Репеллент от Улыбающихся - это чрезвычайно редкая жидкость, используемая для отражения воздействия Улыбающихся. Его методы, ингредиенты и общая причина существования в значительной степени неизвестны. Однако из-за его уникального воздействия на одну из самых опасных сущностей в Закулисье, в настоящее время его собирают любой ценой. Усилия в этой области оказались в значительной степени небрежными из-за того, что наша основная команда не смогла эффективно приобрести Smiler Repellent. Из-за этого были заключены соглашения с The Lost, чтобы помочь приобрести эту жидкость.

Smiler Repellent itself is a largely transparent liquid not to dissimilar to Almond Water. The composition of the liquid is near impossible to find, and is largely based upon a mixture of Almond Water alongside a few other unknown ingredients. Current efforts with The Lost are being done in order to attempt to find out what ingredients make up the exact composition of Smiler Repellent.

The specific effects of Smiler Repellent revolve largely around how much of the liquid you actually have to use. A small drop of it has been noted to clear the area of Smilers within 20 meters, though the exact measurements vary. Smilers struck with any effects of Smiler Repellent have been noted to appear weaker for extended periods of time. The greatest effect of Smiler Repellent comes from the way it responds to direct contact with Smilers. Should Smiler Repellent come into direct contact with any Smiler, the Smiler will inadvertently disappear from sight, and have never been noted to return to the wanderer.

To begin, we entered Level 178. At first, we chose to avoid making any unnecessary movement, as we were unsure if we were supposed to. After waiting for around 45 minutes, we began wandering in random directions, eventually ending up within the kitchen area of the Level, where we chose to rest. After this moment, a figure was visible within the distance.
Once the figures were confirmed to be approaching our direction, we pulled out any weapons we had. The majority of the team had makeshift blunt weapons; only I had a proper weapon (a knife). However, the closer they got, the more I realized how similar they looked to the unidentified figure I saw previously. Reluctantly, I told my team to put down their weapons. They did so. After being approached by the members of The Lost, they made no noise or attempt to speak. Instead, they handed us blindfolds, and motioned towards their heads, conveying to us to put them on.
After I explained to them that we felt uncomfortable doing that, they showed that they possessed no actual weapons, and told us that "a team of two is more vulnerable than a team of 6." Following that logic, we hesitantly put on the blindfolds, due to both the trust with The Lost, as well as their general passiveness towards situations. Once we put them on, they immediately grabbed onto each of us and began an unexpected no-clip, startling a few; however, we were able to keep composure. After arriving at what we presumed to be Level 500, we were instructed to keep our blindfolds on.
Once we gathered our bearings, we were walked in seemingly random directions, oftentimes hearing distant chatter. After a presumed 30 minutes of walking, we were instructed that we were allowed to remove our blindfolds. When removed, we found ourselves at the aforementioned watered area. The surrounding land was largely empty, consisting of infinite stretches of beach. The water sat below us, and in the distance sat two rocks. One displayed no abnormal properties, the one in the distance. The closer one displayed very high Rune aura.
Looking into the water, a striking amount of Entities immediately came into sight. Many leviathan-like species came into sight, but they all appeared to be harmless. However, a single speck of dirt blew off the solitary rock due to the wind caused by our team approaching the edge. 3 Entities jumped out of the water suddenly, then suddenly dazzled and turned into giant clouds. No one knew how they did this, but the speck of dirt disappeared from existence.
After that happened, no one felt comfortable going near the water. However, the rune was right there, and we only needed a chiseled piece of it to analyze it completely. Getting that piece was as easy as getting to the island and kicking at it for a bit, you could see just by looking at it. However, we were unable to figure out how to get there. The waterbank was flooded with Entities. We were sure there was more underneath, awaiting there chance to feast on whatever came above. However, a single idea formed within my head.
Suddenly, I took out my own sample of Smiler Repellent, fashioned within a bottle, and threw it out. The confusion from the Entities allowed one single moment of still, before they all jumped up at the same time. The bank was clear for a moment, before quite suddenly, every Entity which jumped up became various clouds. They all flew away in a pattern of spectacularism.

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A reproduction of the cloud formations produced.

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From there, the bank was clear for a bit. It wouldn't be long before it was full once more, so we were already beginning our approach. We didn't know if we could trust the water, but the water was giving off an aura of evil. After a while, we came up with a single method. Mena pulled out her rope and grabbed onto the rock. From there, Mena pulled the rock, causing many pieces of it to fall. However, she managed to get one single piece of the rock to latch on, and pulled it in immediately. A few Entities came; however, the pieces of the rock which slid down initially distracted them long enough to get the rock back.
The Lost then proceeded to take the rock for study, surprising many of us. They then pushed us down, and immediately, well fell back into Level 1. However, Mena surprised us with a second, smaller rock, which also was chiseled. The size of the rock was small enough to be a pebble, but it worked! After that, we walked back to the main Rune base on Level 1, where we met up with Fortina and immediately gave her the rune.