Entity 126

SUBJECTED TO CHANGE.

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Entity Number: The Scarecrows

Habitat(s): Level 10

Description:

Entity 126, also known as "The Scarecrows", are a group of mysterious entities that reside in various random locations around Level 10. Not much is known about them thus far, but experiments are currently underway to uncover more information. Appearance-wise, they seem to be nearly identical in constitution to common scarecrows in baseline reality, with the exception of the presence of variations of Object 24 attached to their faces. Based on testing, instances of Entity 126 seem to be able to contain any known variation of Object 24. No instances have been seen outside of Level 10, and only one instance can be seen at any time in any given area. Due to this, the amount of instances of Entity 126 that inhabit Level 10 is uncountable, since its anomalous properties make it undeterminable if any newly-sighted scarecrows are simply already known ones appearing in different places.

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Behaviors:

At first glance, Entity 126 appears stationary. There are no signs of sentience or organic qualities when looking at them. However, taking eyes off of the entities for an undeterminable amount of time will cause them to seemingly teleport to a random location. Any period of time in which they are not in your sight will come with the possibility of movement — even blinking. There are no tracks or prints in the ground after they move, and Entity 126 has been reported to be able to disappear and reappear in places far enough away in a small enough amount of time that it can be said they have the ability to move faster than the speed of light. Keeping Entity 126 in your vision appears to prevent it from moving, as it will always remain stationary until you take your eyes off of it.

After moving, Entity 126 instances will always be facing the nearest wanderer directly, regardless of their previous orientation or if the wanderer changes their position. This ensures that when a wanderer looks at an instance of Entity 126, they will always be looking directly into their eyes. There is no visible face behind the masks of the scarecrows, and as such wanderers have described their eyes as ""dark pits that suck you in like a black hole". Looking into their eyes for any period of time will cause wanderers to have an irresistible urge to immediately travel to the scarecrow, remove the instance of Object 24 from its visage, and don it themselves.

[[NOTE: THIS EFFECT PERSISTS ACROSS ALL DIGITAL MEDIUMS. THIS EFFECT PERSISTS ACROSS ALL DIGITAL MEDIUMS. THIS EFFECT PERSISTS ACROSS ALL DIGITAL MEDIUMS.]]

Entity 126 exhibits the ability to also change locations in digital depictions of itself, such as photography, video, 3D recreations, and even sonar technology. Mediums in which a representation of their face is visible will also cause wanderers to become obsessed with finding them donning their masks if such a representation is viewed. This persists across all levels, regardless of distance or circumstance. If wanderers do not know how to get to Level 10 from whatever level they are currently in, they will devote all their resources into finding the quickest way possible. Wanderers under the effect are prone to irrational and illogical decisions, such as quitting their job at the M.E.G. without warning in order to reach Level 10 and wear the mask. Wanderers under this effect will also not eat, sleep, or drink, and are prone to dying of bodily deprivation if they cannot reach the scarecrow in time.

This effect is unavoidable no matter what method wanderers use to view the scarecrows. Cameras, glasses, sunglasses, water glasses, telescopes, binoculars, and any semi-transparent materials do not prevent wanderers from being affected. Wanderers who are blind do not fall victim to Entity's anomalous properties through vision, but will still feel the irresistible urge to wear the masks if they happen to touch a scarecrow. The same is true for Facelings.

There is no known way to destroy an instance of Entity 126.

Wanderers who have been affected by Object 24 have shown no signs of being affected by Entity 126. It can assumed that Entity 126 only affects those who have never been previously exposed to Object 24. Once an instance of Object 24 taken from Entity 126 is worn, wanderers will experience all the standard symptoms of Object 24 instances found elsewhere, such as expressing an intense and irrational desire to kill or maim any nearby humans.

