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[Oea]

[META] Sides? WHo should we trust?

[Atrophied]

A few points:

1) You seem to be forgetting that we're all in on this game together. Everyone is working hard to solve each puzzle as it comes along.

2) If you suddenly start alienating those people who have been getting the most axons, how long do you think that they'll keep going out for them? How would you feel if you were being accused of impeding the game? Would you be inclined to offer as much support as you have been doing (if in fact you have been answering payphones or solving puzzles)?

3) Xnbomb, Krystyn and a few of the other 'crew' have played ARGs before. I think we should trust their judgement before we start accusing them of any wrongdoings.

4) We don't know for sure that the Flea has influenced Melissa in any way other than to stop her deleting it. It is pure [spec] to say otherwise.

I would also like to say that the 'crew' has my full support in using their own judgement to continue/further the game. Hopefully we will get more 'crew' when the new set of axons go hot on Tuesday, until then, I have to say thanks to all who have put in the time, effort and cash into enhottenating the axons and revealing more of the story to us who aren't as able. Keep up the good work guys (& gals )

[krystyn]

Again: weephun also tried to rat out the Pious Flea, but didja happen to notice that Melissa jumped on the issue of the Sleeping Princess/rogue process? She specifically directed conversation in that direction.

And FYI, when she asked me about the rogue process, I told a white lie, and said I wasn't sure that I knew anything about it. Because I really don't. I don't know what the Sleeping Princess really is, or what she wants. I am not sure that Melissa is Melissa for goodness' sake!

[META]The PMs definitely tried to weasel information about the SP out of me during my call. They obviously did it to weephun, too. I was asked about revenge, and had to listen to Miss M. get pretty ominous about those who have Done Her Wrong. I can pretty safely conclude that this story development was most likely planned to happen at this point in time - even if it wasn't planned as the only course of action, it sure was a possible one. Remember, they still hold the reins, no matter what we do.[/META]

[Karmic]

[CoffeeJedi]

Side? I am on nobody's side, because nobody is on my side, little orc.

HOOM HOOM!

sorry, its friday, nearly 5... i'm gettin antsy!

[Shad0]

[Arana]

[farva]

Man, this is going to turn into DAS EXPERIMENT.

[mann alive]

anything that is out there for us - be it .wavs, puzzles, humptydumpty updates, etc. - a way will be provided for us to obtain it. it's a game and we're here to unlock things and move the story forward. we just have to look and work and do.

weephun getting the Princess captured is cool. who would have guessed one of our players could have gotten an ingame character captured and possibly killed?

now if we could only do something about Standish...

and it's wrong to assume the SP was an ally. she gave us information, but she also played with us in the same manner she played with the Flea. she never made us any promises. she gave us info and puzzles, but she never gave us any assurances our goals were alligned. who knows, she may escape yet! and unleash a vengence frightening to behold!

[weephun]

[Alzheimers]

Yeah ... what would we do without Shad0? Who will .. umm ... trout all the newbies and berate their Halo-loving ways?

[Necroscope]

I agree with Oea. With the capture of the SP we have lost a channel of information. Interaction with the SP was more interesting than with the Operator so far.

Now that a select few are "in-game" it feels as if the rest of us are just spectators. Especially given the fact that some are willing to hide info from the rest of the community.

I would say, given the events of today, that the crew is to be suspect by the rest that are trying to figure out whose side we should be on.

It is bad form for a player in an ARG to hide facts from the rest of the community.

[HitsHerMark]

[WhiteGulls]

Interesting idea, the PMs trying to divide the community. Yeah, I'm starting to feel a bit like a spectator, but I guess that's what the PMs want us to feel like. They want us to alienate them, thinking that they might be spys, or the like. Perhaps... Perhaps the Flea is really the only "good guy", and Melissa's 'memories' are really coming from the Flea, and the Flea is providing the link to the future. Trying to convert Melissa to the human side, or the like. The code it writes in could be seen as a program going undercover, acting weaker than it really is. Could we see the Flea transform into a full AI later on, capable of communication with us? Possibly, and if so, it could be interesting.

But, on topic, this could be seen either way. If they ARE trying to divide the community... Here's a quick question I should look into, or two of them: A) Did the people who were 'spiked' post where and when they would be going? and B) Are most of the people major people in the community, IE - got us alot of our info first, and quickest? If so, I have a slight bit of spec about that... But I'll have to answer those two first, to get the spec to have some proof to back it up.

Oh, and apologies to the spiked people, due to the fact that I don't really know exactly who was spiked, excepts for xnbomb, krysten, and weephun. I should also look into that. Rambling now. Gotta learn to shut up.

[The Adam]