Journal

The "Journal Entries" is an item used in (Mario) The Music Box that Mario uses to keep track of certain events that happen to him around the mansion.

***Spoilers Warning: The plot Journal Entries spoilers below. Please read at your own cost thanks!***

## List of Journal Entries (Classic)

***Special Tips:***

* ***Having all of the journal entries is a requirement for obtaining the Better off Lost ending in the classic version of the game. If you wish to see the game through to its true ending, you should be thorough in acquiring all the notes, as you may have to start a new game if you miss one and can't reload your save to the point where you could get it.***
* ***Certain entries can be acquired out of order.***

### 1: Made it to the home

*It was a long way here but I finally made it. I get a very eerie feeling though... What could it be? It's probably from the rain, it makes this place seem dark and gloomy.*

Obtained by: Starting the game.

### 2: Couple in the photo

*I found a photo of what seems to be from a wedding. For some reason the faces were blurred out. There was also some torn entries saying that she regrets horrible things to her family. I wonder what she did.*

Obtained by: Interacting with the first set of bookshelves you come across in the Right Wing on the first floor.

### 3: Someone wants me dead

*In the library there was a photo of me on a desk. Who took this photo? Where did they get it? Clearly I am not alone in this home. But who else would be in here? The only person who knows I am in the home is Princess Peach, and I doubt she would even pull a prank like this to me.*

Obtained by: Interacting with the desk on the left side of the library.

### 4: Girl with scissors

*A girl with scissors in her hands almost attacked me! The door closed and I had to force it open. Thankfully I made it out alive. Who was this child? It was like a ghost that had taken physical form.*

Obtained by: Escaping from the girl in the Scissor Room on the first floor, listed as "???" on the map.

### 5: An investigation

*It seems that the home has already been investigated once, I might have to look around for any reports. Maybe there is a newspaper or some writing about the investigation here.*

Obtained by: Obtained by: Interacting with a very specific bookshelf in the library and choosing to read about "The Missing People." The bookshelf is on the second row from the top, third column from the right.

### 6: Aria

*I met a pianist, her name was Aria. She probably died here long ago, but she seems so young. She doesn't have any memory of her death, was she murdered?*

Obtained by: Interacting with the piano in the Right Wing on the first floor.

### 7: Endless Hall

*There has to be some sort of power at work. Endless halls... spirits... What is going on? I think I might go insane! There's no way out! I can't find any exits! Okay... I need to calm down... I will get out... I will...*

Obtained by: Looping in the Endless Hallway on the first floor, listed as "1F Rooms" on the map.

### 8: Hopeless

*This note means something. It's a hint! It shows; A 1, B 2, C 3.*

Obtained by: Opening the locked chest in the Left Hallway on the first floor. The key can be found in a knocked-over flower pot in the Left Wing.

***Special Tip:***

* ***All of the notes up to this point should be acquired before the player takes control of Luigi for the first time, as the journal belongs solely to Mario; Luigi and Riba can neither read any entries the player has discovered nor write any new ones.***
	+ ***On the plus side, this means you can play through Luigi's and Riba's sections of the game without having to worry that you're missing anything important.***

### 9: Was it a dream?

*What was that dream about?* *I wonder who was the child, I remember her from somewhere... Also who was that woman? She said something about the music box... I wonder if it's even safe anymore. Maybe my new friend Riba can help me get out of here.*

Obtained by: Waking up from the first nightmare sequence and meeting Riba.

### 10: **Someone is dead?**

*Someone apparently died in some accident... or at least it's what some think. The person who wrote the note says it was murder. It is stated that the person died from falling off the garden cliff. I will probably have to check there some time to see if it was an accident.*

Obtained by: Reading the incomplete note on the desk in the bedroom Mario woke from his nightmare in.

