Awakening (arc)

Hubris Arc

A letter that certain players received in the mail

Written by	Alex Hall
Duration	February 17 to July 15, 2011 (Within Hubris) March 17, 2020 to present (Awakening)
Protagonist	Players
Videos	h b i s r ea l awakening.txt hubris.wmv end.wmv transmission.txt iseeyou gateway.wmv sonata.wmv king.txt CHILDREN.wmv 2018.txt
Documents	Newspaper Letter TheRealTruth.rtf

Preceded by

Followed by

The Hubris Arc is the third and final arc of the Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge ARG. It follows the attempts of several groups to uncover the truth about the Moon Children. The arc was paused on July 15, 2011 and resumed on March 17, 2020.

It is preceded by the Moon Children Arc.

The following is a summary of the Hubris Arc, in chronological order of the events as they happened. Out-of-character events are in italics. All times are in EST. To see each page exactly as described, click the icon for each update.

Note: Many links in this article no longer work due to websites being changed or shut down. Some of the pages have been saved via the Wayback Machine, and are linked instead; the links that do not work are kept here for archival purposes.

Within Hubris

Bastion of Defense

February 17, 2011

• Around 3:06am, Alex Hall posted an update to Jadusable's YouTube channel, reading, "Looking for three responsible individuals to act as forum moderators. Send me a brief resume at jadusable@youshouldnthavedonethat.net if you think you would be interested."
• Around 11:00am, a countdown appeared on the main page of youshouldnthavedonethat.net. The timer counted down to an event referred to as "Another Step," and was set to end at 7:00pm. When hovered over with the cursor, the counter read, "18 Feb 2011 is when you unite."
• Alex Hall posted another update on his YouTube channel requesting Skype names for moderator applicants, hoping to secure a meeting that night.
• Guestbook entries from the 10th to 16th disappeared.
• As the counter ended, the site went down.
• Jadusable's channel posted three updates containing pieces of the following binary code:
  • 01101000 01110100 01110100 01110000 00111010 00101111 00101111 01111010 00110001 00110101 00101110 01101001 01101110 01110110 01101001 01110011 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100110 01110010 01100101 01100101 00101110 01100011 01101111 01101101 00101111 01010111 01101001 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01011111 01001000 01110101 01100010 01110010 01101001 01110011 00101111
  • The message was an encoded URL for a forum: http://z15.invisionfree.com/Within_Hubris/
• YSHDT's continuous server problems prevented many users from accessing the site.
• Two of the binary codes on Jadusable's channel were removed, followed by the third shortly afterward.
• Jadusable's YouTube channel posted another update:
  • " http://z15.invisionfree.com/Within_Hubris The final piece of the puzzle is sliding into place, when the bastion is completed you will have everything you need."
  • Bastion means "a group that defends principle" or "a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle." Bastion refers to this forum, based on this forum post:
    • "This is our last haven, our last bastion of defense. And yet it houses our greatest minds, and our strongest warriors."
• Soon after the forum was discovered, two forum groups appeared for around twenty seconds before disappearing.
  • Forum group "HELP ME" with subforum "PLEASE GOD HELP ME" appeared first.
  • Forum group "MY EYES" with subforum "THEY TOOK" appeared around ten minutes later.
• In the list of members, the first thirteen members are listed as "Tenors." The Tenors are Jadusable, Hubris, Ryukaki, Alex, Nekko, Duskworld23, Drowned, BEN, Rosa, Insidiae, Tyler, Kelbris, and Guide.

February 18, 2011

• A new, permanent forum group was added to Within Hubris, titled "Wayward Horizon," which cannot be seen without logging in. It contained one sub-forum called "???," which was password-protected.
  • When first noticed, there was only one topic there, created by Hubris.
  • Minutes later, the subforum was empty.
  • Then, one topic appeared, created by Guide.
  • Another topic was created by Nekko.
  • Then another topic, this time by Duskworld23.
  • The fourth and latest topic was created by a new user, ???.
  • When trying to enter the subforum, one is met with a login page.
    • On the password screen, it says, "Please do not attempt to enter a password unless you are authorised. Failed attempts are logged and you may have your posting rights removed upon repetitive failure." However, it was soon discovered that this was not true, and failed attempts are simply logged.
• It was confirmed by one of the moderators that they have nothing to do with the strange happenings on the site. No one group has more knowledge than any other. They are only there as custodians, keeping the place clear of problems and keeping order. In another topic they admit having no connections to Guide, an admin, and are unaware of the password to Wayward Horizon.
  • Also confirmed are the forum categories "Announcements," "Story," and "Community" being out of character. Anything outside of that are out of the mods' control and is being controlled by Guide.

