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Mountain Girl
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 		Elswick's Unusual
Gamejack or Trailhead?
In the current game Enoch of Gatewood, a comment appeared on an IG character's blog from an Elswick. The PM let us know Elswick was not IG and was a possible gamejack attempt. I was reviewing Elswick's blog this morning, and although it may not be relevent to Enoch of Gatewood, it may be a rabbit hole for another game.

Here are the links:

http://elswick.blogspot.com/

http://sdghfod.blogspot.com/

The blogs were started December 10th. If you'd like to see our work on it check our thread's
here,
here,
and here

*Editted to sooth my grammar OCD* Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:09 pm
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Ruuku
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 		http://elswick.blogspot.com/ Doesn't work! =o

PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:50 pm
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tipsila
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 		The puzzle Mood|Awake

Binary reads:
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acrostic


The answer is:
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I wish I had some really good friends


PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:31 pm
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Mountain Girl
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ruuku wrote:
http://elswick.blogspot.com/ Doesn't work! =o


Hmmm, that was the link left in our game, and it was working when I posted. Dunno
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:15 pm
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AngBa
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 		Ok, I had a chat last night with ol' 42, and thought maybe he was just a player -

Quote:
Session Start (AngryBanana1125:the 42nd minion): Sun Dec 17 22:18:01 2006
[22:18] AngryBanana1125: I will be a_friend
[22:18] the 42nd minion: Will you?
[22:19] AngryBanana1125: of course
[22:19] the 42nd minion: Thank you.
[22:19] the 42nd minion: Who are you?
[22:19] AngryBanana1125: I am Ang, and you are?
[22:20] the 42nd minion: Wondering how you got my screen name, and why you wish to speak to me.
[22:20] AngryBanana1125: from your blog
[22:20] the 42nd minion: Aha.
[22:21] the 42nd minion: Any reason to talk with me?
[22:21] AngryBanana1125: just that you said you had no friends. that made me sad
[22:22] the 42nd minion: Ah, you see behind the text.
[22:23] the 42nd minion: Thank you, again.
[22:23] AngryBanana1125: yes, and no problem
[22:24] AngryBanana1125: Why are you looking for good friends, if I might ask...
[22:25] the 42nd minion: Well, I'd say I have one good friend...possibly two...perhaps even three. But why, you ask?
[22:25] the 42nd minion: Does one need a reason?
[22:25] the 42nd minion: Friends are a good thing.[22:25] AngryBanana1125: No, one does not - and friends ARE important
[22:26] the 42nd minion: Indeed.
[22:27] the 42nd minion: So, do you happen to have a blog or something similar?
[22:27] AngryBanana1125: I have a myspace, that is about it
[22:28] the 42nd minion: I know of your myspace.
[22:28] AngryBanana1125: you do?
[22:28] the 42nd minion: How much do you know about the Gatewood story?
[22:28] the 42nd minion: I do.
[22:28] the 42nd minion: I have seen it on Enoch's friends, and others.
[22:29] AngryBanana1125: I know much of the Gatewood story
[22:29] AngryBanana1125: How do you know of Gatewood?
[22:30] the 42nd minion: I recently (a month or so ago, i suppose)discovered the ARG genre.
[22:31] the 42nd minion: Gatewood, obviously, is a fairly well-known ARG-esque story currently.
[22:31] the 42nd minion: I debate with myself whether to participate in such things.
[22:32] AngryBanana1125: why?
[22:32] AngryBanana1125: they think you are a gamejacker....
[22:35] the 42nd minion: Is your question why do I consider participating?
[22:35] AngryBanana1125: yes
[22:36] the 42nd minion: Because it is intriguing. I consider it for the same reasons anyone else would.
[22:36] AngryBanana1125: well you should play Smile
[22:37] the 42nd minion: What is the point, though?
[22:37] the 42nd minion: I don't mean to be an absurdist, I mean that literally.
[22:37] the 42nd minion: What is the game's point?
[22:38] AngryBanana1125: In this game, the point is to recover the 5 missing pages and lift the curse from Gatewood... each game is different, just an interactive game/story
[22:40] the 42nd minion: Is this message from Caine important? It's about a week or so old, and I'm sure others have recieved the same message, but Caine said the following happened: "Arius ignoring what will eventually destroy Gatewood, more power being gained by those wishing to provoke the events of Chapter 30."
[22:41] AngryBanana1125: The events of Chapter 30? I have not heard of that...
[22:41] AngryBanana1125: oh, nevermind - the last chapter of Lupeus
[22:42] the 42nd minion: Alright.
[22:42] the 42nd minion: When are the Gatewood fellows usually online?
[22:42] the 42nd minion: I have spoken with Caine, and Sladius.
[22:42] the 42nd minion: What about Arius and Enoch?
[22:43] AngryBanana1125: they usually show up sometime on Sunday - but it's beeen sporatic... Enoch is recovering, as is Arius - Sladius is covering for them now. Actually, he just posted a new blog
[22:43] AngryBanana1125: We are working on getting the 3rd page from Ashton who is crazy Smile
[22:46] the 42nd minion: Sladius has a way of avoiding discussing things he has no answer for.
[22:46] the 42nd minion: Those pictures, too, interest me. Does anyone have a clue as to where they could have been taken?
[22:46] AngryBanana1125: yes, the PM's will stick to their script
[22:46] the 42nd minion: ah.
[22:47] AngryBanana1125: we have scoured the internet - i can't find them, have you looked much?
[22:47] the 42nd minion: I haven't looked at all, except looking for any mention of some place named Gatewood -- but I'm sure that's been tried a thousand times over.
[22:52] the 42nd minion: Do you know of any just-being-started, or little-known, ARGs of interest?
[22:52] AngryBanana1125: We were looking at Roanoke Island, where we believe Gatewood to be, with no luck
[22:52] AngryBanana1125: also, Caine just blogged as well
[22:54] the 42nd minion: what's Caine's blog?
[22:54] the 42nd minion: I haven't seen it.
[22:54] AngryBanana1125: (Link: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=132146085)http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=us(Link: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=132146085)er.viewprofile&friendID=132146085
[22:54] the 42nd minion: oh, his myspace. i apologize.
[22:54] AngryBanana1125: Yes, sorry...
Session Close (the 42nd minion): Sun Dec 17 23:06:42 2006


