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The story so far...
In the previous section, the players began exploring their only available avenue - Johnisdead.com. Thankfully, the site was slowly expanding more and more, giving the players many valuable clues. While exploring, they met the ascended spirit of Zack Nelson - Gizemo. Zack explains that his spirit was initially trapped in a site called Decoy.link - a corrupted blog that seemingly holds some connection to a company called WireTalk. However, thanks to SKM, he's since been given control of the domain - along with a smaller one called Lurch.co. He's now spending his time slowly building a new virtual home via JanusVR.
Meanwhile, Tyler has a very ominous dream. During this dream, he was compelled to enter the woods. Here, he stumbled upon the fishery and witnessed The Four Giants holding the moon - possibly Luna herself. This dream also featured many other cryptic figures who were related to the Lunar Children. Shortly after this, the players discovered Vincent's YouTube channel. It seems he was using it to host music he was creating in early 2015. Much of his music seemed to be inspired by sleep deprivation - something that was likely brought about due to Patrem's influence inside his body...
Afterwards, Johnisdead.com updated with many horrific Redirect Pages. These held their own mysteries that led the players to discovering a text file from Tenebris that revealed a great deal of information. It's revealed that Tenebris is actually BEN. He was somehow summoned by Patrem and trapped within the Majora's Mask cartridge. After this, it's implied the both of them were somehow involved in Ben being drowned. After this, Ben's spirit was trapped in the cartridge alongside Tenebris, who began using him as a vessel. This is when Tenebris stole his name, becoming known as BEN.
Tenebris waited within the cartridge until it was given away by one of his "puppets" - the Old Man. After this, he was freed - as seen during the events of Jadusable's ARG. However, he later lost Ben's spirit on Undecim Nocte 2011 - after which he began using John instead. Tenebris now wishes to have Ben as his vessel once again, as it's implied he's somewhat weaker while using John. Likewise, Patrem wishes to reclaim John's spirit from Tenebris, as Regiminis seemingly requires it for some reason...
Meanwhile, the players discovered Drowned's YouTube channel - Lostmemory423, which was originally used for the Remember.exe games released a few years before Johnisdead began. Here, the players learned a bit more about SKM's history as it's implied he had some dealings with the Lunar Children while attempting to track them down... Unfortunately, the players didn't have much time to dwell on this as it was revealed that Tenebris had stolen their Ocarina powers, rendering them useless. To make matters worse, the Lunar Children now possessed them and were using The Ocarina to endanger Tyler's life...
Character Summaries
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Relevant Characters
Tyler
John
Kevin
Jacob
Carla
Patrem
Vincent
Adams
Regiminis
Matt
Liquidsaint
SKM
Drowned
D
The First
Giant
The Second
Giant
The Third
Giant
Kelbris
Zack Nelson
Tenebris
The Weird
Guy
Other Characters
Alex
Old Man
Tyler
Ben
Rosa
Chris
Spencer
Kevin
Mr. D
Luna
Helper
SKM's
Brother
Daniel
The Flying
Child
Diana
Kayd
Thomas
Quia
Guide
TheLaw
The Man
Doug
Mason
Mason
xxxxxxxxx
The Gray
Man
Glossary
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Misc.
