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[Trailhead] Karen is Missing
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wastedtime
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The original emails, like the ones with the DSM codes, were signed off Joseph B, weren't they? Then it changed to being from Jon B, and the tone changed? I don't have time right now to go back and check, I'm just throwing it out there now for discussion and I'll look it all up later - but if I remember correctly, Joseph sent us some emails, with coded messages behind them (as if he had to get something past someone watching what he did - Pattern?) then the tone of his messages changed and he started signing off as Jon? I think what he's saying is that's a sign of who/which messages to trust.
My theory right now, though I still need to go back and check it when I have time: Jon is someone else, possibly Pattern, who took over Joseph's email to give us false info and maybe lure us off the trail, and then Joseph's only way of messaging us was to send codes as and when he could get back into his hijacked account.

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Amalie
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Whoaaaakay. So I just got this
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Dead Man's Switch notification service donotreplySPLATdeadmansswitch.net via m3kw2wvrgufz5godrsrytgd7.apphosting.bounces.google.com
8:01 PM (13 minutes ago)

to me
Hello,
this is an automated email sent from http://www.deadmansswitch.net. Please
do not discard it; it is not spam.

karenismissingSPLATmail.com arranged for you to receive the following message
after we did not receive a reply from them in some time, and we haven't
been able to contact them for that time.

If you have any questions, please email us at supportSPLATdeadmansswitch.net.

They wanted you to know the following:

I don't know who to trust, but I think I can trust you.

Please don't prove me wrong.

I'm setting this up in case 'a friend' can't get those two emails to me in time.

mail.com

[there was a password here, but I'm not sure if we should all be logging in or not. If you think it's okay, I'll give it to you.]

This is your account now, your turn to be a mole. Please don't fuck it up. Stay in character.
-Joseph Blackwell


And this email was unread in the account, from Theodore Shane:
Quote:
We can discuss that matter further later- for now, just keep him alive. (other than that, anything else goes. we don't have anything we need him to say just yet, but you deserve a little fun- just make sure he stays breathing and at least semi-conscious)

Try to see if there's any way you can retrieve those emails. We need to know what they know, so we can earn their trust.

I'll let the head know that the first draft site has been found, maybe they'll get their asses in gear making the thing look more presentable... Any news on when the 'official' one goes live? We need to- well, advertise... Deadline's coming up. Get someone on website creation that isn't Dean. He's slow and doesn't know what he's doing and I don't have the time to waste doing it. Put an ad in the newpaper if you need to. Just get us someone we can NDA.


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jon B. <karenismissing> wrote:
Yes Mr. Blackwell has served his use. Are you sure we should kill him though? He does have a history with us-- I'm sorry for speaking out of turn, but honestly. We can just hold him, no need for blood.

I'll get back to you on the emails, I'm somewhat busy right now. Next weekly report. The names look familiar- though without the actual addresses we have nothing solid. They know about Lockwood, and the rest I'll have to go back through the emails and figure out what they mentioned and didn't mention.

----- Original Message -----
From: Theodore Shane
Sent: 04/09/13 03:43 PM
To: karenismissingSPLATmail.com
Subject: Weekly Report- 4/9/13

So far we've gotten three emails. Cross check them to see if they match the ones who have emailed you.

"Rebecca" [this one is me, Amalie's my middle name and I go by both]
"Alex"
"A Friend"

I'm working on getting close to them where I can, but I need to know for sure if they're going to be a liability or just an annoyance. They know about Karen, but we need to know what else they know.

If I need to I can send someone to deal with them- set up a meeting in person or something, ambush- we have plenty of time, plenty of options.

Speaking of dealing with things, how is it on your end? Joseph been taken care of yet?

You know what to do once you get this.




Thank you for your help- Jon


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wastedtime
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This is big. Wow.
Just to clarify - both Alex and 'A Friend' are me (different accounts so they wouldn't get suspicious), and Jon's request for emails happened while I was at work, so I didn't answer for a while, which is why he was concerned about time. Worked out well though, it means we got his three part message AND the deadmans.
Where should we go from here? Nothing too risky I guess, don't want to break cover... Were there any other emails in the account? Anything in junk or trash that hasn't been deleted properly? This could have some great info.

