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Player character

The **player character** is the customizable virtual avatar that the player controls. This avatar is how the player interacts with the world of *Everafter Falls* and how other characters interact with them.

## Character customization

The player's character can be customized in a variety of ways at the start of the game. Options include choosing the basic body type; colors of skin, hair, top (shirt), bottom (pants), and Pet; decorative pattern on the top, and hairstyle. The top's secondary color (for its pattern, if any) and the Pet's accent color are determined by the chosen Favorite Color.

There are no gender options in the settings, as *Everafter Falls* is intentionally written to avoid using pronouns.
Fishing Store

# **Fishing Store**

**Official Hours:**
*Unknown*

**Actual Hours:**
Closes @ 12:00 Midnight

**Location:** Map Link

**Notes:**
*None*

**Special Inventory:**
 Black Fishing Mod
Unique (Max 1 per rod)

**Products/Services:**
 Blue Fishing Mod
Unique (Max 1 per rod)
 Yellow Fishing Mod
(Max 2 per rod)
 Green Fishing Mod
 Orange Fishing Mod
(Max 2 per rod)
 Home Aquarium
Multiplayer

**Multiplayer** is a feature of *Everafter Falls*. The game can be played either singleplayer or as local split-screen co-op between a maximum of two players. Online multiplayer may be a possibility later in development.

## Gallery

Early Split-Screen Co-op footage for Everafter Falls
## References

1. ↑ Template:KS
2. ↑ SquareHusky on Everafter Falls Discord, late 2020.
SquareHusky

**SquareHusky** is the alias of the solo developer of *Everafter Falls*. All assets and gameplay in *Everafter Falls* are his work, with the exception of the OST and certain other artwork, like the capsule art.

SquareHusky was born in Cambodia, grew up in Australia, then moved back to Cambodia as an adult with his family to work on *Everafter Falls* full-time. SquareHusky's time is currently split between game development and single parenting.

## Biography

> I was raised in Australia, but was born in Cambodia. My family and I were lucky enough to have immigrated to Australia during the Khmer Rouge era. I am very fortunate to have had the education I had in Australia, without it, I wouldn't be in the position I am now.
>
>
> I moved back to Cambodia at the age of 32 hoping for a new direction in life. Thanks to the lower cost of living, moving back here has afforded me the opportunity to work almost full time on this game for nearly 3 years now.
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> These last 3 years have been spent juggling game development, freelance design work, and being a father to my now 2 year old son.
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> I chose to do this Kickstarter so I can focus on doing what I love, which is working on this game. Additionally, It would help me with funding for the Original Soundtrack. I am also hoping to create a community of fans that can provide feedback and help shape the game into the best it can be.
>
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> All the core systems have been completed and are in a playable state, with a decent amount of content complete. Much more content is planned, and a lot more time needs to be spent on the combat/dungeons.
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> I set out from the very start to create a game I would enjoy, in a genre that has rekindled my love for gaming. I have poured a lot of love and energy into making it what it is today. A successful campaign will take a load off my shoulders and provide enough funding to last the rest of development.
>
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> I am extremely grateful for anyone backing this project, with your support, I hope to develop a game that will provide you many hours of wholesome fun. Thank you so much!
>
> "About me and why Kickstarter" section

## Contact

* Email: squarehusky@gmail.com
* Twitter
* Youtube

## References

1. ↑ Everafter Falls Discord. March 15, 2021.
2. ↑ https://www.everafterfalls.com/
时空流观察器

得益于科技大爆炸，超前科技被相继研发出来，对于历史有重大意义的，时空流观察器便是一个这样子能够通过某一件过去的物品来对那个物品所处时代的影像进行还原观察的一个装置

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这件物品在第三世代被称作「星灵源心」

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来源
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「时空流观察器」严格意义来说，并不是由人类发明出来的，而是从彼岸渊的古建筑遗迹中挖掘出的残破图纸修复而成，在1522星年成功修复，投入使用。

条件
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与图纸一同被挖掘出来的，还有三颗同样是产自古建筑的超高精度宝石，被称为「灵极璀钻」，这种宝石是制作时空流观察器的核心材料，当使用星能对其充能后，会激活特殊的星能场，能够激发处在观察器附近的物品处在过去时流中的记忆画面。

人类借助图纸，成功的制作了两台以充能为原理的时空流观察器，一台位于星能魔法大学，另一台位于特殊机构「齿轮」。

废弃
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[1587星年]

有报道称，专门负责调查时空的历史学者，最近都称自己回来后会看到一些很诡异的画面，有突然靠近的神秘鬼影，看见了在大街上行走的尸体，荒诞诡异的画面在脑中挥之不去。

在经过「未知文明调研协会」的调查后发现，这些调查员体内的星能已经所剩无几，几乎是一具空壳，行尸走肉，这次的事件引起了极大的舆论风波，最终在压力下，两台超时空流观察器被下令封锁。

位于星能魔法大学的观察器顺利的被封印在地下禁书库中，而位于「齿轮」的在封印的过程中，诡异的损坏了。

同年，当初未用于制作的「时空流观察器」的「灵极璀钻」失窃了，至今不知在何处。
Crafting

**Crafting** is a core element of *Everafter Falls*. Various useful items can be crafted using materials that the player harvests and refines. Raw materials come from a variety of sources.

## Helpers

### Pets

Pets can help with farming and in combat against Monsters for their loot.

### Drones

Like pets, Drones can help with farming and in combat against Monsters for their loot. Upgrades add functions.

### Pixies

Blue Pixies are able to help with resource extraction.

