Ludlow's Unmarked Diary

Entries made in Ludlow's diary can be found here. Some entries offer insight into the origin, method, or reasoning behind his self-proclaimed chaotic alignment, while others only reinforce it.

## The First Page

3/26/21

Today's the first day back from spring break. I took one step out of Carter Hall, took a nice, long whiff of the air, and I already had the feeling it was gonna be a good day. Frankly, I think I overestimated it, but at least I was right to suspect that something interesting was in the air. Specifically a demon jock in the middle of a game of ultimate frisbee. There's no way I'm the only guy that knows that Karla can literally send demons back to Hell, right? It's not exactly subtle.

I'll tell you one thing, though, it's good to be back. Doing homework and going to class still isn't how I prefer to spend my time, but that's assuming I'll actually spend a ton of time on that. Honestly, I'd rather spend my time messing with the way this place works. Judging from all the little groups I keep seeing around and the influx of angry faces on more people, I get the feeling something big's about to go down. And I just can't wait to put a twist in these straight-lined stories. What's a straight-lined story? Just think of it as anything so lame and predictable that you can see every possible outcome from a mile away. None of which outcomes usually involve something as crazy as the local campus monarch hitting rock bottom out of nowhere.

Well, that entry took longer than expected. Guess I really AM excited to ruffle some feathers.

## S1E19 - Dancin' in the Ruins

4/01/21

Fitting, because today felt like a teaser for what's to come.

So, first thing's first. Apparently, there's another dimension parallel to Night Falls or something, and Candy and I got stuck in it. I'm still convinced it was her fault, but the fact is... we couldn't get back. Yet. I guess I should be grateful, though. I looked up that so-called "celebrity" I met in that world. Y'know, the Friday Night Farce with the blue hair and the overdramatic fashion sense? Their name's Lavish-- again, fitting-- and I guess they're some kind of social media influencer? Don't know, don't care. Point is, they've got enemies, and enemies means conflict. And conflict does ever so intrigue me!

Unfortunately, I think I caught them on one of their cranky days today. Every time I tried to so much as talk to them, they just shoved me aside and walked right away like the pompous, makeup-masked bitch I really should've expected them to be. Of course I didn't give up after that! I just chased them down and down through the weirdo place we were stuck in and pestered them ten times over. Hell, I even shook that killjoy, Candy, off my tail in the process. I don't get why she feels the need to "regulate" my antics, even when it's not her business.

See, eventually, I got something interesting to happen right then and there. Rather than taking two minutes of their time to try and talk to me, Lavish just turned around and threatened to beat the shit out of me. It's a shame, too. I'd have been all down for helping a vengeful spoiled-royalty brat take down the big cults on campus. But now? No way am I showing fear. Is what I would have said if some mystical force didn't snag me away right then and there and trap me in a car trunk. Kind of fitting, all things considered, if not just funny. Even when Candy's not around, I guess there's always gotta be something around to ruin my fun.

There's one thing I can be proud of, though. I think I'm officially on Lavish's shit list. That's the bottom bun of this funburger-- time to add the real meat and potatoes.

## S1E25: Poison Arrows

4/15/21

Never thought getting kicked out of the library would be one of the best things to happen in my day. I mean, it wasn't, but it led to shit so juicy, it belongs in a five-star premiere film.

Man, I'm laughing just thinking about how it all started! I found one of the people who ended up in Crazy Dimension Who-Knows-Where with me. Dakota, I think their name was. Apparently, we were asked about the same two random dudes if we'd seen some kind of cult symbol. (When I asked what it was, they tried to tell me it was a tattoo design, but... yeah, bull-SHIT.) On my quest to discover what this symbol thing meant, I managed to drag Dakota along for a miniature wild goose chase to a coffee shop! Why the coffee shop? Well, because my gut said so, and of course, who do we find in there but Cynthia DeMure herself? Not just her, either. We met a couple of others with her, both coincidentally investigating the cult which this symbol belonged to.

I swear, pale blue hair is either the newest fashion fad on the block or a marker of someone prone to getting pissed off. First Lavish, now this Didi fellow. I've got to admit, though, Didi's a lot less screaming-bitchy than Lavish was. Ironically enough, the other one I met there was Selene Hellian, that pop singer girl who's honestly way too popular to still be in college, and I'm guessing one of the other Big People On Campus. Again, way nicer than I'd expect from someone of her status.

Getting back on topic, I got kidnapped immediately. I've never known Cynthia for being one that keeps secrets well, so the fact that I didn't know she was directly affiliated with this cultic symbol thing was impressive at the time. That said, some things never change: as fun as it would have been to see what a cult has in store for their random hostage, they ended up turning the tables on Cynthia and her friend (that she apparently had one of) anyways. Girl thought she had us all wrapped around her finger, but lo and behold, she's still a hot-headed doofus. I can't even give her credit for making a "friend," since they just went ahead and decided they didn't like the cult anyways! Man, I can't wait to tell her just how badly she got cucked. That ought to be a fun time for all.

So, we managed to use Cynthia's persona against the cult, too. We wanted info, and hoo boy, did we get info. I found out that Dakota can shapeshift, so they helped us bait our little fishing hook. Step one, KO Cynthia, get her phone, and text the cultists to head over to where we were. Step two, if they respond, set up our ambush. Step three, we get Dakota to do their little shapeshifting maneuver to copy Cynthia's appearance and lure the cultist into our trap. Not foolproof by any means, but hey, it worked on all fronts!

See, this is where I started to notice a few things about my company. First thing's obvious, since it turns out Selene is a succubus or a demon or whatever she turned into. Basically, it's a normal Tuesday but on a Thursday. I'm not telling Candy about Selene, of course. Selene pinned down that cultist and somehow, *somehow* seduced them into ratting out some gossip about their cult. She got the cult's name, symbol, and objective, from what I remember. Order of Orion, same symbol as the "tattoo" Dakota and I were asked about, mass genocide against this town of weirdos and cryptids. Yeah, sounds like something Cynthia would want in on.

Don't think I didn't notice Didi in that mix, either. Firstly, she was pissed with a capital P, even though we had a very clear upper hand and a useful hostage. Strangely enough, that sort of feral rage reminded me more of Lily than Cynthia, even though I've known the latter for much longer. Maybe that's just because I noticed how nervous she was as soon as Selene stepped in and changed form. From what I can tell, Didi's either very afraid or very hot for Selene, of all people. Noted.

Well, I've got the intel and I've got the links. Way faster than I expected, might I add! Usually, I've got to go out of my way to fetch those important acquaintances. It's a nice change. Now, all I've got to do is wait for Cynthia to wake up and "convince" her not to ruin this for me. Either that, or I'll just drag her with me to one of the others and get them to help me out. Might be more fun that way.

Damn, am I glad I brought this old journal out here with me today.