Mike

All this comes off oddly like disgruntled ex employees trying to burn the place they were fired from.

Yes, @wintermute, there’s something very interesting here. Yesterday, I was wondering if Briarberg and HCDI weren’t working together, due to the similarity in approach. But your call, @creepsociety, reminds me a LOT of the Joyce that @mike, @coryp…[Read more]

@daela No, I do not think so. The woman last night had smaller features than this woman. (smaller nose and lips, rounder face)

Aw, @mike, well played.

Holy crap you people have been busy this morning, haha! Here is my attempt to catch up. 😉

@coryphella, I think everything gathered so far is found with basic data mining. (the picture they used of @mike and me came from a Seraph Films Christmas gathering and was posted on their feeds. Oddly enough, we encountered DLB and Sabrina briefly at…[Read more]

I’m going to agree with @rizzzoooooo that after reading/chatting with Russell, the young man was almost certainly our old friend Fluff. Down to asking his name and him replying “maybe later.”

Definitely a lot to unpack here. @mike‘s breakdown of how each group interprets/intends to use The Darkness is very useful. Is this self-actualization, or…[Read more]

@russell — Bravo for your comprehensive recollection. And I think a pattern may be developing.

I always come back to Ouroboros – we were essentially told that this is the point of LUST — journey to wholeness.

I think the Darkness may refer to what we all remember as Joseph Campbell’s “Journey to the Innermost Cave” — the dark and fearful…[Read more]

WOW. That’s incredible, @russell.

But…the file they’re showing is all information that you (and @mike) gave to them. There is nothing there, unless I’m seeing it wrong, that they went out of their way to obtain on their own. Am I correct? If she’s trying to scare you with this I don’t see how she could. Furthermore asking YOU for information on…[Read more]

@mike, maybe he is just an academic looking into ethics in immersive theater, here to right the wrongs of data being sold by immersive entertainment. But I feel like things are usually much deeper than what meets the eye. As @chelsea said, I think we need to look at who wrote our numbers and what their motivation is. And I agree completely, Mason…[Read more]

@mike – do you know (or have you suspected) any civilians being contacted?

These replies sound less like someone concerned about your well being and more like someone conducting research on your behavior. I realize that doesn’t totally hold up because they’re coloring your perspective by painting it all in a negative light.

There’s also something going off in my head making me think that this could be more phishing.…[Read more]

@nothenrygale – got it, @mike‘s was the same. and I remember Noah referring to it as an “experiment” too.

@mike the contract mentioned that you four would be kept separate and not assigned to an “actor” until whatever Exhibit C is was enacted. Do you think this might mean you’ll all be contacted by someone eager to gain your confidence soon?

So thankful you are on mend, @russell, and so incredibly grateful to call both you and @mike friends.

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@mike… you’re just jealous…

This made me think of early on in Lust when we had the shadow/mirror people and we all joked about them being the “evil” version of us…but….what if…that was all a precursor to the System and the people we “could” become?

I hadn’t thought of that @mike, and goddamn it’s good to have you back.

I have had this bizarre experience the past three we…[Read more]

@thebuz, that crossed my mind last night too? Didn’t Noah say “come forward and do what you said you would…” Or something like that? Maybe @mike can tell us?
Also wondering of anyone asked one of the players, “WHAT HAPPENED AT THE RETREAT??” I couldn’t get close to anyone except LIU and she was so gruff. I should have done it..dammit.

So most of the event was covered pretty well by others, so I’ll focus on my experiences and my take on the whole thing.

“Winners” drink – Enjoyed sharing a drink with a clearly bored Noah (asked a couple times things like “How much longer do I have to be here”). Tom Barrow made a brief appearance but he left really quickly which left most of us…[Read more]

@Mike That’s very interesting that you saw DLB there. I saw the little spiky tips of his hair appear and disappear a couple times up in the booth when the music turned on by mistake during the interviews as well. Maybe those sound issues weren’t mistakes at all? Was he trying to get our attention?

So, so, SO happy to have you back @mike. 🙂 🙂 🙂