Chloe Price's Timeline and Notes

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YEAR ONE

May

Everything started with a giant storm. There was hail the size of tennis balls and it rained oil that caught on fire and fucked the whole town up. We had to help rebuild after the damage. All the townspeople and even the Wastes had been talking about "black rain" leading up to it so I guess it wasn't the first time it's happened. There was fog after the storm and it was filled with these giant bug monsters, ones that would attack without cause and either kill people or use them to harvest there eggs which would... also kill them. Then after the fog lifted, I went to look at the mountain because there was weird lights coming from it, but I got super freaked out because it felt like someone was watching me so I went home. But then there were these crazy fucking spider legs coming down from the sky and only some of us could see them. My roomie at the time couldn't, she thought I was going nuts, but I swear they were there. I don't know if anyone else who's around from them saw them too, but they were right over where the lab showed up later.

June

The town threw this huge party, and we all got masquerade masks and costumes. Just like these rave outfits they sent everyone this month. And you felt like you had to put them on and they made you want to go to the party. I don't know if the same thing will happen with these clothes, but fight it if you can. The party went totally fucking sideways. I mean literally, the whole room flipped. It went from this super cool party to this fucked up, destroyed building filled with dead women who were hanging from the ceiling and there was rotting food everywhere and the drinks were gross. God, it was fucking weird, but the townspeople were pissed at us after the party. Like really mad and they all said we never showed up? That we just ignored the invites? But we were all there.

I guess they were so pissed, that after that, they hanged a bunch of the Wastes. Literally just strung their bodies up from all sorts of places, like lamp posts and trees and shit. And they put our names on all the Wastes. When you tried to pull them down, their bodies just... turned to dust. They hate us. I know they don't act like it all the time, but that made it pretty fucking clear that they do. They pretended they couldn't even see them, like they had no idea what we were talking about. They acted like it was all normal. Who the fuck does that?

The mountain opened up and was easier to explore. There was a bunch of stuff - some people mentioned the lab I talked about earlier. I never got to it though. The wendigos freaked me out and there were these cabins that were just... safe. Like really safe. Warm, tons of food that just showed up, covered in antlers that would make even Gaston jealous of the decor. I dunno. It was nice. I almost thought about just staying there forever, but... Eddie needed me.

Around the same time, there were these really fucking weird things. Hunters? I don't know what to call them, but they went after the deer. Eddie and I took one down together and we saved a deer from it. I also buried a few we couldn't save. But it was weird, because after I did that, this black deer showed up and it gave me a dreamcatcher. And those came in real handy later on - I mean, they made dreams better, sure, but there was weird shit that happened in August that is covered below to explain what happened further.

July

There was some weird shit that happened at the park in July, but I can't remember it. Like literally, I went to this one show, and then the whole thing goes fucking black until the park was closed. I remember there were these black shape things floating around and they made me hear all these voices, but that's it. You might want to ask anyone else who was here last July what happened because I remember the Townspeople were fucking gone and the park rots after hours just like the party in June when it flipped. I feel like there was something important, I just... I don't know. If anyone knows more about July, please tell me.

August

The lights went out because of these giant ass deer that walked through town and knocked out the power lines, and we could like walk through peoples memories? But at the end of them, there were these weird, misty animals that came out of us. Like spirit guides, I guess is the best thing you could call them, only maybe they should be something less culturally appropriative. I can show anyone who wants to see them sometime if you don't have your own. The dreamcatchers make it easier to summon them. You can obtain a guide in the Great Sleep, which is covered more later on. Someone also explored the water supply around then too. There's a link to the results at the bottom of this essay.

September

There was a full moon every night? And it made a lot of people lose sleep. And act funny. And if you tried to sleep, this creepy old lady would just be... sitting there. On your chest. It felt like it was suffocating. And then there was the corn mazes, which made some people go nuts - mostly the kids here. And there was this block party? With lots of food. Kind of like Valentine's Day, but with less choking. They also wanted us to get our flu shots - some people did, some people didn't. Guess we know they wanted us to now...

