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 		PhilDysosis
Strange IM
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(22:40:45) PhilDysosis: Hello?
(22:41:12) PhilDysosis: Is anyone there?
(22:41:16) PhilDysosis: Hello?
(22:41:21) PhilDysosis: HELLO?
(22:41:33) Me: Hi?
(22:41:47) PhilDysosis: Okay.
(22:42:16) PhilDysosis: I'm checking to see if everyone is there.
(22:42:25) PhilDysosis: Just in case nobody isn't.
(22:42:31) PhilDysosis: You never know, do you?
(22:42:37) Me: I guess you don't
(22:42:43) Me: When you really think about it
(22:43:03) PhilDysosis: Yes.
(22:43:08) PhilDysosis: So, who are you?
(22:43:24) Me: That depends. Where'd you get my screen name?
(22:43:36) PhilDysosis: I told you, I'm checking on everyone.
(22:43:41) PhilDysosis: That means everyone
(22:43:43) PhilDysosis: .
(22:43:57) Me: You still had to get my screen name from somewhere.
(22:44:08) PhilDysosis: I have a list.
(22:44:23) Me: And what sources did you use to compile the list?
(22:44:33) PhilDysosis: Basically, I went through every forum, every website, that came up anywhere.
(22:44:55) PhilDysosis: It took me three years, but at last, I did it. And now I can check.
(22:45:05) PhilDysosis: To make sure everyone's still there!
(22:45:20) PhilDysosis: And why not make some friends, while I'm at it?
(22:45:29) Me: I guess so
(22:46:12) PhilDysosis: Actually, I've caused a bit of trouble, but that's the fun of it, I suppose.
(22:46:29) Me: Trouble? How do you mean/
(22:46:30) Me: ?
(22:46:32) PhilDysosis: Oh, that's right, I never told you anything. After all, this is a name by name sort of thing.
(22:46:43) PhilDysosis: Oh, just some chaos on random websites.
(22:46:50) PhilDysosis: But it's all for fun.
(22:47:06) PhilDysosis: Have you ever wanted to cause trouble?
(22:47:19) Me: I suppose. In one sense or another
(22:47:36) PhilDysosis: It's so fun.
(22:47:54) PhilDysosis: People like to squirm when put in uncomforatable situations.
(22:48:01) PhilDysosis: Quite uncomforatable.
(22:48:06) Me: Sometimes
(22:48:17) Me: Depends on the integrity of the person in question
(22:48:26) PhilDysosis: I suppose.
(22:48:48) PhilDysosis: But one way or another, they'll react, and to my enjoyment.
(22:49:06) PhilDysosis: So, anyway. I'm Phil Dysosis. Nice to meet you..
(22:49:18) PhilDysosis: Should I call you something besides your screen name?
(22:49:31) Me: For now, you can shorten it to just Jot
(22:49:40) PhilDysosis logged in.
(22:50:02) PhilDysosis: As you wish, Jot.
(22:50:08) PhilDysosis: So, how are things out there?
(22:50:20) Me: They're alright. Been better, been worse
(22:50:24) Me: Kind of tired
(22:50:32) PhilDysosis: I see.
(22:50:45) PhilDysosis: Now, is this just you, or is it overall?
(22:50:48) PhilDysosis: The feeling.
(22:51:00) PhilDysosis: I haven't really been out.
(22:51:06) PhilDysosis: So I wouldn't know.
(22:52:03) PhilDysosis: Hello?
(22:52:09) Me: Sorry
(22:52:17) PhilDysosis: It's fine.
(22:52:18) Me: I'm doing a lot of things at once
(22:52:25) PhilDysosis: That's alright.
(22:52:58) Me: I can't speak for everyone else. It's not my place. Nor would I have the information to respond to that
(22:53:15) PhilDysosis: Well, alright.
(22:53:39) PhilDysosis: Well, how is the world, overall?
(22:53:45) PhilDysosis: I haven't seen it in so long..
(22:54:02) PhilDysosis: I was starting to miss it, last year, but that blew over. Now I'm curious.
(22:54:23) Me: It's alright? Nothing too amazing, I guess. Same as the year before, and the year before, really.
(22:54:43) PhilDysosis: But, I don't know what happened the year before, and the year before.
(22:55:00) PhilDysosis: The last 12 years, actually, I wouldn't know, so I'm not very up to date.
(22:55:49) Me: I wouldn't really be the best person to ask. I'm not exactly...what you'd call...well traveled?
(22:56:49) PhilDysosis: I understand. Do you watch the news, any recent goings-on..?
(22:57:30) Me: A pitcher for the Yankees flew a plane into a building in New York the other day
(22:57:48) PhilDysosis: Oh, dear.
(22:58:04) PhilDysosis: That's not good.
(22:58:13) Me: Not good at all
(22:58:45) PhilDysosis: Do you understand my situation?
(22:59:13) Me: I think so. What happened to you these past 12 years that would keep you so out of touch?
(22:59:43) PhilDysosis: I'm not very..close to Earth. Literally.
(23:00:04) PhilDysosis: I'm about..
(23:00:11) PhilDysosis: Well, I couldn't tell you.
(23:00:54) PhilDysosis: But I've been here for 12 years, with a connection to limited services.
(23:01:14) PhilDysosis: Nobody to talk to, until I broke a few codes, and now, good going, Phil.
23:01:24) PhilDysosis: You can talk to people, get up to date.
(23:01:30) PhilDysosis: So who should you talk to?
(23:01:35) PhilDysosis: Why not everyone?
(23:01:43) PhilDysosis: So I compiled that list.
