Trapped

'''What you are reading currently is a highly edited series of documents found at ▆▆▆▆, ▆▆▆▆▆, ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆, Indiana. This is a collection of text-to-speech logs created by James ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆ that document their experience in this anomalous environment. Redactions have been made to preserve the privacy of the ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆ family. To proceed, the viewer must accept the risks they should have been briefed on, including;'''

-Paranoia

-Irregular heartbeat

-Auditory hallucinations

-Drowsiness

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'''Please note, grammatical corrections have been drastically altered to further the viewer's understanding of these entries. Tests have shown this change has decreased the likelihood of a cognitohazard afflicting the viewer. '''

'''These logs are the only evidence confirming Rexo's existence and are written by Roblox user X_Jam2010xX, or James ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆ in 2021. Proceed with caution. '''

February 10, 18:05

Help.

I am trapped in this game.

I don't even know how it really happened. Well, I guess I may have a slight clue as to what is the cause of this. Before all of... This happened, I was playing a couple of games in VR because I was bored and I just got a new VR headset for my birthday a week ago. I was playing VR Hands[1] with my normie friends to test it out when...

I don't even know. Something just happened and now I'm just STUCK in this game. Maybe like a power surge but... Everything seems so surreal now. I can actually feel things. I could even smell some of the grass and the plastic on some of those beach ball models.

I've tried talking to my friends but they can't really talk back to me. They can only hear me while I can... I can... Talk. Open my mouth and speak. It's like voice chat opened up, but only for me and at the cost of being DRAGGED INTO THE GAME.

Dang it. Well, I guess there are worse games to be trapped in. Being trapped in something like Jailbreak[2] or that garbage brookhaven[3] game sounds more awful than being in here.

I'm currently experimenting around a bit. I managed to get into some sort of Notepad or Google Docs-like thing where I can write in, or... Just kind of talk to. If I talk it writes it down as well, so that's cool. It keeps my thoughts down. Something, anything to just take this whole thing off my mind for a bit. Diaries are a bit cringy, I know, but it feels better to just write this all down. Hope nobody sees this.

Notes:

'''Power surge had occurred in ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆, affecting over seven hundred houses; including the ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆ residence. Current theories speculate that the Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset was capable of anomalous activity, but only under certain circumstances. Requests to use the headset for testing is currently pending.'''

'''Acquaintances of James heard his cries for help, but despite promising to tell their guardians about this no calls were made for 14 hours reporting the disappearance of James. One working theory is that Rexo flashed a cognitohazard to alter the viewers memories.'''

February 10, 20:35

I've managed to figure out how to get out of this stupid game. I have to mess around for a little bit, but eventually after enough begging in my head I was able to sort of... See it all. I was able to see the homepage, but it was more of a thought than anything. So, without thinking I thought about going to my favorite game to get my mind off of this whole situation. Kind of dumb that I decided to pick Arsenal[4] looking back, but I guess I didn't know any better. I just joined a game and instantly just... I got shot in the shoulder. It hurt so... So much... The pain was unbearable. I found a place to hide for a bit to try and do the thing again and just before somebody shot me in the head, I managed to get out. My shoulder is still bleeding, but not as much.

I just want to go home.

I always imagined being in a game would be fun but just... It's not. It really isn't and I don't think I have to say why. I'm trying to patch up my shoulder in Royale High[5] (and I know it's just a stupid girl game, but it's probably a lot safer than Da Hood[6] or any other shooter game). This is just a nice, simple and safe game to lie low in for now. I've seen my sister play this for a bit, maybe I can wait out for when she plays and I can tell her about all. Though, knowing her she'll probably laugh at me. She always does. Hopefully they have some bandages or something, this hurts so much... Stupid shoulder, stupid headset... I'll be back in a bit, currently in an elevator going up to an apartment or something.

Note:

'''James appears to be affected by physical wounds as though he was actually in the game. All technology at the time shouldn't be able to do this, nor cause physical pain or injuries, though this could be done with Rexo's meddling.'''

