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AprilAWZ wrote:
Nevertheless, would it be possible for someone to post a screencap of it? You know, so those of us who get overly enthusiastic can attempt to squeeze some cryptic meaning out of it?? Laughing

eta~ ugh, I'm slow! Rolling Eyes


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 		correct me if im wrong but lorem impsum doesnt have any meaning right??

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Wabonan
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 		Hi just got another e-mail from Jarid
Quote:
Hey, David. Thanks for letting me know the web address didn't work... lol I didn't realize. For some reason wikipedia addresses mess up the formatting in Fictionpress. The link I sent benjy was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_black, and... lol we were talking about the movie "Men In Black."

Thanks for doing some research on the beast's tail. It's very possible that the beast is aquatic, cause the last people to see it saw it swimming down the Black River away from our town.

You're getting phone calls now too? I'm really creeped out. The reason we think the MIBs are connected to the beast, is because of what the first one said to Christina Sheck. It told her "Let sleeping beasts lie," same as what whoever called told you.

This town is going to hell, and fast. Today a Man in Black came up to me on the way to school... he gave me a message. Check my fictionpress in a little bit, cause I'm writing it up now. I don't know what's going on, but something's happening.

Jared

I can see the new post . but I keep getting an error message that says to wait 15 mins for it to upload..lol
EDIT:
ok there was a code there it was
Quote:
g0cibcdbgg

the second letter is a number(zero)

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thebruce
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 		Chapter 5 posted, Living With the Beast

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January 24th

The sky was overcast again today. It flurried last night, but nothing bad enough to close school. I was afraid to walk to school, but I didn't really have a choice. Saying goodbye to Mom and Dad, I walked out the front door and into the cold, carrying my backpack on my back.

I thought about Chelsy as I walked. We only met on Saturday, but I've found myself thinking about her a lot lately. (Wow, she's going to read this… blushes) I really like getting voicemails from her, and I wonder why she didn't believe it was me when I was on 3-way with her the other night. But whatever. We can still talk online. As long as the Men in Black don't destroy the town.

I was passing the Teen Club when I heard a scream from across the street. I turned to look, and someone was pointing at me. I whirled back around, breath escaping from my mouth and floating lazily up into the sky. Time seemed to stand still. In front of me, I saw a man with close-cropped black hair, a black suit, and red, glinting eyes. He held out an arm, reaching toward me.

Instinctively, I leaned backward. I didn't want to be touched, no matter what. But as I started to fall off-balance, I saw something clasped in his hand. It was a crumpled piece of paper. Of course I reached out and took it. Right when the paper left my hand, he turned and sprinted away much faster than my eye could follow.

The words from my strange phone call ran through my head. "It begins tomorrow."

Yipes.

I looked down and read the paper. It was a sheet of looseleaf, with only a few words scrawled across it. It said:

THE ORGANIZATION

g0cibcdbgg

"Are you OK?" someone asked. I looked across the street and saw a woman walking toward me. I've seen her around town, but I don't really know her that well. I nodded, gulped, and shoved the paper in my pocket. It was meant for me, and only me.

"I'm fine, thanks," I said. The woman looked at me for a long time, before continuing on about her business.

I have no idea what the paper means, but it has to be important. I'm SURE that this is what the voice on the other end of the phone meant when they said that "it" begins today. Yes, I'm ready. They have terrorized my town for too long. I want it to be over. OVER.

The only thing is… I don't know where to go from here. Someone… anyone?


The otherwise typically ingame reference to Chelsy here again makes me wonder if Chelsy, Ryan, Terry and Steven from AIM (Perris, CA) are ingame... it just seems to very convenient that they are all from the same place, they were the first ones Jared contacted (they say), they all refer to each other by first name, and they've only ever discussed Jared as though they know him personally (could be players role-playing however)...
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 		g0cibcdbgg could be phone text for:

402-422-3244

area code 402 is Omaha, Nebraska... *shrug* anyone want to try a call?
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Wabonan
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 		I thought it odd also. But I guess we will have to wait to see how it plays out. I talked to ryan on the phone on sunday night he knew less than I did about the situation. I'm not sure why the PM wants us to contact them, unless they are ingame. They have not told anyone anything we did not already know. Unless the PM is trying to make them Chr witness for him about everything being true. They said they were talking to him when he saw the MIB in his yard. I'm not sure about anyone else but If I saw someone out side my house I wouldn't continue to chat about it...lol I would get my gun and set the dogs on them..lol
EDIT:
I called them. It said thank you for calling Quest....I don't think thats ingame

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thebruce wrote:
g0cibcdbgg could be phone text for:
402-422-3244
area code 402 is Omaha, Nebraska... *shrug* anyone want to try a call?


or for 703-923-4277 which is Arlington County, Virginia right next to Washington DC, possibly a MIB phone number if they're supposed to be government agents?
http://www.whitepages.com/maps/VA

EDIT: Nevermind, I called and its some number for Boeing

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ZoneandonlyBEN
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 		Hey, all. Jared has a new post up on his "living with the beast" story, with a code. it says g0c_ibc_dbgg. Well, I was looking at that, and i realized that it kind of looks like a phone number. So I translated all of the letters to numbers, and came up with

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
703-923-4277


Then I called that number and it really doesn't seem to be in-game.

