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 		Yay! My blog is linked! [/boast]

I agree with RedHatty. This is one of the nicest communities I've ever encountered, but the kids/parents don't know that, so let's not scare them off. Wink
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 		this is my first time playing an arg, and while i'm not sure i'll be able to avoid cursing ENTIRELY ig, i'll certainly keep it to a minimum there, as well as designate the presence of profanity at the top of any entries etc.

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RedHatty wrote:
Let all the new ARGers see that this genre is a way to increase intelligence and mental skills (like problem solving).


Well said RedHatty, couldn't agree more.

I tried to explain ARGing to one of my workmates (most of whom are in the IT industry, so usually are a bit geeky.) I explained with great passion how fun the live events are and the thrill of getting a solve. I explained how cool the community is and the global reach of ARG's. I explained the rush of seeing your name in lights (well, in a list, on a website) for being a key player and the dynamic, refreshing and positive experience an ARG can be.

His response was "Well... what's the point?"

I mentally slapped him directly in the face and walked away shaking my head in disdain. Smile
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 		I hear from Emil...
You should all know:

mPathytest (11:45:32 AM): Hey! This isn't Evie, this is Emil. I'm trying to find Evie, and I think she was chatting with you recently? Sorry, I know it is weird for a guy to log into his girl's AIM and start sending messages to strangers, but she missed our 'if you miss it I will kill you' Sunday call, which she would never do. It's been our ritual ever since I moved out here and she always calls at 11 AM on the dot no matter WHAT. So it's really weird and I'm a little freaked out because she's not answering her cell and with everything going on… so, have you heard from her today?
Colt Becker (11:45:44 AM): hey
mPathytest (11:46:19 AM): oh cool hey
Colt Becker (11:45:59 AM): No, I'm afraid I haven't.
mPathytest (11:46:26 AM): i thought no one was awake yet
Colt Becker (11:46:18 AM): haha we're not all west coast...
Colt Becker (11:46:33 AM): Listen though, there's a lot going on right now with her friends.
mPathytest (11:47:05 AM): yeah feels kind of helpless being out here right now
Colt Becker (11:46:54 AM): if she's not around, it's probably because she's helping them. You know Gracesmominnh, Sharon?
mPathytest (11:47:30 AM): i know!! NOT THAT SHE IS TELLING ME ANYTHING sorry a little stressed about ti
Colt Becker (11:47:10 AM): Yeah, we
mPathytest (11:47:41 AM): yeah the infamous 8tsoc
Colt Becker (11:47:21 AM): we're all stressed to the max, especially today
mPathytest (11:47:56 AM): well listen
Colt Becker (11:47:40 AM): brb
mPathytest (11:48:08 AM): IM me if you hear anything – saint3milion
Colt Becker (11:47:47 AM): okay
mPathytest (11:48:17 AM): thanks man
Colt Becker (11:47:54 AM): my fiancee was telling something.
Colt Becker (11:48:05 AM): Yeah, I will IM you.
mPathytest (11:48:37 AM): oh thats good your fiancee tells you things
Colt Becker (11:48:11 AM): and add you to my list.
Colt Becker (11:48:15 AM): heheh
mPathytest (11:48:54 AM): ok thanks - i probably switch back onto mine in a minute after i see if anyone else has heard from evie
Colt Becker (11:49:08 AM): okay, I'll look for you there. If you can, get in touch with Gala. She seems to know all about what's going on usually.
mPathytest (11:50:47 AM): yeah it looks like gala is offline
Colt Becker (11:50:30 AM): you could always email her?
mPathytest (11:51:19 AM): do you have the email? i guess i can go into evie's email too, she keeps the same password for everything
mPathytest (11:51:32 AM): somehow that seems creepier though
Colt Becker (11:51:27 AM): Yeah, I have email. colt.beckerSPLATgmail.com. I was looking for Gala's. One sec....
Colt Becker (11:51:35 AM): I don't think it's too creepy.
mPathytest (11:52:10 AM): okay cool
Colt Becker (11:51:51 AM): These are extenuating circumstances, and Evie doesn't seem to be one to mind
mPathytest (11:52:45 AM): well i'll be on saint3milion soon if you hear from whoever tell them they need to loop me in, whatever they've got evie doing i need to know about!
Colt Becker (11:52:37 AM): Okay Emil, I will keep you posted.
Colt Becker (11:52:52 AM): SOrry I couldn't help more.
mPathytest (11:53:35 AM): np
mPathytest (11:53:41 AM): and thanks

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 		I have been sending messages back and forth with to Every Sunday through Youtube. This is the newest message I have gotten:

From: Every Sunday

He is no longer in Limington. That is correct.

Tell him he will lose his 'vested interest.' That is a considerable sum. In about 28 hours.



So, what could this mean?

