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onearmedscissor
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NetLurker2 wrote:
I have recorded a few hours of the broadcast and have cut out some interesting audio sections.

I have tried to use the names as they were seen on the station.

Forecast 1 seems to be the most interesting. It is a Female voice calling out code. Then a male voice comes on and announces a warning. The shrill noise is a SSTV signal which is (I believe) pictures representing the players in the game. After each picture signal there are more codes from the female voice.

I think there maybe something in the distorted Robot picture but I haven't tried to unwarp it yet.


#161461 Wriggler correlates with the inmate number the straw pole is about right now. Does that mean anything? I wonder if there was someone assigned to #161459, the one that was executed right away in the straw poll on the facebook and Twitter accounts.

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onearmedscissor
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 		I'm starting to wonder if this is just an elaborate troll job on the people who correspond with the admin. It's just a creepy, real life game to them that we're not in on or something. You might come up next on the straw polls if they remain active enough.

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Endzo
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 		The forecast codes sound to be partially NATO, but then I keep hearing 'light' which isn't part of that alphabet.

The first male interruption he says "Butterflies, signora".

I tried running the Conversation with John Layman through YouTube for a head start on transcribing it, but that woman's voice is really hard to understand at times along with the author's style of writing. I broke out the bits where there is question of things and haven't finished formatting the back half yet.

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John Layman in conversation with Maximiliano Aficionado:
"You sure have a strange name there, Max.Where are you from?" asked John. "On the contrary, Jonathan as a professional anthropist I must conclude that your own nomenclature is the more anomalous. Maximiliano Aficionado share a conspicuous origin linguisticly Castilian, of course. Meanwhile Layman seems a relatively cool inherited label for oneself. I must question whether your previous remark depicted through nominative determinism or other suitable acronym in action." Maximiliano put terridly. "Well you sure speak English well for a Spanish guy," said John, "but I've barely understood a word you said." "Don't worry I'll be fine." My grip on the wheel shaking a little.

flip rear view shock grave and has been following for blocks now
not the first start coincidence today though.

There was also the small matter of something confidential leaking online by someone from my department. Maybe it was my desk. If anyone asks, I don't know. It's nothing, really. It couldn't have been me. They know what a patriot I am. Alright, I'll drop the act. I've got bags to pack. Thinking back, maybe somebody aught to have censored me.

I know what the pigs will say hikes in a on the
too graphicly okay wit paying you to keep
downplayed astray from ACA gateways
sufficient suffered into quasar State Hey look
sexy singles in my annonymous proxy getting close to home
and looming injustices still trailing better take the scenic route.
I can already hear their cries have anti-hero traitor scumbag
I guess snitches get stitches no good tattletail goes un-guantanamoed
pulling into drive what's that the white
flash of a spyglass on the spot nope just man in the moon ominously watching above
home now I'm staying jittery gazing into artificial Miller swinging ball glow
I internally pontificate on synasthetic having of the halogen
its hollow but anything for distraction
unblinking webcam lens reflects my eyelids
stepped-up papon Cyclops iris but it's still watching
every click and keystroke beamed Lightspeed
satellited back through stratosphere to data banks somewhere
nothing to hide no choice nothing to fear
no voice I'm not here I've disappeared into the noise before
I will do it again. check the locks handle rattles
blocked thank God peeped through Venetians
parked vans black helicopters
no darkness there scuttle back to chair
and up here rest bright idea
let it dry massage relax glitching nerves
main contrib elsewhere stereo on
volume 1 it to speaker I'll stay till the Rising Sun
wat stop what's that knocking
sound of why's that knocking
lights off who's that knocking ventricles pump a gallon the second
Can't fight can't flight I'm caged in Mushin
headlights beckoning hand looks sure stance curls into it cool
roll into corn apoco tienes que tal down against the drywall
bakeware not go through rapping a 10 troops
clanging sledgehammer had a joke celeb I know
quick I'm on plugging terabyte cago swift a stripper
bloodletting quackery shopping mainframe in metal oven
I feel my voice box atrophy here would splinter us beating RAM backers down
door
step into the hallway trying to conceal a victorious yawn
pop chest out instead down synthetic cop car headlight door on
feeling courageous I stop my spiel
alright shoot me
and the messenger Hell's Kitchen condition out CCTV
but can't take it maybe they'd prefer the taste of my freshly microwave
hard drives noted silicon with delicious
but hungry lawyers will have a tough time licking leaked info off this
parking plates Texas perk up maybe I've said too much
this is a raid taste geometry crash cash flows the tendon
well the film how with farm
that based on the film. Fade to black.


As for the numbers aligning with prisoners, this isn't the first time communicative players have been asigned to characters. The original team was assigned story positions too and some were killed off as well. Players so far seem to have no say in all that though, so I'm not sure how to feel about that.

