I see, the direction of gravity changes with the color of the gem. when it's red the gravity will move down (away from the elevator door) and when it's blue it direct it down the far end hallway (making the doors the ground)
The anomaly tried to bring mask down by reverting gravity to original state (red gem)
Closer inspection reveals the object at the bottom of a hall is the corpse of a Stalker. The anomaly doesn't appear to care about the body hitting it/passing through it when it changes gravity the first time. (Also, whether on purpose or by artist oversight, gravity doesn't change for the corpse when the anomaly switches back to red.)
Closer inspection reveals the object at the bottom of a hall is the corpse of a Stalker. The anomaly doesn't appear to care about the body hitting it/passing through it when it changes gravity the first time. (Also, whether on purpose or by artist oversight, gravity doesn't change for the corpse when the anomaly switches back to red.)
Might not be a body left on the far wall, but a body shaped black stain.
It's interesting to see that the second hallway is spotless until the corpses fell onto them. Which begs the question, is the death toll per anomalous level really low (and it just adds up when you take into account the whole building), or did someone - or something - clean the apartment regularly? Clearly not hoping for an anomalous janitor to appear at some point, nope.
It's interesting to see that the second hallway is spotless until the corpses fell onto them. Which begs the question, is the death toll per anomalous level really low (and it just adds up when you take into account the whole building), or did someone - or something - clean the apartment regularly? Clearly not hoping for an anomalous janitor to appear at some point, nope.
One can only assume from the abundance of meat in that pile that this one certainly isn't a carrion eater.
I wouldn't be surprised if a place like this doesn't have some kind of corpse thief creature that carries off the dead. Perhaps the red miasma that keeps appearing is capable of sweeping away corpses into its little terror dimension.
It's interesting to see that the second hallway is spotless until the corpses fell onto them. Which begs the question, is the death toll per anomalous level really low (and it just adds up when you take into account the whole building), or did someone - or something - clean the apartment regularly? Clearly not hoping for an anomalous janitor to appear at some point, nope.
Probably should also take into consideration all the possible floors one can end up on. We don't know how many people are actually investigating the apartment, but it wouldn't be unreasonable to guess it's probably rather infrequent for floors that aren't labelled on the inside of the elevator. Even the ones that are crossed out in the elevator probably get frequented more than a random floor.
And once again, Giant Otter preparedness and reflexes beats out otherworldly anomalous entity!
Though obviously it doesn't work all the time, as seen with the A!Giant Otter and 'Nap Room' comics. Still, good on them for being able to laugh in its... face?
Closer inspection reveals the object at the bottom of a hall is the corpse of a Stalker. The anomaly doesn't appear to care about the body hitting it/passing through it when it changes gravity the first time. (Also, whether on purpose or by artist oversight, gravity doesn't change for the corpse when the anomaly switches back to red.)
The 7+ panel corpse is an artist error. This anomaly(a gravity bird?) does seem to be able to phase through objects.
It's interesting to see that the second hallway is spotless until the corpses fell onto them. Which begs the question, is the death toll per anomalous level really low (and it just adds up when you take into account the whole building), or did someone - or something - clean the apartment regularly? Clearly not hoping for an anomalous janitor to appear at some point, nope.
There is the anomaly that tries to create apartment rooms that look like they were lived in until recently, leaving behind bookshelves full of gibberish books that the otter team finds, so there may be something trying to clean up. There's also the possibility of something like the apartment lights image where the exploding head person seems it "resets" anytime someone enters. (Yet another anomaly where leaving immediately is the only right answer...)
It's also likely that those corpses just fell out of the elevator by walking forward without understanding the change in gravity, and the human stalkers are dumber than the Friends who know that bottle rats go first. If the giant otters are the first to not die immediately after connecting to that floor, then it makes sense that the creature wouldn't have reacted to anything and tried to change gravity before.
Considering that the elevator lady seems to have been from a time before the corruption of the apartment building, which also seems not that long before the Friends moved in, it may just be that all these anomalies are starting to move into the apartment (or starting to be connected to the apartment), rather than having existed here since time immemorial. Combined with the television report that Fennec was watching, it's possible this is a new anomaly that's spreading and has taken over the whole town at this point. (The world is doomed unless Racoon-san can save us all...)
That's death by fall. The dried blood splatter at the doorknob shows that a stalker slammed into it before hitting the wall. This also tells how cautious the Gachi stalker has to have been to not die once, unlike the otters.
As for the world outside the apartment, I don't think Minmi News (anomalous broadcast) should be taken at face value. The anomalies have been already been shown to be deceptive and hostile, if not explicitly shown simultaneously. We never did get to see what the Fake-san or the Kraken would do, but there isn't much reason to believe it would be good.
The elevator is weird, and even as we slowly learn more about it, it gets more and more strange. It connects to more apartments than any building can hold. It can be used to travel through time intentionally, but sometimes it gets mixed up and presents time-shifted versions (maybe alternate universes?). Someone has tried to hack it, with unknown success. Even when/where? the human EG was still alive, it still operated on the strange coordinate-like system than a sensible floor.
This also tells how cautious the Gachi stalker has to have been to not die once, unlike the otters.
Just want to visit this to point out that it seems almost like he's trying to be a one-man Giant Otter Squad- his gear is fairly similar to theirs, and he certainly seems to make use of (a copy/ copies of) their map/s. I wonder if he's ever worked directly with them... and come to think of it, what exactly it is he hopes to find here.
As for the world outside the apartment, I don't think Minmi News (anomalous broadcast) should be taken at face value. The anomalies have been already been shown to be deceptive and hostile, if not explicitly shown simultaneously. We never did get to see what the Fake-san or the Kraken would do, but there isn't much reason to believe it would be good.
The guy who was holing up in the convenience store and saying that the outside was fake is probably a real person, however. (Otherwise, why bother voting on his fate?) That said, it could just be a different "outside" that one can accidentally go to if one goes to the wrong exit, although it may also be the case that the whole apartment is slipping into a different dimension entirely. (It would also explain why Fennec isn't just grabbing Racoon and leaving when she understands how dangerous everything is - maybe it's impossible to leave this town once they've gotten too far inside, outside of visiting a wish granter?)
Garrus said:
Just want to visit this to point out that it seems almost like he's trying to be a one-man Giant Otter Squad- his gear is fairly similar to theirs, and he certainly seems to make use of (a copy/ copies of) their map/s. I wonder if he's ever worked directly with them... and come to think of it, what exactly it is he hopes to find here.
Unless he's looking for the wish granter ala STALKER, a likely possibility is that he had a relative that lived in the apartment. The few times he speaks, it sounds like he's seeking revenge against the apartment, and the Minmi news also had the amusing note about how there were more people going missing in this town than there were even people in the town to start with...
This looks tricky...This is...Uwaah-!?Inspect!Inspect!How is it?How is it?This looks tricky...Uwaah-!?Mask!Mask!Mask!Mask!DING-DONGHAHAHA!Prepare to close!HAHAHAHAHA!HAHAHA!HAHAHA!HAHAHA!HAHAHAHA!Bottle!
Cut the rope!Doable! Doable!Doable!Something's coming!
Prepare...to close!Something's coming!
Prepare...to close!Cutting the rope!