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 		IM: message from Mpathytest (well Emil)
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mpathytest (12:49:08 pm): [Offline IM sent 1h and 3m ago] Hey! This isn't Evie, this is Emil. I'm trying to find Evie, and I think she was chatting with you recently? Sorry, I know it is weird for a guy to log into his girl's AIM and start sending messages to strangers, but she missed our 'if you miss it I will kill you' Sunday call, which she would never do. It's been our ritual ever since I moved out here and she always calls at 11 AM on the dot no matter WHAT. So it's really weird and I'm a little freaked out because she's not answering her cell and with everything going on… so, have you heard from her today?


What the heck has happened to Evie? Has she gone to meet Nico possibly?

I IMed him back saying that I talk to her last the other day.


To chrisjill86: maybe there's a link!
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 		I think that she went to meet Nico. But I'll feel a lot better when Emil hears from her.

Sharon is presumably at work - anybody know where?

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chrisjill86 wrote:
I have been sending messages back and forth with to Every Sunday through Youtube. This is the newest message I have gotten:

From: Every Sunday

He is no longer in Limington. That is correct.

Tell him he will lose his 'vested interest.' That is a considerable sum. In about 28 hours.



So, what could this mean?


I sure hope it doesn't mean bring Grace in...

I duuno, it might just be a mundane reaffirmation of the original deal, whatever it was. Either way, I feel a storm brewing...

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chrisjill86 wrote:
I have been sending messages back and forth with to Every Sunday through Youtube. This is the newest message I have gotten:

From: Every Sunday

He is no longer in Limington. That is correct.

Tell him he will lose his 'vested interest.' That is a considerable sum. In about 28 hours.



So, what could this mean?


When did you get the message? It could be very well refer to whatever's going to happen tommorow. Maybe they're going to make some money off it, which wouuld make sense.

I thought I'd be better join in before it starts, so I finally got around to making a livejournal - WWO_Jjason.

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 		jjason, I received the message yesterday, I do believe.

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 		Gala Teah was just on. She thinks mPathytest went to meet with Nico. I got the feeling through the whole conversation that I was "doing it wrong", like I was missing something important, but who knows. Oh, and did we already know where mPathytest lives? Gala Teah says mPathytest's from South Jersey.

Gala Teah wrote:
[12:38] gurrtin: has anyone heard from mPathytest yet?
[12:38] galateahw: not yet.
[12:40] gurrtin: I dunno if this is at all helpful, but she told me she had decided to stay home this weekend "in case the 8tsoc need me"
[12:40] gurrtin: so she wasn't planning on going anywhere
[12:40] galateahw: oh, that's good to know, thank you.
[12:44] galateahw: Did she say anything about money?
[12:44] galateahw: She would need to get some money - cash.
[12:45] gurrtin: I'm trying to figure out my IM log so I can read our last messages, but I don't recall anything about money
[12:45] gurrtin: I'll let you know if I remember anything
[12:45] galateahw: Thanks. I just wonder what will happen
[12:46] galateahw: if mPathytest meets Nico and she has no money.
[12:46] gurrtin: :-/
[12:46] gurrtin: so you think that's where she went?
[12:48] galateahw: I hope that's where she went.
[12:48] gurrtin: Today's not the best time to go missing :-/
[12:48] galateahw: If we miss the rendezvous, Nico may not appear again.
[12:49] gurrtin: I know you can't tell me anything, but has the planned rendezvous already passed or is it in the future?
[12:50] galateahw: (looks at clock) I think it is going down within the hour?
[12:50] galateahw: If it's happening.
[12:51] gurrtin: And there's no one else in the area?
[12:52] galateahw: Only Evie. She's in South Jersey.
[12:52] gurrtin: Well, in this case her impetuosity might be a good thing then
[12:53] gurrtin: I hope :-/
[12:53] galateahw: Yes, very true!
[12:53] galateahw: I am only a little bit worried
[12:54] galateahw: Worried about the money.
[12:54] galateahw: People do stupid things over money.
[12:54] gurrtin: how much did Nico ask for?
[12:54] galateahw: I better not say.
[12:54] gurrtin: ok
[12:55] gurrtin: but it's more than she'd have easy access to?
[12:58] galateahw: I would say yes.
[13:01] gurrtin: There's not really anything we can do about it, unfortunately, is there?
[13:02] galateahw: No, not that I know of. We made our decisions and plans
[13:02] galateahw: and now we are living with the consequences.
[13:03] gurrtin: We'll just have to hope she knows what she's doing
[13:03] galateahw: I wish it were Gracesmom
[13:03] galateahw: GM has a very cool head.
[13:03] galateahw: I don't know about mPathytest
[13:03] galateahw: She's unpredictable, to say the least.
[13:04] gurrtin: "cool head" is not how I would describe her...
[13:05] galateahw: lol
[13:05] galateahw: I don't mean to denigrate her, though. She has good ideas
[13:05] galateahw: Great ideas.
[13:06] galateahw: Just not always!
[13:06] gurrtin: I know what you mean
[13:07] gurrtin: although in these crazy situations it might be a good thing
[13:07] gurrtin: great reward comes with great risk and all of that
[13:07] galateahw: maybe. OK, gtg - bye
[13:07] gurrtin: ok, ttyl

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 		No one has any more thoughts on the video? I think this is important.
Quote:
He is no longer in Limington. That is correct.