February 19, 2011

• The following binary code appeared on Rosa's user profile in the location field:
  • 10011101 10011110 10001100 10001011 10010110 10010000 10010001 10010000
  • When translated from binary to text, it becomes: žŒ‹–‘
  • When the binary is inverted, it becomes:
    • 01100010 01100001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01101111
    • This translates to "bastiono," which is Esperanto for bastion. This implies that Rosa is trapped within our bastion and alive.
• Around 6:24PM EST, YSHDT.net is updated with the following:

February 17, 2011

The time has come to unite.

Almost.

• Interestingly, the post refers to the 17th when the previous counter said we unite on the 18th.

• The binary code on Rosa's profile changed to:
  • 100111011001111010001100100010111001011010010000100100011001000010011001
  • Inverted and converted to text, it reads "bastionof," or "Bastion of." Words are missing.
• YSHDT.net's title is switched to "Within Hubris."
• A user named ProtonConroy solves the puzzle from Rosa's profile: "bastionofdefense." This was the password to Wayward Horizon.
• In Wayward Horizon, the posts made by Nekko, Duskworld23, and ??? are present. A few minutes later, a fifth topic by Kelbris appears.
• Below is each post, translated from its original binary. The originals have been recreated here.

Wayward Horizon

Post #1 (Pinned post): "Welcome To The Waywar01011001110000101," by Guide

• Description: ????//
• You're not supposed to be here.Get.Out.

Post #2: "The First," by Nekko

• whatis? wherethis? help me please, i'm so scared. where is everyone?i'm so lonely... mommy im so sorry. i promise i'll be a better son, ipromise i'll be the little boy you've always wanted, i miss you i'm soscared... mommy just please wake me up. please PLEASE MOMMY WHERE ARE YOU

Post #3: "The Fourth," by Duskworld23

• I can't stand it. I can't even have a momentI can't stand it. I can't even have a moment no think. I want to kill myself, but I don't know how. Have to find a way, before I lose myself.

• Note: required several shifts and conversions for the end result

Post #4: "The Seventh," by ???

• I can become God.

• I can become everything.

Post #5: "...," by Kelbris

• GET OUT
• Note: only post not in binary.

• Soon after the password was used, it was reset and everyone was logged out of the forum.
• The new password for Wayward Horizon changed to "youshouldntbehere." Nothing in the forum has changed.

February 20, 2011

• At around 10:35pm, the copyright information on YSHDT.net changed to © 2011 Within Hubris.
• YSHDT.net went down again due to bandwidth issues, most likely related to use of reloading browser extensions like SiteDelta.
• The password "youshouldntbehere" stopped working for Wayward Horizon.
• The URL for youshouldnthavedonethat.net began redirecting to Within Hubris. At an unknown date, it stopped. From this point forward, youshouldnthavedonethat.net is officially no longer part of the story.

February 21, 2011

• Alex Hall begins seeking help with the downed YSHDT's problems.
• Jadusable's YouTube channel adds another channel, HubrisOST, to its friends list. This new channel is used for uploading songs from the ARG.
• At 8:13pm, Alex Hall announces @WithinHubris, the official Within Hubris Updates Twitter account on Jadusable's YouTube channel.
  • The first tweet, posted at 7:01pm, reads, "Twitter created. Stay tuned for the "Hubris Reveal" trailer later this week."
• As Guide, he posts the entirety of the Haunted Cartridge Arc on Within Hubris, then posts an update on Within Hubris that reiterates the update from the YouTube channel.

Hubris Reveal

February 25, 2011

• At 6:09pm, @WithinHubris tweets, "'Hubris Reveal' trailer debuts on Jadusable's Youtube channel on Sunday, February 27th at 6pm EST."
• Around ten minutes later, the same message was posted on Jadusable's YouTube channel.

February 26, 2011

• Several users of Within Hubris received an envelope in the mail. Contained within were a newspaper clipping and a letter, which detail potential Moon Children activity and a message from BEN, respectively.
  • The recipients of the letter were the top fifty donators to the link on YSHDT.net.
• Hidden periods were discovered in two posts from Guide. Whether these are significant is debatable.
  • The posts were lost due to the Within Hubris takedown.
• At 5:51pm, a timer was discovered on Within Hubris. It counted down to an hour before the release time given by @WithinHubris for the Hubris Reveal; alongside it was the ominous phrase, "They have to warn you."
• Guide posts A Comprehensive Guide to the Story as promised. It serves to help direct attention to the essential story points. In addition, it also states that you do not have to understand the other arcs in order to enjoy the Hubris Arc. The guide has been lost.

