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[LOCKED] I GOT A PHONE CALL!!!
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chancesend
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Joined: 08 Oct 2003
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Location: Colorado, USA

I GOT A PHONE CALL!!!

This thing SPOOKED me out, and I believe it has to do with MetaCortechs.

Call came in at 6:34pm MST from "Unknown" (Meaning that call ID was blocked).

A recorded message started up with what seemed to be music and some ambience. Very hard to hear. Then a voice comes in, but it is VERY distorted/effected. Seems like someone put their voice through a ring modulator (for those of you who do any kind of effects processing). There was not one, but quite a few distinct voices. Perhaps a conversation? I didn't catch much of anything except for one phrase:

"What do you think you're doing?"

This seemed to have been answered by someone else, but I couldn't understand. As I said, these voices were garbled / distorted as to make it difficult to hear.

Total call time: 45 seconds.

If anyone has access to a call-recording setup and has called the mailbox numbers for various MetaCortechs employees, better be ready. If this IS related to the game, that would be awesome!

If it is part of the game, here's my gut reaction as to what it might have been: This was supposed to be a character who is living outside the matrix, calling his/her operator. However, he perhaps misdialed and called my number instead. Hmm...

[Moderators: I know this should go into Character Interactions, but no one checks there. Please feel free to move it.]

And no, this is not a Halloween prank. I actually received this call. Too bad I answered it, otherwise my voicemail might have recorded it.
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yanka
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Haven't even read your post, but I back you up!! Yay, I have not lost my mind!!!

Edit - check out metacortechs!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:48 pm
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katieshrike
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I just got one too!

PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:49 pm
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Alice
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Joined: 13 Oct 2003
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I got one too

Unfortunately, my boyfriend answered and refused to give me the phone until the last few seconds, so all I heard was, "Everything's going to be a-ok." I tried to call back but of course it didn't work.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:52 pm
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yanka
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Didn't you guys hear the word "aqaupoli"? I'm looking for metacortechs #s now; my caller id showed "out of area" as well. Do you think they can call the same # more than once so we could actually record it?
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XtRaVa
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any idea what dial code i would have to put in front of the fone numbers in order to fone from england?

ty

PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:56 pm
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yanka
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Metacortechs #s (hurry up and call) can be found here

Somebody PLEASE manage to record this!!
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XtRaVa
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erm...that doesnt help me fone from england =/ i already know the numbers...just not what i need to dial to call to US, like if you guys fone me in england, ud have to dial +44, so what do i need to dial to fone there? surely u know? lol

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Duluoz
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I posted a copy of the phone call to the Interactions forum.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:32 pm
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Moriar
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U need +1
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XtRaVa
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cool ill try.

sounds like in the call someone says "zeus what do you think you're doing"

still trying to make out the bits that are difficult.

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BrianEnigma
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Part of the background music sounds kind of like the stuff from the first Flash file from Scratch (the one where we were trying to decypher the typing or snare drums or whatever at the end). MAN...this stuff is making me late to a Halloween party. Curse you PM's!

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downhere
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Joined: 14 Oct 2003
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The tones sound like a really slow modem. (in the background)
Voice is clear, conversation between Operator, user and then computer. Notice the tones don't come on until after the initiation voice message (sounds like basic radio operator talk. Human, air hitting against the mike.) Something "A ok" + "Basic security" Sounds of zapping, bewildered female. Sounds of the machine taking over.

Actually to me it sounds like a recorded section from a bit of a movie, except for the rather dubious audio statiky quality. Can't really hear much, suggest playing it backwards, suggest raising the pitch of the really faint computer voice.

Are we even sure the first part is in English?

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XtRaVa
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shouldnt an admin come in right about now, and tell us to discuss this stuff in the interaction bit? lol

anyway thats where I've been talking about it with a few others mostly...
check out: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2991

its 2.55am here, so im not late for any parties Razz

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niobexrev
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Oh, okay so apparently I was the wrong one when I said you were stupid if you post your phone number in this ARG... Crying or Very sad And now because I gave them a 555 phone number I guess I'll be missing out on this action. Oh well. I just hope the puzzle isn't solved over the phone. (Please PMs for the sake of those of us who do not have access to this action don't let it end that way).

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