1st day: House, 2 floors. Writing carved on the wall: 'Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Greed, Edward Elric, day 44, traveling east.' Went next door, another house with 2 floors. Feels awful in here, hearing buzzing and somebody talking to themself when no one is around. Not staying.
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Right - voice to text. Much better. The sun's set; I traveled east. Found another house - just one story and one room this time, but I'm gonna be stuck outside if I try to find someplace better. There's nothing here; just some graffiti on the walls.
Second day. Traveling north, for now. I'm in another two-story house, but there's not much here. Those names are on the wall again. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 62, traveling west - mm, they do get around, don't they? Shame I can't make any sense of most of their maps, but I found this area on one of 'em. I spent last night in H8 on Mamie's map. Hats off to her, eh?
[He means Mami'smap, but is pronouncing the name incorrectly.]
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H10 now. It's miserable, but I'm fucking exhausted; I'll sleep here. On the wall, Sheena Foo-- fucking hell, what is that? Foo-jee-bey-aw-shee. Right. Sheena Fujibayashi and Zelos Wilder, day 63, traveling northwest.
On to H9. One floor, several rooms, not much there. Our friends were here, too - Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 61 traveling west. There's another message here, to the former resident; they think they're still hanging around somewhere. Please do not feel you need to hide from us. Huh.
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Off Mamie's map now. I stopped in at one house going northwest - one floor - and now I'm in another one, same direction. Plenty of names on the walls here - let's see. We've got Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Freya Crescent, Greed, Edward Elric, Biff, day 51, traveling north. Shee-- fuck, this one again. Sheena Fu-- Fujibayashi, Zelos Wilder, day 53, heading north. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 59, traveling south. Another message from Alphonse Elric to the people who used to live here - we are friends, please do not feel you need to hide from us.
Not much to see today. Backtracked a bit to check a house I'd missed, but it wasn't worth the time. Heading north, still - I might go northeast, see if that convenience store is the one that's got food. On the wall in here: Winston, third day, someone is in the attic. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Freya Crescent, Greed, Edward Elric, Biff, Rhys, day 50, traveling southeast. Sheena Fujibayashi, Zelos Wilder, day 58, heading north.
Had the strangest dreams last night. Duster chasing after a woman, Kesara chasing after books, Waston being chased by a great big hound - all about people here. I knew most of them were dreams when I was in them, and that's not normal for me. There was another that was more typical, blurry like a proper dream. In my office with Ollie and others from here, with the walls being knocked down over and over. I did hear the person in the attic last night. Not sure if it was what caused all this. I'll listen around - see if anyone else had the same experiences. Heading northwest today.
The dreams last night were fuck oh hell I can't no no
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There's a loud wind drowning everything out. I don't think it's real, it's in my head. No voice to text now, I can't speak out loud. It makes it worse. Dream messages from who the fuck knows: talked to someone named Andromeda who claimed to not be against us. The answers are in the centre. We have to find the spiral and go deeper. The spiral's nearby. The rest is 'obscured'. We have to escape soon. We have to work together, share information. Time is half up based on who's been here the longest, and that means around four more months. I think that's it. A dark space opened up in front of me, in the air of wherever I was. There wasn't much to see in or out of it. Heading to the convenience store now. I should be nearby.
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Spending the night in 38 on House's map. Last night was 39. Found a note: 'day 59, reachable shelter along blocked path east. Info on door unconfirmed.' Not sure what that's all about. 'Marcos was here' on the wall. 'Food < 1 day's walk NW regularly resupplied' on the door.
The wind is still in my head. It's terrible when I try to speak or listen to someone else speak. Better when I type, best when I don't try to communicate at all. 'Marc' on the wall in 48 on House's map. Could be Marcos from last night. 'Hiro Hamada, day 5.'
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47. Awfully cold and windy in here. Not well insulated. No time to move anywhere else. 'Hiro Hamada, day 5.' 'Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 64, travelling northwest.' Another friendly note from Elric to the former resident of the place.
