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tallerbird
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[ARG?]The Message Center

I just logged into Kingdom of Loathing and found a message from someone called The messenger (#993681).
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http://www.freewebs.com/themessagecenter/

Please go there as soon as you can! I need your help!

At first i just thought it was spam even though i have never got any spam messages in KOL before.
I checked out the site anyway and it looks very ARGish to me. Anyone else get this message?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:03 pm
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Russell
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Hidden in the space after the text is:

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tnaw a keep dniheb eht niatruc? yrt siht: lmth.hturteht

which is actually wrong, it should be thetruth.htm


Leading to :

Quote:
Messneger Entertainment
Maessnger entertainment is company that is made to bring you an interactive gaming exsperance. These ARGs (alternate reality games) are a new type of fun where you take paty in a living breathing story. Right now we are in a trial peirod, but soon will be open to produce games for you. Want an intersting way to advertizre? Let us be the messanger. Want a game just for you? Can do! To contact me e-mail me at d0ntsh00tmeSPLAThotmail.com. This is both an out of game and in game e-mail so if you are making an out of game message please say so in the subject. Thanks for playing!


Well im off to bed but im sure if you look at he splling mistakes yo will get a sentence...

PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:36 pm
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I just love companies that use freewebs as their base of operations. Popups, banner ads and the ability to get my own free website just tell me that yes, they have the means to produce quality goods.
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But, on the other hand, they came up with a new way to launch. *applauds*
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:32 pm
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Russell_k wrote:
Hidden in the space after the text is:

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tnaw a keep dniheb eht niatruc? yrt siht: lmth.hturteht

which is actually wrong, it should be thetruth.htm


Leading to :

Quote:
Messneger Entertainment
Maessnger entertainment is company that is made to bring you an interactive gaming exsperance. These ARGs (alternate reality games) are a new type of fun where you take paty in a living breathing story. Right now we are in a trial peirod, but soon will be open to produce games for you. Want an intersting way to advertizre? Let us be the messanger. Want a game just for you? Can do! To contact me e-mail me at d0ntsh00tmeSPLAThotmail.com. This is both an out of game and in game e-mail so if you are making an out of game message please say so in the subject. Thanks for playing!


Well im off to bed but im sure if you look at he splling mistakes yo will get a sentence...


You're too kind Russell.

There's no hidden message in there. It's just bad spelling.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:29 am
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tallerbird
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The spelling mistakes have been fixed now but part of the text has jumped from where it should be to a couple of lines up, making it a little confusing. Also the html/htm error is still there.

Anyway I'm interested to see what happens with this and i love the way they launched.

Update on the site
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I got an e-mail today from icryanditburnsSPLATyahoo.com It said "I was told to contact you. I will use my myspace. http://www.myspace.com/94270882
-Blade. I leave the rest to you.

Looks like the game has started

ETA:
I was just contacted via AIM by "nameerf25".
The log is attached


The message from his profile. I haven't had any luck with the code yet.
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Here is my Shhhh.... message.
Don't tell to much about yourself.
byqgmnwdkpxckpve azfucx olfu olfutg'wd kpxckptg wdqjirtghs mnnmfucxwd ufcxshshirtgjq mn pkmndwwd futgkp. azfucx byirshsh olirkp.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:41 am
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tallerbird
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Another update on http://www.freewebs.com/themessagecenter/theroomofdoom.htm

We now have 3 more sites and contact info so here's the list
Beth- http://www.geocities.com/dr_beth_katz/home.html
Anthony- http://i-have-to-do-this.blogspot.com/
Candy- http://wantsomecandy18.livejournal.com/
Blade- http://www.myspace.com/94270882
Eric- AIM nameerf25
Todd- Glassman_ToddSPLATYahoo.com
Barry- waiting for contact
Kaite- waiting for contact

I also had another chat with Eric.