But the weirdest and probably most important shit was that there were these carriage rides that were pulled by thestrals. Newt can tell you all about them, I guess they're big in his world. The ride wasn't what was weird though - it was that if you went on it after a certain hour, this weird monster started to chase all the carriages. And you could fight them but a lot of people got hurt. Some people - some people ... died. You fell out of the sky and for like a brief second, I could see myself. Back home. Just sleeping. Like nothing was happening at all. And I remember seeing this figure - this girl? Kind of like the shape of the mountain when it went all weird I dunno. It's hard to describe.

THEY STARTED OFFERING FLU SHOTS. VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS GET YOUR FLU SHOT.

October

Most important info is that people turned into monsters. This happened last October as well, but the transformations were different. They were immediate and explosive and disgusting. People could also turn into these strange black things that I can't really describe. they were like demon shadows, almost? Some people called them witches. I don't know how you help a witch, but I do know monsters were helped by touching their tattoo if you could get to it and you had to go inside the person's mind and work them through some personal memories and shit. It was like a puzzle game, almost. or Journey, if any of you played that video game. It was strange. anyway, most people died trying to help their friends, or died because they couldn't get out of their monster form, or died because they turned into one of those aforementioned shadows/witches. The streets were all blood, incense kept you safe from turning into a monster, and the church was also a safe haven for most people.

This seems to be a staple in a lot of the times things have gone to shit, so remember the church.

November

The whole town turned into cardboard cutouts. We all woke up in doll boxes that had our names on them and some weird ass titles. Example: mine said "Life is Strange's Chloe Price", like I was an action figure or something. Some of us actually looked like dolls and could detach parts and everything. If you didn't reattach the part before you turned back to human though, it would stay disconnected. Gross, right? Super gross. I lost my leg but it grew back. I was already injured enough so this made me wanna hella vom.

With all the houses as dollhouses, we were relocated to the forest. We lived in these weird pods with other people. Treehouse things. They're still up there. I think some weirdo was living there for a while but I don't know if he's still here. Proceed with caution, he was hella paranoid.

As I was healing from some major injuries, I don't know the details of November too well. If anyone can add more, please tell me and I'll update this.

December

When the town turned back, our homes got wrapped in gift wrapping paper and you had to literally tear it off to get inside. It was a BITCH. All the food was rotted because we'd been gone for a month and it was pretty nasty honestly.

Some dude threw a party at the Glass. It went sideways and people were dancing until they dropped. Literally like they could just dance until they died. You had to cut off a piece of yourself in order to stop dancing. It was gross as shit. The music also inspired you to do shit you normally wouldn't. Some people got super horny, some people got super violent, some people got super sad, some people hallucinated. It was a trip. But honestly also a lot of fun weirdly??? Anyway, the Glass is apparently a weird suspension of time and it's perpetually like 10:30 PM or something whenever you're there, so a good note for all you partiers.

There was a weird lady out on the frozen lake that had been set up for ice skating who could kill you. I'm pretty sure she's a ghost. There were also strange creatures hidden in the forest that would end up hunting you but I think you could take them down pretty easy. I never ran into them, I just heard stories, so I can't say for sure.

There was a gigantic blizzard mid-month that turned everything into like a winter wonderland thing. There were also sleighs that were dragged by these giant dogs or wolves or something. Anyway, you could keep one. They're pretty cool. Everything was super decorated for the holidays. You could cut down trees and bring them home and each one did something special, don't I don't have a list of everything. They were pretty harmless is what I mostly remember. There were snowmen popping up everywhere and they got possessed with spirits of people from home. They could be kind, but they could also try to kill you. NOT FUN.

Ornaments also held pictures from home. Nice memories, mostly, but super embarrassing if someone you didn't know found your ornament. Woops.

ANGELS. FUCK ANGELS. No offense to those of you who happen to be angels, but these guys were CREEPY and they would make you go all hypnotized and you could DIE. DON'T FUCK WITH THESE ANGELS IF YOU EVER SEE THEM. GET EAR PLUGS STAT.

That was also when Stacy's opened. If you haven't been there, make sure you only go during the day. It's a bloodbath at night and not worth the sale prices, I don't care how much you like to bargain shop.