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423
592
727
A
Absque Facie
Archive
ARG
Ascension
Ascended Parallelos
B
Beacon
Ben Drowned
Blood Moon Ritual
Bloody Mary
Blue Baby
Bomb Plans
Bunny Hood
C
Candyman
Cellphone Tower
Cipher
Cherrington High
Cleverbot
Contact Page
Crescent Moon Necklace
Cycle
D
Dark Link
Decoy.link
Deku Link
Demon
Devium
Downloadable Files
Drezz
Drok
E
Elder Children
Electro Drek
Elegy of Emptiness
Elegy Statue
Epona
Epona's Song
Eulogy
F
Fairy
Fakeworld
Father
File 59
Finitor
G
GM
Goron Link
Guestbook
H
Happy Mask Salesman
Harbingers
Harbinger's Link
Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge
Helper's Hat
Hiatus
Hole
Holy Building
Hubris
Hubris Game
I
Internet Detectives
Inverted Song of Time
IRC
J
Jadusable
Jadusable's ARG
Janus Room
JanusVR
Jumping
John's Cellphone Number
Johnisdead.com
K
Kamaro Mask
Key592
King Kong
L
Lens of Truth
Letschasethemouse
Link
Link.exe
Lostmemory.exe
Lostmemory423
Luna Prophecy
Lunar Children
Lunar Children Forums
Lunarchildren.com
Lunarum Oculus
Lurch.co
M
M
Majora's Mask
Masks
Mask of Truth
Max Headroom
Messenger
Meta
Methods of Revolution
Moon Children
Moon Children Forums
N
Neophyte
New Wave Bossa Nova
Novum Ascensionem
O
Oath to Order
Observation Duty
OOC
Overseer
Owl Statue
P
Parallelos
Parallelos Child
Parallelos Forum
Parallelos Path
Parallelos Symbol
Pididoip
Playing Cards
Portal
Postman's Hat
R
Regiminis's Domain
Remember.exe
Red Dot
Redirect Page
Room 592
Rosa
S
Safehaven
Shazbot
Silent Hill
Silentdork
Skull Kid
Skype
Sonata of Awakening
Song of Double Time
Song of Healing
Song of Soaring
Song of Storms
Song of Time
Song of Unhealing
SSTV Signal
Steganography
Stone Mask
Submitting
Sun's Song
T
Tenor
The Blackout
The Factory
The Fishery
The Four Giants
The Glitch
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Misguided Legion
The Moon
The Ocarina
The Orchard
The Path of Parallelos
The Poem
The Spire
The Truth
The Whiteout
TheLinkMissing
TheTruth.rtf
Time Bomb
Time Links
Transcendence
U
Undecim Nocte
Usekeb
V
Vigil
Vocaroo
W
Wayward Horizon
Weenie-Licked
Whatisben.com
WireTalk
Within Hubris
Y
Youshouldnthavedonethat.net
YSHDT.com
Z
Zora Link
Story
On August 4th, 2015, the players were still reeling from the discovery that their powers had been stolen. As they began searching for any and all information that might give them an edge, they noticed that Johnisdead.com had updated. The front page now featured a link to another unlisted video on Vincent's YouTube channel - "Trip". This one had only just recently been uploaded.
Description
03/10/15 I control you child, and your futile attempts to remember this are nothing but a game to me
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The video begins displaying Vincent's computer and music set up which includes speakers, a computer, and a VCR down below. Vincent begins speaking. His voice is very distorted. He seems to be showing off his speakers.
Vincent: "Hi, um... (Indecipherable) ...Third one. Bam."
The video stutters and cuts ahead.
Vincent: "(Indecipherable) I don't know if I'm actually going to be able to make it. (Stutter) All night... Or day, whatever you wanna call it. Yeah... Yeah, I... (Sigh) I started a song and it's, uh... It's really different. It's really different- very different from my other stuff. I'm working on it here, I'm actually- (Stutter) This looks like... a little more like a real song, but I like didn't think that I would actually be able to make something like this, and that's (Indecipherable) ...(Sigh) So the Chrome is more exciting than (Indecipherable) I am so tired... So, uh... I'm filming in an attempt to keep me awake longer... (Indecipherable) camera will hopefully keep me up for a bit. Yeah, this is what I have so far."
Vincent begins playing the song on his computer. The audio for the entire video is distorted, though, and it sounds very strange. At times we can see what is on his task bar - Google Chome with a search for 'Memory Loss'.
Vincent: "I hope you can hear that... I don't want it to be too loud. (Stutter) That square is... where everyone (Indecipherable)"
The video cuts as the lyrics come into view, though they can still be made out if paused correctly:
Let me summon you tonight
my theory is that it will be alright
and my feelings for you will be spoken soon
as we dance beneath the electronic moon
How I long to caress your face
transcend the realms of cyberspace
but behind the lcd
there is a place in you for me
my heart feels like a nuclear bomb
I hope you know where Im commin from
my heart feels like a nuclear bomb
How I long to caress your face
transcend the realms of cyberspace
but behind the lcd
there is a place in you for me
But if you let it go off
can we still dance under the nuclear sky?
