by Ethagon
December 29th, 1999
Christmas family is still at the hotel, hopefully they'll stay until New Year. I think I'll start my yearly routine to check up on the "thing in itself" today. Need to infiltrate Foundation security for this again.
Helpful definition for the thing itself: Based on Kant?
* People only ever interact with characteristics of thing itself (like touching it)
* Normally only all the characteristics combined are called "the thing"
* The actual thing in itself can never be directly interacted with (excluding me kinda)
Rest of the Day:
Found the thing itself in the anomalous item log. Apparently it still is an apple. the apple in itself.
You would expect them to be a bit more suspicious of an apple just appearing. But they just put it in a safe and forgot about it. At least contain it properly.
Picked the apple in itself up (takes too long, need to find a less complex way) and left the site. Site blurred an alarm, probably for all apples disappearing, after I left.
Put the itself-apple in my room. Bought an actual apple on the way and put it on my desk, just so I can see it.
The Hotel staff still hasn't figured out that I should have checked out yesterday, so I'll probably stay until New Year. Apple starts to feel less like a word.
Gonna check if I find my "thing itself" list.
Thing itself, places to put:
* Serpents Hand They didn't realize it. Not a safe place as It could be lost in the library
* GOC No reaction
* UIU
* Horizon Initiative Thing itself is probably not religious
* Foundation I need a different approach to this
Really need to find a save spot for this. No more incidents.
Similarities:
Only attracts attention afterwards ✓
"Real" features can not be perceived ✓
Has no real features ✓
Does not belong anywhere ✓
Leaves a mark on the world X
Why are you like me ?
I need to stop pondering about this. I'm not a thing itself
December 29th, 1999
The apple on my desk is gone. How the hell Who in the
Hypothesis:
* Somebody followed me and took it Nearly impossible, I would notice being watched or followed. And how would they pick it up?
* It's sentient? I don't know what to do with that possibility
* No longer an apple. Turned into something different. Forgot that could happen
Hope I find it in this room, otherwise no idea where it went. Either way, it's gonna be difficult to find something I can't sense.