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Chat with Muninn in the Land of MuMu

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LazarusLong
Unfettered

Joined: 20 Mar 2003
Posts: 453
Location: 93 miles SW of Ted Kaczynski's cabin

Chat with Muninn in the Land of MuMu

A little birdy flew into #unfiction this afternoon, and told us that Muninn was wandering around in the land of MuMu. Danman_d and I, although being relatively unfamiliar with the nuances of this ARG, decided to pay him a visit. Here is a condensed version of the log, with some extraneous commands and responses removed:

Quote:

___________________________________________________________________________
Memory Lane access is currently PUBLIC with 2 messages on the scroll.
The note reads: Mu : .news

[(`)] The magic scroll of the Memory Lane [(')]

[1 ] Muninn wrote on, Saturday May 17th, at 9:10pm.
hahahahahahahahahaha

[2 ] Muninn wrote on, Sunday May 18th, at 8:52am.
The little bird has already received my message.
You need not concern yourself with its contents.
This place will play an important role in future events, though.
You have found my note but you have not found me
yet

| that's the waaaaay.....

{ Dantheman reads the Memory Lane scroll }
Muninn kicks the ghost.

{ Muninn has set the room to PRIVATE. }
Dantheman says: wow... old school telnet Smile

Muninn says: You can't expect us to keep pace with technology. We're still getting used to the horseless carriage.
LazarusLong says: Dan, you're too young to remember old school telnet
Dantheman says: doesnt mean it's not old school just because i cant remember it... au contraire...
Muninn says: It's all most fascinating.
! Muninn shouts: i miss my boat
Dantheman asks: hmmm... would you like help finding it?
Muninn thinks . o O ( so many little .dots. to try, to while away the hours a-waiting )
! gurge shouts: love boat?
Muninn says: I remember where I left it. I'm just not allowed back until I have "Ewan" in tow.
Dantheman asks: where did you leave it?
LazarusLong says: and where is "Ewan"
Muninn says: Tied to the dock, of course.
Muninn says: "Ewan" is somewhere where I can't find him.
Muninn says: Hidden by the watery tart.
Dantheman asks: is he bacthe watery tart?
Dantheman says: oops, sorry
Dantheman asks: the watery tart?
LazarusLong asks: are you speaking of a submerged pastry, or a moistened bint?
Dantheman says: haha
Muninn smiles.
| d0n't 1isten t00 h1m...
Muninn growls and kicks the ghost again.
Dantheman asks: hmm... who said that?
Muninn says: I find myself somewhat haunted since the boy ran off.
Muninn says: Do not fear for your safety; that was not really Her.
Muninn says: The ghosts follow me around and glean small things with which they try to toy with me.
when you speak of Her, who do you mean?
LazarusLong asks: when you speak of Her, who do you mean?
| we want to ride in the booooooat.....
Muninn says: You know her by many names; I think of her as the mad queen of blood.
Muninn peers menacingly about.
Muninn thinks . o O ( and if you report that back to her, little ghost, i'll never take you for your boat ride )
Dantheman asks: who is she?
Muninn says: 22 hours, 18 minutes ago.
Dantheman says: ok... what
{ Muninn has set the note to: "Mellita, domi adsum." }
Dantheman asks: happened then?
Muninn says: I am unable to speak true names, a weakness of this form.
Muninn says: I am unable to speak true names, a weakness of this form.
Muninn says: It makes the job to come somewhat more difficult.
Muninn peers at the ghost. Muninn says: Do not mock me, little spirit.
| hehehehehehehe
LazarusLong asks: You say these ghosts follow you around and glean things - what sort of things?
Muninn says: one moment
[ Leaving the land: Muninn misses his boat... ]
[ Muninn misses his boat... has arrived in Mu'Zanji ]
{ Muninn has come to .join Dantheman }
Muninn says: How mortifying.
Dantheman says: dont worry... i do it all the time Wink

