?
[10:09:21 AM] Mando 寒山: I have some free bodies if you want any
[10:09:23 AM] Helper: I do not have a body.
[10:10:00 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: any way we could help?
[10:10:27 AM] Helper: I do not see how, adventurer.
[10:10:40 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: darn
[10:11:02 AM] Grey: How will we get your hat back to you once we find it?
[10:11:02 AM] Mando 寒山: Where's your body now
[10:11:05 AM] Helper: However, I may have some information you might need during your future endeavors.
[10:11:13 AM] Archery 2000: and that might be?
[10:11:18 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: mando, not the time
[10:11:23 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: we can explain later
[10:11:45 AM] Mando 寒山: Sure, lay it on us
[10:11:54 AM] Helper: I do not know, adventurer. If I knew where my body was, I would be in possession of it.
[10:12:15 AM] Archery 2000: helper, what is the information you have for us?
[10:13:42 AM] Helper: The one you call mason is still alive.
[10:13:59 AM] Archery 2000: is he in trouble?
[10:14:09 AM] Helper: Absolutely not.
[10:14:20 AM] Helper: He happens to be doing nothing.
[10:14:32 AM] Eve Sim: That's good to know.
[10:14:41 AM] Grey: thank goodness he's alive
[10:14:46 AM] Archery 2000: is he unable to do anything? or is it his choice to do nothing?
[10:15:00 AM] Helper: I imagine it is his choice.
[10:15:08 AM] Eve Sim: I have a question.
[10:15:21 AM] Helper: Yes, adventurer?
[10:15:46 AM] Eve Sim: Do you know if "The Vile Man" will be back soon?
[10:16:21 AM] Oceanstuck: quickly refreshes yshdt thread out of curiosity
[10:16:32 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: ocean, helper is back!
[10:16:40 AM] Helper: I do not know of which vile man you speak.
[10:16:44 AM] Oceanstuck: finds an image with the words "azure rebirth" hidden in it and moogen flipping his shit
[10:16:45 AM] Archery 2000: patrem
[10:16:45 AM] Eve Sim: Patrem
[10:16:57 AM] Oceanstuck: o hai helper
[10:17:35 AM] Helper: His actions are far outside what I will ever be able to perceive.
[10:17:47 AM] Helper: So no.
[10:17:58 AM] Eve Sim: Ok, thank you.
[10:18:02 AM] Mando 寒山: Oh, I got my internet back. Cool
[10:18:24 AM] Mando 寒山: Okay so does this Azure Rebirth stuff have anything to do with whatever forum Mugen made or is this a coincidence
[10:19:00 AM] Helper: Azure Rebirth?
[10:19:16 AM] Oceanstuck: shrugs thats what it said
[10:19:33 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Helper, im not sure how we could explain it to you without confusing you
[10:19:40 AM] Archery 2000: helper, do you know how our friend Doug is?
[10:19:45 AM] Grey: It was hidden in a clue we found.
[10:20:02 AM] Archery 2000: so azure rebirth was hidden in eyes
[10:20:07 AM] Helper: I do not know of any Azure Rebirth.
[10:20:11 AM] Oceanstuck: whats this azure rebirth thing mean anyway
[10:20:17 AM] Oceanstuck: those of you who actually know
[10:20:43 AM] *** Oceanstuck added Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙) ***
[10:20:52 AM | Removed 10:21:10 AM] Archery 2000: This message has been removed.
[10:20:52 AM] Helper: Doug is, as far as I know, still in his prison.
[10:21:02 AM] Archery 2000: I see, is there anything we can do to help him?
[10:21:03 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: his prison?
[10:21:23 AM] Helper: The fishery.
[10:21:27 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: ah.
[10:21:29 AM] Oceanstuck: describe the fishery
[10:21:38 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Helper did you get my message earlier?
[10:21:44 AM] Helper: My memories are still a little fuzzy.
[10:21:55 AM] Oceanstuck: try the best you can
[10:22:00 AM] Helper: It seemed to be a run down building.
[10:22:13 AM] Helper: I do not know how else to describe it.
[10:22:18 AM] Oceanstuck: oh
[10:22:20 AM] Oceanstuck: well you tried
[10:22:31 AM] Helper: I have not gotten your message, adventurer.
[10:22:38 AM] Archery 2000: is there anything we can do to help doug?
[10:22:46 AM] Helper: For I am not in possession of my hat.
[10:22:58 AM] Helper: I am no longer a messenger.
[10:23:01 AM] Mando 寒山: [10:21 AM] Helper: <<< It seemed to be a run down building.I do not know how else to describe it.Are there any defining characteristics you can remember? Cars, a sign, etc.
[10:23:02 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Helper, check your Private Messages on here and the forum
[10:23:06 AM] Oceanstuck: hey has anyone asked about that image with a bunch of our states of residence on it
[10:23:09 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): The message is for you
[10:23:13 AM] Helper: There were no cars or signs.
[10:23:27 AM] Mando 寒山: How did you know it was a fishery
[10:23:27 AM] Helper: It was near a forested area, I believe.
[10:23:28 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: the one who we believe to have your had has not been in contact with us for a while
[10:23:50 AM] Helper: Because it was a fishery, adventurer!
[10:24:08 AM] Helper: This is most odd.
[10:24:15 AM] Archery 2000: what is?
[10:24:15 AM] Oceanstuck: helper i suggest you try to cut down on the tautologies
[10:24:18 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: what is?
[10:24:23 AM] Helper: You have gotten messages, yes?
[10:24:33 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): No
[10:24:37 AM] Archery 2000: supposedly from you?
[10:24:38 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: from whom?
[10:24:58 AM] Helper: None whatsoever? Not even a video, picture, or hint?
[10:25:12 AM] Oceanstuck: what kind of messages are we talking
[10:25:17 AM] Helper: None other than the messenger, adventurer.
[10:25:18 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Nothing we could consider as such, no.
[10:25:30 AM] Helper: I have just listed them, heroine.
[10:25:39 AM] Oceanstuck: oh
[10:25:42 AM] Oceanstuck: heroine, huh
[10:25:47 AM] Helper: This is most odd indeed.
[10:25:47 AM] Oceanstuck: i like the sound of that
[10:25:50 AM] Oceanstuck: ^.^
[10:25:50 AM] Grey: Do you mean the videos with that weird shadow?
[10:25:55 AM] Archery 2000: I suppose some could have received messages?
[10:25:59 AM] Wolfcat: Do you mean, 'M'? Are they our Messenger?
[10:26:10 AM] Helper: The one in possession of the hat can share messages.
[10:26:17 AM] Oceanstuck: mason?
[10:26:22 AM] Oceanstuck: huh
[10:26:26 AM] Archery 2000: you have been quite active for the past few days
[10:26:28 AM] Oceanstuck: kinda weird youd say that
[10:26:33 AM] Oceanstuck: considering hes gone quiet on us
[10:26:38 AM] Helper: I do not know what the messenger has sent you, or what they call themselves.
[10:26:53 AM] Oceanstuck: how would we contact this messenger
[10:26:53 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Can you find out?
[10:27:14 AM] Archery 2000: would this count as a message? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r4PMimSF7s
[10:27:15 AM] Archery 2000: ?
[10:27:34 AM] Helper: Of course not, they are messages for you, not I!
[10:27:45 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: ....hwat
[10:28:01 AM] Archery 2000: was it sent by you?
[10:28:36 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): I have sent messages, Helper. Messages addressed to you. Did you receive them?
[10:29:07 AM] Helper: I do not understand your tongue.
[10:29:17 AM] Oceanstuck: he sent you shit
[10:29:21 AM] Helper: I am no longer the messenger.
[10:29:23 AM] Oceanstuck: he wants to know if you got it
[10:29:39 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): They are not for you to pass along
[10:29:51 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): They are for you to peruse
[10:29:57 AM] Grey: I believe it's clear helper hasn't gotten anything
[10:29:59 AM] Helper: The messenger has gotten them. You are trying my patience, adventurer, I have explained such.
[10:30:19 AM] Archery 2000: my apologies helper, we have been rather rude hosts
[10:30:23 AM] Kidpichu: hi ^-^
[10:30:23 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Guys, lets calm down with all of the questions
[10:30:25 AM] Oceanstuck: sry
[10:30:28 AM] Oceanstuck: hi pichu
[10:30:43 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): It is my belief that I am not correctly wording my question. I am trying to correct this problem.
[10:31:01 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Oh also helper, I'm very sorry for my persistence last time you were here, i did not mean to come off as impatient
[10:31:30 AM] Helper: I understand your question, rude one. I am not an idiot.
[10:31:41 AM] Oceanstuck: welp
[10:31:45 AM] Grey: Helper, if I may ask, how can we get your hat to you once we've found it?
[10:32:10 AM] Helper: The one who owns the hat is the messenger.
[10:32:21 AM] Oceanstuck: how can we contact the messenger
[10:32:21 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Um, let me try this. Uh, Helper? Did the Messenger give you any messages from me?
[10:32:24 AM] Archery 2000: we have to get him to deliver it to you?
[10:32:26 AM] Helper: The messenger may relay messages across time and space.
[10:32:36 AM] Helper: You simply give me a message.
[10:32:43 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: I am very confused by all of this
[10:32:50 AM] Archery 2000: I see
[10:32:56 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: so when we get your hat, we have to use the hat to bring the hat to you?
[10:33:05 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): I wonder if that's the point Thorin
[10:33:06 AM] Oceanstuck: pfp
[10:33:19 AM] Helper: I have not gotten any messages, adventurer.
[10:33:27 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): There we go
[10:33:34 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Did it right
[10:33:36 AM] Helper: The messenger gets the messages. They relay the messages.
[10:33:45 AM] Archery 2000: can they choose not to relay the messages?
[10:33:46 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: :^)
[10:33:48 AM] Helper: I have spoken such three times now.
[10:33:48 AM] Oceanstuck: how do we give them messages to relay
[10:34:06 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): You did not speak sense so we did not understand
[10:34:12 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Oi
[10:34:13 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: mugen
[10:34:15 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: chill
[10:34:17 AM] Oceanstuck: nah i think that was just you
[10:34:21 AM] Grey: I do believe we are being a bit repetitive.
[10:34:22 AM] Oceanstuck: shot
[10:34:26 AM] Helper: It is the job of the messanger to do such things as giving you chances to relay. I am not he.
[10:34:28 AM] Wolfcat: Mugen stop being rude : /
[10:34:33 AM] Oceanstuck: dammit
[10:34:37 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: Can we focus on something more productive
[10:34:43 AM] Archery 2000: Helper, can the messenger choose not to relay the message?
[10:34:51 AM] Helper: Yes.
[10:34:52 AM] Oceanstuck: is there anything we could do to get him to let us send stuff
[10:34:58 AM | Edited 10:35:05 AM] Archery 2000: should we trust the current messenger?
[10:35:08 AM] Helper: I do not know whom it is.
[10:35:14 AM] Helper: You claim to know.
[10:35:29 AM] Grey: We believe Mason has the hat
[10:35:34 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i believe his name is "mason" but we are not in contact with him
[10:35:38 AM] Helper: Then he is the messenger.
[10:35:41 AM] Grey: and is being chased by some sort of Shadow
[10:35:45 AM] Oceanstuck: how do we gain contact with him
[10:35:53 AM] Helper: I do not know.
[10:35:55 AM] Oceanstuck: aw
[10:35:59 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Hmmm
[10:36:04 AM] Helper: For I, once again, am not the messenger.
[10:36:21 AM] Oceanstuck: welp
[10:36:25 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lets let soe of the other people ask some questions, don't want to be rude and hog all of the question time
[10:36:34 AM] Oceanstuck: ok
[10:36:37 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: what's the meaning of the image you posted in the thread?
[10:37:21 AM] Helper: I have not given you any image.
[10:37:29 AM] Eve Sim: I understand helper. I'm sorry for the barrage by the others, we're not entirely organized at the moment
[10:37:37 AM] Oceanstuck: spirk, hes not the one posting in the thread
[10:37:41 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: oh
[10:37:44 AM] Oceanstuck: eve were never organized
[10:37:44 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: well shit
[10:37:45 AM] Grey: Told ya so
[10:37:46 AM] Archery 2000: Helper, is there any meaning when you call us hero/heroes/heroine?
[10:37:46 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Our communication skills are not very advanced.
[10:38:01 AM | Edited 10:38:07 AM] Archery 2000: or is it merely interchangeable with adventurer?
[10:38:23 AM] Helper: Young archer, a rock will always be a rock, no matter what you happen to call it.
[10:38:48 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Helper, I've been wondering. why were you calling some of us demons?
[10:38:51 AM] Helper: However, the demons seek to drive you off your course.
[10:38:56 AM] Helper: Be wary.
[10:39:07 AM] Archery 2000: are there still only two demons here?
[10:39:39 AM] Helper: I believe there are three now.
[10:39:50 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: any idea who the third one is?
[10:39:53 AM] Helper: One more by the name of link.
[10:39:57 AM] Oceanstuck: !!
[10:39:57 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: how can we recognize them?
[10:39:57 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: what
[10:40:03 AM] Oceanstuck: hwat
[10:40:06 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: wait I am a demon?
[10:40:10 AM] Archery 2000: so ADULT LINK is a demon?
[10:40:11 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Thorin is a demon? What?
[10:40:27 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: I'm not sure how i feel about this.
[10:40:28 AM] Oceanstuck: its because i made an awful injoke about him isnt it
[10:40:30 AM] Helper: This is only my opinion on the subject.
[10:40:40 AM] Oceanstuck: wait
[10:40:43 AM] Mando 寒山: Can I get a list of all known demons
[10:40:49 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Mando
[10:40:50 AM] Oceanstuck: the other two demons, are they the same ones from before?
[10:40:57 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Circle, Dawn, and i guess Me
[10:41:06 AM] Oceanstuck: yeah but circle and dawn arent here
[10:41:16 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Oh that is true.
[10:41:19 AM] Helper: The potential demon speaks the truth.
[10:41:19 AM] Eve Sim: Ocean, it's doesn't matter
[10:41:19 AM] Oceanstuck: so im not sure if hes referring to them
[10:41:26 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: wait
[10:41:31 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: ocean is a potential demon?
[10:41:40 AM] Eve Sim: No guys Link is
[10:41:42 AM] Betrayed in the Octagon: I think he means you
[10:41:46 AM] Helper: No, you.
[10:41:47 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: oh
[10:41:49 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: alright
[10:41:51 AM] Oceanstuck: \(think)
[10:42:07 AM] Eve Sim: Seriously, Helper. I apologize deeply.
[10:42:11 AM] Archery 2000: Helper, I recall that the last time you spoke to us, you mentioned that people don't simply become demons
[10:42:13 AM] Oceanstuck: [10:41 AM] Helper: <<< No, you.im lost who do you mean by "you"
[10:42:20 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Eve knock it off
[10:42:28 AM] Archery 2000: No you was referring to link
[10:42:33 AM] Oceanstuck: ok
[10:42:37 AM | Edited 10:42:47 AM] Archery 2000: why is it that Link may now be a demon even though he wasn't previously
[10:42:45 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: well i mean
[10:42:50 AM] Helper: You ask him.
[10:42:51 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i had been asking if i was one
[10:42:54 AM] Oceanstuck: maybe he just couldnt tell the first time
[10:42:57 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: and i ended up being called impatient
[10:42:58 AM | Edited 10:43:56 AM] Archery 2000: helper, being a demon is a matter of choice?
[10:44:02 AM] Helper: If that is all, I will be taking my leave of you.
[10:44:12 AM | Edited 10:44:43 AM] Oceanstuck: wait
[10:44:20 AM] Grey: I have one more question if that's alright
[10:44:21 AM] Archery 2000: helper, is being a demon a matter of choice?
[10:44:25 AM | Edited 10:44:33 AM] Helper: I would take an aspirin if I had hands.
[10:44:26 AM] Oceanstuck: me too
[10:44:45 AM] Eve Sim: Thank you helper.
[10:44:46 AM | Edited 10:44:56 AM] Archery 2000: Helper, are you in pain?
[10:44:58 AM] Helper: Yes, being a demon is a matter of choice.
[10:45:06 AM] Oceanstuck: how so
[10:45:13 AM] Oceanstuck: define this choice
[10:45:26 AM] Helper: Simply listening to all of you has given me considerable pain in my skull.
[10:45:32 AM] Archery 2000: My apologies
[10:45:35 AM] Oceanstuck: sry
[10:45:40 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: sorry about that helper.
[10:45:47 AM | Edited 10:46:15 AM] Archery 2000: I hope you do not hold it against us, we are just surprised at a second opportunity to speak to you
[10:46:05 AM] Grey: okay, now I have two questions
[10:46:14 AM] Eve Sim: Grey, he's leaving
[10:46:21 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: we really need to improve our communication skills, and decide what to say instead of barraging you with questions.
[10:46:26 AM] Oceanstuck: yeah
[10:46:37 AM] Grey: Yes, but I'm wondering why he has a headache if he's dead.
[10:46:43 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: he is a spirit
[10:46:50 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: he has a ghostly headache
[10:46:54 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: or so i would imagine
[10:46:55 AM] Archery 2000: helper, is there any final advice you can give us?
[10:47:00 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Spirits feel pain too guys
[10:47:00 AM] Eve Sim: ^
[10:47:04 AM] Oceanstuck: yeah that
[10:47:15 AM] Oceanstuck: lol link ninjad you
[10:47:20 AM] Helper: The level of idiocy has reached paranormal levels.
[10:47:26 AM] Eve Sim: ^^^^^^
[10:47:30 AM] Oceanstuck: sounds about normal
[10:47:31 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Sorry helper
[10:47:41 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Anyway
[10:47:43 AM] Archery 2000: Sorry helper, but I still have to ask, is there any final advice you can give us?
[10:47:48 AM] Grey: It's a fact that the larger a group is, the lower their IQ gets.
[10:47:59 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: everyone shh
[10:48:04 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Grey has one more question yes?
[10:48:04 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: please
[10:48:10 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: im starting to get a headache too
[10:48:19 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: and i imagine that Helpers is way larger
[10:48:25 AM] Helper: I will answer the tactician's last question.
[10:48:34 AM] Helper: And give one last piece of advice.
[10:49:30 AM] Oceanstuck: leans in to listen closely
[10:49:46 AM] Oceanstuck: which is kinda pointless since this is all text
[10:50:43 AM] Grey: Recently we've seen that the group of people who imprisoned Doug have found where some of us reside. I just want to know, who's still safe?
[10:51:55 AM] Helper: Whomever they cannot get to. While the group may know your location, they might not have the means to get to it.
[10:52:22 AM] Archery 2000: and the advice?
[10:52:27 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): May I ask one final question before you give your advice?
[10:52:33 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i believe that was the advice archery
[10:52:42 AM] Oceanstuck: too late moogs
[10:52:49 AM] Helper: I would protect your mailing addresses though. Just in case my hat is used for nefarious deeds.
[10:53:13 AM] Helper: I will allow one last question from the rude one.
[10:53:29 AM] Helper: But only to give him a chance to redeem himself.
[10:53:42 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): What is the goal of your current journey?
[10:53:59 AM] Helper: He has not redeemed himself.
[10:53:59 AM] *** Stevey "Wolfe" Freeman gasp ***
[10:54:02 AM] Stevey "Wolfe" Freeman: helper
[10:54:08 AM] Grey: Saw that coming.
[10:54:10 AM] Oceanstuck: this revelation surprises no one
[10:54:13 AM] Stevey "Wolfe" Freeman: My friend! :D
[10:54:26 AM] Oceanstuck: LE GASP
[10:54:40 AM] Eve Sim: Helper, what was your last word of advice?
[10:54:45 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Well helper, i hope youquest to get you body back is successful, we shall continue to search for and regain your hat to you!
[10:54:49 AM] Oceanstuck: dont give your mailing addresses
[10:54:51 AM] Helper: I stated in the beginning, and throughout my replies, that I still no longer have my body, and am in search of it.
[10:54:51 AM | Edited 10:55:12 AM] Archery 2000: yes, if you've said your advice, could you repeat it?
[10:55:22 AM] Helper: I have not stated it yet.
[10:55:24 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): The question was to clarify this. I thank you for it
[10:55:34 AM] Helper: I am thinking up some good sage advice.
[10:55:35 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Your advice, please?
[10:55:41 AM] Archery 2000: haha, we're all ears
[10:55:56 AM | Edited 10:55:58 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Helper you have the greatest personality
[10:56:00 AM] Oceanstuck: i like you helper
[10:56:10 AM] Grey: Why does Mugen's comments read like a Phoenix Wright cross examination.
[10:56:25 AM] Oceanstuck: PFFPT
[10:56:48 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Because I'm not rude, I am merely not intimidated.
[10:56:55 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: >_<
[10:56:58 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: stfu the rude one
[10:57:00 AM] Oceanstuck: hahahahahahaha
[10:57:01 AM] Mando 寒山: Not mutually exclusive duderino
[10:57:01 AM] Wolfcat: Nah you're pretty rude
[10:58:39 AM] Helper: Remember that, while you change events in the past, the future may also contact you. Also, the rude one is very rude, and also easily intimidated at the mention of their past. This goes for your member, and theirs.
[10:58:59 AM] Archery 2000: theirs?
[10:59:04 AM] Archery 2000: oh
[10:59:07 AM] Archery 2000: thank you
[10:59:18 AM] Oceanstuck: huh
[10:59:20 AM] Wolfcat: Thank you very much, Helper.
[10:59:23 AM] Archery 2000: again, sorry for the badgering
[10:59:25 AM] Grey: Thank you Helper.
[10:59:30 AM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Thank you for the sageful advice helper, i hope you get your body soon
[10:59:44 AM] Helper: I think that statement sets us at even odds, the one who calls themself Mugen.
[10:59:54 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): That past belongs to another. He may be connected to me, and it was he who was angered by the remider
[11:00:01 AM] Oceanstuck: bullshit
[11:00:01 AM] *** Helper has left ***