## Gallery

Furnaces at workSilkworm Farm, Beehive, Compost Bin, Spinning Wheel
Original Soundtrack

The **Original Soundtrack**, or **OST**, for *Everafter Falls* was composed by Tim Carlos (@tflatminor).

All Kickstarter backers who backed the "Post Pigeon"/"Post Penguin" (AU$65) tier and above will receive the OST as a digital reward.

## Soundtracks

First track for Everafter FallsMain Theme For Everafter Falls (OST)
## Composer

Tim Carlos is a composer who has also worked on the video games *Esperia: Uprising of the Scarlet Witch*, *Isekai Tales*, *Call of the Forgotten Lands*, and the films *Curls*, *Dirty Little Deeds*, *Rebels of PT-218*, and *Secrets of Sorority Row*.

In addition to working digitally, he is able to play the keyboard as well as trombone.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter. @SquareHusky. "*Feedback comparison - trying to create music for my game knowing nothing about music theory VS hiring a professional composer (@tflatminor).*" November 9, 2020.
2. ↑ Both names used in the Kickstarter to refer to the same tier
3. ↑ Twitter. @tflatminor. January 11, 2022.
4. ↑ Twitter. @tflatminor. "*The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Joe Hisaishi
Always one of my biggest inspirations as a game composer*" November 24, 2021.
5. ↑ Twitter. @tflatminor. "*Inside the Cue Friday! For Painted Love I wrote the theme as a jazz love song. This theme is dedicated to my Grandparents and their love for each other.
Even got to perform on the #trombone grandpa gave me!*" August 7, 2020.
Fishing

**Fishing** is a feature of *Everafter Falls*. Fish can be donated to the town Aquarium.

## Fishing minigame

Dark silhouettes of Fish swimming underwater mark fishing spots. Using a Fishing Rod, the player can catch a variety of Fish by playing a simple minigame in which rings spinning at different speeds determine what Fish is caught. After stopping all of the rings, the hook will fall down, then bounce into any valid gap below. A catch will be awarded based on the last ring that the hook fell through. The fish in the center will only be awarded if the hook successfully falls all the way into the center.

## Fish

Many Fish exist in the game. The following Fish have been shown so far, captioned "A large number of marine species to discover for those who love to collect!" in the Kickstarter campaign information.

## Aquarium

The large Aquarium in town can be filled with caught Fish.

Donation progress screenFull Aquarium
## Gallery

Fishing minigame - Kickstarter Update 19, June 29, 2022.gifFishing minigame as of Kickstarter Update #19, June 29, 2022Fishing minigame as announced in Kickstarter Update #11, January 12, 2021
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Update #19. Published June 28, 2022.
2. ↑ Update #11. Published January 12, 2021.
Pets

**Pets** are helpful companions that follow their human around. Two Pet species will be available in *Everafter Falls*.

The only type of Pet seen so far has been the original species, which is a currently "unnamed cat-like species native to Everafter Falls". The second species was the AU$50,000 stretch goal in the Kickstarter campaign and is yet to be unveiled.

## Abilities

Pets can help water crops, teleport the player home, and assist in combat.

## Gallery

Tilling soil with PetTeleporting back home with help of Pet
Cid's Shop

**Official Hours:**
*Unknown*

**Actual Hours:**
All day

**Location:** Map Link

**Notes:**
Has a Chili and Soybean plant. Also sells miscellaneous furniture, rotation schedule is unknown.
There is a recycling box on the other side of the prize key vending machine where you can recycle letters rather than going to the post office.
Special Inventory is reset each year.
Kickstarter

The **Kickstarter** funding campaign for *Everafter Falls* was held in late 2020 on Kickstarter.com and can be viewed here. The purpose of the campaign was to raise enough money to allow developer SquareHusky to work full-time on the game. It had an initial goal of AU$ 35,000 that was surpassed on [DATE], ending with AU$ 52,536 pledged from 1,347 backers. Since then, SquareHusky has posted several updates on Kickstarter to show further progress on the game and give updates on factors affecting his productivity.

## Rewards

Depending on the tier chosen when pledging, different rewards could be promised. The chart from the Kickstarter campaign and the exclusive posters can be seen below.

Tier reward chartTier-exclusive in-game posters for the player's home

## References

1. ↑ Template:KS
2. ↑ Template:KS
Atlas

> I'd like to introduce you to **Atlas**, a character I've written into the story but have only now completed the design for. He is a source of wisdom and will help guide you through your adventure.
>
> SquareHusky (Kickstarter Update #17)

Atlas is an entity who will pick up any items you've left on the ground overnight and return them to you for a small fee.

They can be found here.
The Mrs. Puff Theory

The Spongebob Conspiracy #3 drops on Apr 14 2021 and is our first entry into the ARG. The theory tries to figure out the reason as to why Mrs. Puff becomes paranoid & delusional towards Spongebob as the show goes on. The video plays out like normal, but ends on a short film of Alex leaving his computer, going to the kitchen, getting some raw meat from the fridge, putting it in a plastic bag, and tossing it into an ominous void in his garage, where it quickly gets dragged away. In return, Alex receives a small glass bottle containing a piece of old-looking paper with the label “#4” on it.

**Details:** at 28:44, you can see 3 other small bottles on his bathroom sink, implying the past 3 video ideas were also from the Muse.

On the same day, the channel banner was also updated to contain the hidden text “DON'T FEED THE MUSE”. Video tags also include this phrase.
The Cynical Critic

**The Cynical Critic** (Formerly known as "The Cynical Critics") is a YouTube channel hosted by a man named Mark. He reviews highly acclaimed movies and tends to have very controversial opinions, like claiming that *The Dark Knight* is a terrible movie, and that the new *Star Wars* trilogy is much better than the original.

