『FLATHEAD』の考察・エンディング紹介・全テープ翻訳・感想レビュー【ホラゲ】

If you listen closely, youll hear the crashing waves of tomorrow outside the door. But fear not, stranger, for those waves are for another day. Today, those waves shall sleep, if only for a moment.Because Today, my friend, Is Special. Today you will be tested. Again. And again. and again. But when its over, when the waves finally break through and splinter the door, Tomorrow will recede and tremble in awe of what youve become.

May the tapes of Yesterday provide you the strength that is required for the trials of Today.

Until Tomorrow, Flathead.

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: Unknown

The OCCIPITAL MELODY. On the upper "floors," the sound can be heard echoing at a distance that always seems just out of reach. Some have speculated that it is a form of communication, echolocation, or even a warning - although again, these remain purely speculative.

It is the first of the CEPHALONIC MELODIES, a triptych of melodies that are experienced throughout the structure. The intent of the sounds - and the structure as a whole - are currently unknown.

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

Hello, is this on? Alright, whatever. Um, what do I talk about? Uh okay, well, it's a May 5th 19XX. And, um, I am keeping a record of my life. My doctor recommended that I keep a journal because I have early hypertension. He thought this would help me clear my thoughts and de-stress. I don't know if that's going to help, but you know, whatever.

This week we are starting construction or no, sorry, we're finishing construction on the new accelerator, which I mean, it's exciting, it's crazy. It's the first one of its kind around here and everyone's I'm tried of everyone talking about it. Personally, I think it's gonna flop and fail and it'll be a huge waste of money. But as long as they keep paying me, I'll keep showing up.

Date recorded: 5/5/19XX

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded:

FMAC: We call those Watchers. Freaky big fellas, no doubt, but relatively harmless.

(Unintelligible Audio)

FMAC: Well, yeah - I suppose that's true - they did get a member of OS C41, I believe. Alex? Alex something. I forget. It's never been confirmed though - I read through the transcripts a few years ago. All we know is that there *was* a Watcher and Alex -

Unknown Voice: I believe her name was Kat. Of observation Study E6

FMAC: Really? Well shit, my bad. Kat... it was Kat right? Kat disappeared at the same time as the Watcher. But it's mostly just conjecture about what may or may have occurred.

UV: What about the SUNSET recording?

FMAC: Ha... yeah, Ive heard of it. But Ive also heard of Bigfoot. Doesnt make it anymore real.

UV: Would you like to hear it?

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded:

The SUNSET recording. While a popular "ghost story" amongst those in the early years of the Observation Study, few actually believed it to exist. It was only after the Foster Wave Incident that many of the redacted or classified documents and studies were released to help facilitate a more standardized procedure and reduce the likelihood of a recurrence.

Initially believed to depict a sunset, hence the name, it has since been accepted to show missing OS team member, Kat[REDACTED].While it has long since been condirmed that missing OS members undergo some sort of cellular photogenic translation, the SUNSET recording marked the first instance of the structural reguragitation.

Listen for the waves, Flathead. From the depths their songs will guide you to new shores.

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

Well, egg on my face. The accelerator is pretty wild, it turns out. It's weird to live through a moment that you know it's going to be written about, like 50 years from now. Like everything we know about photons is about to change, like everything, and I'm living through that. It's hard to describe. But I did also lose a $50 bet that this was gonna totally tank. So, like experiencing history, losing a $50 bet, it's a toss-up.

Date recorded: 5/25/19XX

Date recorded: 3/13/19XX

JLONG: "Christ, this is one of the weirder ones. we picked this up on a cardiod we left in the entry way. One of those... things came out and stared at the camera for days. The whole roll - and Im talkin special-ordered, 144 frame rolls - was this fucker just... staring into the lens. Din't move an INCH, which was unfortunate because it blocked most of the frame. Not sure when it made... whatever it is this sound is supposed to be. If I remember correctly, it was on its way out. I think we got like 2 or 3 frames towards the end when it fucked off to wherever it they fuck off to.

JLONG: Yeah, Ive seen the spectrogram. They always do that - we think they speak through images, that they can see the waves as pictures. Honestly though, we have no idea. What do you think Jo-ann, you were there from the beginning, ya? HA! what do-

== END OF RECORDING ==

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded:

Similar to the OCCIPITAL, the PARIETAL MELODY can be heard echoing at a distance that always seems just out of reach. It is usually heard at the boundaries of impassable terrain. It is unclear whether a singular entity is creating the sound or it is produced by the structure itself. Despite extensive research, not much is known about the CEPHALONIC MELODIES

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

!! -- TAPE DEGRADED. USE TRANSCRIPTION

Patient was admitted for observation and palliative measures at around... uh... 0600 hours. Those who witnessed the event maintain that the patient was performing routine maintenance on [REDACTED] when an unknown safety mechanism failed and the patient's left temple intersected with some sort of... high energy plasma wave? Or particle beam? Those who accompanied the patient from the accelerator facility were frustratingly vague but insisted the specifics were unimportant to the patient's potential recovery.

Patient is currently fully alert, with a slightly elevated blood pressure of 140/90 and heart rate of 135. Those from the facility indicated that the dose of radiation from the exposure - they've estimated as high as 500k roentgens, which apparently far exceeds any known dose and is most certainly fatal - although my experience here is admittedly limited. The patient repeats the phrase, " Today was Special," as a kind of tic, with an accompanying leg dyskinesia - which could be attributed to potential frontal lobe damage stemming from the accident. Despite this, the patient is seemingly in good spirits and has agreed to be observed and studied as his condition inevitably declines. The current estimate is no more than a week.