[quote][17:26] nameerf25: any luck with that message?
[17:26] tallerbird: not yet. i have been working on it all day
[17:27] tallerbird: has anything new happened
[17:27] nameerf25: Well Todd, and the hot chick had her turn
[17:27] nameerf25: have you talked to anyone else?
[17:27] tallerbird: no. only you
[17:28] nameerf25: Well why don't you check on the other people.
[17:28] nameerf25: If you can find out who is who I can find out who's head I'm gonna bash in
[17:28] tallerbird: oh. i saw a couple of their sites. i know who a few of them are
[17:29] nameerf25: well let me have it
[17:29] tallerbird: the father is todd
[17:29] tallerbird: the whore is candy
[17:30] nameerf25: thats her name!
[17:30] tallerbird: the dead one must be blade. she has a kind of vampire thing going on i think
[17:30] nameerf25: she had her turn
[17:31] tallerbird: beth says she is a doctor so assuming that you are telling the truth then she must be the lier
[17:31] nameerf25: beth is a doctor no way
[17:32] tallerbird: that just leaves Kaite, Anthony and Barry for the robot, the shy one and the one who started all this
[17:32] nameerf25: Hold on getting yelled at, bitch just woke up
[17:32] tallerbird: i'm not sure about the last 3 yet
[17:33] nameerf25: God! I hate Beth!
[17:34] nameerf25: She's all pissed off cause it is not my turn
[17:34] tallerbird: i think anthony may be the one that is behind all this
[17:34] nameerf25: Barry is suppose to be on, be he knows jack about computers
[17:35] nameerf25: Anthony huh, ok
[17:35] nameerf25: Barry let me take his turn
[17:35] nameerf25: But he wanted me to ask you what is the best way for him to talk to you
[17:36] tallerbird: anthony has a short fuse so you should watch out for him either way
[17:36] nameerf25: He said he would try to set up whatever you asked
[17:36] nameerf25: got ya
[17:36] tallerbird: he can chat to me on aim if he wants
[17:37] nameerf25: I'll tell him that
[17:37] nameerf25: I'l l give him your name
[17:37] tallerbird: ok
[17:38] nameerf25: So do you like have an army of people tring to find us or anything?
[17:38] tallerbird: i am trying to get an army together. we will find you.
[17:38] tallerbird: i'll try and get some help on the message
[17:38] nameerf25: good good
[17:39] nameerf25: Hold on one of the girls just fell or something
[17:39] nameerf25: fdgc
[17:40] tallerbird: huh?
[17:41] tallerbird: whats going on?
[17:42] *** "nameerf25" signed off at Sat Jul 22 17:42:37 2006.

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Update on Antony's Site:

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Is anyone there!?
Help! If the person who talked to Eric is there I bet you want to know what happened. The computer called to Barry. Barry didn't know what to do so Eric jumped up and said he would take his turn. I said it was a bad idea because we would be braking te rules. Eric said don't worry. He said he would get info on what Barry should do. I still said we shouldn't risk it. Eric said "Fine if you don't want to get out, go back to the corner and cry and --------- some more." I really wanted to hit him. I counted to ten. Calmed down and woke up Beth. How she could sleep in this room I don't know. She freaks out on Eric. Eric just keeps being a jerk and threatens her. He said that the person on-line knows stuff about us, and that Beth is not to be trusted. Don't remember the exact words.

So he goes back to the computer and I'm watching Kaite dance. Thank God for her. Her high hopes really kept me going. Then she puked. Blood. She fell to the floor. I grabed her and yelled for help. Eric, Beth, Barry, Candy and Todd rushed over. This is what I remember.

Eric: Let me though!
Me: What are you going to do?
Eric: I'm a doctor.
Beth: Give her CPR or something.
Eric: No. She might have some disease or something. I'm not putting my mouth on that.
Candy: Shes Dieing!
Eric: I know!
He checks her heart beat, then closes her eyes
Eric: Shes gone.
I walk a way, unable to take it anymore. At that moment part of the wall turns around. Now in the room is one of those midevil things they use to cut off people's heads, with a note. It said: You have broken a rule, the penalty is the loss of life. Don't worry about it. I knew you would. But the next rule you brake will cost you all your lives.
I don't remember what happened next I just remember punching Eric screaming it's your fault till Barry pulled me off.
Me: It's your fault Katie is dead you broke a rule.
Eric: How do you know! Do you have a rule book! Did you write the rules? Are yout the reason I'm in here.
He tried to attack but Todd stopped him.
Me: What?
Eric: The guy who I talked to on-line said that the person who did this to us is in here. I think it is you.
Beth: That's-
Eric: Shut up Beth!
Candy: Wait! Guys! A note!
Candy read the rest of the letter.
Candy: In front of you is one of my favorite toys. You must pick one person to put thier head in the stocks, and one person to pull the rope that will release a swift blade to the back of the neck. Choose carefully.

