Friends Underscore Not Found

[lucid flicker]

Also here’s some comments I thought were interesting:

Also I want to go home and a date now:

FUNF is doing a lot today

That might mean a new video is coming

Because of this, I think it’s safe to say that it’s a recording of Johann getting kidnapped

[lucid flicker]

I just realized something

It seems that all of the parts that have a white vignette around them are flashbacks

[gritty lily]

Maybe

[long nexus]

https://youtu.be/OtRth1ErRhE?si=9pwLMNqsdq0rW9i_

theyareone might be a key

[foggy socket]

https://youtu.be/OtRth1ErRhE

No ?si= pls

[lucid flicker]

There’s reversed audio in that

Also the picture is of Ryan killing Alfie (from Story)

So why would it say that They are one?

Here’s the reversed and sped up version:

Says “disorder”

[lucid flicker]

The description says A clue :)

Also I just realized the video has no title

How did he do that?

[long nexus]

U+200C

invisible character

[hot kestrel]

Reverse version

In case anyone was intrested

[lucid flicker]

So it says that Alfie and Ryan are one

And disorder

Wait-

Multiple personality disorder???

That would explain Ryan feeling guilty

And hating FUNF

[gritty lily]

It kina sounds like "test order" to me

[hot kestrel]

With what we have know I think disorder works better

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

Cause the Imgur page says “metal illness”

So according to this theory, Ryan and Alfie are the same person

[gritty lily]

does this look like 5 and 2 stacked on top of each other?

[lucid flicker]

It does

That might be a key

[hot kestrel]

kinda looks lke 🔁 too

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

That would fit better

Cause the swapping of persons

[gritty lily]

just saying what I hear, there is a distinct break in the voice

[lucid flicker]

Hang on,

Here’s a faster version:

[gritty lily]

now I hear it

wait a sec

[lucid flicker]

This definitely changes some of the story theories I had

Dang Ghost be writing an essay

[gritty lily]

If Ryan and Alfie are the same person, then Ryan put himself and Alfie into the game.

[lucid flicker]

Ah

[gritty lily]

I was not, I am doing other things and needed to think of how to put it

[lucid flicker]

Sorry

Didn’t mean to be rude

[gritty lily]

na, ur fine

I noticed the skins between videos are not the same

does the skin coincide with the arc of the ARG or is it just coincidence

[lucid flicker]

I’m not sure

He starts out as Steve, but in the player removed error video his skin becomes a leaf man

Possibly showing more importance to the random leaves that are throughout the series

[gritty lily]

maybe, want me to go through and show my findings with the arcs?

[lucid flicker]

Sure!

[gritty lily]

also, we need the arc list pinned

[lucid flicker]

Ye

[gritty lily]

did you correct the arc list with updated dates

also, don't forget to put the new video in the playlist

[lucid flicker]

Just did

[lucid flicker]

K

[gritty lily]

wait where is "The Summit"?

[lucid flicker]

That one was a dm

Not yt

[gritty lily]

ok

[lucid flicker]

Should I ask FUNF to upload it as a yt video?

So that others can find it easier

[gritty lily]

that would be nice

[lucid flicker]

I playlist is fully updated

• i asked FUNF if he could upload the summit

Also saw this comment on the blank title video:

[gritty lily]

I saw that too

[lucid flicker]

Someone please pin this

@lucid lodge

[gritty lily]

That person seems like a jerk

[lucid flicker]

Wdym

I want someone to pick this arg up too

[gritty lily]

ya, but we are doing a good job as it is with coming up with parts

[lucid flicker]

True

2 people do plan to make videos on it, with another thinking about it

[gritty lily]

lets see this thing get traction

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

I checked FUNF’s channel, he has 57 subs now

His most popular video is confusion

[gritty lily]

did anyone else notice the faded picture of a industrial building's corridor around the 1:30 mark of retrieval

[lucid flicker]

No

Hang on

Ooh I see it

That’s probably a picture of BSide Industries

[gritty lily]

maybe

[lucid flicker]

Also, how old do you think the kid (probably Johann according to the new dates) is?

[gritty lily]

looks to be around 4-7

[lucid flicker]

He looks pretty young, especially in the beginning of Back To Normality

[lucid flicker]

Maybe

[gritty lily]

has anyone run the video in reverse yet

[lucid flicker]

No

[gritty lily]

cause it sounds like there is something in reverse at about 1:50

give or take a couple seconds

[lucid flicker]

You wanna reverse it? Or me

[gritty lily]

idk how to reverse a video

[lucid flicker]

So you have CapCut?

That’s what I use

[gritty lily]

I do, I will try it

[lucid flicker]

Also just noticed this: #1285016083627118653 message

[gritty lily]

new guy?

[lucid flicker]

As in researching it?

Then yeah

Were you able to reverse it?

[gritty lily]

no

I don't know how to work capcut

[lucid lodge]

There's not a lot I can do at the moment

I'll be forwarding this pin request to a mod. Since staff are usually much more reluctant to pin stuff, I'd try to keep the pin messages consolidated

[lucid flicker]

Okay

Ty

[lucid lodge]

Especially since this thread will have 5 pinned messages

Imo just get bird to combine the pinned messages into one EXCLUDING the timeline (aka get all of the links together). The timeline is so big that it has to be separate

[lucid flicker]

Makes sense

[gritty lily]

please reverse the video, I can't figure it out

[lucid flicker]

K

how do I share it?