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VioletSage
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 		I know enough Japanese to tell you that the Japanese audio files are numbers being read off. I can try to transcribe it but it might take a while.

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Endzo
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 		I dug through the past of this topic to try and pull out every code name, character, or criminal mentioned thus far:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A1-ICIW - GuestUser17 - salesman
A1-LSBP - MrToasty - scientist
A1-QPLR - ? - Dead? - #161461 - Wriggler - Crime: Drug Possession (current assumption)
A1-BEXI - arthurdent11389 - physician
A1-VIXW
A1-FGDP
A1-ACDC - WhatIsTruth - #161463 - Absurdus
A1-AXNZ - ? - #161465 - Floki
A1-JLPA - afternoonofthefaun - #161462 - AML1 - CGPM/Lioness
A31-JIKV - Amandel - thief
A31-ZYPA
A34-NVRQ
A44-CLSS - Ecowatcher - #161464 - AML1 - Lazenby
A55-ILGG - ? - female
A61-VCLZ - ? - Dead
A61-GZTB
A86-WJCR
A506-JQAO - nankaar - lunatic

Inmate #162315 Crime: Mass Murder
Inmate #162407 (Stanley) Crime: Jaywalking
INMATE #161459. CRIME: ______ (6 spaces)

Admin - ID 05452

AB DV - Abbey Davies - Wife of Stanley

More indepth summaries on some early characters: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1039019#1039019

It is worth noting that Wriggler, the criminal poll up right now, has been mentioned in previous arcs and may be dead already or died previously. This map mentions his corpse: http://esurv.org/user_files/fck/4620/movement-1-bar-3.jpg (source)

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WhatIsTruth
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 		You've all been active today. That's good. I'm willing to say, I'm ABSURDUS. So that's one of your mysteries off. We're trying to decode some things and find out more about A1-QPLR

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NetLurker2
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 		I just checked the broadcast at work and Japanese1 is playing. I hope someone is recording it. Evil or Very Mad

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WhatIsTruth
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 		How do you know the name of the broadcast?

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NetLurker2
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WhatIsTruth wrote:
How do you know the name of the broadcast?
I am seeing it on the page: https://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/amna-a/index
When you play from the page it shows the previously played items in the bottom Left area.

Also checked it in a media player using the playlist: http://listen.radionomy.com/amna-a.m3u
The media player confirmed the title as it was playing.
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onearmedscissor
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 		Another small addition, 2/0, to the Twitter story.

Endzo wrote:
Stanley's Work Story in full from Twitter
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
1| 1. INT. OFFICE.

2/0|'STATE EXECUTIONER

2/1&2| : STANLEY CULPA' proclaims a nameplate, lying along the front of an office desk, beside a monitor screen and computer keyboard. A frail old man, STANLEY, sits leaning towards the screen from a leather chair, his eyelids sagged in a bored expression.

3| Framed awards for 'Employee of the Month' and '20 Years of Service' hang on the concrete wall behind Stanley's bald head.

4/1&2&3| The old-timer's gaze slowly drifts from the Solitaire game on his screen to the adjacent room, visible through a large glass pane. In the centre of this dim adjoining chamber, an empty electric chair waits, with thick cables running from its base, through the wall of Stanley's office, into his computer.

5/1&2&3| Opposite Stanley, the handle of the iron door leading into the execution chamber rattles. The door slams open, and Stanley straightens up with a jolt. Uniformed prison guards drag a stony-faced man into the chamber and begin strapping him to the electric chair.

6/1&2| Stanley watches the task from his office in silence, until a BEARDED GUARD draws a red curtain closed, covering the glass window between the two rooms. Text flashes on Stanley's monitor screen:

7| INMATE #162315.

8| CRIME: MASS MURDER.

9/1&2| Stanley pushes the 'execute' button on his keyboard without hesitation. Muffled screams echo through Stanley's of fice as the lights flicker for a few brief seconds. Maintaining a poker face, Stanley returns to his game of Solitaire.

10|

11| 2. INT. DINING ROOM. EVENING

12 1&2| Stanley sits alone at the end of a long table in an ornately decorated dining room. Harpsichord music plays softly. A suited BUTLER enters, places a roast dinner before Stanley, and hands him a newspaper. Stanley reads the headlines:

13| CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SUPPORT GROWING IN EFFORT TO REDUCE PRISON OVERCROWDING. PRISONS TO SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY.

14| BUTLER

15| The warden called about another pay rise for you, Sir.

16| Stanley smiles and starts carving his meal.

17|

18| 3. INT. OFFICE. MORNING

19/1&2| Stanley arrives at his office's ebony door, to find the prison guards already waiting in the next room, with an inmate sitting in the electric chair. The prisoner stares Stanley down, tapping an imaginary wristwatch impatiently.

