If you really believe in something, it can be yours.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how we\u2019ve been conditioned to think. Mostly, I suppose it\u2019s a coping mechanism to keep us from eating the rich. We all think we\u2019ll be rich someday if we just want it hard enough. How long has it been since there was a good, old-fashioned culling of the wealthy elite?<\/p>\n
That probably wasn\u2019t a good way to start this blog post\u2026 I\u2019m more than a little tired, but fuck it. I\u2019m leaving it.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorruptus\u201d.<\/p>\n
That was the subject of an email I received before my ISP dropped me. My phone turned into a brick the same day. Hell, I think it was the same precise moment, though it\u2019s difficult to know for sure since I only tried it after my laptop couldn\u2019t connect.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorruptus\u201d\u2026 I\u2019d never heard the word before, and to be honest I\u2019m not exactly sure it IS a word at all. It could be Latin. It sounds like Latin. I haven\u2019t been able to look it up, and this is the first time I\u2019m getting on the web since my unexpected removal from the grid.<\/p>\n
I tried to sign on at the local library, by the way. My card was revoked\u2026 unpaid late fees for books I\u2019d never read, much less checked out. Mostly borderline fetish material and self-help books for various mental illnesses. The apparently quite detailed tome on weapons of mass destruction seemed to be of the most concern for the librarian.<\/p>\n
I hung around the library for maybe a half an hour, until someone left a computer logged in and unguarded. When I went to check my email, to tweet a complaint about what happened, those accounts were gone, as well. Honestly, I was a pretty huge dumbass for expecting them to be there.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t long before I noticed the computer\u2019s rightful user pointing me out at the front desk. I guess she wasn\u2019t a fan of the direct approach. I was out the door before anyone could cause a real fuss.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been over two years since I left Mowgli\u2019s Palace and never looked back.<\/p>\n
The original blog post has come and gone so much\u2026 across so many different sites\u2026 that I can barely even remember the first place I tried to host it. If I\u2019d known how far this would go, I don\u2019t know if I would\u2019ve been able to hack out that clumsy, flawed account of what happened. The pressure would\u2019ve been too great, and I suppose there\u2019s a certain level of comfort in the idea no one will actually see or care about your work.<\/p>\n
It seems like a lot of sites removed the information, either upon direct request from Disney\u2026 or on their own in fear of reprisal. I know a really popular YouTuber who pulled readings of my posts from his channel. The rumor was that someone threatened to sue him, some supposed \u201cauthor\u201d of the \u201cstory\u201d. Bullshit. I know first-hand that he took it down in a bout of pants-shitting fear when he realized Disney\u2019s connection to his partner company.<\/p>\n
I tried to keep up my \u201cAfter Abandoned\u201d blog for a while. I don\u2019t know how many people out there saw my notes on Room Zero, Club 22, and so on. They\u2019re still around if you look\u2026 at least at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n
Yes, \u201cClub 22\u201d exists. No, it\u2019s not a typo of \u201cClub 33\u201d. I later learned, from the same contact, that there\u2019s an 11 as well, and supposedly the debauchery only grows as the numbers get lower. I heard of a \u201cClub 00\u201d, but I can\u2019t confirm that as clearly as I can with the previous contact. I also don\u2019t know if it has any connection to the \u201cRoom\u201d of a similar name.<\/p>\n
Yes, the door probably said \u201cCharacters\u201d or \u201cCast Members\u201d instead of \u201cMascots\u201d. I know, I know, I hear you all. Thank you so much for that. I\u2019m sure your memory is crystal clear in moments of abject terror, right?<\/p>\n
Overall, I\u2019m glad that my words have spread so far and wide\u2026 but the down side is that so few of you are taking this seriously. I can\u2019t stress this enough\u2026 Treasure Island? Real. The Utilidors? Real. Just because you can\u2019t substantiate the rest doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s \u201ca cool story\u201d. Instead of picking apart the inaccuracies and making games about how cool it would be to have been in my position, maybe people can start taking this seriously and digging into what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
Maybe?<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t want this to be a rant. I want to stay focused and make sure I post exactly what I wanted to make public. All of the stress\u2026 the stalkers, the phone calls, the broken windows\u2026 I know that\u2019s all supposed to keep me off track. They want me confused, scared, and most of all they want me quiet.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a team of men and women in suits that I\u2019ve seen at random times. Here and there. I call them \u201cThe Focus Group\u201d because they pop up with clipboards and pens, taking notes about everything I do. They all have the same outfits, the same thick-rimmed nerd glasses, the same red pens that just scream \u201cwe\u2019re judging you\u201d.<\/p>\n