January

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! They threw us a party. We all almost killed each other. FUCK the parties here.

Mid-month, a sink hole appeared in front of the hospital. People decided to explore it, myself included. Inside were corpses. Tons of them. It was disgusting. They were all stitched together at first and they would try and grab you and stitch you down with them. You could get away, but it was rough. Inside the hole there were other monsters; ones called Lickers which are from the Resident Evil franchise if you've ever played it. They can't see but they can hear real well and they will fuck you up. There were also these weird singing monsters with a ton of eyes who stole your sanity and outright killed you. I don't know which is worse.

We found out later the sink hole also held a virus which caused you to die a slow and painful ass death. FLU SHOTS HELPED YOU NOT GET THIS. People would lose their minds, think they were someone else, and act strangely. They had fevers, dry mouth, cracked skin, and generally were just... disappearing in front of you. It was terrifying. Medics came down from the mountain and helped us set up shop. We also were assigned to be explorers to go back into the sinkhole and look for a cure.

February

Found the cure eventually. It was hard to come by, hard to create, and people threw up these blob creatures that looked like aliens. It was nasty as fuck honestly and I hope I never end up witnessing anything like it ever again, but God knows I probably will in this place.

During this time, there were also chocolates that could kill you or turn you into angels and demons as well as get you super drunk or super horny or super a bunch of other shit. Just don't eat food you don't make yourself, guys. And even THAT is questionable here sometimes, apparently. ALSO people suffered from Hanahaki; this is a (in my world fictional) disease that causes you to sprout and puke up flowers when you are cursed with unrequited love. It's NOT something to fuck around with. I think it was a romantic version of consumption/tuberculosis, but honestly who cares. It's awful.

There were also sirens or something. I never fucked with one, but those who did can tell you Stories.

This was also the month our DeerlyBeloved app showed up and all our lovely profiles were created. Every newbie since seems to be blessed with one. I hope you've all used it to your advantage and had some killer hookups. Uh, not literally killer. Please don't murder your dates.

March

MARCH. Good old March. All the cool people are born in March. My birthday is March 11th; if you've made it this far, make sure to mark this on your calendar and bring me a present.

You had to wear green or strange creatures hunted you down and killed you. There were also banshees. The sinkhole closed up and no one has been able to get to it since. Everything got a little weird; people started to wear colors and they seemed to like decide that it meant they were better than everyone else if they wore that color. They hated other people who didn't have the same color as them. People became super ignorant and stopped listening to other people. It was like Introduction to Systematic Oppression or something. I was not a fan, though I also didn't subscribe to any color, and figured anyone who did could suck my dick.

There were whisps that would bring you to a hella awesome Irish party and people turned into bears. It was like a D&D side quest come to life. I fucking loved it, personally. I also was not turned into a bear.

April

Pollen. Pollen fucking EVERYWHERE. If you had allergies, it was the worst month of your life. It also had a tendency to make you want to be close to other people - yeah it was the sex pollen trope but like a light cuddle version if you were lucky. Sodder reads too much fanfiction.

Anyway, people woke up with a chip in their neck. I don't know what the chip was SUPPOSED to do, but mine made it so I couldn't curse. Not in spoken word or writing or even sign language, I wasn't allowed to swear AT ALL. It was AWFUL. It got worse though. The chip glitched and I started to become invisible to everyone around me. No one would look at me or talk to me. It lasted for two days. It might have lasted longer, but I snapped and tried to cut it out. I was stopped, thankfully, because it was like buried near an artery, but it was awful and I went to a doctor to get it cut out of me professionally.

There was a monster that no one could look at without going nuts or dying. It made you want to make other people turn around. It was pretty terrible. You had to have a really strong will or just walk around with your eyes closed I guess. I dunno. I never met up with it and I'm glad for it. Some people tried to turn me around but I was ready to punch them in the dick if they tried and no one talked me into it. You can probably ask others about the deets if they did.

People also got stuck in eggs and you could come out older or younger. It happened multiple times and the results were never the same. I came out 14 at one point. I was very embarrassing and I hope no one ever witnesses this atrocity again.

