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Sylvia
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Joined: 21 Apr 2006
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The Mirror wrote:

Schiff:
Well then, I have this to say:

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Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Vigenere key = three

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

At this moment, the sacrifice has not yet reached the proper age. We know that Sabbath Bauer is also watching us, but the pitiful demigod doesn't know that we are watching Cassidy Carolla.
To be honest, the sacrifice has yet to be pinpointed, but we do know that she is an American girl who has created poltergeists (spirits made from psychokinesis) that have caused physical harm. She may not have killed yet.
And the Carters... those damn cats are really getting on my nerves. How long to they expect us to believe that Roderigo doesn't exist? Red Moors Seigor is a poor pseudonym indeed. Anyone who knows anything about Steven could have figured that out.
One last thing, the passphrase to the final article is the same passphrase for this letter. It should shed some light on who the Judgment really is.

Question: What final article is he talking about?

The Mirror wrote:

Sylvia,
Not at all sure who to trust anymore, but Cassidy says that Steven is one of her plants and that's why he's on that list.

Agree and thanks. I will be gone for the most part of today. As soon as I can I am going to go back through all this in hopes that I can make more sense of it for myself. Right now, I'm spinning dizzily with no organization.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:19 am

The Mirror
Unfettered

Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Posts: 700
Location: Mankato, MN

Blown Cover

Lawson found us out by watching the CAM site, so he might be undercover in there. I'm alerting Cassidy.
This was on the SOA page:
Schiff
Why are you talking to them? Haven't you been watching the CAM site?
Some of the list members were removed, and now they're back on.
Mirror, SmoothWun, Sylvia. Several of them are in your group.
They could be spying.
Stop communications at once.

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Dammit. Shutting down the site. No more communication through this
route. Did you forget? Steven is watching.
God, they already have the conversations and the steg password. I was
so stupid.
Kill them?

In other news, The CARTERS are members of a hybrid race called Cats. The Echithingy doesn't like to attack them. Perhaps they could bust out Sam and Steven.

From Dr. Carter:
I'm referring to the products of the sapien-cat incident. Back in the forties, scientsts did a ton of research on the human genome, splicing bits of human dna into the domestic cat. The result is mine, my daughters and Sabbath's species--the Cat, or "human-cat hybrid." I'm a second generation cat myself.
I'm surprised you aren't aware of this. There are over 4 million cats in the US. They even have technology built for us; the remote trigger, the "second hands" household tool, the lever-operated gas and brake.
And the event itself is famous worldwide.

We have got to figure out who Lawson is!!!

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:20 pm
Last edited by The Mirror on Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

petunia
Unfettered

Joined: 10 Jan 2007
Posts: 616
Location: MS

Re: ack

Just a couple thoughts...

Sylvia wrote:

Forget what I said above. There are too many to keep track of I'm totally lost. But I believe that (maybe) Steven = Judgment and Sam = The Soldier and Schiff is not to trusted at all. Just guessing.

I'm confused as all heck too, but I was also thinking Steven= Judgment, based on the conversation between Lawson & Schiff. Not so sure about Sam though - I got the idea that the Soldier wasn't really human.

Quote:

Question: What final article is he talking about?

Maybe one of the images in the letter to Mirror? Ooh, and since Schiff just said:

Quote:

God, they already have the conversations and the steg password.

Sounds like Sabbath isn't the target after all - could it be Trish?? (Eeeee! The thought plickens... Shocked

)

Dude, Sylvia, how on earth did you guess "three" for that Vigenere key? Gah, I hope it works on the images too! If only I weren't at work. Sad

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:27 pm

The Mirror
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Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Posts: 700
Location: Mankato, MN

Sabbath or Trish

Seriously, Three? That was brilliant!

Did you guys know that Sabbath was a cat? 4 legs, fur, opposable thumbs and human genes? I didn't. At all.

Here's another update from Dr.Carter about the possible identity of Lawson
A Mortem without a tattoo...
He's gotta be related to Eli Sands, the Chief Executive of the Mortems of Dheana. If that's the case, then he will probably be very dangerous. Eli Sands is also known as the Timeshifter, he can slow time at will. He's been out of action since he recieved a blow from a shotgun back in December 2012. It left him horribly disfigured.
As far as I know, the only living relatives to Eli are the Rosewaters, but they abandoned the Sands name back in 2000, after Frederick Sands attack Miami Shores.