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.

3/15/15 - Chat with Patrem - Within Hubris (JiD Thread)

/Patrem\ 9:35 PM: "I am in the midst of my work child, what is it that you must call on me in such a place?"
Spirkiroid 9:39 PM: "hey dude can we get a selfie"
/Patrem\ 9:44 PM: "Do you think you are worthy of my visage, child?"
Mugen Kagemaru 9:47 PM: "Hah. Ha ha, funny. Come now. Don't be shy. That's my girlfriend's department."
Stevey 9:48 PM: "A majority of us have contributed to this avertion of chaos. Found multiple truths and therefore aided you in your work... so yes... or alternatively... don't be shy!"
Rafal 9:53 PM: "And if you think us not worthy of your visage, you still have deemed us at least somewhat worthy of your time based upon your actions. If you decline to show, perhaps you could still do us the honor of telling us something."
ihatesigningupforstufflikethis 10:00 PM: "patrem i bet yr cute"
GreyouTT 10:01 PM: "WELL, WELL, WELL. You actually posted. Now that you're here, I think it's time we got some things out in the open. For example, you seem to be sticking to PMs quite a bit there my inter-dimensional friend. Why so secretive?"
/Patrem\ 10:40 PM: "You have all amused me greatly. So despite requesting in such a childish manner, I may grant you the privilege of a glimpse at my current form. However, this may take time, as capturing and sending a depiction of it from where I currently dwell is a task of great complexity. Just as the method in which I dwell is that of complexity, and often is the cause of disrepair in electrical devices. All this aside, is there anything you request at this time children, or shall I return to my work?"
Archery 10:45 PM: "Hey Patrem, Why do you keep ignoring my PMs? Am I asking the wrong questions?"
Stevey 10:51 PM: "On what we believe is Helper's channel "M" on Youtube.. there was a shadow at the end of his latest video, do you know what it is?"
Archery 10:59 PM: "Also, what are demons and how do you become one? Can you stop being one?"
/Patrem\ 11:03 PM: "Shadow's come in many forms child. Maybe your primative eyes misinterpreted unimiportant information as something of siginificance. Also chide me not should I be sans response of your tedious masked requests, I give each deep observation prior to action. However those that needn't require said observation to begin with often do not warrant my attention for I am quite busy and time truly is finite, even for one such as I."
Stevey 11:07 PM: "I said this as a joke to my friends in our chat a few moments ago... ... how did you...?"
GreyouTT 11:12 PM: "What is the group attempting to do at the Fishery? What exactly do they plan to do with Doug?"
Oceanstuck 11:13 PM: "im here guys. hello ok i have a quick question. what are the defining characteristics of a demon? shits come up a bit in a few conversations and i think we should probably get that sorted out"
/Patrem\ 11:48 PM: "I am always watching you brats, for it is unwise to leave children unattended. As for the place of worship, my children are simply attempting to better themselves for the coming times. As for douglas, I have stated before what shall become of him is unchangeable as I have spoken previously and I have no reason to speak of what is currently happening to him, so I shall not."
/Patrem\ 11:13 PM: "I know nothing of these "Demons" of which you speak. Why must you pry me of such foolish imaginings, what next? Shall you beseech me of the monsters beneath the place in which you rest?"
Mugen Kagemaru 11:53 PM: "Someone talked about demons and we're asking in case it becomes relevant. Better to look into red herrings than to ignore the right trail when it's revealed."
((Patrem begins quoting players' messages from Skype and responding to them in his posts. These quoted messages will be italicized.))
/Patrem\ 12:35 AM: "Since Patrem is the leader of the cult we should capture him"
/Patrem\ 12:35 AM: "I would be delighted if you would speak more of these grandiose propositions. Please, if you honestly believe you carry knowledge not of my own understanding, do enlightened me. For surely you and your fellow "Detectives" are supremely powerful beings that I should not trifle with."
/Patrem\ 12:35 AM: ((A distorted audio file is posted))
Stevey 1:00 AM: "We're the most powerful thing since god my friend. We clearly have no need of these petty games..."
Archery 1:02 AM: "Ignore his insolence, forgive us father, for we have sinned..."
GreyouTT 1:08 AM: "Good to know higher beings are still capable of sarcasm. But since you asked, I'll tell you: We may not be powerful beings, but you should never count us out. We have a power of our own."
/Patrem\ 1:29 AM: "Then try and wield this power child, see what it gets you in return. If you have some plan to "catch" me, I would be most pleased to see you execute it."
GreyouTT 2:05 AM: "Tempting, but I think we'll save that for later. For now though, I think it's time us detectives fell off of your radar for a while."
GreyouTT 2:05 AM: ((The "Stone Mask" and "Gibdo Mask" are both submitted))
/Patrem\ 2:38 AM: "Do you think you have sort of control over me? Do you even understand the power you attempt to wield? Look upon your foe, and kneel."
/Patrem\ 2:38 AM: ((Patrem posts a photo of himself though it is incredibly distorted))
Stevey 2:46 AM: "More Technical issues.. huh?"
Archery 4:39 AM: "My word, you're the only handsomest ethereal entity I have ever set my eyes on, what a lovely complexion you have!"
/Patrem\ 4:50 AM: "My true intent was to show you the form I currently reside in. However the power radiated from my own presence, and the complexity of delivering such a thing to this place resulted in showing nothing more than my essence, and some scrambled remains. Pity, the sight of my form would have sent you all into quite a bit of turmoil."
Archery 4:52 AM: "Is the face found in the bottom right corner a remnant of the original image?"
/Patrem\ 4:54 AM: "Yes child."
Archery 4:56 AM: "Apologies about the comments earlier regarding capturing you. On a more serious note, is there any way we can contact Mason, or could you kindly put us in contact with him?"
/Patrem\ 5:05 AM: "I found it quite amusing, as it always is, but most certainly it is when you think you can use your toys on me."
Archery 5:10 AM: "Amusing it might be, but the statement is true, isn't it. You aren't asking us to cower in fear or kneel before you unlike before. If you do not mind, could you answer a few questions we have, including the prior question?"
Helix 5:12 AM: "Previously I've messaged you a couple of questions though I wasn't sure if it was something you could answer. In /notes, it is said that two of us must die. Is there a reason for this 'sacrifice'? What exactly is "her will"? Is /notes written by doug or you? And, if I may boldly ask again, are you against or for the idea of humans like us ascending?"
/Patrem\ 5:20 AM: "I will answer but one final question, I have many things I must attend to and have no time for the incessant babbling of children."
Archery 5:26 AM: "How can we can contact Mason ourselves? If we are unable to, could you kindly put us in contact with him?"
/Patrem\ 5:35 AM: "Mason is a foolish child, there is no need for you to contact him. However I shall tell you that he is currently within his own residence. There is more to know of him, but it shall surely come to you in time, you are not infants and I shan't spoon feed you. Now I shall depart, as this child shall soon awaken and I still have tasks to address."

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.

3/17/15 - Chat with Mason - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
3/17/15 - It's been a while
"Sorry I’ve blown you guys off. I’m really out of it now, especially after I couldn’t even see Doug. This week has been crazy, too. I’ve met some new friends, have been waking up earlier than usual, have been finding myself in places that I’ve never seen before, and finally met a really odd person that claimed to be from the future. It’s been a rough week and a half."


((Comments))
Player: ((Players ask Mason about the person claiming to be from the future))
Mason: "He was dressed in all grey. I couldn’t make out what he looked like. He came and wanted to trade me for an item.
Player: ((Players ask what the man wanted))
Mason: "He wanted a hat I’d found at the fishery for a card. He said the card would be very important in the future for me. I didn’t want the hat anyways; it had blood on it."
Player: ((Players ask about the card))
Mason: "It’s…not a collectible card. It’s just an 8 of clubs."
Player: ((Players question if there's anything special about the card))
Mason: "No, there isn’t anything special about the card that I can tell of. I would give you a picture, but my phone/camera is currently dead."


Player: ((Players ask Mason about how he is appearing in different places))
Mason: "I have no idea. One second I’m walking down the street, the next I’m just by some park’s statue…"
Player: ((Players ask about the statue like))
Mason: "The statue was just some abstract sculpture. Also, I did say I’ve never seen that place before."

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".

