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[8/13/42] July 30th Q&A Session
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 		I like the Q&A's, but it leaves us with a massive amount of vague and loosely organized information. Stratagos has done great work categorizing these replys... I'm going to start developing a list of all known characters, and what we know about them. I'll also try to frame the plot somewhat.
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 		I'll be able to organize the data after the Q&A sessions, my thought would be that we get as much info as possible now, even if a lot of it is irrelevant, and organize it later.

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Alva=plastic for all practical purposes. Except food, since we have McDonalds


You and I have a different definition of "food" Wink

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 		Looks like 13 is up pretty early.

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Q: Will you still answer questions that are asked prior to the
expiration of the countdown, even if all answers are not received by
then?
A:I will consider it. System performance has been shaky thus far.

Q: Since Alvan survivors can detect Alva, can you detect each other?
A: Yes.

Q: Do you have some form of mental communication with John? What about
the other survivors?
A: None


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Q: Besides eyes and a brain, do the people going to the Second Location need to bring anything special with them? UV Lights? Calculators? Bloodhounds?

A:A pair of eyes and a brain will do wonders.


Meta moment: given the timing of the responses, I'd gather that at least one of the PMs lives on the east coast.

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13SPLAT113lights.org wrote:
Q: Early on we were told that Parker would not stop, and that Sasha would not stop. I'm starting to understand what Parker is up to... what is it that Sasha is doing, exactly?
A: Following in his footsteps.

Q: Has she chosen to work for Sky, or was she in some way forced to do so?
A: I'd think a combination of both.

Q: If she chose to do so, why did she make this choice?
A: I am not sure.

Q: What is the name of the girl in the initial video we were provided with? The resistance fighter...
A: Caitlin Taylor.

Q: Can she be contacted at this point?
A: I don't believe so.


And I was thinking the same thing regarding the meta observation...
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 		Dumped all the questions to date here:

http://xiii.wikibruce.com/Second_set_of_Questions

Will organize them later

Edit: reorged them now

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 		Is anyone else having problems emailing 13SPLAT13lights.org right now?

I get a Delivery Status Notification (Failure) when I try.
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Final-Recipient: rfc822;13@13lights.org
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.0
Diagnostic-Code: smtp;554 <13>: Relay access denied


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Is anyone else having problems emailing 13SPLAT13lights.org right now?

I get a Delivery Status Notification (Failure) when I try.
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Final-Recipient: rfc822;13@13lights.org
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.0
Diagnostic-Code: smtp;554 <13>: Relay access denied


I only just seconds ago received replies to my e-mails from this morning, so I haven't sent any more yet. I'll let you know.

stratagos was told earlier that there's been 'shaky system performance'... perhaps this is what 13 meant by that.
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 		More story info:

13SPLAT13lights.org wrote:
Q: So... John, Zane, Bion and Sasha are the 4 survivors on record. You are in Sky Inc.'s possession, so you must be on record. Are you John? Or are you simply the 5th survivor, and I have confused the answers we've received thus far?
A: I am a survivor. Which, you'll have to find out.

Q: What can you tell me about Caitlin?
A: Not much more than you know, really. I am impressed by her skills, however.

Q: Do you know why she has personally chosen to fight against Sky Inc?
A: Not at the moment.

Q: Are there many who have joined her?
A: I do not know.

Q: How are they fighting back?
A: Secretively.

Q: Does Parker know about them?
A: Doubtful.

Q: What do you know about Zane?
A: He's an Alvan, about 21 years old and was last seen at Sky HQ in York.

Q: About Bion?
A: Escaped from Sky HQ in York with Zane two years ago.

Q: Is Sasha now participating in the experiments on children? Or does she perform some other role?
A: She has other roles, I'd think.

Q: What is her relationship with Parker like?
A: Judging by their emails, surprisingly calm and happy.

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 		I just sent another email and didn't get the error.

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Q: Where, or what is ALONE?

A:
a·lone [uh-lohn]
–adjective (used predicatively)
1. separate, apart, or isolated from others
2. to the exclusion of all others or all else
3. unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone among his peers in devotion
to duty.

–adverb
4. solitarily; solely:
5. only; exclusively.
6. without aid or help:

One, Two, Four and Five.


I resisted the urge to call 13 out for being a smartass. Rolling Eyes Instead I asked if it was an acronym and if it was where John was being held. (Which in retrospect is pretty obvious.)

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Q: How do the 13 lights relate to John?
A: They keep him blissful.

q: Which world will end if John is not awakened - the meatspace 'our' world, or the dream world John currently live in?
a: Possibly both.

q: The University of Indiana has a Unix cluster called "Nations". Is this in scope?
a: No.

q: The references we've seen about John are confusing - is there more than one John?

How is John fragmented? If he is in a virtual world, is his attention split among multiple locations?


a:That's a story told by many voice, or rather, many scopes.


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Q: We are assuming the following:

* You are a prisoner
* You are the fifth Alva survivor, and are not John, Zane, Bion or Sasha.
* John is in danger, rather than *being* the danger

Are these assumptions correct?
A: Not all of them. You'll have to figure which ones are right ad which are
wrong.


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Q: I see from other responses that assumption #2 is not accurate. Can you give us a little more detail about what happens if we do not wake John in time?

A:Time is such a fragile thing. We might all literally cease to exist.

Q: Does Anara know of the Alva experiments?
A: Yes, and she has spent her life in redemption's debt.

Q: What did your mother have to say to your father once she learned that you were experimented upon?
A: She had no words.

Q: There were four named survivors, and a fifth unnamed one. Do you know who the fifth survivor is?
A: The database gives no information.


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q: We have established that John is a standard issue human being. Are you?
a:I am human, yes.


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Q: Do we need to know anything else about the second location?
A: Not as far as I have knowledge of.

Q: You've referred to a database more than once. Can you expand upon what data source you are gathering this information from?
A: The prison database, of course.

Q:How are you able to access it?
A: Practice.


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