Expedition Log 28

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Accessing Log: 282008336

Type: Short Expedition

Members: 9-15

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### Senior Mission Statement

0500, Around 300 kilometers away from initial entry into Level 0. Dr Carsten and a team of around 15 (larger than his original 3 from the previous expedition) are nearing a deep level of Level 0 that currently has not been explored by any other team before. Dr. Carsten, along with his permission slip, needed additional statements to Senior Staff as well as a full faculty report and wellness inspection to make sure that the expedition would no go poorly. Needless to say, it was one of, if not the most heavily scrutinized and inspected expeditions to date. Along with Dr. Carsten, he would be accompanied by two armed personnel and one representative from the BNTG. This unexplored area of Level 0 was named by Dr. Carsten as the Mezzanine, and he seemed awfully content and confident with his knowledge of the region, despite not fully exploring or having any previous knowledge about the region.

### Radio Transmission, Log ID: 2144

*BEGIN TRANSMISSION:*

**OPERATOR:** Echo Echo, Dr. Carsten how copy?

**CARSTEN**: I'm alright on my end, I've got **████████, ████,** and so on. Everyone else here. We're ready to get going, Echo.

*\*There's a small pause over the radio\**

**CARSTEN:** Operator you read?

**OPERATOR:** You are not to proceed with the expedition yet.

**CARSTEN:** W-What? On what grounds? I have full jurisdiction to begin my expedition. Senior staff said so!

**OPERATOR:** Senior Staff wants more proof that you are capable of doing this mission, right now they are doing a few background checks on some of the members of the expedition and you yourself.

**CARSTEN:** And if they find anything from that background info?

**OPERATOR:** Staff's discretion, if i had to guess they'll be sent back to the zone.

**CARSTEN**: That will take hours away from what is perfectly good time to explore this place! Think about all of the things that could be lost if we wait any longer here. I'm anxious just thinking about it operator! Please tell staff that I am willing, able, and ready to perform this at once! I am prepared for any consequences that follow from my failure a-

**OPERATOR:** Doctor, you are to remain where you are, a reserve team will be sent to recover anyone if needed. You any moving from your designated zone will be seen as a transgression on your part and you will punished accordingly if you return to any MEG outposts or forward bases.

\*There is audible frustration in Carstens voice as he begrudgingly sighs, turning off his radio. One member **████████,** noted him almost looking like he was throwing a tantrum about the situation. The expedition would be halted for another two hours in accordance with Senior Staff's wishes for more information and certainty.\*

**PERSONNEL LOG OF DR. CARSTEN**

Today was particularly frustrating. Senior staff blockaded our expedition for hours! I had the go ahead a while ago before the operator came buzzing in and telling me that I was to remain where I was. I feel a little betrayed by the staff for this reason, They should've ran checks when they were doing it initially back at base. But I digress, I shouldn't be muddling about Senior Staff, as it is disrespectful to them. Despite me saying that, I feel justified right now. Anyway, we begin expedition in thirty minutes, I hope that the descent at least goes well, if not the rest of this mission.

**PERSONNEL LOG OF DR. CARSTEN**

Not even ten minutes away from getting this on the road and I am already seeing some cracks in this. For one, the equipment of some of the boys is broken and nobody has the knowledge to fix it, so we will need to find a temporary solution in the mean time. We brought no technical specialists or engineers which could've helped us with this problem. Only one of the recruits here has any proper medical knowledge beside myself, which is advantageous to our progress, I may as well just dump any injureds over somewhere isolated so they can die in peace. I jest. (At least they won't be turned into Bacteria) Regardless I'm running the last few checks and making sure everything is in order. I know its not right to go so unprepared, but I need to get this expedition going. My career is already on the line and this could save it.

### **Expedition Team-28 (ET28) One:**

Around 1500 we made it to boundary between normal Level 0 and into the Mezzanine region of the Backrooms. The tether held together very well, in fact we didn't need that much rope to bring everyone down. We did a test to see if we could pull them back up, how many people we would need to pull them back up (along with supplies). After that we sent the first few people down one at a time into the large chasm. **████████ ████████** stayed back up at the top of the chasm entrance. They will remain there for the remainder of the mission. I find them to be the lucky few, that if any two people are going to live through these days, they will. Well, unless something unexpected happens, like entities attack them. But what is the likelihood of that. Huh?

We'll be walking for a few kilometers into the Mezzanine to scout around for any unusual phenomenon. So far we haven't started because we've been wandering around like autistic children in a chocolate factory. We haven't really been making any observations either, many recruits have never been on an expedition like this before, nor required to take observations either. I really should've proofed recruits coming along with this mission. Note to self for next time, of course if there is a next time. I'll be lecturing them for the rest of the day and showing them how to properly take notes and observations. And to not accidentally touch the acid soaked floor with their hands, like idiots. Today is going to be a long day...

### ET28 Plus Two:

Made actual progress this time, lucky me. As slow as their learning has been, they've actually brought me some interesting samples, and all while not burning their hands with acid. Now this is improvement. Anyway these samples varied in importance but mainly were different types of fungal growths from the Carpet Fluid. While its interesting its not really what I am looking for, and collecting samples of carpet and so on is not what I am looking for. However, one recruit; Navarro, actually presenting something interesting to me. And no it wasn't wallpaper fungus or something as contrived as that. Instead, it was a polaroid camera, with a few photos attached to it. I'll include a copy of the images on the online archived document, but for now you'll just have to go off of my descriptions of them. Needless to say it was jarring, they weren't ordinary photographs by any means. They were of a place in the Backrooms I have not seen before. While that doesn't really mean anything, as there are plenty of things I have never seen before, these photos were truly extra ordinary. It depicted a rarely photographed or videoed part of the Backrooms, the void. But it wasn't the typical black, rainy hellscape that is usually attributed with the place. Rather this was tangible evidence of the existence of a white void. There were spiraling patterns within the image, like the pattern of wind currents, or hurricanes.

Scouting of the area came back conclusive as well, it showed a very rich and very diverse generated environment. Generation here was wild to say the least, and it showed me things I had never seen before in the Backrooms as well. Such as floating geometry. Pieces of the level were simply floating, not connected to any other walls within the gigantic room. It defied imagination.

1. ↑ This technically made the expedition a joint venture, as information would be shared between the two opganizations.