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Nightflox: Derives from the flower night phlox, as well as 'flocks', aka those uninitiated into the grander workings of Magnolia City.

Greetings. My name is NightFlox. You may have seen me online in one of the many conspiracy forums. I have taken it upon myself to look into conspiracies and breaking news surrounding the rather odd happenings in Magnolia City.

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4/30/20XX

Nightflox:

Threat detected

Initiating backup transfer…

Destination: Nightflox

Percentage completion: 29%

A+B, B+E, E-A, F+D, F-A, C_R+R, C+R, R+-A_I, A_I+S_A, H+I, I+H_OS, C+M_Y, M+R, J+H?, M+I, R-I, C+I, S+R, S+A_I ,T_Y+Y…

J+Y?...

J+Y

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T_Y+Y…

PROCESSING ERROR

INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE

OVERRIDE GRANTED

Accessioning Higher Plane…

S_A:

Tags: song, family_matters, new_management, home, marry_2.0

A_I

Tags: distant_relative, archery, train_station, waiting, first_ride, passengers

C_R:

Tags: happy_oaks, commune, (⅓)+1, circle_dance, campfire

M_Y:

Tags: white_field, control, (⅓)+1, research_archive, family_business, confidential

T_Y:

Tags: frogs

H:

Tags: office, train_station, waiting, no_ticket_no_entry

I:

Error: This file cannot be located

M:

Tags: sand_rose, (⅓)+1, forsaken, unrepentant, burn

S:

Tags; rabbit, run, ship_of_Theseus, dealings

R:

Tags: family_business, stage_persona, vigilante, rebellious_phase

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4/28/20XX

There's a rumor going around at school...

Apparently there's a gym locker that makes everything you put in it disappear. Nobody uses it because they're afraid of losing their stuff! Somebody tried to close a video camera in there once, to see if people were stealing... but they weren't!!! For a reason the camera was left untouched. All that was on it was. Static! I wonder what would happen if you put something else in there. or someone.

...People keep saying they have been seeing me around all week, but I swear that I have not personally encountered them. Could this be a case of quantum superposition? Could I be in two places at once? Doing two things at once? Being two things at once?

Would I or the other me even know the difference? Would I even be able to recognize a copy of myself? Or is it even a copy at all? What if I'm the copy? Does it have to be a clone, and biological? Or could it be something else?

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4/21/20XX

All this talk of computers has got me thinking recently. I think the theories about living in a simulation are cliche. Or at least, I believe that there are far more unexplored aspects of it, and ones that are far worse. Regardless of whether or not this world is a simulation or not, it is the reality that we are used to. Movies are always about going into a simulation that to some capacity mimics our understanding of the world. Or alternatively, they are about breaking out of an illusion. But in both cases, I think those realities are always too similar to our own. They are almost always still within the bounds of our understanding.

But computers do not think the same way we do. They run on ones and zeroes. Things simply are or are not. And I do not think there is as much flexibility there as we lead ourselves to believe.

I think it would be rigid.

Part of me worries it would hurt.

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4/18/20XX

I am now under the impression that the lastest carnage was not the fault of raccoons at all.

Yesterday, my father decided to get rid of an antiquated old computer. Like, dial-up levels of out-of-date. It was a fixer-upper project as a hobby, but he lost interest. I made sure there was no information left on it when I took it out to the garbage.

The thing is, garbage does not go out for another two days, and someone took that computer in the meantime. I would assume that they would sell it for scrap, but I cannot express enough how decrepit that old electric box was. I doubt they would get anything of worth from it. What could they be using it for otherwise?

Or even worse, what if the racoons have gained sentience and are conspiring against us? Could this be their vengeance from our disrupting their habitats? Now they turn our own technology back on us?

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4/17/20XX

...Raccoons got into my garbage again...

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4/15/20XX

Electrical Fire at Orchidheart Mall

According to the reports, the incident began with the lights flickering in one of Orchidheart Mall's many entertainment stores, known as "Urban Pulse". It appears that a freak accident occurred, in which the ceiling collapsed and released a large amount of live electrical wires. The security doors to this store also closed, trapping the customers inside. This led to one unfortunate soul suffering from minor electrical burns.

A few other unusual circumstances were reported, including: mysterious flashes of light, reports that there were somewhat fewer people in the store than there were when the event began, and electronic interference that disrupted the security camera footage.

Personal Thoughts

I have looked through a few websites surrounding the Orchidheart Mall. There were numerous complaints of electrical issues leading up to this event, though most were reported in the Galaxy Arcade. Though, I believe that is to be expected. I am sure that many arcade machines are bound to cause a short circuit here and there. Though, there have also been numerous complaints of things 'moving through the walls'. I am inclined to believe that there may have been a rat infestation, though truly I would prefer that was not the case. I also do not know how this would account for the issues with the security footage. I am trying to get my hands on it.

... I wish I could say that want there to be rats.

I have found multiple reports of disappearances in the mall. Normally these are reported as kidnappings, though I often do not find resolutions to the situations. Cleardoor employee reports also include mention of 'improper door markings' and 'confusing layouts', saying that on rare occurrences, they can end up in seemingly dilapidated sections of the malls. Actually, it seems more like 'tunnels'.

Once, I swear I saw the student council president go through an 'employee's only' door, and I swear that he doesn't work there. But I am more inclined to believe that was merely a rendezvous with a barista from the Sakura Rose Cafe. But you didn't hear that from me. ;>

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4/8/20XX

Peacock 'Sighted' on Shidarezakura Campus

Despite what everyone has been saying, I did not come across it. I searched high and low for it too! I am beginning to think that I am being set up. It seems unlikely, but with the amount of times people have been telling me that birds are all over the place, and the fact that I can never find them, I am beginning to grow suspiscious. Somebody recently also told me of a flamingo that lives outside of the gardening center. They couldn't possible be talking about the plastic one, could they? Can birds turn into plastic?

That, or I am inclined to believe that birds on this campus can just disappear or turn invisible whenever they feel like it. That is a bit scary to think about, actually. I mean, if some birds aren't real, or if they truly are cameras sent to spy on us by the government, how much more disturbing would it be if they could simply disappear on command?

I have theorized for a few years that there are things beyond normal comprehension occurring in this city, though to the degree of which, I am still unaware.