Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 07/09/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
[Not visualized: Audio Recordings of one Dr. Anilope. This is the earliest date.]
Anilope: "Dr. Adrian Anilope here. I have just arrived to my new location at Ant Hill Research of Local Flora. The scientists here are fairly respectful, with one giving me a tour of the facilities. I'm currently sitting in my lab. Nothing fancy, just a desk, a computer, and the other essentials. As the name implies, it is a facility run by Ant Mobians, with their colony living deep underground. As for myself, I'm just a simple antelope. I'll be making frequent recordings. [Laughing] Who knows? Maybe I'll be famous."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 07/14/[REDACTED]
Building: Conservation Greenhouse
Anilope: "Today, I'm currently studying the local flora of Mobius' various natural landscapes. Quite thrilling to see, though admittedly some of these specimens can be a bit… intimidating. For example, the Venus Trap… According to history, its size adapted to the change in climate and is said to devour Mobians whole! However, rather than eat meat and bone, this plant devours large invasive plants such as the, aptly named, Invader Krudzu. Upon detecting edible plant matter growing around its roots, the Venus Trap will move its stem and bite onto the Krudzu, tearing it out of the ground to digest in its closed maw. Fluids are then distributed as the Krudzu is melted down and becomes nutrients for predatory plant. Nature is cruel, but at times fascinating."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 07/29/[REDACTED]
Building: none
[Audio of wind is heard, indicating Dr. Anilope is in a wide open area. Not visualized: Potential sights of the island. No commentary is heard.]
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/03/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "Ugh… Pardon the last recording… I was on top of the titular Ant Hill the island is named after, but the camera glitched out. One thing I do enjoy are the sights of nature. Not like Central City, where it's nothing but tall buildings. The Ant Hill should be called an ant mountain though, considering the structure was so tall, it might as well reach the outer atmosphere! The queen was there and she welcomed me with open arms. First time seeing her; not that I mind, since my colleagues are quite protective of their queen. She is rather nice."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/05/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "Today, a new sample of some kind of flora was brought in. It's a strange specimen, said to have been growing on the husk of… something. A creature of the past someone hypothesized, likely met an unfortunate fate to have ended up as a husk. The more experienced scientists are currently observing the flora sample. I will be joining them soon to see if the sample is harmful or not."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/06/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "Yesterday, we did a few scans of the new flora sample. The unusual sample is different from other samples of flora we have in our greenhouse. In fact, it seems to be way older than we initially suspected, ranging to be at least ten thousand years old… How did we not find this specimen until now? When we tried to cut it open, it released some kind of… powder. I'll keep you updated on any changes."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/07/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "The specimen we brought in has suddenly died. Scans showed the flora to be absolutely healthy not even eighteen hours ago, with no signs of deterioration even after we cut it open. Its sudden death is quite a loss. But we can only hope it wasn't the last of its kind because there are so many questions about it left unanswered."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/09/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "Today feels… off. The ant colony seems unusually tired. When I asked what was wrong, they said they've been having unusual dreams. Some even claim to be hearing voices. I joked that Gaia might be calling them a legendary hero or something and that seemed to make them laugh. But I have to wonder just what they are dreaming about that's keeping them up."
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/10/[REDACTED]
Building: Conservation Greenhouse
Anilope: "Last night I had a very weird dream… One about… I'm not sure actually… The best I can describe is one of those… black and white films… No audio, not even music… Just silence as… strange imagery kept popping up. The strangest thing is that I couldn't wake up. Update on my colleagues: They've still been experiencing strange dreams, but the voices have become more vivid. Almost like a calling… It is strange indeed…"
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/11/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "I had that weird dream, but this time I saw something truly unusual… I saw a blooming flower, like a time lapse, before more flowers bloomed… But the flowers blooming looked… a lot like the specimen that died days ago. Like it was… spreading… My colleagues were unusually cold to me this morning. In fact, their movement was unusually stilted. I felt… unnerved…"
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/12/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "The dream came to me once more… This time I heard a voice… It sounded… alien… Telling me only one word… 'Spread'... My head's been itching a lot more as well, and headaches have been way more frequent. When I asked if the others had felt anything like this, I only got one reply: 'No… We are fine…' …I feel the need to send a transfer form. I'll write one tomorrow…"
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: 08/13/[REDACTED]
Building: Ant Hill Research of Local Flora
Anilope: "M-My colleagues… Th-They are not my colleagues anymore… They are sprouting… the specimen from their heads… They have gone completely still, seemingly not moving… Their eyes are glazed over, appearing like mannequins… I can't sleep… I… I need to leave the island…"
Location: Ant Hill Island, Mobius
Date: [REDACTED]
Building: none
Anilope: "I HEAR THEIR VOICE
I HEAR THEIR VOICE
I HEAR THEIR VOICE
I HEAR SCRATCHING IN MY SKULL
I MUST SPREAD
I MUST SPREAD
I MUST-"
[Recovered audio could not determine the date, but it is suspected to have been late at night. The sound of wind could be heard along with seemingly crickets.]
G.U.N. Log Date: 08/21/[REDACTED]
Ant Hill Island has succumbed to fungi infection. Entire colony was confirmed infected. Torches were brought on site at 12:00, with subjects reduced to ashes before engaging final stages of evolution. Experiment 2209 confirmed eradicated. Audio logs from Dr. Anilope were recovered. No subject resembling an antelope Mobian was found. Experiment 2209: Cordyceps - Status: Potentially At Large.