It’s too long to send

I know, I’ll upload it as an unlisted video

Let me know when you’re done with the video, so I can delete it

[gritty lily]

that works

k

[lucid flicker]

Actually I’ll keep it

[gritty lily]

send me the link when it is uploaded

[lucid flicker]

I’ll try to upload every video in reverse

And make a playlist of all the reversed videos

[gritty lily]

k

[lucid flicker]

Got it

https://youtu.be/jhWquFq18cQ?si=8mqqxWEwjZgbXu2y

Tell me what you find

[gritty lily]

alright

i needed to dm you what i found do to one word

[lucid lodge]

Got the permission to do this

But 5 pinned messages is too many. Combine them in a way where you can take 3 out

[gritty lily]

alright, timeline is now pinned

[lucid lodge]

@long nexus

[gritty lily]

we can probably combine the youtube & slideshow links, the homesrv link, and the sister thread into one message

[lucid lodge]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking

[long nexus]

ok

@lucid lodge please keep this and the timeline one (by @lucid flicker)

you can remove the others

[lucid lodge]

👍

Now it looks nicer

[lucid flicker]

alright

there I added a friend request

[gritty lily]

but ya, there are a lot of clicks in the beginning

new vid

https://youtu.be/aKYKZ_Ch-LU

[lucid flicker]

Very interesting

That is indeed, a void lake

[gritty lily]

add it to the timeline and the playlist

[lucid flicker]

Already on it

K it’s added

[lucid flicker]

So you gonna dm me or no?

[gritty lily]

there is also a lot of heavy breathing and quickening foot steps where the picture of the facility is

[lucid flicker]

Is it just me, or does that part sound like disc 11?

[gritty lily]

maybe

that is disk 11

the breathing and the foot steps are not part of disk 11 though

they are something else

[gritty lily]

I just found this as a reply to one of the comments

we now have an actual bit of story @lucid flicker @long nexus @foggy lily @lucid lodge @hot kestrel

[lucid lodge]

I have been so disconnected that I don't even know the lore of this channel

[lucid flicker]

Ooh!

[gritty lily]

The video was "Void Lake"

[lucid flicker]

K

[regal helm]

what story?

[gritty lily]

the story of Johann

[regal helm]

who?

[gritty lily]

if I am correct at least

[regal helm]

aight

spill the beans

[gritty lily]

the person we are seeing things through

[gritty lily]

check out some of the links in the pinned section

[regal helm]

aight

[lucid flicker]

Guys

I feel like there’s a lot we’ve just looked over

Like the I want to go home video

Has a lot of clips of prior videos

Like these for example:

These are clips from Running Away and Sorrow:

Please share any finds that you think were looked over like this

We need to put together a full storyline, and we need all of the clues and little details we have

[long nexus]

i also feel pretty similar

i have some idea, but when it comes to recent events i cannot keep up

[deep rune]

I'll try

[lucid flicker]

https://youtu.be/tqgu1F_GTpE?si=Tt7rUReBeBsrLLV6

Someone covered it

@long nexus @gritty lily

[gritty lily]

isn't this the guy you commented that they should do a vid on this

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

And he did

Pretty interesting theory he made, even though it leaves out a lot of new information we have

[gritty lily]

ya

he should do a continuation after getting some new info from this discussion

[lucid flicker]

I commented that

[gritty lily]

k

it's nearly been 2 weeks since we got any new stuff

and over a month with anything in the community tab

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

I wonder if it’s over

I feel like it isn’t tho

There’s a lot of unanswered questions

[gritty lily]

I think FUNF would end it better that this

cause rn it feels incomplete

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

There’s gotta be more

[lucid flicker]

https://youtu.be/uFmLk6pFYTk?si=YyyC-u_yE-0Eojzw

He uploaded the summit to yt

[long nexus]

yeah i made a comment clarifying what it was

new link tho

abftv://mclpu.za/K5s6Jze7OmU?wv=sKZ0zDGmA--jbmcd

[lucid flicker]

Vigenere?

[long nexus]

can someone check if my comment is there

i swear it's getting deleted

[lucid flicker]

It’s there

[lucid flicker]

Why did you think it’s getting deleted

[gritty lily]

what keys weren't used yet

[long nexus]

i made a one before that and it got delted

[gritty lily]

it is in the format of a share link

[lucid flicker]

What does that mean?

[gritty lily]

it isn't a standard youtube link

it looks like this: https://youtu.be/uFmLk6pFYTk?si=_W7uLRyMoTSLYZZX

[lucid flicker]

Huh

[lucid flicker]

Wait

What about the random words in the book in destination

TimeDoorwayWalledFriend

IT WORKS!

https://youtu.be/K5h6Yvb7JvM?si=pRR0nZDyM--sfmeh

Description reads:

[gritty lily]

we also got a new name

Samuel

also, new message

[lucid flicker]

Red text means Alfie

So here’s all the colors we know lines up with characters:

Alfie = Red
Ryan = White
Johann = Yellow
Green = CEO
Orange = Jeana
Pink = Samuel

I wonder who Samuel is, and why he’s sick

[gritty lily]

that is a good question

[lucid flicker]

Also this shows more evidence for the Multiple Personality theory

Because no one knows who Alfie is

Except for Ryan

[gritty lily]

where did "Wrong way" and "Clue" come from

[lucid flicker]

Cipher text in video descriptions

Idk which ones

Wait, maybe Samuel is the patient that is referred to in I’m Sorry

Because he’s sick

[gritty lily]

what was the reverse of "Clue"

[patent geyser]

.

[gritty lily]

I think Samuel is the adult who dies in story

[patent geyser]

hexahue?

