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[spaceXplorer]

So (and apologies if this has already been mentioned), what does this mean now wrt the puzzle cards that Aiko worked on? Are any of the cards she created to be considered reliable information anymore (i'm guesssing the answer to this is 'no')?

Will Aiko cards still be released by MC? (if any cards ever get released - 'early June' has now passed - damn them!)

Can we expect to see misleading information appearing on some of the cards that will lead us to the wrong conclusions about who the cube-thief was?

This is starting to remind me of that US program, 'The Mole'

[Mikeyj]

Why did Sente have her arrested? Keeping her close and under surveillance would surely have been more productive. Heavy handed.

I am losing my trust in Dr. Sente, if he is involved and Aiko has been set up, then we need to regain Violet's trust and explain our situation to her (one of not knowing who to trust, and of a big group with, consequently, a wide range of points of view).

Macavity, I think that your e-mail was fairly measured and shouldn't have resulted in that response without some other impetus being involved. I think it would be worth forwarding to Violet. It would be an indication of openess, and wouldn't give her more information than she's already got. What do people think? We've also (logically) assumed that Sente can see everything that we send to Violet. It appears that he can'tHAs one of Violet's mates at the academy set up her blog on the sly? Dont get it.

As an aside, with the forums ever OOG, how does sending a character a link to a discussion work? That gives me a brain ache.

Mima, Robyn...yes I know, I promise I won't look at the boards again until at least lunchtime, back to my box in the typing corner!

[Mima]

On the basis then that Violets blog is not read by Mind Candy/Sente, how did she set it up. This implies that there must be another route for communications that we don't know about. I feel an email coming on.

All play and no work makes Mikey a very naughty boy! I think that Mind Candy are waiting for you to get it finished, so on all our behalves - PLEASE! As Robyn says, "no pressure, no guilt, no worries!".

Edit to add:
Have emailed as follows

[tanner]

i dont like the fact that a paramilitary of our aquaintance grassed on her before we knew the full facts or even what side we should be on -- if I was an earthling i would be ashamed of the deviousness of my species -- luckily im an arturian reptiloid

[BrianEnigma]

[Macavity]

[HitsHerMark]

[Spankit]

Aiko's exhibition just went on display at the Restructure Gallery about 2 weeks ago. What do you think the chances are of the police tearing those pieces apart too?

[Seej]

Man, I take a few weeks out and it all kicks off!

Personally I don't feel that the police have been especially heavy-handed - remember this article?

1. She had the opportunity to take the cube by being at the ball and since she's a valued member of the academy she's no doubt more familiar with it's layout (escape routes etc.) than most.

2. She has a clear interest in the cube.

3. She's a gifted and able user of high tech equipment such as (potentially) may have been used to disable the security systems (I got the impression the police couldn't understand the workings of her sculpture).

4. Her suspicious sculpture was present when the cube was stolen.

5. Now it turns out that she's secretly a member of a religious sect that wanted to take the cube and are happy that it's gone. A group that also has connections to a murder that took place in a bar where more high tech equipment was found hidden.

Granted, this is all circumstantial but she's looking more suspicious than anyone else and the pressure is on the police to get this solved before Sente's 'rabble' of Earth-based puzzle fans make them look silly. Besides, who knows what the laws in PPC allow them to do?

This is not to say I think Aiko did it though. I think it's her mentor since he would have probably had the opportunity and technical ability to frame her, and he kinda makes my spider-sense tingle:

[dthought]

[tanner]

now what have you done??

should have kept that quiet -- some bullet head military idiot is now going to mail sente saying "did you know your daughter is secretly talking to earthlings and kurt helped her do it" -- someone had better warn her and kurt quick

[Macavity]

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[Macavity]

[European Chris]