The Institute - A Door I Didn’t Open

[MidnightRunner]

There’s a certain irony in chasing the unknown, isn’t there? We spend our nights peering through the cracks, trying to glimpse what lies just out of reach. But sometimes, when the door swings open, something deep inside tells you not to step through.

I owe Zethus a nod of thanks for hiding the way to this forum so cleverly within the code. If you’re reading this, Zethus, know that your handiwork was appreciated. You’ve kept it safe, hidden in plain sight, for those of us willing to follow the breadcrumbs. But here’s the thing—I didn’t take the aptitude test. Not entirely, anyway. Something in me, a voice or an instinct, told me not to finish it.

It’s not that I didn’t want to know what might come next. Believe me, I did. But something about The Institute... It felt off, like a path you’re not supposed to walk, a decision that echoes long after it’s made. I can’t explain it, but I’ve learned to listen when my instincts scream that loudly.

Now, I wonder—how did the rest of you find your way here? Did you take the test? Did you finish? And if you did… what happened?

I have a suspicion that the test isn’t just a game of intellect. It might be something more. A threshold, perhaps? A way to sort us, to see who’s willing to step beyond the known. Or maybe it’s nothing more than a distraction. Either way, I couldn’t bring myself to cross that line.

So, what did you see? Did the road end where you expected, or did it twist into something else entirely? I have a feeling that the truth lies in the spaces between the steps, hidden like the forum itself—just waiting for the right eyes to find it.

Let’s talk. There’s more to this than just a website, and I’m beginning to think The Institute knows that better than we do.

Stay sharp,
Midna

[Katat0nik]

I did the test. I would tell you what I got but I have a feeling that wouldn't be a good idea. Suffice it to say, I was given a symbol, nothing more. The symbol clearly means something. Nested in it was iconography that was familiar to me, and likely would be to you. But I think you're right. I think it sorts us. Declares us. There was a note about someone contacting me soon. I'm still waiting, but at night I feel something at my shoulder.

The questions felt like they changed on me while I was taking it. The words stayed the same, but the meanings, almost like I was reading another language that I was still learning, and every time I read the question again I understood more, and I understood less.

I think you're right about
shit I have to go I feel watche

[WiltedRoses]

Interesting , I had begun to wonder if I was being lead on a goose chase. it seems that in the most fun of ways I was , Remember the door must first exist to be opened . I don't recall if I have always known or never know this place its as if I am of two minds as of late . I hope you find the light the dark had been lonely .

Eye's Up
No one

[Fly_Mulder]

There's a test?

My buddy showed me this really cryptic website with just music and a picture of a graveyard. I wrote it off as just one of those weird Geocities websites some goth kid came up with. However, I found it occupying my mind over the next week, something about the picture or music felt so.. Familiar? After mulling it over for about a week, I had the oddest dream. Of being in a giant web of RED glistening silk stretching beyond site. Every movement caused slight ripples into the horizon until I found I could feel some in return. I wandered haphazardly for what felt like hours, alone, lost. Without warning, as if directly next to my ear, a woman's voice at barely a whisper "Beware, Behold, RED" and a shove off the web. I awoke with a start drenched in sweat, freezing in my bed. The web address to the forum stark in my mind.

I'm not sure what happened, I've never had such a vivid dream. Reading some of the posts, I found that a few experiences I've had seemed to be more clear. Like the Transformers, our world seems to be more than meets the eye.

[Pericola]

i didn't take the test but i did follow the source here

[Mototweed8200]

I tried taking the four part test and completed one and two. But even though I got the correct answer, it did not take me to the third part. So I took the other path to get here.

[PenOfDamocles]

I'm not entirely sure how I found this place to be honest. I wasn't entirely sure I actually had and thought perhaps it yet another one of the dreams that torment me night after night. I feel like whatever threads I've been following which ultimately led me here started some time ago. I've been thinking, perhaps it wasn't me that found this place, perhaps it found me.

[MajoNoTakkyubin]

Hey, all! I don't know what to really make of all this. I was just doing that big "Institute" riddle game that comes with Netscape (oh my gosh, that was so difficult!), did a little text adventure (glad I didn't get eaten by a Grue!), and now I'm here?

[p3nr0s3]

I took the test. I don't even remember what the questions were (or how I found the test in the first place - maybe they're futzing with our memories somehow, whoever "they" is) but I DO remember the results. In fact, I can't forget them. Can't un-see them. It's like they're seared into the back of my eyelids. I don't have a clue what they mean, but now I'm just looking for signs of them everywhere. They've got to mean SOMETHING. I'm kind of with you guys on the being-led-here and the sorting ideas.

[Gemini]

I followed the path, though it took several nights and multiple trips to the library to sort it all out. I can’t really explain it, but I couldn’t stop as each puzzle led me deeper into the world wide web. I am desperate for answers about what’s been going on. I may post what happened soon, but I’m just not sure if it’s safe.