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Amalie
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wastedtime wrote:
This is big. Wow.
Just to clarify - both Alex and 'A Friend' are me (different accounts so they wouldn't get suspicious), and Jon's request for emails happened while I was at work, so I didn't answer for a while, which is why he was concerned about time. Worked out well though, it means we got his three part message AND the deadmans.
Where should we go from here? Nothing too risky I guess, don't want to break cover... Were there any other emails in the account? Anything in junk or trash that hasn't been deleted properly? This could have some great info.


The only other emails are the three he sent us (did we have all three of them posted here? If not, I'll repost them) and emails to Shane.

Edit: Should we tell Nicole and Karen what's happened to Blackwell? And what do we reply to Shane? Not really sure how to play this one.

Edit 2: I could give Shane my email address, saying that I extracted it from Blackwell. Maybe they'll give us some hints as they try to "earn our trust"?

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So we try and get info from them by making them think they're gaining our trust (although it could easily just be made up to make Pattern look innocent, bare in mind people could bias anything) and try and think of messages to send as Jon to get info, but without making it clear we have the account? Well, Amalie has the account.

Also, Karen/Fray is finally going to find out about this. Since we know most, and it's so complex, we're invited to help break it to her: on this chatroom on Monday, 6pm their time.

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mrshomersimpson
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lets all hold that thought for a second..


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nicolefira​@gmail.com (userSPLATchatzy.com)Add to contacts 19:15
To: mrshomersimpsonSPLAThotmail.com

Hey it's me. [sorry for the lame reference but I wanted it to be something understandable but not too well-known] I don't wanna share my name because you never know, and you guys know who I am anyway.

Anyway. We need to explain things to Fray, this is getting wayyy out of hand to keep her in the dark- I think it'd be best to have you guys explain too.

Monday at 6PM, my time zone.


seems like we have us a livechat! WHOOP..

so might be worth holding onto everything until we speak to nicola and fray Smile

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Amalie
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Got this from Nicole yesterday. Haven't replied yet.
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nicolefiraSPLATgmail.com
9:17 PM (15 hours ago)

to me
No, Assassination City isn't here- Death Row Rumblers are though, so 's still cool.

She's freaking out with all the tattoos and funky hair... XD this one Lead Jammer is crazy awesome though, won like 20 Grand Slams already. (Burbon Barbie? XD)
'S nice ta just relax...
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

And there was a picture: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxVzbCO4YUAPaTczc3drWmVqRVE/edit?usp=sharing

Edit: It's kind of weird that she's starting spelling like this. Sort of like Taylor?
Edit 2: She wrote me this
Quote:
Ah goddamn... My bad. That was meant for my mom, whoops! D:

Edit 3: So Nicole found her camera sitting on her bed. It has a memory card in it that isn't hers, and I am trying to get her to send the file to me. She doesn't know who put the camera on her bed, which is super creepy.
Edit 4: Nicole just gchatted me:
Quote:
12:26 AM
Nicole: poke?
12:27 AM
me: Hi!
12:28 AM
Nicole: I'm trying to attach it, 's not working. File's too big. i'm trying google drive or whatnot but that's being a pain too. I think I'll just put it on my YT maybe. I really don't know what to make of it at all.

headdesks It's still stuck at 1%

me: Okay, that sounds like an idea. As long as, you know, other people won't find it.

Have you looked at it/listened to it?

Nicole: I can put it on private.
12:29 AM
me: Perfect.

Or unlisted or whatever that setting is.

Nicole: Yea, dowloaded a converter and watched it. it's... weird. Apparently whoever it was managed to get a hold of the memory card that was in the camera to start with (which i guess is a 'no duh' but still)
12:30 AM
me: Was there anything on the memory card that could potentially be bad if the wrong people got it?

Also, do you think the video was made by Mr. Blackwell?
12:31 AM
Nicole: No, just the one video

and I have no idea, really.

me: And what about the memory card that was in there before?

Nicole: Gone ;n;

me: Do you remember what was on that?
12:32 AM
Nicole: * curls up in ball of sad * all my pictures... 3:

me: Aww, I'm sorry.

