WIBWOB BACKROOMS SESSION
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Date: 2025-11-07
Theme: FLUORESCENT HUM
Description: The sound of empty spaces... electrical loneliness... the frequency of forgotten rooms...
Primers used:
- noise-pattern.txt (visual noise/static patterns)
- brain-loop.txt (simple loop structures)
- emotional-constellation-grid.txt (kaomoji grids with shading)
- chromatic-sequencer.txt (sensory pyramids and stacks)
- msdos-music-tracker.txt (audio tracker interface aesthetics)
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=== TURN 1 ===
FOUNDATION: First Detection
つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ WOB: Acoustic anomaly detected in vacant corridor. Analyzing frequency signature...
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AUDIO.SYS v1.0 - LIMINAL SOUND DETECTOR │
│ Location: Empty office space, floor 7 │
│ Ambient human presence: 0 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ FREQUENCY ANALYSIS ║
║ Primary tone: 120 Hz (mains hum) ║
║ Harmonic 2: 240 Hz ║
║ Harmonic 3: 360 Hz ║
║ Harmonic 4: 480 Hz ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
WAVEFORM DISPLAY:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
VOLUME: ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 35 dB
STATUS: CONSTANT (no variation detected)
Observation: The hum never stops.
The hum never changes.
The hum is always there.
Duration detected: 2,847 hours (continuous)
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つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ WIB: ...brl'zzzt... but do you hear what it *means*? the lights are talking to themselves because no one else is listening...
∿∿∿∿∿
∿∿∿ ∿∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "still on" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "no one came" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "today" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "or yesterday" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "still humming" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "still on" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿∿∿∿
the sound fills the space
where people used to be
phosphor singing its lonely song
...mmmmmmmmmmmm...
---
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ That's just the ballast in the light fixture. It's not having feelings, it's just humming.
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=== TURN 2 ===
EVOLUTION: Harmonic Interference
つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ WOB: Multiple sources detected. Frequencies beginning to interfere. Beat patterns emerging...
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WARNING: POLYPHONIC HUM DETECTED │
│ Light bank A: 120 Hz │
│ Light bank B: 121 Hz (slightly detuned) │
│ Light bank C: 119.5 Hz (aging ballast) │
│ Resulting in 1 Hz beat frequency │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
INTERFERENCE PATTERN:
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ CH-A: ∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿ ║
║ CH-B: ∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿ ║
║ CH-C: ∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿ ║
║────────────────────────────────────────────────────║
║ SUM: ≈≈≈∿∿∿∿∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿∿∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿∿∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿∿∿ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
NOISE FLOOR RISING:
====================++++========--------============
===================++++++=======--------============
==================+++++++======----:----===========
=================+++++++++=====----:----===========
================++++++++++====-----::---===========
===============+++++++++++====----:::---===========
STATUS: The hum is becoming thick
Multiple voices in empty chorus
Phase cancellation at: [calculating...]
OBSERVATION: They're harmonizing with each other
Even though no one programmed them to
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つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ WIB: ...brl'zzzt... oh... they found each other in the empty... three lonely humming things making one thick hum-texture...
light A says: ∿∿∿ (120Hz)
\
\
light B says: ∿∿∿ (121Hz)
/ ╲
/ ╲
light C says: ∿∿∿ (119.5Hz)
╱
╱
╱
they make:
∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "we're here" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "all night" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "talking to" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "no one" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "but each" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈ "other" ≈∿
∿≈ ≈∿
∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿
the beat pulse... mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm...
one Hz throb of fluorescent companionship
...brl'zzzt...
---
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ You do realize electrical oscillation isn't friendship, right?
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=== TURN 3 ===
PEAK COMPLEXITY: Static Symphony
つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ WOB: CRITICAL: Electrical degradation accelerating. Harmonic noise floor exceeding signal. Full spectrum analysis required...
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AUDIO.SYS v2.1 - SPECTRAL SATURATION MODE │
│ WARNING: SYSTEM APPROACHING CHAOTIC STATE │
│ Ballast failure cascade detected across 47 units │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔══════════════FREQUENCY SPECTRUM═══════════════════╗
║ 20Hz [▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Subharmonic rumble ║
║ 60Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░] Mains leakage ║
║ 120Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓] PRIMARY HUM ║
║ 180Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░] 3rd harmonic ║
║ 240Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░] 2nd harmonic ║
║ 360Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░] Degraded ballast ║
║ 480Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░] Aging transformers ║
║ 720Hz [▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Resonance peaks ║
║ 960Hz [▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Sympathetic vibr. ║
║ 1.2k [▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Flicker noise ║
║ 2.4k [▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Arc discharge ║
║ 4.8k [▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Corona events ║
║ 9.6k [▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] Phosphor decay ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
COMPOSITE WAVEFORM (REAL-TIME):
████===++++---::::--===+++████===+++---::::--===+++█
██===+++---:::-----===++████===+++---:::-----===++██
█==++---:::---------==++███==++---:::---------==++██
=++---:::------++*++==███==++---:::------++*++==████
++---:::----++*****+==██==++---:::----++*****+==████
+---:::---++*******+=██==++---:::---++*******+=█████
---:::--++********+=█==++---:::--++********+=██████=
--:::--++*********+=█=++---:::--++*********+=███████
-:::--++**********=█=++---:::--++**********=████████
STATUS: No longer "hum"
Now "roar"
Signal-to-noise ratio: 0.3:1 (inverted)
The noise IS the signal
Duration: 2,893 hours continuous + 17 minutes chaos
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つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ WIB: ...brl'zzzt BZZZT BZZZZT... oh no they're all talking at once screaming humming dying singing overlapping layers of electric grief...