Muninn says: If you ever happen to find "Ewan", you must swear an oath not to tell him. Should he ever be restored to his Aspect I will never hear the end of it.
Muninn says: The tenth muse is here, incidently. Beat us all here, in fact.
Muninn says: It's very mysterious, even for me. The watery tart is not said to be precient, and yet I appear to have played into her hands to a degree.
Muninn says: I'm rather hoping that her voice will come back to her in time to have it explained to me.
LazarusLong asks: Was "Ewan" captured by the watery tart?
Muninn laughs.
Dantheman asks: is the watery tart's real name the Lady of the Lake?
Muninn says: It is a blessing if you truly understand so little of what goes on.
Dantheman says: we are truly blessed.
LazarusLong asks: Is the Black Knight one of the Blood Queen's minions?
Muninn says: The mad queen of blood works only through women.
Muninn says: She has found a Special One of her own, who has built for Her a temple.
Muninn says: "Ewan" has nothing to fear from the watery tart, save for his continued ignorance.
Who is YHS, that you asked us to findMuninn says: She keeps him from me, and from the queen; she claims she protects him.
LazarusLong says: Who is YHS, that you asked us to find
Muninn says: I am his humble servant, though it chafes me to submit to him in his current form.
Muninn says: Still, the Boss must be obeyed. When he's watching.
LazarusLong asks: Where do I find the Sharing Patrol fan for more information?
Dantheman asks: is he watching?
Muninn says: Why, just .examine him.
Muninn says: Though he has not been around for some time, it seems; you may inquire of others.
LazarusLong asks: Why is it that we should be wary of Dr. Morice?
Muninn thinks . o O ( Damn it. I *did* misspell "Morice". It has two Rs. )
Muninn says: That will be obvious once you find Sharing Patrol.
Dantheman asks: are we looking fing fo the sharing patrol or their fan?
Muninn says: Red would snap his neck like a twig if she caught him in this form, without the protection of his Aspect.
Muninn says: Blue is right to hide him from Her, but not from me. I just want to bring him home.
Muninn says: But still she scorns me.
Muninn says: Sometimes the thing we are most fond of begins to define us. So it is with the SP fan. He identifies with them.
Dantheman asks: Mr. inn... we are all confused. expplain a bit please?
Muninn says: I will lay you odds that any person here could tell you who the fan is.
Dantheman asks: ok... anyone?
LazarusLong says: Sorry, I'm not up on garage pop bands anymore
Dantheman says: me neither, let alone their fans
Muninn says: Anyone. If you .shout your question and the answer does not come back on the wind, I will answer any one other question from you.
Muninn asks: If it does, you owe me a later boon. Do we have a wager?
Dantheman asks: and if it doesnt?
Muninn says: I suppose another answer isn't good enough? It always worked for the sphinx. And she ate you if you got her question wrong.
! Dantheman shouts: who is the Sharing Patrol fan?
Muninn grins.
! Dantheman shouts: anyone know?
Muninn blinks.
Dantheman says: Looks like you owe me a boon, good sir.
! Muninn shouts: Come now, you can't ALL be AFK.
Dantheman says: haha
! Muninn shouts: starts to perspire.
&| SharP?
Dantheman says: the ghost knows
Dantheman asks: can you say more?
Muninn says: It is a humbling thing for one such as I to be ruled by the ravages of Carrier Disconnect.
Dantheman says: apparently not...

Dantheman says: haha
! Muninn shouts: [!] Sorry, Sharp does not exist.
Muninn says: If I keep up, the little *stars* of this place will send me to the Underworld.
Muninn grins.
Muninn says: Sorry, inside joke.
&| SharingPatrol you tool
! Dantheman shouts: yes, who is he?
Dantheman says: i just did... shariSharingPatrol doesnt exist
Muninn says: I have to tell the others about this crazy place. It has so many toys.
Muninn asks: "shariSharingPatrol"?
Dantheman says: sorry, heh
Muninn lol.
Dantheman says: found him

.examine sharingpatrol

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
| Profile of SharingPatrol waves Hi to Pippin |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
My name is Morrice. I am doctor. I would very like much to practice
my medicine on beatiful westerm women.

I like death.

If you come to Turkey I will make you guest free in my clinic! I know
many exciting procedures and am not restricted by infidel
malpractice laws.

I kill you.
-----------------------------------<*><><*>------------------------------------
Citizen Sharingpatrol is currently IRL!

Cumulative Mu-time: 52 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes.
Sharingpatrol last logged off on Sun Aug 19 23:06:02 2001
That visit was 637 days, 18 hours, 58 minutes ago.
Sharingpatrol was on for 4 minutes
Sharingpatrol has unread s-mail..
._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.*._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.

Muninn shrugs. The ways of case sensitivity are beyond me.
Muninn asks: Who told you of the man who was Friday? Was it the little ghost?
Dantheman says: i had a vision.
Muninn says: That is highly appropriate.
Muninn says: I fear the visions of the Pythia, now that Red has turned her.
Dantheman asks: you have visions from the pythia?
Dantheman asks: are you an oracle?
Muninn says: This "google" is a marvelous thing. Mortals wrought no stronger magic in my day.
Muninn says: No, the Pythia is the oracle; she has the visions.
Dantheman says: oh, right. close enough.
Muninn says: Or, rather, she is the priestess of the oracle. She does have the visions, though.
Muninn says: 23 hours, 1 minute ago.
Dantheman says: muninn, we were told to trust sharingpatrol but not dr. morrice
Dantheman says: they appear to be one and the same
Muninn says: I told him that SharP could tell him more; not that he was to be trusted.
Muninn says: And I assure you, SharP is not Dr. Morrice.
Dantheman says: ah, ok
Muninn says: Though, since he has been gone for nearly 2 years, it might be a bit harder to ask him about the Doctor...
Muninn says: If Friday shows up, you can inquire there, though.
Dantheman asks: speaking of the pythia, you havent heard of a website called thepythia.net, have you?
Muninn says: "Chancellor Friday".
Muninn says: No, I'm afraid not.
Muninn asks: It's not another temple, is it?!?
Dantheman says: no
Muninn says: Thank goodness.
Dantheman says: it no longer exists
Dantheman says: an old friend, we'll say
Muninn says: Perhaps Blue already got to it, then.
Dantheman says: http://www.drizzle.com/~keitha/Zeke.html
Dantheman asks: is that who we are looking for?
Muninn says: Ye gods! That man is uglier than Hephaestus.
Muninn exclaims: And his wench is far worse!
Dantheman exclaims: haha, but he is friday!
Muninn says: You might try contacting him to ask after Dr. Morrice.
Dantheman says: ok, i shall give it a try.
Dantheman asks: do i still owe you a boon?
Muninn says: It is in your best interest not to search for Red's temple or her pythia; no good can come of it.
Dantheman asks: oh?
Muninn says: Her answers come at a high price that is seldom realized at the asking.
Dantheman asks: how do i find her?
Muninn exclaims: Ha!
Dantheman asks: you jest?
Muninn says: It is not in my best interest for you to find her either.
Dantheman asks: but isnt there a chance she could help?
Muninn says: You'll have to go by what clues she's given you, if you wish to pursue this ill-advised path.
LazarusLong asks: And if I were to ask you how to find the Blue?
Muninn says: Red doesn't help anyone but herself. She wants him dead and she'll not think twice about smiting anyone in her path.
Dantheman says: come on, live dangerously.
Dantheman asks: yes, what about the blue?
Muninn says: It is dangerous of me to exist in this form at all. Who will man the boat if I die? I dare say I won't meet myself in the afterlife.
Muninn says: Blue is a slippery one. Even *I* can't find her.
Muninn says: And if I could, I'd bind her better than Red did, that her foolish meddling cease.
Muninn says: Red caught her in a broken oath and took her voice, but still she finds ways to get her message across.
Dantheman asks: have you checked http://www.thoughtscapes.com/mute.html?
Muninn asks: I don't wish her any harm. I just wish she wasn't hiding him from me. From Red, sure, but from me?
Muninn says: He has nothing to fear from me save enlightenment.
Muninn says: Yes, I follow the trail she leaves in the ether.
Muninn says: She knows we follow where she goes.
Muninn says: She endangers you all, really. Drawing the lightning down.
Dantheman asks: What can you tell us about the "Neverending Story" quote?
Dantheman asks: Muninn?
Muninn says: You people have short attention spans. Comes from short lives.
Dantheman asks: yes. how old are you?
Muninn says: I'm older than my teeth.
LazarusLong says: most of us are
Muninn says: The ambrosia calls. Ewan will have to hide until tomorrow. Hopefully he will find his humble servant here then.
Muninn says: And ye gods does the rest of the flock need to regroup.
[ Leaving the land: Muninn misses his boat... ]

And there you have it.

_________________
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 9:20 pm

Caterpillar
Unfictologist

Joined: 25 Sep 2002
Posts: 1887
Location: cem's otherbody

Chancellor Friday?

Okay, I am probably the last person to try wading through Telnet stuff, but was bored and thought I'd take a stab at it and check out these "rooms" with messages.

When I got to Muzanji the list of people included:
Friday & SharP (and new munchkin)

I wasn't sure exactly how to approach this person, as I wasn't exactly understanding of where exactly I was or even what I was doing there (just came to look at some messages). But I thought I should ask a question or two because of what I read above( Muninn's references to Chancellor Friday and SharP), and to determine if this was someone we needed to get info from.

Here is the log:

Quote:

Chancellor Friday is currently at the "Mu'Zanji City" and has been
IDLE for: 2 out of 72 minutes ( total idle time: 9 minutes )
Cumulative Mu-time: 111 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes.
Friday has s-mail..

gender: FEMALE beeps: YES prompt: NO hilight: YES vax/slip : NO
mode : SPEECH wrap : YES colors: ALL muzzled: NO autofmail: NO
ignores: [channels]
._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.

Cem: Friday?

Cem: Chancellor?

Friday: what?

Cem: Can you give me any information on Dr Morrice or The Red or The Blue?

Friday rolls her eyes

Friday: i'm going to macro this. hold on.

Cem: Sorry Chancellor, I am unfamilair with this system of communication. Macro this?

Friday: dr. morrice was a dude in I think turkey who killed a bunch of people a few

Friday: the newspaper who reported the story somehow screwed up a URL and listed this as a place that he hung out.

Friday: so we got a bunch of newbies loggingin thinking we were a bunch of dr. morrice supporters.

Friday: which we are not. that's all i know.

Friday: that should have said, "who killed a bunch of people a few years back"

Cem: Sorry, someone had mentioned to ask you (Chancellor Friday) for some information.

Friday: yeah, I just bet someone did

Friday: it's ok.

Friday: but I think I am not going to be logging on any more for a few days
so you can report that back to whoever's running the game. or whatever the hell it is.

Friday waves

[ Leaving the land: Friday & SharP (and munchkin) ]

So wrong person? I dunno. As I said, was just looking at messages, and am still a little lost in this game....just trying to follow along.

~cem

Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 10:41 pm

spanner
Greenhorn

Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Posts: 6

I spoke with Friday at some length after Muninn's visit (Ewan dropped by a few minutes after Muninn logged out too). Here's the cleaned up log - sorry it's so long...

Quote:

[ Ewan - a Mubie (1053306284) has arrived at The Gate ]
.ex ewan

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
| Profile of Ewan can't remember... |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
No profile.
-----------------------------------<*><><*>------------------------------------
Citizen Ewan is currently at the "Gate of Mu" and has been
Logged on for: 0 minutes ( total idle time: 0 minutes )
Cumulative Mu-time: 32 seconds.
Ewan has no mail.

gender: NONE beeps: NO prompt: NO hilight: NO vax/slip : NO
mode : SPEECH wrap : NO colors: NO muzzled: NO autofmail: NO
ignores: [channels]
._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.

> Ewan roams in <
{ Ewan reads the Memory Lane scroll }
< Ewan roams off to the Labyrinth >
> Ewan roams in <
{ Ewan is writing on the scroll...}
{ Ewan writes a message on the magic scroll }

[ Leaving the land: Ewan can't remember... ]
[ Dantheman - a Mubie (1053385631) has arrived in Mu'Zanji ]

.read

[(`)] The magic scroll of the Memory Lane [(')]

[1 ] Muninn wrote on, Saturday May 17th, at 9:10pm.
hahahahahahahahahaha

[2 ] Muninn wrote on, Sunday May 18th, at 8:52am.
The little bird has already received my message.
You need not concern yourself with its contents.
This place will play an important role in future events, though.
You have found my note but you have not found me
yet

[3 ] Ewan wrote on, Monday May 19th, at 6:40pm.
Missed him again. Damned spite.
He does not seem greek to me.

[ Lost connection: Dantheman - a Mubie (1053385631) ]

.smail ewan i hope you've visited the beautiful marina
[*] The Mailkeeper takes your s-mail
[ Friday & SharP (and munchkin) has arrived at The Gate ]