Morning is night but we still can have our fun
Ill make it as simple as 0's and 1's
Vincent: "I don't have any way to sing it... I won't, hopefully. I don't want to sing it myself, because... (Laughs) I don't know, I don't really think I can sing... But, uh... Well, for one, I'm trying something different with the camera this time because I don't really like recording myself too much. I don't know, it's just a weird self conscious thing. But, uh... (Sighs) This is just a lot different from what I thought I'd be doing. I thought I would stick with a hardcore techno kinda thing. This is what happened. But yeah, I meant to- I like it. I like this song. (Indecipherable) I'll probably have to finish this one later."
The camera stays focused on the screen for a long time while the distorted music continues to drone out. Vincent eventually lies down on the bed, seeming to fall asleep. The video continues like this for nearly three minutes until we see Patrem flashing on screen, indicating that he is taking control of Vincent's body. Vincent rises from the bed and exits the room. He continues walking down a stairwell and exits the building. Vincent walks down a street in the middle of the night. We can hear him groaning in his sleep as Patrem wills his body forward. Vincent comes to a stop and looks behind him. It sounds as if there are more footsteps coming from the darkness, though it is unclear. The camera points straight up at the moon before falling onto the ground. Vincent then comes back and picks the camera back up.
Summary
- According to the description, this video was recorded on March 10th, 2015 - several days before Vincent regained control of his body in a nearby park and spoke with the players on Within Hubris.
- This video simply features Vincent showing off his room - including his computer and music setup.
- Some tabs open on Vincent's computer reveal that he's researching memory loss.
- Towards the end of the video, Vincent falls asleep and is presumably possessed by Patrem.
- While possessed by Patrem, Vincent walks outside and briefly drops his phone.
The video above seems to be another casual upload from Vincent as he shows off another one of his songs - as well as his current computer setup. However, upon closer inspection, a few disturbing details can be seen. Firstly, Vincent seems to have a tab open on his computer researching memory loss, implying that he was starting to become more away of his dire predicament. Also, this video's description implies that Vincent records these videos in an attempt to keep his memories.
Towards the end of this video, Vincent falls asleep, presumably allowing Patrem to take control of his body. Under Patrem's control, Vincent leaves his room and walks outside. This video's description claims that this took place on March 10th, 2015 - a few days before Vincent awoke in a nearby park and chatted with the players on Within Hubris.
On August 5th, 2015, the players finally witnessed the results of the Lunar Children's concerning submission - "Fire at my work".
Description
Today was a REALLY scary day at work. Idk what happened, but the fry vat I was working on just suddenly caught on fire right in front of me. I had to hold the camera weird and not talk much because I didn't want my boss to get mad at me for filming, but I didn't get the company logo in any shots so idk any reason for them to be mad. If anything I should be mad because that fire actually nearly hurt me really badly.
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The video begins with Tyler filming outside his workplace - some sort of fast food joint. Many employees are standing outside. Fire truck sirens can be heard in the distance. The video cuts ahead as a fire truck pulls into the parking lot.
Tyler: "There is a fire at my work. Yep, there is a fire at my work. It's fucking scary. ...Myself, Oh-"
The firemen ask if everyone is out, to which an employee says yes. The firemen head inside. The employees converse a bit, thinking the fire is already out.
Summary
- This video begins with Tyler recording outside his workplace - a fast-food restaurant.
- A fire broke out at Tyler's workplace, forcing all of the workers to flee outside.
A fire broke out at Tyler's workplace, which seems to be a fast-food restaurant. Thankfully, Tyler is unharmed, though he notes that the fire ignited right next to him. This is clearly a result of Matt's "Bolero of Fire" and a stark reminder of how dangerous The Ocarina is in the wrong hands.
The next day on August 6th, 2015, Fakeworld underwent an ominous update. The entire Janus Room was now filled with a thick, black fog, making navigating it fairly difficult.
On August 9th, 2015, Key592 saw a strange update - a link to a new website, Tenebris.link. Unfortunately, the contents of this site weren't archived very well. However, throughout the day, Key592 underwent several more updates. First, players were linked to a second directory hidden within Key592 - "https://johnisdead.com/key592/key59", which contained a text file that read "ten b is.l /_____". This led to the discovery of "https://tenebris.link/tyler", which featured an image of Kevin's abandoned home and "operator.webm" - the same distorted clip of Tyler that was found previously on Johnisdead.com.
