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EMAIL/META: Letter to CTW

[Diandra]

Leetta,

Welcome to Unfiction! Glad that you found us so that we can try to give you a better introduction to the game. Because of the nature of Alternate Reality Gaming, you are unlikely to receive a response directly from the PM (or creator of this game), so I thought I'd try to address the issues you raised.

CTW is an Alternate Reality Game. The name alone implies that this is not the sort of reality you're used to. The PM has created a world with its own rules, and has graciously invited us in. At what point we've become involved is still unclear. The game launched only two weeks ago, and we have yet to uncover all of the clues or events that led up to this point. The story appears to be unfolding in real time, so I'm confident that the longer we play, the more sense the story will make. BTW, I'm wondering if you have uncovered all of the clues that are available thus far. Have you read Dale's journal hidden on an in-game site? The journal answered some of my questions as to how Dale ended up in his current predicament. If you haven't read it, review some of the posts here on Unfiction telling you where to find it. If you've seen it, perhaps you want to read it again. It might make more sense now than it did when it was first made available to us.

I don't know what specific questions you've been asking, or to whom you've been directing them, as you haven't posted any of your letters to in-game characters on this board. If you're referring to letters you've written the PM, as I stated above, you are unlikely to get a response as the curtain has been closed now that the game has begun. (This is explained on the CTW website.)

Reporters often enter a story at its conclusion, or after a significant event transpires. I think you have to perhaps try to make sense of the game from a different perspective. Understand that the story is going to unfold over a six month period. At that point, all of your questions should have been answered. From a reporter's point-of-view, you're entering the picture a bit too early to get the whole story. As far as questions being answered that are specific to the story, the Aglaura press conference would have been an ideal arena for a reporter, such as yourself, to have stepped forward and participated. Did you apply to attend? I can't see your story-related question going unaswered in that forum.

The game, at this moment, is like an onion...it's multi-layered...and it seems that as more pieces are stripped away, more pieces are revealed. What I mean by that is the answers we are revealing are leading to more questions! Give it time. Keep at it. And don't be afraid to ask other players for help. I'd highly suggest you enter the CTW chat for more individualized assistance, or at least skim the CTW forum topics related to the questions you do have. We all realize that no one is going to solve this game on their own. Like in the real world, we need to rely upon each other as everyone will have an at least slightly different experience depending on what contacts they make and what information they receive.

I can't tell you why there is no news archive, but there is some news. We are being spoon fed news that the PM wants us to see. We have no choice but to accept that at the moment. Perhaps that's part of the story. It's just too early to tell. Keep spec'ing. I have faith that it will all be revealed. Think of it as a novel which will take six months to read because you are only being given a page or two at a time. The pages may be out of order, too, so it may not make sense until you get to the flashback scene. I'm just enjoying the story and not trying to form any solid theories until the missing evidence you alluded to has been unearthed.

Dia