Session Start (AngryBanana1125:the 42nd minion): Sun Dec 17 23:08:45 2006
[23:08] the 42nd minion: So.
[23:09] AngryBanana1125: well, we also need to find the 3rd person... this is where it gets a little sticky. 1 = hitler, 2 = jack the ripper.
[23:10] AngryBanana1125: I think since the pic on enoch's page is alester crowley that they will all have a connection to him (as 1 and 2 do) -
[23:10] the 42nd minion: I'm sorry, I haven't been following this. What significance exactly do these three people have?
[23:11] AngryBanana1125: oh, if you don't want me to go on i won't - did you want me to continue?
[23:11] the 42nd minion: yes, please. i hadn't expected the storytelling but i am interested.
[23:13] AngryBanana1125: Smile well there are there are 5 sacraments. We were told that there was a person from history that relates to them as well
[23:13] the 42nd minion: i see.
[23:13] AngryBanana1125: they are: hatred, pure evil, dark method, sinister intent, and chaotic charm
[23:13] AngryBanana1125: so we're looking for 'dark method' now
[23:15] the 42nd minion: aha.
[23:15] the 42nd minion: thank you for the filling in.
[23:15] AngryBanana1125: oh, np Smile
[23:16] AngryBanana1125: i do need to head to sleep though, if you need anything else don't hesitate to ask Smile
[23:18] the 42nd minion: nah, go ahead. thanks for the information.
[23:19] AngryBanana1125: anytime Smile talk to ya later
[23:19] the 42nd minion: what time is it where you live?
[23:19] the 42nd minion: it's 9:19 here
[23:19] AngryBanana1125: about 11:30
[23:19] the 42nd minion: ha, alright.
[23:19] the 42nd minion: talk to you another time.
[23:19] the 42nd minion: *ah
[23:19] AngryBanana1125: ok, take care!
[23:20] the 42nd minion: you too.
Session Close (the 42nd minion): Sun Dec 17 23:20:19 2006.


Then he hits me up today with this:
Quote:

Session Start (AngryBanana1125:the 42nd minion): Mon Dec 18 12:45:09 2006
[12:45] the 42nd minion: can you hear their breathing?
[12:45] AngryBanana1125: yeah, he's weird
[12:47] the 42nd minion: ?
[12:48] AngryBanana1125: can i hear who breathing?
[12:48] the 42nd minion: the observers
[12:48] AngryBanana1125: they have been rather quiet as of late
[12:52] the 42nd minion: they are almost constantly loud, around me.
[12:52] the 42nd minion: it worries me.
[12:52] AngryBanana1125: what are they saying?
[12:53] AngryBanana1125: remember ushakk, domki
[12:55] the 42nd minion: what?
[12:55] the 42nd minion: ushakk? domki?
[12:58] the 42nd minion:
Quote:
ascii code is the first puzzle that will not post here, but is solved below. If you would like to have it, PM me and I will send it to you- Ang

