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[The first few seconds of the recording is just Quentin breathing, fast and shaky at first and just before he speaks, the breathing evens out. The whole speech will be said fast and jerky, like the words are just spilling out without thought.]

What the hell? I can't be the only one who's thinking this, but just what the fucking hell? What the hell just happened? This place, oh shit, this place just-- did any of you see things? Hear things? Fucking feel things? And why? Just, why? I thought we were here to help, to find a way to solve this-- this whole puzzle and suddenly there's something here that made me think I was losing--? That's just-- it was just to fuck with all of us?

What the hell? That's what I want to know - just, what the hell? Is this hell? Is that why?

So, if you're listening to this, lady in the lighthouse? Fuck you! Seriously. Fuck. You.

Also, someone took my hoodie and I need that, so please bring it back. Thanks.

Comments

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Who's 'we'?

Yeah, that doesn't really help me much and I'd really like it if you just told me? I guess, what I mean is - why wait until it's too late to do anything anyway? leaving clue or messages NOW, even if we'll never use them, is way better than forgetting or missing the opportunity to in the future.

You didn't want to do this? Go to the lighthouse and stay? But that's a nice archetype to be. The worst would be-- the one everyone thought was the hero, but it turns out it was someone else all along.

[beaconkeeper]

Me and like, the other people that survive the resets with me. Rastus and the others thaaaat are gonna have to remain a mystery for right now. I'll tell you all about them soon.

Why wait? Well, honestly, because you guys haven't discovered a whole lot of info worth passing on just yet.

No shade - you've all been putting the hours in and doing plenty to work toward progress, but the last reset was just a few months ago, and people have been trying to fix this for many, many years. When you figure something out that's worth preserving, we can talk about how to do that.

And that's not me being coy! Just, like, it depends on what you find?

Well... I mean, I did want to stay in the lighthouse? But it was more that I wanted to stay alive, and my only chance of doing that was to become the next Keeper.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

I'm going to hold you to that. That you tell me how to pass on important information.

Why? Why would you want to stay alive, when it means you'll be alone for so many years?

[beaconkeeper]

I promise, I won't let you down. It's part of my job to make sure important info gets passed along, anyhow.

...I mean, I guess I wasn't looking at it like that at the time? I just wanted to live, you know? Anything looked better than dying horribly in a reset at the time. I got scared.

And now, like, the decision's already been made. The only way I know of for me to get out of here is to die. :/ Soooooo I'd really love to find an alternative!

[moderatelymaladjusted]

You didn't have anyone? Anyone at all? I mean, I get wanting to stay alive? Even at a cost? But not without-- not alone?

What happens if you just walk out of the lighthouse?

[beaconkeeper]

Um. I mean, I did have people? They just didn't survive the reset.

The Lighthouse Keeper before me was, like, batty. He didn't want to do it anymore, but SOMEONE has to be the Keeper, so he triggered a reset and told us we'd all die unless someone took up the mantle.

That's all fine and good but getting out here is another story, you know? I didn't come alone. I was just the only one that made it out the other side.

So, if I walk out of here, the same thing happens to me that would happen to you guys if you dropped your lantern and ran off. I'd die, and it'd be peaceful I think, like falling asleep. You just kind of fade.

And then no one would be left to man the lighthouse, which would leave you guys as a rudderless ship for a while until the World Eaters came knocking. Long story short, everyone would die.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Oh. I'm sorry. I hope you get to see them again when you move on to the Underworld.

wait, he made you fight to get to the lighthouse in time? That's. Wow, that's insane.

Have you ever been tempted? To do that? To just say 'fuck it' and go outside for a little while?