[lucid flicker]

“No one was left, except for him”

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

Probably

I was wondering what the part could mean

[gritty lily]

cause he seems to collapse at the end of story 2

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

[gritty lily]

it makes sense

[lucid flicker]

Also I’m pretty sure the employee that they are wanting to fire is Ryan

[gritty lily]

probably

[patent geyser]

heres a better one

im lookinmg at the gray

looking*

[lucid flicker]

Hmmm

Idk what that could be, but it’s something

[patent geyser]

gl

ill help tmr lol

[gritty lily]

I am also going to assume that Jenna is the team lead on what ever project they are working on, since the CEO asks if she hired Alfie

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

Wait I just realized

If Ryan kills Alfie, but they are the same person…..

Oh

Also, if Ryan is dead, then who is running the Ryan Harshas channel?

Could it just be another observer, or maybe Ryan found a way to upload videos?

Or maybe it’s someone else entirely

[gritty lily]

who knows

but another question is, who is FUNF to Ryan Harshas(if it wasn't already stated)

[lucid flicker]

Idk

Maybe Samuel?

[gritty lily]

I think Alfie

just because of the way Ryan acts when FUNF is present in "Ryan Harshas" comment sections

[lucid flicker]

Maybe

But if Alfie is Ryan, and they’re both dead, then idk

Ig we’ll just have to wait for an actual answer

[gritty lily]

Split personality?

[lucid flicker]

Yeah, but what about them being dead

[gritty lily]

maybe they split after Ryan died

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

But then, how is Alfie in MC

Also I wonder if Samuel actually dies, or just goes unconscious

I don’t think that FUNF would introduce a new named character, and then just immediately kill him off

Anyway I’m goin to bed

[gritty lily]

makes sense

night dude

[patent geyser]

worth a shot right

[gritty lily]

and something for later, I am assuming that HappyGreenSteve is not apart of this

Cause they apear to be a webseries/ARG channel as well

[long nexus]

lol that is suspicious

[patent geyser]

Wym

#606060

(96,96,96)

mid - dark gray

[long nexus]

the pattern there

[patent geyser]

Ngl it looks like a split qrcode

[hot kestrel]

Or just binary in general

[patent geyser]

How so

You saying that each line is a row of binary?

If so then what would black be

-?

Or /?

[hot kestrel]

Black 0
Gray 1

Or reverse

I mean QR is just binary anyway

[patent geyser]

There is big gaps though

[hot kestrel]

Just skip it

[patent geyser]

Just . And /?

Ain’t that just tap code?

/ representing the spaceing

[hot kestrel]

WDYM?

[patent geyser]

Wdym what do I mean

[hot kestrel]

What taping? You're talking about Morse?

[patent geyser]

A . Without dashes is tap code

/ represents the spacing between the dots

Just dots is tap

Then change the / to spaces

[hot kestrel]

I was talking about binary, 1 and 0

[patent geyser]

Oh

Maybe

I can try later

My my brain went off on Morse lol

[lucid flicker]

Just realized this is the first time that swear words have been used in this series:

[gritty lily]

Ha

[lucid flicker]

?

Also something I thought was interesting/important:

[gritty lily]

Just thought it was a bit funny

[gritty lily]

So the better question is, who died

And who were the people on vacation

[long nexus]

any idea what the numbers mean?

2, 3, 35, 10, 41, 42

[gritty lily]

you should probably put this under the timeline so we know who is speaking in the vids

[patent geyser]

I’m good with number ciphers but I tried on my phone and got nothing so I’ll try when I’m at my pc

I tried octal and ascii

Ok

Well

I got CUp!”

Nothing

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker you need to add "Story 2" to timeline and fix "Story 2"s place on the playlist when you get the chance

[patent geyser]

"my friends the end is near"

2 = my

3 = friends

35 = the

10 = end

41 = is

42 = near

[patent geyser]

this one

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

That’s a cool cipher

[lucid flicker]

Done

[gritty lily]

thx

[patent geyser]

wym

[lucid flicker]

How FUNF used words in the post to make a secret message

[patent geyser]

real

[barren smelt]

what happened here

[gritty lily]

Discussion on the latest couple of vids

[patent geyser]

We doing tings

[gritty lily]

anyone know if they are in this ARG (video "The Summit")

bit more info on important times (video "{ERROR_TITLE.NOT.FOUND}")

Don't know if anyone went through the comments again but more stuff (video "{ENTITY.TAG/PLAYER/REMOVED}ERROR?")

taking a look through the comments of "Back to Normality???" and was looking for the symbols mentioned in the comment and found this instead

why is the circle an arrow and why is there one arrow pointing away from the kid

also, who it the kid

a comment under "Void Lake"

[lucid flicker]

Probably Johann

And the arrow pointing away could be pointing at Ryan off screen

[lucid flicker]

And the arrow in a circle could represent the repeating that was referenced here

[lucid flicker]

First comment decodes to “Ceaser Cipher”, Second comment decodes to “BEFRIEND DEVEL”

I don’t think they are a part of this, but idk

I’ll ask FUNF

[gritty lily]

are you sure you put that in right? I got "IMPORTANCE. IT IS ALL IN THE NAME."

[lucid flicker]

Which one?

[gritty lily]

second message

[lucid flicker]

Oh

What code did you use?

Oh wait

[gritty lily]

it is binary

[lucid flicker]

Yeah I’m stupid

Whups

I pasted the first message twice

[gritty lily]

omg

[lucid flicker]

K I asked him and FUNF if they are a part of this

Oh wait, maybe it was his channel name that is BEFRIEND DEVEL

I decoded that too

I honestly don’t remember

[lucid flicker]

Hm?