So then I was thinking. All of the other phone numbers so far have been 603, so if you replace the sevens with sixes (i know this doesn't really make sense - probably a problem with the PM making the puzzle, unless that's to add another level of difficulty or whatever.)

you come out with this:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
6039234266


That one works. Here's a rough transcript:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Listen carefully. Over the next four weeks you will be given five tasks. If you complete the tasks within the time limit, then the beast will be held back. If you fail a task, then the organization will release the beast upon black river. Stand by for further instruction.


Things are getting strange, eh?

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ZoneandonlyBEN
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 		aye
..
here we go again with the accusations. Just because we know one another does not mean we are characters. Plus Wabonan you spoke to Stephen not Ryan. Angry Banana spoke to me.

Call the number I posted as a spoiler and you'll have a nice surprise for you.

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 		Look, guys: the group of people currently arousing suspicion knows that by posting here, they've agreed to the Terms of Service, which includes not posting in your game's thread if you're PMing it or working behind the scenes on it. They know they're not allowed to post under more than one identity. They know they're not allowed to post as characters, either overtly or covertly, in order to finesse players or move the game forward.

If they are breaking the TOS, it'll become clear eventually and the admins and/or moderators will respond appropriately.

In the meantime, relax and just play the game, okay? Smile
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 		If you dont believe us w/ the whole outside thing here you go, here's the chat log:

Quote:

Jaredmathison: my paren'ts aren't home
jaredmathison: and someone's outside my house
jaredmathison: and I don't know what to do
Chelsy: call the fuzz
jaredmathison: the fuzz?
Chelsy: ya know..the cops
Chelsy: 911
jaredmathison: Sgt. Monroe hates me
jaredmathison: he'd think I'm making it up
Chelsy: just try
Chelsy: ask for a diff. guy
Terry: its better than dying
jaredmathison: lol
Chelsy: dont say that! hes probably scared as it is
Terry: oh sorry
jaredmathison: lol
Terry: i can be blunt at times
jaredmathison: that's ok
Ryan: i'd be scared if my dad wasn't home
jaredmathison: I think I can forgive you
Chelsy: think?
jaredmathison: lol
jaredmathison: j/k
jaredmathison: it's all good
Chelsy: ok lol
Ryan: yea i think the popo need to be informed here
Terry: yeah
UNKNOWN: has entered the room.
jaredmathison: popo?
Ryan: police
Steven: Val??
UNKOWN: yes?
Steven: why are you in here
Steven: lol
UNKNOWN has left the room.
Chelsy: who was that? lol
Chelsy: they came and went so fast
jaredmathison: i don't know
jaredmathison: i didn't invite her
jaredmathison: i don't think
Chelsy: then who did? lol
Ryan: i didn't
Chelsy: i didnt
jaredmathison: my computer picks up random s/ns from the web
jaredmathison: and ims them for me
jaredmathison: i don't know what's happening, lol, but it's kind of cool
Chelsy: lol
Chelsy: sounds neat
Chelsy: how did tha happen though? some sorta program?
Chelsy: i should get it
Terry: me too
jaredmathison: yeah
jaredmathison: a friend wrote me a code
Chelsy: so why do you use it? like just for fun
jaredmathison: yeah
Ryan: so thats how u got me?
jaredmathison: yeah
Chelsy: hmm sounds cool
Ryan: weird
Chelsy: can i have the code?
jaredmathison: no
Ryan: so now ur connected w/ the cali group
jaredmathison: he said it's kind of illegal
jaredmathison: lol
Terry: so why do u use it
Chelsy: ooo psh, music downloading is illegal but so many ppl do it
jaredmathison: cause it's fun
Steven: lol
Chelsy: true true
Terry: but everyone does it....i think we should all have this code
jaredmathison: no
jaredmathison: I'd rather not give it out
Chelsy: ok then
Ryan: o
Ryan: so anyway
Ryan: what else
Ryan: this is intriging
Ryan: spelt wrong but oops
jaredmathison: yeah it is
Ryan: so is there anway you can determine if the beast is comming
Ryan: like any signs
Ryan: ?
Ryan: jared?
Terry: r u there
jaredmathison: sorry
jaredmathison: yeah I'm here
jaredmathison: no I don't know...
Ryan: is the guy still out there?
jaredmathison: i don't think so
Ryan: turn an outside light on
jaredmathison: but then they'd know I'm in here
Ryan: dont u think he already does
jaredmathison: that's true
Chelsy: o god guys this is freakin me out
Terry: the light might scare him away
jaredmathison: maybe
Ryan: yea
Ryan: go try
jaredmathison: ok...
Chelsy: or it might prompt him to come in...
Steven: lol
jaredmathison: there are footprints outside


Sn's were removed for im safety

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 		Thank you Phaedra

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 		Hey Guys ...