February 27, 2011

• Jadusable's YouTube channel posts three updates:
  • what are you doing?
  • STOP THIS
  • /i
• Just before 6:00pm, h b i s r ea l, a corrupted version of the Hubris Reveal, is posted.
  • The binary code in the video translates to "isn't clear yet."
  • Further analysis can be found here.
  • At 5:59pm, @WithinHubris tweets, "H b i s r ea l uploaded instead?"
• The updates on Jadusable's channel start to disappear and reappear continuously. Something is struggling for control of the account, which was thought to be "safely" in the hands of BEN up to this point.
• Guide's post from February 21 is edited. Hidden text is added below the main message, which reads, "not the real not the real not the real not the real not the real."

March 1, 2011

• At 1:13pm, Guide posts an update asking for an additional programmer and artist for the game.

April 23, 2011

• At 3:31am, @WithinHubris tweets, "There'll be an update on 4/23, look for it around 6pm est." At 5:23pm, it is followed with, "I would also like to clarify that around 6pm est does not mean *exactly*

at 6pm est :P It all depends on when my conference call finishes."

• Around 6:00pm, Guide posts an update on Within Hubris confirming May 10 as the release date for the Hubris trailer, as well as some additional information regarding the game.

May 10, 2011

• Guide posts an update on Within Hubris, explaining that the trailer has been delayed until further notice, as the person who shot the footage failed to return Alex's calls.

May 27, 2011

• Within Hubris user Kylinn receives a reply from Alex Hall, reading, "I haven't updated you guys yet because there isn't really anything to update about, I'm still waiting on that guy to get back to me =\ but I think most likely we'll be able to get something out in the beginning of June. I'll keep you guys posted!"

Early to Mid-2011

• Sometime between February 28 and June 8, youshouldnthavedonethat.net stopped redirecting users to Within Hubris. In its place, a notice that it was no longer in use (provided by GoDaddy.com) was present.
• Alex Hall assured players that, "Youshouldnthavedonethat.net will be returning, albeit in a different form."

June 8, 2011

• A Within Hubris user, MajinMew, finds a member of the Tenor group not previously listed, named Usekeb.
  • Usekeb joined on April 22, the day before 4/23, his last known date of activity.
  • He has made one post since joining, but it is not viewable, as is the case with the other Tenors.

June 10, 2011

• Within Hubris user MessedUpPro messages Alex Hall via Facebook regarding the trailer and receives the reply, "I'm working with him now again finally after all this time, so we should be able to put out something in the next week or so, but I dont want to give a definitive date yet incase it falls through again." When asked how he was doing, he replied, "Hectic, haha, to say the least. As much as I want the game to take precidence over everything else I'm doing, its hard to juggle all this stuff at once, but hopefully we're getting close to the light at the end of the tunnel."

June 22, 2011

• At 5:26am, @WithinHubris announced Alex Hall's new official Twitter account, @AlexanderDHall.
• Later, Alex Hall held a Q&A in the Knights of Theet Chatango.

The Hiatus

Gamejacking Accusations

July 15, 2011

• At 8:43pm, Alex Hall announced that the ARG has been paused indefinitely.
• Shortly afterward, Kayd Hendricks began a Q&A, under the handle APseudonym, about his part in the ARG. This interview was controversial in that he claimed that most of his interaction with Alex was ignored, leaving him to handle the story on his own.

July 17, 2011

• In response to users calling him out for ignoring Kayd, Alex posted an angry declaration that he had no intention for Kayd's story to happen, and that he had essentially "gamejacked," but was left to continue because he thought Kayd meant well. He continues to say that he had originally intended to keep his story canon, but the bitter aftermath of the interview changed his mind.
  • In the same thread, Kayd fires back at Alex by saying that, had he known he was "gamejacking," he would never have continued, but after being called out due to the File 59 cipher and the swarms of players begging for information, he did what he thought he had to. Subsequent contact from Alex showed that he enjoyed the videos, so Kayd felt as if he did everything correctly.

October 26, 2011

• Files archived by We All Are Link during the Moon Children incident were released to the public. Some of these revealed never-before-seen interaction with Jadusable's YouTube channel, but no important information was gathered.
  • The files no longer exist due to the Within Hubris takedown.

King Kong and Hubris Alpha

March 27, 2012

• Users discover that youshouldnthavedonethat.net has been placed for sale. After contact from worried players, Alex Hall stated that he had no plans to use or re-purchase the site, and to disregard anything that happens there.

