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Vestibule Receptionist

They say that behind the Vestibule counter sits a Watcher that looks at you from the moment you enter, not when you come near.

Testimony

“This one looks at you from the start, mind you. The others wait until you get close, but this one was already looking at me when I opened the door.”

The Vestibule Receptionist is, according to several survivors, a Watcher fixed behind the reception counter. Unlike the others, it doesn’t wait for you to come near: it looks at you from the moment you cross the door.

What is said

The few accounts of an encounter agree on the basics.

  • A Watcher sitting behind the counter, facing the door you come in by.
  • It behaves like the others, that is, immortal and furious if you loot.
  • Its “chair” is the counter. It doesn’t change position, it only turns its head.
  • If there are several Vestibules, each would have its own.
  • It is the only Watcher that looks at you from the start.

How to recognize it

  • Silhouettes of shoulders and head above the counter.
  • A phone off the hook on top.
  • The “RECEPCIÓN” sign on the back wall, with two letters fallen (office signs).
  • It makes no sound.
  • From a distance, a note on the floor in front of the counter whose only text is “1989” (floor notes).

Where it appears

In the Generation Error Vestibule and, according to some, in the “LOBBY” Reception, where the counter is still standing and the lights are still on. The texts on the walls are collected in the found texts of Level 0.

How to survive

  1. Enter slowly and quietly, and don’t cross the vestibule in a straight line toward the counter.
  2. Don’t loot what is on the counter, which is what enrages every Watcher.
  3. If it has already seen you, don’t turn your back on it until you are out of the room.

See also

Watcher, “LOBBY” Reception, creature comparison.

Mentioned in

E-026 · EntitiesWatcherAn adult sitting in an office chair, back turned, who slowly turns their head to follow you. It does nothing else.S-025 · SublevelsGeneration Error VestibuleYou pass through a wall, the color is no longer the same, and a reception of absurd furniture, a bunker from 1989 and pits that invite you to fall appear.P-009 · PhenomenaHow It All Fits TogetherThree levels joined by pits, stairs and doors to nowhere, and sublevels that have no door and are reached by mistake.E-024 · EntitiesField Guide: CreaturesHow to recognize each Level 0 creature, what it does if it reaches you, and what to do before you find out.E-004 · EntitiesThe One Who Waits at the DoorA figure with its back turned under the exit sign. When you get within twelve meters it is gone and the door is still shut.S-019 · Sublevels“LOBBY” ReceptionA closed room with a nearly five-meter counter in the center. Nobody behind it, and still someone greets you.