No doubt the walking the line thing has gotten people talking .... So maybe that is a good thing *shrug* In any case, I spoke with Jared today, here is a transcript of the chat ...

Quote:


[17:39] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Hello Jared
[17:39] jaredmathison: hey, who's this?
[17:39] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: My names Chad
[17:39] jaredmathison: hello chad
[17:39] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I just recently learned about your situation in
Black River
[17:40] jaredmathison: yeah?
[17:40] jaredmathison: how'd you hear?
[17:40] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: From a friend of a friend of a friend of the
dentist of my cousin's lovers former roomate
[17:40] jaredmathison: of course... Confused
[17:40] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: It's amazing how word spreads on the internet
[17:40] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: How are things today?
[17:40] jaredmathison: strange
[17:41] jaredmathison: I got a message from one of the Men in Black
[17:41] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: The note that you mentioned on your site?
[17:41] jaredmathison: yeah
[17:41] jaredmathison: i've been trying to figure out what it means all da
y
[17:41] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: We've done some looking into it as well, and it
appears that it actually is a phone number
[17:42] jaredmathison: a phone number?
[17:42] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Yes
[17:42] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: But I don't know if you'd want to call it
[17:42] jaredmathison: why wouldn't I?
[17:43] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Because you seem worried enough about what is
going on
[17:43] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I fear this will just bring more questions
[17:43] jaredmathison: it probably will
[17:43] jaredmathison: but the message was meant for me
[17:43] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Then here you go ...
[17:43] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: 603-923-4266
[17:43] jaredmathison: thank you very much, I'll go call it... one sec
[17:45] jaredmathison: ok, now I'm extremely creeped out
[17:46] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: That's what I feared
[17:46] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: But listen
[17:46] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: We're here for you
[17:46] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: And whatever we can do to help you
[17:46] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I'm sure we will do
[17:46] jaredmathison: that voice...
[17:47] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I agree
[17:49] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Just work with us, and we'll get you through this
[17:49] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I promise
[17:49] jaredmathison: thank you
[17:49] jaredmathison: thank you so much
[17:50] jaredmathison: my town has fallen into chaos
[17:50] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: It's not a problem at all
[17:50] jaredmathison: and I don't know what to do about it...
[17:50] jaredmathison: if I fail at these tasks
[17:50] jaredmathison: then my entire town dies
[17:50] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: What we do is accomplish these five tasks
[17:50] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Or at least find out what they are
[17:50] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: The one account said that it felt the Beast was
running in fear ....
[17:51] jaredmathison: which account?
[17:51] jaredmathison: Kyle's?
[17:51] jaredmathison: cause he beeped his horn?
[17:51] jaredmathison: lol
[17:52] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I believe it was the girls
[17:52] jaredmathison: what girls?
[17:52] jaredmathison: sorry I'm confused... Smile
[17:52] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I do not have the name handy, because I am at work
[17:53] jaredmathison: April? Who was out with her boyfriend? The first
night?
[17:53] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I'll look and see what I can find
[17:54] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I stand corrected
[17:54] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Chris
[17:54] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: http://www.cnb-scene.com/brayroadlog.html
[17:54] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: It was fearful of us and whatever it was running
from.
[17:54] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: ""
[17:55] jaredmathison: oh
[17:55] jaredmathison: that's not our beast
[17:56] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I stand corrected then
[17:56] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: I will make note of that
[17:57] jaredmathison: lol
[17:57] jaredmathison: eerily
[17:57] jaredmathison: similar
[17:57] jaredmathison: but not the same
[17:58] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Indeed
[17:58] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Well listen. I must head home. BUt I should be
around later. Will you be on?
[17:59] jaredmathison: i don't know
[17:59] jaredmathison: probably
[17:59] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Sounds good
[17:59] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: Be well, and if you learn anything
[17:59] InSaNiTaRiUm2k6: insanitarium2k6SPLATcomcast.net

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 		Ahh you're the chad that told jared our findings. Because my friends who figured it out live in cali, so the are three hours behind you guys over here.

Thx though

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