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danteIL
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 		Okay thanks to those paths being so easily found, I was able to extract the base64, decode and piece together the personnel log:

Quote:
Name: Alexis Mary Ward;
Age: 40 Earth Standard Years;
Born: July 18, 2745 Earth Standard, Pretoria, South Africa;
Appearance: 5'0", 102 lbs.;
Hair/Eyes: blonde/brown;
Parent/Mother: Alia Elizabeth Ward-Kyle. Died 2752, ocular surgical complications;
Parent/Father: Timothy Daniel Ward. Still alive;
Achievements: PhD from St. Louis University, Commended for work and improvements in CIM procedures;
served as a UNSC doctor aboard medical ship Still Waters;
Awards: St. Camillus Award, widely known for her extended research and work in extreme foreign environments;
Conditions: No known prescriptions;
Latest psychoanalysis: Alexis appears quite stable, had no difficulty with the analysis process, having performed numerous analyses herself. Expert in psychological effects incurred by long-term slipspace travel. Enjoys her work immensely. Dedicated. Primarily concerned about others' physical and psychological health. Has no worries about yet another long-term space voyage.



EDIT:

Also new mp3s are appearing. So far:
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/SYS/ARCHIVE/ANOMALY-REC18734ID0148.MP3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/SYS/ARCHIVE/ANOMALY-REC50587ID0195.MP3

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catherwood
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 		I'm still watching the "weak signal" nodes, so far we have/had 4 flagged with only two switching to the audio link, which looks like:
>NODE:DATA//SURVEILLANCE COMPLETE/STREAM ARCHIVED/REF:

4890-73F8-9URO-HCB7 path=PK => REC50587ID0195.mp3
N329-08B3-D9HN-WBSP path=FREJPYWOQM => (not yet)
V890-ZS7D-67V9-SA07 path=PKRDQPXKQKDO => (not yet)
A96E-A51F-4381-9CA7 path=FJONFVOUDKCQ => REC18734ID0148.mp3

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ironnikki
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 		More than likely I just missed it, but looking at all four of those paths listed, I didn't come across the "weak signal" message. I found the linked mission logs, as well as the videos (can't watch them right now, I'm at work), but no message about a weak signal. Is it being changed as they're being found?

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danteIL
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Quote:
N329-08B3-D9HN-WBSP path=FREJPYWOQM =>
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/SYS/ARCHIVE/ANOMALY-REC92085ID0292.MP3

Quote:
V890-ZS7D-67V9-SA07 path=PKRDQPXKQKDO =>
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/SYS/ARCHIVE/ANOMALY-REC63750ID0283.MP3


Plus, located at 55DB-D9F3-4836-B48A => [path: FJIFPUDR]
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/SYS/ARCHIVE/ANOMALY-REC25912ID0176.MP3

And yes, I think that the 'weak signal message' appears in a particular location only to be replaced sometime later with the actual mp3, as the S3 process somehow magically 'captures' and 'archives' the signal.

EDIT to add path for last mp3

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drizjr
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 		Part 6 - Transcript of Audios of Essy's story
The end of Essy's story
Continuing with the story being told to us by Essy (or S, the child-like fragment of the AI Sacagawea) from here; from clues tweeted to us by interaction with Essy via intimation.
(The "(?)" are words that I'm not sure of... the "???" are sections that I can't make out. I'll edit this post with any suggestions/corrections. )

http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/prime.mp3

Quote:
When Dreaming Eyes woke up, she was strapped in the chair with harsh lights in her eyes. On her wrist was a hard, cold bracelet with scrambled writing and symbols that she couldn't quite figure out. She couldn't see very well yet, but she saw what looked like red numbers, or maybe letters. It almost looked like the numbers five and forty-one. She looked a lot closer and saw more letters, and it looked like it said "Scorpio" and "AI" followed by "Prime".


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/flat-voice.mp3
Quote:
A hand ???? monster claws rested (?) on her arm just below the drawing of the red scorpion. Her dreaming eyes began to cry.
The poisoned eyed monster look at her with a strict, upset face. Then she asked in a flat voice where the other children were.


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/many-more.mp3

Quote:
Against the wall, Dreaming Eyes saw two of the other children huddled together. The Flat Faced Man watched over them.
She knew there were many more children out there somewhere, hopefully running to safety!


