❝ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴsʀᴏᴏᴍs ❞ ᵖʳᵉˢˢ ˣ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶻ ᵗᵒ ᵒᵖᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᶦᵐᶦⁿᵃˡ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ » ᵖⁱˣᵉˡ ⁱˢ ᵗʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ... > with all the ghost updates we've been getting, I thought it would be fun to come up with another au :) > if you want to make your own art or add headcanons to this au, feel free! I'd love to see others use it. > what is the gensrooms au? - in this au, when cats die, rather than being sent to starclan, the place of no stars or becoming a shade, they become trapped in a world that encapsulates their life and memories. ( the backrooms lol ) - the cat living in the liminal space ( or "level" as they are formally called, ) is known as the Host. they can have as little or as much control over their surroundings as they believe. - however, their level can also alter their minds, making it difficult for them to recall who or what they were before being trapped and limiting their memories. > more on hosts - only most mentally capable of Hosts are able to recall their memories and are aware of their death. - in general, Hosts have a lingering sense of dread due to dying, but are unable to explain why they feel this way. they can recall one or two memories when provided with the proper stimulus ( ie, seeing an image of a loved one ) - those most susceptible to the mind games of their surroundings may fully believe they have always existed in their level. - Hosts are the only entity in most levels, unless the Host itself chooses to create more, for whatever reason, whether willingly or unwillingly. > more on levels - each level is essentially a place crafted by the mind of its Host. a prison of their own creation. - due to this, levels and their dangerousness vary from Host to Host. a particularly volatile Host will usually live in a fragile level. you would do well not to upset them. - all of the levels in existence are on a sort of interconnecting spiderweb, meaning that Hosts may visit other levels, if they know how to access them. most do not.
» ᵃˢᵗʳᵒ ⁱˢ ᵗʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ... > level 24 : the rose garden > resident host : elegance'hymn, or entity 011 > awareness : 3 / 10 > danger : 4 / 10 ̶S̶̶T̶̶A̶̶B̶̶L̶̶E̶. ̶S̶̶U̶̶P̶̶E̶̶R̶̶V̶̶I̶̶S̶̶I̶̶O̶̶N̶ ̶U̶̶N̶̶N̶̶E̶̶C̶̶E̶̶S̶̶S̶̶A̶̶R̶̶Y̶. > entity 011 resides within level 24. she seems happy to sit amongst the rosebuds that she has grown. each one appears to be slowly wilting, not that this host notices. any wanderer that crosses paths with her will be guided to another safe level, though before helping them, she'll ask them to play a 'game' with her. it is crucial that you accept. should you reject, the roses will decay, revealing a barrier of thorns. she will let you go after some time, but something sad will sparkle in fin's gaze. the level she has created is just a field of roses that seem to stretch on forever. amongst the roses, little entities that mimic bugs seem to fly around in agitation. the level itself is not dangerous. > art = completed > level 99 : the sky of eyes > resident host : Sleepy'Haze, or entity 99 > awareness : 10 / 10 > danger : 7 / 10 ̶S̶̶T̶̶A̶̶B̶̶L̶̶E̶. ̶S̶̶U̶̶P̶̶E̶̶R̶̶V̶̶I̶̶S̶̶I̶̶O̶̶N̶ ̶R̶̶E̶̶Q̶̶U̶̶E̶̶S̶̶T̶̶E̶̶D̶. > entity 99 resides in level 99. he seems to constantly be staring up at the stars, eyes glazed over with unknown thoughts. bags can be seen from tired, crying eyes, but it seems as if it is perfectly awake. he seems aware of where he is and who he was in the past. in its room, it is always spring, toadstools and flowers blooming everywhere around him. any wanderers who come across it will be left in peace, unless they stand on one of the flowers or toadstools he has grown. should that happen, then reality warps until all is left is you trapped in a liminal void for however long entity 99 decides. > art = incompleted > level 72 : memory halls > resident host : foxglove'fidget, or entity 1004 > awareness : 6 / 10 > danger : 8 / 10 ̶U̶̶N̶̶S̶̶T̶̶A̶̶B̶̶L̶̶E̶. ̶S̶̶U̶̶P̶̶E̶̶R̶̶V̶̶I̶̶S̶̶I̶̶O̶̶N̶ ̶C̶̶R̶̶I̶̶T̶̶I̶̶C̶̶A̶̶L̶. > this level seems calm. stable even. at least, at first. foxglove'fidget will put on a smile for you, but something dark is going on.. deep inside him. this place got its name for a reason. > level 65 : the split room > resident host : snowmink, or entity 148 > awareness : 3 / 10 > danger : 2 / 10 ̶S̶̶T̶̶A̶̶B̶̶L̶̶E̶. ̶S̶̶U̶̶P̶̶E̶̶R̶̶V̶̶I̶̶S̶̶I̶̶O̶̶N̶ ̶U̶̶N̶̶N̶̶E̶̶C̶̶E̶̶S̶̶S̶̶A̶̶R̶̶Y̶. > it seems that entity 148 has made level 65 into something that mimicked her previous life, though she doesn't seem aware of it. three groups of shadowbeings cry out at her, begging her towards them on every side. one side has two shadowbeings in a mossy forest, the next side has a group of skinny shadow beings in a wood full of roses, and the final side rests a silken crown, buried amongst sand. these three landscapes seem to go on forever. if a wanderer comes through, she'll mutter something about choices, then guide them to the next level, refusing to meet their eyes.
