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[INTERACTION] Response from Dana

[Cortana]

I got one, too:

Hi Tom,
okay, this is excellent advice.
it is also scary advice.
no one has ever told me I was in "grave danger" before.
I guess I am already doing a bad job of following your advice because
I am writing you back from this address.
I do want to get out of town, but if I can't use my air pass, it's
barter time... I know I could ask my mom to wire some cash, but I'm a
little nervous about setting up a transaction that might somehow make
her more known to the Operator. she probably wouldn't look kindly on
those aiding and abedding the assassin...
the fewer known enemies, the better.
scrambling...
-d.
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:36:10 -0400, Tom Bridge <tbridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dana,
>
> By now I am sure you are aware that you are once again in grave
> danger. Melissa seems to have remembered that she was under attack by
> an assassin before she became so obsessed with these payphones and
> finding her crew. It's high time we got you up to speed on the best
> methods for combatting artificial intelligence in the wild.
>
> Be aware, first and foremost, that Melissa has compromised the
> telephone systems of the United States (to large success, to the point
> where calling any number we provide her is possible) and to the United
> Kingdom (with much less success.) and that she may be working on other
> country codes. Be aware, secondarily, that she's not going to
> physically harm you herself. AIs are fairly good at just making their
> targets' lives suck a great deal. Durga, when Jersey was threatened
> by an audit, not only had the auditor transferred to Alaska, she
> cancelled his promotion, and reported him for assault, embezzlement,
> and honey-badger laundering. I don't want to see you spending some
> quality time in a Phillipine prison on drug charges, so let's ponder
> some next steps, shall we?
>
> To hurt you, an AI will first have to know, not just where you
> are, but where you intend to be. To prevent this, cancel all your
> travel tickets, in person, and ask for cash as refund. If they balk,
> take miles, but be prepared not to use them for some time. Next step
> is to make one last, large cash transaction from your ATM or Credit
> Card. Get a bunch of cash, Yen, Dollars, it matters not. Then, ditch
> your credit cards down the nearest drain. You'll cancel them later
> and report the large cash transaction as fraud.
>
> Armed with a metric assload of cash, check OUT of your hotel,
> pack your bags and head to a cheap, cash-taking hotel. Check in under
> a false name, if they hassle you for your passport, explain that your
> wallet was stolen (hide your purse in your luggage) and that you will
> show them your passport in a day or two once the embassy gets you a
> new one. Think fast, Be Confident, and Lie Your Ass Off.
>
> Next step is getting you the hell out of Japan. This is not the
> easiest thing in the world, since any form of identification will
> likely be scanned and entered into a computer, thus setting off bright
> lights, sirens, and that's when the Police, or, if she's really pissy,
> the Yakuza, will come a-knocking on your door. We don't want that.
> None of us do. But for now, Lay Low. If possible, pawn your laptop,
> or use an anonymous internet cafe. Do NOT check email that she can
> recognize (now might be a good time to invent an alias? If we're
> going to go the cloak and dagger route, you might want to pick an
> alias. Sarah Bradlee Fulton was a spy for the Americans during the
> Revolution and was considered to be the Mother of the Boston Tea
> Party. Need another gmail invite for anonymous emailing? We should
> set that up.)
>
> Once "removed" from the information net of email, net access,
> credit cards and passport controls, we might well be able to get you
> safe through Friday or Tuesday, whenever we can convince Melissa (or,
> if at all possible, Sleeping Princess or Pious Flea) that you are not
> a threat to her, now, or ever.
>
> Best of luck. Send email to guinnessthecatSPLATgmail.com from your
> new email address once it's set up. And if you get back to the
> States, by hook or by crook, let us know, we'll give you aid and
> comfort as befits a loyal friend.
>
> Regards
> Tom Bridge

[weephun]

To those that did send things to Dana's email ... um ... oops

[Ryee]

Yeah, I got a similar e-mail myself today:
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  Subj:   
Re: Concerned

  Date:   
10/1/2004 11:58:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time

  From:   
Dana Awbrey <danatwing@gmail.com>

  To:   
"ryee"

  Reply-To:   
Dana Awbrey <danatwing@gmail.com>
  Sent from the Internet (Details)

Joey,
thank you so much for this valuable information.
I think I have a plan.
more when it's safer.
-d.


On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:12:07 -0400, "ryee"
<ryee> wrote:
> Dana,
>
> I wrote you recently regarding the Queen's addition of crew members to her team.  As I said in that letter, I have a sinking suspicion that Melissa is trying to get people, real people that she can use, to help her carry out her plans.  More than anything, I feel that there is the possibility that should you, the 'assassin', become a focus of the Queen's again, she could easily get her crew to help locate you.   Anyways, even if it turns out to not be them actually showing up and taking you to some secret dungeon (lol), I still say not to trust completely people who have been appointed her crew.  This week, she has added more people to the group.  I can only give you the name Melissa has for them, so at the least   be wary of these people online:
>
> Gilada
> Tom Bridge
> Trynian
> Aliendial
> hmrpita
> Adam
>
> Neways, I hope things are going OK for you: been a while since we've heard anything about whats going on with you.  Melissa started calling people at their personal numbers yesterday, and get this, she called from 777-635-4772 (777-Melissa).   Get this: 777 is an area code to a small village in China (although people say it's just a coincidence, I just don't think you can be too careful).  Stay safe, and keep in touch
>
> Joey (Ryee)
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:innocent: I also in the past sent her the names of the last round's crewmembers too , so you've been identified too (although not as much fun since your names were on the darn website)

[HitsHerMark]

[Gupfee]

I sent Dana the relevant bit of Zudini's transcript with Melissa. Here is her reply, verbatim:

okay, that's a little scary.
somehow I need to scrap together resources to get out of town... I
have my airpass, but people are telling me not to fly.
may have to start bartering...
thanks for the head's up, Marie.
more when it's a safe.

[Zudini]

She sent one to me too. Strangely, she told me what city she was going to. This seems like a deliberate test--either Dana is trying to put me on the wrong track, or Melissa is trying to see if I'm loyal, or the PMs are trying to see if I'll give her up, or something. The email is below, but I removed the city name.

Did anyone else get an email with a city name?
----
thanks for the warning.
off to XXXX, hopefully it will be safer there.
-d.
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:16:40 -0700, Adam wrote:
> Dana,
>
> I had another chat with Melissa today. Some of my fellow beekeepers
> may have already mentioned it to you. Let me just reassure you that I
> have your safety and well-being foremost in mind. I tried giving
> Melissa a little info about you, to see if I could get anything more
> out of her. I told her you had been in China and Japan. I figure,
> that's not very damning information, but it seemed to satisfy her.
>
> --Adam
>

[Cortana]

[weephun]

[Framed]

Mel likes to make phone calls....maybe she has access to the old Voice Mail box from pre-axon days

[weephun]

[krystyn]

weephun, we need the wood already

[weephun]

[Trynian]

[Shad0]

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