February 11, 05:32

I've been in this game for a few hours now. It's not as bad as I expected; well, anything is better than being shot in the face. Whenever I walk around though people scream at me for being a hacker or some sort of admin because I guess I walk like a normal person and do 'animations' that Roblox avatars shouldn't do. Can't really blame them, I would freak out too if I saw an avatar run around before stopping to catch its breath with life-like movements. Luckily, I haven't been banned yet. Kind of a miracle that I haven't been, though I'm not complaining.

I don't want to know what would happen to me if I got banned.

Maybe I manage to get out, maybe I'm just...

Stuck here.

I don't want to think about that. It makes me feel more scared than really should be. My teachers and mother would always say that I should be concerned about trying to stay calm in situations like this, but I don't think they would know how I can deal with something like this. I'm scared, but maybe that's okay. I doubt anybody would be calm in this situation. This almost feels something out of a bad sci-fi movie from the 80's, being transported inside of a game and weird stuff happens. Yet, in those movie cool things happen and the hero goes home.

I don't know if I'll be able to go home.

There's just something about being here, despite it being 'wonderful' and all. It always feels like there's some sort of feeling that everything is off. That something is silently looking at me from out of my sight. I've read quite a few Roblox myths, so that feeling is probably true in some way. I wonder if something is going to attack me, maybe Guest 666[7] or something.

Another thing I noticed is that when I touch things they... Become real? I don't know how to describe it. Like, if I touch these blankets on this bed, then they just... Fall. They gain weight, and feel real. If I stop touching them they go back to normal after a few minutes. I'm getting hungry, I might get some food. Maybe after I could try one of those anime games to see if I can get a stand or a quirk or something. I don't know, I don't watch or usually play that cringe.

Notes:

'''James is becoming aware of the presence of Rexo's presence, but doesn't seem to be affected by any hazards. James is unexplainably emotionally stable despite being Rexo becoming more clear to him.'''

'''Royale High, created by head developer Aura Frost (Callmehbob) and published on Roblox, is a roleplay game focused on a fantastical setting with monarchies and magical creatures. The place James was in while writing this entry was in this 'Apartment', a room given to every player.'''

'''James also is able to interact with objects in the game and makes note of them 'becoming real'. This may be because Rexo's meddling has implemented James' consciousness into his avatar and transported him to a different dimension of sorts. Testing on the limits of these interactions in game are being processed.'''

February 11, 08:41

I don't really know how to feel right now. I look at this clock that comes with writing this and it's only been half a day, but it feels like I've been in here for days.

I miss home.

Even if it was chaotic at times, mom and dad... Splitting up and my sister having fits about it, I liked it. Something about that chaos was comforting, maybe because I was used to it at that point. I miss my parents... I just want to hug my mom and dad, even if it'll look dumb and feel a bit awkward. I want to tell them how much I love them and that I'm sorry for them not loving each other anymore.

Sorry, needed to get that out. None of my friends really seem to care about this, and when I tell them they laugh and say that I'm adopted. I hate school, but at least that's better than this. I'm trying to make a place and figure out what to do right now. I thought about going to one of those dumb free admin games, but I feel like it's too risky. I could just join and somebody there is spamming 'kill all' and I don't want to risk dying because of some stupid six year old who thinks that's funny.

I think I should maybe go to Loomian Legacy[8]. I used to play that game for a while, so I'm already quite a bit into it and I can probably bring with me a Loomian or something. I wish that other Roblox game, Brick Bronze[9] or something, was still around so I could get a Greninja. I didn't get into Roblox until like a year ago. I wonder what would've happened if I didn't discover this, maybe I wouldn't have been STUCK HERE.

I'll write or.. Talk in this again when I get something.

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Huh, that's weird. Before I closed this random text appeared. Can't erase it though, lucky me. Bets are it's linked to that feeling I had from earlier. If this turns into one of those dumb horror movies, I'll survive. None of the characters in that stuff have brains, unlike me. It doesn't take a genius to know something is around here, close enough for the mic to pick up their voice or... Text. Admittedly I am really scared. Like... Really scared... That text is kind of creepy and... What does it mean by ████ █████████ ██ ███ █ ████ ████████? Whatever, I'm getting out of here before something gets me; although I may just be screwed entirely. Hopefully not, though I'm not stupid enough to know that whatever typed out that isn't just a 'prank'.

