Entry #649

by KitsuneRisu

Entry #654/3 – 16/3/1129

She came back a few minutes ago.

I am ashamed to admit that I raised my voice at her, and showed her the impatience and disdain that had been building up for the past day.

She did not react to a thing I said, merely throwing a bunch of scraps of paper upon my counter, and rushing off to her bedroom for goodness-knows-what, brushing past me and only affording me one single glance!

Just one!

Her face was haggard, and her mane fell over in clumps. That look in her eyes was burning brighter than ever before, and if I hadn’t known better, I’d say she were touched with insanity. All attempts at getting her to respond to me have been met with failure, but peering through the curtains from the outside has shown me exactly what she has been doing.

She has been writing or drawing something. I cannot tell what. There are papers strewn all over the room now, in a circular fashion, all surrounding that object which she placed in the center of the floor. She is working with a fever, completely drawn in by her task, even though I, nor perhaps even she, knows what she is doing.

I have no idea what she is up to, but I fear I might need to send a letter to Princess Celestia about this.

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[Skeeter The Lurker]

...Shoulda sent the letter the second she showed up.

~Skeeter The Lurker

[Zaid ValRoa]

It is not always easy to recognise that a loved one is being seduced by forbidden knowledge, so their descent into a fate worse than death is often undetected. There are indicators that when found, either on their own or in various combinations, can point to possible influence of elder beings.

Indicators can be:

- Physical – such as sunken eyes or random symbols appearing as if carved on flesh.
- Behavioural – such as muttering under their breath in languages previously not known; or gazing into the distance with unfocused eyes as though witnessing events outside of the boundaries of our dimension.

Indicators do not necessarily prove that a loved one has fallen prey to horrors beyond the fabric of reality. They alert us that contact with beings who defy natural order may have occurred and that a loved one may require help or protection.

If you notice someone close to you is displaying any sign of eldritch influence, do not hesitate to offer a helping hand to pull them from the void of existential madness and despair.

[crossed]

Reminds me of a cross of Marble Hornets and H.P. Lovecraft