• 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:

3/17/15 - Patrem's Bedtime Story - Within Hubris (PM's)

Yes child, sleep is a very important thing for your kind. So I shall tell you the tail of another who also has trouble sleeping. There once was a child who was quite curious, he was surrounded by children and yet, it was not enough for him. So he sought the company of others. Through trials and tribulations he found sanctuary in their communion, however he lost sight of the other children, his own name and even his self. But his new family loved him very much, so his father decided to give him a name. Vincent, and before he knew it he was a very responsible man. He was to oversee all of the children in his father’s home when his father was away. However one night, father saw that one of his children had become quite grand. This child was to come and see his father so that he might be told the secrets that only father may know. But two terrible children, who must not be spoken of, one flying, one simply screaming, had come and interfered. Luckily the grand child had still done what was needed on that night, but their father was displaced. He was hurt, that children would fuss in such a time of glory. But Vincent was a good boy, he gave his father refuge. But the event was much to bare, and Vincent had forgotten once again who his family truly was. This all kept Vincent awake, always awake, and his father can do no work, if Vincent is always awake and crying as though he is still simply another child. Now you must rest, for sleep is a very important thing for your kind. I may be able to go on without such a time wasting practice, but neither you nor Vincent can.

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.

3/18/15 - Chat with Patrem and Vincent - Within Hubris

/Patrem\ 10:39 PM: "My time is very limited. I am timeless, but my flesh puppet moves on a most cumbersome schedule."
/Patrem\ 10:39 PM: ((Patrem posts a corrupted version of the player Tyler's audio file))
Stevey 10:45 PM: "Is that.... Tylep's stuff in there? ... what are you implying? ... On Doug's old blog... Mason mentioned he met a Grey Man.. Do you know who this is?"
Sengi 10:58 PM: "Hey Patrem, who is The gray man? Can we get any clues to it's identity?"
Eve 11:27 PM: "Patrem, is there anything we can do to aid you? Or is there something that we've overlooked?"
Stevey 11:28 PM: "It seems Patrem is unwilling to talk of the identity of this Grey Man. .... we should use this time to ask something vital before Patrem leaves.."
GreyouTT 11:30 PM: "Or maybe you should be more patient."
Wolfcat 11:40 PM: "Do you have other 'puppets' at your disposal? If so, have we met them?"
Tyler: 11:43 PM: "Patrem used my thingy, does this mean I am cannon now?"
GreyouTT 12:02 AM: "Hey Patrem, what are you children at the fishery preparing for exactly?"
/Patrem\ 12:38 AM: ""Is that.... Tylep's stuff in there? ... what are you implying?""
/Patrem\ 12:38 AM: "Something about it felt nostalgic, I then quickly realized it was not I who felt it but my flesh."
/Patrem\ 12:38 AM: ""Hey Patrem, what are you children at the fishery preparing for exactly?""
/Patrem\ 12:38 AM: "They are simply playing now, as children do. I however am the one preparing, so that things may be a bit more favorable in that time."
Chuckles 12:51 AM: "hey Patrem what do you jerk off to?"
GreyouTT 12:52 AM: "What's going to happen when the time you're preparing for comes? Some sort of spiritual event or something like the moon falling?"
Oceanstuck 1:01 AM: ""hey Patrem what do you jerk off to?""
Oceanstuck 1:01 AM: "your mom"
/Patrem\ 1:27 AM: ""So maybe at some point we can play the Goron's Lullaby to put Vincent to rest, which will allow Patrem to further his plans""
/Patrem\ 1:27 AM: "He sleeps even now, in fact, he fell asleep in a rather unfamiliar location as you may have over heard in my previous message."
Mugen Kagemaru 1:45 AM: "Does the name Valoron Lyro mean anything to you? He claims he once killed you but I doubt the validity of such a claim."
Oceanstuck 1:49 AM: "i have a nagging feeling that shit is about to be thrown everywhere..."
/Patrem\ 1:50 AM: "Child none have killed me and I may never truly die. I have never encountered this man but he tells foolish tales of a liar."
Oceanstuck 1:55 AM: "idk whether to be relieved or perturbed by this info regarding a joke statement"
/Patrem\ 1:56 AM: ""Should we ask about the Spire?""
/Patrem\ 1:56 AM: "Ask me not of this."
GreyouTT 1:58 AM: "What do you think of the color Azure?"
/Patrem\ 2:11 AM: "It is a meaningless color to me. This place is quite loud, and soon this child shall awaken once again. I have time for but one more question."
Mugen Kagemaru 2:13 AM: "Will you permit the child to converse with us?"
/Patrem\ 2:26 AM: "I can feel him awakening so I may have no choice. However before I depart, I wish to clear up a prior confusion that I found most aggravating. Vincent and Douglas are two separate children, also Ibfda fd awakened"
GreyouTT 2:29 AM: "Thank goodness he managed to click send before the seizure completely took hold."
((Vincent begins speaking through Patrem's account))
/Patrem\ 2:40 AM: "What is this?"
Mugen Kagemaru 2:43 AM: "This... is a place of gathering, really. Um, what can you tell us about where you are?"
GreyouTT 2:45 AM: "It's a forum yo. You feeling alright?"
/Patrem\ 2:50 AM: "I'm really confused, I don't know who you are or what this website is. But the last thing I remember is going to sleep in my room, and now it looks like I am in my local park. I am feeling kinda of weird and my head hurts. Who are you people and do you know anything about this?"
Eve 2:52 AM: "We are the Internet Detectives. What's your name?"
/Patrem\ 2:54 AM: "Why should I tell you my name? What the fuck is going on!?"
Mugen Kagemaru 2:54 AM: "Um, Eve? Don't we already know his name? Anyway, some unusual things have come up regarding a group with a thing for the moon. Is there anything you can tell us about that while you make your way home?"
/Patrem\ 3:01 AM: "A thing for the moon? Thats a shame, there is no moon in the sky tonight. But I don't know anything about this group. Do you know why I am sitting here with this page open in my night clothes in the middle of my local park at night?"
GreyouTT 3:01 AM: "Well this is going to take some explaining. Well not the park thing, not sure about that part, but the rest of it we can explain. Well kind of. You see it's very complicated, you may want to sit down if you aren't already. If anything, you may or may not want to look back at your post history."
/Patrem\ 3:03 AM: "Wait... HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!?"
Mugen Kagemaru 3:04 AM: "You don't know anything? That's odd... Why would that one choose you, then...? As Grey implied, we do have an explanation for your little mystery, but we fear it won't exactly be... ... ah... how would you people put it... ...believeable? Yes, there we go. We fear you won't believe us. (Addendum) As for your name... well, someone told us."
GreyouTT 3:14 AM: "Yes well the name thing is I admit, suspicious, and you are no doubt confused by what is going on. But right now I think you should be focusing on why you are in the park right now. Now, could you describe your surroundings, do you see anything out of the ordinary that does not involve pajamas."
Mugen Kagemaru 3:17 AM: "*facepalm* Grey... Anything odd that doesn't involve pajamas or the fact that total strangers over the Internet just happen to know your name?"
/Patrem\ 3:21 AM: "I have no idea where my phone is, and the lights in the park were all flickering for a few moments when I woke up. I recall having it in my hand before I fell asleep. I have no idea why I would be in the park but I am about to head home, when I leave the park there will be no wifi until I get back to my house."
Mugen Kagemaru 3:27 AM: "OK, before you go, could you clear something up for us? The person who told us your name, they also said you helped a person who was like a father figure to you when something went wrong. Can you tell us anything about that?"
/Patrem\ 3:35 AM: "My father is dead, I don't have any father figures and I have no idea what the fuck you are talking about. I am gonna go before someone steals my shit. Some little kid just walked up to me, like this young kid and just asked me if the "Purple man" is gone now, crying and shit. Fuck this, fuck everything about this, fuck you guys, fuck whoever the purple man is. I am going home now. Fuck this."

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" and dancing.
• At 9:30 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Dancing".

3/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
For some reason I feel like dancing.

Really badly. I don't even know how to dance. -M


((Comments))


Sengi: "nah, dont... Those urges are dumb and you can prove your will to be strong by ignoring them completely"
DandP: "It at least raised my spirits."
Sengi: "Use that energy for productive things! Paint a picture, write a story, do that while being guided by your raised spirits!! Maybe then will that energy be put for good use"


Oceanstuck: "im gonna join you if you dont mind"
DandP: "That's dumb."
Oceanstuck: "aw come on man dancing is fun no matter shitty you may think you are at it. uhm, hold on, lemme think of a good dance to do. you put your right foot in, you put your right foot out...wait no thats stupid. uhh, you know the macarena?"


Wyatt Hunt: "I think you should go with your gut. You have this urge for a reason, and dance is an art form. If you feel like dancing, that's just awesome."
DandP: "Alright."

• 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".

3/19/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

THat was fuking close.

For those of you who are going to ask, no, I didn't dance. I noticed that the clouds were forming outside, then a bolt appeared close to me.

I'm a little worried about this.

• At 11:23 PM, Helper's account on Within Hubris became active and posted the following:

3/19/15 - Message from "Helper" - Within Hubris

You've all been very lucky so far. In all the times your members have rushed in and acted without the consensus of others, you haven't killed anybody yet.

Perhaps this will change tonight.

March 20th, 2015

• At 3:49 PM, the Helper account posted the following on Within Hubris:

3/20/15 - Message from "Helper" - Within Hubris

The way you all treat each other is pitiful. What right have you to call others arrogant when your attitudes rival the very one you insult? What right has any of you to call me a false prophet when you failed to regard the information provided by my predecessor, the one you consider "real?"

If you seek my assistance, please hesitate before putting your own down and stepping onto your own pedestal. Your outfit is only as strong as its weakest link, and you fools are only rusting the chain. You seem to have been very lucky so far. Consider my words, friends, and become one unit. Or, you could ignore me and see how far that gets you.

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.

3/21/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[1:18:37 PM] The Man: Hello.
[1:19:19 PM] Oceanstuck: hello
[1:19:30 PM] Oceanstuck: holy shit guys the mans here
[1:19:38 PM] The Man: Does anyone happen to know where BlackLuigi7 and Wolfcat are?
[1:19:47 PM] Oceanstuck: dawn and wolf?
[1:19:51 PM] Oceanstuck: i dont
[1:19:55 PM] Oceanstuck: why
[1:20:13 PM] The Man: I have my reasons.
[1:20:15 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Ohai dude
[1:20:27 PM] The Man: Dawn messaged me about a problem a while back.
[1:20:37 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': hi guy
[1:20:40 PM] Oceanstuck: describe this problem
[1:20:44 PM] The Man: Wolfcat did something I need to speak to him about.
[1:20:55 PM] The Man: I...think that's private?
[1:20:59 PM] Oceanstuck: hm?
[1:21:23 PM] The Man: Terribly sorry. I did not know I was going to play 20 questions when I asked.
[1:21:44 PM] Oceanstuck: ive never heard the term 20 questions but i think i get it
[1:21:45 PM] Oceanstuck: sorry
[1:22:11 PM] The Man: It just happens to be important.
[1:22:17 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): They only ask so they can pass it on to your addressees when they pass on your looking for them
[1:22:24 PM] Oceanstuck: uh
[1:22:25 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah
[1:22:27 PM] Oceanstuck: something like that
[1:22:29 PM] The Man: Please tell them to issue me a friend request when they come back.
[1:22:47 PM] Oceanstuck: right
[1:22:57 PM] The Man: Thank you kindly.
[1:23:12 PM] The Man: Sorry about this, it is very important.
[1:23:22 PM] Oceanstuck: its alright
[1:24:01 PM | Edited 1:24:24 PM] Oceanstuck: as long as youre not trying to use our internal drama against us in the arg im chill
[1:24:04 PM] Oceanstuck: ...wait
[1:24:04 PM] Oceanstuck: fuck
[1:24:17 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): ...
[1:24:17 PM] The Man: Just to clear it
[1:24:34 PM] The Man: This has nothing to do with the ARG.
[1:24:48 PM] Oceanstuck: ill take your word for it
[1:24:59 PM] Oceanstuck: i just needed to make that joke, awful as it is
[1:25:20 PM] Oceanstuck: so
[1:25:32 PM] Oceanstuck: anything else you want or need to get out of the way while youre here?
[1:25:44 PM] The Man: I know. I just thought of how dreadfully odd it was that I ask for those two specifically.
[1:26:03 PM] Oceanstuck: shrug
[1:26:10 PM] The Man: I....don't think so? Are you expecting me to say something?
[1:26:17 PM] Oceanstuck: i was kinda referring to the group in general when i made that statement
[1:26:25 PM | Edited 1:26:32 PM] Oceanstuck: if semi-jokingly
[1:27:56 PM] Oceanstuck: as long as youre not trying to use our internal drama against us in the arg im chillthis one i mean
[1:28:24 PM] Oceanstuck: ...i may have made this confusing
[1:28:36 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Meh
[1:28:47 PM] Oceanstuck: shurg
[1:29:13 PM] Oceanstuck: wait are you still there The Man
[1:29:48 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah i think hes gone

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 "Helper" account thanked the players 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.".

3/23/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

((Post))
Hey guys.

I just got back. One second, I was in my house, protecting myself from the storm.

The next, I was next to that fucking statue again.

((An image of an owl statue is posted))

This is getting ridiculous though. This time it was in a park far, far off from my house. I'm just glad my parents weren't home for the weekend.

But now, I feel like I want to do something. I need to know what happened to Doug. I have no idea how to go about doing something, though. So I want ideas. I'll add that it seems like the members of the...I guess I should call it a cult, now...haven't noticed that I was the man who spied on them that night. They're sending me messages, and trying to get to me at school, saying that they're worried and that I can always come back to them if I'm in trouble. I'm thinking about taking them up on their offer, to see if I can find anything.


((Comments))
Stevey: "From Dougs last posts... he joined them, and we never heard from him again... are you sure that'd really be a good idea?"
DandP: "I'm not sure."
Stevey: "Do you have a weapon of sorts? a baseball bat.. or a gun even? if you have to go, dont be a sterotypical horror protagonist and go unarmed... that never ends well."
DandP: "I have a small switchblade..."
Oceanstuck: "how well can you fight with that thing. if youre gonna use a weapon you should go with one you can use effectively"


Archery2000: "Hey Mason, sorry if it seems like I'm pressing you for it, but I'm rather interested in playing cards. Could you post up a picture of the card, ideally one from each side, just to show it fully. (i could send you a picture of my collection if you're interested, it's small but I just started recently, so...)"
DandP: "I think I misplaced the card somewhere. There's really nothing special about it, though. It isn't even name brand."


KendoSF: "I dunno, I think it might be a good idea to wait before going near them again. Has Doug come back yet? Or is he still in the fishery?"
DandP: "I haven't seen Doug since."
KendoSF: "Hmmm... I think you should keep your distance for now. If you want, try some spying. But don't follow them into a place you're not sure about. In fact I think you might want to bring back up if you decide to explore a place they hang out at."


Wickedlady4180: "Be careful, Mason. If you do go, please make sure to let us know. We'll help you any way we can."
DandP: "Alright."


Zangoose: "Do be careful, we suspect that cult from being a harmful organization, and maybe they take their lives off..."
DandP: "...No shit?"


Wolfcat22: "We'll try to help however we can. What more can you tell us about this cult? Like, anything about rituals or ranks? Also one more question, though it is a random one. Do you take Psychology? I got a random photo in the mail of some Psychology notes, it freaked me out a bit."
DandP: "We were promised to become part of a whole new way of thinking, including gaining powers and being one of the first to get the ability to never age once we hit it large as a sort of scientific/religious organization. I can't tell you much more than this for many reasons, partly because I wasn't told a lot about what was going on since I was lower ranked. No, I have never taken Psychology."
Zangoose: "Hey, by chance do you know if Doug did run psychology?"
DandP: "I think so. I'm not sure."

