Slender Man's Journal

by Wandergirl108

My attempt to write Slender Man mythology from his point of view. He is not malevolent in this story, though not particularly nice, either. General myths, Quantum theory, Sigma radiation, the Rake, and Proxies are canon for this story; HABIT and anything relating to EMH is not. Rated T because no one younger should be looking up Slendy anyway. NEW CHAPTER: MARBLE HORNETS NOW CANON!

4. The First Experiment

I have returned, and begin my [documentation] of this excursion with the note that, as of now, the location of where I arrive in this [dimension] appears to be consistent. There is no telling just how large this [dimension] may be, however - in fact, I don't know if it has any boundaries at all. That is something to be determined by other [scientists] back in my own [dimension], however, as is finding a way to [travel] to many different places in this [dimension]; for now, I'll begin my true study of the strange creatures from here.

~X~

~From this point onward, summaries of important discoveries, interactions, and observations replace the original, detailed entries, so as to avoid redundancy~

~These summaries have also been made by "Slender Man", and are not the author's attempt to summarize the entries herself~

~X~

After [untranslatable] of [observing] the strange creatures from a distance, I am fairly certain of two things:

One is that the creatures communicate through sound; however, all the noises they make [sound] the same to me, so I am not certain that they use a true [language]. If, on the other hand, the sounds they make vary in frequency to many small degrees, it may be that I'm simply unable to [hear] what they [hear]. I might need to bring a [untranslatable] to this [dimension] with me at some point in the future in order to be sure, as [untranslatable] are able to [hear] the smallest changes in sound frequencies.

The other thing I feel quite certain of is that the strange external [skin] flaps I noted earlier have a purpose in [visual] communication. The exact [appearance] of these [skin] flaps vary between any two individuals, but I've noticed several distinct patterns; and, after careful [watching] these creatures for [untranslatable], I have determined that the different patterns indicate where an individual stands in these creatures' social hierarchy. My [flesh] easily takes on the appearances of all the patterns, and I now intend to perform an experiment that will indicate, if not prove, whether or not these creatures are indeed sapient. If I take on the appearance of bearing one of the patterns that indicates that I am to be respected, then allow myself to be [seen] by one of them, the reaction will be highly informative. If they are not sapient, I should be able to fool them into believing that I am one of them; if they are sapient, the pattern will be far from enough to prevent panic.

I will first [show] myself with my body [morphed] into many tendrils, to test these creatures' ability to notice things that are out-of-place. Once that's done, I will again [show] myself, this time making my appearance as similar to theirs as possible. If I can fool them, the second test is most likely to do it; if it does not, it will be indicative of the creatures being sapient. It will not be conclusive, but it will be strong evidence.

~o~

The results of the first experiment are as I anticipated: The individual creature I [showed] myself to had a strong fear reaction to my presence. I also noticed something interesting: The creature's exclamations of fear did not [sound] any different from the other noises I have [heard] these creatures make. This is a highly unlikely scenario, and tells me that their vocalizations probably only vary in frequency very slightly, and that they are likewise designed to pick up on such small variances. I most likely will have to bring a [untranslatable] to this [dimension] with me sooner or later. I'd like to put that off as long as possible, though, since [untranslatable] are a mischievous race.

I am very excited about the results of the second experiment. I [morphed] myself to [look] as much like one of these creatures as possible - I had no [morphed] appendages, and I worked to make myself as short as I could be. I still towered over these creatures, but not terribly so. The results were exactly the same as those of the first experiment: The individual I [showed] myself to had a strong fear reaction to my presence. There was a brief amount of time where the individual held completely still and silent before [exclaiming] and [running] from me; I am not sure if that means it was more or less frightened than the one in the first experiment. Either way, the fear reaction was very strong.

Of course, these experiments don't conclusively prove anything. However, they do strongly indicate that these creatures are indeed sapient. I will return to my own [dimension] to share my results with my fellow [untranslatable], then return here and continue to study these creatures.