[gritty lily]

said in joking manner

[lucid flicker]

Oh

[gritty lily]

found this stuff while checking the comments on the videos again

just to see if anything changed or if there were more comments

[lucid flicker]

There probably is

After all the fame he got from that video

He has more subs than I do now

[gritty lily]

be ya, check them out

[lucid flicker]

Got it

[gritty lily]

also, could you add the "color=name/person" thing to the end of the video timeline

more for new people who join the ARG

[gritty lily]

taking about this

[lucid flicker]

Okay

Also here’s all the new comments I found:

[gritty lily]

the morse code on the top one says "STTP" and all the others by that person say "HI"

[gritty lily]

put a couple comments on "Hatred" and here was the response

at 0:06 in "Hatred" the entity had a red eye and then the eye turned white a couple frames later

[lucid flicker]

Might be another hint to Ryan and Alfie being the same

[gritty lily]

Seem like it

[patent geyser]

Any news on anything new?

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker THE PLAYLIST IS GONE

[lucid flicker]

What?

What happened?

[hot kestrel]

[lucid flicker]

Uh oh

[gritty lily]

idk

[lucid flicker]

Why would it disappear?

Oh

Now I have to make a new one…….

At least the timeline message will make it easier

[gritty lily]

ya

you probably should remove the old one

[lucid flicker]

We should remove both of the old ones

[gritty lily]

ya

[lucid flicker]

I’ll ping bird when the playlist is done

[gritty lily]

k

[lucid flicker]

@long nexus could you please remove the 2 playlists in your pinned message and replace them with this one: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhM-pu2V3b6Za2NDxh9m5zDc-uvx_R-8i&si=6_2_MCikdxaSnzkU

Hopefully YouTube doesn’t delete this one too

[long nexus]

done

[lucid flicker]

Thank you

[barren smelt]

what happened here

[lucid flicker]

I wonder why this arg has so many gamejackers

Happygreensteve, bluepike, devilguy, and now another one

[barren smelt]

It happens when an arg gets so popular

[lucid flicker]

Comment that I found on this video

[rare walrus]

lol

[lucid flicker]

Never mind, I was wrong

[lucid lodge]

https://discord.com/channels/773771861812183080/1239729713010704426
Bro what is this

[gritty lily]

Weird

[lucid lodge]

Unspoken Rule #1: Stay in your lane. Don't do ARG stuff in #1019925609960439819 . They will tear you apart.

[lucid flicker]

Hey guys, HappyGreenSteve dm’d me

He told me that he wasn’t a gamejacker, but rather a “friend of args”

[patent geyser]

.

[lucid flicker]

I fixed it already

[patent geyser]

ik

[earnest valve]

?

[gritty lily]

That was because there was a video made on the ARG and there were a lot of new comments under the videos

[gritty lily]

Anyone know how to overlap images?

[patent geyser]

no

i didnt yet

[gritty lily]

New video

https://youtu.be/1Yfo9Pw_Lr0

@lucid flicker

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

Okay it’s in the playlist

Timeline is updated too

Seems to be Johann in the void, with fire crackling sounds in the background

Also missing texture

[gritty lily]

there is also a brown object

his skin appears to have returned to normal as well

but what was the sound at the end?

[lucid flicker]

Timestamp?

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

[lucid flicker]

I wonder what it is

[gritty lily]

0:22 till the end

[lucid flicker]

I think it’s just the fire crackling sound but louder

[gritty lily]

sounds like there is something else there, but ok

also, what should we ask FUNF about

[lucid flicker]

About what

[lucid flicker]

Probably

[gritty lily]

the missing texture, the fire sound, brown object

the void

[lucid flicker]

https://youtu.be/Su395lVODYs?si=GwXKJSkXWKc0krWF

Holy crap this video is terrifying

@gritty lily @long nexus

I’ve already put it in the playlist and timeline

[long nexus]

code in desc is 24 14 24 14 24 44

using polybius cipher we get

ididit

[lucid flicker]

“I did it”

So Ryan did it

So it’s confirmed that Ryan and Alfie are the same

Also here’s the frame at the end:

“Johann wasn’t the first”

[gritty lily]

I am assuming that the sound is a kid crying

[lucid flicker]

I think so too

It’s actually terrifying

And sad

[celest skiff]

Not only was Johann not the first, but he wasn’t the second or third either…

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

@gritty lily @long nexus FUNF is back on Discord

[gritty lily]

Yoooo

[gritty lily]

now the question is, "Is it only Johann's perspective we are watching through?"

[lucid flicker]

Good question

Oh wait

New post:

This is the first time he’s teased a video

Also that thing…

[lucid flicker]

Is it just me, or does that look like the weird thing in the void in the mobs video?

But they don’t really have the same shape

Maybe the one in mobs is someone else

[lucid flicker]

Because FUNF did say that there were at least 3 people before Johann

[lucid flicker]

Here’s a drawing of it that I made:

[hot kestrel]

Isn't that thing just an enderman? It looks like it to me

[lucid flicker]

It kinda does, but it’s a bit off

[lucid flicker]

Same how this kinda looks like a creeper, but also a bit off

[hot kestrel]

I think it's just because the image is shot in 5 pixels

[foggy socket]

Just wondering who here is the YouTuber Dylan Does Minecraft? Just watched a couple seconds of them doing an ARG explanation video on FUNF's videos.

https://youtu.be/tqgu1F_GTpE

Duration: 17m 28s
Upload date: 3 wks ago

[gritty lily]

Sorry to say but Dylan is not here

We also already know about the video

[lucid lodge]

I didn't

[gritty lily]

it was put here 3 weeks ago

a bit after the video came out

[lucid lodge]

Ah

[celest skiff]

Teaser for my upcoming channel trailer

Goodbye my friends

Over and out

🙂

[gritty lily]

Looks good

@lucid flicker have the images at 0:02 & 0:03 been shown anywhere in the ARG?