### 11: **Girl with the red hair**

*I saw the child again, I wonder who she is and what is her involvement in the home. Is she trying to reach out to me, or does she also want to bring me to death?*

Obtained by: After Mario has received the red mushroom from Riba, but before crossing the bridge in the garden, head north to where Riba found the mushrooms, and interact with the redhead there. **This entry is very easy to miss.**

### 12: A killer among the family

*The woman murdered one of the servants, I don't know if she was involved with Aria's death or anyone else that has died. I'm scared to know that this woman is using my body, but why does she want my body? What is her purpose?*

Obtained by: Waking up from the third nightmare sequence.

### 13: **There's strange arrows on the wall**

*Left, left, up, right, up, right, up.*

Obtained by: Trying to return to the Music Box room after reuniting with Luigi.

### 14: Mercy

*I found an old news article about this woman. She seemed to have been related to Alice, the head of the home after the father mysteriously died. It looks like she became yet another malevolent spirit. I feel sorry for her, her kids were sacrificed to some ritual. Mercy has no hope of resting, she's too far off gone.*

Obtained by: Reading the newspaper article that appears before you after forming the completed medallion.

### 15: **Abuse to Anna**

*The red haired girl(Anna) was adopted, she seemed to have been adopted just a few months before Alice(her mother) gave birth. She seemed to have done something so bad that the mother constantly abused her. I wonder what she did.*

Obtained by: Picking up the note in the ballroom. The ballroom can only be accessed after reuniting with Luigi; From the Foyer, go to the second floor and take a far right to the Right Hallway, and enter the door in the middle of the hall.

### 16: **A blonde haired girl**

*She's most likely another victim of this 'ritual'. Like Aria, she had no memory of her death... poor girl. She doesn't seem to be older than 6 years old. I saw a vision of her sister brutally murdering her with a shovel and burying her alive. The motive seemed to be out of jealousy but it's too cruel... Another thing I noticed is that she also has those gray eyes... where have I seen them before?*

Obtained by: Interacting with the grave outside of the mines.

### 17: **Family photo**

*I found a photo of the family in the home. There's a blurred out child, but something else caught my eye... Riba?! Why is he in this photo? Could he have been a spirit all along?*

Obtained by: Placing the medallion in the safe of an unnamed room towards the northeastern corner of the second floor.

### 18: Truth

*Alice had hysteria due to her condition. This could explain the harsh behavior towards Anna and the sudden murders of her family members. Riba was the father of Serina, Alice was the mother, they gave birth to her to sacrifice her in some ritual that would make Alice an entity to live forever with Riba. Anna became an entity herself due to anger and regret, she did the best she could to stop her mother from escaping the home. Trapped her in the music box I currently possess... but what do I have to do to stop the curse? Do I have to seal Alice's soul in the music box once more? How will I get Alice's spirit to leave my body? There's so many questions but I have no answers. I have found out the truth, there's no need for us to be stuck in this nightmare any longer.*

Obtained by: Giving the wedding photo to Anna's spirit. Both the photo and the spirit can be found by taking a left after entering the mines.

***Special Tip:***

* ***If you pull the lever at the end of the path to right from the entrance of the mine, you reach the point of no return. No more journal entries can be logged from that point onward. If you are heading for the true ending, make sure you've got all 18 before proceeding or overwriting your previous saves.***

## List of Journal Entries (Remastered)

***Note: This list is unfinished, as it lacks the obtaining methods and may have some incorrect information.***

### 1: Made it to the home

*It was a long way here but I finally made it. I get a very eerie feeling though... What could it be? It's probably from the rain, it makes this place seem dark and gloomy.*

Obtained by: Starting the game.

### 2: Couple in the photo

*I found a photo of what seems to be from a wedding. For some reason the faces were blurred out. There was also some torn entries saying that she regrets horrible things to her family. I wonder what she did.*

Obtained by:

### 3: Photo in the chest

*In the library there was a photo of me inside a chest with words written in Latin. Who took the photo? Where did they get it? Clearly I am not alone in this home. But who else would be in here? I doubt they would even pull a prank like this on me.*

Obtained by:

### 4: Girl with scissors

*A girl with scissors in her hands almost attacked me! The door closed and I had to force it open. Thankfully I made it out alive. There's something wrong, a spirit that takes psychical form only can mean there is some sort of curse in this place.*