## Timeline

* Jun 19, 2021 - Mark and his friend Anthony Williams create the YouTube channel "The Cynical Critics."
* Video uploaded about Marvel getting boring (now unlisted).
* Video uploaded about *Midsommar* being one of the best movies of the decade (now unlisted).
* Video uploaded about why the new *Star Wars* didn't work (now unlisted).
* Jun 25, 2021 - Video upload: "Why PARASITE is a better movie than JOKER!" (now unlisted)
* Jun 26, 2021 - Mark finds out that his insurance company, Healthy Community, is no longer going to provide medical coverage for his mother, Cecile. Mark talks to Anthony, discussing how they need to make more money on the channel, but Anthony is resistant.
* Jun 28, 2021 - Video upload: "THE CYNICAL CRITICS: Channel Update" (now unlisted)
* Jul 1, 2021 - Video upload: "Why PULP FICTION is kinda overrated?" (now unlisted) Anthony emails Mark, "that is NOT what we agreed the thumbnail and title would be. Now it just looks like we’re some hot take contrarian trying to steal views."
* Jul 2, 2021 - Mark places a Publix delivery order, including large amounts of boneless pork loin chops and ground beef.
* Jul 3, 2021 - Anthony goes missing.
* The channel name changes to "The Cynical Critic" (singular).
* Jul 10, 2021 - Video upload: "Why THE DARK KNIGHT is a terrible movie."
* Jul 15, 2021 - Video upload: "Why PARASITE is an objectively bad movie."
* Jul 16, 2021 - Mark finds out that his insurance will once again cover his mother's medical coverage.
* Jul 18, 2021 - Happy Meat Farms reaches out to Mark offering a brand sponsorship. Sonc the Blue Rat emails Mark, sending him a link to his YouTube channel.
* Jul 20, 2021 - Video upload: "The Cynical Critic responds to HATE COMMENTS"
* Jul 25, 2021 - Video upload: "Why Alex Bale's LATE NIGHT SNACK is a bad horror film."
* Sep 11, 2021 - Video upload: "Why the NEW Star Wars trilogy is MUCH BETTER than the Original."
* Between Sep 7 and Sep 16 - Mark watches the video "watch alone," an anonymously made video with a warning message to Mark.
* Nov 8, 2021 - Video upload: "Why all ANIMATION is for KIDS." now with a new cohost, Antonio.
* Mar 3, 2022 - Video upload: "Why THE PARADOX FILES is an underrated MASTERPIECE."
* Aug 10, 2022 - Video upload: "Why 1313 PARADOX STREET is an instant CLASSIC."
Dawn's Potion Shop

**Official Hours:**
*Unknown*

**Actual Hours:**
All day

**Location:** Map Link

**Notes:**
Dawn will also help you to purify runes you find in/near the Portal. There is a Bluemato plant in this building that can be harvested occasionally as well.
Special Inventory is reset each year.

**Special Inventory:**
 Community Gate Key

**Regular Inventory:**
 Everberry Juice
 Yummyberry Juice
 Health Potion
 Greater Health Potion
 Empty Bottle
The Robot Invasion Theory

The seventh video drops on Jan 15 2022.

The theory is about an unseen robot apocalypse that will soon wreak havoc towards Bikini Bottom & replace its citizens with robots.

The live-action parts start off with Alex, zoned out, hanging out with some filmmaker friends. Alex says he is considering stopping the SpongeBob theories, but his friends don't understand, saying that they are huge and don't take a lot to make (which Alex disagrees with). **Alex** tells his friend **Victoria** that that is easy for her to say, since she is already making ads for companies. We get a scene of Alex googling “how to get a giant tentacle monster out of your house,” grabbing a knife, and then telling/threatening the Muse to leave. He is interrupted by Victoria knocking on his door - she is coming to check in on Alex because he has been acting weird. Alex goes back inside to put the knife down, but when he gets back, Victoria has disappeared. He panics, runs through his house to find her, and picks the knife back up. Suddenly Victoria shows up, saying she just used his bathroom, and she is not scared that she will be eaten by Alex's Muse saying she has one too.

Some of the video titles scrolling past at 22:07 have been edited, spelling out “*HOST SECURED / BEGIN PLANTING SPORE*”. The credits in the description reveal that Victoria's full name is **Victoria Campbell** - which is the same name as the Creative Director for the homepage video on the HMF website.

There are two unexplained occurrences in the video. At two separate times (14:34, 28:03), an image in the video has been edited to include the text “*JARED IS WATCHING*” (the name Jared has not come up before). When Alex is googling how to get rid of his Muse, one of his past searches is “*paradox files trailer*”, and at 28:01, one of his recommended videos is “*The PARADOX FILES Official Trailer #1 [HD]*”, which is a movie that does not exist in real life. Checking the channel that supposedly uploaded the trailer (Movieclips Classic Trailers), the trailer doesn't exist either. The phrase Paradox Files has also not come up before.
Why 1313 PARADOX STREET is an instant CLASSIC.

"Why 1313 PARADOX STREET is an instant CLASSIC." This is the (Last) Video on the "Cynical Critic" channel. Mark (Cynical Critic)

# Video

Mark and Antonio are making a video praising a brand new Paradox movie. He stares (Cynical Critic) into the distance and looks submissive. After that we have another perspective where Mark turns off his laptop and goes to pack. Once he has done so and left the room, Antonio stops him. Antonio manipulates Mark into not escaping, but Mark pushes him down the stairs and goes to the exit where his Muse stops him and tries to attack Mark from behind. Instead, Mark pulls out what looks like the Muse's egg and demands the muse let him escape, otherwise he’ll destroy it. The muse lets him go but still tries to talk Mark from running away and reminds him how he pushed Anthony (his missing friend) down the stairs. When Mark turns around, Antonio is holding the Muse's egg and Mark, terrified of the whole situation, decides not to run away. Suddenly, the muse launches a tentacle towards Mark, and the video becomes distorted before slowly fading away.