(23:01:53) Me: With no one to start with, I suppose everyone you can sounds like a good start
(23:02:07) PhilDysosis: And I literally got everyone.
(23:02:39) PhilDysosis: You were pretty tough, but you're listed on a website, or a few, I cannot recall, but, you understand, I got everyone.
(23:03:09) Me: That must have taken a really long tiem
(23:03:10) Me: *time
(23:03:21) PhilDysosis: As I said, three years.
(23:03:28) PhilDysosis: But I had the time.
(23:03:53) Me: So what is the area around you like? If you don't know where you are, maybe I can help you find out
(23:03:54) Me: ?
(23:04:13) PhilDysosis: I'm in a box, I think.
(23:04:27) Me: What makes you think that?
(23:04:29) PhilDysosis: It's cubical, and metal, and about 9x9 feet.
(23:04:41) Me: Huh. And what's inside this cube with you?
(23:05:35) PhilDysosis: My laptop, an uncomforatable bed, a wireless internet thing, and yeah.
(23:05:40) PhilDysosis: THat's about it.
(23:05:50) Me: And you have no idea how you go inside the cube?
(23:06:20) PhilDysosis: And my feeding is pretty horrible. They've set it up somehow that I can recive all the nutrients I need by breathing.
(23:06:26) PhilDysosis: Oh, I don't.
(23:06:47) PhilDysosis: I've gone a bit insane here, so I can't remember certain things.
(23:06:54) PhilDysosis: And I have spasms.
(23:07:02) Me: Understandable. If I was in a cube alone for a long time...
(23:07:12) Me: And what exactly do you mean by "spasms"?
(23:07:25) PhilDysosis: Kicking, screaming, all that.
(23:07:31) PhilDysosis: For the most, I'm calm.
(23:07:42) Me: About how often do these occure?
(23:07:53) PhilDysosis: Twice a week..
(23:08:08) PhilDysosis: But the cube is windowless.
(23:08:13) PhilDysosis: I can't see anything.
(23:08:23) Me: Can you hear anything from the outside?
(23:08:38) PhilDysosis: No. I think it's soundproof.
(23:09:08) PhilDysosis: If it isn't, I wouldn't think they would put a cube in, say, a street in L.A., would they?
(23:09:22) PhilDysosis: Is that still there? L.A.?
(23:09:30) Me: Yes, it is
(23:09:35) PhilDysosis: I used to live there, and they had no metal boxes.
(23:09:40) PhilDysosis: Thank goodness.
(23:09:57) Me: I haven't heard anything about metal boxes in anywhere strange lately.
(23:10:09) Me: Have you had any interaction with people while in the cube?
(23:10:24) PhilDysosis: Except for the internet, no.
(23:10:36) PhilDysosis: Any time I tried to recieve information from anyone..
(23:10:40) PhilDysosis: It would just cut off.
(23:10:48) PhilDysosis: I don't know how..
(23:10:56) Me: I meant like...physical interation.
(23:11:13) PhilDysosis: No, nobody has ever been in or out, except me, of course.
(23:11:29) PhilDysosis: And I haven't been out, only in.
(23:11:50) Me: I'm not really sure what I can do for you at this point in time. I am willing to help though
(23:12:04) PhilDysosis: You will?
(23:12:22) PhilDysosis: You don't think I'm lying, do you? That's what they all said.
(23:12:55) Me: It's up in the air, at this point. I've heard stranger things, believe me.
(23:13:02) PhilDysosis: You have?
(23:13:26) PhilDysosis: That's amazing. My situation is very, very strange.
(23:13:40) Me: Yeah. I've seen some strange stuff in my line of work, though
(23:13:47) PhilDysosis: What do you do?
(23:14:00) Me: I suppose you could say I'm a kind of...freelance detective?
(23:14:12) PhilDysosis: I see.
(23:14:17) PhilDysosis: Interesting.
(23:14:32) PhilDysosis: Very interesting..
(23:14:43) PhilDysosis: Because, you see, that's what I did, in my spare time.
(23:15:09) PhilDysosis: Mysteries always intriuged me. I like puzzels, you see.
(23:15:43) Me: I also enjoy puzzles
(23:16:03) PhilDysosis: Do you?
(23:16:08) Me: Very much so
(23:16:12) Me: Me, and my friends
(23:16:17) PhilDysosis: Well, maybe you could solve my puzzle.
(23:16:22) PhilDysosis: Your friends?
(23:16:55) Me: Yes. I have a few friends that would probably be willing to help you as well
(23:17:13) PhilDysosis: Are any of them online?
(23:17:50) Me: rjmoriarty83
(23:18:06) Me: The other I am thinking of isn't online presently
(23:18:14) PhilDysosis: Alright.
(23:18:22) PhilDysosis: You'll still speak to me, right?
(23:18:26) Me: Of course
(23:18:32) PhilDysosis: Good.
(23:19:32) Me: I'm just getting something. I'm not leaving you. I'll only be gone very shortly
(23:19:37) Me: Less than a minute
(23:19:40) PhilDysosis: Alrighty.
(23:20:10) Me: Back
(23:20:24) PhilDysosis: Good.
(23:20:34) Me: Is my friend in contact with you now?
(23:20:44) PhilDysosis: Yes..
(23:22:03) Me: So is there any way we can find out where you are?
(23:22:13) PhilDysosis: I don't know.
(23:22:35) PhilDysosis: Having all the free time in the world, I've gained many skills.


This part:
Quote:
(23:13:47) PhilDysosis: What do you do?
(23:14:00) Me: I suppose you could say I'm a kind of...freelance detective?
