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[PHONE] Personal Calls to Crew 9/28
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Epic1980
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 		2 things:

1) Did anyone notice that axons aren't being archived as soon as the quota is met like they were last round?

2) Has anyone said "sleeping princess" during the "I Love Bees" rant on the phone?
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Oh for the love of...
777 - MELISSA ???


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Epic1980 wrote:
1) Did anyone notice that axons aren't being archived as soon as the quota is met like they were last round?


Last week, archiving didn't happen until late Tuesday; then on Wednesday, axons for files that were still locked were archived as soon as the quota was met. I'm certain that the same will happen this week, to give as many people as possible the chance to become crew today.

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Gilada is on her way here to report. Congradulations!!!


Actually, Gilada is on HIS way to report... but thanks...

Sorry it's taken a bit to post, I've had to catch up on some work... they think just because they give me a paycheck, I've gotta deliver on it, jerks...

Everything's a bit of a blur, and some I have to keep private, but here goes...

All times listed in PDT to keep it straight with the times on the www.ilovebees.com site.

Ok, so there were 3 axons this morning at Union Station. I arrived at 5:45 to answer the 6:01 call. A bit nervous, as it's the 2nd axon and I have no idea what the question will be. With the exception of the ship name, I've not known the answer to any questions on my own before, always used this site for reference.

Now, since the 2nd week, I've been the only one showing up at the downtown Dallas Axons. But with the addition of live calls, I think more people are being moved to action. So I show up and Bob _13_13 was already there. He's not signed up here yet, but should do so soon. He's signed up on Blogspot.

I figured, I've answered about 10 calls so far, so I figured I'd let him answer. He was pretty nervous, being his first time. When the phone rang, he answered and was stumped by the question. Heck, I didn't know either. After the call ended, he woke up one of his friends and had him do the leg work for us. About 6:10, we had our answer. He said I could go ahead and get the 6:25 call, he'd take the 6:29 call. We waited, and lo, and behold, a different phone in the phone banks rang. We wern't expecting that, as it's never rang before, but then again, I've never had 3 calls close together.

I answered the call and answered the question. Then she asked me if I could sing it. Huh, wasn't expecting that. Hell, I don't know Stormy Waters. So I said no. Then she asked me what my favorite song was. Time to tap dance. I said 'We Will Rock You' by Queen. She asked me if I could sing it. Lord, I think, this is gonna show up as a wav at some point. So I start singing We Will Rock You in Union Station. Got some strange looks.

She asked me why I liked that song. I told her I grew up listening to it and to Queen. And they played it at sporting events. That go her going. She asked what sports were. I begin rambling at this point and told her they were contests where 2 groups of people battle in a contest to score points over each other, or in some cases, just try to make each other look bad. And sometimes they get hurt. She wanted to know how they got hurt. I said that sometimes it's broken legs, arms, concussions or even death.

She didn't like that and started to say I love bees, and I said, wait, come back, is the Sleeping Princess there?

That set off a whole nother chain... a little girls voice started talking to me. She said that she didn't like my eyes, the looked metallic. I told her I wanted to help, she said she didn't like my teeth, they had metal in them. I said my teeth are fine, don't worry, how can I help you. She was scared of my voice. I said, how can I help. She said she wanted me to leave her alone. So I said I would.

Then Melissa came back. She told me this line wasn't secure and wanted
my name and rank. I gave it to her, she asked what ship I served on, I said the Apocalypso. She didn't remember me, but said I could be new. Then she wanted my contact info. I gave it to her. She asked if she could broadcast our communtication. I said she could. She asked if she could contact me in the future, I said she could.

Meanwhile, the 6:29 call had come in on the original phone, and Bob_13_13 answered it, unlocking that Axon.

Melissa hung up on me. I relayed what happened to Bob_13_13. He was excited, but said, Dang, I should have takend the 6:25 one.

Oh well. I headed back to the office, to see that my name was on the site, unlocking a new Axon for all.

