Statement of Jonathan Sims, The Archivist, regarding recent occurences surrounding the phenomenon of "The Yellow Door". Transcribed by subject 12 June, 2024. Statement begins:
The door first appeared on 10 June, 2024, while Two was infected by the so-called "soul virus". A mysterious entity approached Two with offers of a cure, instructing them to travel to the astral plane and "look for the yellow door".
Since, there have been multiple sightings of the door by various parties, including an attempted investigation [See CID:5914 and CID:5701].
Perhaps most curious of all is gonzobatman's claim that, while he was "making up" everything about his soul virus (I had suspected this), he himself has begun dreaming of the door himself.
This leads me to several theories:
First, that the door itself is, as I and @muppet-blackwood originally suspected, a manifestation of the entity known as The Distortion [See index:entities] and,
Second, that the Distortion is manifesting as a shared madness spread amongst everyone who comes into contact with it. I believe this explains the soul virus as well, and I can draw several conclusions from how the virus manifested in Two. The Distortion feeds upon madness and unreality, two elements that are prominent across the muppetverse, and concentrate around The Muppet Joker himself. I do not believe he is the source of this madness, perse, but he does seem to concentrate, attract, and redistribute it. The influence of The Distortion has found a foothold in the minds of those involving themselves deeply within the brotherhood (both positively and antagonistically). This caused Two to react to the presentation of a spiritual infection as if it was reality, they themselves creating how the symptoms manifested within them influened by their own fears and the fears inheirted from The Muppet Joker (ie horses).
When 57 engaged in their research of the Yellow Door, they reported that what came through it was...a plushie horse. This is not a known shape to this entity, however it follows given the mind of 57 themselves - once again, projecting both puppets and horses as the chosen psychopomps to appear through.
Both Five and 57 have expressed the theory of belief as the medium through which these fears are manifesting. I do not necessarily disagree, but would propose a reframing of his perspective. Belief is indeed powerful, and it is in fact a fundamental philosophy of my own that belief is the foundational material of our shared realities (perhaps I will make a seperate post about this theology at some point, if there is interest). I would further define the idea of belief into more specific categories, such as Fear and Hope - both powerful forces in their own right. In this case, it is fear that is the driving power influencing how various entities are manifesting on this plane.
I would imagine, should someone outside of the Brotherhood (such as one of my fellow researchers, or one of the "enemies" of The Muppet Joker such as Mis, Denise, or Gonzobatman) were to approach the door, it would present itself not as a horse, but as something otherwise representative of their own driving fears. To what end? Perhaps none. It is not out of the realm of possibility that The Distortion has appeared for the sole reason of sowing chaos and discord. It may simply be bored and playing a game with us. I would encourage everyone interested to - and I understand the irony of this statement coming from myself - not overthink this. The more you doubt your own mind, the stronger the hold of this entity becomes. This is not a being of logic or sense, do not try to ascribe it any. Paradoxically, the more you try to understand it and make sense of it, the deeper into the spiral you're pulled.
I will continue to observe. Regardless of the reasoning, its appearance and sudden prominence is...troubling.
[STATEMENT ENDS.]
