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April 9, 2017 at 9:45 pm #6992Andrew KParticipant
So, if Otis is indeed an in-game character, then I have some thoughts…
– is he simply a distraction set up by the OSDM?
– will we be made to make some sort of moral choice regarding him to progress? They set up this sweet, infallible old man we all love. What if we’re made to kill him or something down the line?
– who is taking all these photos of him? They’re definitely not selfies.
-i find it interesting his Dogs name is Hamlet. The base themes of Hamlet being deceit, the meaning of life (to be or not to be,) madness as a distraction and revenge….Discuss!
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April 9, 2017 at 9:46 pm #6993Brad RuweParticipant
Oh yeah, the pug’s name is not a coincidence at all. You hit the nail on the head there, it deals with themes we’re all going to have to likely handle in the coming months.
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April 9, 2017 at 10:23 pm #6995MarandaParticipant
(I’ve made the decision not to add Otis, as it wouldn’t be true to me. I’d be doing it just for the sake of potential interaction and that doesn’t feel quite right, like I’m playing into the OSDM’s hands or something. I’m responding while not having seen any of his posts directly.)
Like @anakindrew says, Hamlet’s journey is all about revenge. Very fitting given the nature of lust and relationships that we’re seeing with Noah and Sarah… might this be a hint at what we could be asked to decide in the future?
I’m thinking Otis is being set up as the friend that @coryphella and @kingkill33 were promised. Didn’t Otis recently get a cat too?
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April 9, 2017 at 10:29 pm #6996Haley WildeParticipant
When I first heard of Otis, I didn’t realize he was an in game character and just thought that Mike was overly trusting of strangers haha. But now that he is a character, I’m pretty nervous- He’s just way too lovable and it’s going to break my heart if anything bad happens to him. And yes, every time he posts on Facebook my first thought is who is taking these pictures? It’s very suspicious. Interesting point with the pug’s name, it’s such a cute name that I overlooked the themes behind it. Definitely nerve-wracking when you begin thinking about the theories around Darren and Chris and then put those into Hamlet context…
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April 9, 2017 at 10:48 pm #6997KevinParticipant
@haleywilde I don’t think we’ve had any confirmation whether he’s actually in-game at this point.
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April 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm #6999Haley WildeParticipant
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April 9, 2017 at 10:53 pm #6998Brian EParticipant
It’s entirely possible Otis is just a guy, that met @mike so be wary of what you say to him and how. We don’t know if he’s an in game character or a real guy at this time. Although he doesn’t like pineapple pizza so who knows.. ….
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April 9, 2017 at 11:01 pm #7000Meghan MayhemParticipant
It’s also fairly sus that with the interactions and updates, he’s seemingly learned a bit about Facebook, and yet he doesn’t have a single non-LUST participant friend yet.
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April 9, 2017 at 11:01 pm #7001ChrisParticipant
Otis may be an unwitting innocent ensnared in the web of the OSDM, but I don’t understand the reluctance in deeming him in-game. He was in the space the focus group took place in, specifically befriended the one participant Sarah kicked out for no apparent reason, drove him to a Carl’s Jr. Noah Sinclaire just happened to be passing by, and enagages daily with 70+ Lust participants who inexplicably friended him on Facebook. What does the poor guy have to do to be included, appear in a Sabrina Kern Instagram video saying Glory Be?
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April 9, 2017 at 11:05 pm #7002Haley WildeParticipant
yeah, the pictures are what have me assuming he’s in-game. They’re just all the same with someone taking them. You’d think that whoever’s taking his photos would at least add him on facebook!
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April 9, 2017 at 11:22 pm #7006CandaceParticipant
This forum is obsessed with pugs and all of a sudden Otis posts a pug photo? SUS!!!
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April 9, 2017 at 11:37 pm #7007Tom HiteParticipant
Of names, it seems, the meaning goes quite deep;
a pug named Hamlet can’t unnoticed go.
Shakespearean themes are mounting up so steep
that o’er the edge we’re oft inclined to go…Our Noah and his Sarah we know well
(or is it *her* from whom *he* draws his breath?);
Ambition’s road – a path that leads to hell –
they follow Lord and Lady of MacBeth.This world’s a stage – but what role do we play?
