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[Abraxas]

[SPEC] Characters

[ancalime]

I'm still expecting Bushy Tail to show up again at some point. We have no idea what happened to Dreaming Eyes' family after her kidnapping; I can't help but think there must have been a lot of searching going on, especially by Bushy Tail.

Given the passage of, what, 400-600 years? Any blood connection between Eridanos and either Sheridan or Dreaming Eyes would be pretty tenuous. I'd buy Eridanos being somehow the forefather of the AI development technology that produced Essy, though...

[dreamerblue]

My new theory: Eridanos' wife, who seems to take great interest in what he has been telling her about these events, is part of the Society.

[ancalime]

Oooooh, I like it. Fiendish.

[Turducken]

[krystyn]

The Twelve Monkeys are gonna get ya!

[catherwood]

nothing to add, but i wanted to say I love the return of the use of the [SPEC] tag, so useful!

(ok, i'll add a comment)
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I usually don't spec too much about potential plot twists, because it kinda ruins the surprise for me when something gets revealed that I've already run thru my mind as a possible option. This is sadly a large part of watching LOST and participating in a discussion forum, where characters can't just exist for their own sakes but must *somehow* have crossed paths in their past. Maybe that's true of any franchise or long-term story. I would have let this current story play out just fine without any of the references to ILB, but even using it as a backdrop (and quick establishment of the science of its universe) doesn't mean it needs to parallel the story of Melissa. *shrug*
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[krystyn]

Off-topic reply to catherwood:

It is precisely because of the parallels to ILB that it took me so long to become more familiar with/involved in the actual storyline of this ARG. I still find myself pulling back and becoming detached because why trust my emotional involvement to something that is merely acting as an echo to something I already went through?

Additionally, if the story veers away from ILB, then is it doing that for the sake of difference? It's this stuff that keeps me from really digging down deep.

Hmm, as I read over my post again, maybe it's not quite so off-topic, since it helps to express how I feel about my lack of desire to speculate or ruminate on the story of this particular ARG.

There's some really nice turns of phrase in the writing of this game, and it's a fairly consistent and solid construction, but yeah. For me, it's sort of like being asked out on a date by someone who specifically wears a cologne that they know I really like because a super-smexy ex wore it all the time. Y'know?

[Abraxas]

Yes, that makes sense. I almost forgot about how much of a copycat this probably is to former Halo ARG players.

And right, I wouldn't want you to spoil it for me, thanks for the reminder.

[dreamerblue]

I can understand why you folks feel that way...feel free not to get involved in the spec, absolutely! I, on the other hand, did not play ILB, and did not even know what ARGs were until last year, when a banner ad pulled me into The Lost Ring and I found myself reading wiki articles all over the place about ILB and ARGs in general. While I did read up on ILB some, reading of course is no substitute for the experience, and so not only is the ILB story not clear in my mind, I also didn't get the enjoyment out of it that many of you did, and references that make y'all snicker in IRC are completely lost on me.

So...for those of you that did play ILB and are a little bit off-put by this ARG, but continue to enjoy and play along anyway, thanks for being part of my experience of a Halo-themed ARG, so I can get a bit of a taste of what I missed out on .

As for feeling like the surprised was ruined...I actually really, really like it when a twist comes up that I was expecting, because then I can say, "YES! I KNEW IT !" and do a silly happy dance .

[ancalime]

Thanks krystyn, now I have this bizarre (and most likely terribly wrong!) impression in my head that Master Chief smells good.

[krystyn]

Gah!!

[catherwood]

[krystyn]

[danteIL]