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[TheBiggestSean]

[Mazian]

[krystyn]

The best way not to question someone who takes offense to such a direct attempt to breach their authority is to make them question themselves.

[eMouse]

If you don't know yet, we have confirmation on ILB.com for several of the crew members. The starting clips for Lt. Weephun, Ensign Dragonrider, Ensign Krystyn, Lt. Cmdr. ShadO, and Ensign Kamen have been posted to the 404 page.

If you're wondering what they're doing on the 404 page, you'll have to go and see for yourself.

The names of additional crew members are also given in the exceptional crew wave file on that page.

It's interesting to note that when Dragonrider mentions scalpels, we start to hear a very frightened voice saying "I love bees. I love bees."

[001J]

In case any of you don't know, if you type
http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/a.wav
(or any kind of mistake) into the url slot, it takes you to a page where Melissa is talking her crewmates. She lists Lt. weephun, Ensign Dragonrider, Ensign krystyn, Lt. Cmdr. Shad0, and Ensign Kamen. I just thought this was pretty cool.

[vortech]

Re: Melissa gives me no love

[TuxKamen]

[eMouse]

Just in case you don't know, you know that already.

[slacktron]

[krystyn]

slacktron, there is quite possibly a metric buttload of evidence pointing towards the idea that no matter what any of us said on the phones, the SP would've been caught and locked up anyway. Check a bunch of the posts made in the last 12 hours or so, if'n you don't believe me.

Besides, didja hear weephun trying to call out the Pious Flea? Yes, you did. Melissa fairly leapt on the chance to get the SP herself.

We've just advanced the game. The SP is not dead, not by a long shot.

[ADB]

[weephun]

I'm getting used to it all now . I never knew how much jealousy and rage could come from something like this . Ah well. At least there seems to be just about as many people backing me up.

[Mike_Was]

[slacktron]

[SuperDiamond]

I am going to jump on the weephun support bandwagon. Maybe this has all been said before, but oh well.

As has already been mentioned, this was clearly part of the grand plan. How many people were asked about a rogue process? Sooner or later, one of them would say the right thing. That weephun went the extra mile to draw out the Princess was icing, and may not have made that much difference in the long run. (Sorry.)

This was one of the bigger "holy crap" moments since the phones started ringing. Aside from Dana, the SP was our only real character interaction in the game. With all the cuteness and games, not to mention the sad story she told us, she was designed to get on our good side. That and the knowledge that we "taught" her how to communicate through the inital emails gives us a lot of investment in that character. To have that suddenly taken away after it has become routine is a shock. That fact that it is because of a real person's direct interactions with the Operator makes it more so.

Judging from the reactions, I would say that this was brilliantly executed by the PMs. We have been shaken out of the daily (weekly) routine of puzzles and 404 messages and are left scrambling to figure out what to do next.

Also keep in mind that Dana has yet to weigh in on the latest events. She may end up in danger as well very soon.