Later on, Key59 updated once again, now containing a text file titled "moon.txt" which read "/5moon". Shortly afterwards, this updated, now reading "m-s_c" - a reference to John's old username. This led to the discovery of "https://tenebris.link/mesic", which contained a distorted image of John's eye.
Shortly afterwards, Tenebris became active in the Internet Detectives Skype group and began chatting through John's old account:
IHAVEHIMNOW
heisnolongerwithyou
undermycontrol
youfoolsarewastingtime
Before he left, Tenebris also informed the player ADULT_LINK that he had killed George - the friendly entity that was previously found via the Pididoip email account.
On September 4th, 2015, Tenebris once again became active on Skype:
conTrol i gained
i lost old friend
I wear New mask
burnt but fit
Hhr e doesn't know... I know not
old mask no good
I change the game
this is no game
it's under control.
I have it
sorry for your lost
worthless alone
better now
it begins
something he tells what to you
check again
This seems to be more taunting from Tenebris. However, the message "check again" piqued the players' interest, causing them to realize that Johnisdead.com had updated. The page now read "WHAT DID I DO". This led to the players discovering that "https://johnisdead.com/whatdidido" had updated. The page now contained the following message:
I am the supervisor who reports espionage agent when in the field. I am a spiritual agency believes that help half a seance. I am a pitcher's ability to throw the ball in the strike zone consistently. What am I?
ido/To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over/
The player Sengi eventually solved this riddle - "control", which led players to "https://johnisdead.com/whatdidido/control". This page contained the image "itrains.gif", which appeared to be a weather broadcast. The video hidden on this page explained the reason for this - "therainhasbegun.webm".
Description
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The video begins with a shaky screenshot of the Lunar Children forums. A user named Ezekiel_Thoth33 is posting in a forum section named "The Gift - Controller". Thoth's post is the following:
"Let's just try one more time to be sure this is what we have been granted."
Thoth then posts the Song of Storms. A screenshot then appears with the following text:
"Diana descends. The three lay at my feet. DID YOU THINK I WAS FINISHED CHILDREN?"
Summary
- This video shows another post from the Lunar Children on some sort of message board - this time from a user named "Ezekiel_Thoth33".
- Thoth submits the "Song of Storms" in an attempt to test The Ocarina.
- This video contains a message presumably from Patrem that claims "Diana descends".
The Lunar Children were making another submission - the "Song of Storms". The cultist posting this submission is a new character named "Ezekiel_Thoth33". This video also contains a cryptic message - "Diana descends. The three lay at my feet. DID YOU THINK I WAS FINISHED CHILDREN?". Given the speaking patterns and the mention of three individuals, it's likely that this message is from Patrem. Interestingly, Diana is once again name-dropped. It seems she's being compared to Luna, given the idea that she will "descend"...
On September 5th, 2015, Tyler uploaded several videos to Silentdork. The first showcased the effects of the cult's most recent submission - "stuck at work".
Description
Yesterday it was raining extremely hard out of nowhere. Just as I was about to head home, and I was stuck inside for about 2 hours. I didn't catch the part where it was storming so hard the wind was jerking the doors open (except one time in the beginning) A nice stranger was there giving me awkward conversation though so that was cool I guess.
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We see Tyler recording from his workplace. He occasionally points the camera towards the windows where we can see rain coming down. We hear some chatter from customers and employees in the background.
Tyler: "It's still doing it. ...Ugh. I don't understand, it was so... calm earlier. How can it just spontaneously turn into Thor's fury? It's at times like this I wish I would have invested in a, uh... car rather than a plane ticket to Australia. (Laughs) I wonder when I'll be able to go home... Oh no, rest in peace... Who's this guy?"
Summary
- Tyler is stuck at work due to a sudden intense downpour of rain.
As expected, the Lunar Children's submission resulted in an intense downpour of rain manifesting in Tyler's area.
Thankfully, Tyler escaped the storm unharmed, as seen in his next upload - "passing by johns house".
Description
Took this after I finally got out of work yesterday. I don't know why, but I felt like passing by johns house and taking the forest route home. On a side note, I guess my phone is fucking up again, which sucks because I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy a new phone. But it looks like I will have to. If I didn't know any better, that part about 3 minutes in almost looked like it had weird glitchy faces.
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The video begins with Tyler walking down a road in the woods. The ground is wet.
