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mr.judkins

Thanks for the report hmrpita - sounds like it was quite an experience!

Looking forward to the pics and video... Very Happy

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:15 pm

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**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:16 pm

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jasper · Unfettered Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 560 Location: Texas

Yay! That story is great! And postcard scans! Ooooo! Can't wait!

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:19 pm

hmrpita

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:30 pm

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Alright, here we go.

Can't really add more to what hmrpita said, except we were all real nervous. Holy crap we were going to meet an in game character in real life! This was a first for all of us and it ended up being amazing. I will have to remember to email and thank her.

Got the pictures I took, along with the scanned postcard on my flickr. The postcard in question is below. Noriko did her best trying to translate this, but had some trouble because she is not a fluent english speaker. I scanned it to 300 dpi, so hit the all sizes button on flickr to see the huge version there.

I have a video also, will upload it later tonight. *runs off to catch the train home*

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:16 pm

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mr.judkins

Go the bad guy and his scary writing... looking forward to finding out what the postcard text is all about.

Intercalated Games?

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:24 pm

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalated_Games

Athens, 1906

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:25 pm

joeyhess · Boot Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 60

Awesome..

The postcard reminds me of pictures of the Tunguska event..

Did any of you get a chance to read or photograph the writing on the goggles?

What's with Theo's new funky cuneiform handwriting style?

Argh, so many questions..

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:33 pm

unagi · Unfettered Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 464 Location: Japan

First, I would like to thank SF people. I'd like to make replies to pita's report later.
Japenese in the postcard seems to be written by Akira. I think Rivanor or other native English speakers would translate it better than I, but if they aren't available now, I'll do it.

EDIT: I made a rough translation below, but please feel free to replace or correct it.

hmrpita

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:54 pm

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unagi · Unfettered Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 464 Location: Japan

This is a rough translation of the post card.

What we had feard the most was confirmed. Intercalated Games were too late. California started a landslide in the direction of north Neopangaea. We have travelled up to here in order to perform trainings intensively where big earthquakes happen. We have to stop the world going to collapse. Otherwise we can't go home.

EDIT: I made several minor/grammatical corrections.

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:04 pm

hmrpita

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:05 pm

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mr.judkins

Jeez... good thing we're training in Wellington then.

Most of the Central Business District is reclaimed land which rose up in a major earthquake, as well as the airport land.

Wellington's Faultline

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:13 pm

unagi · Unfettered Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 464 Location: Japan

**Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:16 pm