Author's Note
Alright, so two weeks later I finally have a postable version of Chapter 3. This chapter is a bit light in the mystery section, hence why there's only going to be one side story packed to the brim with details. This chapter won't really have all that much underlying information hidden all over the place like the first main chapter does. I'm saving it all for the next one. The mystery in this chapter will present itself pretty much instantly, and the remainder of the chapter won't really build on it at much. The side story will make it possible to solve absolutely anything and everything new in this chapter that doesn't have to do with the main chapters. Additionally, Chapter 4 will get a side story of some sort- it's going to be like one of the wrap parties from the Higurashi VN. There will be one additional one of these "wrap parties" at the very end of the story, after all of the answer arcs are released. Anyhow, let's get this one out of the way first.
Also, these little report sections are going to get shorter and shorter. The reason why will present itself once we get to the Answer arcs.
Bio-Study-Observation 09 : Subject ACER-0138234691
Every time I write one of these I finally get to reflect on all of the crazy things that have gone on around this case. I really can't understand why the things that have gone on have happened and I can't understand why the people involved seem so damn crazy. As far as I care, it's the end of the world as I know it. And I'm broke- in more ways than one. Everything is finally coming to that fulfilling climax- although it really isn't fulfilling in the slightest. I've seen things- terrible things. Things that most men would cower in fear at the mere mention of them. I've seen people collapse under pressure. I've seen people gouge their own eyes out. I've seen people kill each other time and time again. I've seen some serious shit. But I've never quite seen something like this. This tale that's unfolded- it's something both amazing and terrible at the same time.
As time goes on everyone's condition worsens. Mido is still losing his mind, but at least he knows he's losing his mind. At the very least he's still redeemable, but I just hope that he has a daughter to greet him when he wakes up. But given how at this point the authorities are officially searching for a corpse I doubt that will be possible. I wonder if the man has anything to go back to after this, but I shouldn't be so cynical.
Aria is a far worse case. Her syndrome has gone pretty much all the way. I'm certain that at this point there's nothing that neither I, nor anyone else can do to save her. She'll likely die solely from the severe mental trauma. We can just hope that she doesn't get free and try to cut up everyone in the hospital. Or even worse a combination of both. Aria can't even recognize me anymore. Knowing that, I feel like there's little hope for anyone, really. That includes myself.
No matter how often we're exposed to him, the remaining staff members- of which there are two, by the way- can't seem to catch the syndrome from End Dreamer. It's spreading like wild fire, though. It seems the public has been made aware as well. Who decided that was a smart idea should be shot dead- letting the public know can only increase the spread.
At this point I know that End Dreamer's dreams are key to the whole situation, but I just can't figure out how or, more importantly, why. All I know is that he has the answers to everything we need to know to make this a serial murder investigation. And once it's an investigation we get to go to the village in question and wrap things up. But getting those answers seems more and more hopeless every day. In the end I just hope he can do it. Being a doctor first and foremost, I want to be able to save these people. But it might be too late by the time I know how to do it.
End Dreamer still is ever oblivious of the whole situation. I'm certain he's not involved with the spread. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder if he's involved at all. In the end I'm beginning to believe he's just a bystander- just a viewer to this crazy spectacle. His dreams are certainly what we're after, but like I've said his dreams get pretty hazy, but I doubt that any of them are any less important than any of the others. Although the last one he had- the one about the youkai and the battle royal- that one was crazy as all shit. I'm pretty sure Saika drugged him into having that one. In the end I suppose that everything he's dreamt up to this point has been our viewfinder into the incident as a whole. How he can dream about real events I'm not sure. How he can even dream about the fake ones is just as mysterious. But in the end I won't dismiss the importance of it all.
As much as I really want to. And believe me, I really want to.
I can write even more, but there really isn't a point. For my upper staff, who probably just skimmed through this to the bottom given how lazy you all are, here's a "too-long-didn't-read" for you.
Everyone's dying. I'm going crazy.
End Dreamer isn't involved but he is the key. His dreams are weird as shit.
I want more money. Give me a raise.
The End. Now go smoke your Cuban cigars, you rich bastards.
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