Now Todd is doing a mass for Kaite. Every one is around except Eric who won't take his eyes off me and Blade who looks like she thinks this is funny.

If you out there think that I did this, fine. Just tell my son that I love him.

If I am going to stay alive and not end up in the stocks I have to take a risk. I woke up here with a message in my pocket. If you can decode it may it will help. E-mail me if you get it. HoganwillneverdieSPLAThotmail.com

Shhh...
Don't tell to much about yourself.
SAFE FARGER:
DET ER EN GUTT!
DET ER EN PIKE!


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Norwegian translator gives:
SAFE Colors : It is a Boy! It is a A girl!

But i think the Word safe wasnt translated, gotta go to ikea so pass the mantle Smile


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I emailed what you got to Anthony, i have only been in contact with Eric so far and i am not sure how much to tell the others.

Here's my theory on who's who:

Whore- Candy
Robot- Barry
Dead- Blade
Doctor- Eric
Father- Todd
Shy- Kaite (now dead)
Lier- Beth
Bad Guy- Anthony

I'm sure these are going to change. I am assuming that Father means priest but it could be Dad. If it is then the father would be Anthony.

Does anyone have any ideas on Eric's code. I'm still not having any luck with it.
Quote:
Eric: The guy who I talked to on-line said that the person who did this to us is in here. I think it is you.

I am not a guy Mad

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Russell
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With Erics Clue I have a feeling its a vigenere, am working on the premise that the only word i believe can translate as ******'** is "Should'nt"

Oh and by the way Safe isnt a norwegian word so I think the PM's translator may have been broken =)

Oh and can you explain your choices of whos who, I have no idea why you would think kaite was shy or Barry the robot for instance...

PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:33 am
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Well based on what is in Candy's blog she seems to be the most likely one to be the whore.
The one that is already dead confused me a little to start. I think this must be Blade because she is supposedly a vampire.
Beth claims to be a doctor on her website but when Kaite died she said "do CPR or something". That doesn't sound like a doctor to me so i think she is the lier.
Eric told be he was a doctor.
Todd is a priest so i guess he is the Father although initially i thought Father meant Dad.
Anthony has a son so i don't think he can be the robot and he is anything but shy so until we find out more i will assume that he is the bad guy.
Kaite threw up blood and died so she can't be the robot, the only think left for her is the shy one.
That just leaves Barry as the robot.

These are all just based on initial impressions and i am sure we will find out more about them to change my theories anyway.

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Yeah I think the ID's are gonna change all over the place, you can hold a doctororate and therefore not know CPR. In fact the doctor could be the priest if he is a doctor of theology...

And the Robot thing....Could be a literal meaning of the term robot or a more descriptive use I.e. If they suffered from autism you could say they calculated equations or had the memory of a robot...

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Do you think we should tell them all about the list we got from the message center? I have only told Eric so far and he has asked me not to tell the others. I think Eric told them that the person behind it all is one of them but that's all.
I think they should all know but they might just turn against each other more if we let them know.

Edit: I just spoke to Barry on AIM:trappedbarry. I decided to tell him about the list but not my theory on who's who. Eric and Candy want to kill Anthony because of what i said so i tried to take some of the heat off him. I wouldn't want them to kill an innocent man because of me. The log is attached.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:19 pm
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Russell
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Update from Candy:

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Anthony is th reason I am in hell. He put us here. He must die. I've been talking to Eric a lot. He makes me feel better. I almost feel like he is hitting on me. He told me about the people helping us and how Anthony is the reason we are here. We have to kill him to get out, but Beth won't let us. Todd said he doesn't fear death, but him dieing will not help us.

Eric also said it might be good to post my shhhh... message. Here it is.
TSEAIHOINELHAPCNEOSTHEEFLETRMIHO


Working on the code now...

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Got it
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Skip cipher:
THE SAFE PLACE IN THE ROOM IS IN THE HOLE


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