(23:14:12) PhilDysosis: I see.
(23:14:17) PhilDysosis: Interesting.
(23:14:32) PhilDysosis: Very interesting..
(23:14:43) PhilDysosis: Because, you see, that's what I did, in my spare time.
(23:15:09) PhilDysosis: Mysteries always intriuged me. I like puzzels, you see.
(23:15:43) Me: I also enjoy puzzles
(23:16:03) PhilDysosis: Do you?
(23:16:08) Me: Very much so
(23:16:12) Me: Me, and my friends
(23:16:17) PhilDysosis: Well, maybe you could solve my puzzle.


is what really jumps out at me.

Edit: Still talking by the way

Edit2: Talking to the Professor now:

Quote:
7:18:42 PM phildysosis: Hello?
7:19:04 PM rjmoriarty83: Oh, hello, Phil big_smile
7:19:17 PM phildysosis: Told you about me, did he?
7:19:30 PM rjmoriarty83: Our little group are rabid information-swappers.
7:19:41 PM rjmoriarty83: I hope you don't feel that is too invasive
7:19:49 PM phildysosis: I don't mind at all.
7:20:07 PM phildysosis: It's hard explaining it over and over again, so it's good to have people already informed.
7:20:15 PM phildysosis: Did he tell you about everything?
7:20:23 PM rjmoriarty83: Yessir
7:20:33 PM rjmoriarty83: Sounds like you have a hell of a puzzle.
7:20:35 PM phildysosis: So, you understand my situation.
7:20:44 PM rjmoriarty83: Well, as much as your situation can be understood, I suppose.
7:21:22 PM phildysosis: If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer to the best of my knowledge.
7:21:57 PM rjmoriarty83: Okay. I'll do my best to not ask anything you've already answered.
7:22:28 PM rjmoriarty83: How long have you had internet access?
7:22:52 PM phildysosis: I woke up with my laptop and my wireless interenet connect.
7:23:17 PM phildysosis: They were out of date, but I fixed that quickly, I've had time to figure such things out.
7:23:23 PM rjmoriarty83: Impressive.
7:23:41 PM rjmoriarty83: Were you involved with networking and computers in your life, or are you just a genius? =P
7:24:00 PM phildysosis: I am a very intelligent person, so people have said.
7:24:32 PM rjmoriarty83: That appears to be an understatement.
7:25:02 PM phildysosis: And with practice, you can do anything, I could imagine. I've had twelve years with nothing to do, so I practiced.
7:25:36 PM rjmoriarty83: If I understand correctly, you only recently (three years, right?) started mining contact information from the internet. Why did you wait until then?
7:26:05 PM phildysosis: Well, that's when I became curious, and thought of talking to everyone.
7:26:33 PM rjmoriarty83: You mean to say you weren't curious for 8+ years of imprisonment? =O
7:26:49 PM phildysosis: Well, it was like the 5 stages of greif.
7:26:58 PM phildysosis: 1. Denial
7:27:22 PM phildysosis: 2. Insanity
7:27:39 PM phildysosis: 3. Begging and taking up religious practice
7:27:46 PM phildysosis: 4. Curiosity
7:27:52 PM phildysosis: But I do not know step 5.
7:28:01 PM rjmoriarty83: Traditinally, step 5 is PROFIT
7:28:09 PM phildysosis: For death?
7:28:16 PM rjmoriarty83: Sorry, bad joke.
7:28:24 PM phildysosis: I see..
7:28:35 PM rjmoriarty83: Let's make Step 5 Get You The Hell Out of There
7:28:51 PM phildysosis: I hope to do that. Maybe with your help, I can.
7:28:59 PM phildysosis: But I am afraid..
7:29:13 PM phildysosis: Because I suspect for there to be...people...out there.
7:29:19 PM phildysosis: They must have me in here for some reason.
7:29:23 PM phildysosis: Some...
7:29:54 PM rjmoriarty83: That's not all. If they gave you internet access, they are most certainly seeing what you can see
7:30:44 PM rjmoriarty83: So, has there been any day where something has been different than usual? Some communication, something new?
7:30:57 PM phildysosis: No, except for one..
7:31:15 PM phildysosis: The cube is soundproof, but I suspect it is not very strong.
7:31:27 PM phildysosis: One day, I heard shouting, and banging on the cage..
7:31:34 PM phildysosis: And then gunshots, and screams..
7:31:46 PM phildysosis: That's what makes me think I'm with whoever put me in here..
7:31:51 PM phildysosis: Why do you think I'm here?
7:32:14 PM rjmoriarty83: Well, I can only guess, but it sounds like some sort of cruel experiment.
7:32:29 PM rjmoriarty83: Actually, I almost wonder if your captors were killed and you were left behind?
7:32:48 PM phildysosis: Who fired the guns, then?
7:33:09 PM rjmoriarty83: I don't know. I can't even begin to fathom the kind of players involved in your story.
7:33:23 PM rjmoriarty83: What was the last thing you remember before you woke up in your prison?
7:34:11 PM phildysosis: Standing in front of an unmarked building on my way to an friend's house.
7:34:30 PM phildysosis: At least, it was unmarked from the ground level.
7:35:03 PM phildysosis: If I remember correctly, it was an office building for a local editing company in a city near Los Angeles.
7:36:23 PM phildysosis: Or maybe a collaboritave editor building. I cannot remember.
7:36:39 PM phildysosis: But you understand, it was not recognizeable from the ground.
7:36:44 PM rjmoriarty83: I understand.
7:36:51 PM rjmoriarty83: Which city is that, anyway?