# End of video

Satisfied Mark and Antonio end the video with a smile, for a split second you can see how black liquid flows from Mark's nose, which means that he is a clone of Mark
Rocket Bench

**Official Hours:**
N/A

**Actual Hours:**
All Times

**Location:** Map Link

**Notes:**
After completing the rocket ship you will get visitors that will ask you for specific items and only stay for a few days. You will need to build the rocket ship again to have them return.

**Products/Services:**
 Rocket Base
 2nd Section
 3rd Section
 4th Section
(Top)
Sonc the Blue Rat 1

"**SONC THE BLUE RAT #1**" is the first video uploaded to the channel "SONC THE BLUE RAT" on July 16, 2021. It features Sonc as the host, teaching the audience about the difference between a good friend and a bad friend, with a sudden dark turn in the middle of the video.

## Transcript

Sonc the Blue Rat is in a crayon drawing of a happy green meadow. The flowers, mountains, and sun all have a smiley face drawn on them.

Sonc: "Hey kids! It’s me, Sonc the Blue Rat! Do you wanna be my friend?"

There is an awkwardly long and silent pause.

Sonc: "That’s great! I love my friends. Today we’re gonna learn about the difference between a good friend and a bad friend. A good friend is someone who supports you. No matter what."

Camera pulls back to reveal another character, a short yellow creature holding a flower.

Sonc: "Look at this friend here. He’s a good friend. He gave me a flower. That’s a good friend."

Camera switches to reveal a red character, sitting and looking dumbfounded.

Sonc: "Uh oh, look at this. This is a bad friend. He only cares about himself. He doesn’t care about what *you* want. He doesn’t care about what *you* need. That’s a bad friend. And bad friends go to the bad place."

Video suddenly cuts to show a flickering television screen in darkness. The distant sound of some distorted screaming and moaning can be heard. The camera moves to reveal a paper with a child's crayon drawing of the red character with the written "MARK." The camera continues and reveals another drawing, this time of the yellow character, then of Sonc. Finally, the camera lands on a missing poster for Anthony Williams. The poster says he was last seen July 3rd.

Video suddenly switches back to the bright crayon meadow. The red character is now replaced by a black scribble.

Sonc: "But that's okay, he deserved it. But that’s okay, he deserved it! That’s all we have to learn today! Remember, always be a good friend. Gotta go fast!"

## Analysis

* The yellow "good friend" is probably a representation of Mark (The Cynical Critic), and the red "bad friend" is probably supposed to represent Mark's former creative partner, Anthony, since he didn't agree with Mark when Mark started wanting to make a profit on their YouTube channel.
* The labeling of the name "Mark" on the drawings suggests that Mark drew them as a child. He is known to be a fan of Sonic from his room decoration.

## Additional Info

* The meta tags of the YouTube video include the words “YOU”, “DID”, “THE”, “RIGHT”, “THING”, “MARK”.
Ramona Bynes

**Ramona Bynes** is the founder of Happy Meat Farms.

According to Happymeatfarms.com, as a devoted animal lover, she was disgusted with the factory farming industry and their unethical treatment of animals, so when she inherited a plot of land in Florida in 1998, she started her own company, dedicated to humane, organic animal husbandry. By 2014, however, Ramona's business was failing and on the verge of bankruptcy. Before this could happen, a "new partner" entered a joint venture with Ramona and in the coming years, Happy Meat Farms expanded rapidly, becoming one of the biggest players in the meat industry, with footholds in many more fields outside the food sector.

Ramona is mentioned in the About Us section on Happymeatfarms.com and makes a physical appearance in Happy Meat Farms HR Orientation Video. Many hints throughout the video, however, call into question whether the woman seen in the video is truly her, with several, barely visible and sometimes coded annotations commenting on the contents of the video, including of a misplaced child's bedroom. This ultimately culminates at the end of the orientation, in which "Ramona" signs off. The video does not end and instead freezes, the still-frame suddenly overlaying an unseen figure, screaming in a distorted voice, "THAT'S NOT ME".

This, along with the clearly unethical treatment of animals and humans alike going against Ramona's starting core values imply that her "new partner" had disposed of her sometime after the merger, likely forcing her into one of the later test trials to silence her. Furthermore, it is commonly speculated that Ramona Bynes was designated #H0027, who is described as a 47 year old human female, under the classification "HOST". The treatment on this particular participant, seen in Happy Meat Farms Genome Modification Test 047, ended with the creation of an "extremely intelligent, extremely dangerous" entity, which managed to break free, steal numerous files from the HMF servers and escape the testing facility. Retrieval or termination of #H0027 were given utmost priority due to the risk of a potential data leak, which may have occurred in the form of the "this place is not happy" YouTube channel, which may or may not be run by the subject.

At the end of Happy Meat Farms IT Department Files 029, Jared tells the story of a little girl who grew up with her parents on a farm. Her homelife was very loving and she was close to the farm animals. One day, while she was outside with the livestock, she noticed the "sky turning black" and smoking coming from the house. She tried to call for her parents but she heard nothing from them. Only one thing could be heard: "Don't let us down". Shortly after, a monstrous figure barges into Jared's realm and beats him to the ground before doing something with the main data computer. The video ends with the overlayed figure from previous videos, evidently the same seen moments ago, gloating that it has broken free from HMF's control and has all the info on their "puppets".
Why THE DARK KNIGHT is a terrible movie.

