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shylilembrace
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 		 [Trailhead?] Lif3
Just got this
Just received a strange mail, two minutes ago according to G-mail. thinking it's a trailhead.

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Is there anybody out there? We cannot seem to find anyone to answer our calls...

My name is Lance and I'm a player in this game; it's called "Lif3" it's a little like Big Brother if you are familiar with it, except we can have some restricted access to the outside world via this internet terminal. Only fifteen minutes a pop mind you.

The thing is, since eleven last night we've had no message from "The Mast3r" (I guess he's Lif3's version of B.B) We've had no interaction with food, tests or anything of the sort so now... Now, I'm taking this leap into the ether and seeing if anybody is there to answer our call!?

Please... Respond if you are receiving this!

Lance Denison. Contestant of Lif3.

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yourownadventure
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 		Hey Shy,

did the same google search as me
Very Happy

if you read that pdf a little further you will see that lance was in in fact techincal director on some Fox Sports show not BB5.......

Sounds cool, could this possibly relate to the (now silent) Amelia in the Bathroom thing?

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shylilembrace
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 		doubt it. could be, but he's not using a basement email addy. and yea, i didn't open the PDF <.< they lag out my computer.
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degravedi
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 		What PDF? And what email address did it come from?

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shylilembrace
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 		PDF we found Google searching it's unrelated.

the email is from lanc3.denisonSPLATgooglemail.com

told him I was receiving asked what was up, got this response:

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Thank God!! Who is this?

I merely typed out a bunch of random gmail addresses (it's the only 'free' email address they would allow us). Okay so Lif3 is a beta test if you will, a pilot for a new concept of reality television shows... We all start out together, six of us, in one big house (similar to Big Brother) only this house is HUGE, I mean it's a mansion!

There were areas we weren't allowed to begin with, as this was only week one but hey what do you know? Within three days, THREE DAYS! Everything goes quiet! They launched the show on Thursday night, around 8pm (Greenwhich Mean Time). On Day two, Saturday evening we were having a party - I guess "The Mast3r" decided to ply us with alcohol and see how we'd act, you know the kind of thing they do on these shows? And now, now it's... Well to be honest I have no clue what time it is but I've woken up, in this study and I can't seem to find the other guys, or girls...


told him my name, and suggested this it was something weird up, like Saw stuff.

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Saw? Oh that one movie!? Nah this was publicised television stuff you know? An actual production... We spent ages talking to production teams, signing papers to say we wouldn't tell anybody before we got into the mansion, that kind of thing!

But, the room seems to be locked up, I don't know if maybe I did it in a drunken stupor (we did get lots of alcohol that night...). But we've had no-one calling us to the confession booth, we've had nothing come to the pantry like our cases or anymore food I mean I've not even been wearing my microphone and I didn't get into trouble for it.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:29 pm
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yourownadventure
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 		Got the same email, my reply:

"Hey Lance,

Receiving loud and clear (over).

Is this a programme on TV? Maybe I can contact the "makers" from the outside for you? What country are you in?

Speak soon

Ben"

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yourownadventure
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 		First reply to me:

"Hey Ben!

Good to see we have a couple of people hearing our call, well mine at least. You know, I didn't even think of that... The company is called Absolute and I'm in the United Kingdom! I've tried checking their website but what do you know? It doesn't seem to exist.

Nobody seems to be around, the house seems... Quiet"

How do i do the little quote text box thing?

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degravedi
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shylilembrace wrote:
PDF we found Google searching it's unrelated.

Ah, I think I just found the same one. Laughing

It's nice that you're getting such quick replies. He said he was locked in a room, maybe ask him what it's like there? I mean is it furnished, are there items, etc.

@yourownadventure, there are a number of buttons right above where you type your reply. Highlight the text you want quoted and press "Quote".

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shylilembrace
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 		where it says message body, above the place you actually post, press the quote button, and then paste what you want to quote, then press the quote button again,

asked him if maybe it was a snuff flick of some kind ((ala my little eye)) and what cameras he could see.

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A snuff flick, for live television? I'm pretty sure OFCOM would have something to say about that, wouldn't they? The only cameras I can see are the ones in two seperate corners of the ceiling; red light flashing away but no movement if I walk out of their 'reach' so to speak.


@degravedi: he probably wouldn't mind another mail if you were offering to help.

I told him I didn't think they were actually airing it. got back:

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No that's what I'm trying to say, Sareff... This was an official production run by Absolute Productions, I think for the BBC but not too sure. You really think someone from the BBC with OFCOM backing would make something Saw/Snuff based?

This is a P.C Workstation; there's apparently a couple of them around because we assumed the only terminal was the one in the 'main lounge' of the house where we thought we were confined to, on night one. I'm looking for a key now.


asked him about the furniture, told him again he could have been lied to.
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I'm probably sounding extremely argumentative here but as I said we had to go and meet the Production team, sign waivers and whatnot... We had to go to the actual Production place; I don't think we were lied to... But that's neither here nor there right now. At this point I just need to figure out wtf happened.

There's 2 Oak chairs, a desk... Nothing in the drawers, a fan on the desk. That's about it.


asked him to try to break out

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Tried that. No good, all I ended up doing was twisting my bloody ankle! I swear if that Yank Shawn locked me in here for a joke, I'm gonna kick him in the balls



Other Contestants:

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Ricky Matthews, Laura White, Diane Vail, Maria McMichael and Shawn Bree

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degravedi
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shylilembrace wrote:
sooo, this either could be related to Amelia, or Shawn is a common name in ARGs.

Could be a gamejack too. Nevermind.

I just sent him an email, we'll see if I get a reply.

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shylilembrace
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 		cool, because i'm currently in the stumped category, suggested he take a chair to the door.
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 		This sounds a bit like a show that was on in the UK recently called Deadset.
http://www.e4.com/deadset/
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Britain has a big problem. The dead are returning to life and attacking the living. The people they kill get up and kill – and it's spreading like wildfire. Curiously, there are a few people left in Britain who aren't worried about any of this – that's because they're the remaining contestants in Big Brother. Cocooned in the safety of the Big Brother house, they're blissfully unaware of the horrific events unfolding outside. Until an eviction night when all hell breaks loose.


It started the same way. The big brother contestants had no idea what was going on. They just realised that big brother was no longer watching them. It wasn't until someone broke into the house that they found out it wasn't part of the show.

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shylilembrace
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 		weird. may be an inspiration. anyways, i helped him find the key, apparently it was taped underneath a chair o.O

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Got it... The key I mean, it was underneath the chair? Now I remember laying on my back in a room, whether it was this one or not I have no recollection but, could I have honestly taped the key to the underside of the chair?

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 		HEy shy tell him to break the cameras
I just always hate the idea of being watched..
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shylilembrace
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 		haha, will do
through the door:

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Several locked doors, huge staircase leading downwards and one leading upwards... But if I go anywhere, I can't tell you guys about it.



asked if he had a cell

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You're not allowed to take things into these places when you go on these shows; it's strange... You're not SUPPOSED to have outside communication except as I said, monitored with these terminals. Another thing I'm confused about, I honestly wasn't expecting you guys, or anybody to respond but you did...

I'm going to take a look, I'll get back to you at some stage.

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