Is this a game prewritten by the Bard?
Conclusions drawn are better held at bay,
and patience really is its own reward.Though “never silent” may our motto be;
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April 10, 2017 at 12:55 am #7008Taylor WintersParticipant
I’m enjoying Otis’s posts, but it’s going to take more than pictures of a sweet old man with cute animals to get me to feel something. I’d need a genuine connection, a good conversation, or something deeper.
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April 10, 2017 at 5:37 am #7009MeganParticipant
Otis has a cat named Utah, he’s had her for 15 years. And it’s absolutely zero coincidence that Otis told this to me in chat. Or that he met @mike when he did. Or that when I posted the thread about how Otis had only friended five people, suddenly Otis friended everyone. Otis is IG. And the cat is doomed.
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April 10, 2017 at 6:33 am #7011MeganParticipant
@taysavestheday – perhaps you need a cat.
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April 10, 2017 at 8:29 am #7012MelissaParticipant
I’ve noticed that Otis has the same black shirt in all of his photos:
After a bit of eye-squinting and internet search, I found the shirt origin. The shirt is actually from here. So, this backs up that he’s from Buffalo or at least has been there. Please note this is an observation and please for the love of Anoch don’t call this business and harass them.
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April 10, 2017 at 9:31 am #7018LiaParticipant
His posts are becoming increasingly disturbing to me. Especially his picture from this morning. He looks terrified. It’s possible that Otis is just a creature of habit and that this black t-shirt gets the job done day after day after day.
…Or maybe something else is going on and these pictures are just feigning normality. I’m certainly guilty of painting a more exciting picture of my life on social media, and maybe Otis is too. Maybe someone else is doing that for him. What are we not seeing?
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April 10, 2017 at 10:04 am #7023CandaceParticipant
@taysavestheday I feel you on that. At first I was super emotional about Otis and so excited to talk to him and hear his real life stories but the less he says the less real he is to me and now I just see him as a DISTRACTION. someone is using him as bait.
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April 10, 2017 at 10:07 am #7025AnonymousInactive
@taysavestheday @pandace88 getting META here. But didn’t tension (and real life) establish the fact that social media in general is a huge distraction?
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April 10, 2017 at 10:15 am #7026CandaceParticipant
@tyson yes!! Good point
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April 10, 2017 at 10:22 am #7029AnonymousInactive
Otis seems like a really sweet guy and I don’t want to make any false accusations. This is just a thought. I’m sure many of us lock down our fb profiles to some extent towards non-friends, but did we restrict his access to what he can see about us once he friended us? Would anyone else feel violated if we found out that Otis was somehow being used to get access to more of our social media and digital footprint?
Ok, I repent. That was a really shitty thing to say.
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April 10, 2017 at 2:14 pm #7112BlondieParticipant
So he has a friend called Dorthy. 31 from South Dakota… Seems new to Facebook. So many thoughts…
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April 10, 2017 at 2:22 pm #7114MikeParticipant
Coincidence on the name? Look who gained New Sight last year in the March newsletter
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April 10, 2017 at 2:24 pm #7115
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April 10, 2017 at 2:25 pm #7117AnonymousInactive
ANOCH, NOT EVEN ONCE.
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April 10, 2017 at 2:26 pm #7118
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April 10, 2017 at 2:28 pm #7119
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April 10, 2017 at 2:41 pm #7124Bryan BishopParticipant
According to this site, Dorothy’s profile picture is of a double rainbow over a place called “Garden of the Gods” in Colorado.
The other picture is of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.
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April 10, 2017 at 3:10 pm #7134Andrew KParticipant
@lilmsfancpantsc – good catch on the shirt. What if Otis is simply and AI- one that’s been created specifically to garner affection from the community?
If they can create Noah- someone who is “strong” “rich” “Powerful” etc- someone we all strive to be in some way, what’s to say they haven’t created an AI specifically designed to replicate someone who we are naturally inclined to like?
I think using him to gather info on all of us would be the perfect way to do so. Who would ever suspect a sweet old man of any devious doings?