Tyler: "Well, the rain has finally... sorta let up enough... that I can begin walking home from work now."
Tyler turns around and sees a work truck parked in the road.
Tyler: "Fucking weird truck just kinda fucking... coughed next to me. (Sigh) Um, nothing too unusual though, so... Most unusual thing right now is just how the, uh-"
The video begins stuttering a bit.
Tyler: "-Out of fucking nowhere. You know what I think I'll do today?"
The truck from earlier begins beeping as it backs up.
Tyler: "Oof.. Spooked me. (Laughs)"
The video cuts forward.
Tyler: "Shit, my phone is fucking up big time today. But, uh... I think I'll actually go by John's."
The video begins corrupting when Tyler says the last sentence. It turns red when he says John's name.
Tyler: "Haven't done that in a good month or two... My route home is right by it. I think I'll take the, uh... 'John route' today. Why not? Oh, joy."
The video stutters some more and cuts out some of Tyler's words.
Tyler: "You know, I find it really funny in a kinda fucked up way that, uh... John's house actually burned down next to what used to be a fire department. Yeah, this used to be a little fire house. Not anymore, now it's just a little faggoty ass cultural center that I don't even think does anything anymore. I think the... the guy who owns it just kinda keeps it around for, um... sentimental value. Yeah. Fun fact. Fucking... John's house burned down next to what used to be a fire house. Man, I don't know if you can see it, but damn for some reason I guess the road was really fucking hot here. Smoke and shit..."
Tyler walks up to a 'Road Closed' sign that is placed over the road.
Tyler: "Ever since uh, the accident happened... this road has actually been closed... Because my town is a fucking lazy piece of shit. The government here is a lazy piece of shit. Our, uh... mayor literally doesn't exist. We have an honorary mayor and that's all we have. Really shitty backwater town, so uh... Yeah this road has just had the 'Road Closed' signs here literally ever since."
Tyler begins walking down a dirt road through the woods. The video stutters a bit and cuts ahead to Tyler looking at an old swing.
Tyler: "Remember when we were kids and would swing... Oh yeah, and uh... I can just assume, uh... people have taken up shelter here because that chair was definitely not here before."
As Tyler walks up to the remains of the house the video begins corrupting badly. The "Song of Unhealing" can be heard in the background as the footage corrupts. When the house comes into view the music gets incredibly loud and text can be seen flashing on screen:
"burning flesh melting bones"
"nothing could stop the stinging"
"SOMEONE PICKUP THE PHONE PLEASE"
"soon he will belong to"
"REGIMINIS"
A red face appears a few times faintly over the video. The video suddenly goes back to normal.
Tyler: "I don't know where the fuck all this shit has fucking come from. But, uh... Yeah... This is, uh... where John used to be. Used to be a two-story house, too. Attic included, used to go all the way up to those trees. Well, anyways... What-"
The video cuts forward once again.
Tyler: "If I had the time and patience I would probably also, uh, be... working on uh... doing some upkeep for this yard... because the grass is really thick and it is a bitch to traverse through over to my house."
Summary
- The rain has finally ended, allowing Tyler to leave work. He's passing by the remains of John's house on his way home.
- As Tyler reaches John's house, the "Song of Unhealing" begins playing as cryptic text appears claiming that John's spirit will soon belong to Regiminis.
The rain finally subsided, allowing Tyler to begin walking home. However, instead of taking his normal route, he's decided to detour to the remains of John's home. He darkly jokes about the fact that John's house was positioned right next to an old fire station. When he arrives, he reminisces about when he and John were kids. He claims that the two of them used to play on a nearby swing. He also claims that John's house used to be quite large - being two stories.
However, when Tyler begins recording the remains of John's home, many cryptic messages appear. These read as follows:
"burning flesh melting bones"
"nothing could stop the stinging"
"SOMEONE PICKUP THE PHONE PLEASE"
"soon he will belong to"
"REGIMINIS"
A clear warning that Regiminis will eventually obtain John's spirit... During all of this, two distorted and red-tinted faces appear on screen - one that is wearing glasses and another that is rather skeletal:
It's possible that this red figure wearing glasses is actually Regiminis. Some other glimpses were previously seen in "alwayswatchingyou.wmv" as well... The skeletal entity above has also been seen on Johnisdead.com. However, its identity is currently unknown.