7:36:59 PM rjmoriarty83: That you were in, I mean
7:38:11 PM phildysosis: Somewhere near L.A., I can't remember. I'll look it up. If they don't block me, that is.
7:38:28 PM rjmoriarty83: So, you've experienced blocks in your tour of the internet?
7:38:50 PM phildysosis: Any time I would try to retrieve info, it would just cut off.
7:39:26 PM rjmoriarty83: You mean info pertaining to your situation?
7:39:40 PM phildysosis: No, anything.
7:40:18 PM rjmoriarty83: I guess I don't understand what you consider "info." I mean, just about anything you find on the internet has information/
7:40:34 PM phildysosis: Information regarding the outside world.
7:40:54 PM phildysosis: Recently, I've cracked a few codes.
7:41:01 PM rjmoriarty83: What kind of things would they let you find?
7:41:41 PM phildysosis: Anything that doesen't involve news, anything that goes on.
7:41:49 PM phildysosis: Fiction is bascially all I saw.
7:42:32 PM rjmoriarty83: So, if there were codes that you could crack, that must mean their means of blocking you is local, which means they had to be aware you'd find a way eventually
7:43:29 PM phildysosis: Well, that's the thing.
7:43:44 PM phildysosis: They, if there is a they, are obviously observing my every move.
7:43:54 PM phildysosis: Or at least, anything I do. If you see.
7:44:07 PM phildysosis: How could they not know that I'm talking to you right now?
7:44:15 PM phildysosis: Now, this is if THEY exist at all.
7:44:28 PM rjmoriarty83: Right
7:44:57 PM rjmoriarty83: I'm sure they do know.
7:45:16 PM rjmoriarty83: I guess if they really didn't want you to communicate, they could cut off your internet access
7:45:20 PM rjmoriarty83: There must be something they WANT you to find
7:45:29 PM phildysosis: That's possible.
7:46:43 PM phildysosis: It doesen't make sense, though, the fact that they haven't stopped me yet.
7:47:06 PM rjmoriarty83: Hard to say. We don't actually know what their motives are.
7:47:13 PM rjmoriarty83: Or do you have sort of clue?
7:47:22 PM phildysosis: And we don't know if they exist.
7:47:28 PM phildysosis: Just those gunshots.
7:47:29 PM rjmoriarty83: True
7:48:51 PM rjmoriarty83: Okay, here's kind of an odd question, but when you first opened your web browser, was there a default home page?
7:49:17 PM phildysosis: My custom home page.
7:49:25 PM rjmoriarty83: Your own?
7:50:03 PM phildysosis: Yes. It's my laptop.
7:50:07 PM rjmoriarty83: Oh, I see
7:50:11 PM rjmoriarty83: Really weird
7:50:46 PM rjmoriarty83: Besides the code they used to narrow your internet access, was there anything else on your laptop that wasn't there before?

7:51:25 PM phildysosis: Just a text file.
7:51:47 PM phildysosis: And it couldn't have meant much.
7:51:59 PM phildysosis: Just some random numbers and letters.
7:52:09 PM rjmoriarty83: Oh my, here we go.
7:52:13 PM rjmoriarty83: Can you send me the text file, please?
7:52:38 PM phildysosis: I deleted it, it was a worthless doc.
7:52:52 PM phildysosis: Here we go, what do you mean by that?
7:53:08 PM rjmoriarty83: Oh, me and my friends are used to getting weird stories followed by odd codes.
7:53:24 PM rjmoriarty83: But I guess that's a dead end anyway ^^''
7:54:01 PM phildysosis: Did these stories lead to dead ends?
7:54:08 PM rjmoriarty83: Occasionally
7:54:24 PM rjmoriarty83: We get lots of different kinds. You're the first to reach us from a box (that I know of)
7:54:44 PM phildysosis: You must be very popular.
7:55:02 PM rjmoriarty83: More like very curious.
7:55:12 PM rjmoriarty83: Though we get our share of random mysterious instant messages.
7:55:43 PM phildysosis: Like mine, I suppose.
7:55:49 PM rjmoriarty83: Indeed.
7:56:17 PM phildysosis: Well, then I can understand any skepticality.
7:56:30 PM phildysosis: But I would appricieate it if you tried to help.
7:56:41 PM rjmoriarty83: I'll do what I can.
7:57:04 PM phildysosis: Thank you, sir.
7:57:21 PM phildysosis: Do you have any more questions?
7:57:56 PM rjmoriarty83: Here's a generic one... Do you have any enemies? Someone who might want to see you "out of the picture," so to speak?
7:58:18 PM phildysosis: I had one or two, but I was friends with most everyone I knew.
7:58:26 PM phildysosis: Of course, one can never know.
7:58:38 PM rjmoriarty83: Certainly not in your situation
7:59:02 PM rjmoriarty83: How old are you, Phil?
7:59:27 PM phildysosis: 43, I think.
7:59:47 PM rjmoriarty83: I assume you had a job.
8:00:19 PM phildysosis: I did, it was a boring office job at a paper company.
8:00:57 PM phildysosis: I like exitement, so I did a little detective work in my free time. Not employed by law, just someone who was there if anyone needed help.
8:01:03 PM phildysosis: Now, the tables are turned.
8:01:07 PM rjmoriarty83: Wow
8:01:15 PM rjmoriarty83: Were you working on anything at the time?
8:01:45 PM phildysosis: Yes, a friend of mine wanted me to find some company for him.
8:01:51 PM rjmoriarty83: "some company?"
8:02:51 PM phildysosis: Yes.
8:02:58 PM phildysosis: I didn't get very far into it.
