SURVIVAL DIFFICULTY:
Class 5
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Description:
Level 117 is an infinite neighbourhood organised into rings of identical houses. These rings are a strip of road that forms a perfect circle, with approximately 50 houses on the outside and 30 on the inside, all facing the road and surrounded by fences behind them. These houses are nearly empty most of the time, with only a fridge with one bottle of almond water; however, every ten rings will have a car in the garage. This car will lead to "Under the Car" (see next tab). The M.E.G. does not recommend making any holes in the level, as it is volatile and could send you to The Void. There is also a chance that there will be a hole between rings, lined with fences that, if you fall through it, will also lead straight to The Void. The 5th ring between the car rings is a door on one house to level 276, where entities will walk out. Both entities and humans are not limited to that ring, however. They can get to other rings if they can get over the fences at the back. However, the sun (which is always up) will follow them, and to every person, it will appear that the sun is directly above their head. If you look over the fence, you will see a slightly larger house; however, if you look from a rooftop, you will not see anything. There is also an effect on this level that causes people to lose sanity at a rapid rate unless they are in a house. It is not recommended to go too far, as this change is irreversible and could be fatal. There is also a vending machine in one of the houses. There is only one known instance of the vending machine; however, if you manage to find it, you can open the glass via a handle on it to enter the "Sanctuary" (third tab).
Exploration log: 5/23/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 1976 (Harry)
I'm going to the centre to see if anything's there. He's got to be somewhere in there. I'll pick this up when something of note happens.
Is it just me, or am I not sweating anymore? Why is my hair clumping? Where have my taste buds gone? Something's happening. I should go back.
My pores aren't opening. My hair's still clumped, and I can't taste anything. These changes are irreversible. Shit. Well, he's probably not in there anyway. I'll search some more and tell you if I find anything.
[End log]
Bases, Outposts, and Communities:
There are no groups on the main level; however, there is one in the Sanctuary, which consists of three members. They don't have a name for their group and welcome anyone who manages to find the vending machine and go inside.
Discovery:
This level was discovered when an explorer from the M.E.G. named K. Z. Smith was running from an entity in level 9 and jumped over a fence into it.
Entities:
There are many entities on this level because of the entrances to [[level 276]]. So many that we are fairly certain that we have found them all and documented them as well. A few of the more common ones to step into level 117 are listed below.
There is also a phenomenon where a being described as "made of nothing" will walk across the sky and touch the sun. This is the equivalent of the level's "night". This turns the facelings into similar nothing-people (called sun swallowers) for the 5 minutes the sun is gone. Even though it is completely dark, they can still see and will seek out entities and humans and wipe them out of existence by touching them with an eviction notice. It should be noted that light does work, but it will attract the entities and potentially the sun swallowers to your location, so night vision goggles are the recommended way of seeing in the dark. It should be worth noting they avoid the malformed.
Behaviour
If you jump over enough fences (going inwards), everything (including you) will start to lose detail; however, the inverse is not true. Coupled with the Sun Swallowers (listed in the entity section), there is a definite sense of perfection. Though the cars don't start up themselves, the Sun Swallowers can drive them. The holes leading to the void are probably a way of destroying those who try to impurify the level. There have been none who have gone inwards to a lethal extent; however, this is theoretically possible.
Entrances and Exits:
Entrances:
1. You can go through a door from level 276 to get to one of the Hive door rings (not recommended, as there will be a lot more entities here).
2. If you are on a level with houses that have fences behind them (such as Level 9 or Level 94) and a house from this level is behind it, jump the fence to be transported here.
Exits:
1. A hive door
2. Pour almond water on a Sun Swallower. It will touch you, but instead of being turned into a Sun Swallower, you will be transported to a random Class 0-2 level.
3. Holes in the levels (between fences or made by humans or entities) will take you to [[[The Void].
4. Getting run over by a car will take you to the sub-area "Under the Car".
5. The vending machine door takes you to "Sanctuary".
6. There is a theorised exit behind the vending machine, as a door has been seen behind it. It is unknown where this leads, but the vending machine is so far unmoved, so it is theorised to be either a dead zone or a class 0 level.