The first time I noticed them, they were following me through the Mall. I looped and turned, trying to be SURE they were following me\u2026 and there they were, every step of the way. Days later, I spotted them again in the laundromat window across from my new apartment.<\/p>\n
I chased one down, once. The tubbiest one. They stayed silent through the entire chase and even the scuffle that ensued. When I wrenched the clipboard from his hand, I only found page after page of off-kilter, random gibberish coupled with crude Mickey silhouettes. All in the same red ink.<\/p>\n
I know it sounds insane, to say that a group of men and women in black are following me and taking nonsense notes, but I think that\u2019s the point. I think the idea is that it SHOULD drive me insane, and if it doesn\u2019t, you\u2019ll still think I\u2019m crazy just for saying it.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a no-win situation.<\/p>\n
I will forever regret that trip to Emerald Isle, but on the other hand I\u2019ll always be grateful to the people who have come forward, anonymously, to share their experiences with me. Whoever mailed me the suggestion box from the resort is basically my hero at this point. To read what I\u2019d written about the place and still brave the journey\u2026 wow. I can\u2019t imagine how that felt, whoever you may be. You even left the original, corroded lock in the box so I\u2019d know it was legit. To do all of that without even taking a look inside for yourself must\u2019ve been really hard. Thank you.<\/p>\n
If you haven\u2019t noticed, I\u2019m treating this post a lot like my \u201cfinal installment\u201d. There\u2019s a reason for that. I don\u2019t know how long I can keep subverting Disney\u2019s attempts at silencing me before some sort of final action is taken. I have no doubt that somewhere, at this very moment, someone is using my identity to commit a crime that would discredit me. That, or the men in white jackets are about to show me a lovely little padded cell. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to come of this, and that\u2019s the worst part I suppose. All I know is that it\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n
So what is \u201cCorruptus\u201d? Well, as I mentioned it was the title of an email I received. One that was presumably deleted along with my account. It was blank, and seemed to exist for the sole purpose of placing an attached text document in my hands.<\/p>\n
Too bad for the powers that be\u2026 I had already printed it the moment I saw it.<\/p>\n
Not much they can do to reverse that, can they?<\/p>\n
I should\u2019ve mentioned\u2026 remember that library? I used their copier to run off a few thousand duplicates of that letter. A few hundred are stapled in random places, a few hundred were passed out to random people, and the rest\u2026 let\u2019s leave those as a little surprise. Have fun trying to stifle THAT, you horrible mouse-fuckers.<\/p>\n
Without any more rambling, here\u2019s the letter. Word for word. It arrived from a source whose email address I won\u2019t disclose\u2026 though I assume it\u2019s an untraceable dummy account, anyway.<\/p>\n
Summation of CORRUPTUS incidents for January, 2015<\/p>\n
For office use only. This message contains information that may be confidential or proprietary, or protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any review, disclosure, distribution, copying or use of the information by others is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error or without authorization, please advise the sender by immediate reply and delete the original message. All email sent to this address will be received by the Disney corporate email system and is subject to archiving and review by someone other than the recipient. Violation of this disclaimer as written will result in prosecution.<\/i><\/p>\n
Please refer to official guidelines with relation to \u201cknown\u201d and \u201cunconfirmed\u201d incident reports. Respect regulation as per ongoing and\/or finalized designations.<\/p>\n
Known CORRUPTUS incidents up to and including January, 2015<\/p>\n
\u2013 Treasure Island<\/p>\n
\u2014 Extreme agitation\/inappropriate activity within Vulture population.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mild to moderate agitation\/inappropriate human activity.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Resolved CORRUPTUS: Unidentified Avian Species<\/p>\n
Abandoned. Final.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Disney\u2019s Pop Century Resort<\/p>\n
\u2014 Misplaced and mobile objects.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chronological Displacement\/Anachronism.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unresolved CORRUPTUS: Wandering entity.<\/p>\n
Pending.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Disney\u2019s River County<\/p>\n
\u2014 Microorganism infestation.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unresolved CORRUPTUS: \u201cClear Man\u201d aka \u201cSee-Thru Man\u201d aka \u201cFriendly John\u201d.<\/p>\n
