>>106132944
The movie did not help, but the job got done anyway.
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One may assume that Hoomans on their deathbeds say they are approached by the Nameless One's Grand Hoot* to escort them from their mortal coils in their final moments. In truth, this is not the case. None of those who wrote down their final moments for posterity or for memorialization have had dying visions of him coming for them, not even the most devout Morbs or archivists.
If anyhoot writes or speaks of an otherworldly entity approaching them in their dying moments, it is a different figure entirely: the Meem.
Though the Meem's status as an otherworldly entity is not officially corroborated in any preserved texts, the numerous testimonial accounts of a being strongly resembling the Nameless One being present in one's dying moments has led to a general acceptance of her existence.
As mentioned, the Meem's general appearance seems to largely line up with the consensus of the Nameless One, as many accounts seem to confuse her with Her. There are exceptions, though. Predominantly, she is quite small. Reports of her height are inconsistent, though she has most commonly been compared to a Hootie. Details beyond this are uncertain, as most who claim to witness her fall into a panic, getting out only vague details.
Hoomans who attempt to make sketches of the Meem consistently wind up only drawing two scribbles, each vaguely in the shape of ovals. These are recognized to be interpretations of the Meem's eyes, though what that means about them is uncertain. Those who look at the drawings in the presence of the body of the Hooman who drew them often report a feeling of being watched as well as an urge to destroy the image.
In addition to The Meem's perceived role among the Hooman populace as an escort to the dying, she is also considered to be a harbinger of doom. This reputation came from the account of the sole Hooman survivor of the Hindenwawa Tragedy, as he claimed to see a figure resembling her bob her head from side to side shortly before things took a turn for the terrible. He also claimed he could see her inaudibly talking or singing as he feebly crawled from the wreckage. The surviving Hooman went missing shortly after giving this account and was never seen again.
The nature of the Meem's connection to the Nameless One is unknown. As mentioned, the Meem makes no appearances in any of the Nameless One's theological accounts. Some seeking to connect her to the Nameless mythos argue that an infamous hymn's lyrics are from the Meem's point of view, while those who insist she is separate cite that accounts of Meem visions continued after the apothnitosis and into the current day.
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"Grand Hoot" is the name I'm using to refer to Hootsie. Haven't found a way to work him into the lore yet, probably because I've been scant on providing actual theological content. I do have Pink One stuff outlined, but I'll likely have the other mythological beings on hold until future notice as I'm hesitant about drip-feeding it and I want to wait until things calm down in Haachama World before I start asking them about Taranchama.
Then again, I just wrote one on its own (even though it was originally going to be another cryptid) and I'm preparing to do something similar for another figure, so maybe I should take it piecemeal after all.
>>106135611
That'd be correct! There were a few thread-related in-jokes pertaining to Friend that I wanted to include but couldn't find a way without distracting from the rest of the writing or otherwise making it weird. I'd rather not have people reading about /who/ cryptids wonder why there's an aside of Fiend smelling like piss.