UPDATE

A HUGE update from Cassidy about the identity of The Soldier!!!

Hey may have spotted the list when I removed you guys. If that's the case, he may be the source of the bad information.
This is a problem. The Soldier is on his way to Gray's Point right now, and now you could be in danger.
I'll fill you in on a secret involving the Soldier though, since it looks like you're in real deep now. The Soldier goes by the name Red Moors Seigor. Red Moors Seigor is an anagram for Roderigo Somers. He changed his identity to protect the Carters. They also deny that he ever existed.
Listen, Roderigo actively hunts and kills dangerous Mortems and Dheanists. He's been in hot pursuit of Eli Sands since he nearly killed him in 2012. Roderigo is not human. He was at one point, but now... you might say he's a benevolent demon.
Be careful who you give this information to.
So Here is our updated partial character list:

UPDATES
People leads:

Rodrigo= Steven's Uncle, he is now The Soldier.

Steven= is the test subject that went ballistic on that island and massacred all those bad guys. He is a spy for Cassidy.

Sam= has worked with Steven for a few years. Is stuck in Gray's Point

Dr. Carter= mentored Steven. Claims that someone inside Gray's Point summoned Echinocogna. mentions that the demons can't hurt cats (A cat is a cat/human hybrid. Dr. Carter is one). Seems to be generally trusted by all anti-demon people

Lawson= a mortem who does NOT have the tattoo behind his ear, and is therefore incognito. One of Schiff's men, and a threat

Schiff: Head priest of the bad guys. Wants to summon Dheanna, but needs to sacrifice a prepubescent psychic to do so (Some American Girl), and mentions that 'cats blood won't do' . Plans on conducting the ritual in Miami instead of Gray's point.

The Soldier= a formerly human, benevolent demon. Formerly Rodrigo Sommers, he changed his name to Red Moors Seigor in order to protect his friends, The Carters. He is Stevens uncle

The Judgment= Schiff implied that decoding the last article will shed light on this character's identity

Trish= an unknown girl in Gray's Point. She asked for help and left an encoded image on myspace (not decoded). Is she the intended Sacrifice?

Big Questions:
Who is Lawson?
Who is The Judgement?
Who in Gray's Point summoned all these demons?

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:32 pm

phonon81
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

Updates galore!

Seems the Soldier has a myspace page; he left a message on steven's myspace - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=272824380

Also, the Graves Paranormal site has some updates. It looks like there will be a new radio show at 4 PM EST on Sunday. There is also a little thing to leave voice messages, spiffy Smile

This photo was posted on Trisha's myspace page today:

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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:51 pm

phonon81
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

Re: Updates galore!

phonon81 wrote:

This photo was posted on Trisha's myspace page today:

Sorry, didn't have a chance to decode it last night.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

It is just a ROT-13 code.
hurry, pelp me!
Thy're gathering
outside. I guess my
last message wasn't
clear enough..
I'm nqw hiding in
the office of the
Russel Heights
Townhome. There's a
lot of windows here...
please hurry!

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:10 pm

phonon81
Veteran

Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

I emailed Sam with the translation from Trisha's website. Looks like Sam and Steven are going to save her.

Quote:

Sam,

We just decoded the message in the image of Sabbath on Trisha's
myspace page. It seems like she needs help!! Here is what the
message said.

hurry, help me!
Thy're gathering
outside. I guess my
last message wasn't
clear enough..
I'm nqw hiding in
the office of the
Russel Heights
Townhome. There's a
lot of windows here...
please hurry!

I don't know who she is, or if this could be some kind of trap.
You'll have to decide what to do! Could she have been the one to
summon Echinocogna?

- phonon81

Quote:

We'll be out there in a few.
Sam

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:14 pm

Sylvia
I Have No Life

Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 2062

The Spice Man
thespiceman107.6@hotmail.com

phonon81 wrote:

Also, the Graves Paranormal site has some updates. It looks like there will be a new radio show at 4 PM EST on Sunday. There is also a little thing to leave voice messages, spiffy Smile

thespiceman107.6[@]hotmail.com

http://www.snapvine.com/profile/BLLtZr1X1TzKvJFwMEqEpnbwGXPEsD32

Intro message:

Quote:

Hey, you've reached the Spice Man here at 107.6 the main radio station for Gray's Point. I can't answer your phone call right now but if you'll leave a voice message I will get back to you. And if it's a request, I will post it on the air. Alright, I'll get back to you as soon as I can. And, keep on rocking here at 107.6. This has been the Spice Man. Later.