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.

3/23/15 - Chat with Helper - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[10:29:31 PM] *** Helper joined. ***
[10:29:39 PM] Oceanstuck: ohai
[10:29:53 PM] Helper: Hello, adventurers!
[10:29:59 PM] Grey: http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/796/799/3de.gif
[10:30:02 PM] Grey: wait what
[10:30:03 PM] Kidpichu: (>_<) my whole little pichu life has been a lie?
[10:30:10 PM] Oceanstuck: sup bruh
[10:30:20 PM] Grey: Hi helper!
[10:30:23 PM] Helper: Has it been, heroine?
[10:30:26 PM] Oceanstuck: logging all of this before i forget
[10:30:33 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... oh...
[10:30:41 PM] Kidpichu: hi ^-^
[10:30:42 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: is this the sassy, amazing helper that I know and love?
[10:31:04 PM] Helper: It seems that my hat has exchanged hands.
[10:31:10 PM] Oceanstuck: so ive heard
[10:31:17 PM] Grey: Indeed, a Grey man has it now.
[10:31:20 PM] Grey: Not me
[10:31:26 PM] Grey: Even though my name is Grey
[10:31:31 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: A douchier .... Greyier.... man
[10:31:36 PM] Helper: I cannot say I am pleased by this, but it seems the hat is closer to your grasp than you think.
[10:31:45 PM] The Sun: No, Grey has it.
[10:31:47 PM] The Sun: Kill him.
[10:31:51 PM] Oceanstuck: oh?
[10:31:55 PM] Grey: hrm?
[10:32:03 PM] Oceanstuck: huh
[10:32:06 PM] Oceanstuck: if its so close
[10:32:09 PM] Oceanstuck: how might we get it
[10:32:21 PM] Helper: How might you get it?
[10:32:28 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah how
[10:32:34 PM] Helper: How?
[10:32:54 PM] Oceanstuck: yes im asking how we could potentially get the hat
[10:32:57 PM] Grey: Who?
[10:33:11 PM] Helper: By taking it from this grey man!
[10:33:18 PM] Oceanstuck: ok
[10:33:20 PM] Oceanstuck: but first
[10:33:28 PM] The Sun: Seems like a simple concept.
[10:33:40 PM] Oceanstuck: how do we figure out exactly who and/or where the grey man is
[10:33:40 PM] Grey: Alright, here's the plan
[10:33:44 PM] Grey: I run up
[10:33:48 PM] Grey: and kick him in the nuts. Dawn, you run after me
[10:33:57 PM] Grey: and grab the hat
[10:34:04 PM] Oceanstuck: hahahaha
[10:34:06 PM] The Sun: But I am in space.
[10:34:07 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: I'LL TBAG THE PAINED BODY!
[10:34:14 PM] Grey: Explain MArio 3
[10:34:18 PM] Helper: By asking them who they are!
[10:34:27 PM] Oceanstuck: how do we know who to ask
[10:34:40 PM] Helper: The grey man, of course.
[10:34:44 PM] Helper: Who else?
[10:34:45 PM] Grey: Fine, Ocean will grab the hat
[10:34:48 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .... ho boy
[10:34:55 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: but we've had no contact with this grey man.
[10:34:57 PM] Grey: Then we flee to mexico
[10:34:59 PM] Oceanstuck: you guys are hilarious
[10:35:01 PM] Grey: where we make the exchange
[10:35:04 PM] Kidpichu: could circle be the greyman? 3: he used to be a greyman but circle wouldn't take hats
[10:35:52 PM] Grey: The name of this operation will be called Ocean's 423
[10:39:05 PM] Helper: Once I gained my body back, I had to perform tasks for the one that claimed it before.
[10:39:24 PM] Oceanstuck: "the one that claimed it before"?
[10:39:25 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... intresting
[10:39:38 PM] Kidpichu: ....yaoi's...I'm sorry
[10:39:40 PM] Helper: They took my talent for running and used it for a thriving business they happened to have.
[10:40:04 PM] Grey: So it was pot
[10:40:09 PM] Helper: I simply had to run white powder cross-country!
[10:40:17 PM] Grey: or coke
[10:40:20 PM] Grey: or both
[10:40:26 PM] Oceanstuck: omai
[10:40:27 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: you're ... serious, arent you?
[10:40:29 PM] Oceanstuck: :O
[10:40:52 PM] Helper: I have no idea why I would not be serious, adventurer!
[10:41:12 PM] Oceanstuck: for amusement maybe
[10:41:17 PM] Oceanstuck: but i dont really think thats your thing
[10:41:28 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: I dont know how you supernatural beings.... function... but, where in the country "are you" ?
[10:41:47 PM] Helper: I am no longer supernatural.
[10:41:54 PM] Oceanstuck: was he ever supernatural
[10:41:59 PM] Helper: I currently reside in Jacksonville.
[10:42:04 PM] Helper: Florida.
[10:42:10 PM] Grey: Well now that you have your body we can get your hat back to you easier.
[10:42:11 PM] Oceanstuck: florida?
[10:42:22 PM] Helper: That is what I said.
[10:42:22 PM] Helper: That is what I said.
[10:42:29 PM] Oceanstuck: huh
[10:42:30 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Oh hi Helper
[10:42:35 PM] Helper: Hello!
[10:42:38 PM] Oceanstuck: we have a friend whos from florida
[10:42:44 PM] Oceanstuck: interesting
[10:42:53 PM] Helper: Yes, Mason, I take it?
[10:43:05 PM] Oceanstuck: mason is from florida?
[10:43:11 PM] The Sun: Wait so
[10:43:13 PM] The Sun: Helper runs coke
[10:43:16 PM] The Sun: For a living
[10:43:24 PM] Grey: Yes he does
[10:43:32 PM] Oceanstuck: apparently
[10:43:35 PM] Kidpichu: i think it was to pay his debt though XD
[10:43:40 PM] Helper: Yes.
[10:43:44 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Run the coke, wipe away the debt
[10:44:05 PM] Grey: SAy helper, do you think you could give Mason some back up if he ever needs it?
[10:44:12 PM] Kidpichu: circle dawn is a moon 3:
[10:44:19 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: i knew it
[10:44:22 PM] The Sun: I'M NOT
[10:44:25 PM] The Sun: UR A MOON
[10:44:26 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah you are
[10:44:27 PM] Oceanstuck: B)
[10:44:40 PM] Helper: Last time you asked me of this task, I died!
[10:44:47 PM] Oceanstuck: good point
[10:44:53 PM] Helper: Also, the demon is a male.
[10:44:58 PM] Oceanstuck: demon?
[10:45:01 PM] Kidpichu: 3'8 I don't want to beleaf it
[10:45:04 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... which demon?
[10:45:04 PM] Oceanstuck: circle?
[10:45:16 PM] Grey: I wasn't around for that, but wasn't the task to find doug and not help Mason?
[10:45:19 PM | Edited 10:45:36 PM] Oceanstuck: dawn?
[10:45:19 PM] Helper: The one called "BlackLuigi7".
[10:45:24 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Well I am a demon and I am male
[10:45:24 PM] Oceanstuck: dawn
[10:45:28 PM] The Sun: wat
[10:45:29 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Oh
[10:45:38 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: dawn.. what makes them a demon?
[10:45:42 PM] Grey: Working together with mason probably wouldn't cause you to die again
[10:45:47 PM] Helper: Yes, but you asked me to provide help.
[10:45:49 PM] Grey: probably
[10:45:50 PM] Oceanstuck: what are the defining characteristics of a demon
[10:46:01 PM] Helper: I do not wish to take this risk.
[10:46:11 PM] Helper: Well, I am glad you asked!
[10:46:12 PM] Grey: Alright, I won't force you.
[10:46:36 PM] Helper: Demons usually are in possession of horns and red skin.
[10:46:56 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: and... you think dawn looks like that?
[10:47:01 PM] Grey: Dawn, have you been hiding horns this entire time?
[10:47:04 PM] Helper: They are creatures of sin, whom try to entrap their victims in...
[10:47:05 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: If I could convey a sigh faithfully through text
[10:47:12 PM] Helper: Heavens no! The one called Dawn is a metaphorical demon.
[10:47:31 PM] Oceanstuck: oh
[10:47:32 PM] *** Kidpichu climbs onto dawns head pats pats ***
[10:47:35 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: oh..?
[10:47:43 PM] The Sun: Ur a demon
[10:47:47 PM] Grey: Metaphorical?
[10:47:48 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I'm assuming it's the same for me
[10:47:53 PM] *** Grey tilts his head ***
[10:47:55 PM] Helper: Yes.
[10:47:59 PM] Helper: However
[10:48:09 PM] Helper: The one you call "Mando". Is a literal demon.
[10:48:28 PM] Kidpichu: dawn your still a sun to me~ ^-^
[10:48:33 PM] Oceanstuck: i shouldve guessed as much
[10:48:36 PM] Kidpichu: o:
[10:48:37 PM] The Sun: I am a sun though. ;-;
[10:48:40 PM] Grey: It was the punch wasn't it
[10:48:41 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... are demons capable of camoflaguing their true form?
[10:48:53 PM] Helper: I do not see why not.
[10:49:08 PM] Helper: Currently Circle and Dawn are doing such.
[10:49:14 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...
[10:49:15 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: :c
[10:49:18 PM] The Sun: :D
[10:49:24 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Thank god I'm not a demon
[10:49:29 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Could you imagine a british demon?
[10:49:31 PM] Oceanstuck: that explains things i guess
[10:49:36 PM] Grey: yes actually
[10:49:39 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: "I'm goin to fukin kick ur hed in and take u thell"
[10:49:41 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: there are two kinds of people
[10:49:45 PM] Oceanstuck: heheh
[10:49:52 PM] Helper: I happen to think all brits are demons.
[10:49:56 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...
[10:49:59 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: screw you too :c
[10:50:00 PM] Oceanstuck: OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[10:50:01 PM] Kidpichu: D: circle you can be a nice demon~
[10:50:03 PM] Oceanstuck: SHOTS FIRED
[10:50:04 PM] Grey: rekt
[10:50:16 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: dawn can't even provide sick burns that hot
[10:50:23 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: I see...
[10:50:25 PM] The Sun: Yes I can. ;-;
[10:50:28 PM] Kidpichu: D: stevey
[10:50:29 PM] The Sun: British people sound dum
[10:50:33 PM] The Sun: c?
[10:50:35 PM] The Sun: rekt
[10:50:43 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: that was hot
[10:50:45 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: So mando was always a demon, huh?
[10:50:56 PM] *** Kidpichu rests on stevey's head pat pats ***
[10:50:58 PM] Helper: I believe so.
[10:51:06 PM] Oceanstuck: so
[10:51:12 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .. so your information may not be correct?
[10:51:19 PM] Oceanstuck: if dawn and circle are metaphorical demons...
[10:51:21 PM] Oceanstuck: ...how so?
[10:51:23 PM] Kidpichu: you sound cool to me~
[10:51:32 PM] Helper: Just as any information may not be correct.
[10:51:38 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .... true
[10:51:54 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Helper, do you have a microphone? I want to hear dat sexy ex-mailman voice
[10:52:01 PM] Helper: Because they desire the opposite of you!
[10:52:05 PM] Oceanstuck: stevey we cant even do calls in here
[10:52:10 PM] Helper: I do not understand.
[10:52:16 PM] Oceanstuck: hm?
[10:52:19 PM] Oceanstuck: well dawn does yes
[10:52:22 PM] Oceanstuck: but circle
[10:52:28 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: hmm?
[10:52:33 PM] Oceanstuck: what desire exactly are you referrng to
[10:52:34 PM] Helper: If you cannot hear my voice, then how can you respond?
[10:52:37 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... what are you using to communicate with us, right now, helper?
[10:52:47 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: wait what?
[10:52:48 PM] Helper: I am speaking to you?
[10:52:50 PM] Kidpichu: D: so circle and dawn want what we don't want
[10:52:56 PM] The Sun: I want cake.
[10:52:56 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... speaking to us...?
[10:53:04 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: wait... what
[10:53:11 PM] Oceanstuck: well this is weird
[10:53:11 PM] Helper: ...Of course? How else?
[10:53:15 PM] Oceanstuck: anyway
[10:53:19 PM] Oceanstuck: what does circle want that we dont
[10:53:22 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I just want to keep our guys alive
[10:53:40 PM] Oceanstuck: anything else?
[10:53:47 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Nope
[10:53:48 PM] Helper: I don't know. Ask him.
[10:53:59 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I mean, that's the goal right?
[10:54:07 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: thats what a demon WOULD say
[10:54:11 PM] Kidpichu: I think i remember someone saying circle disagreed about something
[10:54:13 PM] Eve Sim: Hello guys
[10:54:17 PM] The Sun: (secretly Circle wants to make Mason and Doug fuse together and kill everyone)
[10:54:19 PM] Oceanstuck: hey eve
[10:54:23 PM] The Sun: Yo
[10:54:25 PM] Oceanstuck: pffpfphaha
[10:54:38 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Mason and Doug will fusion dance and form...
[10:54:40 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: DOUGSON
[10:54:48 PM] Helper: That may kill most, yes.
[10:54:56 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Hi Eve
[10:54:57 PM] Oceanstuck: im not fond of that mental image
[10:55:04 PM] Helper: I cannot think of a more volatile reaction.
[10:55:06 PM] Kidpichu: notp
[10:55:27 PM] Grey: I can only picture that ending with a lovecraftian horror.
[10:55:29 PM] Kidpichu: hi eve
[10:55:42 PM] The Sun: Guys
[10:55:44 PM] The Sun: Don't you get it
[10:55:48 PM] The Sun: Doug x Mason
[10:55:51 PM] The Sun: Doug enters mason
[10:55:57 PM] The Sun: And "fuses" with him.
[10:56:02 PM] The Sun: Causing a "volatile reaction"
[10:56:03 PM] Oceanstuck: hwat
[10:56:05 PM] Eve Sim: Are we being visited again? Hello Helper!
[10:56:09 PM] Grey: ......
[10:56:09 PM] Kidpichu: o////o go ooon
[10:56:17 PM] Helper: Welcome!
[10:56:20 PM] *** Grey covers his ears ***
[10:56:22 PM] The Sun: It would cause a flood.
[10:56:25 PM] The Sun: A flood of semen.
[10:56:26 PM] Kidpichu: oh eve helper is alive again
[10:56:32 PM] The Sun: THAT WILL ENGULF THE WORLD
[10:56:35 PM] The Sun: AND KILL ALL
[10:56:47 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Yeah he's physically alive and it's awesome
[10:56:54 PM] Eve Sim: Did he get his hat back?
[10:56:55 PM] Grey: It's like chapter 16.5 of SAO
[10:56:57 PM] Kidpichu: no
[10:56:57 PM] Oceanstuck: no
[10:57:02 PM] Oceanstuck: grey dude still has it
[10:57:09 PM] Helper: That may be what Dawn wants.
[10:57:20 PM] Oceanstuck: thats nasty
[10:57:30 PM] Oceanstuck: 10/10 demonic
[10:57:39 PM] Grey: Dawn wants the world to be covered in semen? Dude watched too much Evangelion
[10:57:44 PM] Kidpichu: oh and dawns a moon
[10:57:45 PM] Helper: He would rather everyone die by male fluids.
[10:57:55 PM] The Sun: I'm not a moon. ;-;
[10:58:04 PM] Kidpichu: dawn is a soon
[10:58:04 PM] Helper: He is not a moon.
[10:58:11 PM] Eve Sim: Is Grey Man a bad person?
[10:58:12 PM] Helper: He is a male teenager.
[10:58:19 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Helper... the grey man used your hat to deliver a mask to Mugen, unless that was you... he used that mask to his advantage.. hopefully this did not aid the grey man..
[10:58:29 PM] Helper: With the stink of demon about him.
[10:58:38 PM] Oceanstuck: thorin?
[10:58:40 PM] Kidpichu: D: no he isn't he is a sun...
[10:58:43 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: do you advise we use any futher items we get from this grey man.. ?
[10:58:45 PM] The Sun: :<
[10:59:02 PM] Grey: Does that mean Dawn should take a holy shower?
