LINCOLNLOOKER

LINCOLNLOOKER is the 6th episode of the Monument Mythos Season 1. The Premise of the video is about a Dark secret hidden within the Lincoln Memorial. Although this was the second Mythos ever released, it is placed at the sixth position on the S1 Playlist.

## Overview

LINCOLNLOOKER's story is told from 3 different perspectives. The 1st is an interview with Maya Arnoldson, who was a former Lincoln Looker but was later released due to a case of Mistaken Identity. The 2nd perspective is an interview with Former Senior Advisor Leonard W. Morlin. The 3rd and last segment is a recording from an Answering Machine by Howard Melrose.

There is no Archivist's Note.

### Interview #1: Maya Arnoldson (Former Lincoln Looker)

In this interview, Maya recounts her experience for two weeks as a Lincoln Looker. She describes that she was terrified when she answered her front door only to find herself in a "weird suit" and sitting in a metal seat unable to move. She also described that she was wearing some kind of Mask and that when the sun shone through she could make out the inside of the Mask, but she could not recognize the face at the time. As for sustenance, Maya states that every few nights, someone (presumably from the government) would stick straws through the Mask's eye holes and feed her some kind of "Weird Soup".

After two weeks, the Government realized she was not the "correct" Maya Arnoldson, and she was promptly released and was given some Financial Compensation, along with a personal apology from Ronald Regan(Note: Maya does not refer to him as President. Alex has stated previously that Regan was never president in this timeline, however, he was one of President Dean's Vice Presidents).

Maya concludes the interview by saying that the Government doesn't care if she speaks about her experience, because the concept of Lincoln Looking is too absurd.

*"Mask" - Drawn by Maya Arnoldson.*

### Interview #2: Leonard W. Morlin (Former Senior Adviser)

The next Interview is with Leonard w. Morlin, a Former Senior Advisor for a yet undermined Presidential Administration (Theorized to be the Dean Administration). In this recording, Leonard reveals that the practice of LincolnLooking is real, and how a Looker is chosen. Typically, the Looker in question is someone from the President's past or present, someone who wronged them. The individual may not have even been important, or did something so miniscule that only the President remembers. Unlike everyone else, the President can get their revenge.

Every president can choose one individual to be a LincolnLooker. Once an Alibi is fabricated, that individual will remain a Looker for duration of the President's Term(s) in office. There is no Trial and nobody can object to the President's decision. While the practice may seem barbaric in nature, Morlin is completely unfazed by this event.

According to Leonard: *"You might be surprised, but it's nothing new. It's been a tradition, Lincoln Lookers have been around for a very long time. . . "*

*Due to rumors that LincolnLookers were imprisoned behind Presidential Portraits, White House officials publicly removed and re-installed the Portraits to prove that no space existed to hold LincolnLookers.*

  - Portrait #2

### Answering Machine Tape: Howard Melrose (Visitor)

The Final Perspective is not an Interview, but an Answering Machine Recording from a person named Howard Melrose who recounts the event that took place whilst visiting the Lincoln Memorial to his wife, Eunice Melrose.

Howard recounts how during a normal visit to the Memorial, he began to hear an odd scratching sound, eventually, he realizes the noises are coming from within the Marble Chair where the statue of Lincoln sits. He went to ask a Female Guard if something would be done about the noise, thinking that an Animal got trapped within. The Guard was dismissive of Melrose's inquiry, saying that they would take care of it when fewer people were around. A few minutes pass, and the noises only grow louder, which began to make visitors uneasy and nervous. Melrose asks the guard again, this time asking what kind of animals normally get stuck in the Chair.

Her reply is blunt: *"Wild Animals".*

During the commotion, a Blind Girl approached the Marble Chair. Presumably, to better hear the noise, she pressed her head to the Chair to listen. She then recoiled from the Chair and began to cry hysterically. Her parents attempted to pull her away, but she began to hit the chair with her Walking stick. For reasons unknown to even Melrose, he began to aid the Girl in her attempts at hitting the chair (Most likely, he grabbed a Post from a Roped area), and they continued to do so despite attempts from the guards to subdue the. Eventually, their combined efforts bore fruit, as large cracks materialized in the Chair, then without waring a burst shot out from the cracks, and the statue's head turned towards the pair.

Fearing for the girl's safety, He picked her up and fled down the steps of the Memorial along with other visitors and staff. When he looked back, the Head had moved back into place and began to be moved upward (This is contradicted by the Footage he recorded). As the head moved and the "Animal" within emerged, Howard took out his camera to record it.

However, upon witnessing the creature that emerges, he remarks to Eunice that: *"It was no wild animal"*

*Howard Melrose Recorded the Following images.*

  - The only frame of the "Animal" emerging from the confines of the Statue

## Credits

Maya Arnoldson voiced by Eliana Gallagher

Leonard W. Morlin voiced by Rohan Gerry

Howard Melrose voiced by Alex Casanas

Russian Subtitles by Felix Mayflower