FALL YEAR 1 DAY 17

So Penny's gone.

There's no other way to say it.

I have no idea what happened to her, but today I went to check up on her after she attacked me yesterday and she's completely gone. There's no Penny left in that person standing there. She's one of the weird alien people now, spouting canned lines and staring blankly into space. She has that giant wrench strapped to her back, and her expression doesn't change no matter what. She's even stopped eating like a normal person. She sells wires now and some random doo-dads... I...

It feels like she died. No, this feels worse than if she'd just died. I've known Penny literallyall my life. We grew up together, and now? Now she's just a husk... did John do this to her?! Can he just... turn a person into an alien like that?!

It all seems so crazy. Even now, I'm questioning myself. I'm writing this all out because it just sounds so outlandish but - but Penny got taken over by something. She wasn't just kidnapped or replaced or nothing! I saw her slowly transforming and...

So I went ahead and told the rest of the group. Some of them went to check up on "Penny" too, but nobody had any good news to give.

I still don't know where Vince is. I spent the rest of the day flying around looking for him - or for John. One of them is bound to turn up eventually. Will Vince turn into one of these alien people too?! I don't even want to think about it. I gotta find him soon.

I went home to check on the weird fisher kid we locked in the wardrobe (he's been stuck there for like three months) to make sure it wasn't Vincent transformed. Thankfully it wasn't. The Kid called my a chore-monkey and asked me to go fish him a catfish before I wrestled him back into wardrobe.

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FALL YEAR 1 DAY 20

I went into the mines today to search of Vincent and I found something really weird.

One of the skeletons down there was carrying a doll of Bartender Girl.

Now normally I'm way too scared to fight Skeletons on my own, but with all the cool gear we stole off John, the mines are a joke. It wasn't really fun going delving, since the place stank like high hell and Vincent was nowhere to be found, but I did find this weird voodoo doll thing. (I guess the monsters are coming back? not sure)

I brought it to Bartender Girl and she thought I was trying to flirt with her in the most creepy way possible. I swear I explained that I found it like thirty times to everyone, but everyone thought I made it. Bartender girl and her sister get all giggly whenever they look at me, and Abigail is mad. I've been apologizing all day for something I didn't do! So Embarrassing!

Honestly though, being the butt of a joke isn't so bad, especially considering how bad things are nowadays.

Oh, and by the way, the Voodoo Doll doesn't work. We tried poking and prodding it, but Bartender lady said she doesn't feel anything. So I guess that's good.

But seriously, why does a skeleton in the mines have a doll of her, because I Seriously didn't make it. Oh, and Bimbo Girl took the doll from me. So at least I don't have to dispose of that thing myself.

She's been batting her eyes at me. I think she wants me to make one of her.

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FALL YEAR 1 DAY 22

I FOUND VINCENT!

Well, Abigail found him! The poor kiddo was all scratched up and stuff because he was being held in a cage made of barbed wire, hanging over a pit of sharks! It was in a cave on that little island off the coast... um, I think it's called Onion Island or something? Anyways, I guess that's where John's been spending time since the last time we saw him.

But anyways, Vincent's safe and sound! I was kind of afraid he'd get tetanus, so we visited The Nurse. She stabbed him in the butt with a big scary needle and he was all good. The poor kid was so skinny, and he literally came home and ate everything in the fridge before going to sleep. I'm really glad he's OK.

But honestly, who kidnaps a kid, puts him in a barb wire cage and puts a whole bunch of sharks underneath?! What the hell is that? That's like James Bond Villain levels of cartoonish evil. Does John just hate kids or something? I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind the next time I see him...

Or... or maybe I won't.

I've got Vince back. Shouldn't I just cut my losses and leave? I mean, sure - my friends are important, but this is life and death.

I'm sitting at Vince's bedside thinking about what to do for a while. On one hand, I feel like I need to take revenge. On the other, running away is definitely the smart thing to do.

I'll make a decision tomorrow.

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FALL YEAR 1 DAY 23

More bad news.

Not that's is surprising anymore.

So Mayor Lewis and Marnie who tried to escape on cows? We think they got killed. On the roadside, we found all their stuff - but no Mayor Lewis, no Marnie and no Jas (she's the little kid who lives with Marnie). Also there were no cows either - and no bodies. I mean, they could just be missing or hiding, but I'm honestly tired of being hopeful. John is pure evil, and he doesn't really seem to know or care. It's really weird.

