We interrupt this program for a special news report.

HEY I'M INTERRUPTING CASEY.

This is more important than that anyways. We can chew their ears off about how much down town/east end suck later.

Edit: HEY. Fine. Don't blame me if I forget to do this later.

I am forcing myself to be cheery. Or some form of sarcastic/amused/I don't even know. I've got "Like Boom" playing over and over (thanks, Frap and co. <3)

Because if I succumb to anxiety and worry there is NO WAY I'm going to function properly. And I can't be draggin' everyone else down now, can I?

...Brennon talked to Slendy. It is involved. And apparently, anything It does to Aiden is undetectable by Him. Because He didn't know what was going on until Brennon said something. And now He is PISSED.

Like I said before. Us? Jack Tyler. Them? Sandra, Matt, and Lya.

Yggy (whose real name is apparently Kelly, but he prefers some form of his screen name so I'll keep using that) is hiding in his head somewhere. Now Dennis is in control.

Heh. I almost think of you guys as Artemis Fowl/Orion. Except, Yggy is now apparently the delusional/hallucinatory one.

Celeste got a note and Rose's jacket from Practical Cat. She then wrote a note back that basically told him off in the most hilarious way possible. It was awesome.

Back to Aiden.

I don't know what to do for him...I feel useless here...

I can't very well ask stupid Fox for help. It's his "Master" causing the problems.

Except...

Here's a random idea, Brennon. Are there any silver accessories in the house somewhere? Like a necklace or a bracelet? Maybe a ring? It probably won't work, but it won't hurt to try it.

P.S. Can he eat? Should I send cookies? Or soup? Or something? I think he might like that.

Data Pooling

For Brennon. For Aiden.

Before we get started, the library...

Bust last night because they changed their hours. Bust this morning too. At least the guy helping me with the microfilm was nice.

There's an alley near the library I never noticed. I was terrified of it as soon as I saw it. And...I swear I saw tentacles.

I ran into the building behind mom and almost slammed the door shut.

Library...sanctuary...

And, you're all getting a rundown from Casey on why this library's city is a terrible place to hide.

Okay...where to start...

///It///, The Dark One, The Master v.s. Slenderman

The vicious one. Personally, I've heard It called these three names. ///It/// by Sandra and Jack. The Dark One by good ol' Slendy. And The Master by Fox and co. (among several other proxies).

We'll just drop the slashes and call it It.

This is the one that was stalking us five, especially Seth.

Our experience: It relentlessly stalked Seth and was Hallowing him until we intervened. It appears, tentacles abound, in two of Sammi's pictures. The rest are corrupt. It was terrifying Casey by appearing everywhere.  It also stalked Skyler.

It is not currently around. It carries the Sickness with it, I think. We were all Sick while being watched by It. But now It has been gone for a while...But I think I saw It today.

My throat is scratchy...

Other instances of It: H(a)unting, Scared

Those are the only two for sure. I can't say what's going on with everyone else and their violent Slenderman. Or with those that simply converse from time to time (lookin' at you, Frap).

There's apparently a difference between It and Him. It is vicious and murderous. He is watchful, almost benevolent it seems.

One of my theories on this is actually Omega's regarding His maniulation of time and space. Inconsistent Behavior

Proxies (notably, Fox, Crow, and Rat)

Proxies. People that serve Him/It.

As far as I've known...your standard proxy is one that's been Hallowed. Somebody that's been driven so mad that He/It now controls them. They are called proxies or Hallowed. These usually communicate in frantic code or creepy, vague messages. Some are more lucid than that.

Agents willingly follow Him/It. They're more coherent, but still vague. Though they do that on purpose, I bet. I suspect this is where Fox and co. lie.

Revenants are like...his superpowered immortal servants. I'm really not sure how to describe them. Reach (What You Are In The Dark) was a Revenant that remembered what it was like to be human and decided to switch sides. But he's had his Revenant status stripped and is now human again.

Fox, Crow, and Rat all seem to be Agents. They're vague, but lucid. They know full well what they're doing. They can make themselves disappear by walking past trees. I think this takes them to the Otherside (or the Path of Black Leaves, pending on what you want to call it). They also can remotely hack things (see: Crow's irritating post).

