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jameskmonger
Boot
Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 31
[TRAILHEAD?] "comp.f.3927" I logged onto my email account today and noticed I'd been sent an email from "comp.f.3927@gmail.com". The email appeared pretty much out of the blue and I can't make much out of it, but here it is (the email had some colours added to it and i've done my best to recreate them, but it's not perfect):
Quote:
hello reader ,finally i have found you after searching so long .i do not know where i am,all i know is that the windows are barred to prevent me from breaking them, and they're too dirty to see out of anyway.the front door into the house is locked also.there is a computer but it looks old ,it has a crt monitor but the internet appears to work slightly.the homepage is set to gmail and it redirects if i try to leave the page.i am unsure of if this email will ever reach you because i have just been trying many different combinations of gmail addresses.i did not create this email address, it was already logged in and i darent log out for fear of being shut out of society.please reply if you get this email.
Recieved from comp.f.3927SPLAT gmail.com on the 5th of September 2011, 3.46AM GMT.
I'm not sure what to make of it but one of you guys will probably find it useful.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:50 am
jameskmonger
Boot
Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 31
Here is the email I received for anyone interested:
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:35 am
aquarius904
Decorated
Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 156
Did you reply?
I'll send an email to that address and see if I get a response.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:59 pm
jameskmonger
Boot
Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 31
I did reply, and got told to "spread the word". I am waiting for him to contact me again. Did you get a reply?
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:32 pm
aquarius904
Decorated
Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 156
Yeah. I asked him if he had figured out where he was and I got this in reply:
Quote:
yes,i know where i am.i am at:
<DFG>
That last part won't show up correctly when I submit my message. It actually said DFG:Info Locked.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:18 pm
aquarius904
Decorated
Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 156
And I got another response. I told him his message wasn't clear and he said:
Quote:
i think i am somewhere near
which was followed by the DFG:Info Locked message again...
edit: He replied again stating that there is
Quote:
filter.... censor...
for the email.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:28 pm
surprise sex zella
Veteran
Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Posts: 140 Location: Aussie land
Well, I sent a message and getting involved.
This seems rather interesting.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:41 am
Ceribri
Veteran
Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 72 Location: VA, USA
Definitely sounds interesting. I'm in.
Sent a message and am waiting for a response.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:44 am
surprise sex zella
Veteran
Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Posts: 140 Location: Aussie land
I've been waiting a few hours but im in australia so my times probs a bit different. I see some late nights in the future haha
anyone got any ideas about the colored words?
EDIT: thought it might be helpful to pick the words out.
Words in green: reader, you, so long, barred, gmail, please
Words in red: dirty, locked, old, unsure, fear, shut
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:49 am
surprise sex zella
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Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Posts: 140 Location: Aussie land
Sorry for the double posts guys. but i just got an email.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
there is a filter...i cannot tell you my location because of it.look,i
will type my location below:
<DFG>
there is a photo of a house on the computer,i assume it is the house
i'm in.it feels familiar to me.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://in.it/
is the link I was given, its broken though, shows me the 'google cant find this' page. Anyone know what to do?
I sent a letter back asking if i could get the image in any other way.
this is my first ARG i have been really involved in here. (if its an arg lol) im excited.
Anyway, any thoughts guys?
Another Edit: Sorry guys, dont wanna make too many posts after the other but i am talking to F in emails right now.
Got a time from F which puts him in the same areas as
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Algiers
Dublin
London
Lisbon
Lagos
Kinshasa
however F said it may just be how the time is set on the computer. F thinks they have been where they are for about 28 hours. So yeah. I suppose I will update the more we talk.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:00 am
Last edited by surprise sex zella on Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:22 am; edited 1 time in total
Pixiestix
Resident Angry Midget
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 2465 Location: Tomorrow's Talk Studios
Hey everyone Just wanted to pop in and beg you NOT to double post. for the future - if your post is the last in a thread, instead of double posting please edit the previous post. A method a lot of us like to use is to put "ETA" or "EDIT TO ADD" and then put the new info.
Boy, this has the feel of the old gAIMs from 4 or 6 years ago that always seemed to start with an NPC AIMing someone needing help, because they were locked in some strange place with a computer. They usually emploded. Certainly hope this doesn't.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:21 am
surprise sex zella
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Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Posts: 140 Location: Aussie land
Very sorry about that Pixiestix. From now on I will just edit. Promise.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:23 am
Ceribri
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Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 72 Location: VA, USA
Just got an email reply. I asked them if they could tell me where they are and they said
Quote:
yes,i am within 15 kilometres of <DFG>
This makes me think one of two things:
1) They're not in the USA / they're not from the USA based on the fact that the US doesn't usually use meters as a measurement.
2) They're in a timezone that's not in the USA, as it's currently almost 4:30am here (I have sleeping problems)
I also got this message:
Quote:
there is a filter on my computer,according to another person helping
me.they said i cannot say my name or location.
Clearly, it'd be too easy to just tell us. So I asked them their timezone.
EDIT: They said their time is 09:22. Perhaps they're using military time? I don't know what countries use it as a standard.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:23 am
surprise sex zella
Veteran
Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Posts: 140 Location: Aussie land
Yeah Ceribri, they are definably not in the USA.
I got 'F' trying to get me the picture of a house that was on their computer. Not sure how long that will take. Also asked them to tell me about themselves, see if we can find anything out from that.
Eeee! this is fun
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:27 am
Ceribri
Veteran
Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 72 Location: VA, USA
I'm rather enjoying this as well. I haven't actually participated in an ARG in.. oh dang, nearly two years. And that one was so crazy it ate up all my time, but I loved it.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:30 am
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