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April 10, 2017 at 3:21 pm #7137Andrew KParticipant
Also, just pointing out that of Otis was not an In-Game character, I’m pretty sure the creators would have let us know by now, especially given recent events. Like @thegilded said in an earlier thread on “how to play the game” – we’re not meant to disturb people outside of the game unless they’re apart of it. Just my two cents on it.
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April 10, 2017 at 3:30 pm #7139JackieParticipant
@prufrock5150
Poem out of nowhere! *clap clap clap* -
April 10, 2017 at 3:33 pm #7140SeanModerator
@anakindrew brings up a good point but something to remember going forward is that They will not be confirming things in the positive, only stepping in to stop things when they get out of hand.
They will not tell me things like whether or not Otis is in game. So far, all that we’ve done is been exceptionally kind to an elderly gentleman new to Facebook. If Otis isn’t “In”, they won’t stop that, as there is no reason to. If someone crosses any lines, that’s when I am tapped to do things.
For now, we have no confirmation either way. Just be nice to the man, just in case. But also watch. Just in case.
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April 10, 2017 at 3:37 pm #7141LiaParticipant
@anakindrew Agreed. Otis is here to manipulate us for sure. He’s so far removed from the cutthroat corporate world of Sinclair Industries. He’s puppies and pizza and who can say no to him?
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April 10, 2017 at 3:39 pm #7142JackieParticipant
I see Otis like how I see cute animals in horror movies. It’s a set up to make you feel, then to take it away from you, to make the emotional low, lower. I still feel that way. I also I appreciate the observation of that by befriending him on facebook, gives them access to us who are active now.
How many people befriended the Lust facebook, but have fallen away?
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April 10, 2017 at 3:46 pm #7145Nicole MaeParticipant
So I guess the question is – who, if anyone. is going to ‘cross the line’ with Otis to confirm if he’s in-game? I happen to agree with Team OtisIsADistraction, but there’s still the possibility he’s just a sweet, old, pizza & pug-loving man. *snorts*
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April 10, 2017 at 8:04 pm #7243MeganParticipant
I really don’t understand why there’s a debate as to whether or not Otis is in-game, but…ok.
As promised elsewhere, here is Otis & his cat Utah.
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April 10, 2017 at 8:08 pm #7244LiaParticipant
@coryphella I’m on board. I’m team Otis now, lol.
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April 10, 2017 at 8:11 pm #7245MeganParticipant
Like I said…if we’re going for “destroying Megan’s heart,” that cat doesn’t stand a chance.
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April 11, 2017 at 9:26 am #7308thehazelverseParticipant
RE: OTIS ALWAYS WEARING THE SAME SHIRT
If this is still a relevant “discovery,” I have a couple thoughts.
I’m not convinced OTIS is IG… thought it seems the odds are stacked. This new observation has me REALLY thinking on it…
Unless Big O really just doesn’t have a huge wardrobe, these photos were all probably taken at the same time (a la photo shoot) with the intention of having a lapsed release. WHICH, if true, points to this being staged (and IG).
If that’s the case… there’s still a chance that this is OOG… Maybe Otis just really likes that shirt.
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April 11, 2017 at 9:43 am #7315MeganParticipant
OK so hang on, let me get this straight.
@mike – Mike Fontaine that we and TPTB know WELL – gets kicked out of an event AT THE SAME TIME that Otis just happens to be hanging around downstairs and strikes up a conversation with him. Not one of the newer people – they didn’t get kicked out. Mike. Why Mike? Because Mike would know to have this conversation and not, say, stab the guy in the face like I might. Mike has a whole conversation, gets a milkshake, and sets up the guy’s FB account. Last I checked in the friendliest, in-your-face states in this country this is NOT a daily occurrence.Then, EVERYONE on the forums rushes to friend request Otis. But Otis only friends five of us back. And the SECOND that I post on the forums that hey, Otis only friended five of us back…with a couple of hours, Otis friends EVERYONE back.
Otis has no other Facebook friends – not his next door neighbor Pam, who he considers a “good friend” and talks to on a regular basis?
Yeah. Totally OOG.
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April 11, 2017 at 9:45 am #7317thehazelverseParticipant
It’s an old guy. Who else is he gunna fb??? Other old guys that don’t know how to use FB?
