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Badgerconda
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Called the number.... I'm Canadian, so I can, you know. Do that stuff. Very Happy

It's definitely saying 'sierra tango kilo' which is NATO phonetic code for... 'STK'. But I thought we used that to GET the phone number. So I'm not sure why we're getting that from it...

If you guys want to figure out what kind of a message I should leave, I'll call back, leave it, and keep you posted if I get any kind of a response....

In other news, new event log.... I'm torn, because It's interesting, but I really dislike the crappy 90's special effects that are being used in this series. I understand it's independent and probably on an extremely limited budget, but I'd kind of rather see all the 'way out there' stuff be handled more subtly (like the gatejumping) so it wasn't really an issue. But that's a personal preference....

And based on the postings on his youtube channel, it seems like Zack's going totally paranoid again. he doesn't trust us anymore. Sad

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Seyelback
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GoldenNova wrote:
I called it too. I've been trying to get what it's saying and the best I can come up with is 'Repeat Sierra Tango...Kihilo?' Yeah, I'm not too sure what that K word is, but those words represent the three letters used to get this number, isn't it? Now the question is, what should we leave as a voice message...


Sierra Tango Kilo = S T K , that is the key I used to decode the previous message. I somehow did it without the key that was needed. I guess that recording was the clue to get the letters S T K. So the natural way of doing it would have been: 1) ask AI for the ley, 2) AI gives us telephone number, 3) we use the STK to decode the text in the Archive. We have done something different: 1) Get the telephone through source code of the website, 2) Decipher the text in Archive without the key and 3) figure out what steps we have jumped! Lol So I guess the recording is not important now if that is the only thing it says.

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Seadevil4
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Sent Email to Zach

Okay I maybe scaring Zach even more with the pics I've just sent with the email below, he needs know what the Hooded Nutter is capable of:

Quote:
I'm on your side and have been from the start of this affair. The guy in your dreams is using psychic mind control over you via the artifact stored in the bunker, it is probably amplifying his power.

Not a man to piss off, see attached pics. He is obviously real!

You need to focus. The telephone number has given us a clue, thankyou for ringing it for us.

Call Karen and ask her to come over, show her everything we've sent you. She will help you! Ask her to do a blog.

We are working on how to stop your dreams and get rid of the hooded guy in the pictures.

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Seyelback
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Shocked OMG!!! New event log!!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

New interferences:
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OOO
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Could it be morse? ... --- ... = SOS


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Seyelback
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New blog entry

Seadevil, you are in trouble Laughing

I would stop sending him info on what is going on at this side of the ARG, lol. Zach is going insane Confused Sad

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muse
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At the risk of sounding insensitive... somebody is not a happy camper. Sad Hopefully Zach will respond to my email about us being on his side, but I'm not sure at this point. He's descended pretty completely into paranoia at this point.

Since Lovecraft seems to figure pretty prominently into this... is there anything in his stories that brings the characters OUT of madness/paranoia? Anything that can break the control of outside forces on folks?

And Seyelback, I agree that we ought to retrace our steps! I'd do it myself but I don't really have enough time right now (too many papers to write and presentations to do, sadly).

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Seyelback
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Nah, muse. I think the only thing we have missed was the previous Event log interferences (the binary hangman), and whatever it was it cannot be seen now because the interferences have changed. I assume that it was not important then or it was something we discovered by any other means.

Do you think we should continue to tell Zach what is going on? I think that getting information is giving him more distress than reaffirmation. Sad

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muse
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Ah, thanks much. I think you've got a point there, Seyelback, or maybe we should only have one person contact him? That way there won't be multiple people giving him directions.

Also, have we decided on the message to leave? I'm still all for asking for further instructions on the containment protocol. Sounds legit... right?

Edit: Or hey, to win his trust back/calm him down... I can do a video response to his message later tonight if you all think that'd help. Don't know that it would do any good but putting a face to us might make him less paranoid.

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Seadevil4
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 Sanity Check!

Muse wrote:

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Since Lovecraft seems to figure pretty prominently into this... is there anything in his stories that brings the characters OUT of madness/paranoia?


Err every single story pretty much drives his characters nuts. The Roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu has a Sanity score. If you go insane then you've lost the game.

Staggering blog, truely awesome! I'll see what he replies, before I send anything else. Did you laugh as much as me? Sorry meant to be serious right Wink
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Cortez
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Dear PM,

I think you need a little less black paint beneath your eyes. It looks frankly ridiculous.

Laughing Wink

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muse
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Cortez wrote:
Dear PM,

I think you need a little less black paint beneath your eyes. It looks frankly ridiculous.

Laughing Wink

C


.... lol I wasn't gonna say anything but... Rolling Eyes

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Cobalt Monkey
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Re: Sanity Check!

Seadevil4 wrote:
Muse wrote:

Quote:
Since Lovecraft seems to figure pretty prominently into this... is there anything in his stories that brings the characters OUT of madness/paranoia?


Err every single story pretty much drives his characters nuts. The Roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu has a Sanity score. If you go insane then you've lost the game.

Staggering blog, truely awesome! I'll see what he replies, before I send anything else. Did you laugh as much as me? Sorry meant to be serious right Wink

I really want to play that someday. I'm an experienced TTRPGer, but that's one I've never been able to try. Closest I've gotten is Eternal Darkess: Sanity's Requiem for the Game Cube. Still quite fun. Very Happy

Yeah, he's getting a bit hammy now. lol

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muse
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Mmkay, so if nobody has any objections I'm gonna send Zach a video response on YouTube that basically says:
We're on your side, we're just regular people who are trying to help, and we're trying to concentrate our efforts so you don't get a bunch more differing instructions. Hang in there, etc. etc.

Unless you think that's totally off the mark. XD

I'm also gonna call the phone number and leave a message about containment protocol.

That cool with you all?

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cherrytree98765
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Hm. I can be the contact with him if you want. Since my emails have been pretty mundane. (You seem to have a talent making people mad Seadevil)

I can also leave any message really for that recording.

Something along the lines of

"Containment has been completly breached. There have been deaths on site. Recommend destruction of bunker under any means neccesary."

Something along those lines. Yay for cheesiness on that one.

Just offering up what I can since. I can't be here when updates happen.

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muse
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CherryTree, why don't you go ahead and leave that message, maybe ask about the containment protocol too? That way if whoever it is calls you back we can figure out what the Three Amigos were doing out in the woods.

I'm gonna go ahead and upload that video. I also added that he might want to get in touch with somebody who isn't being affected by whatever is going on out in the bunker, like Karen.

I look/sound like a total goofball and my mic sucks, but whatever. Can't be as cheesy as that last blog of Zach's haha. XD

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