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MerRabbit
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 		Forsythesecurity.com
With the help of Biff(J5) and sapagoo, today I found, www.forsythesecurity.com.

From the site

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Forsythe Security invites government intelligence professionals to join Peter Severn, Ted Wheeler, and Arthur Lydney for a most unusual workshop on emerging threat patterns. Seminar includes dinner at the Greenbrier and a tour of our ultra-secure data storage facility.


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enaxor
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 		This info discovered by people in chat, other then myself. It was noticed that the wording on the website seemed forced and didn't quite make sense.

For example:
Quote:
Noticing opportunities doesn't enable networked security: solutions need experienced development over newness.


Using the first letters of the words you get NODENS:SNEDON. Nodens is part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Varin noticed this reference in the aforementioned article, "Nodens is one of the Elder Gods and appears as an elderly, human male with white hair". Lovek made the connection that this could be describing Emmet.

Others credited for this info, in no particular order are...Dante, Sid, J5, Sapagoo, Rae, Celina, and Rowan. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:54 pm
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James Stone
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 		Peter Severn - CEO Forsythe Security
Correspondance with Peter Severn
I have had a few emails from Peter, he's a pretty serious guy. Times are GMT

James Stone wrote:

Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 3:14 PM
Subject: Novus ordo mundi

Mr Severn

In recent weeks many characters have shown an interest in Devon Conrad, their individual reasons for their attention toward Mr Conrad varied greatly. However, one individual showed a deeper interest than mere curiosity in his dream work. The individual in question was related to a group known to their friends as The Esoteric. He took great interest in Mr Conrad, but strangely, had an even greater interest in an Edict, issued by a Council Conclave, as an adjunct to an Agreement. At the time of discovery this Edict it's purpose and gravity were little understood.

It is now strongly believed that the contents of this Edict are directly related to some documentation found on our servers. The appearance of this Edict coincided with a growing attempt to shut down our servers, an attempt that finally succeeded in taking the servers offline and destroying much of contents. In sifting through the wreckage a number of interesting files were recovered. It is these files I would like to direct your attention to.

The files in question contain some quite inflammatory material, and some not so. The important aspect is that they are all signed and attributed to one Mr Peter Severn. I would like to know what you would like us to do with these files? They would certainly gain some public popularity were they to be hosted on the internet, which is what we would like to do, but as the work clearly belongs to you, we thought it best to seek your approval before we made the documents public.

On a side note, our server is struggling with a new piece of malware called Lucky5. We have pulled it apart and mapped out it's routine. It looks like something you may be interested in.

Best Regard

James Stone

Peter Severn wrote:

Sent: 30 October 2007 19:29
Subject: RE: Novus Philadelphia Morgan

What an exacting and precise missive you've sent, Mr. Stone. I must admit I think fondly of my tyne at the Outpost. Are you enjoying your new castle?

I especially appreciate how genuinely concerned you seem to be with what I might find interesting and what I might desire. In turn, it was distressing to me that you didn't illuminate more what you might find interesting, or what you might desire. Or is "you" even quite the right pronoun for this conversation? It leaves ambiguous whether we are talking in the singular or the plural.

There are certainly a number of things that I imagine you/you might find curious or of strategic use. Sadly, I'm not in the business of encouraging people's curiosity. We all know that tends to bring the worst out in cats. Given that you seem to understand the general gravity of the situation, you must understand that your position seems untenable in the long run.

Beyond the obvious carrots and sticks, what exactly are asking for, Mr. Stone? Maybe our perspectives are closer than we imagine, or perhaps our views are 371 miles apart.

Peter Severn

CEO, Forsythe Security

James Stone wrote:

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:22 PM
Subject: RE: Novus Philadelphia Morgan

Mr Severn

It certainly appears that the curiosity of one particular cat has landed him in a world of shit. How is he? I would hope that you treat him humanely while you extract the desired information. It is the information he holds that I seek at the present time, and I would ask that you share what you are willing. The desire to get information out of Devon is certainly one thing we have in common, as we both know who he belongs to and what he has done.

The desires of The Council are certainly a curiosity, yet I harbour no illusions that the motivations would be revealed to an outsider.

Although the Outpost has grown stronger over the years it is certainly no Council Conclave, that is already clear. Yet should our perspectives be closer than we imagine, we can both benefit from pulling in the same direction. However so far I have not pinned down an opposing view that would take us 371 miles apart.

James Stone

James Stone wrote:

Sent: 31 October 2007 03:55
Subject: RE: Novus Philadelphia Morgan

Mr Severn

In my haste I forgot to add the carrot. As far as information exchange goes, we have a hard drive belonging to Chorazos. It was all prepped for one of their rituals before we snatched it. It is packed full of useful information that could be of great strategic value, especially in the right hands.

James Stone

Peter Severn wrote:

Sent: 31 October 2007 17:05
Subject: RE: Novus Philadelphia Morgan

Mr. Stone,

I wasn't quite sure which of the errant birds had even struck your interest, and something in me would have enjoyed negotiating for the safety of my own employee. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that it is the other one you are interested in. And yet, you still surprised me, Mr. Stone: I was under the mistaken impression that your interest might have been personal or emotional. Instead you seem … professional, detached from the fate of Devon and more attached to what he might know?