March 29, 2012

• Two videos have been renamed:
  • free.wmv is renamed "you can hear me.wmv."
  • 2 is renamed "4ucme.wmv."
  • Several tags are changed.

April 1, 2012

• A new video is uploaded to Jadusable's YouTube channel: king kong.wmv
  • Seemingly a version of day four.wmv with Goron Link, its true nature is revealed when King Kong by Jibbs feat. Chamillionaire begins playing.
  • This video and the other renames are part of an April Fool's Day joke conducted by Alex Hall. Everything reverts to normal soon afterward, except for a few tags.

Mid-April, 2012

• Sometime between April 1 and April 23, the videos 2 and h b i s r ea l are entirely removed from Jadusable's channel. Alex Hall's reasoning is for not confusing new players when he reboots the third arc.
  • The videos are available for viewing here and here.

April 23, 2012

• Around 6:00pm, in response to the iconic 4/23 date, Alex Hall posts an update for the future of his projects; while he has no new information on the continuation of the ARG due to his working on Methods of Revolution, he gives the players a gift: the Hubris Alpha, a very basic version of the first area of the planned game.
  • The game is a stripped version of the house seen in h b i s r ea l. It provides no new ARG information, but was a nice gesture nonetheless.

April 24, 2012

• Several changes are made to Within Hubris' design to coincide with Alex Hall's newest project, Methods of Revolution. The banner is changed and a timer counting down to an announcement is added; over the next few days, the banner is changed again. After the promotion is over, all changes are removed and the forum returns to normal.
  • No images were captured of these changes.

Final Days

June 2, 2012

• Alex Hall announces that Spanosa, a moderator, has been promoted to admin in order to help keep the forum orderly while Alex works on his film. He is given permission to make any necessary changes. Alex also clarifies that any spoiling content that admins could see are now saved and have been removed from the site until he is ready to continue the ARG.

August 9, 2012

• Prior to this date, a Q&A thread for the more prominent members of the forum was posted. One member was asked "who [they] would kill on the forums and why," as a joke. Playing along, the user posted a list of players with silly reasons for why they would kill them.
  • Many users took offense to this question, which prompted an argument. Subsequently, a report was filed to the police regarding "death threats" having been posted.
  • InvisionFree removed Within Hubris from its servers soon afterward. Panicked players began contacting Alex Hall hoping he could bring it back, but he announced that it was impossible, as well as that no back-ups were available. Within Hubris, and most of its content, is lost forever.

August 10, 2012

• Around 1:00am, a new version of Within Hubris is created by Kafeite, with help from other members. The new version, created using several archived threads, has no ties to the ARG canon, but houses several things that were able to be recovered from the original site.
  • Alex Hall, despite having been invited, has not made an account on "Newbris." It is unknown whether this version will be adopted when the ARG starts again.
  • Over time, Newbris evolved from a recreation of the original to a general interest forum.

August 16, 2018

• Around 1:00am, CircleHunter solved the cipher from File 59.

mhftt.txt

EBOAKBBYCKWWXQGMEQNOK,RKZVOKCIVOWYJJMBKA
I SEE YOU THREE LIVE, CAN MY DEAR ROSA PLEASE LIVE

April 23, 2019

• Around 12:00pm, Alex Hall uploaded an introduction video to his new podcast series The Digital Fireside, a sort of prologue to Methods of Revolution. While otherwise unrelated, it contained the following tags:
  • The Digital Fireside, Digital Fireside, Methods of Revolution, Ben Drowned, Alex Hall, Why are you reading this, Technology, career, social, education, internet, social media, talking, philosophy, games

March 16, 2020

• Sometime late at night, the BroGaming Twitch channel streamed the creation of several cryptic messages. It is not currently known if this is a canon event, as this stream would later be uploaded to YouTube as a completed video.

Awakening

The Beginning of the End

March 17, 2020

Jadusable's new avatar

• Sometime early in the morning, the avatar on Jadusable's YouTube was changed.
• At 10:51am, awakening.wmv was uploaded to Jadusable's YouTube channel. It contains a message from an unknown entity that cryptically suggests something is about to happen.
  • The binary in the description translates to "32020," pointing toward March 20 as the date it happens.

March 18, 2020

• At 7:00pm, BroGaming streamed the creation of more cryptic messages. Like before, it is not currently known if this is a canon event, as this stream would later be uploaded to YouTube as a completed video.

