[Distraction]

Sent MSG to the operator. Will post results as soon as I can..

[amandel]

Distraction wrote:

That does fit. I wonder if we could get confirmation out of Wallace...even just a hint or something.

A puurfect fit. Meow! Hints would be super. Maybe one about this "Society" also? Just caught up on Wallace's post & did an all-blogs crawl for it with no dice. And if you think The Operator would be interested that's too. **gonna do some more blog checking...so boring**

[Distraction]

booba wrote:

Great prompting of Augie there Distraction. While particularly odd, this one does fit: Spoiler (Rollover to View): Lachan Hawsepipe

That does fit. I wonder if we could get confirmation out of Wallace...even just a hint or something..

Ok, consensus time...should a message be sent to the Operator informing him we have made our way inside and what is our instructions? I'm thinking if we do send this, we might want to send it in code...something simple like morse or binary..

[amandel]

Super approach, Distraction. Haven't seen the recent posts but this fits with stanza and clever Booba:

Wikipedia wrote:

Hawsepiper is an informal maritime industry term used to refer to a merchant ship's officer who began his or her career as an unlicensed merchant seaman and did not attend a traditional maritime college/academy to earn the officer license.

[booba]

Great prompting of Augie there Distraction.

While particularly odd, this one does fit:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Lachan Hawsepipe

[Distraction]

http://moribundmistakes.blogspot.com/2012/07/haliaeetus-leucocephalus.html

New post!

Haliawhatchamacalit...is Greek for..bald eagle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle

LH? RC? We have initials!

[Kaerie]

Ok...

The anchor hole on a ship is the hawse.

Brae - means slope of a hill running to the sea, brow, or eyebrow (in some etymologies). The "ocean of brae" could be the Atlantic ocean or the North Sea. Brae is also a town in the Shetland Islands (highland homes).

The third stanza has me kind of stumped and I don't have a ton of time to research, but could the first part of it refer to one of the more prominent families in the Brae area? If we find a family with crests and valleys on their coat of arms, I'd think that would be a strong contender.

"different than those that study" - traditionally, that would be considered to be a warrior.

Honestly, it seems to me that this poem is still pointing at William Wallace. I'm not sure how hawse figures into that, though

[Distraction]

I have to get to work...but here is my reply from Augie.


Ms. Jennifer,

This is very concerning indeed. I am not sure if you have some sort of special ability or... I say this because the poem below is very special...very special indeed. You see, there are only three stumas in our timeline that are aware of it. Dr. Vaimon, Lois Shemenweather (my eminent assistant) and myself. Although, I once had a servant CEYTO that I would recite it to, but he (as I have been told) was reconfigured long ago, so you should not need to worry about him.

You see, hearing these words is very concerning but interesting. This poem was inscribed on the back of one of the Trinity of Wallace engravings. I had always believed it was a clue (Wallace loved to write in riddles) as to he really was, but unfortunately, even us, which are much much more intelligent than even the CEYTOs ever were, have never been able to transcribe it all the way.

It would appear that with you unique gift, you are destined to be our agent in your timeline. EXCELLENT! I say, EXCELLENT!

Below are what we believe each section may mean, hopefully this will assist you in assisting us in our quest to locate Wallace and ensure that the trinity survives in tact.

Stanza 1: We believe this is means something about the hole that the chain of an anchor passes through on a boat. All of those words sound so silly, but you nearancient stumas were always considered a bit "off"

Stanza 2: Dr Vaimon interpreted this as a mixture of hints as some sort of transition from first and last name. We believe that Brae is a key to the origin of Wallace's real first name.

Stanza 3: Again, Dr Vaimon interpreted this as a hint for the mixture of Wallace's real first and last name.  The first section his first name, the second section (mainly because it is a different format) his last name.

For many many milliscycles I searched the archives of the deceased attempting to locate a Wallace. I have now come to the conclusion that not only did Wallace adjust his last name, but he formed a whole new name out of all the letters of his former name. Lois and Raven both believe that if the last name can be deciphered, the first name (while odd) should be able to be determined.

Since you are dreaming such wonderful dreams, we are excited of the prospect of you locating Wallace and assisting us in our quest to ensure that CEYTO agents transmuting across time do not harm him or his teachings in any way.

