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[Trailhead] Stork Watch
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FORMe2p00p0n
Greenhorn

Joined: 14 Mar 2012
Posts: 7

Bam!!! got it!! ***king been up ALL night

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
combine both Morse Codes from the sound bit into a website name

http://2516141519422222016518.com/


Screenshot (in case it changes):

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/ca4f62ec3c.jpg



So i went to the part where you can type something and then this started happening...... so cool ...... ( > represents what I typed in the site & ** represents my thoughts)

office 0/1
TOBOT
An Adaptive Recording by T.C.Crowe
Release 0 / Serial number 120315 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)

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office

>play
That noun did not make sense in this context.

>HELP
That noun did not make sense in this context.

**looked up "noun did not make sense in this context" and found this website - http://inform7.com/learn/man/ex435.html - after a bit of reading (IT'S HUGE) it told me how to reply to it.....go figure....

>For once, you're at a loss for anything to say
You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.

**I tried a couple few things to test the water then went back to inform7 and found the "go to" command...

>go to lab
You can't see any such thing.

**I tried a couple/few objects and places and got the same answer... decided to use the "talk about" command

>talk about alex
(addressing the TOBOT)
You've activated the record.

The TOBOT does not respond.

>talk about alex felts
I only understood you as far as wanting to talk about Alex.


...and I'm about to pass out and need to be up in 6hrs...

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>go
You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:25 am
Last edited by FORMe2p00p0n on Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:42 am; edited 2 times in total
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AUZ505
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Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 1599
Location: Germany

for some reason the "panorama" background image does not show up in my IE browser and in Firefox there is only a small image. The image can be found here:
http://www.dermandar.com/p/bYANaH and was uploaded by "meredithmed79"

Some more text from the z-machine:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

>look
OFFICE

>exits
It would seem there is nowhere to go

>search
(the TOBOT)
You find nothing of interest.

>look tobot
This is a recording of a kind. Unfortunately for you, I'm not far away enough yet. The machine will work when I'm safe. Or when it doesn't matter.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:10 am
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cherrytree98765
Entrenched


Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Posts: 849

I may just lurk mostly on this one as it seems interesting enough at the moment.

About that new website it seems I hit the right command randomly

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Me: Speak
(hello to the TOBOT)
You have activated the record. "Your letter scared me badly. But you weren't as an0nym0us as you thought. I know about your connection to this whole thing, and I know about you.

But it doesn't matter. As long as it's you, and not Safenet. I've taken a gamble leaving this behind, but I can't just let all my work be destroyed. It may be that the world is not ready for it, but I won't believe that it is evil.

I hope this is useful to you. I made it hastily, but I think that it will not attract Safenet attention. At least not at first. Once I'm far enough away, the restrictions on the record will come off. For better or worse."

(You could ask him about Stork, Safenet or Alex.)

Me: STORK
Retrieving record.

"You could say I was too idealistic. That I didn't see every angle. I can't say more for now.

Me: SAFENET

Retrieving record. "They're not just investors. Rather, they're not just investing in Stork. But they have plans for the technology, plans that even I, in my blind desire to see this project through, couldn't abide. There's no consideration of ethics in the entire organization."

Me: ALEX

Retrieving record. "Whatever happens to me, Alex is innocent. But Safenet doesn't care about that."


PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:15 am
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AUZ505
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One more dialogue with Tobot:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

>bye
Deactivating the record.

"Don't let them stop you. I thought the work was too important."

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:51 am
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stee_w
Boot

Joined: 15 Mar 2012
Posts: 33
Location: Newcastle, U.K.

Ooooh, just caught up with this!

Quote:
The timer runs out at 5pm your local time so for example mine still has 90 minutes to go.

Glad i'm not going mad then; I thought it was showing as zero when i checked!!

Few observations, but no further forward Sad

Has anyone else noticed that the background is a 360 degree panoramic and zoomable picture? (click the picture itself to the left of the 'TOBOT' and then use it like google maps...)

There's a note on the filing cabinet, but the picture doesn't seem to be high enough resolution to make out what's on it

There is something on the PC screen, but, again, unable to make out due to the resolution Evil or Very Mad

Not sure of relevance, but Obama's book seems to be the only thing that is able to be made out clearly

Gonna keep searching and see what I can find (if anything)!

edit: entered "Score" and got:
Quote:
You have so far scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 45 turns
[/i]

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:48 am
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wintermute740
Boot

Joined: 12 Sep 2006
Posts: 21
Location: Lancaster, OH

FORMe2p00p0n wrote:
Found this site with username and password

http://www.storkwatch.net/



Good find. We have a password from the video, but what's the username?

'mute

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stee_w
Boot

Joined: 15 Mar 2012
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Location: Newcastle, U.K.

OK, been playing around with TOBOT all day (supposed to be working, but meh!)