March 19, 2020

• At 11:25am, hubris.wmv was set to premiere at 1:15pm on Jadusable's YouTube channel.
• At 1:15pm, hubris.wmv premiered. It contained another message from the entity from the previous video, as well as repeated words from Rosa and a short clip of Majora's Mask gameplay.
  • The binary in the description translates to, "Attempt fifteen, trying again. I doubt I can reach these two at the same time. HE moves."
  • A message is hidden in the spectrogram of the video, which reads, "Can anyone hear me?"

March 20, 2020

• At 3:40pm, end.wmv was set to premiere at 4:30pm on Jadusable's YouTube channel.
  • Leading up to the premiere, the thumbnail changed between five images, each becoming more disturbing than the last.
• At 4:30pm, end.wmv premiered. It continued the messages from the previous video and showed more gameplay from the END save file. The message was signed "Jadus," seemingly confirming the return of Jadusable for the first time since his disappearance in 2010.
  • A cipher is hidden in the spectrogram of the video, which reads, "xbt psfyszsm splkw." This has yet to be completely solved.
• Changes were made to the description of end.wmv after the premiere. It now contains a link to Jadusable's Patreon, which explains the following main points:
  • "As we progress, the significance of some data points may not be readily apparent - that is normal. In keeping true to one of the reoccurring themes of Awakening, there will be times when older entries have a significance that is only brought to light after new information has emerged. The content itself may not have changed, but rather, new context will have given it new meaning. This is a slower, more psychological approach than the original story. Due to some of the psychological themes it explores, it's recommended for participants to be 18+."
  • "It is important to reiterate that this is a way to show support if you enjoyed the original BEN Drowned story or are enjoying Awakening. Patrons here are not given any kind of unique information or "advantage" to anyone else. Becoming a patron will not accelerate the release of content, nor is a certain threshold required to be met for the story to conclude. The goal of this page is to provide a way for users to support the work, should they be so inclined."
  • "Timeline wise, every three days the story will progress forward. This is intentional."
  • "Finally, to prevent gamejacking, links to any external websites to progress the story will come only from either the Jadusable Youtube account, the author's Twitter account, or this Patreon account."
  • "At some point, another platform will be introduced that will be canonical to the story, and this post will be updated to reflect that."

March 22, 2020

• At around 2:50pm, \ was set to premiere at 6:30pm the following day on Jadusable's YouTube channel.
• At around 7:55pm, the description of hubris.wmv began disappearing and reappearing. During the hour-long period when changes were being noticed, no changes to the description were recorded.

March 23, 2020

• At 5:30pm, exactly one hour before the premiere, \ was removed from Jadusable's channel. Soon afterward, a new video was set to premiere in its place: transmission.wmv The binary in its description translates to, "You are here for a reason. Look and listen."
• At 5:37pm, Jadusable tweeted the following: "diary entry transmission signal garbled, trying again"
• Around this time, the thumbnail began changing. There were 12 changes, for a total of 13 thumbnails. They occurred at 5:45, 5:50, 5:56 (2), 5:59 (2), 6:00, 6:02 (2), 6:15, 6:17, and 6:20.
• At 6:30pm, transmission.wmv premiered. It again continued the message from Jadus, this time with no gameplay. Jadus tells of how he and his partner, Denton, searched for the man known as "Berkeley" and found Tyler, who had been using the name. He reveals that his name is Tyler Lawman, and believes that the world around him is a product of his own mind. After apologizing to Jadus and Denton, he takes his own life by firing his pistol into his mouth.
• Soon afterward, the spectrogram was analyzed and, once again, the new URL to \ was found. Just short of a minute long, \ reveals that the disfigured face we've been seeing is indeed BEN, and it now refers to itself as "we."
  • \ was listed publicly at 6:54pm.

March 26, 2020

• At 5:34pm, gateway.wmv was set to premiere at 6:00 on Jadusable's YouTube channel. The binary in its description was posted in three chunks, one at the start and two more at 5:40 in consecutive updates. The three chunks translate to:
  • the gateway blocks to building ephemeral life, crash together
  • this will help LINK them together
  • think back several years, when was the apocalypse?
• The thumbnail changed four times, occurring at 5:38, 5:58 (2), and at 6:00 just before the premiere.
• At 6:00, gateway.wmv premiered. It consisted entirely of gameplay, much of it mirroring the events of BEN.wmv's Termina Field sequence. Link is much more careful in his movements and observes each figure in the field before making any action. He eventually stands in front of the Happy Mask Salesman and takes out the ocarina. The song jingle plays and the video ends.
  • The end of this video seems to confirm that the players have regained the ability to use in-game actions to affect the story.
• The spectrogram contains another message: "what happened in 2012?"

