Temporary Manifestation

PHENOMENON NO. 99
✖ FAILURE - DEAD WEIGHT ✖
> Overview
Phenomenon 99, primarily known by wanderers as "Temporary Manifestation", is a phenomenon involving the spontaneous creation of ephemeral levels, entities, objects, and phenomena within the Backrooms, which often disappear without a trace within a few days, if not mere hours. All known manifestations of this phenomenon have been reported to be uncharacteristic compared to the rest of the Backrooms, often being either extremely dangerous or extremely beneficial.
The creation of these subjects are often preceded by an article involving the subject being uploaded to the M.E.G database through unknown means, the articles in question often having poor documentation, including the presence of numerous grammatical errors, failing to properly describe the subject, and sometimes including heavily obtrusive and unstable manifestations of Anomalous Styling.
> History
The first known case of this phenomenon was reported in 1998, when a group of wanderers reported a new object named "Neon Water", which was reportedly an extremely beneficial substance with the ability to heal all wounds and cure all diseases once consumed. Database specialists within the M.E.G. also reported a corresponding page being uploaded to the database, describing the object further.
The M.E.G was unable to trace the person who made the aforementioned page, and when interviewed, the wanderers stated they had no memory of ever documenting the object within the M.E.G archives. After an attempt by M.E.G researchers to document the object and improve the poor quality of the page, they had found that both the object and any documentation regarding it had vanished without a trace, leaving the researchers stunned.
Soon after, a large increase in similar incidents would attract the attention of both the M.E.G and Kauer. Upon study of the common properties of each incident, Phenomenon 99 would be documented as an official phenomenon.
> False Colonies
In certain cases, a Temporary Manifestation involving a level may also create false colonies composed entirely of Facelings. Although these Facelings are fully intelligent, they will seemingly never move from a certain position within their settlement, only slightly shifting their posture or turning around periodically.
Even more strangely, these colonies sometimes claim to be a part of existing groups, such as the M.E.G., the Backroom Colonists, and more.
Studies on these colonies have been inconclusive.
> Incident Archive
For research purposes, the M.E.G has documented every known incident of Temporary Manifestation below. M.E.G personnel can add new encounters to this list as they are discovered.
TM-001 - "Neon Water"
Date: December 14th, 1998
Duration: 4 days
Description: A highly beneficial and rare item capable of curing all illnesses and healing wounds. Seemingly very rare.
Original Text: "Neon Water is a very very rare coloured variation of Almond Water. this object can be found in a lots different flavours with lots of carboantion. The flavor depends on the color. Any explorer outside of level 3999 will not have a chance of ever finding Neon Water."
Notes: No level named "Level 3999" has ever been documented.
TM-002 - "Retroreality"
Date: April 5th, 1999
Duration: 2 hours
Description: A strange level with an undetermined amount of games, seemingly similar to those that were popular in the 1990s. 
Original Text: "level 11875 is a weird level of the Backrooms. it consists of a seemingly infinite building that seems to owned by a company named retroreality. There Are lots of games,. These games are seemingly from the 1990s.
not safe. not safe. get out leave leave 
leave now."
Notes: Nothing of significance has currently been noted. Explorations of the space went smoothly.
TM-003 - "The Door"
Date: April 5th, 2017
Duration: 1 day
Description: A level containing a singular door with a hostile entity allegedly behind it. 
Original Text: "level 248 is one of the more unknown levels of the Backrooms, Not much is known about the level since a huge amount of wanderers (estimated to be 999%) who enter Level 248 never lived to tell the tale 
from what an interview with one of the very few surviivors of Level 248 entals,
Do not open the door.
Do not open the door.
Do not open the door.
<831 Repeating Lines Omitted>
Is it still closed?
Good."
Notes: Although the page shown above was detected by various database specialists, this manifestation was never encountered by M.E.G explorers in person.
TM-004 - "Colonies in Level 11"
Date: June 12, 2022
Duration: until March 1, 2023
Description: Multiple colonies within Level 11, a level commonly known to be lack of any forms of life.
Original Text: "The Innovators
Friendly;
Willing to trade;
Accepting scientists, programmers, and engineers;
Researching new items.
The Dyno Travelers
Moderate quantity of resources;
Used for residential means;
Neutral and willing to trade.
Independent Trade Haulers Outpost 00
Population of around 18 members;
Friendly to select outsiders;
Will gladly trade.
Norwegian Backrooms Explorers Outpost 0.2
Friendly;
Population of 3 members;
Willing to trade.
BFR (backrooms facist republic)
Wants to conquer the entire level 11 and will do anything for that.
Hates the meg because they are intefering with their conquest.
Population of 49 members and increasing.
Kidnaps partygoers, so evil =(
Says that they have produced a nuke ready to nuke the meg even though there is no evidence of it.
Notes: M.E.G explorers went on full alert by the mention of a nuclear weapon somehow noclipped into the Backrooms. 
Note: Though database specialists detected these edits, these colonies were never encountered by wanderers, and have never existed.
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Note: The following document was recovered from a journal within Base Alpha of the M.E.G, shortly after the end of The Flicker. The book supposedly belonged to Claire Litton, who describes herself as an M.E.G researcher studying Phenomenon 99. 
the damn thing is sentient
we've had discussions about the possibility for damn near years. at some point, most people at the research branch just accepted that it was too fucking stupid to do any harm.
Whatever it is, it's getting smarter, and fast. how much 0.01 was altered? Four different times. All in one year 
and every time I try to talk to someone about it, they act like the damn page's always been that way. and then it changes again, and now that's the way it's always been
i don't even know how it got to this point, it's unlike anything we've ever seen before. it's like something took over whatever was controlling this phenomenon and used it to its own ends
I can barely remember what was changed either, it's like I get this massive fucking headache whenever i try to think of it and i
and everytime we send another exploration team out while the damn manifestation or whatever disappears it's like they never existed they're just gone and i don't know and [Unintelligible]
i don't know what to do
...i'm going to go to one of those damn places and find out whatever causes this to exist.
if i don't come back, don't look for me.
goodbye
No person named Claire Litton has ever been known to work for the M.E.G.
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