Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:46 am
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » ARG: Find the Lost Ring
[MAIL] A letter from Eli, Ariadne's troubles
View previous topicView next topic
Page 1 of 1 [7 Posts]  
Author Message
lhall
Unfettered


Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 411
Location: Portland, Oregon

 		[MAIL] A letter from Eli, Ariadne's troubles
I've been writing to Eli every few weeks or so, trying to get a response from him, or even just checking to make sure he was alive and well. I got this reply today:

Eli Hunt wrote:
They say that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.
But perhaps it is the other way around.

Once you have seen the path, it is impossible to walk another, no
matter how hard you try.

I showed Ariadne my path, and now it has become hers. She is trapped
in the same pattern I succumbed to four years ago.

News from a colleague at the society: Ariadne was caught last night in
my office. From the looks of it, she has been camping out there for
days, perhaps a week. My colleague says she looks like hell. And the
room was no better. Wrecked.

She had moved all of the furniture aside, throw everything into
corners. A 7 circuit labyrinth was painted on the floor. Apparently
she has literally worn the path to shreds, perhaps having traced the
labyrinth as many as thousands of times over the past week.

Ariadne refused to leave the office. She was forcibly carried out. She
would only say: "I made the wrong choice. The other Ariadnes are
happier."

I knew immediately what has happened. Her silence, her homesickness…

I am convinced that she has become consumed with personal labyrinths.
She is immersing herself in memories from her home world – not to save
this world, but to escape it.

Based on this report from my colleague, I fear Ariadne has become
obsessed with the outlier worlds where she did not accept this
mission, where she continues to live an ordinary life, training as an
athlete for the Multiverse Olympiad, competing from her home world
instead of traveling to ours.

I don't know what we can do. But I thought I would prepare you.

When I walked this path, the result was very bad for the worlds I observed.

We have never understood truly why the ancient Greeks banned the
visions at the omphalos.

Perhaps in the act of seeing, there is risk. Perhaps by knowing the
other worlds, we draw ourselves towards them… an attraction that
heightens the possibility of collapse…

We must prepare ourselves for the worse. Even if we can get Ariadne
back to our mission, it may be too late to untangle ourselves from the
worlds she has drawn us closer to.

Regretfully yours,

Eli Hunt



Poor Ariadne... :\
_________________
Visit me online or on Twitter.

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:01 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Canzonett
Unfettered


Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 489
Location: Munich

 		I received exactly the same mail this afternoon.

"When I walked this path ..." - does this imply he has experimented with personal labyrinths as well?

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:21 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
jasper
Unfettered


Joined: 12 Mar 2008
Posts: 560
Location: Texas

 		I was wondering where she was all week!

I got the same message from Eli. I don't know if we should trust it. It's all second hand information through a "colleague" and an unnamed one as well. I wish he would give some account of himself, too!

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:28 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
AUZ505
Unfictologist


Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 1599
Location: Germany
Quote:

Perhaps by knowing the other worlds, we draw ourselves towards them… an attraction that heightens the possibility of collapse…


Could that mean that "they" (whoever) do not know of our earth and that "they" and not reality select worlds that will be changed. Than it would make sense that Theo want to avoid synchronisation, if running labyrinths would tell "them" where we are.

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:23 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
dreamerblue
Unfettered


Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Posts: 710
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 		This does not sound like Ariadne. I am suspicious. Remember how determined she was when Theo broke into her room and left that threatening note for her? Her blog post was all, "Oh, yes, I just want to go home, waaah"...until you got to the point where she said, "That's what Theo wants me to say, but I am determined to see my mission through." In another recent blog post she said something like, "Don't misunderstand me...I don't just want us to do the synchronizing so I can go home; I really do want first and foremost to save the worlds." (None of these are direct quotes, by the way...I'm too lazy to go look at those posts again at the moment.) For her to suddenly turn around like this and obsess about going home...I don't know. I know we have received news of Diego and Noriko getting visions of family, but I'm not sure we should trust this report of Ariadne's vision and resultant breakdown.

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:12 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
VictorSueiro
Decorated


Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Posts: 229
AUZ505 wrote:
Quote:

Perhaps by knowing the other worlds, we draw ourselves towards them… an attraction that heightens the possibility of collapse…


Could that mean that "they" (whoever) do not know of our earth and that "they" and not reality select worlds that will be changed. Than it would make sense that Theo want to avoid synchronisation, if running labyrinths would tell "them" where we are.


I've been talking with Diego in the last saturday BA labyrinth run. He told me that he think that we have to find out the real objective ot TheO (or Theo or...). Maybe there is another purpose, not just to avoid the multiverse syncro...

BTW, i've received the same email today.

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:03 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
lhall
Unfettered


Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 411
Location: Portland, Oregon

 		I've just had a reply from Kai about this:

Kai Town wrote:
Hi Laura,

I got a note about that from Tyler on Facebook. It sounds like craziness, but maybe it explains why she hasn't been responding to any of my emails. I was worried that she was mad at me or something, but it sounds like instead she's become totally caught up in this personal labyrinth thing. I think the personal labyrinths are definitely important, and it's been a good way for her to get in touch with her parallel selves, but clearly it's taken her over! I don't know what to do, I can't leave San Francisco right now otherwise I'd go help her out! Let me know if you find anyone in Cardiff, though I'm not sure where she's staying either. I think Mr. Hunt is, unfortunately our best hope at the moment.

Thanks for letting me know! Keep me updated on any other progress!

- Kai


I wrote to Eli last night too, to see if he can tell us where to find her. MrJudkins says he's been in contact with the Cardiff player, so as soon as we get more info maybe we can send them in to check on her!
_________________
Visit me online or on Twitter.

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:17 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 1 of 1 [7 Posts]  
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » ARG: Find the Lost Ring
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group