Speaking of Revenants...

Redlight

A horrid, smug, bastard.

Or...BastardS.

Redlight is an entity that plagues Ava (The London Librarian), Reach, Robert (White Elephants), had the balls to show up in Zeke's (The Mystic) house, wiped Nessa's mind only for her to remember again (this happened twice), was there to take Nessa off of Zero (A Hint of Serendipity) for the first of those mind wipes, and appeared to Frap (FRIENDS) to return his memory in exchange for his sanity (he's seems very intact though. Hooray!)

He's probably harassed many MANY others.

We were trying to figure out his true identity (I was on the side of believing it was Jay (Anomalous Data)), only for him to reveal that he didn't actually know who he really was himself.

And now, according to Robert, Redlight is actually Redlights.

There's a bunch of them. And they're a hivemind it seems.

The Conversation

I guess now would be a good time to post those notes. I got a reply today regarding Aiden's condition. Here we go...

"Seeing as I really have no other choice, I'm going to go ahead and write back to you. This is what you wanted all along, wasn't it? Because I'm close to just running out there and murdering both of you the next time you tap on my window. Seriously you guys. I need to function. Therefore I need to sleep. Cut it out. I guess I should thank you for the mask. So...thanks. How is your side doing, by the way? You apologized for jumping me, so I guess I should say sorry for cracking your ribs or whatever damage I caused. Just seems like the polite thing to do. Am I allowed to ask you questions?"

"Ah, I knew you would write sooner or later, m'dear. I apologize for the window incidents. I honestly could not think of a better way to grab your attention other than to irritate you. It worked, did it not? You are quite welcome for your mask back. My pleasure. My side? Ah, The Master fixed it for me. All is well on that end. Do not worry. As for questions, why else do you think we are doing this?"

"Oh...well. I guess it did. The Master...that makes you Agents? I guess that's my first question. Your Master...is this the same that hurt Seth? The same that's having a turf war with His proxies in Texas?"

"Agents? I am unfamiliar with this vernacular. We openly serve our Master. Seth is your friend? The male. He is the small one, yes? I believe that was our Master's work. I cannot tell you why. Turf wars...we are not involved. But perhaps yes...I do think they are the same."

"So your Master is telling you to stalk us? And break into our homes? Would it be rude to ask about the incident on the street?"

"He tells us to watch you. To collect data. You interest The Master. He thought he could fell your Seth. But this Seth of yours managed to resist. He does not understand how you all resist. I am interested as well. As for the street incident...that was quite honestly my fault. I acted out of turn. I believed you were coming to confront us and retaliated as such. I was punished for this mistake."

"I see...so Mr. Rat is also following these orders? Why is it he doesn't come up here and join you?"

"Yes, Rat is with us. That is merely how we organized. Crow and I would handle the four of you. Rat would take care of your girl. We hardly have to antagonize your Seth. He frightens himself enough already."

"What about those presents? I think I understand those numbers. I had it the first time. I just didn't want it to be true. And your message to Seth..."

"Rat wishes to give the girl an identity. He does not know what to call her. You are the Wolf. One of you is the Raven. Another is the matriarchal cat. Our message? You will have to think harder about that one. He is on the right track. We should give your Seth an appropriate title as well, eh? I will have to think about it. Crow's numbers are rather straightforward, I would think. It is what you think it is."

"Well. That certainly doesn't make me feel better about anything. How are you getting these names for us? Moreover, where did this theme even come from? Unimportant, but I'm curious."

"You chose the names yourselves. We are simply addressing them. Some are harder to deduce than others. Your Seth and his girl, for example. As for the theme, it is not all that hard to figure out, ma cherie. It all started with you."

"Oh. The mask. You're just going along with the mask. Alright. Fine. I'll roll with it. That leaves one more thing...who are you?"

"That is not for me to say. All answers come in due time."

"No. I lied. I have another question. Aiden. What is going on with him and if you have anything to do with it, you best fess up now."

