Editing White Space (section)

==Story==
''The full lore of White Space is unknown due to the existence of an unsolved augmented-reality game surrounding the level. The following section is currently in development. Currently, [https://x.com/WhiteSp54899516 this Twitter account] is confirmed to be part of the ARG.''

On 2 January 2017, Rosie's sister was excited about being on a trip because she was eager to be with Matt for their Ultimate Roadtrip, which was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. She picked up her phone to remind Matt about the trip the next day, but Matt was already at her place, surprising Rosie with their Dad and Mom because they were all coming too. All of them got excited about it, but they ended up delaying their trip to 2 February 2017 to prepare things.

On 3 February, what was supposed to be Matt's happiest day of his life, he was completely together with his mom, dad, and sister. However, he did not realize that this was the last time he would see his family. At 4:00 am, they were about to head home, but Matt did not realize they were about to get hit by a bus after passing by the train station. He could not focus and was too tired to drive the car, resulting in a car accident. The windscreen shattered into pieces.

His dad was crushed to death, his mom was impaled, and his sister Rosie suffered from third-degree burns. The only person who survived the accident was Matt. All of them were sent to the hospital. Unfortunately, it was declared that Rosie was dead on arrival due to the burns, his dad due to being crushed, and his mom due to being impaled, while Matt was in a coma. When Matt finally woke up from the coma, he was confused and did not remember much. He picked up his phone to talk to Rosie right away, asking, 'Are you still there?' and 'Can you hear me?' The doctors declared to Matt that Rosie and his family had passed away during his coma. He denied what happened, hoping it was just a nightmare, but when he realized it was reality, he lost control of himself. He was destroyed, knowing it was his fault, and wished he had been more careful that night.

He saw Rosie's corpse, his mom, and his dad, and he hugged them tightly, apologizing repeatedly. It was when he finally developed his guilt, creating a nightmare that followed him every day of his life. His guilt ate him up, representing the day he saw their corpses. Whenever someone mentioned the name of one of his relatives, especially Rosie, he did not want to hear it because of the nightmares it brought back. He tried to hide the truth from others and felt alone. Matt did not know how to move on and could not forget what happened that night. It was too traumatizing, and he attempted to kill himself by overdosing on painkillers. He did not want to feel anything anymore.

One day, he heard about a groundbreaking feature, Virtual Reality Tech, that was shown publicly. The doctors recommended it to Matt, thinking it would save him from his depression and guilt and help him move on, but this ended up becoming Matt's biggest mistake. He did not realize that VR would change his life dramatically. A world where everything was fine, named White Space, became his new reality. He stayed there for a long time, losing touch with the real world. In White Space, he imagined his family was alive and relied solely on his life inside the VR world. His doctors told him not to, urging him to wake up and face reality, but Matt never listened.

Years passed, and he completely lost touch with reality. He stayed in White Space for as long as he could remember, exploring every path of his virtual life. However, there was one place he was scared to face, 'Black Space', where every dark secret and dark memory stayed. He finally realized what his doctor had said about not relying on life inside a VR world. The realization hit him that he had to face the truth and what had truly happened. VR was a drug to him. He finally faced the truth and let go of the false hope he had clung to for years, remembering what happened that day. He saw a train going by and remembered the crash near the train station. He tried to catch the train, seeing the car about to get crushed by a bus, but he could not stop it. He saw his dad getting crushed to death, his mom impaled, and his sister Rosie burned in the car. He realized he could not save them, even in virtual reality.

When he let the train go, he realized it represented time, the time to move forward. Even if he had caught the train, he would have saved nobody. He decided to get out of virtual reality and face the truth. On 2 March 2037, his birthday, he was alone, depressed, and about to take painkiller pills, but he saw a picture of his family celebrating his 13th birthday in 2007. He realized how much time he had wasted. He was 38, trying to move on. He picked up the phone he had not checked in years, reading old conversations with Rosie, and got teary-eyed remembering what happened. He realized his sister was dead, someone he wished he was celebrating with. Remembering their happy memories together, he decided to move on and leave her one final message: 'I miss you, Ross, I am sorry, goodbye.' He finally said his last goodbye to Rosie and his family.

He told the authorities the truth about what happened and was sent to jail for a long time for the accident. He did not lose his spirit; he became a better person and was finally able to do the right thing, never committing the same mistake again. He was ready to create new memories and start fresh for a happy life.

In 2035, XenderTech announced the development of a project known as 'White Space'. The project's goal was to 'create a technology that could implement the concept of neural extraction from substrates and create a possible example of neural SIM', and 'help achieve the goal of greatly improving future medical institutions'. On 23 July 2036, XenderTech revealed that the project was entering the Test Beta phase. During this phase, the Jenova research team tested White Space for anomalies. A particular mind anomaly, known as 'XIV', was discovered, which 'directly interacts with the user's [UNKNOWN] and their [UNKNOWN] to create a bonding'. The team warned that if XIV was interrupted by memories other than the user's, it would be lethal to the user of White Space. They were unsure of its origin.

At some point, another anomaly was discovered within White Space. Some users were taken to a pocket dimension created from their memories. The users were greeted by something like a 'modern bullet train', which brought them to the Memory Tower, shining a bright light in the middle of a peculiar city. The Jenova research team advised against trying to enter the tower or interact with XIV during this time.

The story of White Space follows a user, most likely named Matt, judging by the text at the end. While going through White Space, he saw the bullet train and followed it. This event caused White Space to malfunction, and he was transported to the pocket dimension representing his memories. He approached Memory Tower, and upon entering, White Space rebooted, causing his memories to unwind.
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During White Space, the protagonist's memories were interrupted by Matt's, causing major malfunctions. The research team warned that this could happen and hinted at what happened in the level.

Judging by its name, 'XIV' (X-4) might be Laser Eye, a boss by XG called 'Boss 4'. XG hinted at a return of Laser Eye shortly after the completion of [[Ultra violence]].

The text that appears in the beginning might be XIV trying to connect to the user.

Another piece of information reports that 'ELECTRO', which refers to 'BOSS 3 Electro' by XG, appears to have infected the program, causing White Space to be overridden.
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