ARG: Dark Detour-New

Post Game PM chat - Nov 8, 2pm PST

johngreek@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:29:29 +0000

The event page (let them know you will be there!) -
https://www.facebook.com/events/371118443046531/

The link to the Google Hangout -
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/events/cmdi63uhpkutk2f1it91fu73gn0

See you all there!!!

[META] Thank you!!!

DitzyHorse@forums.unfiction.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:07:34 +0000

(I posted this on FB, but only some of the team would see it. And frankly, I would post this everyplace if I could!)

Thank you. All of you. I have not been this EXCITED! This invested, in a game... In a character... In a long time.

Thank you doesn't even cut the mustard my friends!

I don't know who I was actually chatting with, but thank you for letting me do my strength when playing - interaction.

Many of us hope for a good old fashion post game PM team chat!!!
Thank you Steve Peters and Alison Norrington!!!!
Thank you also Blair Erikson, Brian Clark, Jan Libby, and Michael Monello!!!!

Perks!

jamesi@forums.unfiction.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 05:38:05 +0000

Last night I cashed in my Dark Detour backer perk: dinner at the Magic Castle with Steve Peters. It was an amazing fun night!

Steve also handed me an envelop with my other perks, while mentioning that he had sent those out to all other contributors as well, so everyone should receive these shortly.

I took pictures of all contents of my package:

RIP Talbot

Shad0@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:21:20 +0000

I note the 25th is when he arrived in Phoenix. But FB is editing older posts and I can't see everything he posted that day. So...he died in Phornix while visiting friend Ted and getting the good drugs from his dad?

Post-game Credits

TemperaMentale@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 05:16:30 +0000

The http://www.darkdetour.com/home/ page now has a link for credits

This might clear up just which evil woman called...and with a very happy surprise :)

Circe
Michelle Renee Allaire (photos)
Kristen Rutherford (phone)

Amber / ETeiltu

Dorkmaster@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:59:37 +0000

So it seems Amber MAY have created a second profile / has an alter ego / other personality.

A member named ETeiltu showed up a few days ago calling himself "Eric"...but he then responded to several posts as if he were Amber, using her same "voracious use of emojis" style.

His newest post is asking if he should go to Hotel LION and check things out, he supposedly lives in 29 Palms about an hour away.

I don't know, I get a weird feeling about this...

http://talbotgriffinfanclub.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=15 <---ETeiltu's posts so far

Assorted Questions

ndemeter@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:09:59 +0000

(ask one-off questions here that don't fit into the other threads.)

Is Stephanie Gwynn a character or a player? I can't tell. She's always bugging Talbot to call her, etc. - seems like a character but could just be an enthusiastic audience member.

[CONTACT] Text with Talbot 10/30

aliendial@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 03:57:16 +0000

12:16am est ME: That Psycho bitch Amber is headed your way. I don't trust her. I don't think she wants to save you!!!! She's going on and on about making you so famous - I think she set this up. She is somehow behind this all!!! She wants you to die, to join Club 27! If you see her, please, run

TG: Amber?? How does she even know where I am? I haven't talked to her for days...

ME: People have been feeding her info from your page to the fanclub she started
Dude, I figured some shit out but no one is listening to me! Circe and her, they are connected.

TG: what?? seriously? why the hell would she care
Circe and the fan site girl??
I dunno man...

ME: She's psycho. She thinks you were coming to see her, so she could make you famous
She CALLED people tonight
Dunno how she got our numbers, but it was her
She thinks you are hers.

TG: Amber called people? C'mon. This makes no sense.

ME: You know that whole "artists more famous after death" thing? Well, club 27 people man, whew, some big names there. She wants you part of it.

TG: And if she thinks I'm hers, she's crazier than anybody thinks
WTF

ME: No, I know how crazy she is. Trust me. Look, you have seen some crazy ass shit this week, right? You gotta believe something otherworldly is going on. You can't deny that

TG: That's true, but Amber?? She's just cuckoopants

ME: Girl is dabbling in some shit she doesn't even know about. I... I do.
Circe, she's not just anyone. She's important. She has powers.

