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AngriBuddhist
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 		[META] Message in a Bottle (S.O.S.)
Dana suggested that we get creative in our axon attempts so:

In response to a thread about getting help from Slashdot, this has been
written in an attempt to recruit the help we seem to need in getting the
remaining axons and .wav files. It has no direct links to these forums so
should not draw a huge influx of users. Be creative in where you put this
and post a link to it here.
Thanks to everyone for their input, especially "vpisteve" for not only
providing some links but also for creating one or two.


Hello,

We members of the Unfiction Unforums, in relation to the Ilovebees.com
(ILB) mystery, are here to ask for your assistance. This Alternate Reality
Game (or ARG) is starting to require more man power than we can
muster so any help would be appreciated.

Already, many of us have taken hours (if not days) off from work and
the excuses for why we need every Tuesday off have run dry. Believe
us, telling your Boss that you need to go answer a phone call sent by an
A.I. from the future just doesn't cut it.

To explain what we are asking, let me sum up our current situation.

The fictional story of ILB takes place in two distinct timeframes.
Part of the story takes place now, in 2004. These events take place in
realtime and allow us to interact with them.

The other part is in the Halo universe and appears to take place
sometime between Halo and Halo2. These events are presented to us in
pre-recorded .wav files that we must unlock through the previously
mentioned interaction.

In the future a human, military class, space vessel, the Apocolypso,
is on the outskirts of colonization. Among the many occupants of this
ship are a Castaway, an A.I., and a possible Covenant virus. During
routine flight a strange object is detected and brought on board. It
is small, locked, and might be of either Covenant or Forerunner origin.

Shortly after, the Apocolypso comes bursting out of slipstream (warp)
outside of Earth's atmosphere and crashes onto the planet.

The reason for this is unknown and seems to be hidden away in the
locked .wav files.

We do know however that somehow the crash causes an odd time
anomoly. The shipboard A.I. is somehow transported into our time onto
ILB, but due to the accident has limited functionality and has suffered a
loss of memory.

At this point in the game, the A.I. (who believes that we are it's crew) is
in contact with a counterpart in the Halo/Halo2 timeframe and is receiving
the aforementioned .wav files. In turn, with hopes that we will be able to
help understand them, it is transmitting these files to us in multiple pieces.

We started receiving these files on August 24th in the form of longitude
and latitude coordinates with very specific times. These coords were
grouped into about 30 sets and all represent the location of payphones
all across the U.S.

The first sets required us to correctly answer 2/7 telephones before the
.wav was unlocked. The second, 3/9. The third, 5/12.

The third and most current is moving along slowly but is almost finished.
Next Tuesday (9/14), however, would appear to be the fourth, last, and
most difficult, most likely requiring 8 or 9 out of 12 or 13 correctly
answered telephones. This will probably total around 200-240 separate
locations out of 408 total. As these calls all range from 6a.m. to 7p.m.,
you can see where our problem lies.

If unsuccessfull, these calls do repeat themselves everyday at the same
location and time.

If anyone has any interest in giving us a helping hand, here is a
comprehensive list of all locations, times, maps and instructions on how
to correctly answer these calls.

Locations/Times/Instructions-
http://www.argn.com/ilbmirrors/princess2-coords.html
NOTE: The proper response is 'GREENE" and the Times listed are Pacific
Daylight Time.

Answered/Unanswered Phones (9/14)-
http://ilovebees.com/comatas.html

A brief plot summary is located in the sidebar of this page-
http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/

Here are the .wav files that we have pieced together so far.
http://www.argn.com/archives/ilb/ (pieces/merged)
NOTE: To listen to the organized pieces goto "Assembled Files".

Thank you,
Beekeepers

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 		Submitted to:

Slashdot- http://slashdot.org/
Titled "ILB's Message in a Bottle"

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 		Posted at:

Bungie.net-
http://bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=673936&viewreplies=true
New Post- Titled "ILB's Message in a Bottle (S.O.S.)"

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 		You might want to try the Penny-Arcade forums... They have a thing about having a list of fellow forum posters who are also on XBox Live who are also not massive asshats. Very Happy
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AngriBuddhist
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 		Posted at:

Penny-Arcade Forums-
http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3295167#3295167
Titled "ILB's Message in a Bottle (S.O.S.)"

Reply: Possible 2 Chicago axons
Reply: Possible 17:55 PDT 43.0605 -88.022706 Wauwatosa Wisconsin
Reply: 41.933446 | -87.645575 | Chicago (completed by raza)
Reply: Possible Palo Alto, California
Reply: Eugene, OR (completed by slacktron)
Reply: Possible Northern Virginia/DC area

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 		Posted at:

Ascifi.com "The Science Fiction Portal"-
http://www.ascifi.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20874
Titled "ILB's Message in a Bottle (S.O.S.)"

PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:16 am
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 		I thought I'd point out that the one you posted on the bungie forums isn't linkable from the main site (it's on 'forum=0' for some reason) Maybe you could repost it into a differrent forum.
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 		Posted (with minor changes to reflect current info) at IGN forums in the "Official Ilovebees Thread"

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=63689765&start=67599329

Don't think it'll garner much success, though; despite the long thread, there only seem to be a few folks who really care at this point.

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Ripp
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 		Hey folks, wanted to drop in here after I saw the post on the PA forums. Just FYI, in addition to a couple folks heading down to the wrigley field locations in chicago, we've also got a couple people going to the Wauwatosa, WI location. I'm going to head there myself if I can.

We've got 20-30 people on the PA forums that have been following this from the get-go. Most of us aren't near any of the axons posted, but we'll help in any way we can.

Has anyone thought about sending out a press release to local newspapers in some of the areas drawing a low turnout? They may not run it, but it might be worth a shot. Sorry if it's trout, just trying to help!

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 		Slashdot
Made a submission to /. also

everyone with a high-karma account at /. should do the same, as all of you slashdotters know, 100 people can submit the story, but out of nowhere the crazy editors will run it

So submit to slashdot! The method i used was view source then just copy pasted (to keep links intact and formatting pretty)


We need help!! go out there!

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Oea
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 		Might I suggest
Making an easy to remember domain name that is JUST the first post of this topic, links and all...

Maybe we can use this viral technique to our advantage, an easy to remember URL, give it to your friends, have your friends give it to THEIR friends, et al...

worth a shot, anyone have hosting?

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 		Ripp wrote:

Quote:
Hey folks, wanted to drop in here after I saw the post on the PA forums. Just FYI, in addition to a couple folks heading down to the wrigley field locations in chicago, we've also got a couple people going to the Wauwatosa, WI location. I'm going to head there myself if I can.


Hey, thank you for getting involved and welcome to the Beekeepers.

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 		Also posted:

IGN- http://boards.ign.com/Halo/b5240/67626539/?0
New thread instead of 122 pg. ILB thread titled
"ILB's Message in a Bottle (S.O.S.)"

Reply: I have to get this location cordanites, they're here in Billings
45.783776 -108.501980

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 		The PA Forum post has already brought 2 axons with at atleast 6-7
more possible. Can anyone suggest other places to post this?

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AngriBuddhist wrote:
The PA Forum post has already brought 2 axons with at atleast 6-7
more possible.


Wooo!
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