"We are not involved. The Master does not reveal all of His plans. Though it is likely He is involved. That is a rather grim message from 'Ai-Ai'. I would keep a close eye on him, if you hold him so close to your heart."

And that is all. Next...the numbers. And the message. And the Names.

Numbers, Messages, and Names

The numbers. The poem. I remember eight and nine. Want me to recite it again?

One for sorrow

Two for mirth

Three for a wedding

Four for a birth

Five for silver

Six for gold

Seven for a secret, not to be told

Eight for heaven

Nine for hell

And ten for the Devil's own self.

The numbers Crow has given us so far, counting the crows, the kaws, and words he's excessively repeated: one, one, two, four/three/one, ten, nine, five.

One for sorrow - three times

Two for mirth
Three for a wedding

Four for a birth

Ten for the Devil

Nine for Hell

And...Five for silver?


Edit: Seven. He specifically addressed seven. A secret not to be told...I think...he means the videos. The Mythos in general. I told others...

I'm not entirely sure what the first two One's refer to. Maybe just a warning of times ahead. Two for mirth...I'm guessing he actually enjoyed the encounter. At least the part where he was stalking and getting ready for attack, and the parts where Ace wasn't biting him.

I'm still combining and separating these numbers. There's a double meaning here. I believe Four refers to YggdrasilCore (Copper and Chrome) in that he's a Hatchling.

Three and One bother me the most here. I didn't want to specifically spell this out to you guys, Aiden, Brennon...

Three for a wedding. YOUR wedding. One for sorrow. I think something really REALLY bad is going to happen that day...

Ten and Nine are obvious enough. References to It.

Five confuses me. It seem utterly random. Five for silver? What does silver have to do with anything? Is that something else for us to test?

The message Fox and Crow gave to Seth: "Soon the storm will darken your sky."

This could mean...dark times ahead (not that I was anticipating better ones), or something referring to either Skye or Skyler.

Skye is behaving oddly..."darken your sky"...I think something is happening to her. But they said "darken your sky". Did they mean Skyler?

We need to watch out for both of them. We need to keep them safe.

Names.

This isn't hard at all, as it turns out.

The Raven is Sammi. That's who Crow is utterly attatched to. That is Sammi's animal of choice.

The matriarchal cat...that's Casey. The Lioness. Casey's animal.

The Wolf is obviously mine.

Tough part? Pinning Seth and Skyler. Who would they be...

Conclusion

I think this is all I have for now. If I have anything to add, I'll alert you guys and edit it in. Or make a new post. Or something.

I hope this all helps...

That figures...

When the dreariness returns, so does the trouble. Apparently.

Frap and team. Please be alright. I don't understand your post...it's just...nonsense. I think it translates into something else? But I don't know.

I'm not that code savvy...
Edit: It doesn't, I don't think. But the last paragraph is actual English.

...

I'm heading to the library soon to get more research. (I forgot to tell you guys...guess who got first place in BPA? Yay...)

We've been thinking about doing another collaboration post of sorts. About certain locations and why we can't hide in them.

And why it is currently very difficult to run if that ever needs to happen.

We're talking now. I'll probably end up posting that later.

Screw you, clouds. ):<

You stole my happy.

Edit: Aiden is really really sick...and Ron is dead. Today is terrible...

GUYSGUYSGUYS

SOMETHING AMAZING JUST HAPPENED.

I'm afraid to say exactly what because I don't want certain [cough]proxies[cough] to see.

But HOLY CRAP. HOLY. FREAKIN'. CRAP.

Remember what I said about Thursdays?

MiRaClEs MaN.

FuCkIn' MiRaClEs

...I need to tell Zeke. Should I tell Zeke? We should tell Zeke. It's not really my place though.

I'll wait.
Edit: Will already did.

Jack. Awesome. And good luck. Seriously. This is a huge development.

Heeeeey guys!

Have you seen my old posts?

They look happier than these recent ones. That's it. I resolve to try and be happier. Except when I'm being serious.

I've gotten responses from those two, but they come periodically throughout the day. I'm going to let the notes build up some first.

Hey! We have 21 Followers! Hi guys!

So I really need to finish this stuff on my Following list...thing. Some I haven't even started. Erk...