== END OF RECORDING ==

Date recorded: 5/29/19XX

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: 11/22/19XX

The audio itself is unremarkable if heard - but the spectrogram reveals something fascinating, especially when the date of the recording is considered. The face visible in the image bears a remarkable resemblance to [REDACTED] and the presentation and stage of their symptoms. Their disappearance on the day prior to the recording must be significant - although to what end is wnknown.

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: 2/6/19XX

We're a little confused about the significance of this one - it seems like it's just a fish. Maybe it's their idea of a joke?

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

INTERVIEWER: What can you tell us about the experience?

000: Is this about my workman's comp claim?

INT: Um. (cough)... no - I thought that was clear. This is purely about the accident.

000: Ok, yeah - alright. Well it didn't hurt - chich is surprising. I saw the brightest light I've ever seen - with a strange... pink and blue hue? And time seemed to slow, almost to a crawl. And before you say people always say that right before an accident - it wasn't like that. I fell from a treehouse when I was 13 - remember the fall vividly and that it *seemed* to slow - but that's just how our brains work when under duress.

INT: We're aware of how the brain works.

000: Seriously?

INT 2: Um, let me just step in here - there won't be any more interruptions. Will there?

INT: (cough) ... No. Please continue.

INT 2: Yes, please continue.

000: As i was saying. Time... slowed. It breathed, almost. Like a long exhalation. There was an incredibly loud roar and this weird melody? And then the room fell into me.

INT: What do you mean "fell into you?"

000:The light bent and curved... into me, I guess. it was instantaneous, I assume. Like some radio station popping in and out of the wrong frequency. It's hard to explain.

INT: [Scoff]

000: Excuse me?

INT:Nothing. That's just a - uh, creative theory.

000: How bout you go fu-

Date recorded: 6/12/19XX

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded:

Seemingly the final third of the CEPHALONIC MELODIES, the note relationships here are clearer and the melody more defined. The recording was recovered by OS team [REDACTED] - from the unfortunate [REDACTED] [TO EDITOR - if youre going to redact everything, why do I bother even writing these?] [EDITOR - because we pay you to. Stop complaining. At least you're not on OS].

While the previous two interations of the CEPHALONIC MELODIES are sporadically heard and recorded, the recording of the TEMPORAL MELODY is, as of Jan 19XX, the only to be observed and/or experienced. The reason for this disparity is - like much of the CEPHALONIC MELODIES - unknown.

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: UNKNOWN

Spectrograph is from a different, unfortunately lost, recording [another casualty from the inter-office expansion...] - although both the attached audio and spectrograph were from Observation Study F8 hence the pairing.

The Spectrograph is believed to be an intended communication regarding the remains of [REDACTED] - or the possible cellular regurgitation of their double. The logic and mechanisms behind these processes are still unproven and somewhat piecemeal - or at least, the evidence is far from complete - so the takeaways are somewhat limited.

The origin of the audio sample is unknown - the recording itself was recovered only through the use of surrogates (and early ones at that). The intent and source for the sound can therefore only be speculated. Interesingly, the word, "LONELY" was written on the recovered DAT system - but again, it's unclear whether this should be attributed to the OS team or the surrogates themselves.

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: 1/14/19XX

Last known appearance of OS D76 member Floyed [REDACTED]. The delivery of false spectrograms and their frequency cannot be ignored - but the recovered notes and witness accounts what it seen above.

Given the perceived lack of malice and intent, one must assume the purpose of such a projection is not to gloat but rather, perhaps just an echo of the event. The subsequent recording made the day after, however, is still very much top of mind for current OS members. SEE Rec. 1.15.XX.C

AUDIO SPECTROGRAM

Date recorded: 1/15/19XX

The first instance of the startling, albeit harmless MEMORI EFFECT. There are, of course, may theories as to how a spectrogram of what appears to be a real memory is obtained by the structure [or whatever is producing the aural imaging].

Because of the nature of the recordings, the validity of the memories cannot be verified - but those present in the images or that knew the source well have gone on record to confirm that the images are strikingly similar to scenes or events that occurred.

It should be noted that the images, while similar, often differ in subtle details when compared to the real versions - a brand of television or a haircut, for example, are often shifted unknown or strange variations. The demeanor of those in the "memories" are almost always expressionless. Whether this is an attempt at solace or communication is, again, unknown.

"LONELY" is often written on the recordings if recovered in the field.

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

I feel like time is flowing around me. I think it's ebbing and it's flowing and it's not constant, like I remember it, like it should be. I feel like one minute I'm at work and I can't even remember what I do. I can't even remember what I do for work, and then the next I'm in this hallway and it's --

Date recorded: 9/29/19XX

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

I started seeing these people there -- the hallway. I try to talk to them, but they don't seem to understand. It's like they're wearing masks of their faces. I know that sounds crazy, but it's like they have all the right parts but they don't know what to do with them. They just look and every time I wake up there's more, there's more of them every time and they just stare. They just stare at me, or maybe I'm staring at them.

Date recorded: 8/4/19XX

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO

I can feel it. I can feel it pulling me down. I can feel it in every atom that it split and called its own. And I won't fight it. I won't, I can't. It's warm and it's light and I'm going home. I see that now. I see that Today is special. Remember that.

Date recorded: 8/21/19XX

Tomorrow beckons, friend. Shed your grief and let the tides of Time wash you away. Today was Special.