8:03:07 PM rjmoriarty83: What was the name of the company?
8:03:48 PM phildysosis: As I said, I only found bits and pieces.
8:04:01 PM rjmoriarty83: So, he asked you to find info on a company and he didn't even give you a name?
8:04:07 PM rjmoriarty83: You must be very good at what you do.
8:04:32 PM phildysosis: No, he just asked me for the company.
8:04:58 PM phildysosis: He knew less than I did, when I was kiddnapped, supposedly.
8:05:34 PM rjmoriarty83: So, what do you know?
8:05:38 PM rjmoriarty83: Or what can you remember?
8:05:52 PM phildysosis: Well, it was a company somewhere in Asia.
8:06:51 PM phildysosis: Illegal ops of some sort.
8:07:08 PM rjmoriarty83: Do you have any idea what kind?
8:07:44 PM phildysosis: No.3
8:07:55 PM rjmoriarty83: No.3?
8:07:59 PM rjmoriarty83: or is that a typo ^^''
8:08:14 PM phildysosis: That would be a typo. We all make mistakes.
8:08:21 PM rjmoriarty83: I understand
8:08:23 PM rjmoriarty83: Just checking.
8:08:25 PM rjmoriarty83: I'd hate to miss something.
8:08:47 PM rjmoriarty83: So, how were you aware that illegal operations were involved??
8:09:13 PM phildysosis: I collected some dirt from a friend. The one I was heading to when kidnapped.
8:09:36 PM phildysosis: Supposedly.
8:10:00 PM rjmoriarty83: What else did you find?
8:10:56 PM phildysosis: I was on my way to my other friend's house, who had claimed to have found the name.
8:12:30 PM phildysosis: He thought he had discovered what it meant, why he was looking for it, all that.
8:12:59 PM rjmoriarty83: That's really odd. He didn't even know why he was looking for it until now?
8:13:07 PM phildysosis: No, no.
8:13:14 PM phildysosis: Friend A asked for the dirt.
8:13:19 PM phildysosis: Friend B provided.
8:13:22 PM rjmoriarty83: ah, I understand
8:13:23 PM rjmoriarty83: Sorry
8:13:40 PM phildysosis: That's alright.
8:13:53 PM rjmoriarty83: Did Friend A ever tell you why he wanted the dirt?
8:14:22 PM phildysosis: No.
8:14:28 PM phildysosis: But I never ask for a reason.
8:14:42 PM rjmoriarty83: Fair enough.
8:14:59 PM rjmoriarty83: So, you had all this information or "dirt" on hand. Do you know anything about it?
8:16:25 PM phildysosis: Yes.
8:16:49 PM phildysosis: Just a company in Asia with illegal ops in mind/already happening.
8:17:39 PM rjmoriarty83: Perplexing
8:17:54 PM phildysosis: Now, the obvious is that this company kidnapped me.
8:18:00 PM rjmoriarty83: It makes sense
8:18:04 PM rjmoriarty83: But why they are doing it this way is odd
8:18:41 PM phildysosis: Well, you are right.
8:18:51 PM phildysosis: But I must always be open.
8:18:56 PM phildysosis: It could be anything.
8:19:33 PM phildysosis: You can never know, always be open to other ideas.
8:19:39 PM rjmoriarty83: Definetly
8:20:01 PM phildysosis: Anything else?
8:20:20 PM rjmoriarty83: The screaming.. did you pick up any words?
8:20:32 PM phildysosis: It was mindless screaming.
8:20:37 PM phildysosis: AAAAAAH. Like that.
8:20:44 PM rjmoriarty83: ah
8:20:52 PM rjmoriarty83: I bet that was haunting

8:21:02 PM phildysosis: For a while.
8:21:18 PM rjmoriarty83: how long ago was that?
8:21:25 PM phildysosis: 4 years.
8:25:29 PM phildysosis: I'm a bit tired.
8:25:37 PM phildysosis: I think I'll retire.
8:25:52 PM rjmoriarty83: Okay. Thank you for sharing as much as you could.
8:26:31 PM phildysosis: I'll speak to you tomorrow?
8:26:39 PM rjmoriarty83: Certainly. I look forward to it.
8:27:17 PM phildysosis: Alright then.
8:27:22 PM phildysosis: Good night!
8:27:34 PM rjmoriarty83: Goodnight


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(23:47:23) Me: But what is it they could want you to find, I wonder.
(23:47:43) PhilDysosis: I wouldn't know...
(23:47:56) PhilDysosis: It's a very suspicious situation.
(23:48:11) PhilDysosis: If they are out there, I'm assuming they're armed. I fear for you, if you try to help me.
(23:48:28) Me: We'll be ok. We aren't going to do anything we know we can't handle
(23:48:58) PhilDysosis: But what if it's some kind of place where it's TOTALLY armed.
(23:50:08) Me: I don't know off-hand. We'd have to do some more research.
(23:50:21) PhilDysosis: You would have to.
(23:51:16) PhilDysosis: If I did some research, I could help, but I don't know how much I've unblocked.
(23:53:50) Me: Well, you could try to scout some things out.
(23:54:01) Me: If it doesn't work, send me where it cut you off, and I'll check for you
(23:54:14) PhilDysosis: Sure.
(00:01:38) Me: Any luck?
(00:01:53) PhilDysosis: None so far.
(00:02:16) Me: Damn.
(00:02:24) Me: I don't really know what I should be doing to help you
(00:03:57) PhilDysosis: Talking to me would help.
