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[BoL/SiD] WE ARE THE UMBRATI
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shylilembrace
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icerimp wrote:
Recieved word back from Chris.

Quote:
I am not at liberty to discuss any information regarding our former employees.

If you wish to contact his family, please do so through our Human Resources department.

Thank you.

Christopher Rybeck
BlueGenics Research Institute


Well, Patrick no longer works for Bluegenics. Anyone have an idea of how to contact Human Resources? I'm at work and can't pick through the website at the moment.


Edit:

Uh oh. I replied to that asking if there was a specific contact at Human Resources I could speak to. Chris' reply:

Quote:
If you knew him well enough, you wouldn't be asking that question.

Who is this?



Something along the lines of he's a very old friend and the last you heard of him was when he told you he had landed the job there.
Anyone have a good idea of what to respond with?
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:07 pm
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Jacks
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Here's my email I sent:

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Greetings.

I work with a network of researchers who are currently doing some biological assay studies, with concentration in drug toxicity, as well as the response of biological tissue to certain toxins. We are currently looking for a reputable company to assist us in our studies. We are looking for a company that can create, or clone, certain human tissues in order for us to conduct drug toxicity studies. We are primarily interested in liver, cardiac, pancreatic, and lung tissues. As we are quite spread about and a rather small network, it would be quite difficult to procure these tissue samples on our own. Please let us know if you would be interested in providing such services to us.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Amras
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@ jacks

me and Fishjp already tried that they only work with company's they already working with so no new associations
i'm already pushing the mather further and waithing awnser
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faeryqueen21
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Well the other team seems to think that Patrick died in a plane crash on his way to S.F. That would explain why he is a former employee and "the fire that burns".
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Amras
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hmm that could be but should we have seen any speculation towards a planecrass?

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Well yeah, it's just speculation. There is no proof to back it up at this point.
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icerimp
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I first saw 'escaping the heat' and 'escaping the loss' as both referring to a possible crime/act of passion, that being the Fire that Burns. The heart that weeps could be the remorse over the act.

But this is all speculation on my part, as well.

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Amras
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i've looked at the beacon forum there is something in there
so if it was a planecrass one can assume the dates are his birth and death making him 32 almost 33

but i think it will reveal itself what its is
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icerimp
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Well, Chris Rybeck is a dead end for me at this point. Though perhaps someone else may have more luck with him if they have something more specific to ask him about, and a better way to convince him to share it.

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Amras
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i was wondering somebody want to look into this

"BeaconStar approved for clinical trials

Posted on 02/23/08 @ 01:02 PM

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee - "BeaconStar", BlueGenics Research Institute's innovative new cloning technology, has finally been approved by government agencies for clinical trials.

"It is a very exciting time for us," said Christopher Rybeck, Director of Research and Development for BlueGenics Research Institute. "With this technology we are hoping to accelerate our research and make significant advances for the good of all mankind."

Details on "BeaconStar" were not available to the public at press time."

as i stated before and just now on the beaconforum there could be a posibility that there is a conection between the beaconstar project and the beacons
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Agent Lex
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Okay, complete spec coming up but probably reasonably accurate. A few images coming up as well. You have been warned!

Fact 1: Patrick and Jessica were in a romantic relationship - quote from letter:
Quote:
looking for the perfect gift that embodies how I feel about you


Fact 2: Jessica is the person whose photo we've already seen. Assuming that the bookmark is a pic of her, compare...


(okay so it's different lighting and angle, but I think they look the same)

Fact 3: Patrick used to work for BlueGenics, but no longer does. It's implied that he's dead in both the blood splatter on the photo above, and the following quote from email:
Quote:
I am not at liberty to discuss any information regarding our former employees.

If you wish to contact his family, please do so through our Human Resources department.


Spec 1: Patrick lied in the letter when he said the following:
Quote:
I'm sorry I can't be there in person tomorrow, but I'll be there in spirit and you'll always be in my ehart and thoughts

He actually left the next day and planned to surprise Jess, but...

Fact 4: The company paid for his flight out. Quote from letter:
Quote:
the higher ups out here have apparently noticed my depression and are chartering a flight out of Knoxville to San Francisco


Spec 2: The company chartered a flight doomed to crash in the nearby hills.

Add spec 1 and spec 2 and you see that Patrick died on February 14th 2008. His picture looks... let's say early 30s? Matches up with the other date from OutOfTheBlue, September 1st 1975.

Spec 3: Patrick was born on that date.

Fact 5: The picture says "absence makes the heart grow darker" and Jessica has had around 3 months without Patrick.

Spec 4: Jessica has somehow become involved with the Umbrati.

Fact 6: Christopher Rybeck has some role at both BlueGenics and Lightbringers.

Spec 5: Patrick found out something he shouldn't about Chris/Lightbringers, and that's why he was offed.

Fact 7: The signup page says there is a conflict between light and dark. Quote:
Quote:
In the ongoing struggle between the light and darkness


Spec 6: Jessica joined the Umbrati to get back at Chris somehow. Maybe Patrick tipped her off earlier about his Lightbringer involvement?

I'm not sure about spec 6, but everything else seems pretty logical.

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Amras
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thats heavy and very possible

i'm still puzzled by the blue eyes on the website of bluegen
and where did you get the picture of her morning and him in blood?
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Agent Lex
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Amras wrote:
and where did you get the picture of her morning and him in blood?

It was emailed to a couple of the lightsiders when the first location pic was answered.

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icerimp
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That's a very nice and logical summary.

I wonder if Patrick has an old email account with Bluegenics that we could get into somehow? I don't see a login for employees on the site anywhere, at least obviously linked to. I'll play with various URLs when I get home.

Edit: Or better yet, get into Chris' email. Possibly that's his password on his business card? Even if that does seem a bit obvious.

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Agent Lex
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On a completely different note, sent the following email to the support line.

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Hello

I notice that on your site, you say that all high security communications are encrypted. I would like to know what software you use before sending encrypted email. I am very security-conscious and would like to know if there are any flaws in the software or its methods before using it.

Could you please let me know what software you use, where I may download it, and if possible how it works?

Regards

- Lex


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