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[Trailhead] The Flux / Richard Keetsun
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Caseys_Mom
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 		[Trailhead] The Flux / Richard Keetsun
Darren Forest
It seems he needs some help really badly. He says: "Looking for ex-Rank 9 Flux Blue Agent, Richard Keetsun, missing as of January 20, 2008. Wanted for information embezzlement."
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Links so far:
FB Page for Darren Forest
MySpace Page
Photobucket Pic with code
Twitter account
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me to Darren:
Quote:

I have noticed your posts both here and on twitter. It looks as if you could use a little help with your efforts. I know of a private group of people who may be able to offer you the help you need. I will contact them today. If there is any information you would like for me to pass along to them, that may help them, please let me know.
-Good luck

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Darren to me:
Quote:

Thank you for your concern. I would indeed appreciate the assistance... like I said, I can't directly ask anyone to try to make contact with anyone directly involved in Keetsune's location, but it will help me to find connections between the pieces of information I have.

The only other thing I can think of regarding the information I've already posted is that the message Pyrus sent me is the most out of place. Why not just send it to me through email rather than through a picture storage website? That's when I got a theory: there may be a second message. Inspecting it in a local computer program, MS Paint, I discovered that the black square in the lower right corner is made of 121 pixels: 11 squared. It might just be a jump to a conclusion, but the lines of pixels starting from the lower left might mean something as well. Unfortunately, due to being... a foreigner of sorts... I'm unfamiliar with some of the nuances of your world's languages, so I simply typed up my messages in this manner, and used my organization's translation software to convert all of them into English, one of the more popular languages of this world. This is also related to why I've posted information in English-dominant web sites as well.

Though, now another question enters my mind: why would Pyrus go out of his way to translate the message to me into English as well... If any of your associates use twitter, please don't hesitate to tell them to use the "@fluxyellow" function to inform me of their theories. Try to limit how many people know about my investigation for the time being. I wouldn't want anyone to go through the trouble of helping me into a dead end, worst case scenario.

In closing, I would also like to request your permission to duplicate and re-transcribe this conversation to my Facebook wall, for those that wish to observe the happenings as they go on. I ask because I don't want to run the risk of someone trying to stop you by whatever means necessary.

Rank E
Flux Yellow
Darren Forest

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I'm not sure yet if I'll get involved much, (or any) with this one yet. I'm having fun with Hallucinine right now. But I wanted to post the info. for anyone that might be interested. So far, this seems to be just now trying to get started.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:53 am
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ASimulacraOfAlex
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 		Solve for the hidden message in the picture:

The pixel heights, in order, are:
Code:

20, 1, 11, 5, 15, 23, 5, 18,, 16, 18, 15, 3, 5, 5, 4, 19,,1, 19,, 19, 3, 5, 4, 21, 12, 5, 4 (double thick 26), 11, 5, 5, 20, 19, 21, 14, 5,, 9, 19,,14, 15,,12, 15, 14, 7, 5, 18,,1,,20, 8,  18, 5, 1, 20, (double thick 26)


And the solve:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):


Take over proceeds as scheduled. Keetsune is no longer a threat.


No clue what the block of pixels means...

Edit:
This seems significant though:
Quote:
After all, the Flux has access to over 12,000,000 types of languages. You may expect there to be more, but in reality, that's only written language. There are many more that are exclusive to audible channels. Many of the written languages matching audial languages actually overlap on each other on many occasions. The best example relating to your would is the use of Kanji in the Chinese and Japanese languages. Many others were invented as a means of code, such as the pixel codec, a language type based on lines of pixelated data matching up with certain languages, and symbols created above those lines to represent specific pronunciations. In this case, there would be a solid block of pixels in a certain number representing significance. In some cases, if the block of pixels is rectangular in shape, with one side being longer than the next, the number of pixels on the lesser side would represent the first sequential letter of the language used. A personal favorite from your world is the alpha-numeric code, where a letter is represented as a number.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:58 pm
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ASimulacraOfAlex
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 		Two new twits:
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#FluxYellow A more detailed description of people involved has been posted on my facebook page as well, including additional comments in continuation.14 minutes ago from web

#FluxYellow A drastic change of profile appearance on http://www.myspace.com/fluxlog Also, the Friend's List is missing; he may have accomplices now.


