Rule #1

There are no proxies, only people with purposes.

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Summary

Rule #1 was uploaded by 1AmTheHelp3r on August 10^th, 2011. It is 2:34 minutes long.

1AmTheHelp3r introduces himself by revealing the length of time to which he has been watching Caught.

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[0:00-0:02] The words "Rule #1" are written large across the screen.
[0:03-0:06] Below "Rule #1 is written "There are no "proxies" only people with purposes."
[0:06-0:11] The camera is moving towards a railing which overlooks a wooded area. In the distance there is what appears to be a large freeway bridge. The sky is blue and sunny.
[0:12-0:24] The camera turns around and begins to zoom in on Caught who is lying in the grass, staring contemplatively upwards.
[0:24-0:31] Cut, same shot, the camera zooms out slightly and then drops.
[0:32-0:34] The sound continues but the screen goes dark.
[0:34-0:42] Cut. Caught is sitting in a large Gothic library room at a desk working on a computer. The camera is situated across the aisle and behind him.
[0:43-0:55] The camera zooms in on his computer screen. It's clear that Caught is watching 152226913 712 1115262
[0:56-1:07] The camera zooms out giving the view a full shot of the building, and Caught as he leans back tiredly.
[1:08] The screen goes black.
[1:09-1:15] Cut to Caught walking through library stacks. The camera moves with him from across the way.
[1:16-1:17] Cut. Caught is resting on a railing, watching a large pendulum swing. He is inside a brick building. The camera is situated behind a wall.
[1:18-1:30] Voices approach as a mom and her child on roller blades appears. Caught turns to look at them and the camera moves.
[1:31] Darkness.
[1:32-2:06] Cut to Caught holding the camera up at himself. He is wearing a hood and walking sleepily. There is a very distinct distortion, both audible and visible. The movement is jerky. Periodically Caught's head will twitch rapidly from side to side.
[2:07-2:20] Caught sets down the camera on the pavement. He is walking outdoors at night, stumbling off into the distance. The same visual distortion affects the video. Audio ceases.
[2:21-2:27] A rising visual and audio distortion begins.
[2:28-2:31] Caught, and the distortion, vanish. We are left sitting on the roadside, watching nothing.
[2:32-2:34] The screen goes black.
[2:34] There is a quick flash of the words "What is your purpose?" before the video ends.

Additional Information

Helper's Rules

The release of this video was accompanied by personal rules for each of the CaughtNotSleeping subscribers from 1AmTheHelp3r. This announced his arrival and brought a sense of real-world consiquences to viewers actions. Many of the rules were tailor made for subscribers including such personal information as names of pets, familial ties, and whereabouts. These rules would later come into play in Help3r's first puzzle.

Theories

Confirmed Theories

The building Caught is sitting in while he's watching the Roivas video looks like University of Washington. _{Confirmed by Natalie}

Working Theories and Observations

The span of these videos would seem to cross over most of the CaughtNotSleeping timeline, if Caught is first watching the RoivasSevil video in that second segment, and then the last video segment would appear to connect to unknown footage

From 2:02 to 2:05 Caught's eyes become blue. This (going off what RoivasSevil has said long after the upload of this video) is a show Caught's 'Light'.

There are what appears to be, a pair of strange glowing eyes (Or maybe just distant lights?) behind Caught around 2:00.

Further Speculation