I'm going to leave.

I'm not going to tell anyone but Vincent, and I'm bringing my armour and weapons with me. So far, everyone that's tried to leave has either died or not comeback, which... well, I don't know. I guess if I got out I wouldn't come back either. But I have some power to defend myself, so hopefully it works.

So I've been packing stuff up, and Vincent is glued to the window telling me there's shooting stars flying through the sky. I told him to make a wish, and he's been up there making all kinds of wishes. He wished for mom to come back to life, and dad to be safe and to celebrate Autumn Festival with everyone. He even asked Santa to come back and save us from John, and ...

Ugh.

I'm getting teary eyed.

I'm going to finish packing everything, then the two of us are going to go down to the beach. I think Bartender Lady and Bimbo Girl are grilling some fish tonight, and we're going to try to spend some time to lift each other's spirits. Maybe we'll have a bonfire. Since Gus is dead, Bartender Lady has been getting Drunk, and I honestly don't blame her. Well I'm not going to drink tonight. Don't want to fly into a tree or something.

I think it'd be good to go and hang out with everyone for the last time before we try to sneak away. I wonder if everyone else is just too scared to flee? Well, I guess I'm kinda scared too. Hopefully, since John's on Onion Island, he won't find us. I don't know why he cares if anyone leaves the little hellhole that he made here, but apparently he does. I'd say he's some kind of devil, but he really is more like an alien than anything...

Okay, well, if anyone else finds this journal, I just want to say, I'm sorry. And I wish you guys the best of luck.

If you survive, come out to the Military base on XXX Street in Zuzu City. that's where my dad's stationed.

I love you guys. I hope to see all of you soon.

- Sam

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FALL YEAR 1 DAY 24

Last night was insane.

And no, I didn't leave last night. I... I think I gotta choose another day.

Um. I saw some really, really messed up stuff. I'm honestly so grossed out and terrified.

Vincent saw it too and he's been crying nonstop through the night. It was really scary. Like movie body horror stuff, but worse.

I... I guess I'll write it out. To process my emotions I guess? I... I need to talk to somebody about this, and everyone else is already traumatized so... yeah.

Okay it happened during the barbeque. We were all sitting around eating a whole bunch of fish that Abigail fished up on the dock during the day. Everyone left in the town came down to the beach. Looks like everyone needs to lift their spirits - but it was a pretty depressing event overall... Especially when all the alien people showed up. There was this pink-haired girl there who kept throwing confetti everywhere with this dead expression that they all had. "Penny" came too. Everyone was wearing party hats and I think there was a bubble-maker. It was creepy.

Then John showed up as well. He had a party hat too. He was a thousand feet in the air though and was up in the sky jumping around and didn't bother anyone though. I dunno what he's doing here. Maybe he felt left out? Bleh.

Anyways, so the night goes on. Everyone (except me) gets really drunk because that's the only way to enjoy the evening with the creepy alien people just standing around. Then it happens...

Bimbo girl stumbles over to me, clutching her sister's voodoo doll that I found from the skeletons, and straight up starts whining and complaining - begging me to make a doll of her as well. She says some completely deranged 'mean-girl' stuff like how she's so much prettier and has a better figure etc... It was definitely the alcohol talking. I don't really like Bimbo Girl that much anyways, but I definitely wont date her now. Anyways...

She's flailing around, and eventually I just have to tell her I'm not making her a doll. I know that Bartender Girl is pretty good at sewing clothes, so I told her to ask her sister to make one for her. She gets so mad that she throws her sister's doll into the fire.

And...

Ok, so we thought the Voodoo doll didn't work.

It works.

Bartender Girl's fucking skeleton explodes out of her back. Blood, guts and flesh everywhere. I can still her her scream ringing in my ears...

And it's not her whole skeleton. Just her skull and her arms, they swell up so big, I swear her bare white skull became the side of a house. Her arms too, each becoming as large as a pier. Bartender Girl's skull roars and starts attacking us! She ended up hitting Abigail's mom and a few of the Alien people, before John Terraria leaps off his platform and kills the giant skeleton with a few swings of his sword.

Then, he looks briefly at the Skeleton's remains before flying back up to continue whatever he was doing. Like he just came over to let the dog outside or something.

I'm fucking sick.

I'm gonna go to sleep. I'll leave this place with Vince tomorrow.

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