20| BEARDED GUARD

21|(shouting through the glass)

22|Where've you been? They're piling up!

23/1&2| The guard pulls the red curtain closed before Stanley has a chance to reply. Looking slightly shocked, Stanley swiftly executes the inmate for 'TERRORISM'.

24|MONTAGE BEGINS (WITH SHOTS AND SOUND EFFECTS GRADUALLY INCREASING IN SPEED, BECOMING RHYTHMIC)

25|-The guards bring in a new prisoner and strap them down.

26| -The bearded guard pulls the curtain closed.

27| -Stanley glances at the inmate's crime on his screen.

28| -Stanley pushes the 'execute' button.

29| -Muffled screams, lights flickering.

30| -Repeat.

31/0&1&2| (This sequence repeats several times, getting faster and faster, with the new inmates' on-screen crimes appearing in the following order: ARMED ROBBERY, ASSAULT, DRUG TRAFFICKING, FRAUD, TRESPASSING, EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, GRAFFITI, PUBLIC URINATION, PARKING OFFENCE, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A PARKING OFFENCE.)

32|MONTAGE ENDS (ABRUPTLY, WITH THE SOUND OF SCREAMS ECHOING INTO THE NEXT SCENE)

33|CUT TO:

34|

35| 4. INT. LIMOUSINE (DRIVING). MORNING

36/1&2&3| Stanley sits in the back seat of a black limousine, with his head in his hands. He looks up (AS THE SCREAMS FADE AWAY) and peers out the car window at a passing billboard. 'SAVING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT?' it asks, accompanied by a photograph of an old couple sunbathing on a Hawaiian beach. Stanley gapes at the billboard longingly.

37/1&2| Stanley's now-gloved butler, acting as chauffeur in the front seat, smiles at him via the rear-view mirror. Stanley forces a weary smile in return.

38|

39| 5 EXT. ROAD OUTSIDE PRISON. MORNING

40/1&2| The limo pulls up to the roadside opposite the prison. Stanley steps out onto the pavement, grasping a cane. He watches the vehicle drive up to a red traffic light, beside a waiting police car.

41/1&2&3| Stanley looks down the road to the crosswalk, then to the flimsy cane supporting him. Then he looks over to the prison. Stanley grins determinedly and struts across the middle of the road. Reaching the other side, at the gates of the prison, Stanley spots a street sign:

42| JAYWALKING STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON PENALTY OF DEATH.

43/1&2| Stanley glances around worriedly, to notice two police officers emerging from their car, approaching him. Stanley drops his cane and raises his shaking arms above his head.

44| 6. INT. PRISON CORRIDOR. EVENING

45/1| Now wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit, Stanley is being dragged down a narrow corridor in chains, by the same guards that were yesterday his co-workers.

46| BEARDED GUARD

47/0&1&2| You're the last person I'd have expected to endanger lives like that (SHAKING HIS HEAD). We'll be hard-pressed to find a replacement for you. But hey, on the bright side, you won't have to worry about any hard labour, (CHUCKLES) just one last job, and you're good at it. Special warden's orders...

48/1&2&3|A confused expression twitches across Stanley's face. He and the guards arrive outside the ebony door that yesterday led to his office. The bearded guard unlocks the door, and Stanley gasps. The door swings open, revealing that the comfortable leather chair at his desk has been replaced by an electric one.

49|

50|7. INT. OFFICE. EVENING

51/1&2|A look of horror crosses Stanley's face as the guards shove him into the room and strap him to the chair, leaving his right arm unbound. The monitor screen blinks on, flashing the words:

52|INMATE #162407.

53|CRIME: JAYWALKING.

54|Stanley freezes.

55|BEARDED GUARD

56| (sternly)

57| Go on. Do your job.

58| Stanley slowly hovers his hand above the 'execute' button. He closes his eyes.

59| CUT TO BLACK.


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 		New Forecast just broadcast on the AMNA-A. Player pictures seem to be the same but they came in a different order.
If you want I can post the SSTV pictures recieved. Floki appears twice. I have no idea what that means???

I started recording as soon as I got home and once again I missed Japanese1. It was on just as I started recording. I think I got about half of it. Did anyone else record it?
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 		Floki is a member on this forum, or someone who was on it, they replied to one of my posts on here but then shortly deleted it before I could read it... So she/he is something to do with it I presume.

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onearmedscissor
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 		New Twitter poll is up, too. It's the same poll, but the results were reset. "D" must not have been correct. Maybe he's supposed to be executed?


Edit: I voted "E" and that's the leading vote getter.

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onearmedscissor wrote:
New Twitter poll is up, too. It's the same poll, but the results were reset. "D" must not have been correct. Maybe he's supposed to be executed?


Edit: I voted "E" and that's the leading vote getter.


Didn't we already try E?

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 		Letters tried so far: A S P D (E current poll)

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