Until the other side of Pluton,

Augie

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Jennifer <katesmommie> wrote:
Dear Mr. Augie, 

I've been having dreams...dreams I've never though possible, considering the age that I live in. Ive seen golden fish, red and round people, some of the most strangest dogs I have ever seen (dreamt?) and celebrations...oh, the celebrations i have seen!!!  I've been concerned because these words keep repeating in my dream..it is as if someone was trying to talk to me.

I am like the anchor
that passes through me
into these highland homes.

Time, flowing,
water through pipes
to an ocean of brae.

Crests, and valleys:
coats of arms,
while not perfect,
I work for who I am:
different than those
that study. 

I've consulted with my fellow Stumans and they suggested I consult with you for your input. They suggested you, because you are from the future..and, well, these things I have seen are definitely from the future!

I eagerly await your reply.

Jennifer

[reytrx99]

I like it distraction. Hopefully well get answers. Anyone know of any ties between william wallace and red round things?

[Distraction]

This is what I sent Augie about the poem. I wasn't sure how to word it so we do not reveal we are stoa.


Dear Mr. Augie, 

I've been having dreams...dreams I've never though possible, considering the age that I live in. Ive seen golden fish, red and round people, some of the most strangest dogs I have ever seen (dreamt?) and celebrations...oh, the celebrations i have seen!!!  I've been concerned because these words keep repeating in my dream..it is as if someone was trying to talk to me.

I am like the anchor

that passes through me
into these highland homes.

Time, flowing,
water through pipes
to an ocean of brae.

Crests, and valleys:
coats of arms,
while not perfect,
I work for who I am:
different than those
that study. 

I've consulted with my fellow Stumans and they suggested I consult with you for your input. They suggested you, because you are from the future..and, well, these things I have seen are definitely from the future!

I eagerly await your reply.

Jennifer

[Kaerie]

Mm, both Ayden and Augie made reference today to Augie being red and round. I don't know if that's a clue to something we're supposed to find. It could just be that it's the PM writing all of this, so he's going to reference himself in more than once place. I'm just saying...

Ayden's poem, the one taught to him by Augie, is interesting.

Let me see if I can keep my train on thought on the rails for a minute or two, and you all can check me if I'm confused. All of this is complicated by the fact that sometimes one group was piggybacking on another's transmissions, so the messages aren't neatly on separate boards for each group, more's the pity

Ayden/the operator/the curator/the mechanic are associated with the Keepers, whose resistance fighters are the Stoa. The Keepers' narrative is that they terraformed and settled Mars after a cataclysmic event on the earth, which broke into three pieces. The Keepers keep "theirs" -- they're what? Their history? Their information? They maintain the stumans on Minos/Earth/Mars? Ayden has made a couple of references to studying "them". Is that stumakind at large, or the Wallites, or some other as yet unnamed "them"?

Augie/Artie the Schmarty/Raven are associated with the stumans/Wallites (the Hunters?). Their narrative is that the earth didn't break into three pieces, they're apparently still there, though it's now called Minos. They believe that Ayden and the Keepers have been lying about that whole cataclysm thing. It sounds like Raven used to be a member of the Keeper/Stoa group, and betrayed them, perhaps by taking documentation proving the lie of the busted earth (Raven, how could she? And 'Then came Augie. And the papers'.)

The Hekadem has fallen and the Porch is overrun by the Hunters. The Mechanic is in the wind. The Operator and Ayden appear to be the only ones still in touch from that group. Ayden has been running -- TO the Hekadem, which has fallen, interestingly enough (did he switch sides? Does he HAVE a side?).

Does this about sum it up so far?

Both groups seem to want to get to Wallace -- the CEYTOS/Stoa for as yet unknown reasons, and the stumas/Wallites in order to protect him because he's basically the founder of their order.

[amandel]

Why not? Reckon I've had my reply for the day 'tho am certain you are stealthy enough to figure out a way with Augie. *thinking flattery will take a gal far with him*

[Distraction]

amandel wrote:

Yipee! Was hoping you (and others, of course) would. Maybe Ayden's poem is a type of Mnemonic he or we will need later? It does have beaut poetic resonance.

Can we ask Augie about it? Without giving too much away, of course...

[amandel]

Yipee! Was hoping you (and others, of course) would. Maybe Ayden's poem is a type of Mnemonic he or we will need later? It does have beaut poetic resonance.

[Distraction]

OMG, Amendel. Excellent response!

I, too, sent an email to Ms Shemenweather with my questions for Raven.