Hey! My hearing's back. Fucking relief, that is. Voice to text again, now. I'm in 55. Big place. Here's Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 64, traveling northwest on the wall. And we've got another message to the former resident. And-- oh, a map; handy, yeah. Wish I'd have found some like this earlier in the week. Done by Rogers, it looks like, or somebody who's signed his name.
61 on House's map tonight. Nothing written on the walls yet; I'll keep looking. There's a map on the walls, like the other houses. I was here two days ago. Is there? That's useful. Let's go see it, then. Which room? That one. Rogers and a Shepard are on the wall as well. Never heard of the latter. Right then, let's see. Commander Jane Shepard, day 54, traveling south. Then we've got a map; I'll get a photograph of that. A few places that aren't safe to sleep in - mm, interesting. Elric hasn't been here; that's a first. Anywhere that doesn't seem to have been a house tends to not be an okay place to stay for the night. I don't see the point of leaving your name and direction you're traveling. It's a record that they were here, for if they die. You know I'm recording all this, yeah? Voice to text. You're ruining my recordings, Duster.
House's map, 62. Just had the weirdest fucking experience - here, Duster, you wanna tell it? Hands pushed out of the wall. Nearly gave Solomons a heart attack. You're fucking right it nearly did, yeah. Hands covered by the wallpaper, like they were trying to push out of it. Happened a couple times. I wonder if it's still going on; shall we check? Sure. Move right up close to the wall and see if they grab you. Well. What we've just discovered is that this is an illusion. Duster poked a broom at 'em, and it went right through. You gonna try to touch them with your hand, now? I think I'm not going to risk it today. I'm not that stupid. Could still be able to grab us. Broken neck isn't in my plans today. All right. Settled, then. I'll go read the writing on the walls now. Here we've got-- oh, there's lots today. Alphonse Elric, Tadashi Hamada, Steph Brown, Mami Tow-Mow, day 12, traveling north.
[He's learned how to pronounce "Mami" correctly, but messes up her surname.]
Day 12. And it's what, day 121? Elric has been here from the start. Yeah, I know. Be good to talk to someday. It's day 122, and that's January 12th. Figured it out yesterday. The next line on the wall: Greed was here. Day 13, headed south. Greed. Is that someone's name? Yeah, he's on here a lot. Nickname or surname, that's my guess. Next: Commander Jane Shepard, day 53, traveling east. Next we've got one of those maps, and-- oh, you see that? Clean water. That'll be a good place to go next, eh? I agree. I'm running low. Ready when you are. Right. Water in the gas station.
January 13th. Just walking today - didn't make it to the gas station after all. But Tifa has got something she wants to try out at the veterinarian's, something to activate on her tablet - well. I'll be able to say more about it once I've seen it done. We'll see if it reveals anything, yeah, or if it's a waste of fucking time.
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85. Above the door - T. Hamada, day 6, west.
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86. On the wall we've got Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 62, traveling west.
Nah, not much to see at the veterinarian's. Tifa has an app on her tablet she thought might do something in here, but nothing's happening when she starts it up. Ah, well. Kesara's digging is more promising - she's got a tunnel going in the east wall. Dig deep, indeed. Heading north to that next. I'll get there tomorrow - that'll be January 15th. On the wall - T. Hamada, day 4, west.
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On the wall of 78 - Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 61, traveling west.
Died. Anomaly attack. It broke in the front door. It happened fast, I can't properly describe it. I think I'm in a morgue now, probably the hospital. Nothing but what I was wearing and carrying came with me. All my food and supplies, gone. I can't speak. Price of death.
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Found out it's day 126, January 16, so I haven't missed much. Duster has my things and is bringing them, good man that he is. Tifa suggests avoiding spending the night in 97, because too many people try to pass through there. 111 appears to be the pharmacy. 107, not sure yet. The walking is easier down here underground. Until I get my shoes, I can't go out into the snow if I want to keep frostbite away. I'm not getting to that tunnel anytime soon.
