THE FORBIDDEN: LEVEL OBSERVED WITHIN THE BACKROOMS, HENCEFORTH REFERENCED TO AS LEVEL 10 N. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER HAS OBSERVED ITSELF IN THIS SPACE AFTER UNDERGOING SUDDEN LOCATIONAL EXCHANGE FOLLOWING OVERHEARING A CALL DIRECTED TOWARDS IT.
LEVEL STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A STRAIGHT PATHWAY SURROUNDED BY BRIGHT-GROUND PARASITE STALKS. TEMPORAL CHANGES DO NOT OCCUR, LEAVING THE LEVEL CONSISTENTLY AT THE HEIGHT OF A BRIGHT-CYCLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, ENVIRONMENT VISIBILITY IS HIGH EVERYWHERE SAVE FOR THE PATH FORWARD, WHICH IS SHROUDED BY A THICK FOG.
REPORTS FROM INDIVIDUAL WANDERERS INDICATE LEVEL 10 N IS RELATIVELY SAFE, POSSESSING A STABLE AND PLEASANT CLIMATE. NO HOSTILE ENTITIES OR DANGEROUS OBSTACLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL ACTIONS ARE DISCOURAGED WITHIN THIS LEVEL, MAINLY CONCERNING THE ENTITY NATIVE TO THIS LEVEL. WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF ENTITY APPEARANCE ONLY DETAIL A VAGUE OUTLINE, AS IT IS OFTEN ADVISED BY WANDERERS TO AVOID LOOKING AT THE ENTITY AND CONCENTRATE ON SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT INSTEAD.
ENTITY IS REPORTED TO ENGAGE IN VOCAL COMMUNICATION TO WANDERERS. VOLUME OF COMMUNICATION IS CONSIDERED LOUD, WITH UNCLEAR PRONUNCIATION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE OUT WHAT THE ENTITY IS ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE, BUT WANDERERS ARE RECOMMENDED TO AVOID ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND ITS SPEECH. HOWEVER, WANDERERS OBSERVE THE ARTICULATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF A SPOKEN QUESTION OR REQUEST.
ENTITY WILL OCCASIONALLY ENGAGE IN DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH WANDERERS IT IS FOLLOWING. THE PHYSICAL CONTACT IS REPORTED TO BE MINOR, USUALLY CONSISTING OF ACTIONS SUCH AS PULLING ON THE WANDERER'S CLOTHING OR PRODDING ONE'S SHOULDER. THESE ACTIONS CAN HAVE DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS, POSSIBLY LEADING TO A WANDERER TO ACCIDENTALLY TRIP AND FALL ONTO THE PATH, POSSIBLY LEADING TO INJURIES. THE BEST PROCEDURE IN PREVENTING THIS IS IGNORE THE ENTITY WHEN POSSIBLE.
INFORMATION ABOVE IS BASED OFF ACCOUNTS FROM WANDERERS WHO HAVE ENTERED LEVEL 10 N AND HAVE DEALT WITH THE ENTITY. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER'S EXPERIENCE IS OBSERVED TO DIFFER GREATLY WITH THESE ACCOUNTS, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE ENTITY ENCOUNTER. A SUMMARY OF THE ROTWATCHER'S EXPERIENCE IS DOCUMENTED BELOW.
POINT OF DIVERGENCE OBSERVED AFTER A PERIOD OF TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE PATH. THE ROTWATCHER THEN OBSERVED A CALL SOUNDING THROUGHOUT THE LEVEL. THE CALL, HEREBY REFERENCED TO AS A VOICE, MATCHED THE ONE FROM THE PREVIOUS LEVEL, WHAT HAD LED THE SUBJECTED ROTWATCHER TO UNDERGO LOCATIONAL EXCHANGE. NO SUCH EVENT OCCURRED FOR THE ROTWATCHER, AND THE VOICE IS OBSERVED TO CONTINUE SPEAKING TO THE ROTWATCHER.
