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degravedi
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 		Did get a reply and I'm trying to get some more information to work with.
degravedi wrote:
Hi there Lance,
My name is Devasa. I was just talking to a friend of mine and she explained your situation to me. I thought perhaps you could use one more head in this.

She related to me that you thought you were signing up for a television program called Lif3 run by Absolute Productions for a UK channel like BBC. Neither of us can find any information in regards to a show like that. Certainly never one that made it on the air. I know you said you signed a whole bunch of papers and met with a production team, but its still possible that was all fake (anything can be faked with enough money).

Right now, that doesn't matter though. You say you're stuck in a place with no contact and haven't been fed recently right? So I think the first and foremost problem is getting you the heck out of there. I can't see the room you're in, but I like to think I have a good mind for thinking out of the box, or thinking of things to do that someone else may not. So if there's any way I can help you, please ask.

Also, you said you were in the house with a number of other people. Do they all have email addresses too?
-Devasa

Never got a reply about the others' email addresses...
Lance wrote:
Devasa,
Hey there, thanks for your contribution... Just let me say first of all that I understand your friends predicament and they said they do get paranoid in situations like this; as I would be and am, too. - But, it is safe to say that this was legit. We met up in White City which is the home of the BBC (one of them at least) and it was all legit with permits to access areas; I'm honestly doubting, that could be faked even with a lot of money... Haha! I've visited the BBC before and I know it was the same building Smile

The show started Thursday night, big crowds as we walked in, posters and whatnot... Host with microphone, security guards at the door making sure we didn't sneak in too many packs of fags or glass bottles or whatever; That very night "The Mast3r" called us all to the confession booth to ask what we make of the place, the show etc... Friday and Saturday practically the same things happened. Getting told off, for messing in the pool Saturday night during the party; things like that.

And now, I'm waking up here, in this part of the mansion which I never saw in two and a half days...


degravedi wrote:
Alright then, I'll work with the understanding that this was the real deal. So! In that case, that means that either something happened to everyone involved with the production of the show which I don't know a whole lot about, like if that could happen; I mean, I don't know how many people are responsible for watching over you guys. Obviously, if the answer to that is "one" as in only "The Mast3r" then I suppose it's possible that something could have happened to him. In that case, I'm sure someone will notice very quickly that no more episodes are being made.

Or, this is somehow some new facet of the show. Maybe like a scare tactic to see how you all react.

What were the parameters of the show? Like, was it a contest, what were you all supposed to be doing, what was the confession booth you referred to?


Lance wrote:
The show was a simplistic... Big Brother type deal, competition running for several weeks... The Mast3r is the equivilent to "Big Brother" etc. Several people probably doing the voice, I don't know. We only ever heard, two I think?



Great work lilshyembrace! Tell him to scout around then come back and tell us if he finds anything.


Edit: I was testing various email addresses to see who I might get a response from following Lance's email format. I got a lot of "delivery status notification failures" but not from these addresses. We'll see if there are any actual responses though.
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Ricky.Matth3wsSPLATgooglemail.com
Laura.Whit3SPLATgooglemail.com
Dian3.VailSPLATgooglemail.com
Maria.McMicha3lSPLATgooglemail.com
Shawn.Br3eSPLATgooglemail.com


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shylilembrace
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 		good thinking, I played around with spellings of Shawn's name, didn't think of Br3e though ^^ we'll see if we get anything.
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Llama
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 		I got his email two hours after he sent it, so I have yet to get a response. Then again, the questions I asked were just about the same ones you guys asked, so they're already answered....

Anyone want to make a map of the area?

--- I got a response. He just confirmed things... I asked him if he tried the key on any of the other doors and if he has tried going up or down the staircases.
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 		Hey, this looks pretty cool! I think I will start working on this with you guys and see where it goes. I sent an email to Lance; will let you guys know what the response is, when I get it. Wink
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dposse
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 		is this game still going on? i think i might join...

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degravedi
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 		Woot! The addresses did fit, got replies from Maria and Shawn.
Maria wrote:
From: maria.mcmicha3lSPLATgooglemail.com
Uh yeah hi... I'm in the kitchen at this terminal; are you supposed to be contacting us? You something to do with The Mast3r?

Shawn wrote:
From: shawn.br3eSPLATgooglemail.com
What the hell?
How did you get this email? We're not supposed to have contact with the outside world! Damnit, I hope I don't get the boot from this shit, I've only been out in England for six months! I don't need press publicity saying I've been cheating...
And how the hell did that Lance kid get in contact w/ you?

I sent generally the same reply to each.
degravedi wrote:
Hi, I'm really sorry to bother you and I'm not trying to get you in trouble. Lance contacted a friend of mine by email after he woke up locked in a room in a part of the mansion that he'd never seen. He's since found a key taped to the underside of a chair in that room that allowed him out. That seems like a bit of a strange thing to have happen on a TV show.
He's also indicated that the lot of you have stopped receiving food and contact from "The Mast3r." Is that true?
Do you remember what happened after you all had that night of drinking?


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Llama
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 		Dude, you're amazing.

Well, we know the other contestants are alive and well. Time to bug them!
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ALISDAIRPARK
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 		Hmmmm this almost tempts me to come out of unimposed retirement...I'll lurk for now though....

Anyone told Lance to head for the kitchen? Or establish locations for the others?
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dposse
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 		i just sent Lance a email.

Quote:
I'm working with a bunch of friends who you have
already met so we can try to help you and the others in the house.

You said that Shawn was a "yank". You mean an American, right? Where
are all the other contestants from? I don't mean to make you paranoid,
but do they seem trustworthy to you?

And is the "mansion" you are in a modern one (like we might see on
MTV's "Real World") or a classic british one?

Stay strong,



waiting for a response....

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Llama
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 		I told him that we have established contact with them and asked him if he knew where the kitchen is relative to his location.

We'll see what he says.
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Thunderclap
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 		Since I have watch numerous seasons of US Big Brother, I sent him a letter too asking him to answer question based on the asumption there was an actual broadcast.
Like describe yourself and someone else.
describe the dining room and the front door.
It should make this far more interesting. I cced it to Diana as well.
Here we go.

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HoobieDaju
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 		I'm in...
Amelia seems to be going nowhere, so I'll jump on here...

I'm an avid Big Brother US fan, so I'm sure I can help...

Scott

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HoobieDaju
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 		Just sent Lance an e-mail...
Hi Lance,

I got word from some friends about your predicament, perhaps I can help you... I'm an avid Big Brother fan (in the US)... This soon into the "season" I doubt they released a lot of information about the other houseguests, but as I'm sure you know they often have twists... How much of you know about the others? Could any of them be plants for the show of some kind? Any of them related to the other? Approximate ages?

Scott

For those of you not familiar with the show Big Brother, it's not a bad idea to look it up on Wikipedia so you understand the concept. Basically they take people and lock them in a house for a period of time. Every week someone is voted out. Often times there are twists, such as people being related and not knowing it, or people with a previously established relationship having a cash incentive to fool the other guests for a period of time.

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dposse
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 		a stupid question...but googlemail.com is the same as gmail.com, right? i sent the email to lanc3.denisonSPLATgmail.com. it doesnt matter, right?

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degravedi
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dposse wrote:
a stupid question...but googlemail.com is the same as gmail.com, right? i sent the email to lanc3.denisonSPLATgmail.com. it doesnt matter, right?

googlemail.com is used for the UK. But yes, both addresses will end up at the same place.

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