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April 11, 2017 at 9:47 am #7318MeganParticipant
Damn, well…SCIENCE.
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April 11, 2017 at 9:59 am #7322MikeParticipant
@coryphella – I want to believe!
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April 11, 2017 at 10:06 am #7324thehazelverseParticipant
A word from @thecontroller
Careful connecting dots just because they are easy to connect. This too is dangerous.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:08 am #7325MeganParticipant
Those are 14 words.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:09 am #7327thehazelverseParticipant
For your future reference
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April 11, 2017 at 10:18 am #7332MeganParticipant
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April 11, 2017 at 10:19 am #7333M.Participant
Ok.. I think we’re getting off track here and getting personal.
It’s ludicrous to think Otis is OOG. Everything @coryphella has said plus the fact that the first people he friended on FB were @bcbishop, @mike, @electrichippo, @thebuz, and @coryphella. Those five are important players in the game and Otis just happened to friend those five? That was a careful selection of people. All those five have influence. They’ve all had some kind of relationship with The Creators. There is no way choosing those five were coincidence.
My theory… Otis is the one who will break your hearts because he’s going to end up not being a nice old man but a cold-blooded killer and tyrant. lol
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April 11, 2017 at 10:19 am #7334KevinParticipant
@hazelverse His beard/facial hair hasn’t seemed to change much either, aside from the picture that Mike took. That, and the shirt, would support the idea that these were all taken on the same day. If they were all taken on the same day and are being slowly doled out, we should probably be wondering where Otis is.
And I really do hope he’s IG because otherwise I just spent way too much time analyzing a random guy’s facial hair.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:22 am #7336MeganParticipant
Those five are important players in the game and Otis just happened to friend those five? That was a careful selection of people. All those five have influence. They’ve all had some kind of relationship with The Creators.
I…whoa, whoah…let’s say four and then Megan, ok?
Did I mention I fell off a ladder and really want some painkillers?
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April 11, 2017 at 10:22 am #7337
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April 11, 2017 at 10:23 am #7339MeganParticipant
Also Travis looked at my conversation with Otis last night and was like “you do realize you’re going to see the inside of that cat, right?”
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April 11, 2017 at 10:24 am #7340
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April 11, 2017 at 10:26 am #7341MikeParticipant
@coryphella – I like Travis more and more each time you mention things he says
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April 11, 2017 at 10:26 am #7342Brad RuweParticipant
@coryphella A good day turns into a great one when fuckin’ magnets get involved. Thank you for reminding me of that video’s existence.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:28 am #7343MeganParticipant
Anytime you’re faced with a situation where it’s appropriate to be like “fuckin’ magnets, how do they work?” you have to use it. 😉
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April 11, 2017 at 10:29 am #7344
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April 11, 2017 at 10:31 am #7345thehazelverseParticipant
Those in charge are infamous for making something out of nothing. This could just very well be a great opportunity for a red herring.
I feel like a lot of people are trying to bate him into an interaction which makes the narrative that much more convoluted. Personally, I am waiting for the confirmation. Until there’s more than circumstantial evidence, I’m not wasting my time wading through an old guys fb, potentially creeping him out or setting him up for some sever attention withdrawal.
Think about it: if this guy IS being used as an OOG device, he’s going to feel like such a loser when all of you stop caring about him cold turkey (I know not everyone would as attachment is invariably going to happen). I don’t want to start a relationship I can’t keep up with- especially if I have ulterior motives. That’s just not me.
But to each their own _path.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:32 am #7346
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April 11, 2017 at 10:33 am #7348MikeParticipant
@coryphella – Except it wasn’t a “scene” 😛 #otisisreal
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April 11, 2017 at 10:37 am #7349RussellParticipant
Otis may the be the most “real” person on Facebook.
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April 11, 2017 at 10:39 am #7350
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April 11, 2017 at 10:41 am #7351Brad RuweParticipant
“I CAME HERE TO EAT PIZZA AND STOMP FOOLS. AND I’M ALL OUT OF PIZZA.”
