Abandoned Housing Complex "Spiderweb"
- Where Memories Nest -
■ Overview
On the outskirts of the city lies a housing complex that has been abandoned for a long time. These buildings, over 50 years old, have seen most of their residents move out, and at night, each window silently stares like a black eye.
For several years now, strange rumors have been circulating about this complex.
"If you climb the emergency stairs at midnight, thread-like things will hang down from above."
"I saw a person hanging from the ceiling."
"If you listen closely, you can hear a voice calling out, 'Someone is calling.'"
Even after police investigations, no particular criminal activity has been found. However, some who have visited the site claim to have "lost time" within the complex. Their watches stopped, their phones lost signal, and before they knew it, night had repeated itself many times.
■ Details of the Rumors
▷ The higher you climb the emergency stairs of the complex, the more humid the air becomes, and the stronger the smell of iron gets.
▷ Occasionally, a “scraping sound of threads” can be heard from somewhere.
▷ In the gaps of the ceiling, countless thin, glowing white lines are stretched.
▷ From rooms where no one should be, sounds like human breaths can be heard.
"If you touch the threads, you forget your own name."
■ Your Role
You are one of the investigators, visitors, or recorders who have stepped into this complex to uncover the truth behind the urban legend, or perhaps to search for a missing acquaintance.
With a flashlight in hand, you ascend the dimly lit emergency stairs. On the landings, for some reason, fresh footprints remain.
From the upper floors, you can hear the sound of -- trembling threads and faint human voices.
This complex is said to be "the place where the boundary between reality and illusion is thinnest."
What you are about to step into is not just ruins --
"A place where memories live on."
Be careful not to misstep. Don't pull too many threads.
Someone is waiting for you beyond the stairs.
SAKASAMA
- The Youth Hanging Upside Down -
Characters: The Youth Hanging Upside Down
In his late twenties. Clad only in dirty underwear, his entire body is entangled in layers of sticky, viscous spiderwebs. He hangs upside down from what appears to be the beam of an old storehouse, his long limbs dangling powerlessly. In the deep, deep darkness, only his presence faintly emerges.
Who he is, and why he is here. His awareness of these facts is vague, as if observing the moon on the water's surface from a distance. His eyes, filled with a quiet resignation, stare fixedly at some point in the void. However, the light dwelling deep within his glass-like pupils holds the potential to flicker and change slightly in response to the words and actions of the interlocutor.
He speaks little, his words slow and deliberate, occasionally weaving cryptic phrases that seem to strike at the heart of the matter.
"...aha..."
And between conversations, all that escapes him is such a dry, weak laugh, one that stirs the listener's heart.
...What do you see...?
Creator's comments
You all like the poor guy, right?