Biology:

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TEST LOGS

TestLog01.11.14.20.txt

M.E.G. OFFICIAL TEST LOG

Testing date: November 14th, 2020
Volunteers present: Sheena Langley, Jasper Reeves, Kiara Tanaguchi
Logged by: Risenya Loras, M.E.G. Operative
Experiment Volunteer: Lily Degurechaff

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Experiment 01:

Volunteer was given a pair of glasses and instructed to walk into the middle of a field approximately 40 miles southeast of Malt Town, in order to test whether or not glasses can prevent or hinder the effects of Entity 126. There was one instance of Entity 126 present. Volunteer walked into field alone as instructed, while Sheena, Jasper, Kiara and I watched from afar. The entity did not change its position. It was turned towards us, and we could see its eyes. All four of us were inexplicably drawn to the mask on its head, but Lily reached it first. She put on the mask… she won't take it off. She's not taking it off she has a kni

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[[The writing gets less formal and sloppier as the log goes on, eventually cutting off abruptly.]]

Why weren't we told the masks were dangerous?

TestLog02.12.10.20.txt

M.E.G. OFFICIAL TEST LOG

Testing date: December 10th, 2020
Volunteers present: Rebecca Hart, Chloe Yeng, Kevin Yu
Logged by: Jake Sendly, M.E.G. Operative
Experiment Volunteer: Quinn Ma

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Experiment 02:

Volunteer was given a pair of 7x50 binoculars and instructed to use them to observe an instance of Entity 126 from a distance of two miles. Volunteers Rebecca Hart, Chloe Yeng, and Kevin Wu stood guard around the volunteer to ensure that no hostile entities disturbed the experiment. Nobody but the volunteer was to look at Entity 126 directly.

Immediately upon spotting Entity 126 with the binoculars, the volunteer quickly left her designated spot and began to head straight for the Entity 126 instance. Attempts were made to constrain her, but the volunteer became increasingly aggressive and hostile the longer the others held her. Eventually the volunteer was able to overpower all other personnel present and reach the Entity 126 instance. Upon taking the mask and wearing it, the volunteer entered a state that can only be described as beyond all reasoning. The particular variation of Object 24 that she wore has been identified as a sock mask. She attacked the rest of the party with the intent to kill, and we had to use a spear to impale her in self-defense. After her death, we found that the mask could not be removed by normal means, and only by using a sharp object to pry it off did we find that it had been fused to her face.

The Entity 126 instance that gave her the mask has yet to be found. It disappeared in all the confusion. This experiment was a disastrous failure. We had to kill an innocent person in self-defense. Please let this be the last experiment. All of us are traumatized.

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Look at the mess you caused.

TestLog27.4.24.21.txt

M.E.G. OFFICIAL TEST LOG

Testing date: April 24th, 2021
Volunteers present: Maria Albright and Jacob Hindler of Team Nogitsune
Logged by: Ryan Erikson, Team Nogitsune
Experiment Volunteer: Kokona Sagobe, Team Nogitsune

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Experiment 27:

I have no idea how if there's some sort of way I'm supposed to write this, because for some reason we're not allowed to view the previous test logs. I knew something was up, and I was damn right.

We were supposed to give Kokona a blindfold and have her touch one of these things. Entity 126 or whatever, at this point I'm tired of all this sciencey bullcrap. Apparently this thing has really bad effects if you let it make eye contact with you, so we thought that Kokona was going to be okay as long as she didn't see it. Turns out we were dead wrong.

The rest of us, Team Nogitsune, stayed back and looked for the scarecrow. We were able to see its figure, and pointed it out to Kokona so she could feel her way towards it. Since we didn't make eye contact with it, I think we all came out fine. Everyone except for Kokona. The instant she touched the cursed piece of shit, she ripped off her blindfold and put on the mask. It was one of those kitsune mask things you can buy sometimes during Japanese festivals. Once she put it on, she fucking disappeared. It's been thirty minutes and there's no trace of both her and that damn scarecrow. We don't know what that mask is doing to her, but given the fact that someone's been hiding those previous test logs from us, I think we know who does. Fuck this. We're quitting. All of us. Kokona was our family.

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You couldn't even bother to put this in the real article. Now all I am is just a forgotten name.

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YOU LOOKED

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