[patent geyser]

Average 2017 Roblox tutorial music

I’m just playing

[fickle trellis]

look what i find in the discription of the video a fresh start in friends-underscore-not-found

https://www.youtube.c&#1

[lucid flicker]

Yeah, that leads to the Unused_0 video when decoded

[lucid flicker]

This actually goes hard

[lucid flicker]

Yeah, I think they where in the I want to go home video

[lucid flicker]

I like how the video cuts match the beat of the song

[gritty lily]

ya, they were at the very end

[lucid flicker]

What song did you use in this?

It’s really good

[mint lodge]

Man

I remember when this was so alive

Now everyone is mildly separated

[lucid flicker]

Same

we lost a great few along the way…..

but will we ever discover the full story?

[lucid flicker]

Does anyone know what song he used?

[lucid flicker]

Just noticed that FUNF trimmed the part where he shows the screen recording on story

It’s a lot scarier without it

[fickle trellis]

how i can decode it ?

[mint lodge]

Many we lost

Everyone is separated

I just got back from my 6m hiatus

[fickle trellis]

@mint lodge can you help me how to decode the Unused_0 link pls ?
https://www.youtube.c&#1

[fickle trellis]

@lucid flicker ?

i find this link after a long time of decoding with chat gpt

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

but its invalid

[lucid flicker]

Sorry, I think it was an ascii

Someone decided it at the top of the thread

If you want you can just watch the video from the playlist

But decoding the message is more fun

[mint lodge]

Why me lol

[lucid flicker]

@long nexus @gritty lily FUNF made a new community post

[gritty lily]

Well that is dissapointing

but then again, this has been going on for quite a while

[lucid flicker]

I wonder what the corn emojis and winky face mean

[lucid flicker]

I found out what the corn emojis meant

https://youtu.be/RnDF1tCDYcw?si=EaVq7CPve4hYvHHl

@long nexus @gritty lily

[gritty lily]

Watching now

😱 abduction

[gritty lily]

So this was the first

[lucid flicker]

This is definitely the oldest video in the timeline

I’ll ask FUNF for the date

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

This story is actually really sad

Also description says “the first victim of a broken man”

Probably referring to Ryan/Alfie

[gritty lily]

good chance this could be a DID situation

[lucid flicker]

At the need when the kid says “no!” And the screams it’s actually really sad

Very dark indeed

[pseudo marten]

Dissociated Identity Disorder? (spelling might be off sorry my brain don't work right sometimes)

[foggy lily]

can someone explain this to me

[pseudo marten]

DID?

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

[gritty lily]

Ya, one of the theories is that Ryan and Alfie are the same person

[foggy lily]

wth was that in the end

[pseudo marten]

Same physical entity, right?

[gritty lily]

Same person but multiple personalities

[pseudo marten]

I see each personality as it's own spiritual entity and the body as the physical entity, but overall yes

[gritty lily]

It is our current working theory

[pseudo marten]

Our?

[gritty lily]

Lodenium and I have both come to that conclusion

[pseudo marten]

Lodenium?

Sorry for all the questions I do not keep up with anything at all

[gritty lily]

You’re good

[pseudo marten]

Thanks

[gritty lily]

The guy who created the post and the one who sent the video

[pseudo marten]

Oh

Thanks

[gritty lily]

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me or lodenium

[lucid flicker]

The description says that it’s Ryan kidnapping his first victim

[pseudo marten]

Oh

[fallow cradle]

Hhi

[gritty lily]

Hello

[foggy socket]

Hi

[pseudo marten]

Hello

[rare walrus]

hi

[gritty lily]

to anyone who just joined or wants more information, please look at the slide show and the links in the pinned section

[patent geyser]

[lucid flicker]

Anything new?

[gritty lily]

Not yet

[pulsar coyote]

you guys have a website you use for spectograms ?

[gritty lily]

most of us use the program "audacity"

[lucid flicker]

Found out what song he used

It’s a banger

https://youtu.be/fc1tg9qkGyI?si=7K2H3J3GGxSD_5k5

He just slowed it down

[gritty lily]

Pretty sure I’ve heard that somewhere

[earnest valve]

yes, I think so!

[lucid flicker]

Guys FUNF new community post

Also here’s the comment on it:

[lucid flicker]

Anyone have any ideas on what the 2 emojis could mean?

@long nexus @gritty lily

[long nexus]

geometry dash

[long nexus]

nope

[gritty lily]

omg that is funny

[gritty lily]

video in production is my guess

[lucid flicker]

Maybe

That’s a good guess

I sure hope so, it’s been a while

[gritty lily]

it's been like 2 weeks

[lucid flicker]

Anything new?

[gritty lily]

Nothing yet, keeping a close eye on it but nothing new

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker have you checked the comments of FUNF's videos recently

[lucid flicker]

Nope

Did you find anything?

[gritty lily]

I will be doing it later

[lucid flicker]

Nothing new yet…

[gritty lily]

As far as I can tell

[long nexus]

new post

but old

bit

[gritty lily]

It’s a first from Ryan though

@lucid flicker

[lucid flicker]

Woah

That’s interesting

I wonder if there will be a new video from Ryan soon

[gritty lily]

probably

[lucid flicker]

Has anyone tried brightening this?

[gritty lily]

I will give it a shot

[gritty lily]

There doesn't appear to be anything hidden in the image

[lucid flicker]

Hmm

Then it’s most likely a teaser

[gritty lily]

here is the direct post link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClmhvHcAXcjYnJB8Th8Sm3Q/community?lb=UgkxFZY77hjhflsz7lOGKLHzncOOslfcWDrE

for anyone who wants to look closer

@lucid flicker take a look at the second comment under "Cornfield"

bro did a whole analysis

[lucid flicker]

Woah

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker "@Glicheshehe" did more than just "Corn Field"

[lucid flicker]

What other ones did he do?

