The Arcane Ensconced by Herbie Hatman
December 20th, 2008 6:04 PMDear Friend,
She has made some brash decisions.
It seems clear to me that you should get out of there.
She has wound up in a situation which I fear for her safety.
Do you agree? Do you need my help?
There have been a series of text messages and phone calls. Some have been from her and some from the person holding her hostage. She has no privacy. Getting through to her is difficult.
I will get you a ticket out to SF and I will put you up in a sublet in the city.
She plays sf zero. She is likely reading this.
Or if you think it would work better I can get you to Chicago.
The man holding her hostage might be reading this too.
I will need confirmation. Send it via your brother.
So what to do?
Have him text me "Yes." and the number of the day you want to fly.
Play with sockpuppets of course. Leave clues.
This is a gift with no expectations. I just can't bare to know you live like this.
This message is the clue to the next message which is a clue to the final message.
Remember who we gave the flower to in the rainstorm. Look at his campaign. Flower receiver please for the safety of my friend do not divulge who you are.
16 vote(s)
Dax Tran-Caffee
5
done
5
Myrna Minx
5
Secret Agent
4
susy derkins
5
Kid A
4
Cookie
5
zer0gee
5
Sundroplets
5
Tiny Dancing Tzarina
2
Lincøln
5
Minch
5
Blue
5
Asian Persuasion
5
Ntan McNunofurbizwax
5
Lithium Spade
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thisisnotinenglishohno12 comment(s)
I wonder if this alternate reality game has ever before been used to influence primary reality in such a direct and pragmatic way? there's the task, but.. it seems points are not the ultimate goal here, nor is whimsy, or exploration, or _insert_the_reason_you_play_here_.
That is, if we can believe this outrageous story.
I tend to get a bit spooked with SFØ intersects with the not-great-at-all sections of regular reality. I wish you guys the best, wherever things are happening.
This game has often blurred my perception of reality.
And what I think of people.
The older I get (I am damn young, though.), the more cynical I get about people. Humans, people, what have you. I find I become more and more jaded. Almost detached, realizing my, and everyone's, mortality. It gives everything a dreary sense of pointlessness. But then I play sf0. we're playing sf0. It's a game. We play as characters, but more often than not these characters blur reality, or are projected ideas of our selves, or however you play. But I digress, what I'm trying to say is that I've met a lot of players in real life so far, and each experience was amazing. It's good to be reminded that strangers, people I've met online, aren't all that bad. People can be amazing, and you all remind me of that. The group tasks in San Francisco I've gone to in the last two years were amazing, and I'm at a loss of words to describe how I remember them, other than that they were awesome. I miss the game. You guys rock.
I vote only because it worked.
(well not only because it worked. It was very good as well)
Wow…
I wonder how long have I been out of the loop.
Strange to discover a thread running beneath the visible fabric of the lives around me.
I wish I could vote for this again, just 'cause it worked out so nicely.
indeed!
what a great ending (beginning?)
oh, and: so glad this has the high score
How nice to see you back here Herbie! Great completion!