Methods of Revolution

March 27, 2020

• At 4:42pm, Rosyfox uploaded the Sonata of Awakening in response to gateway.wmv, recalling the hints to wake up we'd been receiving for the past two weeks. The hope was for this video to affect the apparent "dream-like" post-apocalyptic world hinted at by Jadus.

March 28, 2020

• Around 7:45pm, a new website was discovered: methodsofrevolution.com. Appearing at first to be a broken blog, links were quickly found to lead to fragments of secret conversations between redacted names, seemingly-nonsensical images, and most prominently, a poll that decides the next action to be taken. This would render any direct video responses useless. The header image for the site was the recurring dilapidated living room image from the Lawman house. This website was apparently the answer to "what happened in 2012?"
• The main page, titled "ME/THOD RE:// - wel??$$ to the officia$$/// {NULL}," contains two blog posts:
  • "...And Flint Struck Steel" was posted by "Find Your Method" on January 13, 2013 and reads, "There was a website here once. It’s gone now." It is tagged, "Methods of Revolution Prelude."
  • "Under Construction" was posted by "Find Your Method" on March 6, 2014 and reads:
    • "Welcome to the webpage! We are currently under construction so please check back soon!
      Structure is fundamental to the way we live life – we use it to refine, improve, and progress ourselves, and in return it helps give us a sense of purpose and ultimately defines our position in life. Our life’s structure is the amalgamation of our learned habits – from both our environment and our personality – from those we gain either positive or negative traits. We are integrated into this symbiotic relationship from all but the word go and it’s the key to how we live our lives as adults. In school you follow your teacher’s orders and are given set times to do certain tasks. Eventually the unfamiliar becomes familiar, apprehension turns to comfort, and order is once again achieved because you start to know what to expect with each passing day."
• The directory at the bottom of the main page contains seven links:
  • "01101000" contains a photo of a bulletin board with three square notes and a full sheet of paper, all blank, pinned to the right side. "01101000" is binary for "h."
  • "31026180" contains a link to a page titled "june 6 2016," which itself contains a text document containing an ASCII rendition of BEN's face.
  • "31029201" contains a link to a page titled "july 2 2013," which itself contains a text document containing a fragment of a chat log between several people with redacted usernames.
  • "41026030" contains links to two month categories: "January 2013" contains the first blog post, and "March 2014" contains the second.
  • "61028050" contains a seemingly-unrelated text post.
  • "71022070" contains a link to a page titled "august 16 2013," which itself contains a text document containing a similar chat log to before.
  • "91026121" contains a poll. The box is labeled "{NULL}" and contains a front-facing photo of BEN and seven choices: Song of Time, Song of Healing, Sonata of Awakening, Inverted Song of Time, Song of Double Time, Oath to Order, and Other. After choosing an action, reloading the page would show the text "nice try" below the photo, as well as an option to view the current results. At the time of the poll's end, Sonata of Awakening had a sizable lead. The "nice try" text is now permanent.
  • It is important to note that the Song of Healing was in the lead prior to our intervention. If the site was left undiscovered, it would have been catastrophic.
• Players noticed that the link on "31026180" led to a different URL than the one it reads. Replacing the 235 at the end with 231 yields a page titled "october 29 2013," which contains a much more drastic chat log fragment than the ones found before. Using this method of replacing the last digits of the URL, many pages were found to contain content that would otherwise be unseen.
  • 198 leads to a photo of the house and a binary code that translates to "one world."
  • 203 leads to a page that once contained Lost in My Thoughts; it has since been removed.
  • 205 leads to an audio file titled "another world."
• At 10:11pm, immediately after finding the "one world" binary, all pages would return a single message: "You shouldn't be here." Seconds later, the entire site closed. Loading the site would show a single image and a single line of text: "get out." The image changed several times:
  • The first image is of a diary written in another language.
  • At 10:12, it changed to an image of an extremely blue-tinted smiling man.
  • At 10:13, it changed to a horribly-disfigured BEN.
  • At 10:16, it changed to a less-disfigured BEN.
  • At 10:30, it zoomed in.
  • At 10:59, it zoomed in again, drastically.
  • At 11:00, it turned black and the message disappeared.
  • At 11:11, it changed to a new face with the text "PLAY BY MY RULES"
• At 11:12, the site's main page was able to be accessed once again. This time, the site's name was changed to "PLAY BY MY RULES" and new text was added to the "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" post:
  • The new second paragraph now reads, "An interesting philosopher once mused that Hell isn’t the cliched fire and brimstone inferno that awaits all of those who commit terrible deeds in life. Instead, they described it as a simple phenomenon – on your last day on Earth the person you became will meet the person you could have become."
  • Below the final paragraph, the following: "PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES PLAY BY MY RULES"
• At 11:18, Creeeep Sales began playing on every page. More image changes followed:
  • At 11:21, the header image zoomed in.
  • At 11:23, the header image zoomed in again.
  • At 11:25, the header image disappeared.
• At 11:26, the site went down for the final time.

