Chapter Text
Chapter 1: the Darkness From the Start
audio log 1.
(Date: September 6th, 2017)
R: "We've officially created our own life form. But it's only in a somewhat between liquid and/or solid state. We have yet to give this thing a name."
(Commotion in the background)
R: "What? No we're not naming it Duncan! That's idiotic."
"Whatever. Ugh, end of tape."
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Audio Log 2.
(Date: September 7th, 2017)
R: "We've successfully transferred this lifeform to a stable containment. That containment being a glass jar, this lifeform shows barely signs of life but we're studying it's actions."
"We've noticed in reoccurring instances, the "creature" as some workers like to call it, seems to make a feint but notable sound of hissing, as if it were releasing gas."
"But I've had yet to hear this supposed "hissing"."
"Physical contact with this lifeform will commence tomorrow, End tape."
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audio log 3
(Date: September 8th, 2017)
"My name is Holiday Sparks, a scientist for this place we call a job."
"Before we began testing, the lifeform showed progress of evolution, for example: an eye looking "thing", I'm not great at explaining things. But it was looking right at the glass, as if it were...studying US,how is that possible? It's one way glass! oh right. We moved it to an actual containment cell, it was growing too big for the jars Ryan had put it in. Anyways. The eye would just stare, but the lifeform itself was leaving some sort of sludge where it moved."
"Ryan is asking us to postpone the physical contact for a later period of time. Really? Just because of this? It doesn't seem that important to me. Whatevs, end tape!"
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Audio log 3
(Date: September 10th, 2017)
R: "it has been 2 days since the creature advanced, since then more eyes have grown, the lifeform has also been crawling around the containment, leaving remnants of its own body around the walls, some areas bigger than others."
"Some left darkened, almost like black mold had grown over it.? Anyways. We put a rat in the room, we will continue to observe and note any further doings. End tape."
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audio log 5
(Date: September 10th, 2017)
H: "This is Holiday! It has been 3 hours, the time now being: 7:36 PM."
"The lifeform had attacked the rat not long after relocating it into the containment, unfortunately the rat has been impaled by what seems to be a part of the lifeforms own body. Poor Terry, that was his favorite rat"
"Anyway, short after the rat had been...impaled, the substance on the...you know what I'm gonna call it Duncan, I don't care what Ryan thinks. DUNCAN had infested the rats body, and somehow the rat was kept alive, even AFTER being impaled, moving but very shakily, as if it were in pain but being..controlled or somethin'. If you ask me, that's some super creepy stuff, but not like it'll escape right? The other scientists have surveillance on it 24/7! Ryan says we will be having a professional tester come into the containment tomorrow...he's a weirdo. End tape!"
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Audio log 6
(Date: September 11th, 2017)
R: "Duncan cracked the containments....shit I called it Duncan, whatever. It had cracked a small portion of the one way glass, it's vision must be better than the average 20/20's vision."
"Levi, our substance tester had entered the containment today, the lifeform huddled in the corner of the room, observing. The rat though. It's body seems to have mutated, having eyes grown where the previous lethal injury had been applied, the black substance now covering half of the body, and the tail of the rat seems to have...sharpened? Are these scientists children? Or are they serious about this shit. Whatever, The rats body was still moving but it wasn't...alive. we are going to have to leave it in there. And Levi, he was too pussy to go near the rat AND the lifeform, sending someone tomorrow in replacement of Levi. End tape."
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audio log 7
(Date: September 12th, 2017)
R: "our new tester has died. Immediately on entrance of the containment, the lifeform had taken action this time, stabbing the tester through the heart with an artificially created spike, made by its own body."
his voice sounds a little paniced
"We believe that if this thing escapes, we might be doomed, Subject: 78, Winston, will be put into contact with this substance next. He seems happy to help. He's never this compliant with our demands. End tape."
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Audio log 8
(Date: September 18th, 2017)
R: "my apologies for the lack of entries. Subject 78, Winston. Was compatible with the substance, he's grow. Slightly but surely more irritable, and his skin has gotten paler at the tail, the substance has grown, seeming to pierce into Winston's body, his blood leaking from around the infected areas. I didn't know axolotl humanoids could even bleed. End tape."
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Audio log 9
(date: September 19th, 2017)
R: "Winston has been requesting to have more contact with the substance, we now have agreed to call it Duncan. Unfortunately. Winston has been insisting, it's like he's addicted to it or something? The infection on his body has been found pulsing through his veins, making more of the substance grow externally, exiting out through his right eye. And leaking like tears, leaving black stains, he doesn't seem bother about this. We grow concerned I do admit. We've noticed now that he's..smiling? Vering intently, at every worker that comes in to his own containment. "
there's a scream heard in the background
"I have to go, end tape."
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Audio log 9
(Date: September 19th, 2017)
His voice sounds a little startled
R: "last entry ended abruptly. Winston has ripped a scientist's head off. It seems the infection is effecting his mental. He doesn't just attack like that. A bunch of other scientists are outside, holding a fast funeral for the women. We have yet to inform her son and husband. End tape."
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Audio log 10
(Date: September 21st)
Alarms are blaring in the background
R: " Winston broke his containment. The guards that were guarding him had their heads ripped off. I don't even know why there was 2 outside that tiny glass containment room. We are officially fucked! GOD DAMN IT!"
he takes a big deep breath in and out
"I'm currently hiding in my office, I just hope the other labs will be able to evaluate the city before...nevermind, Winston shouldn't be able to leave. But the substance.. Winston broke it out. And some of the other subjects, if you're listening to these. You're obviously alive..."
"My name is Ryan Witts. End tape."
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