[10:59:17 PM] Eve Sim: ... A golden holy shower
[10:59:22 PM] Kidpichu: i have a bottle of holywater
[10:59:25 PM] Helper: I haven't a clue, for I am not aware who or what this grey man is.
[10:59:42 PM] Helper: It would require much more than a shower.
[10:59:53 PM] Grey: save it, we need the holy water to test for fake floors while gather Dracula's parts.
[10:59:53 PM] Oceanstuck: repentance?
[10:59:56 PM] Helper: The only way to save that man is through death.
[11:00:02 PM] Kidpichu: hey circle did chu find a hat?
[11:00:04 PM] Oceanstuck: what man
[11:00:06 PM] Kidpichu: DDDD:
[11:00:08 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...that's a little extreme, dont you think?
[11:00:13 PM] Eve Sim: On 3/24/2015, at 1:59 AM, helpmail wrote:> I haven't a clue, for I am not aware who or what this grey man is.He has your hat
[11:00:15 PM] The Sun: Imma just walk away
[11:00:16 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I have not found a hat
[11:00:28 PM] Helper: I do know of this, Eve.
[11:00:48 PM] Helper: And no, Dawn is too set along a path.
[11:00:58 PM] Oceanstuck: hm?
[11:01:04 PM] Helper: There is no saving him, as there is no saving Mando.
[11:01:11 PM] Oceanstuck: ohh...
[11:01:16 PM] Oceanstuck: well shit
[11:01:20 PM] Eve Sim: Poor condemned Mando
[11:01:21 PM] Kidpichu: >^< Dawn I'll protect you!
[11:01:33 PM] *** The Sun takes Pichu and leaves ***
[11:01:34 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: were they the two destined to die in the poem..?
[11:01:43 PM] Kidpichu: and ok circle
[11:01:44 PM] Oceanstuck: dawn and mando?
[11:01:44 PM] Helper: I do not know.
[11:01:54 PM] Helper: A demon is still useful.
[11:01:54 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: hmm...
[11:02:12 PM] Oceanstuck: true...
[11:02:32 PM] Oceanstuck: i mean circ is a cool guy usually
[11:02:37 PM] Oceanstuck: keeps us cohesive often
[11:02:42 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: aww stoppit
[11:02:49 PM] Grey: wait what if the GRey man is Circle from the future
[11:02:58 PM] Eve Sim: Ya big useful demon
[11:03:04 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Helper, is that you on our forums...?
[11:03:07 PM] Oceanstuck: cmere circle
[11:03:10 PM] Helper: Circle can be saved.
[11:03:16 PM] *** Oceanstuck goes to give circle a big noogie ***
[11:03:21 PM] Helper: I do not know what these forums are.
[11:03:28 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .... curious..
[11:03:29 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: my hair
[11:03:41 PM] Oceanstuck: the other place where we used to meet
[11:03:48 PM | Edited 11:03:53 PM] Grey: Yeah that
[11:03:54 PM] Kidpichu: maybe the other place we gather ?
[11:04:02 PM] Helper: I do not know what you mean.
[11:04:13 PM] Helper: I have always met you on your journey.
[11:04:28 PM] Eve Sim: Hey Circle, you can be saved! Isn't that nice.
[11:04:33 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: It is indeed!
[11:04:47 PM] The Sun: Through death you can be saved. :DDDDDD
[11:05:03 PM] Oceanstuck: dawn please
[11:05:24 PM] Kidpichu: =^= I-I'l still protect chu dawn
[11:05:34 PM] The Sun: (ง°ل͜°)ง
[11:05:51 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah im not intent on having him dead either
[11:05:56 PM] Kidpichu: ^-^ circle too
[11:06:03 PM] Helper: It is your decision.
[11:06:04 PM] Oceanstuck: and everyone else
[11:06:18 PM] Helper: However.
[11:06:42 PM] Kidpichu: ?
[11:06:51 PM] Helper: When I acquire my hat once more, I will lend you an item that may help you on your quest.
[11:07:09 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: will you give it to all of us?
[11:07:18 PM] Grey: Do we get a hint of what it is?
[11:07:18 PM] Grey: Do we get a hint of what it is?
[11:07:36 PM] Oceanstuck: wait wait
[11:07:39 PM] Helper: You will be able to use it to protect from a demon's powers.
[11:07:43 PM] Oceanstuck: our past is often your future
[11:07:49 PM] Helper: But only in times of need.
[11:08:07 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... are you saying mando and the rest will turn on us?
[11:08:08 PM] Kidpichu: XD i think we should find his hat first~
[11:08:12 PM] Oceanstuck: what if from our perspective we already have the item
[11:08:12 PM] Helper: It will be for the group.
[11:08:19 PM] Oceanstuck: well i guess we should get the hat anyway
[11:08:25 PM] Oceanstuck: to fulfill the time loop
[11:08:28 PM] Grey: I think I see what you mean ocean
[11:08:42 PM] The Sun: I don't. :P
[11:08:42 PM] Eve Sim: We'll try to get your hat back, as soon as we contact the person who has it.
[11:08:42 PM] Eve Sim: We'll try to get your hat back, as soon as we contact the person who has it.
[11:09:03 PM] Oceanstuck: hey question
[11:09:05 PM] Oceanstuck: the grey man
[11:09:09 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: This Grey Man takes an awfully long time to respond...
[11:09:12 PM] Oceanstuck: was he a literal demon or a metaphorical one
[11:09:15 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Just like Patrem.. slow assholes..
[11:09:15 PM] Grey: Essentially, we don't have the hat yet, because we haven't gone back in time to get it
[11:09:15 PM] Grey: Essentially, we don't have the hat yet, because we haven't gone back in time to get it
[11:09:33 PM] Grey: And the one who goes back in time to get it
[11:09:37 PM] Grey: is the grey man
[11:09:51 PM] Oceanstuck: so
[11:09:57 PM] Oceanstuck: time loop
[11:09:57 PM] Helper: I do not understand.
[11:10:02 PM] Kidpichu: ack stevey is the greyman the one who is pretending to be helper on the forum?
[11:10:03 PM] Oceanstuck: god dammit this is gonna get so weird
[11:10:08 PM] Grey: time travel
[11:10:18 PM] Grey: which means
[11:10:20 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .. I assume so
[11:10:27 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Oh Stevey
[11:10:28 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: I asked him once if he was the grey man, and he responded with "I am the second"
[11:10:29 PM] Oceanstuck: as a homestuck, god fucking dammit
[11:10:29 PM] Grey: if we specify the place the grey man should leave the hat
[11:10:36 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Oh nevermind that was the thing
[11:10:36 PM] Helper: You are in my timeline currently, as far as I can discern.
[11:10:55 PM] Grey: helper can go get the hat from that spot in the future
[11:10:55 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I wasn't aware that he answered you
[11:11:08 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: yeah... he did :c
[11:11:16 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: he keeps quoting someone though... quite worrying
[11:11:17 PM] The Sun: Wait, I'm a little confused.
[11:11:17 PM] The Sun: Wait, I'm a little confused.
[11:11:22 PM] The Sun: I thought we already were in the past?
[11:11:22 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: seems to imply he's posessed..
[11:11:39 PM] Grey: we're in the future of the past
[11:11:43 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I thought we were communicating into the past from the future
[11:11:48 PM] Oceanstuck: fucking time shit
[11:11:56 PM] The Sun: I don't get how that changes the items, though.
[11:12:08 PM] The Sun: We've been getting items with no need to go "into the past"
[11:12:11 PM] Grey: it doesn't
[11:12:16 PM] Grey: it's a bootstrap paradox
[11:12:17 PM] Eve Sim: Grey, I think your confused
[11:12:19 PM] The Sun: So this doesn't affect the hat at all.
[11:12:25 PM] Oceanstuck: i think we can interact with both 2009 and 2015 at will as if they were the present
[11:12:31 PM] The Sun: ^
[11:12:41 PM] Grey: how am I confused
[11:13:05 PM] Helper: I think I can solve your concerns.
[11:13:10 PM] Oceanstuck: oh thanks
[11:13:12 PM] Oceanstuck: in advance
[11:13:21 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... go ahead
[11:13:25 PM] Helper: Don't think about it so hard.
[11:13:42 PM] Oceanstuck: ...of course not
[11:13:59 PM] Kidpichu: oh
[11:14:20 PM] Kidpichu: helper got his body back so does that mean he has page 8 now?
[11:14:31 PM] Grey: page 8?
[11:14:45 PM] Oceanstuck: o shit that old thing
[11:14:46 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: The newspaper
[11:14:46 PM] Helper: I do not know of this page 8.
[11:14:48 PM] Oceanstuck: i almost forgot about that
[11:14:53 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: you people are so rude... talking as if helper is not here...
[11:15:03 PM] Kidpichu: the news article
[11:15:12 PM] Kidpichu: D: I'm sorry Q^Q
[11:15:19 PM] Grey: whatchu talkin about
[11:15:35 PM] Grey: I'm just planning out loud
[11:15:44 PM] Eve Sim: On 3/24/2015, at 2:15 AM, Kidpichu wrote:> the news article I think that has no relevance anymore
[11:15:49 PM] Helper: I will require a sacrifice of a girl who has a fascination of yellow mice.
[11:15:58 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...
[11:15:59 PM] Oceanstuck: pichu??
[11:16:03 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: what sort of sacrifice?
[11:16:08 PM] Grey: WEll, that came out of nowhere
[11:16:12 PM] Helper: Death.
[11:16:18 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: .... wait.. what? why?
[11:16:18 PM] Oceanstuck: HWAT
[11:16:21 PM] Eve Sim: Well pichu.. Time to hit the dusty trail
[11:16:26 PM] Kidpichu: Q^Q I can't
[11:16:32 PM] Oceanstuck: are you fucking with us
[11:16:35 PM] Grey: Now hold on a second
[11:16:36 PM] Helper: I am just kidding, adventurer s.
[11:16:39 PM] Kidpichu: I gotta let wolf know
[11:16:47 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ....ha ha... very funny, mailman.
[11:16:50 PM] Grey: :|
[11:16:52 PM] Oceanstuck: ill take that as a yes...
[11:16:53 PM] Kidpichu: but he's asleep
[11:17:02 PM] Oceanstuck: fuckin christ
[11:17:06 PM] Oceanstuck: you had me there
[11:17:08 PM] Grey: Ahem...Well then...
[11:17:29 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Hey Eve, you copying all this?
[11:17:31 PM] The Sun: ...We're still gonna kill Pichu, right?
[11:17:36 PM] Kidpichu: Q^Q I'm not scared of death though~
[11:17:36 PM] Oceanstuck: im already logging it circ
[11:17:43 PM] Oceanstuck: ive been logging it since helper first got here
[11:17:47 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: I see what you mean by demon now, helper..
[11:18:00 PM] Eve Sim: No, I'm on my phone. Thanks ocean
[11:18:05 PM] Oceanstuck: welcome
[11:18:11 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I need sleep soon
[11:18:12 PM] Helper: If you say so, adventurer.
[11:18:22 PM] Oceanstuck: i should sleep too but this is just too interesting
[11:18:36 PM] Kidpichu: No dawn 3: wolf is not here
[11:18:41 PM] Helper: I need to take my leave now. One more job and my debt is lifted.
[11:18:49 PM] Grey: Alrighty
[11:18:50 PM] Oceanstuck: oh
[11:18:54 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: what is this job..?
[11:18:55 PM] Grey: Good luck Helper
[11:18:55 PM] Oceanstuck: one more question
[11:18:57 PM] Oceanstuck: real quick
[11:18:57 PM] Eve Sim: So this Helper isn't the one posting on the forum?
[11:19:00 PM] Helper: Have you any more questions?
[11:19:12 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... make this count
[11:19:21 PM] Helper: I count 3.
[11:19:26 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...
[11:19:33 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ha.. ha..
[11:19:33 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I get it
[11:19:35 PM] Grey: xD
[11:19:39 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: lol
[11:19:42 PM] Oceanstuck: dammit stevey now i dont know if i wanna ask what i was about to ask
[11:19:52 PM] Oceanstuck: fuck it
[11:19:53 PM] Oceanstuck: the grey guy, is he a literal demon or a metaphorical one
[11:19:53 PM] Grey: ask
[11:19:58 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Now I remember why I missed this guy..
[11:20:00 PM] Helper: I do not know.
[11:20:15 PM] Oceanstuck: oh
[11:20:30 PM] Oceanstuck: i feel like i just wasted a question
[11:20:39 PM] Helper: You have.
[11:20:43 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: If nobody else had one, then I think you're fine
[11:20:48 PM] Oceanstuck: god dammit
[11:20:49 PM] Kidpichu: he's close though but how close is close
[11:21:00 PM] Helper: Close enough.
[11:21:10 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: He's among us?
[11:21:15 PM] Helper: If it is even a he.
[11:21:20 PM] Grey: IT's too bad we don't have anything that can pull that hat towards us.
[11:21:24 PM] Helper: Their figure is most feminine.
[11:21:24 PM] Grey: wait
[11:21:27 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: well grey MAN implies they're a man...
[11:21:39 PM] Kidpichu: O: its a chic
[11:21:40 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: y'know... just saying...
[11:21:41 PM] Oceanstuck: idk huge trenchcoat
[11:21:44 PM] Helper: You are the ones who mentioned it was a man.
[11:22:02 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: so they have a feminine build...h uh?
[11:22:18 PM] Grey: Well that rules me and circle out I assume
[11:22:23 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: This just got a hell of a lot more interesting
[11:22:36 PM] Grey: Looks like we have a trap on our hands.
[11:22:39 PM] Kidpichu: so are they in this group?
[11:22:42 PM] Helper: I didn't take you for a ladies man, demon.
[11:22:47 PM] Oceanstuck: man for a woman i guess
[11:22:52 PM] Helper: I do not know, rat lover.
[11:22:58 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: rat lover..
[11:23:05 PM] Kidpichu: 3: it's mice not rats
[11:23:06 PM] The Sun: Can I get amazing demon powers?
[11:23:48 PM] Kidpichu: .....is a wolfcat lover....is really sorry
[11:23:49 PM] Helper: Demons are characterized by their wiles and powers.
[11:24:15 PM] Helper: I must take my leave.
[11:24:20 PM] Oceanstuck: wiles and powers huh
[11:24:23 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: what is this final job, helper?
[11:24:29 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: it's nothing.. extreme, is it?
[11:24:33 PM] Kidpichu: ^
[11:24:41 PM] Grey: I'm assuming it's moving more white stuffs
[11:24:42 PM] Oceanstuck: i guess those have to do with swaying people to their side away from us
[11:25:17 PM] Grey: I have to wonder
[11:25:27 PM] Helper: It is to run "nazi gold" across the border of Mexico into the united states, then moving through Canada into Russia by boat, then trading it off there.
[11:25:40 PM] Oceanstuck: hwat
[11:25:43 PM] Eve Sim: Bye Helper, thanks again.
[11:25:51 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: Good luck with your smuggling op, Helper
[11:25:57 PM] Helper: Yes. Bye!
[11:26:01 PM] *** Helper has left ***
[11:26:05 PM] Grey: Oh, goodbye Helper
[11:26:07 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: hmm..
[11:26:09 PM] Grey: aaand he's gone
[11:26:15 PM] The Sun: Helper got more badass.
[11:26:18 PM] Kidpichu: bye bye
[11:26:30 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: [11:26 PM] The Sun:
<<< Helper got more badass.Silence, demon. No more from you.
[11:26:33 PM] Grey: So what if we used the hookshot to grab the hat?
[11:26:33 PM] The Sun: Less fun doe
[11:26:35 PM] The Sun: fuq u

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, Helper's account posted "Interesting.".
• 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.