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April 11, 2017 at 10:51 am #7353MikeParticipant
@nothenrygale said
“I CAME HERE TO EAT PIZZA AND STOMP FOOLS. AND I’M ALL OUT OF PIZZA.”
Now if that isn’t gold for @theladyj and her art, I don’t know what is
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April 11, 2017 at 11:01 am #7358AnonymousInactive
@coryphella An anagram of Tacitus is catsuit.
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April 11, 2017 at 11:03 am #7359Brad RuweParticipant
@ziegenbart Well things just took a sexy twist.
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April 11, 2017 at 11:06 am #7361AnonymousInactive
Well, I was thinking more of cat suit, but a catsuit made of cats . . .
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April 11, 2017 at 11:07 am #7362Brad RuweParticipant
@ziegenbart Well that’s a much less sexy twist.
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April 11, 2017 at 11:16 am #7370JackieParticipant
@nothenrygale Or more sexy, depending what you’re into.
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April 11, 2017 at 11:26 am #7378AnonymousInactive
I am with @hazelverse with regards to whether or not Otis is IG. I did add him on FB after prompting from a couple of people. However, I personally have not had the time to really interact with him. As someone who tends to just be a passive observer, which I know will not get me anywhere in this entire experience, I prefer to wait and see whether or not Otis is truly IG or not. I don’t like theorizing until I actually have something tangible to work with.
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April 11, 2017 at 11:35 am #7381Brad RuweParticipant
So I just got a FB friend request from someone named Sabrina Rodirguez. She shows up as Otis being our only mutual friend. Normally I’d just ignore the request if I didn’t know them and we only had one mutual friend, especially if the mutual friend is only an acquaintance.
Did anyone else get added by this person?
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April 11, 2017 at 12:02 pm #7390JackieParticipant
Also, @nothenrygale
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April 11, 2017 at 12:03 pm #7391JackieParticipant
@ziegenbart
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z444/Kotowicz88/Movieposter17_zpsvjxp4wvu.pngYours was just too good to pass up!
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April 11, 2017 at 12:04 pm #7392
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April 11, 2017 at 12:32 pm #7398Kimberly StewartParticipant
Things that frustrate Otis:
“disingenuous people.
mean spirited people.
i think the world is what we make it and i don’t have time for negative nancy’s”That’s nice.
Things that frustrate me:
People who don’t reply to messages or eventually do but cut out mid-sentence without saying bye.
If Otis calls me for help, he shouldn’t be surprised when I just don’t have the energy or time to answer.
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April 11, 2017 at 12:39 pm #7401thehazelverseParticipant
That doesn’t sound entitled at all…
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April 11, 2017 at 12:42 pm #7402Kimberly StewartParticipant
@hazelverse: It takes 5 seconds to type the words “Must go, have a nice day.” It’s called good manners and consideration. I will always give another these courtesies, but when I don’t get it, I will stop giving it.
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April 11, 2017 at 12:44 pm #7403SageParticipant
@electrichippo, well, he doesn’t reply to any of my messages at all so… I’m kinda with you on this one.
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April 11, 2017 at 12:46 pm #7405thehazelverseParticipant
I guess I wasn’t there so I can’t say… just saying how it came across.
In general, I don’t look at not getting a message back as a slight.
It would be different if I was talking to someone in person and they just decided to walk away mid sentence… but people that aren’t in jr high have other priorities. Maybe he had something come up.
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April 11, 2017 at 12:55 pm #7410AnonymousInactive
Come on guys, don’t make me work on my first day. Cool it with the mud slings.
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April 11, 2017 at 12:57 pm #7412Kimberly StewartParticipant
That’s right @hazelverse, you weren’t there. I have always given you the benefit of the doubt. It isn’t returned. Noted and moving along.
@sfire8 It’s a tricky business. I tend to give people in this universe a wide berth when it comes to interaction. I understand and respect the logistics of things. Still, some things just push the line of my frustrations and I am not afraid to say me piece.Another tick in the “Otis in-game” column: Not 2 minutes after I hit reply on my forum comment, Otis magically replied to me. This is vastly out of character from my personal experience with him.
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April 11, 2017 at 1:02 pm #7415AnonymousInactive
@theladyj oh wow, that’s amazing!! Thank you ?