"**Why the DARK KNIGHT is a terrible movie.**" is a video uploaded to the channel The Cynical Critic on July 10, 2021. It is the earliest public video on the channel. The video is hosted by Mark, who explains why *The Dark Knight* is a poorly made film.

## Additional Info

* The door in the background is slowly opening throughout the video, suggesting that something or someone is watching.
* There is a pile of missing posters visible in the lower right corner.
* One of the meta tags on the video is "im sorry".
* There are Sonic the Hedgehog decorations around the room, demonstrating Mark's interest.
* The music used at 0:58 is "Tomfoolery" from *SpongeBob SquarePants*, a reference to Alex Bale's SpongeBob videos.
The Neptune Theory

Spongebob Conspiracy #5 premieres on Jul 27 2021. The video opens with Alex reading hate comments on Late Night Snack (comments which Carl and Mark encouraged their fans to leave). It also shows a clip from a video by The Cynical Critic saying LNS failed as a film. This is where we are first introduced to the Critic — he will be discussed in depth further down. Alex begrudgingly decides to use the video idea the Muse gave him. Alex begins by talking about his popularity and calls himself “the SpongeBob guy.” Alex shows another clip of Carl, now upset at Alex.

The theory of the video explains the odd continuities going on with King Neptune and his other two variants (the King Neptune from the first movie and the King Poseidon from Sponge On The Run).

On the pillars in the border around the video, there is text which can be decoded (rot-23) to “*BEGIN PHASE TWO HOST COMPLIANT INCREASE HIS POPULARITY*”. After that, the video continues as normal.

After the theory, we see Alex drop off another bag of meat and tell the Muse that he loves the theories. But the Muse doesn't reply to the compliments & doesn't pick up the bag. Alex says the “creepy quiet act” is getting old, before flicking the switch that says “DON'T” — turning on the light in the other half of the garage, and revealing it to be completely empty now. We see 3 more empty bags lying there.

Cut to Alex trying to come up with theory #6—but he doesn't get much further than the title. As he sits in his living room with his laptop, trying to think, a drop of dark liquid drips down from the ceiling onto his hand. He looks up to see the Muse, now attached to his ceiling. The Muse says Alex has done well, but that he now will “require something more.”

Video ends with an end card now reading “the spongebob guy.” Carlton Mayhew is no longer in the credits, seemingly having unsubscribed from Alex's patreon.
The Goofy Goober Alien Death Cult Theory

The video was released by Alex Bale on Oct 16 2021.

The theory explains that Goofy Goober is actually a facade to a secret cult that tries to make contact with aliens through suicide and also shows a darker hidden meaning to the first Spongebob Movie.

The live action segments show Alex going to a local pet store. He asks for their “biggest animal,” and apparently buys a cat. He grows fond of the cat though, and tells the Muse (now in his basement) that he doesn't think he can feed the cat to the Muse. The Muse responds by turning off the lights and dropping the cat's collar, now drenched in black goo (or blood? It is hard to tell). Alex is shocked and tries to quit, but the Muse tries to convince him to do another SpongeBob theory video and it gives him a bottle for video #7. We get a quick glimpse at (part of) the Muse, as its tentacles crawl out of view.

Alex is sponsored by **Happy Meat Farms** for this video, but there doesn't seem to be any new information in the ad segment. There are a couple frames of animals from the HMF Leak.

At 1:42, the thumbnails have been edited - they now read “*HOST SHOWING RESISTANCE SEND REINFORCEMENT*”.
The Cynical Critic responds to HATE COMMENTS

"**The Cynical Critic responds to HATE COMMENTS**" is a video uploaded to the channel The Cynical Critic on July 20, 2021. The video is hosted by Mark, who reviews the mostly negative feedback on his previous two videos. In the video, Mark accidentally shows his desktop and email inbox, revealing a lot about his backstory and hardships.

## Clues

* At 0:58, Mark shares his screen and his desktop is visible, revealing the following notable items:
	+ His desktop background is a photo from the Imgur album of Mark and Anthony as kids, but with Anthony cut out.
	+ A folder called "M&A Pics" (Mark & Anthony) containing the same photos found on the Imgur album from the last video.
	+ A couple Sonic the Hedgehog video games
	+ A folder called "Cynical Critics scripts" containing a Word doc, and another folder, "Cynical Critic script", that is empty.
	+ A txt file called "museinstru..." (presumably "museinstructions").
	+ A folder called "Insurance Info" and another called "Medical Bills", each containing Word docs.
* At 0:59, Marks Gmail inbox is visible, revealing many emails:

* Also at 0:59, Mark's Chrome tabs become visible, changing from the previous video, revealing the following new notable items:
	+ A bookmark called "SaveThePhytoplan..." (Reddit)
	+ A bookmark called "Japples Frenwick" (YouTube)
	+ A bookmark called "SONC THE BLUE RA..." (YouTube)
* At 1:00, Mark's YouTube channel is visible, revealing the following items:
	+ The channels 7 oldest unlisted videos.
	+ Mark is only subscribed to Alex Bale.
* At 3:47, while Mark is discussing how he may have exaggerated some of his points, he hears a creaking sound and moves along without finishing his sentence.
* At 5:20, he starts to read a comment from SONC THE BLUE RAT that says “This is a great video friend!”, pauses a moment, then quickly moves on to the comments on a different video.
* At 6:51, he mentions that a company has reached out to him and he might have a sponsor in future videos. (Happy Meat Farms)
* One of the meta tags on the video is "im sorry".
The Evolution Theory

The Spongebob Conspiracy #4 was released on May 20 2021 and is where things really start to take off. In the intro, Alex half-seriously laments being known as “the spongebob guy,” and shows various comments praising his SpongeBob theories. Two channels, named “**jazz musec man**” and “**Amuseing Albert**” are the odd ones out, instead telling Alex to only do the theories rather than simply praising then. A clip of Conspiracy Carl is also shown, being very enthusiastic about the last conspiracy video. This clip also contains a link to the Conspiracy Carl website. Conspiracy Carl will be discussed more in depth later, but this is where he is first introduced.

