55 Days

55 Days - Day 5

CLOUDSDALE HOTEL, DAY 5, 8:03 AM

I slept better last night, but I'm still clueless as how to continue on the investigation. There was another note on the floor. I read it:

"GIVE UP

THINGS ARE NOT AS THEY APPEAR

I WILL BURN ALL OF THEM

I AM STRONGER THAN YOU THINK

YOU CANNOT STOP ME

YOU CANNOT SEE ME

YOU CANNOT KILL ME"

How am I supposed to interpret this? There's no clues here. I stared at the note some more.

What am I missing? The only thing notable is the single case and lack of punctuation. The paper itself wasn't special. The ink wasn't special. At least... that to my knowledge...

I blinked.

The note looks the same... except... No! This is definitely different! But how? I just KNOW it's different, but it's still the same note... I picked it up and stared at it pensively, then blinked. The paper changed!

"QUIT.

EVENTS ARE NOT AS THEY SEEM.

I WILL RAZE THEM ALL.

I AM FOREVER ENDURING.

YOU CAN'T HALT ME.

YOU CAN'T VISUALIZE ME.

YOU CAN'T MURDER ME."

How is this possible? How can the text itself change? I blinked again, trying again.

"HALT.

THINGS ARE NOT AS THEY VISUALIZE.

I WILL IGNITE ALL OF THEM.

I AM IMMORTAL.

YOU CAN'T TERMINATE ME.

YOU CAN'T COMPREHEND ME.

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME MORTAL AGAIN."

How in Celestia's name can this be happening? Is the other note like this too? How long have i not been noticing this? Why is the text altering?

There has to be an explanation. There has to be! Are these just random words? They can't be... Or... No... Could these not be actual words at all? Could this paper just be conveying it's meaning in whatever way it feels most effective? Yes... Yes! That has to be the answer! There we go, problem solved... just cursed paper, that's all! But... If they could do that to the paper without my knowing... They could have poisoned me too... Or worse yet... outright killed me...