What Happened

As we've said before, our camera isn't letting us upload, so we have to transcribe what happened last night for you all.

(Video starts. Sandra is sitting on the bed, expression blank. Matt recording, Lya sitting on bed, Slender at the chalkboard.)

L: Sandra, are you awake?

S: I am.

L: Sandra, what happened out there?

(Silence.)

L: Sand-

S: (Suddenly, quickly) The new has come to supplant the old as the one who brings the fear it is here and will not go and will not be stopped by the-

L: Sandra-

S: -hands of simple mortals they are but foxes and the select are his-

SM: (writes) Silenceher.

S: -hounds and the hunt has begun and they will bring them down and they shall cower-

L: (concerned) Sandra, stop this!

SM: SilencesilenceNOW

S: -before it and all will suffer unless they stand fearless but they will do all they can to end the foolish endeavors of the free and the living and it will hold them with the light the son of night and darkness this message given to show the futility of-

SM: (slaps Sandra across the face)

S: (falls backwards, then blinks, suddenly alert) I...it... (lurches forward) Oh God... (runs across the hall to the bathroom, retching heard faintly)

L: ...what did that bastard do?

SM: (writing furiously) KillitkillitIwillkillitdestroythesickthingitwilldiekillkillkillkill

(The visuals cut as the sound of chalk tapping remains. 33 seconds in, the video returns. The board is covered in Operator Symbols and death threats, and Slender flings the chalk stub at the wall. Sandra steps in, sways, and then hits the floor. Matt drops the camera as they run to her.)

She's back to normal now, but she seems to have caught a cold. Slender's been patrolling the nearby area ever since, stopping in every few hours.

What in the hell did ///It/// do to her to cause that?

-Matt

where

where is he
where did he go

whereishewhereishe

WHERE YOU STUPID BASTARD

Where is Jack where did he go asshole what did you do to him

don't you hurt him like me i'll kill you and they'll help BUT WHERE IS HE NOW

Lucky

The rain's picked up. It's absolutely pouring out there.

Sandra was halfway into the creek last night, and with the waters steadily rising...

The message makes sense.

She's still sleeping.

-Matt

Got her back

We found her. By the creek near our old school.

She's been asleep since we got to her, and she's got a few bruises, but nothing major.

She'll be fine. I'm sure of it. ///It/// isn't getting to us that easily.

-Lya

Searching

We've been searching for Sandra all day, and nothing's turned up, goddammit...

And for something without a mouth, Slender sure can scream in a blind rage with the best of them.

We've been checking everywhere, and it'll only get worse if it starts raining tomorrow like the forecast said.

And Jack, don't even TRY to blame yourself.

-Matt

No.

Not Him. He didn't do this. He's never done that.

They when they found that kid, found him in there...God, how could they even tell it was a child? He was mutilated! Just...just PULP, for fuck's sake!

Oh, and hell if we forget what they found in that crawlspace, God forbid we forget the mark left behind...

The Operator Symbol. With the lines bent.

///It///'s fucking around here, ///It///'s trying to scare us, and it's working. Holy shit, that little boy...

And He's not taking it too well, oh hell no. I've never seen Him so pissed, not even when proxies disobey Him, never.

We're all on edge here, I just want this to stop-


///It///'s outside.

Jack, Stephanie, you need to be caref





THE ORACLE IS BLINDED IN THE WIND AND FIRE
TAKEN BY THE SON OF NIGHT AND DARKNESS
FOLLOW THE STORM BEFORE THE WATERS RISE TO MEET HER

Istartledher.

Sheneverfearsme,yetshejumpedasIentered.

Howdarethathideousthingscareher.

Itisn'there,butshe'sterrifiednonetheless.She'scryingoutoffearforJackandStephanie.

HowdarethatmonstrositydowhatIfailtoaccomplish.Thisgirlisundermyprotection,andifthesurvivalofthosetwomeansomuchtoher...

Thischallengewillnotbetakenlightly.

Thisiswar.