ALSO EDDIE'S VOICE CRACKED. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO LINKED BELOW, THANK YOU.

YEAR TWO

May

THE RETURN OF THE FOG!!!! You get a super power, and you get a super power, and YOU GET A SUPER POWER!!



Also you may just get your super powers taken away. Sad face. This was unfortunate for a lot of people. Some swapped powers with others. It was a wild ride. And by wild I mean it was terrifying and I honest to God have not hated a month more than May.

There was a party going on; a rave. It made you forget about the madness outside and you could get hella wasted. A lot of fun, we got stupid outfits, we felt compelled to go. Surprisingly I don't think anything TOO awful happened? Or maybe I just got lucky. Ask around.

DURING ALL THIS, there was a PURGE!!!! I had never seen this horror movie, I'm from 2013 so it wasn't released yet, but I caught up. Apparently all crime is legal! THAT'S RIGHT! EVERY CRIME! And this wasn't just one day like the movie, naw buddy - it was the whole TWO WEEKS!!! NO AUTHORITY! NO CONSEQUENCE!

The townspeople were breaking into homes and killing people. Eventually we decided to join the mix. Some of us were forced to kill the people we loved most in the world. Some of us just killed strangers. Some of us got off easy and just caused mass destruction. Either way, it was... awful. There wasn't a single fucking highlight to be had in this and I can't actually crack any jokes about it no matter how hard I want to right now. It was a nightmare.

Pun kind of intended. I needed something, okay.

June

Shiro and co. explored the Police Station and found out that this place is basically Silent Hill, which I'd been saying for a literal fucking YEAR. You can see the post attached below.

There was a Merry-Go-Round from hell that made you see someone's death or see your own. It was set up near the Ice Cream shop. I would suggest not going on it, but you couldn't stop yourself. It's like it was calling you a pussy and you're that dude going "Challenge Accepted" no matter how fucking awful it is.

There was a fair and it had a bunch of tents set up with plays and shit inside. Only the plays were the story of your life. Personal memories played out on stage that you could either interact with or just sit and watch and fucking hate yourself through. You had company of course because what fun is a solo act? It wasn't... pleasant, to say the least. Unless you're one of them rare chaps who has a solid family life and a happy background, in which case, good for you, asshole.

There were evil clowns ala Pennywise and sewer monsters that would turn you into one of them if they didn't just eat you straight up. Smoke huts that let you see the future, but there's no guarantee it's real. I know I saw one that isn't my personal future, it felt impossible, but I also know alternate timelines are a real thing back home and I could've been seeing what Lucky Chloe Who Wasn't Fucked Over By the World got to do. Sodder can eat me for that one.

But I also saw futures of me in other peoples worlds. So who knows. Maybe there's something to it.

July

Lobster festivals are kinda dope. Blueberry fields put you to sleep like you're Dorothy in a field of poppies. Nightmares are literally going to involve Freddie Kreuger. Hope you guys don't live on Elm street, haha.

And in comes THE GREAT SLEEP!!! Mentioned above in last August. Yeah it took a fucking YEAR before we got to see what the dreamcatchers were really for. Fucking Christ, I can't believe this place sometimes. It's like reading a book by Steinback; it drags and drags and you're just miserable by the time it actually gets anywhere.

Anyway, this place is pretty fucked. You wake up in a grave, you gotta crawl your way out, sometimes busting out of a literal coffin. You see graves around you that definitely have names of your friends and family on them. You then get a whistle from a deer which lets you get your guide animal thing and you get a weapon so you can kick some dream ass. You go across the graveyard, you come to a hotel, you get keys from a fucking dog that are to a car you can use to cross a desert. Either you go through an awful storm or you battle sand worms. At the end of the desert are light and dark paths which take you to some wholesome memories; the light is your fucked up ones and the dark is your happy ones, but you don't really get a choice in which you go down, it feels like. It's... whatever draws you in, I guess.

Anyway.

It's bullshit and I hate it. You can use the dreamcatchers to get there or you can go in with someone who has one if you're real cutious.