Ohmygosh. I'm so wired. It's been so long since coffee. I probably shouldn't have had it. But ooooohhhmyyyygoooooosh.

...my eye's twitching a bit.

They let me sleep now, by the way. Mostly. It's been one night. We'll see.

Seth will be here soon. He's forgetful and he works, so I guess he'll get to it sometime.

Trivia: Seth's text is brown. His full name is Seth Brown. I did not do this on purpose.

More Trivia: We do in fact have a Skye and a Skyler. Skye refers to Skyler as simply Ler because she claims 'Sky' as her name only.

.............

Oh! Skye!

She's back. She's a little weird. She doesn't seem sick anymore. But she's mostly Skye.

I gotta think about these numbers Crow keeps sending. I don't like some of them.

Oh. And. The Joce/Frap/Arclich team. Casey says she loves you.

..........

I have church choir soon. See you later!

The Co-Captain

So.

Branwen is busy flailing about how the other runners/fighters/people are doing. Apparently somebody named Ava is alive. That's a plus. And so is Maduin. And I actually sort of know who that is. Huzzah!

She's also waiting for a response. She inserted her own note in the envelope and left it outside her window.

I'm wondering how they get around that bush without disturbing her gigantic dog too much...

Skyler is reading up on this Pete guy and his experiments.

Seth got his new laptop. We're okay letting him on here now.

Samantha is going back through her trash looking for any clues in those..."poems". (Because I'm not sure Crow is capable of poetry...)

And I'm sitting here wondering what I could be doing. Whelan wants us to talk to you more. Though not in a chaotic way with like...all five of us everywhere.

I guess we'll be the two main spokespeople, okay?

So I've got a lot of reading to do on all of you...I guess that's my project.

Jesus H. Christ.

She is following SO MANY OF YOU. THIS LIST IS RIDICULOUS.

The Package

I love that absolutely everyone decides to get in the way and cause disruptions when I'm trying to do something secretive.

I just got the computer entirely to myself. I could only get on in random little spurts earlier.

Erin and her taxes...Mom and her flight plans...

I also smell like fire again from taking another look at the notes. Thanks, Crow. Now my nose is burning. What is your deal with burning everything you touch...

I'm going to turn the links from the original message into pictures because...that just makes more sense I think...

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Alright...here's my gift...

I Sharpied out the postal information because you know...creepers. No idea why they used such a big box.

The note that was stapled to the front:

"Dear sir and/or madam, would you be so kind as to deliver this to the gracious young lady it is addressed to? It is of the utmost importance."

Part of the symbol carved on the box. This is really hard to see WITHOUT the camera...

My bandaged mask. There's still a scuff on the bottom...but that might have been there before the fight.

His handwriting is awful here...

And yet it's more coherent here. I think he spirals out of control when frustrated or confused. Especially near the end of the second note there. Thanks for the giant hole in the middle of that sentence, you stupid bird.

"Hell(x) new friend hell(x). F(x)x says "Say s(x)rry". Cr(x)w is s(x)rry. s(x)rrys(x)rrys(x)rrys(x)rrys(x)rry"

"Cr(x)w likes your frien[s?]. Cr(x)w likes Raven [there's a box around this...?]. Kitty is mean. Bad [blank which I assume is 'kitty'] bad. F(x)x says "That's en(x)ugh"."

This is blank. (Obviously.) Wasn't sure what to expect to come out of it.

And then this came out.

"Greetings Ms. Wolf, That was quite the introduction we had. I apologize for our behavior. That was quite rude of us. But it's all very complicated you see. Crow may be a bit of a dunce but do not disregard his message. There are...bits of sense in his words. I do hope we can establish a system of communication. I believe it would be beneficial to both our parties to do so. Until we speak again, Sir Fox."

I kind of wanted to throw up from reading this...

New message chain will be started to discuss this and any new behavior.

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Yup...that's uh...that's what I got...

I've been wondering whether to respond to him or not. We talked in class today. The general consensus is to try it.

Because we don't know a whole lot right now.

And it's either trust the shady guy, or continue to stumble around our situation blindly.