I think that Every Sunday means he was in Limington, Maine but he has moved on. Not sure how Every Sunday knows he was there. I didn't know what town he was in. Smile

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Tell him he will lose his 'vested interest.' That is a considerable sum. In about 28 hours.


She could mean his "vested interest" in some employee or company benefit. When you have worked for a company enough years your interest in a stock benefit plan or retirement, for example, "vests" that means you own it. Usually it refers to the part of your benefit plan that is contributed by the company, you always own your contributions, but you don't get any of the company's contributions until you have been with the company a specified amount of time. It is a way to keep employees around longer. Wink

By threatening to take away even his vested interest, the company is telling him that he won't have any money or will lose substantial savings. First they were bribing him (video - you will be well compensated) and now they are threatening him (message -you will lose even the money you think you have.)
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rose wrote:
No one has any more thoughts on the video? I think this is important.
Quote:
He is no longer in Limington. That is correct.

I think that Every Sunday means he was in Limington, Maine but he has moved on. Not sure how Every Sunday knows he was there. I didn't know what town he was in. Smile

Quote:
Tell him he will lose his 'vested interest.' That is a considerable sum. In about 28 hours.


She could mean his "vested interest" in some employee or company benefit. When you have worked for a company enough years your interest in a stock benefit plan or retirement, for example, "vests" that means you own it. Usually it refers to the part of your benefit plan that is contributed by the company, you always own your contributions, but you don't get any of the company's contributions until you have been with the company a specified amount of time. It is a way to keep employees around longer. Wink

By threatening to take away even his vested interest, the company is telling him that he won't have any money or will lose substantial savings. First they were bribing him (video - you will be well compensated) and now they are threatening him (message -you will lose even the money you think you have.)


Is there the possibility that his 'vested intrest' is a person?! That would be a pretty big thing to loose...
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cissmiace wrote:


Is there the possibility that his 'vested intrest' is a person?! That would be a pretty big thing to loose...


Yeah, I gotta think that there is more to loose here than just stock options.

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 		Had a chat w/ Gala. She's talked to Gmom but hasn't heard from mPathy. Also, they don't think that Nico's ever lied to them.

galateah wrote:

GSAs I Dont Know: hi, gala!
GSAs I Dont Know: have you heard from gmom or mpathy?
galateahw: Hi - Gmom yes, mPathy - no.
GSAs I Dont Know: oh, hi!
GSAs I Dont Know: Smile
GSAs I Dont Know: What did gmom say?
GSAs I Dont Know: Did she go to work?
galateahw: She's at work. She's probably totally useless
galateahw: worrying about what's going down.
GSAs I Dont Know: poor thing
GSAs I Dont Know: So you think mPathy went to see Nico?
galateahw: She tries so hard.
galateahw: I do think so. Or maybe is still trying to raise the money.
GSAs I Dont Know: hm
GSAs I Dont Know: when was nico going to meet someone?
GSAs I Dont Know: (whoever it may be)
galateahw: But actually if that were the case she would have contacted us, probably.
galateahw: I won't say when it was or will be.
galateahw: best if it's not widely known.
GSAs I Dont Know: oh, right. sry
galateahw: np
GSAs I Dont Know: hm... but mpathy will let us know how it goes, if she went.
galateahw: Yes. I'm sure she will, when she gets a chance.
galateahw: I hope all will be well - it's a little out of control.
galateahw: I hope we are doing the right thing.
galateahw: there are pros and cons, responsibilities
galateahw: but mostly we were doing what GMom said we should.
GSAs I Dont Know: hm...
GSAs I Dont Know: Gmom really respects you.
GSAs I Dont Know: I talked to her the other night.
GSAs I Dont Know: Said that you talked to Nico for hours at the airport.
GSAs I Dont Know: and that you trusted him.
GSAs I Dont Know: and she trust you b/c you and inky were so nice to her and grace
galateahw: Yes, that is true. I do trust him
GSAs I Dont Know: Together, you two will always do what is best.
GSAs I Dont Know: for right now, we just have to keep doing what we feel is right. nothing else to do.
GSAs I Dont Know: ...11 hours. *sigh*
galateahw: Very wise words. We are going on instinct
galateahw: a lot of the time.
galateahw: You can't figure it all out.
GSAs I Dont Know: What else is there to go on?
galateahw: Knowledge. Plans. Rational thought?
GSAs I Dont Know: And Nico's words.
GSAs I Dont Know: We don't have much information.
GSAs I Dont Know: brb
galateahw: Gmom pointed out that as far as we know, Nico has never lied to us.
galateahw: Ok, gotta go. bye
GSAs I Dont Know: bye

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