(00:04:19) Me: Sorry. I'm just a little bit distracted right now
(00:04:47) Me: I'm not too sure what more I can ask you at the moment. It doesn't seem like you have too much information I can work off of
(00:04:56) Me: Not as of now anyway
(00:05:06) PhilDysosis: I could.
(00:05:17) PhilDysosis: Are you sure you don't have any questions?
(00:05:25) PhilDysosis: You never know.
(00:05:57) Me: I'm just waiting to see how you respond to my friend at the moment. You were looking for a company for your friend?
(00:06:59) PhilDysosis: Yes, I was.
(00:07:41) Me: Do you happen to remember anything about this company? Name, what type of work, or why your friend was looking for it?
(00:08:49) PhilDysosis: I know they were illegal ops of some sort.
(00:09:21) Me: Hmm...
(00:09:34) Me: My other friend is online now, by the way
(00:09:42) Me: Kaia Gains
(00:09:50) PhilDysosis: TheRowan?
(00:10:06) Me: That's not a screen name I'm familiar with
(00:10:15) PhilDysosis: He's being a bit of an ass.
(00:10:28) Me: Hmm...
(00:11:09) PhilDysosis: TheRowan72, to be exact.
(00:12:13) Me: Yeah. Not someone I'm really familiar with
(00:12:37) PhilDysosis: I see.
(00:20:41) Me: I'm starting to get a bit tired. I don't know about yourself
(00:20:58) PhilDysosis: Well, you should have asked.
(00:21:31) Me: I meant the second part as an indirect question.
(00:21:49) PhilDysosis: I know. I'm going to tell you.
(00:22:39) Me: No need to be mad. I didn't mean to make you upset you
(00:22:51) PhilDysosis: I'm not angry.
(00:23:23) Me: You just seem a little upset
(00:23:41) PhilDysosis: Of course I'm upset.
(00:24:55) Me: I mean as compared to before, when you started the conversation. I hope I didn't do anything to make you angry with me
(00:25:13) PhilDysosis: Not at all..
(00:25:20) PhilDysosis: I suppose I'm a bit tired.

(00:25:33) Me: Same here
(00:25:47) PhilDysosis: I'll retire, I suppose.
(00:25:51) Me: I think a bit of rest might do us some good
(00:26:38) PhilDysosis: Quite.
(00:26:46) Me: When will you be around tomorrow? I really am intrigued by your situation. I'll do what I can to help you, of course
(00:27:05) PhilDysosis: Same time, maybe earlier.
(00:27:39) Me: Okay. Maybe we'll have found out something a little more by that time
(00:27:45) PhilDysosis: Hopefully.
(00:27:48) PhilDysosis: Good night!
(00:27:53) Me: Good night smile
(00:28:00) PhilDysosis logged out.

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 		So far this is kind of frustrating. How can someone know so little about some things and so much about others? But, I'll give him a shot, I guess.

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(17:44:51) Me: Hello there
(17:45:08) PhilDysosis: Hello there.
(17:45:21) Me: How's it going today?
(17:46:08) PhilDysosis: It's going alright.
(17:46:09) PhilDysosis: I'
(17:46:36) PhilDysosis: m talking to Moriarty.
(17:46:49) Me: He mentioned that just now
(17:46:56) PhilDysosis: So you know about the code?
(17:47:02) Me: No, sir
(17:47:27) PhilDysosis: Alright.
(17:47:39) PhilDysosis: My friend had the info about the company on his site.
(17:47:54) Me: Which site is that?
(17:48:37) PhilDysosis: It's long gone.
(17:49:45) PhilDysosis: As is mine, but I had the info on mine, as well, but I deleted that too.
(17:49:51) PhilDysosis: But I still have the backups.
(17:50:29) Me: Ok. What kind of code is this exactly?
(17:50:52) PhilDysosis: HTML.
(17:51:02) PhilDysosis: I had it embedded so I could find it.
(17:51:07) PhilDysosis: But nobody else could.
(17:51:35) Me: So you have the name of the company then?
(17:52:33) PhilDysosis: I'm pulling up the backups.
(17:52:40) PhilDysosis: Alrighty then.
(17:53:01) PhilDysosis: It's Commatose, Inc.
(17:53:11) PhilDysosis: They seem to have been performing illegal acts.
(17:53:19) PhilDysosis: Humans in captivity, all that.
(17:53:42) PhilDysosis: Creepy stuff.
(17:53:52) Me: If it is those guys, it certainly fits in with your situation
(17:54:01) Me: And if my response seems slow, I'm getting dressed
(17:54:16) PhilDysosis: There is just one problem.
(17:54:24) PhilDysosis: They shut down a long time ago.
(17:54:34) PhilDysosis: Years before my friend asked about them.
(17:54:40) Me: Strange
(17:54:45) Me: Very, very strange
(17:55:17) PhilDysosis: I don't see how they could be holding me captive if they're listed as...well, if they're not in business.
(17:55:30) PhilDysosis: Why would my friend want info from then?
(17:55:51) Me: That's what I'm trying to puzzle out
(17:56:12) Me: And I can't easily find any info on them. Commatose is too broad of a word
(17:57:09) PhilDysosis: A bit like Comatose.
(17:57:17) Me: Yeah
(17:57:40) PhilDysosis: Maybe they'er horrible typists.
(17:57:45) Me: Did you have any more specific information than just a name, and a brief description?
(17:57:58) Me: Heh. That's entirely possible. I know enough people that are
(17:58:01) PhilDysosis: Yes, they were located in Los Angeles.
(17:58:33) Me: LA, huh
(17:58:38) PhilDysosis: Yup.
(17:58:40) Me: That should narrow the search a little
(17:59:41) PhilDysosis: It should.