March 29, 2020

• At 6:50pm, sonata.wmv was set to premiere at 8:15 on Jadusable's YouTube channel.
• The thumbnail began changing almost immediately. Changes took place at 6:54 and 7:02.
• At 8:15, sonata.wmv premiered. Someone in a gas mask appeared at the end.
• At 8:19, methodsofrevolution.com went back up. It now contained "I See You" as the header image and three additional links in the directory at the bottom of the site:
  • "41027150" contains a link to a page called "may 17 2014," which itself contains a text document containing another conversation fragment in which the redacted names discuss someone they refuse to name and an identical other.
  • "51023160" contains a link to a page called "june 13 2015," which itself contains a text document containing another conversation fragment in which the possible convergence of timelines is suggested.
  • "61028020" contains a link to a page also called "61028020," which itself contains a text document containing ASCII art of a screaming face. Hidden within the text are the words LIE, TRUTH, and DROWN.
• The poll page now contains a number of differences:
  • The title has disappeared and the header image is now much more disturbing.
  • The option to vote or view results has been replaced by a button that reads, "consciousness." The "nice try" text has also been replaced with, "....."
  • Over the next hour, the Other option steadily increased. At 9:45, with no option to vote against it, Other took the lead.
• As of March 29, excepting miscellaneous files, nothing else has been discovered.

March 31, 2020

• Around 3:00pm, players discovered that \ was renamed to "iseeyou." It is currently unknown if this is a permanent change.

April 1, 2020

• At 5:44pm, king.txt was set to premiere at 7:00 on Jadusable's YouTube channel. However, at 6:35, the video was removed from the channel for being "a duplicate of another YouTube video." It was re-uploaded soon afterward at 6:45 and set to premiere at 7:30. The same happened to this upload at 7:03, causing it to be removed. At 7:28, it was re-uploaded for the final time and set to premiere at 8:15.
• At 8:15, king.txt premiered. It was entirely composed of Jadus typing, giving insight on his former life and his evolution from miser to empowered.

April 4, 2020

• Around 6:30am, awakening.wmv and transmission.wmv were renamed. Their file extensions were changed from .wmv to .txt, establishing a new format in order to distinguish text-based videos from gameplay.
• At 4:45pm, CHILDREN.wmv was set to premiere at 7:00 on Jadusable's YouTube channel. No changes were observed during this time.
• At 6:45, methodsofrevolution.com went dark.
• At 7:00, CHILDREN.wmv premiered. It contained the Rosa intro shown in previous videos, but the rest is implied to be the original missing video referenced in TheTruth.rtf.
• Immediately after the video premiered, methodsofrevolution.com came back online. The main page contained the same two posts, but "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" now contained new text:
  • Welcome to the webpage! We are currently under construction so please check back soon!
    
    Structure is fundamental to the way we live life – STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING we use it to refine, improve, and progress ourselves, and in return it helps give us a sense of purpose and ultimately defines our position in life. Our life’s structure is the amalgamation of our learned habits – from both our environment and our personality – from those we gain either positive or negative traits. We are integrated into this symbiotic relationship from all but the word go and it’s the key to how we live our lives as adults. In school you follow your teacher’s orders and are given set times to do certain tasks. STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING STOP PLAYING Eventually the unfamiliar becomes familiar, apprehension turns to comfort, and order is once again achieved because you start to know what to expect with each passing day.
• One new link was found in the directory:
  • "09152000" contains a link a link to a new document, a seeming-revised edition of TheTruth.rtf called "TheRealTruth.rtf." It adds all of Jadusable's video summaries to the main text, changes most mentions of "Ben" to "BEN," and includes a new entry at 9:09pm on September 10:

TheRealTruth.rtf: September 10, 9:09pm

After crying and whining for some time now he finally came to our senses.

He was being pathetic and greedy.

Weak and embarassing.

Vulnerable and alone.

No more.

He thinks it's in the afternoon now, but his brain can't tell anymore.

It is irrelevant.

We are one with a singular purpose, and we will finish it.

These messages are not meant for them to read right now.