Lots of new info on his facebook, and just a new layout on myspace.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:12 am
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booba
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 		Hi guys!
The 11x11 square being 121 different colors may be a code book??
although 10x10 (the darker ones) makes more sense to me.

The double column of pixels near the center may or may not have some color coding embedded near the bottom, I don't have the equipment to tell.

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Caseys_Mom
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 		message from Richard
I sent a message to Richard's myspace to introduce myself. And to see what he had to say... He sent me this message:
"As you may have guessed already, I've already figured out the hidden message, as well as the coding behind it. While I would like to conclude that Pyrus sent that message and drag his immolated ass down with me, it may very well be by an unknown mole seeding dissension in the ranks; adding fuel to the fire, if you'll pardon the pun. Due to the nature of the message, there is a chance that the coded message was added by a third party.

One thing I recommend, though: PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY OTHER MESSAGES SENT IN THIS FASHION. The way the cipher is used may change, but the coding process will be similar. Odds are they won't use the same letter-to-number code in the future and there will be other much more difficult clues hidden in the messages, even if those manage to be just a single added or misplaced pixel. Seems we're dealing with someone with a deep attention to ridiculously minuscule details. Nobody should be approached physically, or by any other means of contact aside from e-mail, so if anything happens out of the ordinary regarding how you're contacted, tell them to contact fluxlogSPLATmyspace.com to let me know.

Two very important points to know: One, do NOT tell Darren of the previously mentioned e-mail address, or the whole point of my isolation will become pointless. So please make sure anyone else that is interested in assisting him knows that it is more prevalent that you let him know the hidden message over my contact information. Try not to post the information directly on Facebook of Twitter, for example. If you plan on making a forum or anything of the sort, DO NOT LET DAREN KNOW OF IT, and I may be able to join as a member. Naturally, this includes informing me of the link to the forum.

This leads to the second point: any information you may have regarding possible translations to hidden messages, should be sent to me before sending it to Darren, including how the translation took place, and the ciphers used. In the event that I'm being traced by a seedy element in the Flux itself and I don't know it, it'll be safer for me to merely confirm the accuracy of a third party's theories rather than pose my own.

That said, if there any questions you have regarding my own investigation, let me know and I'll try to answer them in future blog posts."
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 		chat w/Richard
I had a chat with Richard tonight... here's how it went.
Quote:

9/28/2009
10:27 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
can you talk for a min?
……………………………………………………………………
10:27 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
can you talk for a min?
……………………………………………………………………
10:28 PM
FluxBlue:
I think so; what do you need?
……………………………………………………………………
10:29 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
darren is still trying to find you... are you safe?
……………………………………………………………………
10:31 PM
FluxBlue:
So far, yes. A close friend with an A Rank managed to get me access to the AbiliCom

long enough to get a few abilities to me; one to help me teleport between worlds, one

for self-defense, and one item schematic for my Flux Item.
……………………………………………………………………
10:31 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
that's good..
any idea if/who may be trying to frame you? Or if that's what's actually happening?
……………………………………………………………………
10:33 PM
FluxBlue:
Now that I think about it, there ARE more direct ways to track me... If I'm not being

framed, then whoever is trying to do this is using me to distract Darren, any anyone

else from what they're really planning.
...this is what I get for using an uncovered keyboard in the desert...
……………………………………………………………………
10:34 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
that is my thoughts... u think pink nelle and pyrus are working together?
……………………………………………………………………
10:34 PM
FluxBlue:
Sorry if I typo a bit.
definitely not.
I know that for certain.
and her name is Nelle Ryuu; her rank is Pink.
……………………………………………………………………
10:35 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
i still get confused a bit with all the correct terms, i'm sorry
you know this about both of them, or just one?
……………………………………………………………………
10:36 PM
FluxBlue:
Just Nelle. I can definitely trust her. No doubts.
……………………………………………………………………
10:36 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
but not pyrus?
can I contact nelle some way so that I can try to help you both in some way?
……………………………………………………………………
10:37 PM
FluxBlue:
Pyrus hasn't exactly done anything trustworthy, and he doesn't enjoy the fact that I'm