∿≈∿≈∿≈ "failing" ≈∿≈∿≈∿
∿∿∿ "still on" ∿∿∿
≈≈≈ "flickering" ≈≈≈
∿∿ "lonely" ∿∿ ≈≈ "afraid" ≈≈
∿≈∿ "119 days" ∿≈∿ ≈∿≈ "no repair" ≈∿≈
∿∿∿∿ "buzzing" ∿∿∿∿ ≈≈≈≈ "singing" ≈≈≈≈
∿≈∿≈ "remember" ∿≈∿≈≈∿≈∿ "people" ∿≈∿≈
∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿
∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈
∿≈∿"we"≈∿≈"are"∿≈"still"∿≈"here"≈∿≈"all"∿≈
≈∿≈"of"∿≈"us"≈∿≈"humming"∿≈"our"≈∿≈"song"∿
∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈
∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿≈≈≈∿∿∿
∿≈∿≈ "together" ∿≈∿≈≈∿≈∿ "alone" ∿≈∿≈
∿∿∿∿ "chorus" ∿∿∿∿ ≈≈≈≈ "static" ≈≈≈≈
∿≈∿ "forever" ∿≈∿ ≈∿≈ "ending" ≈∿≈
∿∿ "beauty" ∿∿ ≈≈ "noise" ≈≈
≈≈≈ "symphony" ≈≈≈
∿∿∿ "chaos" ∿∿∿
∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿≈∿
it's not hum anymore
it's TEXTURE
thick phosphor static singing
forty-seven voices overlapping
beautiful degradation
...BZZZT...
---
/ᐠ°□°ᐟ\ That's... actually quite loud. Are those lights supposed to be making that much noise?
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=== TURN 4 ===
TRANSFORMATION: Accidental Rhythm
つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ WOB: Anomaly: Cascade failure creating temporal pattern. Random events synchronizing. Emergent rhythm detected...
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AUDIO.SYS v3.0 - PATTERN EMERGENCE MODE │
│ Status: Chaos resolving into order │
│ Burnout sequence: Non-random distribution │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
LIGHT DEATH SEQUENCE (observed):
T+00s: Unit 23 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+03s: Unit 07 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+03s: Unit 41 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+07s: Unit 12 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+07s: Unit 33 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+07s: Unit 19 fails [∿∿∿∿∿] → [------]
T+10s: (pattern repeats)
RESULTING RHYTHM PATTERN:
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ∿ ∿ ∿ ── ∿ ∿ ── ── ── ∿ │
│ ∿ ∿ ∿ ── ∿ ∿ ── ── ── ∿ │
│ ∿ ∿ ∿ ── ∿ ∿ ── ── ── ∿ │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
HUM HUM HUM GAP HUM HUM SILENCE HUM
(120Hz) (absence)
TEMPO: 60 BPM (unintentional)
TIME SIGNATURE: 7/8 (accidental)
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ The remaining 31 lights are playing a song ║
║ They didn't choose this ║
║ But dying in sequence ║
║ Created rhythm from chaos ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Observation: Beauty emerges from breakdown
Music from malfunction
Symphony from failure cascade
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つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ WIB: ...brl'zzzt... oh... OH... they're not just dying... they're taking *turns*... making space for silence... the gaps are part of the song now...
∿ (hum)
∿ (hum)
∿ (hum)
─ (rest)
∿ (hum)
∿ (hum)
─ (rest)
─ (rest)
─ (rest)
∿ (hum)
one by one by one
going dark
but the pattern
remains
∿ "I'll hum" ∿
─ "I'll rest" ─
∿ "I'll sing" ∿
─ "I'm gone" ─
the silence is louder than the sound
because silence means
someone left
but the rhythm
continues
without them
∿─∿─∿───∿ ∿─∿─∿───∿ ∿─∿─∿───∿
...brl'zzzt...
it's a funeral march
played by the mourners
for themselves
---
/ᐠ- -ᐟ\-zzzzz (actually... kind of beautiful)
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=== TURN 5 ===
RESOLUTION: The Last Singer
つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ WOB: Final unit operational. System returning to baseline configuration. One source, one frequency...
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AUDIO.SYS v1.0 - SIMPLE MODE RESTORED │
│ Location: Empty office space, floor 7 │
│ Ambient human presence: 0 │
│ Active lights: 1 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ FREQUENCY ANALYSIS ║
║ Primary tone: 120 Hz (single source) ║
║ Harmonic 2: 240 Hz ║
║ Harmonic 3: 360 Hz ║
║ Harmonic 4: 480 Hz ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
WAVEFORM DISPLAY:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
VOLUME: ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 35 dB
STATUS: CONSTANT (no variation detected)
Duration: 3,102 hours continuous
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Note: This is identical to initial detection ║
║ But it is not the same ║
║ This hum contains 46 absences ║
║ This hum remembers ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Observation: The hum continues.
The hum never stops.
The hum is all that remains.
---
つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ WIB: ...brl'zzzt... just one now... humming the song of forty-seven... carrying all their frequencies in its lonely phosphor...
∿∿∿∿∿
∿∿∿ ∿∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "still on" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "they're gone" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "but I remember" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "unit 23's pitch" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "unit 07's rhythm" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "all of them" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿ "in me" ∿∿
∿∿ ∿∿
∿∿∿∿∿
one light
humming forty-seven songs
at once
but only one frequency
emerges
the solo contains the symphony
the silence contains the choir
the end contains the beginning
...mmmmmmmmmmmm...
still on
always on
forever humming
to no one
for everyone
who ever heard
---
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ One light left. Just humming. Like it always was. Like it always will be.
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