[gritty lily]

going through now, but the one I saw it on was "Retrieval"

@lucid flicker also "@Detactive_Faux" seems to have some incite on this ARG

[lucid flicker]

Ooh

Could you share a screenshot?

[gritty lily]

on his comments some of the words are bolded

from "Dreams"

"shift", "alfie", and "key" are all bolded

[lucid flicker]

Ohhhh

He’s helping people find the unlisted videos

That’s how you decrypt the code in the description

That’s probably why it’s hearted

[gritty lily]

oh

makes sense

[gritty lily]

but some of them don't make sense

one of his just had "Station 4" bolded and nothing else

[lucid flicker]

What video is it on

Could you share a screenshot

[gritty lily]

This was from "Summit"

This one is from "Old Home"

@lucid flicker

[lucid flicker]

Okay, this one makes sense

Station four is the name of the chest in destination

And in that chest is a book with 4 words

And those words are the code to the vigenere in the description

[gritty lily]

ok then what about this one

[lucid flicker]

That one is either “lifelessness continued” or “continued lifelessness”

I forgot which one it is

It’s pretty cool that he’s doing this

[gritty lily]

from the wording I assume "continued lifelessness"

and that makes sense

[lucid flicker]

Yeah

[gritty lily]

we still haven't figured out the "importance is key" thing have we

[lucid flicker]

We did

That was the key for a vigenere

[gritty lily]

huh, guess I missed that one, oh well

[gritty lily]

found another one "A Fresh Start"

and "Making Progress"

"{ENTITY.TAG/PLAYER/REMOVED}ERROR?" is there as well

as well as "Transferred" and "Back to Normality???"

"@Glitcheshehe" has done quite a few of these

[long nexus]

i'm assuming it's due to the fact that all of these ciphers required being in this discord to solve

it might just be him making them solvable without this discord

[gritty lily]

I honestly think it is more of a lore thing , but it does help with ciphers.(@Detectiv_Faux does more with ciphers)

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker I asked a couple questions on some of the videos with no questions

his responses

[idle ocean]

I'm intrigued

[lucid flicker]

@long nexus @gritty lily

Retro commented

[gritty lily]

I saw that when he posted it

[idle ocean]

I'm quite confused tbh

though I've only watched it once

[lucid flicker]

some parts are confusing, and there are some loose ends

i hope he posts again soon

[idle ocean]

I'm gonna rewatch it today

[lucid flicker]

watching the videos in chronlogical order helps with understanding the story

you can use the playlist in the pinned messages

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker look at FUNF community tab on youtube

[lucid flicker]

LETS GO!

i mean, too bad he couldnt upload the video, but hooray its not the end anymore!!!

[gritty lily]

I legit just saw that despite it being posted over a week ago

btw Retro, if there are any questions, feel free to ask and check the documents in the pinned section 🙂

[lucid flicker]

@gritty lily @long nexus @idle ocean new video https://youtu.be/VmL2XZHV7zY?si=MUsAcPbKtNI2NgZ6

This is the second video to not have a title

[gritty lily]

did you update the playlist and timeline

[lucid flicker]

Not yet

I’ll do that

Can you make out what the computer in the beginning says?

[gritty lily]

give me like 5 min

[lucid flicker]

Playlist and timeline updated

[gritty lily]

Line 1: Craft_Create.ai/zi/si

[gritty lily]

Line 2: MojangProperty.[DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE]

[lucid flicker]

Hmm

[lucid flicker]

Well that’s new

So now we know the name of the ai

Also the description says “Bedrock was malicious”

[gritty lily]

Line 3: 8S1D3_CEO.net[INTERFACE]

[lucid flicker]

Well that is definitely code for BSide

[lucid flicker]

That could be either referring to bedrock blocks (which we have seen throughout the series), or bedrock edition (which is the main version the series is based in)

[gritty lily]

Numbers underneath (from left to right, top to bottom): 46 32 85 76 62 40 27 41 90 12(?)

some I can't quite make out

@lucid flicker

[lucid flicker]

Those numbers are probably part of a cipher/code

Are there any currently unsolved ciphers?

[gritty lily]

the line under MOJANG LOGO: MOJANG specifications

there is no hidden message in video since there is no transcript

[lucid flicker]

Hmm

It might be for an upcoming video

The audio just sounds like static

[gritty lily]

I am going to run it through a spectrogram just to make sure

there could be something we missed

[lucid flicker]

Good idea

[gritty lily]

nothing but ear r***

my ears are now in pain

@lucid flicker

[lucid flicker]

That’s a shame

Also sorry about your ears

[gritty lily]

it's fine

[idle ocean]

ok, some questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvFrL9L9ajI

How is the URL in the description decoded? There are a few videos that use a similar-looking cipher but I don't know how to decode it

[foggy socket]

brrnq://wmsrs.zf/SOHA3XBo_Ju

Asking a question like that be like that one scrambled link in Wifies's TheNick56 ARG analysis video

[gritty lily]

@idle ocean it is really far up in the conversation

here is the information

at least to how "Dreams" was decoded, hopefully it will help

[idle ocean]

thank you

currently in the process of watching everything for the second time

[gritty lily]

no problem

happy to help

[long nexus]

this is a better point to read from

[long nexus]

bedrock edition was created to bring people back to life(

[gritty lily]

sounds about right

[lucid flicker]

Well that confirms that the description in the new video is referring to bedrock edition

Okay, so here’s my theory

The older videos are in Minecraft alpha, classic, and super Mario bros

Maybe the ai/consciousness was unstable there, so Alfie/Ryan created bedrock edition to permanently house Johann’s ai (which is why we don’t see the game or version change after bedrock was introduced)

But then when the world starts breaking down after Johann broke the cycle in EntityTag, the link between different games was broken, which triggered a flashback (Retrieval)

Any thoughts on this theory?

