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[BaronVonYiffington]

I tried the phone number in the Whois, and it leads to a (what I assume to be) OOG company that just hides Whois information on the part of the domain owner. They have no voicemail, and simply tell you to e-mail the address in the Whois.

In other words, who ever is PMing this ARG, really, really wants to stay hidden OOG.

Googling the address with the street number brings up nothing, but Dorset Drive, there are several:

Ontario, Canada
Morrisville, PA
Alexandria, VA
Mechanicsburg, PA

These all show as having a road named Dorset Drive, assuming that Dorset Drive is indeed a real place and not just made up for the ARG.

[Xestrix]

[BaronVonYiffington]

[Xestrix]

So, I was thinking about the original lead, the youtube video.

I still think the username seems a bit out-of-the-blue: Domikaitrix

I notice, Kai, the main actress's name in it, but still seems a bit random.

Then I got to thinking, I remember checking my youtube account for shared videos and couldn't find this video in my list.

Looking back at my email, the alert came not from youtube, but was a mail formed to -look like- a youtube shared video mail that actually came from domikaitrixSPLATgmail.com

Since the mail started off, "Hey, Kait here.", I figured I'd try sending an email off to -that- address. I'll let you know if I get any response.


Also, as Kait mentioned, I was able to find users name Domikaitrix on several other video sharing sites all with the original video (Evan, not Ethan) posted.

EDIT: Also, willing to buy more participants

EDIT EDIT: I guess the only active "puzzle" we have at the moment is the flashing letters at the end of the teaser, so any ideas on those?

[MrNeedles]

looking at the video of the 5x5 grid, I'm pretty sure its a Playfair Cipher:

http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/playfair.php

No clue how to solve one, but I'm sure you guys can figure it out.

/lurk

Edit: Nevermind I figured out how it works, I shall commence decoding, brb

Edit Edit: Using her cipher it decodes into:

[Xestrix]

Using Playfair I get

[Sarah B]

Transposition cipher? I'm at work, can't try it right now. >.< But maybe someone else can.

Google maps has four listings for 1089 Dorset Drive;

1089 Dorset Dr, Wheaton, DuPage, IL 60189
1089 Dorset Dr, Gastonia, Gaston, NC 28054
1089 Dorset Dr, Waldorf, Charles, MD 20602
1089 Dorset Dr, London, Madison, OH 43140

Since the 1089 Comics page mentions being on the "other coast" I'd say the most likely two are NC and MD. Since they're more coastal states. Having said that, the NC one has Google street view and looking at it, definitely NOT the kind of houses that are in the pic on the comic site.

So, if the place is real, then I'm plumbing for Maryland.

[Xestrix]

New Post is up on the PTD blog!

It seems that our struggle with the cipher has not gone unnoticed.

From the new post:

*ad printed back in the 60s
*CODED MESSAGE
*CIA reject

It shouldn't be too hard to narrow down now

EDIT: While working on this cipher, I've accidentally come upon a LOT of meta for this game. Since it's not relevant to the game I won't be posting any of it, but it does give me some hope for this game

[MrNeedles]

It almost seems like this is a very very clever ARG game in disguise as a horribly made ARG game.

Just the feeling I get with these extremely hidden clues mixed in amid the clear and obvious ones.

Maybe a case of sup dawg herd u leik ARGs?

[Krissy]

I'm in northern Virginia, if push comes to shove I'm willing to go up to MD and say Hi to whomever is around. Just make sure you mention I'm mute and can't talk - I say stupid stuff when I'm nervous, prolly mess up the entire ARG. lol


-Krissy

[Xestrix]

Still no luck on that cipher, sadly

Ever since it was suggested as playfair I just can't seem to see it as anything else :/ I've tried a few different variations and tried running it through multiple passes, etc. Still nothing coherent I'm afraid.

But! I got a response to my email that I was trying to get through to 1089 Comics. (In the end I had to send it to Kait and ask her to pass it along)

Two pieces of information came of that line of communication.

1) Misteria is based on the West Coast, and has their largest fanbase there.
2) Misteria has a "big announcement" to be made "within a few weeks".

[chaos]

[Sarah B]

Right, I've posted on her blog. Let's see if she'll save us some searching and just send us the ad in question, lol.



So yes, I tend to go by Sam Rocz (samroxormas) in games, just in case you see that name around.

[Sarah B]

Well, this is obviously still active; she's still posting. Shame everything here seems to have gone a little quiet...

I got a reply to my message.

[Sarah B]

Anyone home?!

Got a new blog reply, she wanted something a little more complicated so I suggested a Vignere.