TG: hmmmm
Well, I don't necessarily disagree with that, after today

ME: Now bear with me
Circe is a goddess. And an evil one with a temper at that.

TG: go on

ME: She turns people she hates into animals.... Amber has been dropping hints about doing stuff like that. I think she made a deal for you

TG: You think Amber made a deal for me with Circe??

ME: I do

TG: that's.....I dunno...an interesting theory....kinda messed up.

ME: I think Circe gets to keep you, your soul, whatever.... In return, she helps Amber with her... Enemies. And bonus, her obsession gets famous. And she gets to feel responsible

TG: it's just a lot to take in...

ME: Hey man, obsession does fucked. Up. Shit.

TG: So Amber is some kind of.....in cahoots with demons or something?? Who would do that?

ME: Why would someone shoot John Lennon?

TG: I'm no John Lennon...but I get your point

ME: Who knows why these people do what they do. But Amber has been going on and on about you coming o see HER so SHE can make you famous

TG: yeah, but....she's just a freako girls. It's not like she has powers or anything
girl

ME: That's where Circe comes in.

TG: but she's convinced Circe?

ME: You know Circe has powers.

TG: man.....a lot to chew on
Circe definitely has....charms

ME: Doesn't take much to sell a soul.

TG: this is kinda scaring the shit outta me

ME: Charms didn't drag you back to your hotel room every time you tried to leave

TG: well, I think I've got a plan to get out of this place, with everybody's help

ME: I'm sorry, I don't know how to save you. I'm working on that. We all are.... But some people have been misguided.... And want Amber to help.
What can I do? Tell me the plan!

TG: Well shit. and amber's coming here/?

ME: Yeah
You gotta get this plan going fast

TG: haven't figured it all out yet, but I will soon. this place lets me think clearly
I think I'm gonna sleep here tonight....it feels safe. And I doubt I'd be surrounded by freekin dead flowers in the morning

ME: She's on the way to you NOW man

TG: I honestly don't think she can find me here
i don't know how i know that, but i know that

ME: Ok, cool.... Uhm can I ask you a question?

TG: sure!

ME: Is your Instagram app broken, is that why you can't get clear shots of the room? Those filters are harsh man

TG: I'm not adding filters
well, i was earlier a little, but not lately
with my busted screen it's too hard

ME: I hear you.
You feel safe?

TG: Here i do, yes
and it's actually quiet upstairs, no parties tonight. I think they're prepping for a big blowout tomorrow night. Which I think will play into my plan. More soon! 😉

ME: There are so many eyes on the walls....

TG: they're watching over me to keep me safe 😃

ME: Hey got another question for you. It's an odd one, but, your uh, ex, Jenny... Does she have a tattoo on her wrist?

TG: thanks for your concern and explaining everything the best anyone has been able to yet.
Jenny? Um, yeah. Why?
(maybe ex-)
it's the three notes to the melody of "Let it Be"

ME: Someone is trying to say Circe and Jenny are linked, the same. I'm trying to prove them wrong. I'm sorry to bother you in this way.... You would have noticed if Circe had a tattoo on her wrist, right? (I feel so dumb even asking)

TG: Circe has a giant tat on her back, but nothing on her wrists that I've noticed

ME: Man, that room better keep you safe. I can't even think about what will happen tomorrow if you wake up back in 27...

TG: We shall see. I'm gonna sneak up to my room quick to grab a pillow and stuff and come right back. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I know a back way where nobody can see me 😉

ME: I don't think you should. Circe always seems to find you.

TG: Then I'm gonna sleep here and gather my strength for tomorrow, whenI'm gonna get out of this place one way or another. With everyone'shelp, I hope. 😃
Well, I'll think about it. Tough to sleep on the hard floor though.😛
Thanks for everything. And tell everyone else thanks, too. I'll let everyone in on the plan soon.