The theory answers 3 questions: Are the citizens of a nuclear bomb test conducted on Bikini Atoll? Who is Pearl's Mother? And what is the secret formula to the Krabby Patties?

The video continues (mostly) as normal, but once again ends on a short film. Alex finishes recording his voiceover, sighs, and gets up. He checks his fridge, but doesn't take any meat out—instead he walks into his garage empty handed. We see that one of the light switches is covered with a piece of tape saying “DON'T” as Alex talks into the void about how he is going to take a break from the theories because he doesn't want to be known as just the spongebob guy — “people love the videos”, but he wants to go back to making actual films. He hears nothing, but as he is about to leave the garage, a voice speaks out telling him to not stop because it has brought him so much success. The Muse threatens him that he will fall back into anonymity, and then rolls out a new bottle with a note marked “#5”.

Throughout the video, numbers appear in the corner of the screen. When lined up with the words Alex says at those moments, they reveal the phrase “PHASE ONE COMPLETE HOST SHOWN RESISTANCE BREAK HIS SPIRIT REMOVE HIS ASPIRATIONS”. During the credits “**Carlton Mayhew**” is shown as a gold tier Patreon member, who is Conspiracy Carl as explained later in this doc.

**Late Night Snack** drops on Jul 3 2021. It is a standalone horror short, so it contains no extra Muse ARG info, but does play an important role in the next video.
MuseARG Wiki

**Welcome to the MuseARG Wiki!**
This wiki documents on "The Muse ARG" including: Alex Bale, Happy Meat Farms, Conspiracy Carl, The Cynical Critic, Sonc the Blue Rat, and more. An extensive information on The Muse ARG can be found at The Muse Master Document.

Don't Feed The Muse tells the story of its 3 main characters: Alex Bale, Conspiracy Carl and The Cynical Critic, all who struck gold with their video content and style. Alex gained sponsorships through his insanely well-effort Spongebob Squarepants theories, Carl makes nutty conspiracy videos that has gone viral due to their ridiculousness, and The Cynical Critic got hate for his controversial film reviews that are telling the opposite yet continues to generate views. While these content creators manage to succeed in what they're doing, behind the scenes however lies a horrible secret...

There is a monster hiding out in the shadows giving scripts & video ideas to its owners, controlling them like puppets & pulling their strings. A deep conspiracy that only the bravest can dive into while the rest enjoy themselves at the tip of the iceberg. But the question is... What are those creatures? Where did they come from? And what do they REALLY want from their video stardom marionettes?

This wiki is still under initial construction.

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Alex Bale

Alex Bale is a filmmaker and YouTuber who makes horror short films, conspiracy theory videos, animations, and movie reviews, among other types of videos. He became popular on YouTube after starting a series of Spongebob conspiracy videos. This series also revealed a hidden lore that connects to a much larger story.
Why the NEW Star Wars trilogy is MUCH BETTER than the Original.

"**Why the NEW Star Wars trilogy is MUCH BETTER than the Original.**" is a video uploaded to the channel The Cynical Critic on September 11, 2021. The video is hosted by Mark, who explains why is thinks the new Star Wars trilogy is better than the original trilogy.

## Video Synopsis

Mark makes the following points:

* Luke Skywalker is a boring unoriginal character.
* Rey is a much more complicated and original character.
* The entire cast of the new movies is better than that of the old movies.
* *The Last Jedi* is Mark's favorite of the franchise, exploring complex characters and deep themes.
* The special effects in the originals, despite being "groundbreaking at the time," are lame.
* The sequel trilogy has amazing production design, perfect CGI, and great visuals overall.

## Clues

* The light is still on behind the door, but now there is some kind of large black structure there, possibly a blanket covering something up.
* At 4:55, the video suddenly switches to being filmed in the dark and from a different angle, where it remains for the rest of the video. His desk is cluttered and Mark seems to be much more nervous and flustered.
* There is some black Sharpie writing on the blue pamphlet which looks something like "Pw: mbBGiwED9hY". This is part of a YouTube URL, a link to an unlisted video uploaded by coffeeman123 called "watch alone".
* At 4:55, 5:34, 5:56, and 6:40, Mark looks at something to his left.
* At 5:36, Mark starts stammering and can't finish his point, and a faint creaking sound can be heard.
* At 5:39, a drop of black liquid falls onto a napkin (on the right).
* At 5:59, a drop of black liquid falls onto his laptop.
* At 6:18, Mark mentions that he is excited about a sponsor coming up in a future video.
* At 6:25, a drop of black liquid falls onto a blue pamphlet.
* At 6:27, Mark mentions that videos have slowed down a bit because he's "really just been busy with stuff."
* At 6:47, a breathe can be heard, just before the video ends.
* One of the video meta tags is "i'm sorry".
Sonc the Blue Rat

**SONC THE BLUE RAT** is a YouTube channel named after the character of the same name. The character is designed like a children's crayon drawing, clearly based on the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog. The animated videos on the channel look like crayon-drawn cartoons for young children, but often take a dark turn. His videos are aimed at Mark (The Cynical Critic), trying to make him feel guilty about what he's done. The channel is (most likely) created by Mark's Muse.