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

I have decided on what I'm going to do.

I'm going to go back to the fishery, and make sure to take my blade with me. I won't be able to take any pictures, or post at all while I'm there because it might arouse suspicion. I need to figure out if Doug is alright.

• At 10:57 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Okay". He claims that rain has suddenly began to pour down.

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

I'm almost there.

It's really odd. All of a sudden it started to downpour out of nowhere. I wouldn't be surprised if my basement started flooding.

((A photo of a foggy wooded area is posted))

• 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.

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

The rain seemed to stop, which is good. Maybe I'll dry off a little.

The girl said she was sent here through the powers that be, to help me. I don't know what any of that means. I'm going to ask her more now.

• At 11:21 PM, Mason made a new post titled "Girl".

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Alright.

So, she told me a bunch of bs about how songs can create powers, and she came because some song was played that calls an ally. Totally crazy, but I'm hearing her out anyways.

She says that if I go now, "many pitfalls will be laid in place on your journey, but you will also gain amazing allies in the coming battle". I don't really understand what she means by battle, but I don't like the sound of this.

She also told me to tell you guys specifically that you should trust her, and asked if you wanted your fortunes to be told. Should I just walk away? This is kinda surreal.

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:

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

She says her name is Rosa.

She also said she's only going to give a simple group fortune, to help us or something.

"
You will no longer be able to obtain what you originally sought, moving forward.
There will be many troubles ahead. Old villains, new ones, and even your own brethren.
You have lost some of your powers through interaction with dangerous items and people. Your most powerful weapon has been rendered useless, and it should be obtained once again.
That age-old poem will guide you during a dangerous and fateful choice. Use it well.
Do not trust them.
"

I'm really getting weirded out here. I'm feeling a lot of bad vibes from this. I think I'm just going to go, guys.

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.

3/24/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Damn, it started raining much harder this time.

I won't be able to post at all now. Wish me luck.


I told the woman thanks, and to keep me in mind. She said she wouldn't be able not to.

• 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.

3/24/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[11:44:31 PM] The Man: Hello.
[11:44:32 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: Post your own version of stopping the rain
[11:44:39 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: or like
[11:44:39 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: Since we cant doublepost
[11:44:40 PM] Grey: what
[11:44:45 PM] Kidpichu: we angered the sky
[11:44:54 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: HO!
[11:44:57 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: the arg retaliates in the most dumbest way possible like, it stops raining, mason admires the strange weather pattern, in the middle of a street
[11:44:57 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: THE MAN APPEARS
[11:44:59 PM] Wolfcat: Hello
[11:45:00 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: and get ran over
[11:45:04 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Ohai dude
[11:45:10 PM] Grey: herro
[11:45:14 PM] The Man: Please do not spam
[11:45:18 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: YOu got this Ocean?
[11:45:24 PM] Oceanstuck: hello The Man
[11:45:27 PM] Oceanstuck: no i dont got it
[11:45:29 PM] Oceanstuck: gimme a sec
[11:45:33 PM] Oceanstuck: you guys are going too fast for me
[11:45:47 PM] The Man: I have been told you think your song playing powers have been taken.
[11:45:57 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Sorry if I post late, my Skype is lagging from all the activity and all these damn typoes aren't helping
[11:45:59 PM] The Man: This is not the case.
[11:46:09 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: Oh, awesome
[11:46:15 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: fantastic
[11:46:16 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Hah
[11:46:19 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Thought so
[11:46:20 PM] Oceanstuck: oh thank god
[11:46:28 PM] Grey: Then what was?
[11:46:28 PM] The Man: And with that, I bid farewell!
[11:46:33 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: One question though... Some of the actions I've seen appear to be done by a player, yet I don't think we ourselves did
[11:46:34 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ...erm... thanks
[11:46:40 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: Are we the only players on this?
[11:46:48 PM] The Man: But do remember that Mugen is still a "coc".
[11:46:54 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: ... HA!
[11:46:57 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: ...
[11:46:59 PM] Kidpichu: <3
[11:47:00 PM] Oceanstuck: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[11:47:03 PM] Wolfcat: He reminds us of that himself everyday
[11:47:06 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: [11:46 PM] The Man:
<<< But do remember that Mugen is still a "coc".I want this on the "Quotes" file NAO
[11:47:11 PM] Grey: ...
[11:47:13 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: he's not a crony of cuteness
[11:47:13 PM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: So are you making it your goal to have literally everyone in the game ignore mugen?
[11:47:15 PM] The Man: How should I know, Austin?
[11:47:17 PM] Oceanstuck: on it
[11:47:20 PM] Grey: Good god I think I know who
[11:47:21 PM] The Man: I am not.
[11:47:23 PM] [Gabriel Leonardo]: ...Austi-- Oh, right
[11:47:26 PM] *** Grey is

• At 11:52 PM, the player GreyouTT submitted the "Song of Storms" to stop the rain once again.
• At 11:56 PM, Helper's account posted a ten hour long version of the "Song of Storms". The account had a brief interaction with the players, refusing to let them stop the rain.

3/24/15 - Chat with "Helper" - Within Hubris

Helper 11:56 PM: "NO."
Sengi 11:57 PM: "Oh, dayum...Maybe this means we need a different play?"
GreyouTT 11:59 PM: "Wait, what?"
Helper 11:59 PM: "I won't let it stop."
Mugen Kagemaru 12:02 AM: "Why? Explain!"

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.

3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

SOMETHINGS WRONG

VERY VERY FUCKING WRONG
THEY LET ME SEE DOUG
DOUG ISNT DOUG
WHAT THE FUCK

• At 12:38 AM, Mason made a new post warning the players to not trust Doug. This post was very corrupted.

3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

This is fḑ̗͇̲̜̦̈́̂̂ͤ̀̾͑̄ͩ̌͋́ͦ͂̅̚͢ǫ͇͕̙̭̞͍̖̥̘̫̙͇̞̰̯̥͕̭̲͂̎ͧ̊ͧ́̀͢ ̶̧̫̱͉̼̩̣͎̊̆̒̉̌n̢͇̝̥̰̜͍̩̤̝̥̟̪͎͚͒͌͒͋ͩ̍̀ͯ̓̉̓̐͂ͥ̀ͦ̉͡ͅͅͅţ̴̳̲̖͉̣̝͕̜̤͚̝̳͚̭̜̯͚̓ͬ̀ͣͣ̅ͭ̍̉̂̏͘͢͠ͅ.
they dil̛̦̹͙̜̬͍̮̬̹̙̻͚̙̹͈̖̉̓ͪͧͣ̿͋ͪ̍͊ͮ̃͒͒ͫͥ͌͡i͑͂̂ͪ̉̔͛ͨ̃ͭ̊ͦ͆̄̐ͯͥͤ͏̝͉̦̻͕̺̹̲̬̝̼͖̪̱̗̤̞̬̳s̶̷̨̞͍̰̱̭̗̘͖̟͒͒̔͛͂̇͑͡t̸̹͙̮̬̖ͫ́̄̑͂ͤͯ̃̇̅ͥ͢ḛ͇̩̤͔͍͑̈̓͐͐ͤ͌̊̃͂̀̈́͆̚̕͘͟n͐ͧ̒̾͗͂̏͗ͣ̓͘͏̛̮̫̰͇̼̺͙̤̣̖̦̀ ̟̝̮̗̯̞ͪ̃̽̑̔̍̎̉̚͝ẗ̵̢̞̙͖̼̙̘̻͉́̍̔ͭͫ͋͆͌̀͊̈́̀͢o̡͕̮̠̙̫͓̤͓͔͔͎͙͈͈͇͛̓̿̆̆ͥͩͬ́̏ͩ͒̏ͩ͗̐́͟ doug
i dont know if i shoulḣ̩̰̭̳̳̲̹͓͕̩̤̬͉̹̰̊͂̆̈͑͑͞ͅͅi̸̵̛̻̭̙̖͍̫̻͉͓ͦͭ̓̂́̕ͅm̷̢̖̼͉̙͖͇͙̤̯̱̼̻ͯ̓ͦͦ̈́͑ͣͣ trust

im just gonna go home.


h̶̡̩̜͓̲͈̖͒́̊ͤͤ̂̉ͮe̜͚͈͎͇̲̱̩ͧ̋́ͣ̆̔͐͘͠ ̞̟͚̎̂͗ͯͦi̛͙̦͙̩̫͙̝̦ͭ̾͌̒̈ͫͣ̽ṡ̡͔̬̝͕̰͇̞̬̋̎͂͑̾̚ ̶̺̲͈̬̜ͯ̓͌ͬ̑̈́́͠t̟̥̠̟͚͖̭̞ͬ͌r̦͇͋̓͆ͬ̀͂ͯ͠y͙̼̪͎͍͖ͦ̐̅̌͆ͨͩ͋͛͘͞i̶͎͕̠̠̩̦̹̮ͫ̔ͦ̊͐ͤ̋͞ͅṅ̸͔̭̣̐͗̐̽ͧ͡g͙̘̜̼̠̯̦͌̑̈̄͘ ̰̻͉̪͈̜̲ͨ̒ͬ̓̀̀͠ť̤̣̗͆ͧ́͒́ͣ̋̚͜o̳̟ͨͨ̐̌̉̾͗̏́ͅ ̝͔̟̜͖̜̥̣̒̐͜l̴̺̪̪͎̯̭̳͚͛ͧ͊̄̉͐ͦ͋͊͡u̝̬̿ͯ́͛̽̔̔́͡r̳̳̳͙͙͚̲͍ͯ͗̆͐͝ë̖̰͇̹͍͚̦́͊̿̋ͯ̍̐̀ͅ ̲͈̦͔͚͂̒y̧̜͙̬̏̈͠ͅo̡̮ͯ͆͢͠ǘ̗̱͙̪̦̖ͪ͒̅͌̏͑́͜ ̷̠̣̳̫̙ͫ͂̈̑͂̋̚̕a̙̣̘̼ͣ̾̈́͑̽̓͆̋́w̛̯̿͌͑̏̒a̶̜̬̬͉͈̥̫̓ͨ͟y̺͚̙̰̠͌̊̀̍ͪ͋͗͑ͯͅ ̵͔ͪ͗́͆̐f̤̲̿̔̄͊ͯ̚r̢̜͒̆̓̓͌͊̎ͮ̂͢ọ̴͚͍̬̤̭̳̋ͯͨ̋̈ͨ̉̎ͭṃ̨͈͔̭̪̌̌͜ ̡̮̱͉̠̦̫̲̖̩̃͊ͯ̽̃ͮͪm̞̖ͬ̈̕͟é̯̤͎̹̰͚̦̣̃͘

help.

• At 12:51 AM, a new blog post titled "Doug" appeared on Letschasethemouse.

3/25/15 - Blog Post - Letschasethemouse

Hello, guys. It's been a while.

Mason's off running with his tail between his legs. I need your help.

He's going to try to convince you I am the bad guy. I'm not. I'm just trying to escape. And I need your help.

Mason is kinda getting in the way of it. He's luring you guys away from me with his lies and wit. I didn't even know he was capable of this.

Everything is fine with me, they are keeping me captive and questioning me about you guys, but they haven't done anything else. It's been kind of harsh, but I guess they would be that way, huh?


I've been told of your powers, and it makes sense, considering all the crazy stuff that's happened to me while I was in contact with you guys. I need you to send Mason far away, and I need you guys to help me again.

I'm sure you will have time to plan things out.
-Doug

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.

3/25/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[1:23:24 AM] The Man: Hello.
[1:23:29 AM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: hello man
[1:23:29 AM] Oceanstuck: ohai
[1:23:40 AM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: Mugen is freaking out about a song you'll probably not allowed to be activated.
[1:23:54 AM] Oceanstuck: well dawn was the one who posted it so
[1:23:58 AM] Oceanstuck: i blame dawn for this
[1:24:01 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Got my counter ready
[1:24:07 AM] The Man: I would like to inform you all that Dawn traded the power to play powerful songs about two days ago.
[1:24:13 AM] The Sun: fuq
[1:24:21 AM] Oceanstuck: wait is that what you pmd him for the other day
[1:24:30 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): So... What does that mean?
[1:24:44 AM] Oceanstuck: im guessing it means unhealing did nothing
[1:24:51 AM] The Man: His song does not count. He actually personally contacted me just to make sure.
[1:24:55 AM] Oceanstuck: im also praying im right
[1:24:56 AM] The Sun: Yeh
[1:24:56 AM] The Sun: Yeh
[1:24:57 AM] Oceanstuck: oh good i am
[1:25:18 AM] Oceanstuck: welp crisis resolved
[1:25:21 AM] Oceanstuck: good night la
[1:25:23 AM] Oceanstuck: i think
[1:25:34 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Oh good I can get rid of that "Hold It!" I had
[1:25:54 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Shit man don't fucking scare us like that
[1:25:56 AM] Oceanstuck: so tl;dr
[1:25:58 AM] The Man: I am sorry I had to disclose this information, Dawn, but it may have caused problems in the future.
[1:26:01 AM] Oceanstuck: dawn is master troll
[1:26:03 AM] The Sun: Is k.
[1:26:05 AM] The Sun: And yes.
[1:26:06 AM] The Sun: I am
[1:26:07 AM] The Sun: THE MASTER
[1:26:09 AM] The Sun: BAITOR
[1:26:15 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Basically, Ocean
[1:26:19 PM | Edited 10:26:30 AM] Kidpichu: =^= i thought it was obvious though...
[1:26:25 AM] Oceanstuck: THE MASTER[1:26 AM] The Sun: <<< BAITOR
[1:26:34 AM] The Sun: Yes.
[1:26:36 AM] Kidpichu: cause it's dawn
[1:26:38 AM] The Sun: I am the master b8or
[1:26:42 AM] Kidpichu: and dawn is dawn
[1:26:53 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Srsly dude bad taste
[1:27:01 AM] The Sun: It tasted so sweet.
[1:27:02 AM] Oceanstuck: you fucking had me
[1:27:02 AM] The Sun: The tears.
[1:27:12 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): It'd be one thing if you were saying it and weren't gonna do it
[1:27:15 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): But fuck
[1:27:24 AM] Oceanstuck: fuckin trolls
[1:27:44 AM] Kidpichu: ;P you guys we're the ones who were reverse psyco XDD
[1:27:47 AM] The Man: I would also like to inform you all that you do not have the same power to trade away your song ability.
[1:27:57 AM] Stevey "Hero Of Doge" Freeman: [1:27 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): <<< Srsly dude bad taste only to you moogs.
[1:28:13 AM] Oceanstuck: idk stevey i kinda flipped out there too
[1:28:15 AM] The Man: Have a nice night!
[1:28:16 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Uh no
[1:28:21 AM] Kidpichu: thank you
[1:28:23 AM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Ocean too Steve
[1:28:25 AM] *** The Man has left ***
[1:28:31 AM] Oceanstuck: ninja

March 29th, 2015

• At 8:59 PM, The Man (The GM of the current arc) rejoined the Skype Group and began chatting with the players.