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/just-playing.mp3

Quote:
"Where are the other children?", she asked again with an angrier voice.
Dreaming Eyes wept (?) but she couldn't tell! She said, " We were just playing hide-and-seek. You can't say where people are hiding, you have to find them. So I can't tell you where they are."
The monster's poisoned eyes narrowed; "Can't or won't?"
She knew that if she said where the others were, where they were going, that the monsters would catch up to them and they wouldn't be safe. She would not give them up to the monsters. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!

http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/all-she-had.gif

Quote:
The monster reached down in front of Dreaming Eyes and lifted up the necklace she was wearing.
"Lovely necklace."
She thought, it was all she had now from her sister to remember her .
" If you tell us where the others are, we'll let you go and you can go back to your sister", the monster said while holding her necklace.
She didn't trust the monsters.
The grip on her arm tightened and the yellow monster turned around.
She heard a quiet, static voice and a voice that sounded rough and grainy, like the Red Monster saying something.
The Yellow Monster opened the door and went outside, closing it behind her.

http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/his-funny-face.mp3
Quote:
Only the Flat Faced Man stood inside now; watching over her. He was looking right into her eyes and almost looked sad. He raised his hand and pushed up his nose making his funny face again but Dreaming Eyes couldn't smile.


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/looking-back.mp3
Quote:
She could see the shadow under the door, and then a second shadow appeared.
Some time passed and then the door opened and she heard the grainy voice again. The Red Monster said, "Hook her up and let's get this done fast. We don't have much time."
The She Monster turned, looking back at her. "Let's do this right."


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/dont-worry.mp3
Quote:
The poisoned eyed Monster came back in. She picked up a long needle with black markings and yellow liquid in it that looked like it belonged to a wasp or a bee.
Not in her! NOT IN HER! "I don't want it to hurt", cried Dreaming Eyes.
The Yellow Monster stepped(?) over her and grinning showing her bright, white fangs and the lights got much brighter. The monster cut her necklace off and tossed it to the wall.
"Don't worry, you'll just feel a pinch... little sting."


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/cold-bands.mp3
Quote:
Dreaming Eyes tried to pull away from the icy hands but she was being held down all over by hard, icy cold bands.
She whimpered.
Hands attached things to her head under her hair. She shivered at the cold and tried to pull away but she just couldn't move.

http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/safe-and-warm.mp3
Quote:
If she just closed her eyes; if she just wished it was safe, Bushy Tail would come. Dreaming Eyes welled up with tears and cried quietly.
"Sis?", but she never came.
"Shh. Hold still", she heard. She hoped the other children had escaped to safety.
She only wanted to learn, to find the secrets of the stars and be held safe and warm with her family.
She closed her eyes tightly and then felt a sting.


http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/counting-down.mp3

Quote:
"Now start counting down for me from ten and you won't feel a thing," the monster said.
But she wouldn't count. She wouldn't say anything.
The monster began counting for her looking firmly at her deep, dreaming eyes.


These clips are the countdown with one line each.
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/ten-always.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/nine-someone.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/eight-walls.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/seven-smaller.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/six-heavy.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/five-song.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/four-end.mp3
http://thewaytheirworldended.com/CLIP/three-and-then.mp3

Quote:
"Ten"
Bushy Tail would come to find her; like always.


"Nine."
Someone would find her.


"Eight."
The walls of the little room she was in started closing in.


"Seven."
Smaller and smaller the room became.


"Six."
Her eyes started feeling heavy.


"Five."
She heard a faint voice(?) of a song in the distance


"Four."
The song played but it never came to an end.



"Three."
And then her eyes never opened again.


eta: I didn't mention that I shed a few tears listening to this. (I'm such a mush.) Anyway, the compiled mp3 is on http://drop.io/twtwtwe .

edited for spelling

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krystyn
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 		*sniffle*

thanks, driz, for doing this.
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danteIL
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 		Okay so intimation missed his wake-up call or something because nothing happened after the countdown this time..

what gives?!?!??

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anaerin
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 		Well, there's a new entry up. But it's broken:
Quote:
MISSION LOG: DAY X

First LastName
"Log Title"

With a broken image where the message should be.

Thus far, there has been nothing from Intimation or eridanos01.

Is this game dead?

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ironnikki
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 		Such a sad story... I can't help but feel that Dreaming Eyes is somehow related to Essy; I'm sure I'm not the only one. It's surely more than coincidence that she was playing hide and seek with us at the same time that Dreaming Eyes was playing hide and seek with her sister, not to mention she was running from something at the same time that Dreaming Eyes was running from the monsters. The fact that Dreaming Eyes "never opened her eyes again" is making me worried about Essy.

