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Kayana · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

[Trailhead?] Internal Defense Directorate

**Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:56 pm

Angelus78

could you get a close up pic section by section going by where the paper is folded?

**Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:19 pm

geenna74 · Guest

I got one too.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:23 pm

Kayana · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

Re: I got one too.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:33 pm

Angelus78

Well as far as the letter goes you should be getting more material soon Very Happy

PS too bad you don't have a scanner.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:39 pm

Kayana · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

Ok, I took a few more pics. Sorry if some are a bit blurry. Just left the partial pictures of the letter in the original size so you guys can do whatever you want with it. Smile

And nope, I don't have a scanner, unfortunately, so if someone else who got one could scan it in, that would be awesome.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:54 am

Helvetica · Guest

I got this in the mail today as well. I participated in SitS, and I think that's the only ARG I've given my address out to, so I'm guessing this at the very least has something to do with 2K Games. As for the content, I'm guessing there's something retro going on with the name "Infinivac"- like Univac, a very early computer. My absolute best guess is that this has something to do with the upcoming downloadable content for Bioshock 2.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:26 pm

Loweryi · Greenhorn Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 3

Got this same exact letter!

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:27 pm

Helvetica · Guest

Looking at Google Maps, MacArthur Blvd appears to be mostly partially residential, with the Georgetown Reservoir to one side. One ominous point is labeled "US Government" (but I suppose that's to be expected in DC). THere are a few media companies on the road, but none seem like they would be involved in any ARG.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:00 pm

sk82712 · Kilroy Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 1

First post yay!

the paper seems to be from a company Neenah Paper. It's what seems to be a semi-expensive brand, Fox River. After more investigation, it seems that Neenah paper is not sold in DC. They do have distributors in Cali though. Two in LA, both of which seem to be OOG.

This has actually got me interested. I'm in.

EDIT: Maybe something with the logo...Eye...power...heartbeat...sinus rhythm??

If this is a secretive government contracting firm (IE stuff that the US G can't be affiliated with), it would make sense to use a cover firm ect ect.

Edit2: Wikipedia entry on this day in history on the day it was posted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_3

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:36 pm

Kayana · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

I guess we can assume this has something to do with 2k Games then, as so far, everyone who got a letter followed SitS. Maybe this has something to do with Mafia II? It releases this summer and follows a WWII veteran who goes into a life of crime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_II

If it has something to do with Bioshock 2 and the old SitS campaign, maybe it has to do with Inman and whatever happened on his end?

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:09 pm

Loweryi · Greenhorn Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 3

Considering that the letter directly mentions WWII, I thought it might be Mafia II related as well.

I guess we may just have to wait and see what these other materials are that they send to find out!

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:23 pm

Compulsory Basket · Unfettered Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 362

If this is being sent out to Order of the Pawns members, and that's the impression I've gotten from discussion on the 2K forums, I now have even more reason to regret not writing to Mark... :<

Thanks for posting photos! I'll be watching this like a camera hawk. If it is Bioshock related I might just die of excitement.

Can't wait to crack the address and start sending mail. I'm really struggling with the handwriting, but the bit before MacArthur Blvd could maybe be 9097, 9047, some number along those lines?

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:23 pm

RMorrow · Kilroy Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

Letter Received.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:55 pm

Kayana · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

**Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:50 pm