Notes:

'''James' birth-parents had filed for divorce two years ago. ▆▆▆▆ ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆ has earned custody of James and his sister, ▆▆▆▆ ▆▆▆▆▆▆▆, only allowing James' father custody for the winter.'''

'''Text has appeared in James' logs containing a cognitohazard that only affects those 12-98 hours after viewing. Attempts to stop this cognitohazard are currently in testing as Procedure Yothno does not fully prevent the reader from the effects, leading to a 15% chance of the individual viewing said cognitohazard to be affected by it.'''

February 11, 9:28

I managed to get out of this stupid princess game, but I wasn't accurate with my jump between games and I'm now in what seems to be some sort of cringe cat game. I think my sister talked about this one before, some game about some book series. It's all the same to me, just garbage furry books. I was surrounded by a bunch of cats, all screaming at me and asking if I was the creator or something. Jumping at me and stuff. They knocked me down a few times and slept on me. I didn't really regret throwing them off. They called me 'Two-Legs' or something. I don't know, I'm not a furry.

I sat around in the house for a while, thinking about stuff. All this is just pure chaos and-

Hey! Get off of me! Shoo! Get!

Ugh, they're swarming me again. I'm getting out of here.

Note:

It is assumed that the 'cat game' that James was playing was Warrior Cats Ultimate Edition,[10] a Roblox game based on the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter, a collective pseudonym for a group of writers who write the series.

February 11, 16:42

I finally managed to get out of that place, thank heavens. If I had a cat allergy I would have probably died there, geez. Never mess with kids and their cat game, I swear.

I got out and into Loomian Legacy, like I wanted. It feels so cool finally being in this game. Though, I still get asked a lot of questions and am bothered by everyone because I walk smoother and don't appear in the player list. I sure do love being called a hacker.

I had my starter with me though, and when I touched them they just came to life. It rubbed against me and made a few sounds, cool.

I think maybe I can live here. There's homes, food, and plenty of fun. I'll still miss home, a lot.

I wonder what my parents are doing right now. What about my sister? Do they think I snuck out? Is my body still out there in the real world? Am I in a coma?

I don't know, and that's what I hate the most about it.

I just want things to be normal again...

And my stupid headache won't go away! I woke up with it and it's only gotten worse!

At least I have my Loomian with me, isn't that right boy?

Notes:

Loomian Legacy, created by Llama Train Studios, is a turn-based RPG based on Pokémon[11].

Eye-witnesses who have seen James before and after being trapped report that this 'starter' of his is 'Eaglit', the Light type Loomian one can choose at the beginning.

'''James' family was never recorded purchasing any sort of pet, but James wanted to have a dog. They wouldn't get a dog for a multitude of reasons, most notably because James' sister was allergic to animals.'''

February 12, 2:12

I'm up in the middle of the night feeling horrible, great. My hands feel so sweaty and disgusting. I already spent twenty or so minutes puking my guts out. I tried looking for some medicine, but I guess nobody in here decided it to be a good idea to stock medicine.

Wait, no, that's stupid.

I don't know... my head is all fuzzy and I just want to sleep. I tried finding a light switch, but they won't turn off the lights. They're constantly on. I had to put a pillow over my head just to try and block it all out.

The part that gets me the most is that in my moment in the bathroom, there was something there. The stuff I spewed out had black bits in it.

Something's wrong.

At least I have Charlie with me, right boy?

Note:

James' 'loomian' is assumed to be named 'Charlie'.

February 13, 8:42

It's been a while since I've written in this. I've been trying to rest and get better.

I know there's something here, there has to be. Sometimes when I roll over onto my side and look out the window, I can see just... something!

I don't know how to describe it. It's tall, slim, and black. I could see its eyes too...

