CITY OF THUNDER: LEVEL OBSERVED WITHIN THE BACKROOMS, HENCEFORTH REFERENCED TO AS LEVEL 113 N. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER ALONG WITH JJ HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITHIN THIS SPACE FOLLOWING ENTRANCE THROUGH AN OPEN SEGMENT DOOR FOUND IN PREVIOUS LEVEL.
LEVEL STRUCTURE RESEMBLES VARIOUS JAPANESE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ON THE BRIGHT STAGE. LAYER SEEMINGLY LACKS A FULL BRIGHT-CYCLE, MAINTAINING A BRIGHTNESS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OBSERVED IN THE HIGHEST TO NEARLY THE END OF THE CYCLE. IN CONTRAST, A WEATHER CYCLE HAS BEEN CLEARLY OBSERVED, WITH A MAJORITY OF IT BEING RELATIVELY CLEAR WEATHER LASTING FOUR HOURS FOLLOWED BY STORMS LASTING FOR ONLY ONE.
CLEAR WEATHER: DURING THIS PERIOD, NO ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA OF ANY HARMFUL NATURE HAS BEEN OBSERVED. BECAUSE OF THIS, EXPLORATION DURING THIS STATE IS RELATIVELY SAFE. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE VERY HIGH. RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND WITHIN RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING FOOD AND WATER. IN ADDITION, LIGHTNING POWERS EACH FACILITY, ALLOWING ACCESS TO WIRELESS NETWORKS. HOWEVER, NO ENTRYWAYS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THIS LEVEL WHILE IN THIS STATE.
STORMS: FORESHADOWED BY AN INCREASED FREQUENCY OF THUNDER APPROACHING, ALONG WITH INCREASED WIND SPEEDS AND RAPID TEMPERATURE LEVEL DROPS. A STORM PERIOD FULLY BEGINS WHEN PRECIPITATION OCCURS, RATE GRADUALLY INCREASING AS IT CONTINUES. DURING THIS PERIOD, ALL FACILITIES ARE NO LONGER POWERED BY LIGHTNING, POSSIBLY CONNECTED TO THE INCREASED FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING STRIKES. ADDITIONALLY, TWO TYPES OF HOSTILE ENTITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED DURING THIS STATE. FURTHER DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW.
PUDDLE ENTITY: APPEARS OUTDOORS ONLY, RESEMBLING SMALL BODIES OF WATER COLLECTED ON THE GROUND DURING PRECIPITATION KNOWN AS PUDDLES. UNLIKE STANDARD PUDDLES, THIS ENTITY IS CAPABLE OF LOCOMOTION. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE CAPABLE OF GROWTH FROM PRECIPITATION, INCREASING CHANCES OF CAPTURING WANDERERS WITHIN THEM. WHEN CAPTURED, WANDERERS WILL SINK INTO THE GROUND, RENDERING THEM INCAPABLE OF MOVEMENT. WORST-CASE END RESULT IS A COMPLETE BURIAL INTO THE GROUND WHILE STILL REMAINING ALIVE.
WIND CHIME ENTITY: OFTEN OBSERVED INDOORS, ITS APPEARANCE RESEMBLING A SUSPENDED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT KNOWN AS A WIND CHIME. THESE ENTITIES WILL PURSUE ANY WANDERER WITHIN ITS VICINITY. ANY SOUND PRODUCED BY THIS ENTITY WILL LOWER THE BODY TEMPERATURE OF ANY VICTIM WHO IS ABLE TO HEAR ITS VOCALIZATIONS. REPEATED HEARING OF THESE SOUNDS CAN LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO HYPOTHERMIA.
doesn't help that the rain's making everything chilly. still, it's a pleasant kinda noise.
