SUMMER YEAR 1 DAY 2

Dear Diary,

Today I'm writing to you from Sebastian and Maru's old house. After my run-in with John yesterday, I figured that it wouldn't be the smartest thing to stay at home and possibly lead that monster to my family. The last thing I want is for Mom and Vince to get hurt. I just hid out here and made a quick pit stop home after dark to grab food and let mom and Vince know I was okay - but yeah.

Anyways... Sebastian and Maru's family took off really quickly and didn't get to pack thoroughly. They left all sorts of odds and ends. I found a handful of granola bars and two cans peaches, which sustained me through the night (the pizza I brought wasn't enough). I need to go home soon again...

But on the other hand, I have a feeling that John might be looking for me. It was already a huge risk going home that once because I seriously think my life is in danger. I mean, according to Marlon, John killed Gill just because he threatened him. John also killed Sebastian and Alex because they threw rocks down the shaft he was digging (I guess that's technically self defense? still.) I was dumb for kicking the telephone pole John was standing on... I pretty much signed my own death sentence.

Well, here we are, a tiny little town cut off from the outside world. We have no weapons. We have no communication. we are all just cowering in our home, wondering what is going to happen next.

Who's going to turn up dead next? Who else is going to go missing? I don't think it's a matter of who, actually... it's a matter of when. John Terraria is going to either kill or imprison all of us, and the only reason he hasn't gotten to it yet is cause he's busy... cutting wires and shit.

Okay but I was thinking about The wizard in the woods recently. With the whole debacle of Sebastian's family fleeing with the Joja truck, I'd almost forgotten about him. I think I'm gonna go there Tonight when nobody's out. I'm not really sure what's the best time to avoid John since he clearly doesn't sleep – but night has gotta be better than day, right?

Anyways, im hoping the Wizard will let me hide in his basement or something. He said he was working on the John problem, right? hopefully he's not just all talk.

If I don't write my next entry, and somebody finds this book - please tell Mom and Vince that I love them. And tell Dad that this isn't his fault, and that I did my best.

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SUMMER YEAR 1 DAY 4

Dear Diary,

Okay so I survived.

I didn't see John at all today - but neither did I see Pam (the old drunk lady bus driver.) Even weirder, I didn't see the bus. I know I should be hiding out and not snooping around, but I couldn't help myself. I went to check it out, and found a giant pile of wire and scrap metal that had been pounded into all sorts of weird shapes.

It doesn't look like John tore apart the bus... it looks more like he repaired it. (can you even repair a bus with cable wire?! Ugh, he's an impossible entity anyways. There's no use questioning this stuff). He is either holding Pam at gunpoint, making her drive him around - or he bribed her with booze or something. Either way, I think I'm in the clear until he comes back.

So I met The Wizard... he's a very strange man. He's been going on and on about the power of the forest spirits and stuff, and gave me this weird green goop to drink. I don't know if I made a mistake or not, but I drank it and started seeing things... am I just hanging out with some drugged up hippie?!

Well, in any case, I've started seeing these weird little multicoloured tofu... things running around. I guess I'm not hallucinating cuz The Wizard sees the same thing? (unless we've both gone crazy...). So, The Wizard is getting together an army of the tofu things to attack John. According to him, they are the forest spirits, and they are really mad at John because he brought chaos to the valley. He's organizing them to fight.

So I'm not exactly sure how the tofu balls are going to beat John, but it's not my neck on the line, so I guess I'm okay with it.

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SUMMER YEAR 1 DAY 5

Dear Diary,

Call me crazy, but I think there's a real hope.

Those little tofu balls? They're called Junimos, and although they look all weird and squishy - there are literally the power of nature. I can understand what they're saying... in a weird sort of non-audible way. I walked by a few blue ones that wanted to flood the farm. The green ones are doing plant-based things, like using vines to destroy his home and using poisonous pollen and stuff. I even heard some of the cloudy white ones talking about arranging a lightning strike.

Okay, so, I'm definately sure that no matter how much of a monster John Terraria is, he's not gonna survive this sort of battle... who can fight a natural disaster! I've been all grins for a while now, and finally feel safe going home. I need to go spread the good news. Hopefully it's gonna cheer everyone up.

I can't wait to see mom and Vince again. I really want to eat some of mom's famous crusted bass.

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SUMMER YEAR 1 DAY 7

Dear Diary,

So the bus still isn't back - and we're a little worried about Pam, but I've been using the time wisely. While I was gone, Vince and Jas had asked The blacksmith Clint to break Marlon out of the sewer prison, and the old man is currently making a recovery in Elliot's clinic. I think he - out of everyone here - was the happiest to find that we finally have a chance to beat John. I can't imagine what that monster put Marlon through, but considering how messed up he was when we found him, I know it was definitely nasty.

So Marlon and The Wizard are now working together, planning and strategizing and the like. Everyone else in the town is also a lot more upbeat! I'm honestly not sure what the plan is (Marlon and The Wizard are plotting really seriously, so I guess its a good plan?) In any case, I figured it would be more helpful to actually set up preparations instead of mooching around trying to make people explain things to me. I was put in charge of making several pit traps along the road to the big farm. The Brown Junimos came along with me and they made digging easy. They also grew sharpened, and poisioned sticks from the ground like it was the easiest thing in the world, and they also covered the holes in a perfect layer of dust. I can't even tell there's a trap there even when I know where it is!

These little tofu balls are geniuses.

And we're sure we can beat John with these things on our side. I mean - you can't even touch them, and they're invisible to everyone who hasn't drank the green goop (which is everyone but me and the wizard). There's no way John can fight spirits, right? I mean, that's actually impossible.

I'm assured of our victory. We've got this in the bag. I didn't hear exactly what was going to happen, but everyone is going to hide out in The Wizard's basement- behind a powerful barrier spell while the the Junimos fight on our behalf. Our role is just to set up all the traps and stuff. The Two Joja employees have also been put to work. We have Morris grumbling and rigging lightning rods, and the red-haired girl has been stringing snagwires. I think the cloud junimos want to electrocute John or something. Not sure...

But I'd definitely sure he's not gonna survive this onslaught.

That bastard deserves to die.

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SUMMER YEAR 1 DAY 7

Dear Diary,

We're all super excited. I'm writing to you here, crammed up in The Wizard's basement with everyone else (except The Wizard and Marlon, who went outside to oversee the attack) and we're eagerly listening to the thunder and the wind booming outside. I wish I could see what's happening.

So at about 4AM this morning, somehow the Wizard knew the bus was on its way back (the Junimos must have told him). So everyone just runs to the Wizard's Tower. We had done a lot over the past two days, and everybody's confident we'll take John out no problem. The mood is actually pretty festive considering we're all crammed into a single room.

Anyways, granny Evelyn made tons of cookies. I'd better go grab some or there will be none left. I know it's not technically over until we see the body, but with all of the preparations and the power of nature on our side, our Victory is pretty much guaranteed.

So this is technically premature celebration... but it's informed premature celebration, so it's okay.

right. gotta eat cookies.

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