Story (Full) 2
Johnisdead shares many elements with Ben Drowned - an ARG created by Alex Hall in 2010. The first few sections of this story recap will be dedicated to covering the story of Ben Drowned so that readers will have full context required for Johnisdead.
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The front page of YSHDT.net.
On September 17th, 2010, several ciphersA cipher is an encoded message that must be solved before it can be read. Ciphers introduce a puzzle element to the story, requiring users to identify and solve each one's type of encryption before they're able to be translated and reveal their hidden message. appeared on Jadusable's YouTube channel. These led players to a new website - Youshouldnthavedonethat.net. For the sake of brevity, this website will simply be called YSHDT.net throughout these pages.
Youshouldnthavedonethat.net
"This is a website for those who have formed a spiritual connection with the Moon and Him and recognize that we have been selected to preform miracles and bring enlightenment into this world. She has chosen us - and only us - to survive the upcoming apocolypse because we have honored Her and devoted ourselves to Her. As we work to enforce Her will, we grow together as a family and serve the greater good. We are the Moon's Children. If you have found your way here it is not by chance, you are at home here. You belong here with us. And while you may be caught off-guard, I think right now you can feel something inside you agreeing with me. Listen to your soul, get in touch with yourself, your soul knows this and we can show you how."
YSHDT.net belonged to the Moon Children - a cult that worshipped two figures simply referred to "Him" and "Her". The website's introductory paragraph implied that the group believes in some sort of spiritual powers and supernatural connections. The front page also featured a variety of posts from various high-ranking Moon Children:
