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[Omnie]

aaahhh must not be distracted

Subject line = LOCATION

E-mail body is attached

[edit] Yeaaah, I have no will power.

[Dasro_Kast]

I called that number...I got a "Number can't be completed as dialed" message.

[follow your heart]

Yeah.

I don't think it's the number so much as the location.

Payphone Project gives us this:

[Dasro_Kast]

[Dasro_Kast]

I was just IM'ed by Don Andrews on a secure channel. I was able to get off work a little early, I'll be meeting his nephew tonight. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

Who is Don, anyway? Is he the "friend" that Michael referenced in that one chat log? Who is his nephew, for that matter? What reason does he have for giving us information, if he isn't Michael's "friend"? The only thing that he said to me that wasn't basic meeting information was this :

[krystyn]

Dasro, are you going alone? Do you want a phone contact for before and after, so we know you're OK?

[Dasro_Kast]

[Dasro_Kast]

Development. Earlier, while talking with Don and discussing a meet time, he said that his nephew may have to meet me in High Point instead, and that he would get back to me later today. Then, I just had this IM conversation with him.

[krystyn]

Uh.

ETA: wait, let me give this post substance.

You got off work early for this, and then they canceled.

Uh.

[Omnie]

Yes, what krystyn just said. That's incredibly not cool. Trust go whoosh.

Also, Bivens? So, the guy who was holding Michael, then.

[G3K]

Christ.

Well, I hope these guys don't ever trailhead anything in my LJ again, to say the least. I was having a hard enough time with the whole codes-with-no-real-story idea, and the meetup seemed like a step in the right direction (that direction being SUBSTANCE.)

Now this - this is just offensive. Hopefully the game rightfully implodes at this point and I don't keep getting ridiculously context-lacking emails with obnoxiously cryptic encoded messages.

[rose]

[Dasro_Kast]

[Omnie]

On the bright side, I've now developed a brand new strongly-held opinion! I don't have too many of those, you know. This one involves the wrongness of encouraging flawed games without giving frank criticism. PMs demand a huge commitment of time, effort, and trust from the players. In return, we have a right to get the same commitment back from the PMs. (When both sides do their part, it's a beautiful thing.) I'd previously felt conflicted about criticizing someone's hard work, but no, because we return that hard work while playing. It's a mutual thing, and there are mutual responsibilities. I'm glad I got that straightened out in my head now. It's messy enough in there as it is.

[G3K]