Commands seem to be standard old-school text gaming ones (i.e. look..., go..., etc.) but nothing seems to be active as yet though; all the recognised commands seem to return 'You can't see any such thing / You see nothing unexpected in that direction' type responses.

I've had some fun trying the different commands (try entering 'jump', 'kill' or a swearword...), but no further forward. Sad

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:12 am
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wintermute740
Boot

Joined: 12 Sep 2006
Posts: 21
Location: Lancaster, OH

Drake Savory wrote:
The large building in the picture on Alex's FB account is the Blackstone Apartments in Chicago. Is he there? Or is it someone he is following?


I wonder if the security cam footage is also at the Blackstone Apartments? If so, is it enough to pinpoint a potential dead drop?

'mute

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Drake Savory
Boot

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I contacted Alex via FB message and email 2 days about Blackstone. Still no reply. I'd love to play with that new webpage but I'm out of town for the weekend.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:55 pm
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FuzzyGoodle
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Joined: 10 Feb 2012
Posts: 125

This is really cool! My favorite thing so far has been
Quote:
>sniff
You smell nothing unexpected.

I'm pretty sure more of this will become active later, mostly because of
Quote:
>tobot
This is a recording of a kind. Unfortunately for you, I'm not far away enough yet. The machine will work when I'm safe. Or when it doesn't matter.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:06 pm
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wintermute740
Boot

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Couple of more thoughts: Who's voice is it on the file at whatisstork.com? Alex, or Dr. Crowe? Where is his flight going? And why is he so freaked out about his watch?

'mute

Edit: Pretty obvious on re-listen that the recording is Dr. Crowe, since he makes references to his work and I suspect that Alex is a minor (based on the date on the ultrasound), so wouldn't have been making that reference...

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Jaames
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Well first then, on the first video, there's flashes of random stuff and flashing images of words, the caps of all of them spells out, "TOBIAS" and the only way you can get to "http://finallevel.net" is if you go to it through the whatisstork.com website, and so I signed up for the Forums, although there's nothing terribly useful up there, and the last thing, is, the TOBOT thing.. I tried the "go" command,

Quote:
>hello
(addressing the TOBOT)
You have activated the record. "Your letter scared me badly. But you weren't as anonymous as you thought. I know about your connection to this whole thing and I know about you.

But it doesn't matter. As long as it's you, and not Safenet. I've taken a gamble leaving this behind, but I can't just let all this be destroyed. It may be that the world is not ready for it, but I won't believe that it is evil.

I hope this is useful to you. I made it hastily, but I think that it will not attract Safenet attention. At least not at first. Once I'm far enough away, the restrictions on the record will come off. For better or worse.

(You could ask him about STORK, SAFENET, ALEX.)

>STORK
Retrieving record.

"You could say I was too idealistic. That I didn't see every angle. I can't say more for now."

>SAFENET
Retrieving record. "They're not just investors. Rather, they're not just investing in Stork. But they have plans for the technology, Plans that even I, in my blind desire to see this project through, couldn't abide. There's no consideration of ethnics in the entire organization.

>ALEX
Retrieving record. "Whatever happens to me, Alex is innocent. But Safenet doesn't care about that."


And nothing else you do has any significance.

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Jaames
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Joined: 18 Mar 2012
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RECOVERY-OTHER

And there's also the files, the RECOVERY-OTHER file has,

Quote:
Terms of Agreement

December 8 1995

Dear ______
I've decided that in my interest of the continuation of _______
I am willing to meet with _______ given that several conditions are met.

I must insist that we protect the identities of the ______ at all costs. The _____ merger changes nothing. I risked everything to realize a dream and I can't have it compromised by the name. _________. You're aware ______ aspects of my research ______ and the problematic nature of _________ Consider changing the project name to _______ if we are to go forward with this project.

Furthermore, I must remain lead researcher on this team. This is a condition of your purchase and is non-negotiable. The terms of my contract are laid out in detail under seperate cover

Sincere regards,
Dr. _______


Quote-for-quote what it says, the "________" represents a blacked out word.

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Jaames
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Well, as of now, Alex Felts, has just accepted my friend request.

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FuzzyGoodle
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Joined: 10 Feb 2012
Posts: 125

Hey Jaames! Nice to have you aboard! Just a suggestion, make sure something hasn't already been posted before you post it again. And double-posting (posting multiple times in a row) is generally frowned upon on forums. There's a nice little edit button that you can use to add things to your posts, but make sure you say what you changed Very Happy

What do you guys make of the new video that's up on Alex's facebook page? I feel like he's trying to tell us where he is. I can make out the sign at about 0:10 that says something along the lines of
Quote:
NOTICE
THIS IS A U.S COAST GUARD MARSEC AREA

And the same sign (which is an official, real sign that was almost certainly there already, in case anyone wonders otherwise) shows up multiple times throughout the video. Since he is presumably still in Chicago, can anyone familiar with the area identify it?

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