a Psion.
……………………………………………………………………
10:38 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
would he harm Nelle?
……………………………………………………………………
10:38 PM
FluxBlue:
I wouldn't put it past him, but not enough to kill her; only respectable thing about

him is his own respect for life. As for contacting Nelle, if she gets too much

attention herself, she might start being suspected as "an accomplice."
……………………………………………………………………
10:39 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
I understand
……………………………………………………………………
10:39 PM
FluxBlue:
I'll try to get in touch with her, and see if she can't get a program set up to

contact anyone interested indiscretly.
……………………………………………………………………
10:39 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
is there some way i can help? is there something i may need to tell darren?
……………………………………………………………………
10:41 PM
FluxBlue:
Darren's the type to analyze everything; ebven if you tell him something, unless

there's an associated item or message to it, he'll overanalyze it to the point of

making it invalid.
...freaking sand!
……………………………………………………………………
10:41 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
lol... yeah, that stuff will get everywhere
……………………………………………………………………
10:42 PM
FluxBlue:
I should've gotten one of those rubber keyboard covers from your world; those things

are perfect for these kinds of situaitons.
Anyways, if it's okay, do you mind if I post this conversation to my log? I want to

ask first before I just jump right to it.
……………………………………………………………………
10:43 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
sue, no problem here
sure
is the world you are in now very beautiful?
I would hope so
……………………………………………………………………
10:44 PM
FluxBlue:
...ever read the Chronicles of Amber?
……………………………………………………………………
10:45 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
no, I haven't... Sad
……………………………………………………………………
10:46 PM
FluxBlue:
It's a good read; a guy with no memory discovers that he not only is royalty from a

different plane of existance, but that he can use his mind to shift changes in the

world around him to go to other places, in the book called worlds of Shadow.
……………………………………………………………………
10:47 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
I might have to check on that. Sounds very interesting
……………………………………………………………………
10:49 PM
FluxBlue:
I think I should get going before I attract attention. In the meantime, keep an eye on

anything Darren says that might be out of the ordinary from what he usually writes.

The guy is VERY precise; any mistakes he sees, he removes and corrects them the moment

he finds them.
……………………………………………………………………
10:49 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
I've already called him out on one.. earlier
should I not have done that?
……………………………………………………………………
10:50 PM
FluxBlue:
Did you? Lemme check.
……………………………………………………………………
10:50 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
He deleted it already
……………………………………………………………………
10:50 PM
FluxBlue:
...what was the mistake about?
……………………………………………………………………
10:51 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
He was saying that you had posted a new entry on your blog here... but he called YOU

Darren, not Richard
I just assumed he must have been very tired
……………………………………………………………………
10:53 PM
FluxBlue:
Fatigue and a lack of fingers wouldn't keep him from being precise, let alone making

that kind of mistake. We may need to keep in mind the possibility of him already being

dealt with and an impersonator taking his place now. Comment on a recent post of his

regarding the previous name mistake. If he goes out of his way to deny it, it's most

likely an impostor. He's not the type to lie about something so trivial.
……………………………………………………………………
10:54 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
I can do that. I have not told him anything.
I am loyal to you...
I will only tell him what you choose for me to.
……………………………………………………………………
10:55 PM
FluxBlue:
Thanks. I appreciate the support.
……………………………………………………………………
10:56 PM
AtomicSnowflake:
You just focus on staying safe...
……………………………………………………………………
10:56 PM
FluxBlue:
All right. Thanks again.
……………………………………………………………………

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Darren Forest
As you know, I've been requesting help with decoding messages. As it turns out, I've gotten a rather large, and peculiar, one this time around. To let you know, this also has a symbol in the lower right corner, but it's different. I... assume it's either a different code or a preventive seal for tampering, since I don't see any lines on it like the first message. [TBC]Read More
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Regardless, it'll take some time to get this thing converted, and hopefully, it isn't exposed to the internet before I'm able to complete the transfer. It'll take about 4 or 5 days, with a +/- 3 days chance of error based on upload speed.


No picture yet, however.
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