Maybe it'll turn up!

Nicole: I hope so. ;;

me: In the meantime, I should be going to bed. Work in the morning. Send me a link once you have the video up and I'll forward it to the others!

Nicole: Gotcha

Night!
12:33 AM
* hug *

me: I also don't think I'll be able to be at the chat tomorrow, but hoping to catch up tomorrow night.

Have a good and hopefully uneventful and unstrange night!

Nicole: Yea, youtube says it'll be about 135 minutes (wtf....) so i'll link it tomorrow

Ahaha, you too.

me: Okay, sounds good.

Nicole: Yea, I'll make an archive of the chat for whoever can't make it.

me: That sounds great, thanks!

Talk to you tomorrow!


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Amalie
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Nicole just sent me this.

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http://m.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-rim&hl=en_US&gl=US&v=DYYanL9VgI8

Sorry, out with a friend (+Fray, nach. Just a nice day out before we totally destroy her world tonight. ;n; ) so I only got the mobile one but I think if you mess around with the url it'll give you the normal site too. Let me know if you find anything out. I saw a QR code but my blackberry's an ass and wouldn't scan it. (Need a new phone..:/)

Anyway. Yea. Apparently we're all going to the dollar theater to see Warm Bodies (again) xD so my phone'll be off but I can still get emails so just lemme know if you guys find anything. (God that audio is creepy)
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®


Edit: QR code leads to this (when the colors are inverted): http://gh0uls-0f-h0rr0r.tumblr.com/
I am at work, so I can't actually really watch any of these videos right now, but you should check it out!

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the video is of dark0 is it not ? he talks of braking into the scraps head quarters with someone called the fox (miss fox), the fox made it out with a box (with just a clipped wing), but darko was caught, the fox needs to return the journal or "the rabbit will be left to the hounds". looks like dark0s real name is peter couldnt catch his last name sounds like long or low or somthing.
there is a google map link with the video it leads here
vetoni's on main
620 Main Street
Garland, TX 75040
(972) 272-9058


also just above the google map link is these numbers
4.25.13.6-8p

i dont know what they mean ?

also what time zone is Nicole in so i know what time GMT to come for the chat, we will need to tell her about darko

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sorry double post on my phone, anyway i think i know what the numbers are 25th of April 2013 at the vetoni resturant, think they want some of us to go there between 6pm and 8pm,

hope one of you guys can go. no can do being in england and all

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I'm pretty sure it's at midnight here njberry. Wish I could make it, make sure to keep everyone on our side yeah? Dark0's already uncomfortable sharing stuff with us (might not be an issue for much longer though...), we have to keep everyone happy to all options open.

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Amalie
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Yeah, I unfortunately can't make it. Going to be leaving work right about then.

Edit: The audio from the memory card video seems to be from this: http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s149dementia.html

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my sleep pattern is rubbish so ill be up, any thing you want to say tell me and ill drop it in during the chat Very Happy

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njberry wrote:
my sleep pattern is rubbish so ill be up, any thing you want to say tell me and ill drop it in during the chat Very Happy


- We should probably tell them both about the video and, especially, the Dark0 video that was linked to.
- If none of us can make it to Texas (which I'm guessing we can't), we could ask if Nicole or Karen would be up for negotiating.
- We should also ask who the Fox is and where and how we can find her.
- Can we ask about Lockwood? Blackwell seems to have thought it very important that we find him.

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I'll probably be up, internet's getting switched off at 11 today though, for... Something. Not too sure.
Karen doesn't know anything about her dad yet, so that'll be important. I told Nicole her dad was a) still around and cared for her, never wanted to give her up, and b) probably dead, and she didn't know how to break it to Karen/Fray. So she needs to know that.
Explain what we know about Pattern and Jon B, Joseph's messages from Jon's account, and how we got it so she knows we're on her side. Break the news about her dad to her, but obviously that's going to be pretty hard-hitting news. Hell, she might even leave shortly after finding out, so idk if that should go at the end - play it by ear maybe? Amalie's suggestions too.
I think Lockwood is an important factor, it was practically Joseph's dying wish for us to find out about him. There's something big there.

By the way, has Jon B's account been used yet, out of interest?

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