RECOMMENDED ACTION REGARDING EXPLORATION OF THIS LEVEL DURING A STORM PERIOD IS TO REMAIN OUTDOORS, AS PUDDLE ENTITIES ARE NOT OBSERVED TO PERSISTENTLY FOLLOW PRESENT WANDERERS. HOWEVER, CAUTION IS ADVISED TO NOT STEP ON PRESENT ENTITIES TO AVOID PROVOKING THEIR EFFECT.
noted. but to be honest, i don't actually mind being here. it's not so bad, for me.
it's not peaceful, exactly, but... this place, it's kind of nostalgic for me. rain was pretty regular, where i used to live.
also, the cooler air here's kind of refreshing. you really only get this kind of temperature indoors.
and those wind chimes, it's- ah!
JJ'S MONOLOGUE IS OBSERVED TO BE INTERRUPTED DUE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH A PUDDLE. AN ACCIDENTAL NO-CLIP OCCURS DUE TO THIS, AND THE SUBJECTED ROTWATCHER AND JJ ARE OBSERVED TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER LEVEL. SURvEILLANCE OF THE SURROUNDING OCEANIC ENVIRONMENT WITH NAVAL VESSELS FLOATING ON THE SURFACE INDICATES THE CURRENT ROTWATCHER AND JJ'S LOCATION TO BE LEVEL 6 N.
FURTHERMORE, ON CLOSER INSPECTION, JJ IS CURRENTLY NOT OBSERVED BY THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER. IT IS POSSIBLE ACCIDENTAL LOCATIONAL EXCHANGE EVENT HAS RESULTED IN SEPARATION FROM THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER.
no- down here!
THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER HAS OBSERVED TO HEAR JJ MAKE A REQUEST TO IT, THOUGH THEY ARE STILL NOT VISUALLY PERCEIVED. THIS REQUEST IS FULFILLED, AND THE ROTWATCHER IS ABLE TO OBSERVE THE WATER SURFACE BELOW IT. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, A SECTION OF THE WATER IS OF A LIGHTER COLOR THAN THE SURROUNDING WATERS.
yeah, that's- that's me. it's me.
LIGHT-COLORED BODY OF WATER IS REPORTED TO IDENTIFY AS JJ, DESPITE AN ABSENCE OF RESEMBLANCE TO KNOWN VISUAL PROFILE OF JJ. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER IS OBSERVED TO REQUEST FOR ELABORATION REGARDING THIS TRANSFORMATION.
already said: it's m- us- the closest form the 'secondary consciousness' can currently take.
and let me tell you, it really doesn't like that fact.
BEFORE FURTHER ELABORATION COULD BE REQUESTED, THE LEVEL IS OBSERVED TO UNDERGO A RARE STORMING EVENT. IN RESPONSE, THE LIGHT-COLORED WATER BODY IDENTIFYING AS JJ IS OBSERVED TO ENGULF THE SUBJECTED ROTWATCHER. DESPITE APPEARING AS IF THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DROWN THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER, IT IS INSTEAD ENCASED IN A SMALL POCKET OF AIR SURROUNDED BY WATER. INITIAL SHOCK OF EXPERIENCING THIS RESULTS IN THE SUBJECTED ROTWATCHER ENTERING TEMPORARY STASIS.T FOR ELABORATION REGARDING THIS TRANSFORMATION.
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THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER IS OBSERVED TO EXIT TEMPORARY STASIS. OBSERVATION OF SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT INDICATES IT HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO ANOTHER LEVEL, ABOARD A FLOATING WATER-FARING VESSEL. JJ IS OBSERVED ALONGSIDE THE ROTWATCHER, HAVING RETURNED TO THEIR STANDARD VISUAL PROFILE.
sure am. you alright?
NO INJURIES OF NOTE HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ON THE CURRENT ROTWATCHER'S FORM. IT IS ASSUMED NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO IT DUE TO THE SHIELDING OFF JJ'S WATER FORM IN PREVIOUS LEVEL. THE ONLY SYMPTOM OF NOTE IS A SMALL LEVEL OF EXHAUSTION.
ok, good. let's rest a bit then, before you do your usual thing.