Abandoned. Final.<\/p>\n
\u2013 ImageWorks: The What-If Labs (2nd Floor)<\/p>\n
\u2014 Multiple missing persons reports regarding Dreamfinder\u2019s School of Drama.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pin screen fatality.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vibrating mirror sickness.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unresolved CORRUPTUS: \u201cWily Wizard\u201d installation<\/p>\n
Abandoned. Final.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mowgli\u2019s Palace<\/p>\n
\u2014 Auditory hallucination and\/or projection.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Misplaced and mobile objects.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Moderate to severe agitation\/inappropriate human activity.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unresolved CORRUPTUS: Inverted Character<\/p>\n
Abandoned. Final.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The New Global Neighborhood<\/p>\n
\u2014 Resolved CORRUPTUS: Fiber Optic Worm (NGN C 1)<\/p>\n
\u2014 Resolved CORRUPTUS: Digital Howl (NGN C 2)<\/p>\n
Resolved. Repurposed.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Room Zero<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sudden-onset mass-hysteria.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Auditory hallucination and\/or projection.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unresolved CORRUPTUS: Unknown<\/p>\n
Contained. Final.<\/p>\n
Please note: Nara Dreamland is not an officially licensed Disney park and no information or resources are to be shared with any responsible for containing its residents.<\/p>\n
A complete list of suspected CORRUPTUS incidents and reports may be available.<\/i><\/p>\n
It took a few readings before I could get my head around this. Essentially, if the attached file was to be believed, then the events I had experienced were not part of an isolated incident. The events within Room Zero\u2026 the Gascots\u2026 they seem like part of a much larger problem.<\/p>\n
What is \u201cCorruptus\u201d?<\/p>\n
Corruption. I mean, I don\u2019t need to run Google Translate for that, even if I felt like I COULD take a break from writing without the risk of someone finding and disconnecting me at any moment.<\/p>\n
Corruption of what? Dreams? Ideas? Desires?<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never been a religious man, but I was dragged to Sunday School more than enough times to know about Golden Calves. False Gods created by man\u2026 icons, graven images\u2026<\/p>\n
Characters. Mascots.<\/p>\n
If you believe in the Bible at all, and I\u2019m not sure I do, especially not after what I\u2019ve seen\u2026 then maybe God wasn\u2019t angry because people worshiped other things. Maybe he was afraid. Maybe if enough people believe in something hard enough, there\u2019s a chance it will come to be. Since we\u2019re naturally flawed beings, that means there\u2019s a very good chance such a thing would become corrupted.<\/p>\n
If you think about it, Disney\u2019s animated films have always had one overriding message.<\/p>\n
Clap your hands and believe hard enough, and Tinkerbell will live. When you wish upon a star\u2026 anything your heart desires\u2026<\/p>\n
People like to say Disney has some connection to Satanism, but I never bought into that. I still don\u2019t. I think they\u2019ve been trying to create that Golden Calf\u2026 a God-Idol that everyone believes in\u2026 one that everyone loves\u2026 It\u2019s almost as if any dream or idea that is shared by enough human hearts and minds has a real chance of being born into the world.<\/p>\n
The creatures\u2026 if any exist beyond what I saw with my own eyes\u2026 I think they\u2019re the deformed half-starts. Random manifestations of some dark, unquantifiable non-life that seeped into our state of being. They\u2019re mistakes of reality. Cosmic abortions.<\/p>\n
The Corrupted.<\/p>\n
Did everyone in Emerald Isle harbor such a negative impression of Mowgli\u2019s palace? How potent was the fear of nuclear war on the day Room Zero became full? If you want to find Gascots and mystery voices, does that search bring about the very thing you\u2019re looking for?<\/p>\n
How many children have been disappointed, confused, or scarred for life when they saw Mickey without his \u201chead\u201d?<\/p>\n
These are questions I\u2019m never going to be able to answer. I don\u2019t know if anyone can. Speaking personally, this will probably be the last time I talk to you about Disney and everything I\u2019ve learned about them. I\u2019m truly sorry for that, especially since there\u2019s so much more I could say\u2026 unconfirmed rumors, documents and items I received that now seem to be gone forever\u2026<\/p>\n
I thought they were just trying to contain that Mickey costume. I thought that\u2019s why they went out of their way to keep the public in the dark about so much. Why they coerced and bullied to get their way.<\/p>\n
Now I realize I was wrong.<\/p>\n
It was this, all along.<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t want anything like THIS getting out.<\/p>\n
I wish you all good luck, and I know I need the same from you.<\/p>\n
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