Outside of the Great Sleep, the giant gem that is hovering over the lab on the mountain showed up. It's had some weird things go on with it involving pathways or something to Sodder's memories or... I dunno. Ask someone who has been into one of the valves. I stay as far away from it as possible myself because I'm not interested in her sob story.

These nuns started to show up around the same time and destroy EVERYTHING. All our food, all our crops, anything that could be eaten was just fucking GONE. So we had a food shortage. This lasted for two months. Fucking great, right? Onto the rest.

August

The food shortage led to the introduction of the Mayor. You can read his post in the attached files below. The Mayor (who is a hottie, btw, albeit an asshole) offered us a party with tons of food to make up for it. When you showed up, you ended up in stupid as fuck outfits, it was like being at Fashion Week or something. You could take these pills that made you vom so you could eat more food. It was weird. Also, the food made you hella competitive, but none of us knew that at the time. It took a while to kick in. But it was DEFINITELY the food because when I stopped going to the endless party, I stopped wanting to kick people's asses in things.

All of this was obviously done for a reason because August led to what the Mayor called the Games and it was a major rip off of the Hunger Games. Not quite as bad, I guess, because we weren't forced to kill anyone to get out, but the arena would kill you if it could. You had to survive for 24 hours and at the end you got a pack of food and medical supplies. You could go in as many times as you wanted, but it was hell. Literal hell. It would find a way to make you kill your best friend if it wanted to.

Outside the arena wasn't any safer. There was a fucked up game of hide and seek and you'd get chosen by your Fluid. It would tell you if you were the hider or the seeker. Then you would end up trying to hide from these aliens from Alien - xenomorphs I think they're called. Anyway they are my literal childhood nightmare fodder, so it was the worst, thanks. People could also be hunting you down alongside the xenomorphs. They would want to hurt you. They couldn't control it. Once they hurt someone, they would back off. Sometimes they ended up killing them without meaning to. This place is just... fucked.

It's so fucked.

September

MORE GAMES. The Arena kept going. There was a fucked up game of choosing someone to die, you or the person across from you, but sometimes it was just a trick and no one died at all, so it was real psychological torture shit. There was a video game that ranged from Animal Crossing to Battlefield levels of bullshit.

There was also this strange shit where dopplegangers started to take over the network. They started off doing weird bullshit texts but it got to the point where they'd send videos pretending to be you to people you cared about. You could find them and destroy them, but they did a good job of creating some awkward and terrible situations. I think some of them were even just walking around town. Body Snatchers style. They went down easy, but fuck those guys, honestly.

October

October was similar to last October. Same blood everywhere, same nighttime all the time, same moon driving you nuts. There was a tidal wave of blood this time though and it killed people pretty easily. Also the monster transformations were slower and there were weird doctors around you could get cures from this time instead of the weird head maze. Sometimes they were ineffective and they had a steep price, but it was worth it if you loved someone.

There were scarecrows that tried to kill people and weird foods again. There was a party thrown by crows I guess, but I didn't go because I was dead. Some people turned into monsters permanently - like werewolves and ghosts and stuff. I think cures can still work on them, but I can't say for sure. Ask the people who got fucked over I guess.

November

Zombies. Loved ones coming out of the ground but they were like weird and evil. Also fungus looking zombies that would try and eat your face. People also wanted to fight the fucking moon and I mean good for them, honestly. Take that bitch down.

I honestly don't remember most of this month because I had my memories rewritten from dying twice, so I was in lala land. If you would like more details, find someone who was more with it in November, I guess.

December

December was cold. Really fucking cold. Like got into your bones cold. Some people (myself included) turned into literal ice sculptures and our loved ones had to save us with the power of friendship before we died. Like a Disney movie of some kind. I did not feel like a princess in the slightest, but that could just be me.

There were also these strange lights called the Dead Lights which were... horrid. Really horrid. I didn't get locked in one, but they could make you go blind. You saw awful things, I guess. Glimpses of death? I don't know. Beverly Marsh warned us about it, so I'm guessing that one of her friends who is still here at the time of this writing (Eddie Kaspbrak, Bill Denbrough, or Ben Hanscom) might be able to tell you more. Also anyone else who got stuck in them here.

