ONGOING SOUNDS PERSIST, RUMORS SPREAD

By: Porter

The Halloween season has officially come to an end across the dream world, but something haunting still persists: unidentified sounds.

As spooky decorations come down, the dream world is still being hit by strange sounds that have yet to be identified of where they are originating from. The weather service is continuing to monitor the situation although they have yet to figure out what is causing the sounds. They acknowledged that public reports continue to come in at a steady pace to their various weather forecasting offices.

But as the agency continues to gripe with this issue and with the Dimension Investigation Agency to provide assistance to no avail, residents of the dream world have begun to conjure up their own theories and ideas of what are causing these sounds.

Across social media, users have begun to theorize that, perhaps, the sounds are originating from deep underground. Others are suggesting that the sounds are coming from the sky above us and some even suggest they are originating from outside of this world. With such theories, there have also been users posting predictions of an upcoming “grand dreamquake” set to be unleashed on the dream world in the near-future, though these predictions are based with little to no evidence to back them up whatsoever.

Most notably, there is a growing number of users who are theorizing that the famous figure, Morpheus, is beginning to wake up from His supposedly eternal slumber. According to folklore, Morpheus has long been said to have been the first inhabitant and original creator of the dream world. In the early days, Morpheus fell into a deep sleep and was put into a cave deep into a mountainside somewhere in the dream world where He remains to be left unbothered in an eternal slumber. All of this, of course, is merely a mythological tale, or so they say.

Still, there are no concrete pieces of evidence to suggest any of this is actually happening and no leads to point out where the sounds are coming from. Nevertheless, the weather service is continuing to monitor the situation and ask residents to have precautionary plans in place should a dreamquake actually take place. This is a developing story. Stick with the Tribune for the latest as it happens.

COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED AS SEASON WINDS DOWN

By: Roman

The weather across the dream world is expected to get cooler as the autumn season begins to come to a close in the coming weeks.

Autumn peaked in October of last month and has since been dwindling down. So much so that various weather stations across the dream world have begun to observe a steady decline in temperatures. The weather is not “cold” nor freezing, yet, but some dimensions and areas of the dream world may see freezing weather or even snow before the winter season officially begins.

“As we noted in our Seasonal Outlook back in September, we forecasted that some areas of the dream world would possibly see cooler than normal temperatures for the autumn season, though in the later half of the season,” Dimension Weather Prediction Service senior meteorologist Neige told the Tribune, “Temperatures are falling steadily across the general dream world but some areas are seeing temperatures drop at a slightly faster rate than generally speaking.”

Neige told me that he believes some sporadic areas of the dream world could be seeing freezing weather or even snowfall prior to December 1— the official start of the winter season. While rare, it is not something completely out of the ordinary nor something to be concerned about.

“I know the events of the past few years may cause eyebrows to be raised when you hear of freeze and snow to be seen before December, but this isn’t necessarily an event to be concerned of,” Neige explained, “It is indeed rare, but it would normally occur on a small basis at first. A few areas may see freeze and snowfall compared to the general dream world but nothing too exaggerated. By December, though, we should see much of the general dream world to be covered by snow, ice and report freezing temperatures. So all in all, historically speaking, nothing to be worried about.”

Neige concluded by saying that residents should bundle up and stay warm as temperatures continue to steadily decline across much of the dream world.

“It’s going to get colder in the coming weeks so residents should begin to bundle up and find a place to stay warm,” he said, “Winter’s almost around the corner but let’s get through the rest of autumn first. After all, the leaves are still falling and the foliage still looks beautiful out there. Make the most of it.”

Autumn continues on in the dream world. For the latest weather conditions and forecast in any area, visit the DWPS’ website for more information and resources. You can also visit your local forecasting office for additional assistance.

Q/A: Ask Nate

Dear Nate, how do you even exit the Backrooms?

By: Havta Leav

Hi Havta! Ah, the Backrooms is a very large dimension, isn’t it? It’s one of the most well-known dimensions in the real world. Humans have many perceptions and misconceptions about the Backrooms, such as the idea that there is no “exit” in the Backrooms. Rest assured, there technically is!

All levels of the Backrooms have several exits that take you to the next level. There are a LOT of levels to the Backrooms and each one is different from the other. Within each level, there are multiple doors that are labeled as “fire exit” that all lead to the next level of the Backrooms. You kind of have to stumble upon them as they’re scattered throughout a level. You might be in there for a while until you find a fire exit…

Now, what about actually leaving the Backrooms? Well, your best bet is to find a level that passes through another dimension. Some levels of the Backrooms pass through other dimensions of the dream world. The ‘soonest’ level that can get you out of the Backrooms dimension entirely is on level five. Level five passes through the Hotel dimension and there’s actually an area in the Hotel dimension that’s closed off because it leads to the level five of the Backrooms!

If you manage to find the actual exit to the Hotel dimension in level five, you’ll be out! Though keep in mind that this particular exit isn’t labeled as “fire exit” at all. You have to be lucky to stumble upon the exit to the actual Hotel, but this is your earliest chance of actually leaving the Backrooms. You just have to make it to level five! Of course, the easiest way is to find Fig in level one of the Backrooms. They opened up a bunch of portals to get out of there quickly! Gotta hand it to Fig, they really are a lifesaver!