You know those rainbow outline stuff those cringy users use? Yeah, it was like that but... no outline. The eyes looked like static too. No other accessories, except for maybe a top hat.

There's something out there, watching me. I know it's watching me, it can't just been some Loomian. It's there. It's looking at me, staring at me.

I'm scared...

Whenever it is... it wants to kill me. I know it. The look in its blank eyes...

Please, help me. I'm so weak and that thing can come at any time.

Notes:

The 'something' that James is describing is assumed to be Rexo.

It is assumed that what James is witnessing here is assumed to be paranoia, one of the side-effects of Rexo to unsettle and disturb its prey even more.

It is assumed that James' 'Loomian' is still with him.

February 13, 21:02

I feel sort of better now. I actually got out of bed today and played fetch with Charlie for a while. It's really late and I think I'm the only person on this server. I feel safer now.

That figure thing seems to have gone away. Maybe I was just being scared of nothing, maybe a weird looking tree. I was thinking about leaving, maybe to somewhere I can just sit and hang out. But, I do like it here. It's nice, calm. Even if I can't really talk to any of the NPCs, I have my Loomian with me.

Note:

'''Rexo appears to have left James for a while. It's hypothesized to be to lure him into a false sense of security, or to wait out until he went to sleep.'''

February 14, 8:43

He's gone.

I don't know where he is, but he's gone.

I looked all over the house for Charlie, but he isn't here.

Charlie! Charlie! Are you out here boy! Here boy!

Doesn't seem to be in the backyard either...

I'm really panicking right now; I hope he's okay. I just woke up and he wasn't there in his bed. I had a terrible nightmare last night too, so I'm not really doing that great. It was all dark, scary, and I was lost with something chasing me. Lots of empty buildings and empty streets.

Please don't be that dark thing...

Notes:

It's assumed overnight that, while Rexo was distracting James with nightmares, it had abducted the Loomian and taken it back to the City.

'''It is also hypothesized that Rexo had taken James to the City, what is guessed to be its territory. Rexo's motivations to do so is currently unknown, but researchers have theorized that the City, regardless if its shown in dreams or in real life, rapidly accelerates the side effects of Rexo to a dangerous degree.'''

February 14, 10:27

I don't know where I am right now. I don't even know what is going on.

I was looking for Charlie some more and I began to have a headache. Like... a really bad one. I felt like something was clawing at my brain that bad. I started to cry because it was too much. Charlie is gone and I didn't know where he was, I felt like my head is exploding, and I'M TRAPPED INSIDE OF ROBLOX FOR DAYS!

I just want out of here... I'm so tired and scared...

I— I was then taken to somewhere. I didn't know where. I was exploring the forest when it began to warp and shift. I don't think I'm in Loomian Legacy anymore, cause when I tried to go back there was just more forest. I tried to do the thing I did so many times before, but it doesn't work. I'm stuck here.

Then I heard Charlie's cries.

They were distant, but I could hear him crying out in fear and pain. I ran over to where it's coming from and... my stomach hurts thinking about it.

Charlie was horribly hurt. Blood was coming from him and when I got to him he didn't move. His eyes were closed and his wings were ripped... He looked like he had gotten into a fight, but there were no scratches on him.

I cried harder. Charlie— Charlie's dead and now I'm stuck in some place here.

I don't want to be be here... I just want to go home.

[Unintelligible] 

That thing did this, I know it. It must have. Nothing else could do something this terrible... When I got to Charlie I could have sworn I saw it for a few moments, staring at me, mocking me. It's around me, watching as— as I'm crying into this STUPID thing.

Whatever you are, come out! You killed my best friend and you leave me here?! You're a coward! You hear me? A COWARD!

Notes:

Rexo almost certainly was the one who had executed James' Loomian, most likely to break down James' psyche even more.

James was sobbing throughout the entire log, which made it difficult to write down certain parts.

This forest area is also assumed to be a part of the City, perhaps one of the infinite areas before Rexo deems its prey finally ready to be hunted in its true form.

February 14, 14:57

I think I'm going to die soon.