There were also Dementors floating around which suck your soul out through your mouth and you could banish them with your spirit guides or a super powerful spell called Expecto Patronum. That shit is crazy, but it was like living out a childhood fantasy to fight one honestly so only a real loss if you got your soul actually sucked. Sorry to those who did. That's no bueno.

At the end of the month was a New Years Eve party to the theme of the Great Gatsby. It was actually pretty cool. Right up until the entire room filled with water and we all almost drowned and then woke up on the Titanic. Which brings us to...

January

THE TITANIC!!!! For those of us who lived on Earth during the late 90s/early 2000s, this would've been a dream come true, except 90% of the fuckers on the ship had their memory wiped and thought they were legit from the early 20th century and on the actual Titanic instead of a mockery of one. Everyone was divided by classes. It was a lot of bullshit.

Things went nuttier near the end of the month. The place sometimes turned into a ghost ship and there was a wire that would blast through a party on one of the decks and slice everyone into pieces. There were hot springs that could heal injuries and depression and make you wanna cuddle up or whatever.

Also, we hit Godzilla instead of an iceburg, there were shocktopuses in the water, and some weird things that were like the mermaid equivalent of chihuahuas, aka yappy ankle biters. All of this led to everyone being in some very cold ass waters and those who survived the sinking and the monsters ended up swimming to a lighthouse. Which brought you to...

February

RAPTURE. If you've ever played the Bioshock video games, I mean the exact same city. Underwater, riddled with freaks who altered their genes too much and became what are affectionately known as Splicers, crazy and lusting for violence as one would expect in a first person shooter game. We had to hunt for shelter and food and ammunition and no one had their powers unless they injected themselves with plasmids, which were filled with ADAM, which got boosted by EVE, and was all... very... science-focused in a way that I don't fully understand. Ask a geneticist.

Anyway, you could end up getting slugs inside of you from all of it, and they would cure disease but they also made you go fucking nuts and want to protect kids and destroy all humans or something. I dunno. It was a bad time.

There was another party at the end where people dressed up as sins. I did not go to this one so I can't tell you what happened, but at the end of the night, we all ended up back in Deerington again, in the same place as the New Year's party, in the same clothes, and just... went home. Like nothing had happened.

I don't know what happened in the town while we were gone. There were a couple of people who stayed behind who can probably fill you all in.

March

Home shit home. We were welcomed back by overly friendly townspeople who were in white dresses and were definitely a cult. Some people believed they were really just nice, but they also ended up probably joining their cult. They tied flowers in our hair and they wanted to decorate the town with May poles and shit to welcome spring. It was gross. I almost missed them just treating us like shit, but now that they're back to it, I kind of miss the creepy vibes over the "gonna bash your face in just because you annoy me" vibes.

Anyway, this all led to some ritualistic killings, as one might imagine it would with creepy cults. Suicides, smashing by a hammer, burnings, the whole shebang. It wasn't the best time to be had, but I punched a few townspeople for fun so it wasn't the worst. I think some people had it harder. I was not one of them. Again, ask around if you want the full deets, this is just a run down.

At the end of the month there was some weirdly heavy rains which made everyone become emotional saps, myself included. It also brought about the weird growth that's all around at the moment. It will probably be gone when future people read this and you'll have no idea what I'm talking about, but it's like a Studio Ghibli film out there.

April

It was absolutely Studio Ghibli. Like 100% not even joking. There was stuff RIGHT out of his shit and I was LIVING for it. Some of you know why, I wish more of you did. The animation is incredible.

ANYWAY. The whole place went up in bloom. Plants fucking everywhere, man. They took over the sidewalks and the streets and it was kinda hard to get around because of them. There was also this weird thing that happened where people started to form like little found family units, but sometimes not even with people they really knew. I luckily just got super attached to people I was already friends with, but it was definitely a Time. That lasted a couple months, I don't know what the point was, but it was kinda nice, honestly.

There was a witch who would age you either older or younger and it eventually wore off, but it'd take forever. I think there was probably a faster way, but I definitely did not find it. Also our tattoos kinda glowed while we were cursed? It was funky. But kinda cool as far as Deerington shit goes.