## History (Lore)

* Jul 15, 2021 - Channel created
* Jul 16, 2021 - Video upload: "SONC THE BLUE RAT #1" in which Sonc teaches the difference between good friends and bad friends.
* Jul 17, 2021 - Video upload: "SONC THE BLUE RAT #2" in which Sonc teaches how you are obligated to make your friends feel better.
* Jul 18, 2021 - Sonc sends an email to The Cynical Critic (Mark): "Hey there friend! It’s me your best friend, Sonc the Blue Rat! I hope you enjoy my new videos! :)", then including a link to his channel.
* Sep 16, 2021 - Video upload: "SONC THE BLUE RAT #3" in which Sonc sings the song "It Could Always Be Worse" in an effort to cheer up his friend.

## Characters

Animated characters in order of appearance
TEST LOG 01OA

**[TEST LOG 01OA]**

Head Sentinel Hound, also known as [̶R̵E̸D̶A̴C̶T̴E̶D̷]̵ was viewing a test with a new anomaly, found in an abandoned complex in [̶R̵E̸D̶A̴C̶T̴E̶D̷]̵ Germany. This Anomaly was found to give properties to those who touch the object, today the test would involve Head Sentinel Hound making contact with the object. Project [̶]̴[̵]̷[̴]̷[̴]̶[̴]̸[̵]̴[̷]̶ was on standby incase this test went wrong. Multiple Eraser Agents were also on site, along with Senior Researcher [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴. The following audio was taken from the test.

**[BEGIN LOG]**

**Senior Researcher [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴**̴: "Alright, test log 01OA, in today's experiment Head Sentinel [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴ will be making contact with the anomaly we found in [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴ a few days ago. Hound are you prepared?"

**Head Sentinel Hound:** "Ready as ever"

**Senior Researcher [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴**̴: "Great, Eraser keep the door prepped incase this goes sour"

**Eraser Agent Deadeye:** "10-4"

**Eraser Lead [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴**̴: "10-4"

**Senior Researcher [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴**̴: "Alright [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴ On you."

**Head Sentinel Hound:** "Making Contact with the Object" [HOUND TOUCHES THE OBJECT FOR 5 SECONDS]

**Senior Researcher [̵R̵E̷D̶A̶C̷T̶E̴D̷]̴**̴: "Alright, that should be good. Now you may do whatever comes to your mind"

**Head Sentinel Hound:** "Got it" [HOUND MAKES THE LIGHTBULBS CRACK WITH JUST THE FLICK OF THE FINGER]

**Head Sentinel Hound:** "This may possibly be, One of our most interesting anomalies yet"

**[END LOG]**

The footage from the event was found and destroyed by Eraser Agents as this anomaly will soon become 06. The Head Sentinel has decided only he may choose who uses it.

Note From **Hound:** "This anomaly is too powerful, it may bring joy to some but if everyone had this power it may bring around more than just chaos"
Aurelia McMartin

Aurelia McMartin was the wife of Aldous McMartin, the mother of Albert McMartin, the mother-in-law to Albert's unnamed wife, and the grandmother to Annabelle McMartin. She was the destroyer of Elsewhere, and also the reason Aldous even created Elsewhere.

## Character Information

### **Family**

Unnamed distant niece-in-law, nephew-in-law, or niece and nephew
Athdar McMartin (relative) (unknown relation; deceased)
Ansley McMartin (relative) (unknown relation; deceased)
Aillil McMartin (relative) (unknown relation; deceased)
Aldous McMartin: Husband
Albert McMartin: Son
Unnamed daughter-in-law
Annabelle McMartin: Granddaughter
Anomaly Threat Levels

These are the threat levels for our various anomalies.

**Oculus Threat Levels:**

Safe - The "Safe" class is given to entities that pose little to no threat to life.

Caution - The "Caution" class is given to entities that pose a threat to life, normally only through direct contact however there are some exceptions.

Danger - The "Danger" class is given to entities that pose a threat to life, through direct or indirect contact. And any personnel around these entities are to advise extreme caution.

High Danger - The "High Danger" class is given to entities that pose extreme threats to life. Anybody interacting with them will most likely die. Some entities with this class can even affect people through a form of telepathy.

Maximum Danger - The "Maximum Danger" class is given to entities that pose a major threat to humanity. Testing on any entity bearing this class is restricted. And in the event of a containment breach of one of these Task Force Detachment: ER△SER will be the first to respond.

Omni Danger - The "Omni Danger" class is a very rare class given to entities that have world threating abilities. They are given the word "Omni" because it comes from the word "Oculus". These entities are joked to be the Corporations nemesis.

**Additional Threat Levels**

Unknown - The "Unknown" class is given to entities that the Corporation does not yet fully understand.

Terminated - The "Terminated" class is given to entities that the Corporation as successfully destroyed.

Potential - The "Potential" class is given to entities that seem cooperative with the Corporation. And may provide assistance in some way. Meaning entities bearing this class are normally sapient.
The Oculus Corporation Wiki

Welcome to the Oculus Corporation.
# **O . C . U . L . U . S .**

### **Omni Containment Unit and Logistics of Unknown Subjects**

About Us:

In 1939 a German contract company had made a discovery. The first anomaly ever to be discovered, labeled "Unusual Incident-1". During the time Oculus was a supplier to the German military, and our Founders new what the military could do if they got their hands on the Incident. They kept it hidden within the Corporations walls. Moving the Incident multiple times to avoid the Gestapo. Once the war ended, we put our resources into getting the Incident out of Germany. We brought it to the United Nations door during a private meeting. After convincing them with video footage, they agreed that this Incident must stay away from the public. Forever. The United Nations enlisted Oculus to do this. The UN's best came to help us. We continue to do this, working for humanity. Protecting the world from the unknown. We continue to stand, we continue to fight, protect, and defend. We are Oculus, we stand by our motto, "With Humanity, For Humanity".