Now, here's my question, there are 2 more Axons close to me today, the 9:59 and 12:13 ones. They're a block away from me. With the exception of the first week, and one person showing up last week, no one has ever shown at those Axons. Should I go and answer them? What if Melissa talks to me again? Obviously, if somoene else shows, I'll let them take the call, but what do I do if I'm the only one and Melissa talks to me again?
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gilada wrote:
That set off a whole nother chain... a little girls voice started talking to me. She said that she didn't like my eyes, the looked metallic. I told her I wanted to help, she said she didn't like my teeth, they had metal in them. I said my teeth are fine, don't worry, how can I help you. She was scared of my voice. I said, how can I help. She said she wanted me to leave her alone. So I said I would.



Clockwork Rat!!

I wonder if saying "Sleeping Princess" will only work during the live calls.
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 		Gilada,

I'd say go and hit the axons, just in case. Chances are if the PMs want Melissa to talk to ten separate people, they'll have her do that. You're probably not running a risk of taking someone else's chance for a live call.

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 		Go to the axons. If you get her live again, just explain that it's you again and try to get more info.

Well, I've got a phun one to report: OK, so you know I've been coaching the Pizza Hut manager that answers the call there early in the morning before the store opens ... well, he's now Lt. Ferocious Jack His 8:09PDT call this morning was live. Details:

J:Lt. ferocious Jack.
M:can you sing me part of my song
J:*sings*
M:that's not my song, what's your favorite song
J:Iris
M:can you sing some of that
J:*sings*
M:that's a short song, can you sing more?
J:*sang more*
M:I have vital information that I have to get out, but I don't think I can trust you
J:well, I knew your favorite song
M:but, how can I really trust you
J:well, I've answered all your questions
M:OK, I guess I can trust you *asks for phone #
J:*gives phone #
M:That's only 7 digits, I NEED 10
J:*gives phone # with area code
M:The information that I have is very bad, is it OK if I release it to all the crewmembers
J:Yes, you should
M:Oh, they're coming, I've got to go now!
*click*

Laughing Laughing So now my "conscript" is a "crew-member" Laughing Laughing

Anyway, I got his contact info so that I can prep him weekly. GO TEAM BOISE!!!!!

The one thing that worries me about this call is who the "they" in "they are coming" is .....
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Avatrix wrote:
Gilada,

I'd say go and hit the axons, just in case. Chances are if the PMs want Melissa to talk to ten separate people, they'll have her do that. You're probably not running a risk of taking someone else's chance for a live call.


Will do. If I get another live call, I'll let her (and everyone else) know.
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weephun wrote:
Go to the axons. If you get her live again, just explain that it's you again and try to get more info.

Well, I've got a phun one to report: OK, so you know I've been coaching the Pizza Hut manager that answers the call there early in the morning before the store opens ... well, he's now Lt. Ferocious Jack His 8:09PDT call this morning was live. Details:

J:Lt. ferocious Jack.
M:can you sing me part of my song
J:*sings*
M:that's not my song, what's your favorite song
J:Iris
M:can you sing some of that
J:*sings*
M:that's a short song, can you sing more?
J:*sang more*
M:I have vital information that I have to get out, but I don't think I can trust you
J:well, I knew your favorite song
M:but, how can I really trust you
J:well, I've answered all your questions
M:OK, I guess I can trust you *asks for phone #
J:*gives phone #
M:That's only 7 digits, I NEED 10
J:*gives phone # with area code
M:The information that I have is very bad, is it OK if I release it to all the crewmembers
J:Yes, you should
M:Oh, they're coming, I've got to go now!
*click*

Laughing Laughing So now my "conscript" is a "crew-member" Laughing Laughing

Anyway, I got his contact info so that I can prep him weekly. GO TEAM BOISE!!!!!

The one thing that worries me about this call is who the "they" in "they are coming" is .....


Haha, that's hilarious. *salutes his Lt.* Laughing

Good luck today everybody.
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gilada wrote:


She didn't like that and started to say I love bees, and I said, wait, come back, is the Sleeping Princess there?