We also had a cat bus!!! The one from Totoro! I'm not fucking kidding, it was SO COOL. It took you to this weird place that was SUPER wooded, like more so than the Deerington Park. The Enchanted Forest (real unique, I know) was identical to Deerington's landscape layout, but like, there was no town. It was just giant trees everywhere, like those shots of the Maine wilderness where no one lives. It kind of felt like the other times Deerington changed and showed us different layers of what it can be. So I feel like maybe it was just another alternate Deerington altogether.

I didn't stick around too long there though because there were weird fucking animals. I saw a giant snake and noped on out real fast. I think some of my friends got eaten by that fucker so I made the right choice, clearly. ALSO SPIDERS. And if history repeats itself in this place as it often does, NEVER GO NEAR THE FUCKING SPIDERS.

These fireflies came out all over the place too and people started to see the people they loved who they couldn't see otherwise. People back home, people who left Deerington, friends and family who died, you get the gist. It was kind of ... strange, but not in the worst way. After a while, it's kind of nice to know that you have a chance to see the people you love sometimes here. In a bittersweet kinda way.

There were also some weird books that people felt really strong about reading. I linked to a post that talks more about it. And there is also a link to a post about an app that you should all be using called GROW. Check it out.

Anyway, I think that's the gist of April. So ontooooo

May

All the colors started to fade and eventually shit was black and white. Some people stood out in color, but most people didn't. As you started to become more open with people or more appreciative of the world around you, you started to get your color back. It was very Pleasantville. The townspeople went weird again and just started digging up all the plants and talking about property values or whatever. I didn't really stick around to hear their bullshit.

There was a kickass party that people got to go to, everyone got horses, it was real nice. Except that then like immediately after having that great time the whole place went into a fucking Lord of the Rings worthy Orc War and no one had a good time except for maybe Will Byers because he's a fucking nerd (I love you, dude). Not gonna lie, I avoided the majority of it, so I can't give deets, but I heard it was INTENSE. As wars tend to be and all.

We also all got Tarot cards. Real sweet, right? Mine was Death. Very funny, Sodder.

Peter got some strange shit from Sodder and posted about it, I linked it below. I don't really remember what any of it means but I feel like it's important.

There was also a memory people could explore or something. I think it involved going out on some boats. I did not go, so I didn't get to see stuff first hand, but I was told about being called "Child of the Dreamer" by some ghost corpse bitch and babies crying and you know other Silent Hill worthy creep factors. I think this was when people found out that Sodder wasn't all human, but don't quote me on that. Oh which btw, Sodder isn't all human. Probably shoulda mentioned that sooner.

June

Fairies were everywhere. Some tried to help you, some tried to kill you, others didn't care??? Some people turned into fairies, as one would expect in this place. There was a giant labyrinth in the Enchanted Forest and you had to go through a bunch of shit and see a bunch of monsters to get to the center, think more like Pan's Labyrinth rather than David Bowie's. You had to make some kind of blood sacrifice and then your memories or dreams were exposed to whomever you were with. I don't think all of them were heavy. The shit I saw with Shiro was pretty hilarious, actually. I'll spare him the embarrassment, but I'll never look at McDonald's without laughing again.

A bunch of monsters showed up in Deerington, but it was pretty easy to kick their asses, especially if you used your dream guide. Dreamcatchers also kept you safe. Be sure you hang onto that guys and get one as soon as possible if you haven't. The Great Sleep isn't fantastic, but it's totally fucking worth it for those alone.

Near the end of June, Mother Superior got on the network and was a major bitch as one would expect. She had this bear from some horror anime with her and they talked about making our lives fucking miserable. (Spoiler: they were not lying). She also insisted none of us are real and that the only reason we existed was because someone else believed we did. Weird mind bending philosophy bullshit meant to make us question our reality, but something to think on, I guess.

