The events of her story take place in 1992 in Mandela County, during the events of Volume 1.
Seegee is an ordinary 14-year-old teenage girl living in Mandela County with her family.
But one day, upon returning from school, Siji noticed that her parents weren't home. At first, she didn't think much of it, yet a sense of unease lingered:
"Usually, my parents let me know if theyâre going out, or they take me along so I donât have to be by myselfâthey know how afraid I am of being home alone."
Several hours had already passed since they left; evening had fallen, and this prolonged absence began to unsettle and frighten her, fueling her paranoia. They weren't answering calls, hadn't called themselves, and hadn't left any messages.
This prompted Seegee to call the police and explain the situation. The police took her to the station. Later, they decided to place Seegee in the care of Lieutenant Thatcher Davis, the officer investigating her parents' disappearance. However, the duration of this arrangement was indefinite; the police had two scenarios in mind: if her parents were found, Seegee would be returned to them, but if they were not found and the case hit a dead end, the investigation would be closed and Seegee would be placed with a foster family or in an orphanage.
When Seegee first started living with Thatcher, she remained rather guarded and wary of him and the other police officers. Thatcher didnât pressure her; he simply waited, giving her the opportunity and time to speak freely and initiate the conversation herself.
Because of this, Seegee began to slowly trust Thatcher; eventually, she would ask him questions that interested her and initiate conversations with him herself. Over time, they grew attached to each other, and there was understanding and trust between them.
Thatcher diligently tried to track down Seegeeâs parents. However, whenever she asked about them, he gave evasive answers, never providing a clear explanation. This went on for quite some time. Ceegee spent a lot of time with Thatcher at the police station, but eventually, his mounting workload and official duties forced him to leave her at home; she was becoming just as exhausted and worn out as he was. Before leaving, he would tell Ceegee to lock the doors and windows, avoid listening to the radio or watching too much television, and call him if she noticed anything suspicious.
Seegee dutifully complied with his request, yet she found nothing strange or dangerous in the house.
However, she felt lonely and despondent there; with so much time on her hands, she kept a personal diary and made audio and video recordings as a way to unburden herself.
She spoke of many things: her life, her opinions, her feelings, and what was happening both around her and in her own life. All the entries shared the same character.
But over time, she began speaking about her fears more and more frequently in her entries. In one of them, she wrote:
"I do this so I don't feel lonely, yet something makes me feel as though I am not alone here."
This paranoia became a recurring theme in her subsequent entries; she was constantly tense and afraid. However, she never mentioned this to Thatcher, feeling that he had enough problems of his own and not wanting to burden him further.
At some point, Thatcher noticed that Seegee had stopped asking about her parents altogether. While she used to ask at least one question about them, she had now fallen completely silent on the subjectâsomething that deeply unsettled him. Yet, he tried to reassure himself by considering other possible reasons for this sudden silence: resignation, exhaustion, a quiet sort of anticipation, stress, or apathy...
But time passed, and there was not a single word or scrap of news about his parents; Thatcher had all but lost hope, and it seemed to him that Seegee had lost hope before he did.
At one point, Thatcher received a call from his neighbor, who said he had heard a gunshot inside Thatcher's house. Thatcher rushed home, as Seegee was there at the time; he feared an Alternate had managed to break in or get to her. However, the door was locked, as were the windows. Upon opening the front door, he headed straight for her room, only to be met with a completely different scene:
Seegee was sitting at the desk in front of the camera with a gunshot wound to her lower jaw, and his spare pistol lay on the floor beside the chair.
⢠We first learn about Seegee in an informative video from the 90s (produced in the same style as the "THINK" principle video from Volume 1). The video explains the nature of families, the different types that exist, what a family ought to be, and the value it brings to people. As the various family configurations are listed, a single small figure appears on screen; the narrator falls silent, then suddenly speaks:
"One child is not a family."
A photograph of Seegee and her details then appear on screen. This marks the beginning of her story.
⢠"I saw it in my mirror"
Besides writing, Seegee also made sketches. One of her sketches was captioned "Self-portrait " but instead of herself, she drew a black shadow with her outline, eyes, and teeth, the only thing that stood out.
(And this is most likely her alternate)
⢠Thatcher sees his "late daughter" in Adam.
In the episode "Presto," Thatcher makes a fleeting, unconscious reference to someone close to him; Adam immediately picks up on this and begins questioning him about it. That is precisely why Thatcher treats him with almost paternal patience and tries to bring him to his senses. Ultimately, Adam also represents a glimmer of hope for himâa chance to save at least one person and fight back against the Alternates.
⢠"Another soul I failed to save"
Thatcher felt profound guilt after the incident, blaming himself for his inattention. This guilt deepened when he realized that Seegeeâs final video recording was addressed to him; in it, she confessed her attachment to himâviewing him as family and the only person who truly cared for her. Some time later, he recorded a response in which he confessed the same feelings to his "late daughter," realizing that they had become a family only when it was too late.
⢠The Alternate Seegee saw in the mirror was her ownâan entity known as "The Self."
When she first encountered it, Seegee had approached the mirror with a camera, intending to capture the anomalous phenomenon. However, the Alternate seized the opportunity to influence her, revealing the truth about her parentsâyet, in true Alternate fashion, it distorted that truth, presenting it in a way the victim could not bear to hear.
During Seegee's final recording, the camera kept rolling, and at one point, it detected "movement/noise," logging the timestamp.
In the hallway, the muffled crunching of something glass (a mirror) can be heard, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps (not Thatcher's).
Some time after the incident, Thatcher encountered the "The Self" Alternate in the hallway of his own home, appearing as a distorted, contorted, and gaunt silhouette of his former ward. Unlike some other Alternates, "The Self" behaves very aggressively, making loud noises and deliberately slamming its body against the hallway walls. Driven by aggression rather than deliberation, "The Self" immediately attacked Thatcher; fearing for his life, Thatcher was forced to open fire on the Alternate several times.
After that incident, he filed a report, and at the very end, he made an urgent request:
"If you receive a call from my address, do not come to help. There is no one left to save."
Following Seegeeâs suicide and that incident, Thatcher was afraid of his own home, yet he still refused to leave it.
⢠The canonical double of Thatcher that he encountered in one of the volumes or episodes is actually "The Self"âan entity that distorted its appearance from Seegee into a replica of Thatcher (albeit with noticeable deformities) and became his personal Alternate, tormenting him for a long time by preying on his feelings of guilt and loss.
⢠If an episode about Seegee were released, it would be titled "Still in the House."
The fragments of this episode were scattered, but since they were dated, they could be assembled in chronological order.
