Encounter A (v1)

0:00

[white noise]

The video starts with a picture of Mark Heathcliff and Ceasar Torres against a black background. White text above them reads, "the victims," text underneath their pictures say thier names and claim that Mark is 17 while Cesar is 16. The video is grainy and there is static on the bottom.

[phone dialing]

The text disappears and are replaced by captions for the dialogue.

Cesar: Hey, it’s Cesar. I hope it’s not too late.

Mark: No, it’s fine, don’t worry. What’s up, are you alright?

Cesar: Yeah, it’s not me, it’s my mom. She’s knocked out cold and I have no idea why. I’m on my way to the ER, but can you do me a favor?

Mark: Yeah, of course. What is it?

Cesar: I just need you to come over and turn on the cameras we have set up. You know the ones we installed after we were robbed?

Mark: Oh, yeah. Would you mind if I asked why?

Cesar: Well.. she screamed really loud right before I found her on the ground. I—I just…

Mark: Well, do you have your doors and windows locked? Like what the broadcast told us to do.

Cesar: Yeah, that’s the weird part. Maybe she saw something, I don’t—I don’t know.

Mark: Alright, I mean, it shouldn’t be too bad. I’m just gonna switch them on and get outta there though. You know how I feel about your house.

Cesar: Yeah, that’s fine. One last thing, try to get a good view of the back hallway, if you don’t mind.

Mark: ..Okay..?

Cesar: Alright, I gotta go—I’m almost at the hospital, thank you.

1:46

The video fades to black before showing grayscale footage and audio of a car driving and pulling into a driveway.

[crickets]

[car door opens]

The video is black, except for static.

[white noise]

Several shots seen from a security camera. The first is of a staircase leading to a basement. The second shows what appears to be a gravestone shaped figure outside. The third shows a hallway. The sound of a door opening is heard as the screen shows the staircase again. It switches to outside shot with strange mechanical sounds.

Text shows up on screen, in all caps, it says, "motion detected at 03:31 am, recording start." It shows the hallway, then the staircase, and then the outside. The gravestone shaped figure now looks humanoid and is bent over. It shows the hallway again, then the staircase, and the figure outside now look normal. The hallway door is now open.

Text on screen, in all caps, says, "camera two (basement entrance) has been disabled." Then, it says, "camera three (backyard) has been disabled." The hallway is seen again. Then the text says, "flash battery low."

4:33

A smiling face is distorted to be long and wavy.

Alternate: I am in your house at all times. I watch your every move. I lurk in the shadows. Even in your bedroom. [voice distorts further] And you never notice.

[white noise]

The video ends with text reading, "recording end 03:34 am."