After that, the town started to get a bunch of walls popping up everywhere, we got trapped under a dome, and it got unbearably hot. We also got these Ultimate titles that I still don't really know what they did???? Rumors were written all over the walls and they said real nasty shit about people. And there was a weird nightmare where if you died in it, you died in real life. It put you through a bunch of tests. I dunno. I hated everything about it, but sometimes you went there repeatedly.

I don't know if there were any important network posts outside of Mother Superior. I was out of it for a good chunk of June and I didn't go to check on what went up while I was flaking.

July

So Mother Superior wasn't just fucking with us. I avoided the network hardcore this month too, but that was because everyone was dying on it. Trials got posted up for people to see of the worst shit we'd done and people voted guilty or not, as you'd expect. Trials ended up in punishments which were fucking brutal. People were killed in some really creative ways. It was easily the highest body count we'd had since the Plague.

People had devils and angels on their shoulders, or giant shadow monsters following around after them that could get violent and attack others, or they ended up going insane with something called Despair and tried to make other people as miserable as they were because they were convinced it would make them feel euphoric. It was ... not a great time. As we have come to expect with every month here.

Anyway, lots of death, lots of misery, the whole world sucked. At the end of the month, the delivery dogs went quiet.

August

Everything started off with a horrible thunder storm. I... hate thunder storms a lot, so I don't know if there was something more going on because I just tried to hide the fuck out. Eventually it shattered the dome and all the glass rained down and it was real fucking terrible. Some people got only a little hurt but I think there were at least a couple major injuries.

There were a bunch of campfires around and people could make s'mores, but they made you wanna talk about stories from home. They didn't always have to be true, but some of them were. It was more like a "share the legends of your people" kinda schtick. The scary things from it would come to life and stalk you though, that was a blast. The FLUIDs did some weird shit too, like with broadcasting conversations and whatever. There were also a bunch of cryptid monsters that showed up—like fucking MOTHMAN—and there were also some creepy ass ones like these sound bitches who were in the world I was in before this one. Or at least something like them was, I don't know if they were exactly the same. Anyway, you had to be real fucking quiet or they'd find you and kill you and they're hard as fuck to beat in a fight, but you could hurt them real bad by blasting music at them, which is cool. AAAAND you could get possessed by demons. I hear that's a bad time, but luckily it didn't happen to me.

Oh and there was a kick ass party!! It had some cool lollipops that changed people into all sorts of things, but otherwise the food was safe, and GOOD. There was music and there was booze and there were drugs, so like Woodstock but in a place where you're wondering what's gonna fucking kill you any second. Body painting, karaoke, all sorts of stuff. I actually had a lot of fun. 10/10, hope they do that shit again.

There was another one of those memory things, this time at the Mayor's House. Again, I didn't go, but I'm not exactly fighting to get out of this place. Sodder was born a tentacle monster. The Mayor was ALSO a tentacle monster, but I have no confirmation on if he always has been or if he just turned into one. This probably hasn't stopped everyone from thinking he's a hottie or wanting to fuck him. No judgement.

Deerington has also started to like... change. It's subtle but there's a definite shift there. Like the air is different. I dunno if this is gonna keep happening, but it's kind of freaky. Like the place is stripping away the different layers it has built up. If it stays a pattern, October should be... interesting.

September

Current month.

ATTACHMENTS

May Deerington Post
Hospital summary
Hospital summary 2
Water source summary
First Flu Shot Announcement
Second Flu Shot Announcement
Mother Superior Broadcast
Mayor House Summary
Record's Room Post
Post Death Research 1
Post Death Research 2
Sink Hole Announcement
Majima's Notes
Steve Roger's Info Post
What Happens When We Go Home Briefly
Some People's Lives Are Fiction Here
Eddie Kaspbrak's Voice Cracks - This is the most important thing you'll ever hear.
First Spider-man Info Dump
Second Spider-man Info Dump
Third Spider-man Info Dump + BIG REVEAL!!
Great Sleep Sodder Contact
All Deerington Posts
Police Station Information
Mayor Introduction
Monster List - Outdated
Porcelain Head
School Bathroom Walls
Genetic Alteration Offers
Tech Boy Launches GROW app
Weird Books
Peter's Rubiks Cube Post
Shiro's October Info Dump