There's a motive I can understand, Mr. Stone, and perhaps a shared interest after all. Once my colleagues at Sugar Grove have procured the information in question, I might be able to see what I could do about getting you a copy with as few redactions as possible. Of course, to even contemplate that, I'd need some assurance that you're the kind of professional who knows how to keep secrets, a trait so important for professionals with families.

We've strayed so far, though, from the carrot you offered that I found the most interesting. Understanding the motivations of the particular Esoteric in question might be beyond either of our capabilities alone. They tend to not be the most vigorous at following the spirit of certain agreements, but that is certainly something they seem to spend more time hiding from me than from you. In exchange, I can imagine a certain Sentry that I might know more about than you ever dreamed and could lead you to some questions that you might find interesting to ask them.

I'm so looking forward to your next response. Wow, look at the time. Or perhaps you don't yet know the hour of importance, Mr. Stone?

Peter Severn

CEO, Forsythe Security


I have continued to send emails but only receive threats in return. If anyone else gets anything please let me know.
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 		So Peter's got DC and Art held as prisoners? At least we know he wants the hard drive information. I thought he was some big shot information extractor. You'd think he'd have found our wiki by now. If we follow your deal plan with Peter, we would choose DC over Art, but only for information and not to save. Either way, someone's gonna lose.

And the certain Sentry he has dirt on I imagine to be Howard. Where the hell is Howard anyway?

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 		Am I the only one who, while reading Peter's emails to you, can easily imagine the voice of the G-Man from the Half-Life series speaking them? Wink
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 		Last time I checked, kidnapping was highly illegal. Should we just turn him in to the FBI? Is Forsythe that well connected that they can capture people and "extract" information unhindered by the Federal Government?
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johnny5 wrote:
Last time I checked, kidnapping was highly illegal. Should we just turn him in to the FBI? Is Forsythe that well connected that they can capture people and "extract" information unhindered by the Federal Government?

Have any evidence? Wink
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johnny5 wrote:
Last time I checked, kidnapping was highly illegal. Should we just turn him in to the FBI? Is Forsythe that well connected that they can capture people and "extract" information unhindered by the Federal Government?

If Forsythe if an arm of the Conclave, then the answer is yes. Remember what happened to Alan.

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Lovek wrote:
johnny5 wrote:
Last time I checked, kidnapping was highly illegal. Should we just turn him in to the FBI? Is Forsythe that well connected that they can capture people and "extract" information unhindered by the Federal Government?

Have any evidence? Wink


You mean other than the email wherein he admitted having both Devon and Art and is "coercing" information?
No, I guess not.

Still, Friends in high places...

and just to clarify, because I have issues
Merriam-Webster wrote:
Conclave:

1: a private meeting or secret assembly; especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
2: a gathering of a group or association

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johnny5 wrote:
You mean other than the email wherein he admitted having both Devon and Art and is "coercing" information?


I don't see that in there anywhere. I see that there are "errant birds", and that they're procuring the information they wanted... that's about all....
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Lovek wrote:
johnny5 wrote:
You mean other than the email wherein he admitted having both Devon and Art and is "coercing" information?


I don't see that in there anywhere. I see that there are "errant birds", and that they're procuring the information they wanted... that's about all....

"Negotiating for the safety of my own employee" is either meant to be taken ironically (asking him for something he's already providing, which I don't really believe) or sinisterly (we can choose to save either Art or DC). I feel really bad for Art at this time. We royally screwed him over, and are not even trying to help him out of a jam.


And is there a reason this isn't on the Outpost? The subtle threat against your family if you choose not to keep secrets?

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Noyb wrote:
And is there a reason this isn't on the Outpost? The subtle threat against your family if you choose not to keep secrets?


I think stuff like this should be kept on UF (working on the assumption that UF is OOG, and that anything posted on the Outpost in public becomes public knowledge IG; unless your intent is to "go public" with this information). Just a thought.
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Lovek wrote:
johnny5 wrote:
You mean other than the email wherein he admitted having both Devon and Art and is "coercing" information?


I don't see that in there anywhere. I see that there are "errant birds", and that they're procuring the information they wanted... that's about all....


Petey wrote:
Instead you seem … professional, detached from the fate of Devon and more attached to what he might know?

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 		So... any ideas on how James is to answer this email... or should he at all?

I don't think we have a choice but to answer it - unless we don't really care what happens to DC or Art (I care more about the former than the latter, since IMO Art is in no danger).
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 		Sounds to me like he is interested in the hard drive.

So... do we really have any need for it any more? We've uploaded all the relevant stuff to the wiki, right? Would it be dangerous in his hands?

If the answers are No, Yes, No, then I say let's give it to him and see what he can give us in return.

I suspect that won't be enough to get DC (I don't even see why he would 'give' us DC at all), but it might get some information...

I agree that Art is probably smoking a cigar on a beach in Panama about now...

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