Voice blog (1) by phone.

Quote:

Hey, this is Spice Man here at 107.6, the main radio station for Gray's Point. Now, I know in our last broadcast we had a little outing. We were out for about 5 minutes but please don't be disturbed. There? didn't? have any issue with the radio station itself. There was some short black outs in the region and we were having some technical difficulties. But, we are back on the air and you have nothing to worry about. And, keep on rocking here at 107.6, the main radio station for Gray's Point. I'm the Spice Man and I'll be your main contact. That's it. Peace out. Later. Keep on rocking.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:18 pm
Last edited by Sylvia on Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:13 pm; edited 2 times in total

phonon81
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

Update from Same

I just got an email from Sam:

Quote:

Trisha's with us. We couldn't get back to Haggards, so we're camped out in teh Historical Museum. It's got decent WiFi, so that's a plus, and the windows are all tempered.

Edit: More emails

Quote:

That's great Sam! So who is Trisha and what is she doing in Grays Point? Anything else we can do for you right now?

-phonon81

Sam's reply:

Quote:

Trisha Rosewater is apparently a resident who managed to survive. How I don't know. She's a young woman (never told me her age) with the most beautiful amber hair. If I was human, I'd ask her on a date.
right now, we need to focus on finding a way out of here. The roads are worse than before thanks to the storm, and I don't want to even try the woods again. There's gotta be a way...

Edit 2:
More email

Me:

Quote:

Hmm I can't really think of any other ways out of Gray's Point. Do any of the subway tunnels leave the town? Although, who knows what is running around down there. Any watercraft you could use to go down the coast? Maybe you could just hole up and wait for the Soldier to find a way in?

- phonon81

Sam:

Quote:

I was thinking about the subway, but I'm not sure which ones are open and which ones are blocked off. And obviously running around blind isn't going to be productive. The map tells me where they are, but just because they're blocked, doesn't mean its visible upside.
I thought about watercraft when I first got stranded, but its a no go. The Marinas all closed that night, and well, they never reopened. There are probably a few residents with boats, but again, running around blind...

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:07 pm

phonon81
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

Heaven's Night Fanclub Update

Michael Schiff posted this file to the Heaven's Night Fanclub this afternoon. It looks like a family tree or maybe an organizational chart, but I haven't been able to break the code yet.

Edit:

Michael posted this on the Sons of Arkayis board under the title "key 1":

Quote:

Petals red
Catch my eye
Beside the trickling stream
Tell me boy,
Whose name is said
To honor sights like these?

Newsflash.doc
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:27 pm

The Mirror
Unfettered

Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Posts: 700
Location: Mankato, MN

Schiff's Poem

Rosewater?

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:26 am

Gwarg
Boot

Joined: 20 Oct 2007
Posts: 31

Another Key

Michael Schiff Posted this under the title, "Key 2":

Quote:

It is Plural
It is found everywhere on earth
It is colored white, tan or black, and made up of many others
People can draw in it
Windows are made from it
To a geologist, it doesn't exist

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:56 pm

phonon81
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Notre Dame, IN

Re: Another Key

Gwarg wrote:

Michael Schiff Posted this under the title, "Key 2":

Quote:

It is Plural
It is found everywhere on earth
It is colored white, tan or black, and made up of many others
People can draw in it
Windows are made from it
To a geologist, it doesn't exist

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Sounds like sand to me.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:07 pm

Gwarg
Boot

Joined: 20 Oct 2007
Posts: 31

Yep

Yep, it's got to be sand, anyone know the passphrase for the newsflash.doc code that Phonon posted?

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:12 pm

phonon81
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Location: Notre Dame, IN

Re: Yep

Gwarg wrote:

Yep, it's got to be sand, anyone know the passphrase for the newsflash.doc code that Phonon posted?

I'm not even sure how to decode newsflash.doc. If you look at the entries, it looks as though several entries (last names i assume) are repeated. If there are words that translate the same into the code I see two possibilities a) it is some kind of simple substitution code or b) if it is a vigenere type cypher, each word was encoded individually.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:20 pm

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