(17:59:44) Me: Still can't find anything using those key words
(17:59:56) Me: I can't help thinking I'm overlooking something though
(18:00:47) PhilDysosis: If I crack a coulple more security bots, and actually get the code..
(18:00:56) PhilDysosis: I could very well find out more.
(18:01:10) PhilDysosis: See, these bots, they confront me, but with code.
(18:01:15) PhilDysosis: That I need to disrupt.
(18:01:45) PhilDysosis: Now, before I disrupt code that they present me with, I should grab the code and put it in WordPad, or something.
(18:01:54) Me: Yeah.
(18:02:06) Me: If you can't figure it out, maybe me and the Professor can.
(18:02:10) Me: Moriarty, I mean
(18:02:21) PhilDysosis: Absolutely.
(18:02:56) Me: Or we can hand it off to some more of our contacts
(18:03:18) PhilDysosis: That's absolutely possible.
(18:03:27) PhilDysosis: Now, I must warn you.
(18:03:38) PhilDysosis: They may send a security bot your way.
(18:03:52) Me: I'll be ready for it
(18:03:59) Me: Thank you for the warning, though
(18:04:03) PhilDysosis: It may not be a security bot.
(18:04:27) PhilDysosis: I've dealt with one bot that did not present me with code, but acted like a normal person, and preceded to retrieve info from me.
(18:04:40) PhilDysosis: How I was doing, what I did during my time there, all that.
(18:05:00) PhilDysosis: I checked everything I could, and found that it was a chatterbot, of sorts.
(18:05:20) PhilDysosis: A custom one that someone must have made specifically for the purpose of asking me questions.
(18:05:36) Me: Makes sense. I don't know why they wouldn't just use a real person though
(18:07:00) Me: Unless of course, there were no people to use. You mentioned gunfire, and the like.
(18:07:31) PhilDysosis: You're right..
(18:07:45) PhilDysosis: But I would assume it was someone else firing the gun, but you can never be too sure.
(18:09:00) Me: Yeah. What I mean is, perhaps the people responsible for the bots were killed, and that was sent in their stead.
(18:09:12) PhilDysosis: Possible.
(18:10:35) Me: I don't know at this point. Too hard to tell without more info. And we're certainly hard-pressed for that right now
(18:12:32) PhilDysosis logged in.
(18:13:25) Me: Sorry. Internet dropped for a second
(18:13:32) PhilDysosis: No problem.
(18:13:53) PhilDysosis: And yes, but I'm stedaliy retrieving information.
(18:14:33) PhilDysosis: It just depends on the rate I'm confronted with them.
(18:14:36) PhilDysosis: The bots.
(18:14:53) Me: Yeah. You can only get so much until you crack another bot, right?
(18:15:11) PhilDysosis: True, and they get harder and harder, until this most recent one.
(18:15:15) PhilDysosis: It was very eady.
(18:15:18) PhilDysosis: easy*
(18:15:22) Me: Hmm...
(18:15:38) Me: Maybe someone is helping you? Someone we don't know about yet?
(18:15:59) PhilDysosis: I am alone in this, exept for you, RJ, and Kaia, so far.
(18:16:51) PhilDysosis: But the last one was simple to disrupt.
(18:17:03) Me: What kinds of codes are they sending you?
(18:17:04) PhilDysosis: All I had to do is break a few lines.
(18:17:18) PhilDysosis: Codes..well, they complete something.
(18:17:24) PhilDysosis: They're codes for something.
(18:17:40) PhilDysosis: But I figured that if I make this something incomplete, it will explode.
(18:17:47) PhilDysosis: Apparently, that something is the security block.
(18:18:08) PhilDysosis: And if I crack this security block, it's gone, and I'm free to expand my boundaries.
(18:18:15) Me: Sound logic, to be sure
(18:18:45) PhilDysosis: They're set up with extra lines, but it's hard to know which are extra and which are purely needed.
(18:19:14) PhilDysosis: I cannot see anything but the raw HTML, so I couldn't know what all actually shows up on any give page.
(18:19:27) PhilDysosis: I have to guess what's extra and what's not, and take out what's extra.
(18:19:50) PhilDysosis: I'm afraid it might damage the computer if I do not solve it correctly.
(18:20:04) PhilDysosis: But this most recent one had something that was extremley out of place.
(18:20:12) Me: What was it?
(18:20:40) PhilDysosis: All of it was something about an old warehouse that carried furniture.
(18:20:47) PhilDysosis: A furniture website.
(18:21:15) PhilDysosis: There was one piece of code that, I suppose got the security bot to do what it did.
(18:21:23) PhilDysosis: It was easy to find, and it took me 4 minutes.
(18:21:51) Me: Strange that HTML is making the bots do this stuff
(18:22:29) PhilDysosis: Well, it's the bots' design, but there's an execute code embedded in the design code.
(18:22:47) Me: Weird. I don't really know that much about HTML though
(18:22:55) Me: That's more the Prof's area of expertise.
(18:22:56) PhilDysosis: Neither do I, actually.
(18:23:07) PhilDysosis: But usually, I can pick out odd things.
(18:23:14) Me: Yeah. I can do the same.
(18:23:24) PhilDysosis: But I don't know enough to tell you why it does what it does.
(18:23:41) Me: Maybe if you could get some of the code, we could take a look through it.
(18:24:00) PhilDysosis: Well, the next time I'm presented with a bot, it won't be that hard.
(18:28:20) Me: I've still got nothing on that companty
(18:28:22) Me: *company
(18:28:35) Me: But it's understandable, if they've been out of business for a while
(18:28:49) PhilDysosis: Yes.
