Primary interlocutor: John Shepard
The situation seems to be deteriorating ever since Jonah, or should I say "the Anomaly," gained control over Ephiris' systems. Considering that Level 10 is now out of control, the breaches of Level 11 will no longer be sealed, and all the Backrooms are about to turn into a hellish nightmare. The state of emergency through General Lockdown has somehow been triggered on its own, but this shouldn't be possible outside of Ephiris' control.
Activating the Lockdown requires access to Ephiris' general systems, yet due to Jonah's actions, there are no functioning systems left. Nevertheless, we must acknowledge that this is what just happened. The only potential reason, though we've never been able to verify the hypothesis, is that there might be a deeper level that grants access to deeper systems. Could there actually be another place in the Backrooms like the city of Ephiris?
Since J.O.N.A.H. managed to escape, it's possible that an even deeper level will reveal unprecedented things. After all, I had never seen this kind of spherical structure before. But the core of this Sphere will allow me to traverse all the synthetic systems, once deeply buried in the Backrooms by the founders of Ephiris.
Lockdown
↓↓ sink into the Backrooms ↓↓