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[PUZZLE] The BRUTUS Files
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Ehsan
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 		[PUZZLE] The BRUTUS Files
cahncesend got the solve:

http://cascadevortex.com/bomb/
username: cassius
password: suicide

Files are hosted here:

http://metacortex.netninja.com/brutus/

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:32 am
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Monki
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 		Reposting...

brutus.jpg says
Quote:
Guys, if any of you are still around, there's absolutely tons of activity down south again. It's been whompin' steady since yesterday: 9:20, 10:42, 12:03, 13:16....and Random, texel and I are thinking of heading back down to check it out. Another road trip, anyone?


Beth's log shows times that match stuff like that...

Quote:
09:22 Unbelievable! By climate system he meant the climate! He has stopped the wind. The weather this morning was cold with a very light rain/snow mix and a bitter wind. The wind has stopped, it has now been just over a minute. The laptop appeared to struggle just prior to the wind stopping. There must be a minor interference. So, he is drawing too much power (?) and is able to control the weather. Unreal.

10:51 This second test was very interesting. In an area that I would judge to be a 12 foot square, nothing would stop moving. Things were slipping as though they were on ice. When the reached the edge of the square, if the momentum wasn't great enough to take them over the edge (where they would come to an immediate stop), they would slid right along the 'edge'. It's as if friction was removed. The effect lasted for about 2 minutes before returning to normal. This leads me to believe that whatever abilities he has over nature are temporary. Does he have any long term effects? What would be the purpose of an AI that could make temporary changes to small areas?

12:18 Made lunch and we decided to use the time to test his affect on the olfactory system. Midway through a meal of hotdogs and potato chips, I suddenly lost all ability to smell or taste. The only eating experience was textural. It was very odd, as if I had a horrible cold. The effect lasted longer, at first I believed that it was because I was no longer enjoying my lunch. However the clock confirmed that it lasted about 7 minutes. Is he more effective when it comes to sensory issues? Should we test other senses? Do I want to be a guinea pig? What am I dealing with here?

14:01 Needed to exercise Laika so we went on a walk. Arrived to a clearing with a small abandoned shack. While Laika ran around in the clearing, the shack suddenly became very distorted. I asked him if it was my perception or if it was the shack itself. He replied with a cryptic answer of how everything is as it is perceived. Had he not just taken away my sense of taste or smell, I would have believed that it was the shack itself. Now I'm wondering if it was my eyes. If he wants my help with this, he should be more clear on what he's doing. Right now I feel as if I'm an observer and not on some scientific voyage of discovery. Perhaps Phil would be able to help me. I wish that he had come.


They match if you add in time it took her to post...

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umdesch4
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 		I'll mention it here too. The audio in the quicktime movie is actually a dog barking if you speed it up enough.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:35 am
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niobexrev
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 		Guys, mind posting them all?

I only have two:

http://www.cascadevortex.com/bomb/brutus.mic
http://www.cascadevortex.com/bomb/brutus.jpg
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Omnie
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 		So Caesar and Random and Miss Kinross are going to have a little run-in with Beth. Yes! This might finally resolve all the spec about who they are once and for all.

Beth: Jesse? I haven't seen you in years...my, how you've grown...um, where's your father?

or

Beth: Who on earth are you kids and why are you following me?!?

I can't wait.

[Edit] Niobexrev....we've gotten all the other 15 files on IRC, but we're not going to tell you! muahahahaha...

(That's all there is. Just two. Very Happy)

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niobexrev
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Omnie wrote:
So Caesar and Random and Miss Kinross are going to have a little run-in with Beth. Yes! This might finally resolve all the spec about who they are once and for all.

Beth: Jesse? I haven't seen you in years...my, how you've grown...um, where's your father?

or

Beth: Who on earth are you kids and why are you following me?!?

I can't wait.

[Edit] Niobexrev....we've gotten all the other 15 files on IRC, but we're not going to tell you! muahahahaha...

(That's all there is. Just two. Very Happy)


Awwwwwww. I was waitin for a whole stream of them. Wondering why nothing like mp3 or html worked.

I had to open the mic on notepad but I don't think that's what it's supposed to look like. Someone else have what's supposed to be on there?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:43 am
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umdesch4
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 		The .mic file is a quicktime movie. Rename it .mov and check it out. Pretty freaky...but my ears picked up on the stretched sound right away (see brutus_dog file above) . There might be a visual clue in the 'snow' pattern as well...trippy.

Chris.

PS. Three guesses who's dog that is, and the first two don't count. Laughing

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 		By the way, I'm not sure about the amount I scaled that sound by. It might be a bit higher for a slightly smaller dog. Wink

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erekose
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 		Looks like ceasar and the gang already met beth and AI man
And it wasn't a happy meeting Sad
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niobexrev
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 		Okay, can somone attatch the movie to their message? I f*cked it up opening it up with notepad.
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Omnie
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erekose wrote:
Looks like ceasar and the gang already met beth and AI man
And it wasn't a happy meeting Sad


Er, what? What happened? *looks around wildly*

[Edit] niobexrev, just download another copy from BrianEnigma's site if you need to. First post on this thread. Very Happy

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niobexrev
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 		NM i got it.
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yanka
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 		I wonder if Caesar and what's left of the Co. even saw Scratch's message?
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erekose
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Er, what? What happened? *looks around wildly*


omnie, I was referring to the please help message
the timestamps between the .jpg and the .mic are almost an hour apart
looks like caesar, texel, and random went to the whomp site and found beth as indicated by the barking sound (laika). they then seem to have got themselves in trouble of some kind.

what that trouble is exactly is open to spec

feel free to disagree with this interpretation
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 		Here is the raw audio from the .mov if anyone out there wants to tackle it.. I tried... not too much from me..

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