Obtained by:

### 5: An investigation

*It seems that the home has already been investigated. The person who was investigating is one of the missing people. Maybe, I can find some reports or a journal to see if I can find him in the mansion.*

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### 6: Aria

*I met a pianist, her name was Aria. She seems so young, I wonder how she met her demise so early. She doesn't have any memory of her death, was it perhaps murder?*

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### 7: Endless Hallway

*There has to be some sort of power at work. I just walked into an endless hall, no matter how many times I walk through door I end up in the same room, Not to mentioned I almost got killed by a little girl. She looks like death. What is going on? I can't find a way out! Okay... I need to calm down... I will get out... will...*

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### 8: Hopeless

*The notes combined made the word 'Hopeless'. I know it's this house trying to make us lose my sanity. But I won't let it! I will do the best I can to escape this forsaken place and go back home to my friends and family... Peach... Luigi... Where are you? why haven't you come foe me? Please, get me out of here.*

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### 9: Was it a dream?

*What was that dream about?* *I wonder who was the child, I remember her from somewhere... Also who was that woman said something about the music box... I wonder if it's even life safe anymore. Maybe, my new friend Riba can help me get out of here*?

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### 10: Anna

*Anna seems to be the child with red hair. Is she also a victim of this curse? Is she trying to help me or bring me to death?*

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### 11: Missing Children

*I found a grave with Anna and Serina's name. hey must be some of the Original missing people. I wonder why they died so young? It make me feel sad knowing such young lives ended. I hope they died peacefully.*

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### 12: A killer among the family

*The woman murdered one of the servants here, she seems to be the man suspect for all the missing people here. I'm scared to know that woman is using my body. But why does her want my body for? What is there purpose?*

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### 13: Demon

*There mentions of a demon in a diary we found. The diary belong to Isaac Aduraice. I have heard of the name in the past, he was the original owner of this place. If demon is involved in this place, I wonder what dark things the family was doing behind closed doors. I wonder who is this demon they refer to?*

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### 14: Arrows on the wall

*On the wall there is a cross with trees around it. There is arrow which point 'Left, right, left, left, up, right, left, up'.*

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### 15: Mercy

*I found an old news article about the woman who's tried attacking me twice. they seemed to have been related to Alice, the master of this mansion. It looks like her became yet another malevolent spirit. I feel sorry for her. her kids Rae and Leo are also missing. I have a feeling Alice had something to do with the disappearances. Mercy has no hope of resting, she too far off gone, I'm so sorry.*

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### 16: Serina

*She's most likely another victim of this 'ritual'. Like Aria, she had no memory of her death... Poor girl. She doesn't seem to ne older than 6 years old. we saw a vision of her sister Anna brutally murdering her with a shovel and burying her alive. The motive seem to be out of jealousy but it's too cruel... Another thing I notice is that she also has those gray eyes... Where have I seen them before?*

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### 17: Riba

*I found a photo of the family in the home. There's a blurred out child, but something else caught my eyes... Riba?! Why is he in this photo? Could he have been a spirit all along? Why is he in this photo? Perhaps he has something to do with the mansion being cursed?*

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### 18: Alice

*Alice only had a little bit of time left to live so she turned to the occult and black magic to try to keep herself alive. The photos gave hints to Anna not being her biological daughter. It could explain the harsh treatment toward her. Serina is the biological daughter of Alice and Riba. So, Alice wanted to use her as a sacrifice to the ritual. All this in hopes of becoming an immortal entity to live alongside Riba and even think of using Anna to sacrifice as a Ritual, Since Anna was murdered by Alice, she was able to become an entity through anger and hatred alone. Which mean Anna must be the spirit with the MOST hatred and the one that I came across at the Endless hallway. She was the one who trap Alice in the music box that is currently in my possession. Is there a way to stop this curse and putting there souls to rest? It will be the only way to get Alice to leave my body, Perhaps brining aid Anna's soul to rest will aid in stopping Alice.*

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***Special Tip: If you obtain the Better off Lost ending and have all of the journal entries, a secret scene will play after the ending.***