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[UPDATE] Aquapolis Incidentlogs [Nov 18]
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 		Is it possible that, plot-wise, the whole purpose for the Aquapolis was to eventually kill of Katherine? I mean, as death scenes go, this one's pretty imaginative.

"Hey, I know! Let's have her drown in the icy waters of the Mediterranean...in a...boat? A submarine? In an inner tube? No...how about a futuristic aquatic love shack with HAL9000 for a security system!?"

It would definitely be the part of the movie where someone in the audience would yell at the screen, "Woohoo! Drown, you *&^%$!"

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joebrent wrote:
Is it possible that, plot-wise, the whole purpose for the Aquapolis was to eventually kill of Katherine? I mean, as death scenes go, this one's pretty imaginative.

"Hey, I know! Let's have her drown in the icy waters of the Mediterranean...in a...boat? A submarine? In an inner tube? No...how about a futuristic aquatic love shack with HAL9000 for a security system!?"

It would definitely be the part of the movie where someone in the audience would yell at the screen, "Woohoo! Drown, you *&^%$!"


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 		I'd just like to go on record as saying that I'm glad Yanka has such a good handle on the Aquapolis layout and logs. I've enjoyed most all of the puzzles, but for some reason I haven't even wanted to TRY to wrap my brain around how the apparent deathtrap might be layed out.

And.. I don't think they put the Aquapolis there just to have a way to kill Beth off.. I think it's much more than that. Remember that in Beth's email to MLO she mentioned all of the stresses in Avery's life... something like "his ongoing custody battle, me, the problems in Europe"

I think the "problems" in Europe probably had to do with safesys and possibly our friend bh/leak - so that's been a problem for a while now and is apparently only getting worse.

And, yeah, if Kat's dead I'm not all torn up about it. Better her than Laika.

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ChainedLightning wrote:
I'd just like to go on record as saying that I'm glad Yanka has such a good handle on the Aquapolis layout and logs. I've enjoyed most all of the puzzles, but for some reason I haven't even wanted to TRY to wrap my brain around how the apparent deathtrap might be layed out.

And, yeah, if Kat's dead I'm not all torn up about it. Better her than Laika.


I definitely second that. Way to go, Yanka! Very Happy
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joebrent wrote:
Is it possible that, plot-wise, the whole purpose for the Aquapolis was to eventually kill of Katherine? I mean, as death scenes go, this one's pretty imaginative.

"Hey, I know! Let's have her drown in the icy waters of the Mediterranean...in a...boat? A submarine? In an inner tube? No...how about a futuristic aquatic love shack with HAL9000 for a security system!?"

The idea of it is funny, although it leads me to something else decidedly less funny: Who in their right mind would invest $1.3 billion in this thing? This is a venture that is pretty likely to flood, implode, or burn (and then implode and flood ... use any of the three in any order Very Happy ). The chances of it being profitable seem pretty low compared to the chances of it being a very expensive disaster.

So the question is what kind of investor would sink (haha) money into it? My point is that the reason for building the Aquapolis is surely not the reason that most investments occur, namely to make a good return. I imagine there is a compelling reason for building the Aquapolis that goes beyond making a very expensive tourist destination. We still don't really have any idea why a tech company like MetaCortex would get into this kind of venture. I mean, only recently has Microsoft moved away from their business model of producing only software ... they've gotten up making the XBox (contracting the actual assembly out ... not their thing), but they're still a long way from building a billion dollars worth of underwater deathtrap Very Happy . I should mention that although it hasn't come up yet, Murpha is involved in the design and engineering of the Aqaupolis ... maybe they'd like to show off their prowess and innovation with some more details for us?

Either there's another reason for the Aquapolis, or we're looking at some investors (including the British guy, or British consortium ... unclear) who are really not risk averse, and a corporation (MetaCortex) whose board of directors leans towards the bold side of strategy (although maybe "Everything is projected. Even if this 500 percent proves ..." is a concerned voice), and is not too concerned about value for their shareholders. I wonder if MC and Murpha are publicly traded? My advice is to sell, and sell now Laughing .

P.S. Hooray, I've been decorated ... and just in time for the holiday season ... now I don't have to do it myself.
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 		Re: White whale
xnbomb wrote:
So the question is what kind of investor would sink (haha) money into it? My point is that the reason for building the Aquapolis is surely not the reason that most investments occur, namely to make a good return. I imagine there is a compelling reason for building the Aquapolis that goes beyond making a very expensive tourist destination. We still don't really have any idea why a tech company like MetaCortex would get into this kind of venture.