Communications Server: https://discord.gg/8GQBUkDP7m[1]
Sonc the Blue Rat 2

"**SONC THE BLUE RAT #2**" is a video uploaded to the channel "SONC THE BLUE RAT" on July 17, 2021. It features Sonc as the host, teaching the audience that "good friends always help their friends."

## Transcript

Sonc the Blue Rat and the yellow character are in a crayon drawing of a happy green meadow. The flowers, mountains, and sun all have a smiley face drawn on them.

Sonc: "Hey kids, it's me! Sonc the Blue Rat, your best friend! Today, we're gonna learn about how to be a good friend. Yay! A good friend always helps their friends."

Camera pulls back to reveal a pink character, sitting and looking sad.

Sonc: "Uh-oh, look at the friend over here. She's sad. Why don't you help out your friend?"

There is an awkwardly long and silent pause.

Sonc: "Uh oh, you don’t know how to help your friend? That’s okay. I can make your friend all better. All you have to do is give me a flower.

The yellow character picks a flower.

Sonc: "Ah, thank you! But if you want me to make your friend better, I’m gonna need more flowers than that."

The video suddenly cuts to darkness. Two tiny lights emerge, resembling eyes.

Sonc (distant and echoey): "What's the matter? Don't you want her to be better? If she gets worse it'll be all your fault."

As the lights get closer, the face is revealed as a creepy ultra-realistic version of Sonc.

Sonc (distant and echoey): "You could've made her better. It's all your fault. It's all your fault."

The phrase "It's all your fault" repeats over and over, with multiple Sonc faces appearing, then a much deeper voice saying "It is all your fault."

The video suddenly cuts back to Sonc, yellow, and pink in the bright crayon meadow, now with no flowers.

Sonc (back to normal): "Ah, there ya go! She’ll be better in no time! That’s all we have to learn today! Remember, always be a good friend. Gotta go fast!"

## Analysis

* The sad pink character possibly represents Mark's sick mother, Cecile. Mark doesn't know how to help her.
* Sonc represents "the Muse" who can help Mark. All Mark has to do it bring him flowers (i.e. meat). Sonc needing more flowers is the equivalent of the Muse needing more meat.
* The phrases "You could've made her better" and "It's all your fault" are examples of Mark's guilt about not providing for his sick mother, and the obligation he feels to do something for her.

## Additional Info

* The meta tags of the YouTube video include the words "IT", "WOULD", "ALL", "BE", "YOUR", "FAULT", "MARK".
Rules

## *These guidelines are to be followed at all times. These rules apply to all corporation personnel. Offenders will be punished.*

1. Trolling of any kind on-site or on the communications server is forbidden. Offenders will be punished, either with being muted, removal from department, or removal from the Corporation.
2. Spamming anywhere will result in being muted. Repeated offenses may result in removal, either from the department or the Corporation.
3. Respect all personnel regardless of rank. However, if they are a HR make sure to follow orders. Offenders can be punished via suspension or removal.
4. Racial slurs are forbidden. Doing so will result in being muted, suspended, or removed.
5. Harassment of any Corporation personnel is forbidden. Offenders will be punished based on the severity.
6. Posting anything related to NSFW content is forbidden. Offenders will be removed, possibly blacklisted. (Example of posting: Links that lead to NSFW sites, pictures/videos of porn.)
7. Don’t mass ping anyone. Doing so will result in being muted. Repeating will result in being suspended.
8. Self-advertising is not allowed on-site or in the communications server. Doing so will result in punishment ranging from being muted to removed.
9. Maturity is a deal to be taken. The Corporation is humanity's last defense, act like you belong. Not being mature includes calling people by the incorrect acronym, posting childish things, and more. Or for an example saying “Sus” to things. Punishment is such as a mute or suspension.
10. Grammar is also a deal to be taken. Using grammar is just as important as maturity. Use punctuation, periods, capitalization, and whatever else correctly. Using slang terms is allowed but to an extent (i.e., afk, brb, idk, idc). Not using grammar may result in mute or suspension.
11. Use channels for their proper usage. (i.e., talking in suggestions). Offenders may be punished by being muted or suspended.
12. Use voice channels for their proper usage. (i.e., having a random conversation in a joint-operations VC). Offenders may be punished by being muted or suspended.
13. Do NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES attempt to breach an anomaly. Doing so will result in removal from departments. Repeated offense will result in suspension. Repeated again will result in being removed from the Corporation.
14. If you are granted a firearm, randomly killing personnel will result in removal of the firearm, demotion, possible removal, or even a blacklist.
	1. ERASER is exempt from this to an extent. A valid reason still has to be present.
Lydia Dewey

**THIS PAGE IS HIDING SPOILERS, BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU LOOK...**
*This article contains plot and/or ending details.*

**Lydia Dewey**, more commonly known as **Mrs. Dewey**, was one of the people to live on Linden Street, was the grandmother to Rutherford Dewey, and is the mother to one of Rutherford's parents. She was Rutherford's guardian, as his parents were in Sweden, doing research as they were scientists. She was kind, but stern. She was also a witch, but a good one, unlike the McMartins.

## Appearance

Lydia was described to have a sugary voice, and looked as if she'd been made of small round parts stacked on top of each other, like a snowman. She was said to look like she might melt on a hot day.
Security Department

The Security Department is the Oculus Corporation's main combative force. Protecting all facilities, personnel, and assets.
Security Department personnel are trained and are responsible for suppressing riots and holding off against hostile raids, and sometimes containing breached anomalies. They work closely with Task Forces and the Mobile Containment Unit to ensure the Corporations security.