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[Ciaran_H]

I added davetolomy2000 to my messenger list and managed to talk to h im when he came on tonight. Here's what happened:

[simonw2000]

I just spoke to Dave! Here's the transcript, I'm betterwatchit:

Dave Tolomy: Hello Simon
betterwatchit: hi
Dave Tolomy: Greenwich right?
betterwatchit: I live in Plumstead in the borough of Greenwich.
Dave Tolomy: Right
Dave Tolomy: I am familiar with Greenwich
betterwatchit: And I'm willing to help you
Dave Tolomy: Brilliant. Help is what I need most at this time
betterwatchit: I'm one of the volunteers at Unfiction
Dave Tolomy: Ah right
Dave Tolomy: See I have a confession to make about that
betterwatchit: What is it?
Dave Tolomy: When I first began my many projects across the UK, I looked around the internet for people who would be willing to help me
Dave Tolomy: Thats when I found Unfiction.
Dave Tolomy: I read some of these threads regarding ARG's and I realised that thats what my life was like.
Dave Tolomy: So I misled people. They all believe this is an Alternate Reality Game, however I have to inform you it is not.
betterwatchit: I'm still here
Dave Tolomy: I feel guilty about it
Dave Tolomy: It is incredibly difficult to explain my story, my ambitions.
betterwatchit: I know about how hard it is to explain stuff
Dave Tolomy: Do you know where I am right now?
betterwatchit: no I don't
Dave Tolomy: I'm in an internet cafe near Southbank, London.
Dave Tolomy: I have been reading through all the past topics on Unfiction regarding my projects
Dave Tolomy: And I have realised something. What I have done is wrong. I lied
Dave Tolomy: Thats why I'd like to apoligise
Dave Tolomy: Now that I have said this and people know the truth I can only hope people will still help me with my cause.
betterwatchit: I'm still here
Dave Tolomy: Thankyou for not leaving
Dave Tolomy: Before I go, are you familiar with the Cutty Sark?
betterwatchit: Yes
Dave Tolomy: Good
Dave Tolomy: Because I may need to use it as one of my collection points.
betterwatchit: I'm also familiar with the Royal Observatory, the Dome and the Woolwich Ferry
Dave Tolomy: And the national maritime museum?
betterwatchit: Even that
Dave Tolomy: Good. Once again I am sorry for misleading everyone.
betterwatchit: I can use every train, tube, bus and DLR in London for free
Dave Tolomy: Well thats incredibly useful
betterwatchit: And it's legal
betterwatchit: well, for me it is
Dave Tolomy: Well thankyou for offering to help, and thankyou for listening. I need to go.
Dave Tolomy: Hope I can talk to you again
betterwatchit: I'll see you later.

For reference, I was at King's Cross at the time.

[phoenix5]

Oh my. This is an interesting twist.

[bartmans]

What did Jamesi say about PM using the boards: confusing.

It certainly is.

[phoenix5]

Thinking about it some more I've realised this is an ingenious plot twist.

Obviously it's not real. Explosions at south bank, escaping from belmarsh, even if the press couldn't print it there's know way it would stay secret.

But at the same time this is what Dave said:

[simonw2000]

I did some scouting at the Shell Centre yesterday and I saw the structure that Dave was talking about. Good luck with climbing that thing! I suggest we meet outside the Waterloo East Staircase.

** deleted duplicate post -- jamesi

[phoenix5]

I sent him a email a week back offering him help and I recieved a reply today:

[simonw2000]

Dave just spoke to me:


Dave Tolomy: Hello Simon
betterwatchit: Hi
Dave Tolomy: Hows life?
betterwatchit: Fine
betterwatchit: I got a bit of a busy month lined up
Dave Tolomy: yeah same here...
Dave Tolomy: I'm just checking in on my volunteers.
Dave Tolomy: Nothing out of the ordinary has occured to you recently?
betterwatchit: Not at all.
Dave Tolomy: Good
Dave Tolomy: Also I gave my son a new mobile phone yesterday
betterwatchit: Oh yeah. Is it a camera phone?
Dave Tolomy: yes
Dave Tolomy: If I give the number to you can you pass it on to the people who are meeting him at shell?
betterwatchit: Yes I will!
Dave Tolomy: Thankyou.
Dave Tolomy: I need to go
Dave Tolomy: Thanks again
Dave Tolomy: goodbye
betterwatchit: i want to know the number
Dave Tolomy: I wil lgive you it tommorow
Dave Tolomy: *will
betterwatchit: all right then
Dave Tolomy: Sorry for all this
Dave Tolomy has signed out. (2/3/2006 12:49 PM)

He logged back in at 12:51

Dave Tolomy: 07871 259 666
Dave Tolomy: There you go
betterwatchit: Nice one!
Dave Tolomy: now I really do need to leave this building
Dave Tolomy: I just hope it isn't too late

[CuriousKat42]

Dave just spoke to me.

Message:
[16:21] davetolomy2000: Hello
[16:21] curiouskat42: Hi.
[16:22] davetolomy2000: How are you this evening?
[16:22] curiouskat42: Oh, I'm alright. Yourself?
[16:22] davetolomy2000: Not good
[16:22] davetolomy2000: But I've been worse
[16:23] curiouskat42: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
[16:24] davetolomy2000: I think the primary london volunteer may have given up
[16:24] davetolomy2000: He has not contacted me
[16:25] curiouskat42: Who was the contact?
[16:26] davetolomy2000: He was the one who offered to meet my son at shell centre
[16:26] curiouskat42: Oh, I think I may know who you mean. Have you tried to contact him?
[16:26] davetolomy2000: Yes
[16:26] davetolomy2000: twice now
[16:27] curiouskat42: Well, maybe I can pass word his way.
[16:27] davetolomy2000: My son only comes out into the open when needed but I don't want him to go into public areas and risk injury by climbing towers for no reason
[16:28] curiouskat42: Oh, I certainly can understand. I imagine you want your son safe.
[16:28] davetolomy2000: Indeed
[16:28] davetolomy2000: I received some sad news this morning
[16:28] curiouskat42: Oh no, what?
[16:28] davetolomy2000: My brother, Richard Tolomy the second has died
[16:28] *** "davetolomy2000" signed off at Tue Feb 07 16:28:54 2006.

I sent him an e-mail about a week ago to see if he needed help from someone in the U.S. I also added him to my IM. He just came on a few minutes ago. He suddenly logged when I was just about to send him condolences about his brother.

I'm not exactly sure who his primary contact was. I thought it was someone here.

I googled Richard Tolomy and found an old Google cached Immersion Unlimited post for Project Emotion.
edit: ginormous url - rowan

[pdoke2003]

hey, im new to all of this but it seems very interesting and i would like to get involved. unfortunately this seems to be taking place mostly in england and im in the united states but i would be willing to help any way i can.

[CuriousKat42]

[pdoke2003]

ok cool thanks kat, i missed the part where you said you were in the US. the first time i read it. i might have just missed it but i didnt see anywhere in this post what email address he uses. is it just davetolomy2000SPLATyahoo.com? thanks for all of your help.


EDIT: nevermind i got him to add me to his buddy list, but still havent talked to him yet...

[pdoke2003]

well i just talked to dave... there wasnt too much new information but that could have been my fault perhaps not asking the right questions since im new to this. well here's the convo.

[pdoke2003]

i just got home and there was a message from david on my messenger. he gave me the email address for his son its tomtolomySPLATgmail.com not what he originally told me.

by the way am i the only one still participating in this? noone else has posted in quite a while...

[Phoenix.]

london