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April 11, 2017 at 1:10 pm #7419MeganParticipant
@ziegenbart – you are treading on seriously thin ice here. SERIOUSLY.
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April 11, 2017 at 1:14 pm #7420Brad RuweParticipant
So @ziegenbart, basically you propose Otis will turn into the Cruella DeVille of cats?
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April 11, 2017 at 1:15 pm #7421MeganParticipant
The problem isn’t Otis, currently. The problem is @ziegenbart for thinking it and saying it.
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April 11, 2017 at 1:27 pm #7422MeganParticipant
I actually had a really sweet chat with Otis last night, which was awesome because right now my life is kind of a shitpile of pre-tenure related stress and this show and falling off a ladder. We chatted about his lady friend who is NOT Pam, that’s the woman who is taking all these photos of him and also his next door neighbor and very good friend. He is trying to work up the courage to talk to the lady friend…I forgot to ask her name, if we talk again I’ll ask then. He said that he met her when he twisted his knee, and she helped him “untwist it.” And he gave me permission to share the kitty photo and said “Let’s make Utah famous!” Which was why I shared it last night.
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April 11, 2017 at 1:35 pm #7423AnonymousInactive
@nothenrygale now don’t be putting words in my mouth. ? I simply discovered an anagram that was loosely in line thematically with an existing thread.
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April 11, 2017 at 2:45 pm #7458thehazelverseParticipant
I wasn’t trying to antagonize you Kim. I was just making an observation.
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April 11, 2017 at 2:55 pm #7462Brian EParticipant
@theladyj You have the best posts! Keep them coming, always amusing and fun for the whole community.
As for Otis, he’s either a character in game or a nice older gentleman who made a bunch of new friends. I do what I can to be respectful and I’ve chatted with him a bit casually. If you want to interact with Otis, I found he’s around in the morning and a bit in the afternoon.
We chatted a bit about pizza and mentioned that a pizza party with all his friends would be a fun idea, and if he had time and interest to let us know and we’ll make it happen. So we’ll see what happens if I hear back from him about this I’ll let you all know.
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April 11, 2017 at 2:56 pm #7463thehazelverseParticipant
Great idea B! I’m down for that Pizza Partayyyy!
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April 14, 2017 at 8:39 am #8506Rebecca HoristParticipant
Wait… Otis? Never saw a post form him, was it not on Lust Experiences FB or IG? At a complete loss. So who is this character? Someone please fill me in….
I feel like these forums move so fast and everyone already knows each other, so I kinda feel left out of the game with what goes on.
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April 14, 2017 at 9:06 am #8513AnonymousInactive
Hey @rhorist,
Check out the character list over on the Lust subreddit here: http://www.reddit.com/r/TheLustExperience/comments/619v2c/character_list/
There are also weekly recaps that have all the info from the goings ons with Lust. Thank @thegilded for the fine work.
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April 18, 2017 at 10:48 am #9248SageParticipant
In the spirit of Never Silent… Fun Facts: Otis’s favorite film is Lawrence of Arabia, he felt like he was actually in the desert watching it, and his favorite popcorn film is The Maltese Falcon, especially Bogarts handshake after the bluffing.
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April 20, 2017 at 11:21 am #9950RussellParticipant
@sfire8 FUN FACT – some movie theaters reportedly turned up the heat inside their theaters during screenings of Lawrence of Arabia to mess with the audience. (I once worked with an old-time manager of a movie theater that told me that during Doctor Zhivago, he would turn the AC down very low and added coffee and hot chocolate to the menu at his concession stand.)
@rhorist I hope you caught up a bit. Specifically to this thread, Otis Fletcher is a man @mike met after being asked to leave the focus group on 4/2/17. You can read much more about that story at this link…- This reply was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by Russell.
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April 20, 2017 at 8:20 pm #10132
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April 20, 2017 at 11:23 am #9952RussellParticipant
I wanted to share an additional Otis interaction… two days ago I got a delayed response from Otis to a message I had sent him several days earlier. I must say, our short exchange was surprisingly heartfelt.