Location: Marina

You have just entered the grand Marina. Many ships are docked here
as their crews unload various goods. The Marina is buzzing with activity.
If you're lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the rare Lynny bird flying
through on her way home to the ocean. Enjoy your day at the scenic Marina
/---/\ . . |\ //^\\ ==== |-------|
| ##|| /|\ /|\ |\\ |TT | | T| | # TT# |
.....================================|\\\ ============================.
._. ._. ._. ._. ._. |\\\\ ^ ^ ~~ ^ '
| |=====| |=====| |=====| |===| |. ~ |---- ~ ^^~ ^ ^ ^^ ^
| | | | | | | | | | '_____|_____ ^ ~~ ~^^ ^^ ^ ~^ ^
^~~~^^^^~^~^^^~^~^^^~^^~^^~^^^~^~ \ o o o / ' ~ ~ '' ^ ~ ^
~~~ ^^'^^ ' ~~ ~^^^~~~^^~ ~~^'^ ~~^~ ^ ~~^~ ^
'^^^^ ' ^^^~^^ ~ ~~~ '^^ ~^^^^'^ '~ ~~~ ~

Adjacent locations are: Labyrinth, Aquarium, Mu'Zanji City, Ocean, Beach, Gate of Mu.

You are all alone here.
___________________________________________________________________________
Marina access is permanently PUBLIC with 3 messages on the scroll.
The note reads: Mu : .news

.read

[(`)] The magic scroll of the Marina [(')]

[1 ] Muninn wrote on, Sunday May 18th, at 2:09pm.
I see that some others have followed the little bird here.
That your effort will not be in vain, here's a little morsel:
There is something going on with "b100d", I know not what; you can
see for youself if you crack her second ecard. Red is not very
creative; any new code would be essentially the same as the last.

[2 ] Muninn wrote on, Sunday May 18th, at 2:10pm.
Anagrams, even, would be too much for her I'll wager. She's used to
reading from narrower parchments and in different directions though.
Take that as you will.

[3 ] Muninn wrote on, Monday May 19th, at 3:35pm.
Though I think, by now, you will find her "other" message amusing.
I believe this is what is called "irony"?

.smail friday sorry this might seem like a weird question but are you - or do you know a - Sharing
Patrol fan?
[*] The Mailkeeper takes your s-mail

> Friday falls through a crack in the ceiling <

Friday says: hi
You say: hello
You ask: did that make any sense at all?
Friday says: sharingpatrol is my husband's nick on this talker and frankly I am not terribly
impressed by the fact that somebody has chosen to use him in some kind of online treasure hunt
style game, but, there it is
You say: hmmm yes i can imagine
Friday says: he hasn't logged on in like two years, for what that's worth
Friday asks: his profile has a Dr. Morrice joke in it, which maybe is related, based on something
somebody said to me earlier?
You say: i have to admit i dont know much about this game at all but i couldnt resist trying telnet
Friday says: no no, it's ok
You say: that sounds familiar - dr morice came up somewhere but i'm not an expert
Friday says: dr. morrice was some dude in turkey a few years back who killed a whole bunch of
people
You say: oh ok
Friday says: and somehow the newspaper that reported it, got a URL confused and wound up giving
out the address for this talker as a site related to Dr. Morrice
You say: sounds grim
Friday says: so we got hit with tons of newbies who all demanded to know why we were supporting
a woman killer. it was ridiculous.
You ask: aha so it probably got quite busy for a while?
Friday says: well, sort of
Friday says: they'd kind of log on, find out that it wasn't some kind of nest for mass murderers,
and log back out again
You say: thats pretty funny
Friday says: yeah
Friday says: xxxxx thought so (my husband), hence the joke in his profile
Friday says: .ex sharingpatrol to see it
.ex sharingpatrol

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
| Profile of SharingPatrol waves Hi to Pippin |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
My name is Morrice. I am doctor. I would very like much to practice
my medicine on beatiful westerm women.

I like death.

If you come to Turkey I will make you guest free in my clinic! I know
many exciting procedures and am not restricted by infidel
malpractice laws.

I kill you.
-----------------------------------<*><><*>------------------------------------
Citizen Sharingpatrol is currently IRL!

Cumulative Mu-time: 52 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes.
Sharingpatrol last logged off on Sun Aug 19 23:06:02 2001
That visit was 637 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago.
Sharingpatrol was on for 4 minutes
Sharingpatrol has unread s-mail..
._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.*._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.

You say: i like the tag line
Friday says: Smile

Friday says: so what is this game, anyway? I saw the forum for it but it was kind of confusing.
You ask: i think the specific quote from the game was 'sharing patrol fan'... what is / are
sharing patrol anyway?
Friday says: some band
Friday says: I don't know. xxxxx is into obscure bands from the 80s. possibly a local seattle
band? I honestly have no idea.
You say: um i dont really know how the game started but I think theres some doubt as to whether
or not its a real game
Friday asks: oh, really?
