un: stanford | voice

[cryptograms]

Greetings, Trench! This is Stanford Pines speaking. Many of you I met in Deerington, and others I only met after arriving in Trench.

For those of you I haven't met: I worked as a researcher of all things paranormal and anomalous in my home dimension, and after I arrived in Deerington I used my experience in that field to research and catalogue the events, creatures, history, and metaphysical inner workings of Deerington, the Dream, and its residents.

Now, I wasn't the only person gathering this information. Several other individuals compiled their own documents on the same subjects and made them available to all of Deerington. Several of the authors vanished, however, and the distribution of their works depended on other Sleepers already having their own copies to share.

Which brings me to a proposal I have for the entire town.

[ There's the brief sound of shuffling paper before Ford continues. ]

Assuming no such other project is underway I'd like to begin keeping a publicly accessible archive of information gathered by Sleepers, particularly as it pertains to the Sleepers as a whole, as well as the nature and history of this dimension.

So, I'm looking both for individuals willing to contribute their own research, as well as any ideas as to where this archive could be housed. We may be able to requisition our own wing within the School of Mutter's Archaic Archives, but it may be preferable to select a more neutral location, outside of the immediate influence of any of the Patron Pthumerians.

[ Ford pauses for a moment, clears his throat, and continues. ]

Thank you all for hearing me out. And if you ever encounter anything especially weird, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Comments

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That's an extremely apt description of the situation. My hope is that the circumstances surrounding Julia were unique enough that we won't see a repeat here, but even a more stable situation will have its own set of problems.

[ From what he's been able to gather several of the Patrons are romantically involved with one another, which... is bound to be an interesting time. ]

That's correct! Mythology, folklore, and urban legends are a major area of interest in my studies.

Several of them were more than just stories in my dimension, of course.

But even for the ones that are true there's something interesting in studying how they're passed on, and what bits of the truth are exaggerated, downplayed, omitted, or overwritten.

[hauntedsavior]

Oh yeah, dude, I'm all about that kind of stuff. The way that stories change the longer they go on.
Doesn't just happen with fiction. I was actually going to school for military history for a while, and you would not BELIEVE how much those stories get twisted.
...Well, if you're from America, maybe you would.

Anyway, like. I remember we had one month in Recolle, where I was before this, where people started turning into spooky mythological creatures. Just as a little Halloween treat.
It was real interesting seeing what parts the city kept around.
Didn't see a lot of vampires obsessively counting grains of sand.