Exploration log: 5/21/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 2045 (Kelly)
I'm fairly sure I know how I got here. I was being chased by a horde of entities on Level 9, and I jumped over a fence. I ended up here. I couldn't go back. I tried, though, especially when a Clump attacked me. I just ended up in the same neighbourhood but with a different assortment of entities. I climbed up onto a roof and looked over the rooftops. The neighbourhood was a ring of houses with nothing outside or inside it. But when I was on ground level, looking over a fence revealed a house the same as any other. When jumping a fence, you also have the same neighbourhood. Weird.
I managed to make my way over to the other side of the level, using rooftops (after all, I've had a lot of practice), and there were no clumps here at all. I crossed a few more fences and eventually saw more clumps in an area 10 fences away from the original. I kept exploring, and the 10-fence trend showed itself to be true. Few Hounds and no Clumps anywhere outside of every 10th neighborhood. I saw the occasional smiler in the shadows. It would just stare at me with that unnerving grin they always have on. Saw a few more entities, though. Wretches, Skin-stealers, Facelings and the like.
I decided to climb through a window to see what was in the house. All there was was a fridge of almond water (naturally very helpful) and, in some, a car. I decided to leave those alone for now. What was interesting was that it followed the same 10-ring formula, except there was a 5-ring difference between the ones with Clumps and Hounds and the ones with cars. I also noticed a vending machine but left that alone as well. I didn't see any more, though.
P.S. I am keeping track of dates using my watch. Who would have known a kinetic watch could be so helpful?
[End log]
Exploration log: 5/23/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 2045 (Kelly)
On a ring with Clumps, I tried to go into one of the houses. It opened directly to the Hive. I almost got eaten by something but quickly shut the door. It didn't get opened, which is weird. I should also mention that the entities seem to not be able to open doors if they are shut by a human and won't naturally explore houses. If anyone else comes here, stay in the non-hive houses. It's safer, believe me.
I decided to take a car for a test drive. I started up the engine, and the garage door opened. I was surprised by a skin-stealer who jumped out in front of the car. I ran over it in a panic. When I looked back, the Skin-stealer was gone. There was nobody or anything. I think it's safe to say, don't go under the car. I ran over all the Entities in the neighbourhood I was in. None seemed to come out of any doors, confirming my hypothesis about the Hive rings. I decided to go back to a few more houses to do it again. This was fun!
[End log]
Exploration log: 5/25/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 2045 (Kelly)
I don't even want to talk about it. I was running over Entities, as usual (a favourite pastime for me now) when something walked across the sky. I couldn't look at it because it seemed like nothing was there. I don't mean darkness; I mean nothing. When I saw it, I ran inside. The nothing-man touched the sun and it switched off. Just like that. It was pitch black. I waited for so damn long until I heard the door not squeak open. I heard it not coming up the stairs. I heard it not opening the door to my room. I heard it was not about to touch me. Then the sun blinked on, and it wasn't there. I… I heard the things, but my brain told me they weren't happening. Was I going insane? I had some almond water to clear my head. Nope, the memories didn't change. Signing - Wait, did I see that right? It's like a set of floodlights turning on. I looked over the fence just in time to see one of my colleagues disappear. That could've been me. I just hope the M.E.G sends a rescue team soon.
[End log]
Exploration log: 5/28/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 2045 (Kelly)
I suppose I have to share my theories on this Entity. I will call it the Sun Swallower. It touches people or entities and removes its existence, leaving a nothing-man. One of these visits every ring, although there could be some without one. I wonder if these rings are isolated in some way, like removing those rings off of that ring-stacking baby toy thing. I will have to investigate. Signing off.
[End log]
Exploration log: 5/29/24, M.E.G. Member I.D.: 2045 (Kelly)
I ran over a Sun Swallower. My theory was confirmed. There are no neighbourhoods over any fences. The nothing-man never comes. There are no entities anymore because I ran over them all. I'm going to run out of almond water. I found a few articles in your database. I attached them at the bottom of the page. Thanks for sending a rescue team, I guess. Goodbye. It was nice to know everyone.
[End log]
You leave dirt everywhere. You flatten my grass, open my doors, and kick up my pavement. This place is not for you. It is for my children. They are clean, and you are not. They don't want you here, and neither do I.
Leave before I make you.