When I finished my last log, I walked around for a bit and found my way out. You know games like Jailbreak or any game with a city of sorts? Yeah, it was like this, except there was no lights. No moon, no light coming from the street lights, and most of the cars that were there were totaled over and broken. Most buildings had boarded up windows, broken doors, holes in the walls...

Scratch that, most if not everything is broken here.

I made my way into one building that seems okay. It looks like an office building, like the one mom works at. I got onto the second floor from the stairs since the elevator wasn't working and found a little hideout of sorts. Like there's like blankets over the windows, what looks like a firepit, and a journal.

I think somebody else was here before be, a 'Susan' of sorts. She apparently had the same issue I had, getting stuck in VR and living around in Roblox for a bit until she was brought here by the 'thing'. I think she's talking about that black thing I've been seeing.

It goes on saying she was there for at least a week before finding that journal, saying that she felt more safe writing in it than talking out loud for the 'beast' to hear her. She's drawn a few pictures of the 'beast', all of which look... very scary...

Ugh, got the shivers just looking at it. Apparently it changes form too, so I got to watch out for this 'man' if he comes up to me and to not look at any screens. It also talks about how it killed her friend's avatar, so that's... huh.

The last log says that she was going out looking for some more supplies.

The last log was on February third.

Well, safe to say she's dead, huh? Oh God... this is awful...

Notes:

'''The 'man' and 'spider' appear to either be in relations with Rexo or even are just Rexo in different forms. The Man is assumed to try and deceive prey that has entered into the City, or to just get them more on edge for when Rexo finally hunts them. The Spider could very well be Rexo itself, as shown with the last log.'''

It's unknown as to who Susan is, but it's guessed she may be Susan ████████, who went missing just weeks prior to when the last log was recorded.

What Susan means by 'friend's avatar' has been guessed to be an acquaintance of Susan who was lured away like with James' Loomian, showing a pattern in how Rexo toys with its prey.

Despite several attempts, no researchers have been able to discover any other evidence of Susan or her journal before she presumably died.

February 14, 21:42

I can hear something outside.

It's so loud... Static is coming from it and it's searching for me, I know it. I'm hiding— I don't even feel safe saying where I am... It knows I'm here, it's just... scaring me. That's what it wants, that's what Rexo—

Rexo?... how do I even know?—

Oh shoot, it's coming near—

Notes:

'''It's unknown how James was able to identify the name of Rexo, but it could perhaps be due to Rexo's own anomalous abilities. Why Rexo would do this is currently known.'''

'''It's unknown if the static that James was hearing was a hallucination or a product of the creature roaming around. Due to James' reaction it could very well be both, as he is suffering from paranoia.'''

February 15, 4:13

This... this might be the final time I talk in this thing.

I don't want this to be the end...

I don't want to die. I'm only a kid... I don't want to die— I just... I want to say I'm sorry to everyone if somebody manages to find this. I'm... I'm being chased by something... I don't know what... I'm bleeding and— I know I don't have much time left. I'm sorry mom and dad for... For being a good-for-nothing son. All I did was mak— make you both unhappy and... I love you both though. I love you too, Lily... I am so sorry for not... Spending time with any of you.

The spider thing found me. I'm hiding in a hotel room right now... I can hear it— it's coming closer and—

Please... I don't want to die. Please, God I— I don't know if you're up there but please I don't want to die. Please... Please I have barely even lived, and now I'm going to die...

I don't want to die...

Notes:

'''This is the final log in James' journal. Upon further examination, researchers have not recovered any other logs.'''

'''It's assumed that James was executed by Rexo. Whether he was consumed or stalked for entertainment is still in theory.'''

'''Rexo is a dangerous being of unknown origin. It is our duty to prevent it from claiming the lives of more people, or even possibly spreading to other types of media. What Rexo's motivations and intentions are for hunting are currently unknown, as most of our research only has this collection of logs to rely on.'''

'''After reading these logs, it's advised you avoid any and all electronics for up to twenty four hours. Rexo is always out there, so be careful.'''