Originally began on January 26th, 2018, though it was announced a day before.
Decoded by a LOT of people. Here's a Google Doc detailing the decryption process of all the puzzles involved!
And here's another Google Doc! This one has more speculation from the time in it, as well as the more-or-less unrelated April Toons event from 2018.
Original TTR blog post announcing the ARG
Original TTR blog post starting the ARG
Old TTR Wiki page (Wayback Machine backup)
Welcome to my terminal. If you're reading this, it seems the bait is working! Don't be alarmed.
Of course, I know my password was released long ago thanks to a certain number that I can't seem to rid of. My important documents are no longer stored here, for obvious reasons, but I'm sure the ripple will reach them soon enough. Ironically, I need that ripple to come again.
I knew what I was doing by releasing that blog post. Today the 25th - and tomorrow, I can only hope, the 26th. Time to prepare.
Regards,
S.G.
Right to the juicy stuff, then!
They'll want to brush up with these for what comes next.
And what does come next?
What's already happened.
Ah. I suppose they'll need to know what's already happened to understand.
Precisely.
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26
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Author:
* Doctor Surlee
Date:
* December 2006
Content:
For some time now, I've been collecting information on this
reoccurring anomaly that happens on the 26th. At first, it
completely perplexed me. Why this seemingly insignificant
date?
I’ve archived all major events within the "Archive" folder,
which I go back and study every so often, hoping to find an
answer.
It wasn't until I went back through the journals of the
Rewritten Experiment, desperately attempting to pinpoint the
problem, when I discovered something dreadful. October 26th,
1998.
That's the day I came back to. The day that, as they say, I
threw a gigantic rock into the fabric of time that has caused
ripples every month following it. Some small - so insignificant
that it seems like nothing has happened - and some tidalwaves.
To anyone who may ever read this, like the rest of my work
which this anomaly has exposed: Welcome to the tidalwave.
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Even with this notion of an idea pinpointed, I still had no
Cause. What went wrong in my device to cause such ripples?
I’m not able to observe the true fabric of time in order to
answer such a question. However, I have an idea of who might.
Gah! I can't even stand to think of it.
"The Two", as I've labeled them, first appeared on April 26,
right after the first key date of the Rewritten Experiment:
The Toon Council Presidential Election. I've never once seen
who - or what - they are, yet they have absolute knowledge of
everything I'm trying to accomplish. HOW?
All other Toon's knowledge of what once was - or rather, what
will be - is gone. We went back. But "The Two" know. They
understand what it means to be Rewritten. They understand what
I’m trying to accomplish. Most importantly, they understand
the 26th.
I need to find them. It's been so long since a tidalwave has
occurred, which I'm certainly thankful for, but I need one in
order to reach them. They're the key to all of this.
Luckily, I have an idea on how to trigger the anomaly. Next
month, an announcement about LoonyLabs.net is the perfect
recipe for disaster. I hope I know what I'm getting myself
into.
”The Two"? That has a nice ring to it.
Though, I think more fitting would be "The One."
Which one of us is "The One?"
Easily both.
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Lab Report - April 26, 2000
"Loony Labs Lab Report - Week 1"
UNPUBLISHED
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For a Toon, I sure do have a lot of papers to file through.
However, I am quite pleased with the fruits of my labor. The
hustle and bustle of founding Loony Labs is finally nearing
its conclusion, and everything seems to be smooth sailing from
here, relatively speaking. Time appears to be running precisely
according to plan. Until today, that is.
I walked into my workspace to find a resignation paper from
Doctor Fissionton on my desk. He was always such a dedicated and
hardworking Toon, so seeing this resignation so soon seems strange.
I could have sworn that Doctor Fissionton was a dog, yet this is
signed with a cat's print. My mind grows foggy when thinking
about the past-future.
Nonetheless, considering his absence in the later years of the
original Loony Labs, I believe I can manage in his stead, keeping
everything according to plan. Besides, what's the worst that can
happen from a small anomaly?
Ah, I remember these.
Good times!
Bad times for him.
He'll learn to appreciate it, it's only a matter of time.
Time is all it's ever a matter of.
I see they made it.
You already knew that they would.
I'll be more impressed if they make it past this point.
They will, but they're going to need help.
Lots of it. This is no puzzle to be solved alone.
This will be their greatest challenge yet.
The greatest challenge for the greatest knowledge.
Some would call that knowledge a curse.
I prefer to call it a warning.
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C.A.K.E.
Categorizing All Known Energy
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Team Lead:
* Doctor Fissionton
Team Members:
* Professor Purrview
* Doctor Fumbdound
Mission:
The Tooniverse is filled with all sorts of
undocumented matter. Gyro Gearloose left us with
the discovery that particles can be arranged in
a spring-like pattern, as done with the Portability
Design which is built into the Karts of Goofy Speedway.
The C.A.K.E. Team's mission is to discover any other
patterns that matter can be manipulated with, and
ultimately, discover if other types of particles exist
within the Tooniverse. Such a discovery could lead to
silliness of MASSIVE proportion.
Founded:
* February 2009