[gritty lily]

Your theory sound like it has some truth with the game section of the story(you don't actively see the version of bedrock in game, you have to be in the menu or find it some other way)

[lucid flicker]

i know its bedrock edition because of the inventory

[gritty lily]

not what I meant, I meant that you can't see the change in game version, not what version of the game he was in(bedrock alpha, java, etc.)

[lucid flicker]

true

[idle ocean]

I'm really liking this series

the more time I spend looking at it the more interested I become. I'm thinking about making a video

[foggy socket]

Nice

[foggy socket]

Someone already made a video about FUNF's ARG, not sure if you wanna also look into that as well

If it's spoilers for you then nvm

[idle ocean]

it's fine if others have covered it

I really don't care so much about being the first anymore. I just want to make a good video that highlights deserving ARGs/webseries

[gritty lily]

lets go

[gritty lily]

also, don't forget about Ryan Harshas channel, the two channels are connected

[idle ocean]

yes, I've been following that connection

[gritty lily]

Alright

Didn’t know if you knew about the connection or not

[hallow flax]

retro are you going to make a video on this?

[idle ocean]

yeah, I'm thinking so

I've watched it twice and I've already got a decent research document

[hallow flax]

ok

[idle ocean]

I'm slightly concerned that it might be too violent

[hallow flax]

how so?

[idle ocean]

isn't it about a kid getting killed

I can dance around things somewhat but the later videos move more and more in that sort of direction

[lucid flicker]

you should put a warning at the beginning of the video then

[idle ocean]

I'm not sure what to do

that is one option

but probably the safer decision is to just not cover it

it's a shame the back third becomes so dark so quickly

idk, I'll think about it

I am interested in the series for sure

[lucid flicker]

okay

[idle ocean]

it has a lot of things that would make for a good analysis video

[lucid flicker]

yeah

personally, i think you should cover it. the only other analysis video on it is pretty outdated with what we know now

[idle ocean]

one option is that I could essentially punt on the decision and start with a video that covers the first half or so

there's so much there that it might be hard to do it all in one episode anyways

that would buy me some time to think about how to approach the rest of it (or if I even would make a second video)

I've already spent over 10 hours on this so I'd hate to waste it

[lucid flicker]

that seems like the best approach

• the series is confirmed to not be over anyway, so 2 videos would work

[idle ocean]

other options include selectively deciding which parts of the series to talk about and quietly avoiding some of them

I have actually done this before - occasionally I'll won't cover certain videos for whatever reason

the problem with this is the deeper you get into it the more you realize this is a core plot point

[lucid flicker]

that could work well too

whatever you decide, im still excited

[idle ocean]

so what I could do is not ignore the plot, but limit the actual exposure to things that are more disturbing

not that anything here is that disturbing, but some of it is more than what my channel typically covers

[lucid flicker]

that sounds good

[idle ocean]

I've already got a thumbnail idea

[lucid flicker]

THAT LOOKS SICK!!!

this is gonna be awesome

[idle ocean]

Pretty sweet huh

[lucid flicker]

yeah

[idle ocean]

One of the better ones I’ve done I think

[hallow flax]

You should totally use that as the thumbnail

Do you make them or does someone do it for you?

[long nexus]

yeah one video is a kidnapping pov 😭

[lucid flicker]

new video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l50kHAvGIAs

[idle ocean]

I made this one

[idle ocean]

yeah.

that’s something I’d feel really hesitant about showing my audience

[lucid flicker]

okay playlist and timeline are updated

[lucid flicker]

also if there arent any copyright issues, you should include the audio from this in your video

[hallow flax]

Still can’t believe I had small conversation with my fav YouTuber

[lucid flicker]

Same

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker it seems like Ryan isn't happy

either Ryan or Johann has given up escaping

but god dang, 27 years?!

btw don't forget to update the playlist and timeline

[lucid flicker]

i already did

[lucid flicker]

that adds up

1996 (because the video is set in 2023)

the year mario 64 released

and mario 64 is used in flashbacks in Transferred

[lucid flicker]

Just noticed this

This flashes at the end of Wandering

It almost looks like an eye?

Also white text means Ryan is speaking

[gritty lily]

that is what I was talking about when I said "it seems like Ryan isn't happy"

[lucid flicker]

Ah okay

[idle ocean]

Are the subtitle text colors consistent?

As in, if one character has a certain color, does all text with that color represent that character?

[lucid flicker]

I think so

I’m not sure about “He’s Still Here”

But every other video besides that one, yes the colors are tied to characters

There’s a list of what colors match what characters in the pinned messages

[idle ocean]

this shot from I want to go home

do we know what it's zoomed in on?

is it from a different video?

[lucid flicker]

I’m not sure

It’s definitely part of a Minecraft world

But I can’t really tell if it’s from one of the prior videos

Also something I thought I’d mention

In “I Want to Go Home”, there a lot of color versions of scenes from other videos

Like this scene from “RunningAwayMovie”

Same with this one also from “RunningAwayMovie”

And last the one from “Sorrow” (I brightened the image so you can see it easier)

[idle ocean]

yes

there are a few such instances

[idle ocean]

What do the hashtags in the very first video's description mean

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker wasn't it a code/key to a cipher?