ME: Better tough to sleep than hostage upstairs. Night man, be safe!

TG: 👍

ME: [this is the only edit, I sent a sugar skull pic, but the image is too large to post here, and really, it is unimportant]

12:47am est TG: 😃

Lyrics

JenniPowell@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 03:33:39 +0000

Here is a storify collecting all the images of the lyrics (I'll keep updating as more come out) https://storify.com/geologylady/talbot-griffin-lyrics

You can see changes occurring (are there two different handwritings?) and symbols like stars (pentagrams?) and flowers (roses?) and others (captial E in Desire is that a pitchfork?)

Thoughts about the lyrics?

[PUZZLE]The Bug Letters

aliendial@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 03:33:05 +0000

since this convo have been spread out over multiple threads.... let's focus. There were bugs sent out with letters on them. All that we know of had two letters, except one, which the person who got it said it was an "E" - see below for why it isn't.

The groupings together mostly spell out his name, so we don't believe we need to split up the groupings.

Okay he just txt me and said "help" I said how? What was your plan? His response was "ti wa" just like that.
[SNIP]
I got another text
"e is a lie
sorry can't think sraight" just like that

OMG i'm an ass okay so yeah, he's saying the E is a T

The letters we now have are T AL BO TG RI FF _ _ FA BT WA TI NC

WE ARE MISSING THE "IN" and I do believe some others.... but we are rapidly running out of time!!!!!

Change in Talbot Fan Forum

Lacey@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 01:38:56 +0000

Well in addition to getting darker - you can now see this header

http://talbotgriffinfanclub.com/forum/Themes/BackToRetro_2/images/theme/logo.png

Hotel

aliendial@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 01:17:00 +0000

Sooooo, I saw he made it to California today. He shared a blurry video of:

@talbotgriffin: First accident I've seen the whole trip. :( http://t.co/CaXwBf15Ts

which I'm not entirely certain he wasn't A part of...

And now it would seem Talbot found an interesting place to stay, with quite the welcoming siren. She walked him, by candle light, to his room (he took pics the whole time, kinda a creeper eh?). And he is staying in Room 27.

His FB says he is at the "Hotel L I O N" (exactly like that) which according to SWARM is located in Bagdad, California, which according to Wikipedia is a ghost town.

Anyone else have Hotel California stuck in their heads?

Incoming phonecalls?

Giskard@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:41:12 +0000

Anyone else receive a call from Talbot tonight? I just got one a few minutes ago - it was hard to hear, but I believe it was a "spooky" version of the voicemail I left him last night. Or two nights ago - whenever it was that he requested we call him.

Anyway, if you've haven't gotten one and left him a voice mail, be on the lookout...

[SPEC] COMA

Pixiestix@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:45:51 +0000

So what if Talbot's not dead, but in a coma?

The 'hitchhiker' is a doctor or medical worker that is visiting his room, the 'flashing car headlights' are someone testing pupil responses, and the roses that are appearing are the SAME rose(s), in his hospital room, showing decay because they're dying after several days....

The room that he found last night makes him feel better because it's the "light at the end of the tunnel" (heaven), but he hears someone coming and runs away from it?

I guess the same argument could be made that all those things led up to purgatory and the roses are at a funeral home or cemetery....but I'm still a holdout for a happy(ish) ending....

[CONTACT] Talbot's Cell Phone

Shad0@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:30:15 +0000

Someone on FB pointed out that Talbot & Jenny have a cellphone number listed in their about pages (same number) and that people were calling and texting it. Some people got text responses.

I called this morning thinking it was an auto responder thing, it was not. I should have hung up until I was more awake, I did not. Sooooo I left a dumb message "Hey Talbot, this is Pixie. Call me back at [mynumber]"

I feel foolish. Normally I would have put up a better story there, interaction used to be my thing. I'm out of practice. :-/

Anyone else have better luck?