Are we certain that MetaCortex has invested money in the Aquapolis? The news page on the Aquapolis site for 3 Oct 2002 just say that MC are going to be programming, building and installing all of the computer, information and safety systems. The MC news item of the same date says they are going to oversee the info/automation systems.

Whilst they don't specifically say that the Aquapolis people are employing MC, do we know for certain that MC have dropped money into this themselves? I think the point I am getting at here is whether MC's interest is in the project as a concept, or just the systems they get to design for it.

Hope that makes sense.

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 		Re: White whale
xnbomb wrote:
Either there's another reason for the Aquapolis, or we're looking at some investors (including the British guy, or British consortium ... unclear) who are really not risk averse, and a corporation (MetaCortex) whose board of directors leans towards the bold side of strategy (although maybe "Everything is projected. Even if this 500 percent proves ..." is a concerned voice), and is not too concerned about value for their shareholders.


That was a pretty long sentence, but a speculative question in response: [eXXXtreme spec] Is Wongmo British, by any chance [/eXXXtreme spec]? It seems he has (fradulantly) collected a sizable chunk of change. Perhaps not enough to cover the Aquapolis building fees, but you never know. Maybe Wongmo = Walsh = Grey Alien = Phil = Beth = Oracle = Elvis = Everybody = British Investor?
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 		Re: White whale
BriEnigma wrote:
That was a pretty long sentence, but a speculative question in response: [eXXXtreme spec] Is Wongmo British, by any chance [/eXXXtreme spec]? It seems he has (fradulantly) collected a sizable chunk of change. Perhaps not enough to cover the Aquapolis building fees, but you never know. Maybe Wongmo = Walsh = Grey Alien = Phil = Beth = Oracle = Elvis = Everybody = British Investor?


[Continuing BriEnigma's Extreme Spec] Or, he simply passed himself off as British, to give himself an air of authority; we know he can pretend to be different people, why not different accents? [Extreme spec over]
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 		Re: White whale
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Maybe Wongmo = Walsh = Grey Alien = Phil = Beth = Oracle = Elvis = Everybody = British Investor?


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 		Omg, check this out: http://www.theaquapolis.com/incidentlogs/20031118/addendum/2003181103200621p13delos.jpg
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Omg, check this out: http://www.theaquapolis.com/incidentlogs/20031118/addendum/2003181103200621p13delos.jpg


Awwww...I think I see a tear there. That's so sad. Sad So, I guess we now know she was in the Aquapolis at the time her password was (incorrectly) entered. I am going to guess that Kat missed her flight to Zurich and is now a missing person. Poor Kat. Sad
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 		Re: White whale
ParityBit wrote:
Are we certain that MetaCortex has invested money in the Aquapolis? The news page on the Aquapolis site for 3 Oct 2002 just say that MC are going to be programming, building and installing all of the computer, information and safety systems. The MC news item of the same date says they are going to oversee the info/automation systems.

Whilst they don't specifically say that the Aquapolis people are employing MC, do we know for certain that MC have dropped money into this themselves? I think the point I am getting at here is whether MC's interest is in the project as a concept, or just the systems they get to design for it.

Hope that makes sense.

It makes perfect sense. It's strange to respond now (given that this world that I find more interesting than my own has disolved in a puff of smoke, as the wizard steps out from behind the curtain), but anyhow:

No, we don't know how much MC sank into it. But if you believe the press releases, someday dropped a big chunk of change ... $1.3 billion! I have a hard time believing that anyone would be crazy enough to spend that kind of money on the premise that they were going to make a return on it by luring tourists to pay ridiculous prices to stay in what by design seems to me to be the world's most expensive deathtrap. I'm forced to think that the Aquapolis must serve another purpose.

I wonder if we'll ever find out what that might be ... sigh. I guess it could be the most fitting end ever to a villainness ... the world's most expensive underwater tomb Very Happy .

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Omg, check this out: http://www.theaquapolis.com/incidentlogs/20031118/addendum/2003181103200621p13delos.jpg

Hmm, Agent Jones sends that email to Kat after she has died. I suppose this means Agent Jones doesn't know Kat is dead. I find that a little strange, if Mr. Jones is the kind of Agent we think he is. Furthermore, I can only guess that Kat's package on Beth is indicative that she has knowledge of the nature of her reality, since it no doubt details her interactions with her friend (to the extent that Kat knows about it). I think this means that Beth is not as safe as she thinks. I smell a sequel Very Happy !
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