3/30/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[3/29/2015 8:59:38 PM] *** The Man joined. ***
[3/29/2015 8:59:43 PM] Oceanstuck: i just remembered i have to do four portraits, a guide, and maybe make another chapter of that dumb fanfic i posted the other day
[3/29/2015 8:59:43 PM] Wolfcat: and the anthromorphic monkey
[3/29/2015 8:59:44 PM] The Sun: Drawing a blank.
[3/29/2015 8:59:50 PM] Oceanstuck: holy shit The Mans back
[3/29/2015 8:59:56 PM] The Man: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HGy9i8vvCxk
[3/29/2015 9:00:33 PM] Oceanstuck: this says explicit whats in it
[3/29/2015 9:00:44 PM] Wolfcat: Is this
[3/29/2015 9:00:49 PM] Wolfcat: Our KingKong.wmv
[3/29/2015 9:00:57 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: I made this joke like two weeks ago
[3/29/2015 9:01:16 PM] The Man: I decided it will be my new theme song.
[3/29/2015 9:01:20 PM] Oceanstuck: ok
[3/29/2015 9:01:25 PM] The Sun: u can tell everybody
[3/29/2015 9:01:27 PM] The Sun: he's the man
[3/29/2015 9:01:31 PM] Wolfcat: u da man
[3/29/2015 9:01:47 PM] Oceanstuck: this is going in the memorable quotes txt
[3/29/2015 9:01:48 PM | Removed 9:04:24 PM] The Man: This message has been removed.
[3/29/2015 9:01:55 PM] Oceanstuck: I have came.
[3/29/2015 9:02:05 PM | Removed 9:04:31 PM] The Man: This message has been removed.
[3/29/2015 9:02:39 PM] Wolfcat: Patrem needs a theme song
[3/29/2015 9:02:44 PM] The Sun: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:01 PM] Oceanstuck:
<<< I have came.
[3/29/2015 9:02:58 PM] Oceanstuck: i was quoting The Man
[3/29/2015 9:03:01 PM] Oceanstuck: that doesnt count
[3/29/2015 9:03:11 PM] Wolfcat: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:01 PM] Oceanstuck:
<<< I have came.
[3/29/2015 9:03:12 PM] Oceanstuck: hey The Man
[3/29/2015 9:03:19 PM] Oceanstuck: play hubris demo
[3/29/2015 9:03:22 PM] Oceanstuck: its in the shit folder
[3/29/2015 9:03:31 PM] The Man: I do not see what message you have quoted.
[3/29/2015 9:03:39 PM] Oceanstuck: you deleted it you shit
[3/29/2015 9:03:47 PM] Wolfcat: He deleted nothing
[3/29/2015 9:03:54 PM] The Man: I am innocent.
[3/29/2015 9:04:05 PM] Oceanstuck: holy shit is this an orwellian novel
[3/29/2015 9:04:14 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Ohai dude
[3/29/2015 9:04:17 PM] The Man: And sorry, I do not play shit.
[3/29/2015 9:04:20 PM] Wolfcat: The Man Is Watching You.
[3/29/2015 9:04:22 PM] Oceanstuck: aw
[3/29/2015 9:04:29 PM] The Sun: ill fite u
[3/29/2015 9:04:32 PM] Oceanstuck: ohai moogle
[3/29/2015 9:04:39 PM] Wolfcat: Everything Is Fine On Newbris.
[3/29/2015 9:04:48 PM] Wolfcat: The Mods Are Supreme.
[3/29/2015 9:04:52 PM] Wolfcat: The Mods Are Your Friends.
[3/29/2015 9:04:57 PM] The Man: Remember my three tenants.
[3/29/2015 9:05:10 PM] The Man: Ignorance is strength.
[3/29/2015 9:05:18 PM] The Man: Drama is peace.
[3/29/2015 9:05:44 PM] The Man: Doug is cool.
[3/29/2015 9:05:48 PM] Oceanstuck: fuck
[3/29/2015 9:05:55 PM] Wolfcat: Ignorance, Drama, and Doug. The Triforce of Within Hubris.
[3/29/2015 9:06:02 PM] Mando 寒山: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:05 PM] The Man:
<<< Doug is cool.Drug*
[3/29/2015 9:06:09 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Hah! I knew I picked the right side
[3/29/2015 9:06:30 PM] Wolfcat: Mugen is the holder of the Triforce of Ignorance.
[3/29/2015 9:06:31 PM] Oceanstuck: well im most certainly glad i did not pick mason like a fucking traitor yes i am
[3/29/2015 9:06:34 PM] The Man: I misspelt drug. Sorry.
[3/29/2015 9:06:54 PM] Wolfcat: dude doug is still evil
[3/29/2015 9:06:56 PM] Mando 寒山: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:05 PM] Oceanstuck:
<<< well im most certainly glad i did not pick mason like a fucking traitor yes i amSee
Told you guys we couldn't trust that bricklaying motherfucker
[3/29/2015 9:06:58 PM] The Sun: Doug is evil
[3/29/2015 9:06:58 PM] Wolfcat: fuck doug
[3/29/2015 9:07:01 PM] Wolfcat: kill doug
[3/29/2015 9:07:06 PM] The Sun: ew
[3/29/2015 9:07:07 PM] Mando 寒山: Dawn are you an R-tard bro
[3/29/2015 9:07:12 PM] Wolfcat: those are not commands
[3/29/2015 9:07:17 PM] Oceanstuck: demon works
[3/29/2015 9:07:25 PM] The Sun: fuk u mando
[3/29/2015 9:07:28 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Doug is mindfucked must save Doug and Mason
[3/29/2015 9:07:38 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah lets go with that
[3/29/2015 9:07:48 PM] The Man: Anyways.
[3/29/2015 9:07:49 PM] Oceanstuck: what moogle said
[3/29/2015 9:07:51 PM] Admiral Desdinova / CircleHunter: #Mason2015
[3/29/2015 9:07:53 PM] Oceanstuck: even if it is moogle
[3/29/2015 9:07:55 PM] Mando 寒山: I think Doug holds higher priority over mason
I mean without Doug we wouldn't be here, so I think saving doug has to come first
[3/29/2015 9:08:04 PM] The Man: I have came to hear what your choice is.
[3/29/2015 9:08:04 PM] Wolfcat: #TheFish2015
[3/29/2015 9:08:14 PM] Mando 寒山: Mason is kind of secondary if not tertiary
[3/29/2015 9:08:18 PM] The Man: Doug, or Mason?
[3/29/2015 9:08:21 PM] Oceanstuck: wait are we having a serious vote on this
[3/29/2015 9:08:22 PM] Mando 寒山: Good source of information, but not much else
[3/29/2015 9:08:23 PM] Oceanstuck: omai
[3/29/2015 9:08:25 PM] Oceanstuck: :O
[3/29/2015 9:08:47 PM] Mando 寒山: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:07 PM] The Man:
<<< Doug, or Mason?http://nottheitgirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/roses.jpg
[3/29/2015 9:08:50 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): What are we choosing them for, exactly?
[3/29/2015 9:09:03 PM] The Man: If you have not figured it out already, I will elect three people to choose.
[3/29/2015 9:09:04 PM] Oceanstuck: i think because circle made a banner
[3/29/2015 9:09:05 PM] Mando 寒山: Who we save first
[3/29/2015 9:09:12 PM] The Man: Whose side you will pick.
[3/29/2015 9:09:17 PM] Mando 寒山: Yeah that
[3/29/2015 9:09:19 PM] Mando 寒山: I say Doug
[3/29/2015 9:09:24 PM] Mando 寒山: Doug is the key here
[3/29/2015 9:09:29 PM] The Man: You are electing to choose a save file.
[3/29/2015 9:09:37 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Mason
[3/29/2015 9:09:42 PM] The Sun: I choose delete save pls
[3/29/2015 9:09:48 PM] Mando 寒山: Yo for real
[3/29/2015 9:09:49 PM] Oceanstuck: i choose fuk u dawn
[3/29/2015 9:09:50 PM] Mando 寒山: We should choose Doug
[3/29/2015 9:10:00 PM] Mando 寒山: Because what does mason give us?
[3/29/2015 9:10:05 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Mando just vote
[3/29/2015 9:10:13 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Stop trying to swing it
[3/29/2015 9:10:13 PM] Mando 寒山: I mean sure he's a nice guy (maybe)
But Doug is our mealticket here
[3/29/2015 9:10:25 PM] Oceanstuck: yes i get it mando you vote doug
[3/29/2015 9:10:28 PM] Mando 寒山: I already voted for Doug bro I got the right to tell the ppl
[3/29/2015 9:10:42 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Tell them once it's over
[3/29/2015 9:10:47 PM] The Man: I do not wish for a vote. I had figured you guys may have came to a consensus already.
[3/29/2015 9:10:48 PM] Mando 寒山: Hell naw bruh
[3/29/2015 9:10:52 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Honest vote and shit like that
[3/29/2015 9:11:05 PM] Oceanstuck: uh
[3/29/2015 9:11:05 PM] Mando 寒山: A vote without discussion is weak dude
[3/29/2015 9:11:19 PM] Mando 寒山: I had figured you guys may have came to a consensus already.2muchfaith
[3/29/2015 9:11:23 PM] Oceanstuck: dammit mando you got me
[3/29/2015 9:11:27 PM] The Man: Instead I will choose three "proxies", and they will tell me their choice.
[3/29/2015 9:11:33 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): @The Man
Dude, we didn't even talk about it after the blog post
[3/29/2015 9:11:37 PM] Oceanstuck: proxies?
[3/29/2015 9:11:48 PM] Mando 寒山: Good luck I'm behind seven proxies
[3/29/2015 9:11:59 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Not what he means Mando
[3/29/2015 9:12:08 PM] Oceanstuck: i think that was a pun
[3/29/2015 9:12:09 PM] Mando 寒山: I'm aware man
[3/29/2015 9:12:12 PM] Oceanstuck: and you missed it
[3/29/2015 9:12:14 PM] The Man: It will be up to the group to sway their vote. I figure this will please patrem's lust for lust
[3/29/2015 9:12:23 PM] Mando 寒山: >lust for lust
[3/29/2015 9:12:25 PM] The Man: The three proxies will be
[3/29/2015 9:12:28 PM] The Man: Mando
[3/29/2015 9:12:31 PM] Mando 寒山: Welp
[3/29/2015 9:12:33 PM] Wolfcat: Is it only between Doug and Mason?
[3/29/2015 9:12:38 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Yes
[3/29/2015 9:12:38 PM] The Man: Circle
[3/29/2015 9:12:40 PM] Mando 寒山: I'm all 3 proxies
[3/29/2015 9:12:47 PM] The Man: Wolf
[3/29/2015 9:12:51 PM] Mando 寒山: Ding ding ding
[3/29/2015 9:12:55 PM] Oceanstuck: why wolf
[3/29/2015 9:13:00 PM | Edited 9:14:22 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Irrelevant
[3/29/2015 9:13:05 PM] Oceanstuck: Itrelevant
[3/29/2015 9:13:09 PM] Mando 寒山: Because eh's a cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything
[3/29/2015 9:13:10 PM] The Man: I chose completely at random.
[3/29/2015 9:13:18 PM] The Man: Other than Mando.
[3/29/2015 9:13:26 PM] The Man: I chose mando on purpose.
[3/29/2015 9:13:33 PM] Oceanstuck: ok i guess :/
[3/29/2015 9:13:33 PM] Mando 寒山: (flex)
[3/29/2015 9:13:35 PM] The Man: I will check back tomorrow!
[3/29/2015 9:13:48 PM] Oceanstuck: aight i guess
[3/29/2015 9:13:53 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Assuming Circle turns up
[3/29/2015 9:14:04 PM] Oceanstuck: ??
[3/29/2015 9:14:04 PM] The Man: Have fun. And sorry Ocean, Mugen.
[3/29/2015 9:14:09 PM] The Man: Actually.
[3/29/2015 9:14:11 PM] Oceanstuck: wait sorry for what
[3/29/2015 9:14:15 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Hey dude I'm not sore
[3/29/2015 9:14:17 PM] The Man: If circle does not turn up.
[3/29/2015 9:14:23 PM | Removed 9:15:58 PM] Le lune 'Jayckup': This message has been removed.
[3/29/2015 9:14:29 PM] The Man: Ocean will be the back up proxy.
[3/29/2015 9:14:33 PM] The Man: Good day!
[3/29/2015 9:14:36 PM] Mando 寒山: a l m a o
[3/29/2015 9:14:40 PM] *** The Man has left ***
[3/29/2015 9:14:40 PM] Wolfcat: its night
[3/29/2015 9:14:42 PM] Oceanstuck: wait seriously?
[3/29/2015 9:14:44 PM] Wolfcat: goodNIGHT
[3/29/2015 9:14:46 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah hes gone
[3/29/2015 9:14:51 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Oyasumi
[3/29/2015 9:14:53 PM] Mando 寒山: [Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:14 PM] Wolfcat: <<< its nightNot in Aus
[3/29/2015 9:14:55 PM] *** The Man joined. ***
[3/29/2015 9:14:56 PM] Mando 寒山: Alright so
[3/29/2015 9:15:06 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Fuck
[3/29/2015 9:15:11 PM] Oceanstuck: ok now hes back for some reason
[3/29/2015 9:15:18 PM] The Man: It is not night if I am in space.
[3/29/2015 9:15:19 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): Phone lag made me miss it
[3/29/2015 9:15:23 PM] *** The Man has left ***
[3/29/2015 9:15:23 PM] Wolfcat: goodspace
[3/29/2015 9:15:25 PM] Oceanstuck: what
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山: Proxies for the Final Decision of COOL:
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山:Me
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山:Wolf
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山:Circle
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山:if Circle is gone
[3/29/2015 9:15:33 PM] Mando 寒山:Oceangrunge takes his spot
[3/29/2015 9:15:36 PM] Oceanstuck: The Man is dawn confirmed
[3/29/2015 9:15:44 PM] Mugen Kagemaru (W♔♙): ^
[3/29/2015 9:15:49 PM] The Sun: I am the man
[3/29/2015 9:15:50 PM] Mando 寒山: lmao

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.