That set off a whole nother chain... a little girls voice started talking to me. She said that she didn't like my eyes, the looked metallic. I told her I wanted to help, she said she didn't like my teeth, they had metal in them. I said my teeth are fine, don't worry, how can I help you. She was scared of my voice. I said, how can I help. She said she wanted me to leave her alone. So I said I would.



Am I the only person thinking "Big Bad Metal Wolf" here?

"Grandma, what big eyes you have!"

"The better to see you with, my dear."

"Grandma, what a weird voice you have!"

"It's just a cold, my dear."

"Grandma, what big teeth you have!"

"The better to EAT YOU WITH, MY DEAR!"

...and the only thing I notice missing is the ears.

Puzzle, anyone?
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 		Wait, I don't think we need to have more parallels with -another- fairy tale. Let's stick with sleeping beauty.. x.x

I think she was describing the clockwork rat, as mentioned above, but yeah. That's funny with the guy at pizza hut, I bet he never thought a month ago this would be coming his way.. xD

Good luck everyone. If not, there's always next week.

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 		Commodore Gemini reporting.

My call at 9:57 in Lafayette LA was live. She asked me her favorite song, I told her, she asked me to sing it. I didn't know it, I told her I was sorry. Then she asked me my favorite song, to which I replied "Stairway to Heaven." Her response: "Hmmm. That's impossible." She asked me to sing it, but I was so nervous I couldn't remember the words quite right. So I start humming. She asks me if there are words to this song, so I start half-mumbling half-singing something resembling the chorus to Stairway to Heaven. I really hope that this doesn't end up on the Internet, because I must sound like a gigantic moron.

Then she went on, asking me if it reminded me of a memory. I said no. This was probably a mistake, I probably could've made something up and made more progress with her. Then she asked me my name, I told her Gemini. She asked me my rank, I told her Commodore. Then she asked me what ship I was on, I said the Apocolypso. She said I must be new, and made me spell out my name. Then she said something about having to stop Durga from preventing the consummation of the truth, or something like that. I don't think those are her exact words. Then she took my phone number, told me she'd be contacting me, and told me this connection wasn't secure and hung up.

She didn't ask me if she could record the call, so I hope this means my retarded singing will remain between myself and Melissa. She didn't break down any, so I couldn't say Sleeping Princess. I did try that on a recorded call earlier, and nothing happened.

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mann alive wrote:
i called the number from both my cell phone (the number i gave) and my landline (which no one could possibly know, except maybe ONI) from my cell i got the error message "the number or code you dialed is incorrect" from my landline i got the error message "it is not necessary to dial a 0 when calling this number". well good, b/c i called twice and never hit a single 0 in the string.

anyway, it's a 777 number, whatever that means. but it doesn't lead anywhere. apparently not an In Game contact number.


Any PBX available today can construct it's own CLID (Calling Line ID). While not technically illegal (to my knowledge) to change this to whatever you want. It is illegal to impersonate a valid number for the purposes of defrauding someone (i.e., you can change the number to someone else's just as long as you don't try to pretend to be someone else... isn't that convoluted? And pretty much removes the main reason to change your CLID)

You can learn more about area codes at www.nanpa.com, [url=http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_query_step2.do;nanpaid=BZSJakdb8R7Iu3Jf9S3CXmNKXEfNGonvHu49rR7NufdaIdMRMr1r!-96789335?method=displayNpa]NPA 777[/url] is actually assigned, but it is assigned (IIRC) to the use of the Telco's for internal numbers. Sort of like the 10.x.x.x network address and the 192.168.x.x address in TCP/IP. Each Telco has their own numbers assigned in this range, and they are only accessible from on-net.
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Search for area code 777 though found this: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/area_zip/guangxi.htm 777 is the area code in Qinzhou, China Confused


There would need to be a country code before the 10 digits to be considered an international number. Since it shows only the 10 digits, it's a national number, and my last post on the topic applies.
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 		Weephun gets his call in about 10 minutes. Good luck, man. I'm interested to find out if all of her personal calls will be recordings or if some will be live.
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