My impression is that he is trying to figure out the whole social media / priorities conversation we all probably have wrestled with at times. Facebook is fun and it’s great to connect with friends new and old… but it can also drain you of some energy. He also is becoming aware of the shallowness apparent in some social media.
He and I talked briefly about priorities and how things that matter to us tend to shift with age. It’s something we both seem to be dealing with currently. -
April 20, 2017 at 8:15 pm #10129SageParticipant
You guys! Janice P. Roberts (Otis’ friend) just accepted my friend request!! Can’t wait to find out more about her chickens…
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April 20, 2017 at 8:17 pm #10130Andrew KParticipant
Is Otis a literal metaphor/ representation for the melding of someone with a technology they don’t understand? One that is a double edged sword – something the can be used for great good in ones life, but can also lead to bad things (obsessive tendencies, shallowness,self destructiveness etc)?
To us, social media is a normal part of life. But, to Otis, it is a new And exciting and potentially scary technology.
At one point, all of us felt the same way as Otis does now – unsure of how to use it, how it can affect your life, etc.
Perhaps he is a literal representation of what its like to be introduced to a technology one does not comprehend, and must learn about and use correctly to appreciate it…..
Could this be related to whatever technology is being used to create the AI?
Could we soon be introduced to that technology and be faced with either using it and understanding it to benefit society as a whole in a positive way or having to face those who plan to use it maliciously?
Aby advancement in technology is a double edged sword to some degree…..
Thoughts?
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April 20, 2017 at 8:24 pm #10134
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April 20, 2017 at 9:41 pm #10194
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April 20, 2017 at 10:02 pm #10201Kimberly StewartParticipant
I noticed Collin *Fletcher* too @druzicka. The other thing that I found curious is his profile photo, if you zoom in, it’s the same type of red color/texture as Lust’s old profile pic.
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April 20, 2017 at 10:07 pm #10202David R.Participant
Ahh, interesting.
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April 20, 2017 at 10:12 pm #10204SageParticipant
It’s pushed down the forum, but “Janice P. Roberts” is also accepting friend requests.
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April 24, 2017 at 8:23 pm #10812AnonymousInactive
From his FB post… looks like Otis lost his job. 🙁
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April 24, 2017 at 8:32 pm #10815Brad RuweParticipant
You think iConfidant is hiring?
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April 24, 2017 at 9:03 pm #10822MarandaParticipant
Sorry to hear about Otis. @nothenrygale If Stacey is still short-staffed, it’s worth a shot!
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April 26, 2017 at 3:17 pm #11232AnonymousInactive
This is me watching Otis’ status updates every week. ?
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April 26, 2017 at 3:23 pm #11234Brad RuweParticipant
@thebuz Did you just start cutting onions or something? All I know is I pressed play and suddenly my eyes are watering.
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April 26, 2017 at 3:27 pm #11237MelissaParticipant
I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING. :*(
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April 26, 2017 at 3:52 pm #11254CandaceParticipant
?
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April 27, 2017 at 3:14 pm #11504Andrew KParticipant
So….anyone else get the very foreboding feeling something very bad is going to happen to Otis by the end of all this? I just can’t imagine this is going to end well for him.
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April 27, 2017 at 3:24 pm #11513ChloeParticipant
@anakindrew – Yep. Nothing is sacred or safe in the Tension or Lust world. Not even sweet old men that have adorable pets and take strangers out for milkshakes.
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May 3, 2017 at 8:51 am #12483Meghan MayhemParticipant
So…I suppose a congrats is in order for Otis for getting that job he applied for, even if it was just a one off.
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May 3, 2017 at 9:01 am #12485Haley WildeParticipant
He’s been unusually quiet on Facebook lately… I wonder what he’s up to…
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May 3, 2017 at 9:17 am #12486Meghan MayhemParticipant
@haleywilde Hopefully learning how to use the unlock feature on his car doors a little better.
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May 10, 2017 at 11:56 am #13035Meghan MayhemParticipant
Looks like Otis is alive and just took a totally-not-against-his-will impromptu trip which resulted in his friend having to break into his house to care for his pets. Which is totally a thing that happens when you go on trips of your own free will.
…thanks for the ride, Otis. Hope it was worth it.
