That brings me to today. I’ve dwelled in this place for nearly two weeks at this point. I have a fairly comprehensive understanding of how this realm is laid out. The creek – and, by extension, the trail that runs along it, are in the shape of a giant circle. This entire realm is bordered by the treeline. I’m not entirely sure if more exists beyond the trees as I’ve never ventured through them. Whenever I get close to them, something just feels… wrong. It’s unpleasant. The only notable landmark here is a bridge. This bridge passes over the creek and leads towards the center of the circle. I plan on exploring that area later today.
I mentioned before that the sky here appeared to be the same black and green blotchy horizon I saw outside that hospital’s windows, but that’s not always the case. The sky seems to change quite often… Sometimes it’s bright blue. Other times it may be a beautiful golden twilight. It may even change into a brilliant night sky lit up with stars. It’s as if these different skies are being “scrolled through” at fixed rates. This is something I’ll have to observe in more detail…
In the meantime, I’ve done some digging into this “Lunar Children” cult. The group was very secretive – hardly any information exists about them online. The biggest source of information came from a group known as the “Internet Detectives”, who seem to have been documenting the cult’s movements since 2015. Perhaps they hold the answers I seek?
I just got back from exploring beyond the bridge. It led me to a quarry of sorts… The path entered into a large basin that was surrounded by rocky cliff faces. These cliffs were dotted with waterfalls. Could this be the source of the creek water? I’m not entirely sure. I couldn’t find anything particularly interesting here, but this area did feel rather… charged, I guess you could say. There seems to be some importance here.
After returning to the trail, I drew a crude map of the area using this laptop.
I also decided to join this “Internet Detectives” group. Finding a way into their circle was easy enough, but I was at a loss as to how I should identify myself… It’s not like I had any past names I could label myself as – at least not ones that I could remember… I instead just created something on the spot – “Gelus”. Not sure where it came from, but I thought it sounded fitting enough.
Upon entering, I was immediately greeted with a… “warm” welcome. Many of them began insulting me right out of the gate. Others accused me of being a member of the cult. The rest resorted to in-fighting. Are these people truly my only lead?
The detectives eventually quieted down. It seems this is a sort of vetting process that new members undergo. Great. Well, until I can learn more about this group and its… complicated dynamic, I’ve resigned myself to lurking.
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