Journal - "Truth"

The following is the blah-blah-blah [insert professional, clinical speak here]. Wow, I forgot how much I hated working in a formal lab setting. Anyways, let’s get to the point. I am back to my usual self again, after our little talk. So, while I am still in the system, I might as well have some fun with R.I.F.T-TG’s database, am I right? Of course, I am.
Well, how about we check in and see how the good ol’ Doctor is doing after our chat…
It seems that the answer to my previous question came right to me. Not even a week after having spent hours wondering about what other versions of me might be out there, I was directly contacted by one of them. He requested to be referred to as Mr. Sigma, which was more of a jab at my official designation than anything else. At least we have a name for the man.
Still, as fascinating as the whole interaction was, he did deliver some very disturbing news. He seems to believe that there is an all-powerful entity somewhere in the Backrooms that has the power to destroy everything and everyone in it, effectively “wiping the slate clean,” so to speak. Initially, I was skeptical, but the explanations made sense. Why else would the Backrooms have so many environments and objects that are reminiscent of the Frontrooms, seemingly with little diversity in terms of time periods and aesthetics? It would only make sense that it gets “reset” every so often, causing entirely new iterations to generate.
That being said, if what Mr. Sigma says is true, then we are all at risk of being erased from existence in what I assume is a not-too-distant future. The clock is slowly ticking away to a deadline I do not know, and we still have some catching up to do. I have given the data from Mr. Sigma to the rest of R.I.F.T-TG to help me sift through. With luck, we can verify the information and, on the off chance that every word was true, find a way to stop it before it arrives.
Then again, perhaps I am once again engaging in utter hubris. The immense power that is attributed to this entity borders on being akin to an eldritch abomination from the stories I used to read. Can it really be stopped, or will we be only delaying the inevitable?
So many questions still linger in my mind, that I can hardly sleep anymore. I want to keep chasing that White Rabbit. I want to know the truth. I want to understand the nature of both the Backrooms and all of existence. I want to see everything and know everything without any doubt in my mind. Doubt drives me crazy. I hate doubt. I hate it passionately. I may go mad trying to find the answers I seek, but I would rather lose my sanity to that than lose it to not being able to comprehend something.
Of course, that is the story of my life, isn’t it? My life is one great paradox. The doubt drives me mad, so I pursue knowledge and truth relentlessly, even though that may drive me mad as well. And even still, I know that knowing everything is a nigh-impossible task, which brings me back to doubt. It is all complete hubris. A fool’s errand. But given my refusal to stop, I believe I am the perfect fool for the job. I will pursue this to its end, whether the claims are true or false.
I have no reason to deny that Mr. Sigma believes what he says. He became quite serious during our talk; he is not taking it lightly, so neither will I. One way or another, we will get to the bottom of this. After all, it is R.I.F.T-TG’s mission to find out everything we possibly can about the Backrooms and even beyond. Even so, I must remain strong for what is to come. Despite my efforts, as a scientist, to remain objective in the matter, my intuition tells me that this is only the beginning.
Somehow, I can feel the clock ticking its way to our oblivion.
Oh, how ominous... Not that it is undeserved. This threat is far beyond even my comprehension, which is ample reason to feel like all is lost. Let’s just hope his buddies at R.I.F.T-TG are as intelligent and efficient as he believes they are. The end is coming, you know, and we are pressed for time. So, Doc, if you see this (and you probably will), hurry it up. The sooner we get started, the sooner we can end this cycle once and for all.
I’ll be waiting.
Your Friend,
Siggy :)
P.S. You folks at R.I.F.T-TG might as well not even bother trying to remove this. You would have a hell of a time trying to break the special encryption I put on here. Besides, I would be willing to bet the Doctor would want this declassified, anyways.
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