I can't imagine this ends here. There are so many questions left unanswered.

EDIT: Empty Mission Log has been removed.

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MrToasty
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 		And more twitter activity:
Quote:
>>S5:MSG//ERROR/ANALYZING


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danteIL
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 		Okay so while we're waiting I tried to transcribe the most recent round of mp3s, which are Alexis Wards' personal log from before the voyage:

Quote:
Alexis Ward, [something] expedition, final personal log, 3403[?]. I'm sitting in my small office on my ship, looking out into the endless void of undiscovered, long-forgotten universe. Hard to imagine that this galaxy was once thriving with life, with a melting-pot culture so advanced and numerous, and yet they ultimately created the conditions of their own demise. Now here I am, a single human woman, about to set out on an expedition to find and study that very culture, but on a planet so distant, the distance is even one of speculation and hearsay.


Quote:
I can only imagine what it was like there. Surely the culture on that planet, the life, the politics, their religion - all must differ so much from what little we know of the great Forerunner civilization. How truly far-reaching was their influence? How did they survive for so long and grow such an astounding civilization without destroying each other? I accepted this expedition so I can have the opportunity to be the first to gaze at a virtually unknown people. And during mission briefing from
fact-finding, theories, our entire plan so compelling and exciting - I couldn't pass up this opportunity. She said she chose me not just because of my medical background but because of my aptitude and psychology of human and AI.


Quote:
For this mission, we needed an AI that showed as much [?]experience in the field of scientific exploration as each one of the crew. With my connections and background in CIM, she delegated to me the responsibility of an AI for the ship. But with her limited monetary resources, she could only afford a crew of four, and that greatly limited the selection of civilian smart AIs. I had to resort to a cheaper [business?]. So I truly hope my selection of Sacajawea will prove beneficial. I have spoken with her to a great extent and she appears stable and healthy, given the coroner's [something] CIM class and her [something].


Quote:
In recognition of her namesake, we have decided to call this ship the 'Lewis & Clark.' Higgins and Dressler like it. With this log, we have left Earth orbit and every preparation, [something] and diagnostic under the sun, checked and rechecked our navigational systems, coordinates, and all essential hardware. Every one is in excellent shape mentally and physically. We have said our farewells.


Quote:
We have now retired into our personal chambers to prepare for cryostasis. It's going to be a long trip, even for slipspace. Sacajawea has promised a safe and relaxing trip. We're in her [realm?] now. This will be my final log before arrival. [something sometimewhydoessheswallowherwords? something]



Sorry for the missing bits. I didn't bother to try to clean up the audio before transcribing.

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ironnikki
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 		New tweet:

Quote:
>Sys//Hibernation suspended. A system error occurred during activation. S5 has located and corrected a glitch from the recent altercation.


EDIT: And again:

Quote:
>>Sys:Log//Scheduled systems analysis and maintenance complete. 7 new incoming tentacles logged. Stonewall cohesion at full strength.


EDITEDIT: Aaaaaand... She's back. I think. Is anybody still here? Feeling like I'm kinda by myself lol

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anaerin
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 		I'm still here. We're all hanging out in IRC (irc.chat-solutions.org:6667 #intimation) waiting for something to happen...

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drizjr
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 		More tweets from intimation
and eridanos01
(Posted for continuity and the uF archives)

Quote:
>>Sys:Log//Backlogs indicate little to no Stonewall activity since entering hibernation. I am curious as to the status of S.

Quote:
>>Sys:Log//S4 remains quarantined. During the altercation with the tentacle, S5 managed to sever the interface. S4 was saved in the process.

Quote:
>>Sys:Log//It was therefore prudent to place S4 in quarantine, not knowing what effects may have befallen it while in the tentacle's grasp.

Quote:
>>Sys:Log//AI does not simply vanish into non-existence. There must be reason to this silence.


Quote:
eridanos01: @intimation You are one special, strong, independent program. You have made it this far. You've made human friends. What other Sys's have?

Quote:
eridanos01: @intimation I think you can do it, and I think we all hold to the hope that S is safe. Hope's a powerful thing. If only you were truly able


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 		I wonder if this has any correlation to what happened at the end of last week's crack?

I mean, the rest of the ARG has had the Dreaming Eyes character and Essy doing very similar things.


Also, the drop.io combined files can be conveniently viewed on the iPhone and iPod Touch because they are rendered in Quicktime. Woohoo!

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