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May 10, 2017 at 12:02 pm #13037Brad RuweParticipant
Yeah, Otis is not the sort to leave his pets behind. So the question is, where has he been?
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May 10, 2017 at 12:55 pm #13044Cyrus La RosaParticipant
I haven’t been in game long, so please tell me to the stfu if I’m not making any sense.
Assuming that iCompanion wants to create robot versions of us, which obviously we are all opposed to, hopefully. In order to get us board, they would need to change our perspective on robots. How could they do that? Perhaps by releasing a prototype, so realistic and capable of genuine human interaction, that it actually bridges the gap between natural and engineered consciousness. Perhaps the reason Otis is so loveable is because that is his soul purpose. To show us the lighter side of giving into robotics.
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May 10, 2017 at 1:38 pm #13048SeanModerator
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May 10, 2017 at 1:48 pm #13049AlyssaParticipant
@thegilded @clarosav759 his love is real but he is not…
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May 10, 2017 at 6:52 pm #13069JackieParticipant
I’ll show my self out.
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May 12, 2017 at 10:48 am #13218Brad RuweParticipant
New post:
“Thank you to all my wonderful new amicis. I assure you I am fine like blueberry wine and just keep getting better!”
Two things. 1) I get the feeling this is the sort of post you make when things AREN’T fine and you’re trying to pretend they are. 2) What are “amicis”?
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May 12, 2017 at 10:50 am #13219AnonymousInactive
@nothenrygale Amici is Italian for friend.
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May 12, 2017 at 11:09 am #13221Brad RuweParticipant
@kipsie Thanks! Def makes sense.
So…. is Otis back on track? We know his last known whereabouts was with Noah and @meghanmayhem at the warehouse. Noah told her not to get in the car with him. Why? Does that tie in with why he’s now “fine like blueberry wine”? Cause I’ve seen plenty of cases of people pretending to be all amazing on social media while their life falls apart. Might just be past life experiences tinting this post to be something it’s not, but I worry about what’s happened to Otis between then and now.
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May 12, 2017 at 12:05 pm #13231CristenParticipant
The use of “amici” here is cute considering all the Greco-Roman imagery we’ve been seeing related to Lust.
Also worth noting on today’s Lust FB post, it’s the second painting they’ve used from Jacques-Louis David (the former being “Death of Socrates”, this is “Leonidas at Thermopylae,”) David was a supporter of the French Revolution and later Napoleon.
More importantly, both of these works are iconic images of a man calmly facing his own death.I love David’s work and used to spend a lot of time at the MET in New York staring at Death of Socrates. Any art history nerds feel free to chime in.
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May 13, 2017 at 6:08 pm #13352AnonymousInactive
I have a big question about Otis that we haven’t touched on much.
Who is taking Otis’ pictures??? Any ideas?
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May 13, 2017 at 6:32 pm #13353MeganParticipant
Awhile back Otis told me that his friend and neighbor Pam is the one taking the photos.
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May 13, 2017 at 6:48 pm #13354AnonymousInactive
Well that is one mystery finally solved for me. Thank you @coryphella!
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May 19, 2017 at 9:46 am #14134Brad RuweParticipant
So Otis is now talking about having some “worries”. Noah Sinclair related I assume? What has he gotten himself into exactly?
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May 19, 2017 at 9:52 am #14135ChloeParticipant
I really hope those worries aren’t headache
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May 19, 2017 at 10:03 am #14136MelissaParticipant
Now I got some money but a couple more worries than I’d like. Aint life suppose to get a little easier at my age?
DO I HAVE TO CUT A BITCH?!
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May 19, 2017 at 12:05 pm #14140
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May 19, 2017 at 11:05 pm #14181Andrew KParticipant
Lust Facebook page just posted this (a repost of Otis’ facebook status)….what does this mean? Are they going to do something to Otis, or will something be reveled that they’ve already done? I wish they would leave him alone, but I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
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May 20, 2017 at 12:21 pm #14199BlondieParticipant
Bit late to this, but Otis and I discussed this exact outlook on life in a private chat a while ago… I hope things are starting to look up for him. But I feel it’s all gonna go downhill from here… But I’m gonna keep shining it on in his honour…
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