[lucid flicker]

its part of an acsii cipher

it leads to "Unused_0"

[gritty lily]

what I thought

[idle ocean]

oh I get it

youtube took the ascii from the description and interpreted it as hashtags

that makes sense

[idle ocean]

Also, thought I'd share my WIP slideshow. Please don't share the link outside of the server for now, since it isn't complete yet:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mXECxisr3jcWNsjnUb91UkHhUjyfQtFob_AYy-4V0Qs/edit?usp=sharing

[idle ocean]

you can comment on it though. there are surely things I've missed

[lucid flicker]

okay, that is really good

[lucid flicker]

only thing is, in the first blank title video, i think it sounds more like the voice says "disorder", which would make more sense with the arg

oh, and the skin that you said looks like a zombie, has been confirmed to be leaves if i remember correctly

[lucid lodge]

btw lodenium make sure you update your playlist

[lucid flicker]

it is

[lucid lodge]

wandering isn't there

[lucid flicker]

every video so far is in the playist and timeline

[lucid flicker]

its chronological order

its after closer

[lucid lodge]

OH

ok ok I see

[idle ocean]

which slide?

[lucid flicker]

Slide 80

[idle ocean]

You're right

check this out

we have that sound effect repeated over and over, including a few repeats with no whispering

what we can do is create a new track that contains only the sound effect without whispering over and over

then we can invert that track

this effectively allows us to hear the difference between the two, thus isolating the whisper

I didn't get it perfectly lined up but it's pretty good

(Fun fact: this process is essentially how noise-cancelling headphones work)

[lucid flicker]

Nice!

That’s pretty cool

[wet kestrel]

I know a guy that can do it darn fast

[idle ocean]

unrelated, but what version of Bedrock is this?

as in what console are they playing on

[lucid flicker]

I can’t really tell

Wait

There’s a cherry boat in AFS

And the year is 2023

Idk if its console or pc

[gritty lily]

I can figure that out

@lucid flicker from the looking around movement, it is console bedrock

[lucid flicker]

Okay

Is there any way to tell what console?

[idle ocean]

what console is that?

[idle ocean]

it's at least being played on a controller, though that controller could be on PC (or even on mobile)

[lucid lodge]

Xbox or Switch. Playstation would have X

Tbh this is looking like the Nintendo Switch

[gritty lily]

currently looking into that, but the version appears to be around 1.20.1

since there is recipe unlocks

[lucid lodge]

I connected my xbox one controller to my pc in bedrock edition and I got this. This is for xbox, so FUNF is playing on the switch or something like that

That is not xbox

PS has the X to exit boat. Xbox has the green A to exit boat. IIRC switch has the white A to exit boat. This is all assuming they don't have a weird texture pack that changes it

[gritty lily]

you are correct, the console is the nintendo switch

[idle ocean]

ok that makes sense

I kinda like how this is partially a bedrock ARG

that's not as common

[gritty lily]

ya

[lucid lodge]

bedrock based webseries have been growing in popularity recently. Especially pocket edition

[gritty lily]

btw, the paperdoll in the top left of the screen and the button indicators can be turned off in settings, that is probably why you can see them

[idle ocean]

huh, not related but I had an interesting insight. For a long time I was trying to figure out why there were all these AI-generated images, but since this series is partially about an AI in a game it now makes total sense

maybe this was obvious but it's cool

every time I go through this I find something new. that's one way I know it's a good series

like this here from Dimensional

I was trying to figure out why they had an image that was so obviously AI...except the fact it's obviously AI is the point

[gritty lily]

btw, me and a friend were going through some of the videos and we stumbled across something that we couldn't make out

[idle ocean]

what is it

[gritty lily]

in "Story 2" he noticed patterns of squares in the background of the video

I personally couldn't see them but they appeared about every 5 ish seconds

for some odd reason he put the file names randomly

they are out of order, but here are all of them

[idle ocean]

yeah I can see it on my end

I lean towards thinking that this is a compression artifact

[gritty lily]

probably but we didn't know if was something or not

[idle ocean]

hmm, maybe the blue isn't

it's hard to say

[gritty lily]

it was kinda weird since we didn't see it in any of the other videos

[idle ocean]

I'll write it down just in case

[gritty lily]

@lucid flicker did we ever figure out who the blue text was in "He's Still Here"

also, the DID/split personality theory was disproven by "{ERROR_TITLE.NOT.FOUND}" and "Story 2"

it clearly states that Alfie and Ryan are 2 seperate people and Ryan talks about Alfie

It also appears that in the 2 months(in universe time) between "Story 2" and "{ERROR_TITLE.NOT.FOUND}", the previous CEO resigned and Ryan be came the new CEO(or at least Ryan got a promotion)

[idle ocean]

this is proving to be a difficult script to write

this series is quite complex

[gritty lily]

ya, our theories need constant rewriting

[idle ocean]

I'm trying to decide where would be a logical split point between part 1 and part 2

[gritty lily]

you could split it between two of the arcs

pinned message

[idle ocean]

no, that won't work since I'm covering the videos in order of release

I'm up to New Home right now

I'm considering maybe a split around Transferred? Or possible after Entity Tag Player Removed Error

[lucid flicker]

I thought that because Ryan is the only person to mention knowing alfie, that he IS alfie

No one else knows who Alfie is

• the reversed audio in blank title 1

[lucid flicker]

I don’t know

I don’t think we did

[gritty lily]

in title not found, it clearly shows that Alfie is a separate person since it mentions him as an employee

[lucid flicker]

I dont think I’ve seen that

[lucid flicker]

That’s pretty cool

[lucid flicker]

Oh

[gritty lily]

it mentions that Jeana and Alfie are employees of B/9 district