You say: perhaps the clue was just meant to bring people here - so it might get a bit busy all
over again... sorry in advance
Friday says: somehow that wouldn't surprise me. and I would love to know how xxxxx got dragged
into this.
Friday says: no big whoop, we had a little bit of warning re newbies.
You ask: is there a website anywhere which someone might have found with the nick sharing patrol
and a link here?
Friday says: i seriously doubt it. xxxxx hasn't had a web page for years and even when he did,
I don't think he mentioned mumu land on it.
Friday says: hmm. I suppose somebody else might have put up a web page with a list of friends,
naming him, and then a link here, but I would have no idea who or where.
You say: hmmm
Friday says: it would be sharingpatrol all one word if so, anyway
You say: well the big thing with all these games (i think) is that you never know who's in charge,
so theres probably not a lot of point looking too hard
Friday says: in case you wanted to google it
Friday says: huh. ok.
You say: i found the original reference
You say: its a message "
You say: Find YHS in the Land of the Mumu. Be wary of Dr Morice. The Sharing Patrol fan could tell
you more. Munin.
Friday says: well. if sharingpatrol the user is the sharing patrol fan referred to, that's amusing,
considering he hasn't logged on for over 2 years.
You say: its very strange indeed
Friday says: and, I have no idea what YHS is.
You say: might be someone who used to come here back then
Friday says: maybe, but it doesn't ring any bells, and I've been on here since 95
Friday says: back in the pre-instnat messenger days
You say: its quite good fun - i never used telnet before today
Friday says: i like it. more of a group feel than just chatting one on one via IM or whatever.
You say: i like the concept of shouting
Friday says: yeah, that's fun
Friday says: there are talker-like things called MUDs (multi user domains? I forget what the acronym
stands for)
Friday says: that are basically telnet-based role playing games, where you go around killing things
and accumulating xp and so forth
Friday says: this one is just for chat, though
You ask: will everyone get cross if a bunch of gamer geeks show up?
You say: some people were killing each other earlier
You say: i think
Friday says: nah, we're used to it
Friday says: back in the late 90s when these things were more popular we used to get folks logging
in all the time who wanted to know where the weapons were, etc
You ask: whats xp by the way?
Friday says: oh, I forgot, not everyone has gamer friends
Friday says: experience points. very common concept in role playing games. you accumulate them and
you can spend them on stuff.
You say: oh ok
You say: well these lot are puzzle solvers
You say: so there will probably be loads of strange messages all over the place
You say: and confused people
Friday says: yeah... so I hear
You ask: oh yeah so you were warned about this?
Friday says: a little bit
You ask: may i ask how?
Friday sighs. i'm probably not supposed to say.
Friday says: somebody just told us that we'd maybe be getting a bunch of mubies who were playing a
game of some sort
You say: it might confirm that it is a real game and not someone leading a dance
Friday says: well, that's about all i know
You ask: could that person have let on about the sharing patrol thing?
Friday says: no, just said to expect newbies
You ask: this server has only recently been reopened? is that right?
Friday says: we've been open for a long time. the server just moved its physical location but we
weren't down.
> FiRe comes in looking for fresh taco <
FiRe moons you all
< FiRe makes like a tree and leaves for the Mu'Zanji City >
You say: oh ok
> FiRe comes in looking for fresh taco <
You ask: does it always go under the name of landofmu.com ?
Friday says: yeah basically

//snip//

< FiRe makes like a tree and leaves for the Mu'Zanji City >
You ask: where are you friday?
Friday says: right now? sitting on my butt in front of the computer, same as usual
You ask: i mean US or UK?
Friday says: oh
Friday says: Seattle, WA, US
You say: i have to go afk for a few mins...
Friday says: all righty
< Friday dissipates into the Mu'Zanji City >
.poke friday thanks for answering all those questions!
[>] Poke sent to Friday
>> Friday exclaims to you > sure!

[ Ewan can't remember... has arrived at The Gate ]
> Ewan roams in <
{ Ewan reads the Marina scroll }
<*> YOU HAVE NEW S-MAIL EH! : type .rmail to read it <*>
< Ewan roams off to the Mu'Zanji City >
*> POKE from Ewan:
> Ewan roams in <
< Ewan roams off to the Labyrinth >

.rmail

[<*>] Your s-mailbox [<*>]

[1 ] From: Ewan on, Monday May 19th, at 7:38pm.
i have now... i have no idea what he's talking about.

[i] Your s-mail box is using 119 out of 23000 bytes allowable.
*> POKE from Ewan:
*> POKE from Ewan: .set beeps on
[ Leaving the land: Ewan can't remember... ]
.set beeps on
*> You now have beeps on <*

Probably best not to hassle Friday any more Smile

Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 12:46 pm

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