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[SPEC/INFO?] It ain't over yet
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Nova
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[SPEC/INFO?] It ain't over yet

I see a lot of people saying things along the lines of 'well that was fun, see ya', especially in light of the slashdot story suggesting this was the final round of axons.

Don't forget though that there's supposed to be another transmission from the seeker on the 4th of November. We still haven't heard from Herzog this time, and I [SPEC] that the story isn't quite over yet. There's still some loose ends - some of which may get tied, some of which may not. I'd say there's still a few more files due on the 4th that will give a bit more closure to the story.

So I guess what I'm saying is, if people are thinking of packing up and leaving, just make sure you aren't missing out on the actual end of the story by ditching ILB only days before the last transmission. It would be a shame to miss the ending, whatever form it takes, after all this. Very Happy
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Oh, i don't plan on abandoning this until ILB says i should.

See my spec in another thread as to why... i need to know if i'm right, damnit.
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I just want to find out what happens to Rani. I'm hoping they do another commando raid (in their Special Forces uniforms?) to free her. Although I'm willing to bet that Herzog pulls some strings and gets the charges dropped.

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It ain't over...

The reason I don't think that it is over is that the curtain is still drawn in front of the Puppetmasters. When it is over I think that they will let themselves be known.

Besides, I have to hope this because Rani has become my favorite character and I am hoping that Durga or Herzog, or a combination thereof will prove sufficient to spring her.

I also hope for a reunion of Kamal and Sophia. Kamal sounds pretty relaxed in the last two clips so I am guessing that Durga has already started on this or Kamal would be hassling her about it.
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I don't think this is over either. It is an ending but not a good ending, it leaves to many plots unresolved. It just seems like another Cliffhanger that we've received everyweek. How could it end without us know what happens to Rani, Melissa, Sophia and Herzog? I am gonna sound like a woman Wink now but there is now closure.
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Re: It ain't over...

Arana wrote:
The reason I don't think that it is over is that the curtain is still drawn in front of the Puppetmasters. When it is over I think that they will let themselves be known.


Hm. Methinks that, in this, you'll be disappointed. [META]

After the Cortana letters (which were not so much ARG, as they were... uhm... typical Bungie) no statement came out to officially corroborate the letters with the game. That made itself completely apparent.

Same goes with the Marathon terminal that got posted in the weeks before Infinity came out. Bungie has had the tendency lets the mystery linger, and if the PMs are employed by Bungie in any way... then methinks much lingering will be had.

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not over

Nah... not over... still loose ends.. according to the 404 and Dana's blog... we still have something coming up on the 4th... I still think we will be getting some closure to our Team Jersey/Durga.

Wonder what the flea will transmit... ?

Possibly still an entity on the ILB page.. not known to us.. Covenant virus?... homing beacon to the attack... should be interesting...
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Re: It ain't over...

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After the Cortana letters (which were not so much ARG, as they were... uhm... typical Bungie) no statement came out to officially corroborate the letters with the game. That made itself completely apparent.

Same goes with the Marathon terminal that got posted in the weeks before Infinity came out. Bungie has had the tendency lets the mystery linger, and if the PMs are employed by Bungie in any way... then methinks much lingering will be had.


Bingo.

The lost terminals, the Cortana Letters, the Cortana Transmissions, and now ILB. Learn how those end, and you will learn how ILB ends.
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i'm sticking around for a while. as we listened to things unwrap on Sunday, my friends and I were hoping the last clip was actually some kind of movie file that showed how things were resolved. alas, that did not happen.

BUT, since the web page flat out says something else will happen 11/4, i'll be here. (also, i'm hoping to gather any info i can before i get in the car Thursday afternoon and drive to NYC.)

Maybe 11/4 will tell us how the invasion starts or something fun involving Master Chief & Cortana....?
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I know it a bit of a cliche, but it ain't over till the fat lady sings, and I have yet to hear a fat lady sing.
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I think the final transmission on 11/4 will essentially give us the final details on what became of Melissa+, whether Durga realises that is her name, how much of the AI we knew in the present still exists within her in the future. I don't know if we'll get anything so explicit; maybe some small sign, some part of Melissa+ we recognise to show that after all our work, our girl is OK.

I also think we'll get either resolution or a hint of resolution to the Kamal/Sophie thing, maybe a bit more Herzog stuff, maybe something on the Covenant. Maybe we'll see Durga get taken away by the Navy, maybe Kamal and Jersey will have to learn to carry on without her around. Who knows? But it's fun to guess. Very Happy

I don't think that much, if anything, will be completely explicit, but I'm certain we'll get some signs that things have been resolved for our characters. What I doubt is any kind of explicit linking into Halo 2, and I certainly don't think we'll hear the MC or Cortana in these wavs at all.

That's my chips on the table. Very Happy
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mike3854 wrote:
I know it a bit of a cliche, but it ain't over till the fat lady sings, and I have yet to hear a fat lady sing.

No - there was a whimper but then the whole tank thing.... yeah kinda changed that.....
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11/4 = herzog thread wrapup - Rani news, Flea farewell, Artifact results, possible Covenent cameo.

My spec and I'm stickin by it! Razz

All the other threads were obviously wrapped up sunday - it was one long thread with everyone ending with classic story-ending lines...
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I was kind of upset at the fact that it seemed like Jersey, Jan, Kamal, and Durga all just left Rani. I know they said they couldn't do anything about it, but the way they just dismissed it in the last wav file seemed a bit cold - as if they didn't really care at all. I won't be surprised if I see Rani come back as an antagonist to our famed "Team Jersey" (or maybe as an antagonist in Halo 2 Dunno ). I also see her being influenced by Standish or just getting the induced coma treatment.

As for now, it seems that they will only focus on Kamal getting Sophia back, and Jersey reuniting with his dad (maybe), and Jan...going back with her crazy mom. We all expect for Durga to be completed with the return of Melissa as well. I love, however, that the writers set up this dramatic irony - letting Jan, Jersey, Kamal, and Durga all think that they all saved the world from an attack when we all know Master Chief is the actual hero of the story.

I really admire the way this whole story presented itself and I like this story better than a lot of sci-fi movies I've seen. Two thumbs up, guys.

Oh, and to the PMs - I'm waiting for a disc set with all the written stuff, internet photos, and wav files. Wink

Ok, I'm done. .. Really.

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I think we might get one wav for each character on Thursday. Just something to completely wrap the story up.
Rani gets freed because of information (supplied by Durga) that Standish was the brains behind the Chawla Base incursion and he blackmailed Rani into following along.
Herzog relaxes with a drink for a job well done, to find an eager young detective thrilled with her part in saving the world, looking for more work along the same lines.
Kamal meets up with Sophia (with the help of Durga) and becomes a medic. Has a new outlook on life since hearing from his sister.
Jan decides not to join the military, at least until her wounds are healed. Finds a new man in her life that she never thought was the hero-type.
And finally Jersey and Durga part ways. The effects of being separated make her believe that she is too dangerous to continue being around Jersey. She leaves to go back to the military, but not before restoring Jersey's personal assistant, with a new updated personality.
That's just the way I'd like to see it. But on another note, where the hell is the Flea going to go? If he's still on Dana's computer/server, then he obviously missed his chance to go back to his own time (if that was his own time). Maybe Dana has a new friend?

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