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107 is an unfinished room with a trapdoor that locks. Awful down here, dark and eerie, but I've got some heavier clothes and decent shoes from Dr. Watson so I won't be stuck here for long. Into the snow tomorrow, to meet Duster and Tifa. Normally I can travel through 13 or 14 of the little squares on House's map in a day. If I can make good time, I can get to the tunnel in a few days.
The Admin isn't in control anymore. Repairs have to be done or those of us stuck inside will start dying. We're split into teams for the sake of competition. Fucking hell.
On the wall of 75 - Alphonse Elric, Mami Towmow, Freya Crescent, Greed, Edward Elric, Stephanie Brown, day 43, traveling northeast. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 66, traveling northwest. No doors in here. There's strings of beads in all the doorways. Fucking ridiculous.
There are clown statues and stuffed toys all over 68. House likes to break them open to look for SD cards. Mm, yeah. Should try that more often. This one has a message from Clayton to Angel and Rhys on the wall. Yeah, it might not be a good identifier for this place, come to think of it - it's written on tape, and could be pulled off the wall.
There's a building missing from House's map. I'm in the area of 47 tonight, and I can see another house right next door, to the west. Not sure if he meant this to be 47, or if I'm in the missing house. It's a miserable place. On the wall - Hiro Hamada, day 5. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Edward Elric, Greed, day 64, traveling northwest.
Right - I figured it out, I was in 47 last night after all. In 29 now. There's a little sign in one of the bedrooms - day 60, reachable shelter to the east, nearby. Reachable supply point to the east. Yeah, that'd be the convenience store. On the wall - Alphonse Elric, Tadashi Hamada, Steph Brown, Mami Tomoe, Freya Crescent, Edward Elric, day 17, traveling south. That's a group of six. I wonder if they got ambushed by an anomaly. Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Greed, day 46, traveling east.
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I'm just to the north of 29. This one's missing off the map, too. It's just the corridor - everything else is gone, collapsed. Someone's drawn little eyes all along the wall, for some fucking reason.
It's been a week since the repairs, and I'm still ill. Not badly, but it lingers. Fever, cough, bit of a headache sometimes. It's day 137, January 27th.
Day 138. January 28th. Encountered an anomaly, about a day's walk to the west of Hsiaoke Pass. I'll describe it later. I'm in house number-- fuck. I don't know. We'll figure that out tomorrow. Impressive captain's log, Alfie. Very informative. Yeah, that's Fiona, giving her commentary. Thanks, Fiona. Written on the wall: Alphonse Elric, Stephanie Brown, Freya Crescent, Greed, Biff, Rhys, day 48, traveling southeast. Sheena Fuji-- fucking hell, this woman and her name. Fujee-bay-aw-shee. Right. And Zelos Wilder, day 61, traveling south. Foo-jee-bah-yah-shee. Foo-jee-bah-yah-shee. Yeah.
44 last night. Right, the anomaly-- there were six of us, grouped into twos but still close enough to be visible to one another. I didn't get a good look at the anomaly, but it was white, blending in with the snow. It made hissing noises, and had a human head stuck on the end of its tail. Nobody I recognized.
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Ecks was killed. Different anomaly, same area.
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Found another building that House doesn't have marked, just to the south of 44. This is the house with someone in the attic.
92 for the night. There's hot water. It only runs for about ten minutes, but it's fucking lovely. There's a metal trap door in the closet here - I tried prying it open, but couldn't. Couldn't see a place for any keycards, either. Hm. Yeah. Right, written on the wall, we've got Alphonse Elric, Tadashi Hamada, day 10, traveling west. Another map.
80 tonight. Fancy place, isn't it? Yeah. There's another map on the wall, and Alphonse Elric, day 8, traveling east. Alphonse Elric, Steph Brown, Mami Tomoe, Freya Crescent, Edward Elric, day 24, traveling west. Alphonse Elric, Edward Elric, Greed, day 75, traveling southwest.
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