(18:29:28) Me: Just let me know if you get confronted by another bot
(18:29:42) Me: You can always leave me a message on this account, or email it to me.
(18:30:12) Me: Do you have an email address?
(18:31:25) PhilDysosis: I do not.
(18:31:44) PhilDysosis: I'll get one, or I'll try to.
(18:31:56) Me: There's enough free ones out there
(18:32:14) Me: If you want, I can send you one for Gmail. Very, very good. No spam
(18:32:27) Me: You just need like...a Yahoo one or something first
(18:32:32) PhilDysosis: Okay.
(18:32:37) PhilDysosis: I'll try to get one.
(18:33:14) Me: Awesome. That way, we can communicate even if we can't talk in real time
(18:33:35) PhilDysosis: Sure.
(18:33:49) PhilDysosis: In case you're offline, and I need to send you or someone else something.
(18:33:58) PhilDysosis: Speaking of which, I do need to check a few things.
(18:34:11) PhilDysosis: I'll be back in a half hour, if you don't mind.
(18:34:21) Me: Okay. I may or may not be here. I don't know yet
(18:34:27) Me: The Professor should be though
(18:34:40) PhilDysosis: If not, I'll contact the Professor.
(18:34:42) Me: Did you want my email in the mean time?
(18:34:47) Me: Just in case
(18:34:48) PhilDysosis: Sure.
(18:34:53) Me: JotaconthekageSPLATgmail.com
(18:35:06) PhilDysosis: Alrighty then.
(18:35:18) PhilDysosis: Be back in a few.
(18:35:21) Me: I'll talk to you soon. Maybe we can figure out a little more then

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1:27:40 PM phildysosis: Hello, there.
1:27:56 PM rjmoriarty83: Hello, Phil.
1:28:15 PM phildysosis: I got some sleep, and decided to get on a bit early.
1:28:34 PM phildysosis: Has your friend told you that I would research as much as I could?
1:28:43 PM rjmoriarty83: Yes
1:28:47 PM rjmoriarty83: Find anything?
1:29:14 PM phildysosis: I got as far as a few lines of code, then it shut off.
1:29:21 PM rjmoriarty83: Code?
1:29:30 PM phildysosis: I don't know what it's for.
1:29:37 PM phildysosis: But I got a bit of it.
1:29:43 PM phildysosis: HTML, I believe
1:29:44 PM phildysosis: .
1:30:09 PM phildysosis: It wouldn't let me save it, but I'm going to work on cracking a security block, so I can actually get farther than I did.
1:30:39 PM rjmoriarty83: So, maybe you can share the code with us later?
1:30:58 PM phildysosis: Yes.
1:31:05 PM phildysosis: If I can crack this security bot.
1:31:22 PM phildysosis: All the security is set up in bots, and I have to irritate it.
1:31:45 PM rjmoriarty83: Bots? oO
1:31:53 PM phildysosis: Yes, security bots.
1:32:02 PM phildysosis: Very intelligent ones, at that.
1:32:17 PM rjmoriarty83: That is super weird, especially if they're running on a 12-year old laptop
1:32:41 PM phildysosis: I am running on the laptop.
1:33:01 PM phildysosis: They could have a very elaborate computer system, but as you know, I have no clue.
1:33:12 PM rjmoriarty83: oh, you found them remotely
1:33:28 PM phildysosis: Well, they would challenge me with random windows.
1:33:45 PM rjmoriarty83: Wow.
1:33:48 PM rjmoriarty83: Clever.
1:34:00 PM phildysosis: Basically, I would have to disrupt whatever code they put in front of me enough that it would crack and shut the bot down.
1:34:21 PM phildysosis: The code is hard to disrupt, what I have experienced, that is.
1:34:40 PM phildysosis: Could you hold on for one moment?
1:34:55 PM phildysosis: If I go offline, it's because of the bot.
1:34:59 PM rjmoriarty83: I understand.
1:35:50 PM phildysosis: Oh, damn.
1:35:56 PM phildysosis: I'm against another bot.
1:36:28 PM phildysosis: Hmm..
1:36:33 PM phildysosis: This is easy.
1:36:48 PM phildysosis: I could disrupt this in five minutes. Give me some time.
1:36:53 PM rjmoriarty83: I'll be here
1:36:55 PM phildysosis: As I said, five mins.
1:40:20 PM phildysosis: That was easy.
1:40:35 PM phildysosis: I should be able to do a bit more research now.
1:41:12 PM rjmoriarty83: Fantastic
1:41:37 PM phildysosis: Alright, remember that friend that was going to give me the information about this company?
1:42:00 PM phildysosis: He had a website, and I believe he put that information in the code, in case he lost it.
1:42:21 PM phildysosis: Only myself and this friend had access to it.
1:42:34 PM rjmoriarty83: Password?
1:42:50 PM phildysosis: Well, it's gone, the site.
1:43:13 PM phildysosis: But I believe I had the code stored in my webpage, which I deleted, but I still have the code.
1:43:24 PM rjmoriarty83: Okay
1:44:21 PM phildysosis: I never saw this code, you see. I was on my way to get it from my friend, and I wanted to save it, in case of an emergency.
1:44:47 PM rjmoriarty83: But it's on your laptop now?
1:45:14 PM phildysosis: I always backed my site up.
1:45:32 PM rjmoriarty83: Smart
1:45:40 PM rjmoriarty83: Can you send me the file( s )?
1:45:56 PM phildysosis: If I can retrieve them.


You guys have fun. I know ARGs feature unrealistic scenarios, but this is just plain ridiculous.

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