3/30/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[10:49:56 PM] *** The Man joined. ***
[10:50:09 PM] The Man: Hello.
[10:50:22 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Hallo again
[10:50:22 PM] Mando 寒山: Soup /b/ wat do
[10:50:30 PM] Wolfcat: Hey
[10:50:44 PM] Oceanstuck: sup
[10:50:49 PM] The Man: I would like to inform all of you that I am probably not mando.
[10:50:51 PM] The Man: Maybe.
[10:50:56 PM] Peep Beep Meme Creep: maybe
[10:51:03 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol
[10:51:03 PM] Mando 寒山: I'm not too sure if the man is not me tho tbh
[10:51:12 PM] Peep Beep Meme Creep: I think The Man might be me
[10:51:18 PM] The Man: I am unsure as well.
[10:51:18 PM] Mando 寒山: That's possible
[10:51:22 PM] Peep Beep Meme Creep: I have a stuffed manatee named The Man
[10:51:24 PM] Oceanstuck: are you dawn
[10:51:26 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: am i you?
[10:51:31 PM] Mando 寒山: The man is a hot new memer and spirk is a memer so there you am
[10:52:01 PM] The Man: I am not anyone in your current group of inhabitants on Hubris.
[10:52:06 PM] The Man: If you must know.
[10:52:08 PM] Oceanstuck: wait really?
[10:52:11 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: wait what?
[10:52:11 PM] Mando 寒山: O snizz to the izzap
[10:52:20 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: then how do you know what we saying while you not here?
[10:52:26 PM] Mando 寒山: Spoopy spies
[10:52:27 PM] Wolfcat: Are you an alien
[10:52:28 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: o
[10:52:30 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: o my
[10:52:31 PM] Wolfcat: If u r in spaec
[10:52:38 PM] The Man: I...did tell you I had a helper.
[10:52:42 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: oh yeah
[10:52:49 PM] Oceanstuck: is it dawn
[10:52:54 PM] Oceanstuck: are you jad
[10:53:02 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: is dawn jad
[10:53:15 PM] The Man: I own multiple helicopters.
[10:53:16 PM] Oceanstuck: what if dawn is you are jad
[10:53:20 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol
[10:53:38 PM] Peep Beep Meme Creep: [10:52 PM] The Man:
<<< I am not anyone in your current group of inhabitants on Hubris.
If you must know.I can confirm or deny this
But I won't say anything to keep it ultra spooky
[10:53:49 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: awwww
[10:53:50 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: eh
[10:53:57 PM] Mando 寒山: I can confirm or deny it too but that wouldn't be a fact it would be a bad joke
[10:54:22 PM] Oceanstuck: same
[10:54:39 PM] The Man: I will allow you two to speak freely as long as you support what I claim.
[10:54:46 PM] Wolfcat: helicopters > helcopters > helopters > helpters > helpers
[10:54:49 PM] Oceanstuck: hm?
[10:54:49 PM] Wolfcat: confirmed
[10:54:52 PM] Mando 寒山: okay so question
[10:54:59 PM] The Man: Yes?
[10:55:00 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: wait what?
[10:55:11 PM] Kidpichu: @^@ dizzy
[10:55:11 PM] Grey: who two
[10:55:12 PM] Mando 寒山: when can we have a hostage swap so we can trade mugen for patrem
[10:55:20 PM] Oceanstuck: mando no
[10:55:28 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: what about mugen for helper
[10:55:31 PM] Mando 寒山: I mean let's be honest lesser of two evils here
[10:55:55 PM] Oceanstuck: ok moogle for helper i can actually sorta get behind
[10:55:59 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol
[10:56:10 PM] The Man: I am not in control of Patrem.
[10:56:14 PM] Mando 寒山: mugen for 2 pairs of socks
[10:56:16 PM] The Man: Patrem is his own being.
[10:56:25 PM] Oceanstuck: mugen for 2 pairs of sockslame
[10:56:29 PM] Oceanstuck: oh?
[10:56:37 PM] Eve Sim: #teampatrem2015
[10:56:38 PM] Wolfcat: When will the Red Dot get his time to shine?
[10:56:46 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol
[10:56:49 PM] Oceanstuck: its all real confirmed
[10:57:01 PM] The Man: The red dot is you.
[10:57:11 PM] Oceanstuck: who do you mean "you"
[10:57:14 PM] Mando 寒山: [10:55 PM] The Man:
<<< Patrem is his own being.hold on
>Patrem
>his
>PATRem
>PATRiarchy
COINCIDENCE? I DON'T THINK SO.
[10:57:25 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: [10:57 PM] The Man:
<<< The red dot is you.
[10:57:26 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Hwat
[10:57:44 PM] Kidpichu: O:
[10:58:18 PM] Mando 寒山: http://youareherefw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/logo_20131.gif
Fitting
[10:58:37 PM] Oceanstuck: heh
[10:58:59 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: http://gyazo.com/ff9f9ba0f369e3925c99b3ad788541be
[10:59:02 PM] The Man: Anyways.
[10:59:08 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: that's going in my sig on hubris.
[10:59:10 PM] The Man: I have accepted the votes.
[10:59:17 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Cool
[10:59:20 PM] Mando 寒山: Cool
[10:59:24 PM] Oceanstuck: cool
[10:59:27 PM] The Man: There was a third choice.
[10:59:31 PM] The Man: And a fourth.
[10:59:32 PM] Oceanstuck: i
[10:59:34 PM] Oceanstuck: fucking
[10:59:34 PM] The Man: And a fifth.
[10:59:36 PM] Oceanstuck: knew it
[10:59:36 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: what
[10:59:45 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: hwat
[10:59:50 PM] Wolfcat: u coc
[10:59:55 PM] Wolfcat: u said between doug and mason
[10:59:55 PM] The Man: There happened to be multiple choices.
[11:00:01 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: who were the other choices
[11:00:05 PM] The Man: I mislead you.
[11:00:15 PM] Oceanstuck: I FUCKING TOLD YOU GUYS
[11:00:15 PM] Wolfcat: u tricker
[11:00:26 PM] The Man: I did provide a hint.
[11:00:32 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Woooow
[11:00:34 PM] Kidpichu: guys i think my tea is killing me
[11:00:36 PM] Grey: I still have no idea what the hell happened while I was gone
[11:00:37 PM] The Man: That you were choosing save files.
[11:00:39 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i wasn't even here for that
[11:00:49 PM] Oceanstuck: wait so
[11:00:50 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: we could have chosen the unknown 3rd one
[11:00:50 PM] Wolfcat: Didn't MM only have two save files
[11:00:52 PM] Oceanstuck: our options were
[11:00:54 PM] Oceanstuck: doug
[11:00:55 PM] Oceanstuck: mason
[11:00:58 PM] Oceanstuck: vincent
[11:00:58 PM] Grey: MM3D has three
[11:01:01 PM] Oceanstuck: me
[11:01:02 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Fuuck
[11:01:03 PM] Oceanstuck: sengi
[11:01:12 PM] The Man: No.
[11:01:20 PM] *** Mando 寒山 has changed the conversation topic to "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (Last Update: Visit From "The Man" - 3/29)" ***
[11:01:20 PM] Oceanstuck: oh
[11:01:25 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Bollacs, i missed that entire thing, it happened while i was gone
[11:01:30 PM] The Man: I would have accepted the third save file on MM3D.
[11:01:31 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: Oh yeah also
[11:01:35 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: theres a bad ending appearently
[11:01:51 PM] Oceanstuck: hey if we get the bad ending
[11:01:52 PM] The Man: But there were multiple things you could still do.
[11:02:01 PM] Oceanstuck: do we get to go back and try for the other ones
[11:02:10 PM] Grey: So why did you guys choose Doug over the guy who we knew was still good
[11:02:18 PM] The Man: I don't know. Do you?
[11:02:32 PM] Oceanstuck: is that for me
[11:02:34 PM] Eve Sim: wait, who said they chose to save doug?
[11:02:38 PM] The Man: Yes.
[11:02:42 PM] Kidpichu: because demons are purrsuasive
[11:02:49 PM] Grey: the fact that they said Doug on the thread
[11:02:52 PM] Kidpichu: XD
[11:02:56 PM] The Man: Funnily enough.
[11:02:58 PM] Wolfcat: Just because we chose their file
[11:03:24 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: [11:02 PM] Kidpichu:
<<< because demons are purrsuasivei wasn't even here, circle is having issues, and i don't know if dawn and mando were there
[11:03:30 PM] The Man: One demon tried to force a choice towards one of the other options.
[11:03:43 PM] Mando 寒山: [11:01 PM] Grey:
<<< So why did you guys choose Doug over the guy who we knew was still goodhttp://pastebin.com/1kg3G84i
[11:03:50 PM] Oceanstuck: one of the other options.you mean not doug or mason?
[11:03:58 PM] The Man: Yes.
[11:04:03 PM] Mando 寒山: Wait what
[11:04:03 PM] Oceanstuck: that...
[11:04:06 PM] Oceanstuck: me?
[11:04:08 PM] Grey: Too long, didn't read
[11:04:12 PM] Wolfcat: Ocean are you logging this
[11:04:17 PM] Oceanstuck: yeah of course
[11:04:22 PM] Mando 寒山: [11:03 PM] Grey:
<<< Too long, didn't readThen don't ask you penorphile
[11:04:22 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: was rosa an option
[11:04:25 PM] The Man: No. Once again, you were not a choice.
[11:04:26 PM] Wolfcat: Grey read it if you want to understand
[11:04:31 PM] Oceanstuck: i just hope notepad doesnt stop responding when i go to save
[11:04:39 PM] The Man: I am not going to state the options.
[11:04:43 PM] Oceanstuck: damn
[11:04:44 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: k
[11:04:44 PM] Grey: I'd rather someone just said it than link me to a long file
[11:04:45 PM] The Man: For obvious reasons.
[11:04:52 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: yeah i guess that makes sence
[11:05:02 PM] Grey: while a convo with The MAn is going on
[11:05:06 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: its like looking at the end of a guide book you just started
[11:05:37 PM] Mando 寒山: Okay so I have one question that I think everyone has been wondering about since Day 1
[11:05:43 PM] Mando 寒山: When do I win the ARG?
[11:05:46 PM] Oceanstuck: hwat
[11:05:55 PM] The Man: You are already winning.
[11:06:07 PM] *** Mando 寒山 retires at the peak of his game ***
[11:06:12 PM] Oceanstuck: do you mean mando or the group
[11:06:27 PM] The Man: I don't know. What do I mean?
[11:06:31 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: oh god
[11:06:32 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: helper logic
[11:06:35 PM] Wolfcat: So am I a demon now
[11:06:37 PM] Mando 寒山: Spoilers Plot twist I am everyone here
[11:06:39 PM] Wolfcat: (devil)
[11:06:45 PM] The Man: You are not.
[11:06:46 PM] Oceanstuck: well he does play helper
[11:06:48 PM] Wolfcat: woo
[11:06:55 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: (devil) mando lets fuck with mugen
[11:06:57 PM] Oceanstuck: am i a demon
[11:07:05 PM] Mando 寒山: (devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)
[11:07:07 PM] The Man: You are not.
[11:07:10 PM] Oceanstuck: aw
[11:07:14 PM | Edited 8:07:18 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: (devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)
[11:07:17 PM] Grey: Am I still a Tactician?
[11:07:21 PM] The Man: There are only three and a half.
[11:07:23 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: the 4 demons
[11:07:26 PM] The Man: Yes, you are.
[11:07:29 PM] Eve Sim: I feel bad for Mason...
[11:07:29 PM] Oceanstuck: i dont have emoticons on so all those devils are text
[11:07:32 PM] Grey: yey
[11:07:35 PM] Wolfcat: Hey Man
[11:07:36 PM] Wolfcat: ^ ^ v v < > < > B A Select Start
[11:07:47 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: o god
[11:07:51 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: u didnt
[11:07:53 PM] The Man: Although being a tactician does not grant you anything special over other players.
[11:07:54 PM] Oceanstuck: i should totally teach that to the scarecrow
[11:08:02 PM] Grey: I was just wondering
[11:08:07 PM] The Man: You still get a fancy title.
[11:08:13 PM] Eve Sim: Mason got stabbed in the back by us.
[11:08:23 PM] Wolfcat: How so?
[11:08:32 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: hwat
[11:08:37 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: he ran away from us
[11:08:39 PM] The Man: Not necessarily. Yet.
[11:08:42 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i think
[11:08:51 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: i don't remember whats happening
[11:08:51 PM] Grey: We don't know where he is
[11:09:05 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: I think my brain is missing java or something
[11:09:07 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: needs more ram
[11:09:08 PM] Grey: the cult could be mind fracking him right now
[11:09:16 PM] Oceanstuck: ew
[11:09:30 PM] Kidpichu: D:
[11:09:37 PM] Grey: And yes
[11:09:38 PM] Kidpichu: yaoi kinds?
[11:09:42 PM] Grey: I do mean fracking
[11:09:43 PM] Wolfcat: yes
[11:09:47 PM] Grey: as in the oil
[11:09:51 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: hey uh, on hubris im having errors getting http://imgur.com/rlGhkkE
in my sig
[11:09:52 PM] Oceanstuck: ...hwat
[11:09:58 PM] Mando 寒山: (devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)
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(devil)(devil)(devil)(devil)


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[11:09:58 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: lol grey
[11:10:01 PM | Edited 8:10:11 PM] Grey: battlestar galactiga
[11:10:41 PM] Eve Sim: We gotta' help Circle get back onto Skype tho'
[11:10:46 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: we do
[11:10:49 PM] Kidpichu: Do i still get to be a pichu?
[11:10:49 PM] Oceanstuck: yeh
[11:10:50 PM] *** The Man has left ***
[11:10:50 PM] Wolfcat: I'm updating him a bit
[11:10:53 PM] Oceanstuck: hes gone
[11:10:56 PM] Wolfcat: on what's going on
[11:10:56 PM | Edited 8:11:04 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: we can't only have 2.5 demons

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 11:25 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.

3/31/15 - Chat with The Man - Skype (Internet Detectives)

[11:42:14 PM] *** The Man joined. ***
[11:42:17 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: [11:39 PM] Mando 寒山: <<< PS, remember to check your homes
[11:42:20 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: hi again
[11:42:22 PM] Kidpichu: my house
[11:42:23 PM] Oceanstuck: wb The Man
[11:42:27 PM] The Man: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0lGIRzBQiBS
[11:42:29 PM] Kidpichu: is checked
[11:42:36 PM] The Man: Funny thing about vocaroo.
[11:42:37 PM] Eve Sim: lol
[11:42:39 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: OOH
[11:42:41 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: OOH
[11:42:43 PM] Oceanstuck: owmyears
[11:42:50 PM] The Man: They sometimes delete stuff.
[11:42:51 PM] ₳ḎUL₸_ⱢINĶ: where jayckup
[11:42:53 PM] The Man: Sorry.
[11:42:57 PM] Wolfcat: It's all coo
[11:42:59 PM] *** The Man has left ***

March 31st, 2015

• At 5:10 PM, the Helper account 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.

3/31/15 - Message from "Helper" - Within Hubris

Some of you seem to be having trouble trusting your peers. This is a quality unsuitable for this type of mission you're taking on. Perhaps you should learn to give others a chance, regardless of your personal feelings and contempt. If you fight for too long, your chance will slip by and your new friends could die.
And after that painful, friendship-threatening vote, you wouldn't want that, would you?

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