Greetings to our friends and colleagues,
Returning Partygoers to their rightful place in Backrooms Wiki lore is our gift to this wonderful community. Four interrelated pages (Partygoer Zero POI, Entity 67 – “Partygoers,” Level “SS Fun,” and Entity 167 – “The Party Hosts”) will represent the combined vision of Robert Goerman (me) and MC_Crafter_24_7 (Cody, my grandson).
Beyond Biology:
When Deacon Duncan no-clipped into that Phobic Centipede, the fusion went far beyond physical; it was also a merging of the consciousness or souls. Had Duncan no-clipped into a Hound or Wretch, a final death for all concerned would have been the outcome. The chimera resulting from this collision created an undead creature very much like the vampires of mythology. Vampires, although not living as we know it, “drink” blood to survive. Like the honeybee sips nectar and regurgitates it to make honey (bee food), Partygoers “eat” human tissue and regurgitate the substance to make “cake” (Partygoer food). Creatures like the fae and vampires of mythology do not consume items as living creatures normally do. They ingest the essence. There is an undead human body inside each Partygoer, modified with lamprey eels, and the anomalous Phobic Centipede. It can see and think and act.
Keeping an Original:
It is important for Cody and I to retain and respect the original creator’s vision. From the outside, Partygoers pretty much look and act the same. Authors should have little trouble adapting these abominations to any article written. If anything, we explain why 1000dumpling’s entities carve a smiley face (they need to see and the face is identical to the smile of a Phobic Centipede), and why some Partygoers have red balloons. The transformation process of human to Partygoer has not changed. Other writers are currently creating Backrooms features, based upon our vision.
Confusion:
The page for Entity 67 reflects the confusion when the Major Explorer Group realizes that their Team “Party Over” has been barking up the wrong tree. The M.E.G. is confronted with the fact that Partygoers are more than human cannibals in disguise satisfying their hunger. The steadfast narrow-mindedness of David Overbrook has dire consequences for his Team “Party Over,” and humanity in the Backrooms. The page shows the M.E.G. desperately shifting gears and changing direction. The “guest” in the “Rabbit Hole” chat will eventually be shown to be the same person that leaked access to those Partygoer websites. Every article foreshadows the next. I have been doing this since Level 365, my first article.
Irreconcilable Differences:
We realize that our vision of the origin and ethos of Partygoers is not for everyone. For me, in particular, the idea of a biological (infection, virus, mold, etcetera) pathogen responsible for the instant transformation from human to Partygoer made much less sense than a supernatural effect. It’s fun =) bringing the undead to the Backrooms! Suggestions did not fall on deaf ears. Let’s just say that we agree to disagree. This is not a rebuttal. You are all my friends and colleagues. It is hoped that more of you will support our vision than not. If nothing else, we have the approval of the original Partygoers creator. That means so very much to us. Thank you!
Updates:
We have created this post in the Forum to track Partygoer progress in the Backrooms.