VOICE CONSISTENTLY USED THE WORD 'ANGEL' IN REFERENCE TO THE ROTWATCHER WHEN TRYING TO GET ITS ATTENTION; THE ROTWATCHER IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ASSESS ANY MEANING FROM THIS VOICE-ASSIGNED DESIGNATION. THE VOICE CARRIED A HOARSE QUALITY TO IT, AS IF WHAT IT BELONGED TO HAS NOT SPOKEN IN EYES. DUE TO THE VOICE'S LOCATION SOUNDING CLOSE TO THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER, THE ROTWATCHER WAS OBSERVED TO TURN TOWARDS THE SOURCE, CAUSING THE VOICE TO BRIEFLY FALL SILENT.
SOURCE OF THE VOICE BELONGED TO A BRIGHT COUSIN, APPEARANCE CONSISTENT OF A TYPICAL ABLE-BODIED MALE ADULT. APPEARANCE BEARS UNUSUAL INK MARKINGS ALL THROUGHOUT THE BODY SURFACE, INCLUDING ON THE FACE. DESPITE POSSESSING A SLIGHTLY ABOVE-AVERAGE HEIGHT, WANDERER EXHIBITS A SLOUCHED POSTURE AS IF INJURED, THOUGH NO PHYSICAL ONES WERE OBSERVED. THE MALE BRIGHT COUSIN WAS OBSERVED TO REGARD THE SUBJECTED ROTWATCHER WITH AN EXPRESSION OF BLANK FASCINATION.
THE CURRENT ROTWATCHER POSSESSES CERTAINTY THAT THIS BRIGHT COUSIN IS NOT THAT OF AN ENTITY NATIVE TO THE BACKROOMS. INSTEAD, IT IS POSITIVE THIS BRIGHT COUSIN IS THAT OF A WANDERER, AND WILL REFER TO HIM AS SUCH FOR THE REST OF THIS SUMMARY.
THE WANDERER WAS OBSERVED TO VOCALIZE A QUESTION TO THE ROTWATCHER, ASKING IF IT CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS AN ANGEL. THE ROTWATCHER WAS UNABLE TO FORMULATE A RESPONSE TO THIS AND WAS OBSERVED TO REMAIN SILENT. THE WANDERER WAS OBSERVED TO SHIFT FACIAL FEATURES TO LIFT UP MOUTH CORNERS, A BRIGHT EXPRESSION KNOWN AS SMILING. HOWEVER, SMILING IS KNOWN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH POSITIVE EMOTIONS, AND THE WANDERER'S SMILE WAS OBSERVED TO LACK ANY EMOTIONS WITH IT, BARRING RESIGNATION.
THE WANDERER THEN WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A REQUEST TO THE ROTWATCHER. THIS REQUEST SIMPLY WISHES FOR THE ROTWATCHER TO LOCATE THEM. BEFORE THE ROTWATCHER COULD ATTEMPT PROPER COMMUNICATION BACK, THE WANDERER WAS OBSERVED TO SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR. THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THIS WANDERER IS UNKNOWN.
THROUGHOUT THE ROTWATCHER'S TIME IN THE BACKROOMS, IT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OF THE BRIGHT COUSINS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE GRADIENT CAMOUFLAGE THE ROTWATCHER POSSESSES, WHICH FUNCTIONS SIMILAR TO HOW IT DID BACK IN THE GRAND STAGE. THIS MARKS THE FIRST OCCASION IN WHICH A WANDERER IS ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROTWATCHER AND ATTEMPT COMMUNICATION WITH IT.
THE ROTWATCHER IS UNABLE TO DRAW A DEFINITE CONCLUSION OF WHAT WAS OBSERVED.
FURTHER STUDY OF THIS WANDERER IS NECESSARY, WHICH REQUIRES THE ROTWATCHER TO LOCATE THEM AGAIN FOR ANSWERS. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, THE ROTWATCHER WILL ASSIGN THE WANDERER WITH THE NOMENCLATURE 'EXCEPTION.'
MOVING FORWARD ON LEVEL 10 N'S PATH IS MOST LIKELY AN ENTRYWAY INTO ANOTHER LEVEL. THE ROTWATCHER PLANS TO UNDERGO LOCATIONAL EXCHANGE TO ANOTHER LEVEL THROUGH CONTINUING ON THE PATH.