User blog:GummyLeeches/Gummy's Cassette Tape Collection (MHHQ)

During my unfortunate experiences with the Basement, I've decided to leave cassette tapes at points of interests I find. They're scattered all over the place and even I don't remember what I record sometimes.

Audio Log 1 - Entryway
This cassette tape is labeled Entryway, and was recovered at a staircase leading into floor B3. The transcript is as follows:

"GummyLeeches. April 25th, 2022. Unknown Time.

What is this place? There's a bunch of pitch black holes everywhere. The lights are incredibly dim - close to going out and I do not have a light.

I came down here to find Oli... but maybe it was a mistake. There's nothing down here except stone walls, holes, and the occasional light. The lights don't even seem to be the main thing illuminating the basement, as it's the same level of light everywhere. Odd.

End audio log."

Audio Log 2 - M is real
This cassette tape is labeled M is real, and was recovered in front of a statue that looks similar to one in the Castle Courtyard. The transcript is as follows:

"GummyLeeches. Is it April 25th? Unknown Time.

It's incredibly dim and the air is thin - which means I probably won't be here long. I've decided to keep this tape running for the duration of my time here."

(34 seconds of silence.)

"What is that!?

It's a... blue candle. Not sure if it has anything weird going on wi-

Oh, what the fuck! What is that? It's a statue... that's what it is... a statue of a star. It's- It's gone now.

And it's here again... anyways, there's a plaque on the statue's base.

 'M is real 4802.'

This definitely seems worth following up.

It has a few unlit candles on the base of the statue.

Hold on. Let me light these up..."

(21 seconds of silence.)

"Not sure what that'll do...

Let me try... looking away from it.

It doesn't move anymore.

If... uh... anyone is able to find this tape... ask the fellows upstairs to do some follow-up research on this.

End audio log."

Further Research - Life?
This cassette tape is not an audio log. It's a recording of the noises created by some kind of creature I found inside the basement. This tape is labelled ''Life? (PLAY THIS ONE FIRST!)''

This tape was found in a small depression in a wall that has an unlit candle next to it. A description of the content is as follows:

(The tape starts with the faint sound of light footsteps.)

(About 2 seconds in, you can hear the footsteps stop. The sound of blowing out a candle is heard. The footsteps pick up again. This repeats 2 more times.)

(The footsteps get incredibly close to the device recording the audio. Quiet yet labored breathing is heard, and the sound of a candle blowing out is also heard.)

(The footsteps slowly become fainter and fainter, until they are not heard.)

(3 seconds of silence.)

(Loud glitching noises are heard for about 2 minutes.)

(3 seconds of silence.)

(Echoed footsteps are heard that are getting closer and closer.)

(The footsteps stop. The ruffling of clothes is heard.)

(The audio recording stops.)

I was able to record this by setting the cassette recorder in the creature's path and recovering it (though it was difficult due to the geometry of the basement).

Audio Log 3 - Follow-up Information
This cassette tape was found alongside Life? and is labelled Follow-up Information (PLAY THIS ONE AFTER YOU LISTEN TO THE OTHER ONE). The transcript is as follows:

(This tape is entirely in a whispering voice.)

"GummyLeeches. I don't know the time or date.

There's something out there... blowing out my candles.

I learned that there were candles on every wall, and if you light them it forces them not to change position while I'm not looking at them, thus allowing me to find my way out easier.

Unfortunately, whatever is in here does not like that. It's blowing out my candles - and god knows what will happen if it blows all of the candles out!

I've never got a good look at the creature. I'm afraid it'll see me and do something.

I need to find a way to hide my candle light.

End audio log."