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[TSO] The Secret Organization [trailhead]
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AUZ505
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lhilt wrote:
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zqxv ngq icyi gclpjj jp bovxjxkiv
jv ju ukpi uq dtrwx ujh pehes
lkop fxh pp nc1 2uw

is in the "Important Messages" under Mission(Target Switch)



translates to:

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your men have failed in amsterdam
it is time to cross the ocean
kill eve on max (should be may?) 1st


ETA:
There are three messages in "Coş de gunoi" which probably is wastebasket:

To/From: snorkle256
Subject: Stop
no content

To/From: Francesco Rizzi
Subject: Password
password=croatoan

To/From: Jeff Simpson
Subject: Any ideas?
100-256-598-1432-5170-20848-133192-1257874-????????

I assume these are mails from players trying to do something with the email address.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:39 pm
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Bruce
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I wonder if that's the lead Adam was working?

Also, another email address was on the gmail account:
support.the.virus<SPLAT>gmail<dot>com

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AUZ505
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New post on E.Y.E. blogspot account:
http://90021040.blogspot.com/2009/02/find-eye-flickering.html
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Bruce
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The language on stvhitman's account is Hungarian.

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snorkle256
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Guess I should have laced my email with herrings for the fun of it....

eta: language was Romanian, switched it to English for ease of use

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Bruce
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LOL, snorkle.

First pass on connect the dots looked vaguely like North and South America.

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snorkle256
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Story Re-cap that you can get VIA email address mentioned on eye's blog
(Awesome that we are mentioned)

The very beginning:
A limited amount of people from around the world were contacted
through Myspace. The message they received was sent by The Secret
Organisation. Simultaneously, cryptic video responses were posted to
popular ARG related videos on Youtube.

The setup:
A mysterious video was posted on Youtube. The video contained the
message "E.Y.E. Am Coming April 1st".Meanwhile, certain people on
Myspace received a cryptic message from The Secret Organisation
(T.S.O.): "We need your help. Fight the virus!" On the T.S.O. myspace
page visitors found a mysterious newspaper clipping, as well as a
video showing footage of strange microbes. T.S.O. also asked whether
E.Y.E. could be trusted. This question served as a link to E.Y.E.'s
youtube page. T.S.O. sometimes posts blogs with helpful, but cryptic,
info.

The second video/rabbit hole:
With the final version of the first video uploaded on February 8, a
new video surfaced a day later. E.Y.E. requested people to contact him
through this new video. When an e-mail was sent to E.Y.E., he replied
with a cryptic mail containing some links. Two of the links were
already known, but were confirming the connection between them.
However, there was also a new link which was referring to Adam's blog.

Adam's Blog:
Internet Journalist Adam Perry is currently on a trip in Europe. He
claims he is investigating something big, but still finds time to post
new articles every now and then. Some of these articles get commented
on by people from back home, as well as complete strangers.Also,
someone from the future is trying to reach him. Adam shares an
artifact from the future with his readers and eventually asks the
readers to contact the person from the future.

A nearby rabbit hole:
E.Y.E. launches uploads his third video stating he is nearby. Upon
close inpection the video reveals a link to E.Y.E.'s blog. Here
readers get confronted with encryptions to solve. The first puzzle
leads to E.Y.E.'s temporary myspace location, where he dwells till
April 1st. The puzzles as release by E.Y.E. however turn out to be
sabotaged. So, was T.S.O. right when they asked whether E.Y.E. could
still be trusted?

The triangle:
It turns out that Adam has a girlfriend named Eve (how ironic). She is
currently worried about Adam as well as her half brother Dante. Dante
has been missing since a couple of days and neither Eve or Adam has
been able to contact him. Eve also seems to have some interest in
literature, which might come in handy for future puzzles.

Support The Virus:
With E.Y.E. partially withdrawing after his sabotaging has been
discovered by T.S.O. we are now faced by another mysterious
organisation. Support The Virus (S.T.V.) is recruiting allies and
seems to be the arch nemesis of T.S.O.
S.T.V. gains access to T.S.O.'s Myspace and leaves encrypted messages.

I've my aim to hunt the shape:
E.Y.E. uploads a "goodbye for now" video to his Youtube.
It confronts viewers with cam footage from the future as well as a
cryptic message.

End of Chapter 0 cliffhangers:
- What story is Adam investigating in Europe?
- Who are T.S.O. and S.T.V. and what are their agendas?
- Where is Dante?
- How trustworthy is E.Y.E.?
- Who is the person from the future and what is his/her agenda?
- What is the virus and what is its connection to the lost colony?
- Will the virus destroy mankind before June 1st, 2009?

The early stages of Chapter 1 are currently unfolding... What are you
waiting for?

--
Here are some links to get you started.
Article on Despoiler.org:
http://www.despoiler.org/2009/02/11/the-terrible-secret-of-myspace/
Unfiction community topic:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27495

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please send an email to storyrecapSPLATgmail.com.
I will then send you the current recap of the story so far.
(You can also be contacted by the story's characters)

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natas
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AUZ505 wrote:

To/From: Jeff Simpson
Subject: Any ideas?
100-256-598-1432-5170-20848-133192-1257874-????????

I assume these are mails from players trying to do something with the email address.


That was my email trying to get a hint.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:17 pm
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snorkle256
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new image on eye's blog, connect the dots, image seems to be clean nothing in exif, xsteg is negative, its hard to connect the dots when there are no numbers to follow...... i am clueless on this one

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lhilt
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Joined: 08 Feb 2008
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Wow.. my first real solve.. feels good!

Too bad im coming in late for this game, however the synopsis helped me from the story so far email thing I got.


Actively playing now.

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Bruce
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lhilt wrote:
Wow.. my first real solve.. feels good!

Too bad im coming in late for this game, however the synopsis helped me from the story so far email thing I got.


Actively playing now.


We can definitely use the help. Welcome!

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lhilt
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Bruce wrote:
lhilt wrote:
Wow.. my first real solve.. feels good!

Too bad im coming in late for this game, however the synopsis helped me from the story so far email thing I got.


Actively playing now.


We can definitely use the help. Welcome!



Thanks a ton. Im kinda boned on this one tho.. the connect the dots without numbers... one way I tried, it kinda lined up with the Hudson area of canada.. can't figure out how to make it look like Hungary...

I was wondering if there was any significance that the IP was watermarked in the upper right of the image, however Geolocation only shows Scottsdale as its simply registered to godaddy.. no reverse PTR to a domain or anything...

Time to print a bunch out and do some trial and error... this one will stall me for sure

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AUZ505
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lhilt wrote:
Wow.. my first real solve.. feels good!

Too bad im coming in late for this game, however the synopsis helped me from the story so far email thing I got.


Actively playing now.


Welcome and gratulations.
Just in case you (and others) did not know: We have a wiki at
http://tso.wikidot.com

Where you are already referenced for your solve Wink
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Guminudli
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Location: Budapest, Hungary

I think we're not supposed to connect them yet, but we have another task:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://flickr.com/photos/90021040/3304855900/

E.Y.E. think it would be great if these posters would be visible around the world.
However, E.Y.E. only want you to post them at locations where it is legal to post them and where you have permission to post them.

Maybe you should send me photo's of the poster when you hang it somewhere...

PS. E.Y.E. have received this poster from our friend from the future, so possibly you will need it soon...


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Talaisan
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Odds are really good I can get one of those posted at the university.

Can't imagine what some folks would think of them, though.
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