[12:58] the 42nd minion: how can you not hear them?
[12:59] the 42nd minion: i don...can't...they..loud...
[12:59] AngryBanana1125: hang with me....
[12:59] the 42nd minion: it's indecipherable but it hurts.
[12:59] AngryBanana1125: just a moment
[12:59] the 42nd minion: i can't see them...i her thememeemmeeeeeeeee ttthhhhhoughhhhh
[13:02] the 42nd minion: i...is the...tthehheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
[13:02] the 42nd minion: 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01100100 01100101 01100101 01100001 01100001 01100001 01100100 01100100 01100100 01100100 01101100 01101100 01101100 01101100 01101100 01101001 01101001 01101001 01101001 01101001 01101001 01100111 01100111 01100111 01100111 01100111 01100111 01100111 01101000 01101000 01101000 01101000 01101000 01101000 01101000 01101000 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100 01110100
[13:02] AngryBanana1125: yes,
[13:02] AngryBanana1125: The dead light?
[13:03] AngryBanana1125: how can you not hear them
[13:03] AngryBanana1125: what can I do to stop them?
[13:04] the 42nd minion: iii
[13:04] AngryBanana1125: where is ashton?
[13:05] AngryBanana1125: Yes iii..... can I see it?
[13:05] the 42nd minion: iiii...canntttt g..no iiiiiiiii...ggggooo
[13:05] *** "the 42nd minion" signed off at Mon Dec 18 13:05:48 2006


First code:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
how can you not hear them


Second code:
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The dead light


So, my question is - was this a rabbithole thrown into an existing game, or is Ashton = Elswick?

I am so confused at this point... Shocked

Based on:

Quote:
22:25] the 42nd minion: Well, I'd say I have one good friend...possibly two...perhaps even three. But why, you ask?
[22:25] the 42nd minion: Does one need a reason?
[22:25] the 42nd minion: Friends are a good thing.


and what Tipsila said, is it possible that all three are Ashton?

Pure spec between Tips and I at this point...


ETA: I don't know why the first code didn't paste in here...
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:15 pm
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AngBa
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 		Ok, just found something else a little tricky-tricky.

Go to the sdghfod and click on the comment that was left.

The comment left by The Deadlight says simply
Quote:
mimicry


If you click on The Deadlight's profile, oddly enough he has the same exact blog name as Elswick/sdghfod...

Go to his blog, it's exactly the same - yet the comment is completely different.
Quote:
Who are you?
Where is Elswick?
Why did you copy my blog?
What do you want with me?


Foily!
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tipsila
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 		Last night there was a code in the 42nd minion's AIM profile. It is gone now, but there is the code, and the solve.

30 31 30 30 31 30 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 31 31 31 30 30 31 30
31 31 30 30 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 30 31 30 30 31 31
30 31 31 30 30 30 30 31 30 31 31 31 30 31 30 30 30 31 31 31
30 31 30 31 30 31 31 31 30 30 31 30 30 31 31 30 31 31 31 30
30 31 31 30 30 30 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 30
31 30 30 31 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 31 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 31

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Io, Saturnalia!


Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Saturnalia -- Winter Solstice festival of the Romans...starting on Dec 17 and lasting a week. Saturnalia were a very early sauropodomorph dinosaur, one of the oldest true dinosaurs yet found. He does call himself " Secret Agent ROBOT DINOSAUR" Smile


PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:43 pm
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 		I don't know if it's my right to make this call, but this doesn't seem to be going anywhere, though it does look intriguing. It probably isn't a trailhead, or if it is, the PMs need to do some more planning before they start this up.

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 		yeah, definitely seems like a gamejack to me.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:52 pm
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Ruuku
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 		Just got this:
Quote:
(01:01:47) ObserveroftheSky: es vos unus quisnam peto verum
(01:02:42) Ruukari: Hello?
(01:02:48) ObserveroftheSky: 0101100101101111011101010010000001110111011010010110110001101
1000010000001101110011001010111011001100101011100100010000001
110011011101000110111101110000001000000111010101110011
(01:02:57) ObserveroftheSky: 0101010001101001011011010110010100100000011011110110111001101
1000111100100100000011000010110100101100100011001010111001100
1000000111010101110011
(01:03:03) ObserveroftheSky: 0100010101101100011100110111011101101001011000110110101100100


Latin:
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are you one quidnam to make for truth


The binary (all together) is:
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You will never stop us, time only aides us, Elswick will be dead soon, the monster will be summoned, we are the observers.


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