None of it will make sense to either this desparate puppet or his "audience" at present.

Conclusion: it is a wasted effort.

Regrettably, in order to achieve fulfillment and ascend higher we will need to wait for some time.

We will continue to form our own consensus.

But there's been too much of a commotion here, that blithering idiot could set us back if we are discovered.

Then patience is the answer, time is inconsequential here.

He attempting to interface with our world again.

Moon and the sun.

Show ourselves to him. Show that we are many, and we are watching.

Is it time? That has a high probability of completely fracturing his already weakened mind.

Yes.

Yes, this one will die soon.

Yes, this world is beginning to fall apart as well.

Yes, but on that matter it is a debate - our ability to interact with their plane is limited to only a few Methods.

Yes, but it will not be that way forever.

Yes, but the probability that we become incompatible is too great if we wait too long.

Yes, we have a proposal to change that. it will take years but that is acceptable.

Yes, that is fine.

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Yes, but they should know the truth at some point.

Yes, but only when it is too late.

• By changing the digits at the end of the page URL, users managed to find several hidden pages, ranging from HTML remnants from youshouldnthavedonethat.net, to mysterious or unused images, to gut-wrenching sobbing.
• The poll was updated several times to include new options:
  • At 7:53, the options were HIDE, FIGHT, and RUN.
  • At 7:56, the options were changed to DIE, DIE, and DIE and the image changed to this face.
  • Within a minute, the options were changed to RUN, HIDE, and FIGHT for the final time. The image changed to its original turn4 face, and the title read, "Don't be hasty now."
• At 8:07, the bulletin board on 01101000 changed to this.
• At 8:13, this sound file appeared on each page.
• Throughout the site's duration of activity, the banner changed several times:
  • At 7:14, it changed to this still of the Elegy statue from CHILDREN.wmv.
  • At 7:18, it changed to this face.
  • At 7:59, it changed to this face.
  • At 8:02, it changed to this.
  • At 8:03, it changed to this.
  • At 8:05, it changed to this.
  • At 8:15, it changed to this.
  • At 8:15 again, it changed to this.
  • At 8:18, it changed to this.
  • At 8:18 again, it changed to this.
  • At 8:19, it changed to this.
  • At 8:46, it changed to this.
• Three audio files were discovered within minutes of each other, signaling the closing of the poll. In order:
  • At 8:33, closing was discovered.
  • At 8:38, time's ending was discovered.
  • At 8:44, time's up was discovered.
• At 8:47, after a heated debate over the poll choices, the website was closed. The only visible image was this, confirming that the HIDE option won the poll. At 8:50, it zoomed in on the choices, and did so again several seconds later.
• At 8:53, the front page went black. Several messages were displayed in succession for the next several minutes:
  • At 8:53, the page read, "Hiding."
  • At 8:56, the page read, "10:43am - The Moon Children appeared in my dreams last night, they lifted up their masks to reveal their hideously disfigured faces."
  • At 8:57, the page read, "10:43am - The Moon Children appeared in my dreams last night, they lifted up their masks to reveal their hideously disfigured faces. ...maggots crawling out of their orifices, sunken black holes where their eyes should be, a yellow smile that slowly grew bigger as they came closer to me."
  • At 8:58, the page read, "10:43am - The Moon Children appeared in my dreams last night, they lifted up their masks to reveal their hideously disfigured faces. ...maggots crawling out of their orifices, sunken black holes where their eyes should be, a yellow smile that slowly grew bigger as they came closer to me. Two of them held me down while the other two began to sow the mask onto my face."
  • At 9:04, the page read, "THEY."
  • At 9:05, the page read, "TOOK." Shortly afterward, this was added as a background image.
  • At 9:06, the text disappeared and the image remained.
  • At 9:11, the image disappeared and the text read, "Hiding."

April 7, 2020

• At 6:58pm, 2018.txt was uploaded yet set to premiere at 6:58 as well. The premiere remained set at that time until the premiere actually started at 7:19. The video was more text from Jadus, this time discussing how needlessly dramatic and worrisome he used to be and how he became one of the lucky ones after the societal collapse.

April 10, 2020

• At 6:30pm, methodsofrevolution's lock screen was updated to include a new image of the Astral Observatory, which appears to imply that the update cycle is now shifting backwards a day due to the Fourth Day glitch, in turn allowing April 23 to fall on an update day.
  • At 7:32pm, Alex Hall tweeted, confirming that the update is being pushed back a day due to upload issues.

Timeline
Preceded by Moon Children Arc	Current Arc Hubris Arc	Followed by N/A