Various IM transcripts with "bethlmcconnell" on AIM, pasted into IRC, then copied right here... [15:45] Statik93: hello? [15:45] Statik93: miss mcconnel? [15:45] bethlmcconnell: hi. [15:45] Statik93: webmaster of little-boxes.net? [15:45] bethlmcconnell: yes. do i know you? [15:45] Statik93: i visit the site regularly [15:45] Statik93: are you going to be going to paris to continue to follow the anomoly? [15:45] bethlmcconnell: I'm not sure where I am right now. [15:45] bethlmcconnell: it's crazy! [15:45] Statik93: whats happening? [15:45] bethlmcconnell: it's not paris [15:45] bethlmcconnell: it's dark. it must be late. [15:45] * catherwood discovers her buddly limit has a maximum [15:45] Statik93: so this strange man is somehow an AI? how is his demeanor? [15:45] bethlmcconnell: he's very nice. somewhat formal. [15:45] bethlmcconnell: but very nice. [15:45] Statik93: i seem confused though. if he is an AI how does he exist, physically? other than being like a robot or something strange like that. [15:45] Statik93: as for your moral delemma. no you would not be doing the right thing by taking him to metacortex. although i suspect you have also came to that conclusion. [15:46] bethlmcconnell: he looks and acts just like a man. it really makes very little sense. i've never seen technology this advanced. [15:46] Statik93: hey. you mentioned that ther [15:47] Wishicortex: This "man" you talk about when did you last see him? [15:47] bethlmcconnell: i am with him right now. [15:49] Seriously though. I'm thoughrougly amazed with the involvement of the PMs in this game. :P [15:49] Wishicortex: Has he told you what he needs your help with then? [15:49] bethlmcconnell: he's really a very nice man. and i am trying to help him [15:49] bethlmcconnell: he doesn't seem to understand his purpose. [15:49] What should I ask? [15:49] * Aaarrrgh thinks. [15:49] bethlmcconnell: though i'm not sure what his purpose could be [15:49] bethlmcconnell: we're running a series of tests [15:49] * catherwood suddenly dislikes this game [15:49] Statik93: hey. you mentioned that there were some kids tracking the anomolies as well [15:49] Statik93: have you heard from any of them? did you talk to them? [15:49] bethlmcconnell: kids? [15:49] bethlmcconnell: p:1.0:skin:"8o":"8o"h! [15:49] bethlmcconnell: i saw some kids at halloween! [15:49] bethlmcconnell: i had forgotten about them [15:49] Statik93: i think i know one of them. or know of them [15:49] Statik93: miss kinross [15:49] --- catherwood is now known as catherwatch [15:50] bethlmcconnell: I've heard that name. She was the one he wrote about. [15:50] Statik93: really [15:51] Wishicortex: What type of tests? [15:51] bethlmcconnell: to determine what he is [15:51] bethlmcconnell: and what he can affect [15:51] bethlmcconnell: and how he can affect it [15:51] bethlmcconnell: i hope that by determining his capabilities, his function or purpose will become clear. [15:51] Wishicortex: What has he shown you he can do so far? [15:51] bethlmcconnell: he's stopped the wind [15:51] * ScrappyDoo turns on the cheesy background music [15:56] Statik93: hey. you mentioned that there were some kids tracking the anomolies as well [15:56] Statik93: have you heard from any of them? did you talk to them? [15:56] bethlmcconnell: kids? [15:56] bethlmcconnell: p:1.0:skin:"8o":"8o"h! [15:56] bethlmcconnell: i saw some kids at halloween! [15:56] bethlmcconnell: i had forgotten about them [15:56] Statik93: i think i know one of them. or know of them [15:56] Statik93: miss kinross [15:56] bethlmcconnell: I've heard that name. She was the one he wrote about. [15:56] Statik93: really [15:56] Statik93: well i have reason to believe that miss kinross is a hacker going by the alias texel. she has posted some interesting things pertaining to the anomolies recently on paintover.net [15:56] bethlmcconnell: really? [15:56] Statik93: yes [15:56] Wishicortex: You've heard of Dina haven't you? [15:56] bethlmcconnell: yes. i know of dina and her music. that song just struck me that one day. [15:59] Wishicortex: This "man" you talk about when did you last see him? [15:59] bethlmcconnell: i am with him right now. [16:00] bethlmcconnell: He affects the code. Gotta run. Leaving the area. He wants to show me more. This is terribly exciting, yet very unreal. [16:15] Moatie2: beth, is phillip your boyfriend? [16:15] bethlmcconnell: Phil? No. He's just my friend. A good one though. [16:16] Moatie2: i was wondering, when I mentioned cairo, was that a place he was going to, a place you would like to go, or a name of a pet? [16:16] Moatie2: ooops, I mean when phil mentioned cairo [16:16] bethlmcconnell: Oh, he was probably going there. Are you a friend of his? [16:19] bethlmcconnell: My excitement of seeing the world seems to have inspired him. He wants to show me more. I don't know. [16:35] Moatie2: if you go to greece you can see the aquapolis [16:35] bethlmcconnell: Oh man, I already feel as if I've been there! there are posters of it up all over the place at work. [16:35] bethlmcconnell: And I was going to give him access to computers, but he didn't need them. He regained his communication abilities without them. [16:35] bethlmcconnell: Now it is a matter of discovering his purpose in the system. [16:43] Moatie2: beth, i hope you are being careful [16:43] bethlmcconnell: I'm being careful. And now we're moving again [16:43] Moatie2: beth it seems like you are in a different world than I am. [16:43] Moatie2: where are you now? [16:43] MATRIXofREALITY: oh well... [16:43] bethlmcconnell: i am here. I'm sorry. There is a lot going on and I'm just trying to figure everything out. [16:43] MATRIXofREALITY: i can see [16:43] bethlmcconnell: We are on a tour [16:43] bethlmcconnell: and I'm not sure why [16:53] bethlmcconnell: I am here. [16:53] bethlmcconnell: I'm not sure where here is, but I am here. [16:56] Wishicortex: Have you got coordinates? [16:56] bethlmcconnell: 59¼55N 10¼44E as near as I can tell [16:58] Moatie2: beth it seems like you are in a different world than I am. [16:58] Moatie2: where are you now? [16:58] Moatie2: aren't you afraid of being caught by the Monitors, or Agents? [16:58] Moatie2: they will surely pick up on all that activity [16:58] Moatie2: is Laika with you? [16:58] bethlmcconnell: Laika is not with me right now [16:58] bethlmcconnell: She's back at the campsite. [16:58] bethlmcconnell: I hope she's ok! [16:58] bethlmcconnell: I've been away far longer than I thought I would be. [17:01] Moatie2: Beth, maybe you and your Friend can come visit me in Boston? [17:01] Moatie2: its a little cold and windy today though [17:01] bethlmcconnell: That would be fantastic. I've not been to Boston in ages. [17:01] bethlmcconnell: right now we're at 31.47N 35.13E. [17:05] Moatie2: are you going to update your log page with all these exciting places? [17:05] Moatie2: Israel is a beutiful place, too bad all the violence that is going on [17:05] bethlmcconnell: I will update the log as soon as I can get back to the campsite. [17:05] Moatie2: are you going to update your log page with all these exciting places? [17:05] Moatie2: Israel is a beutiful place, too bad all the violence that is going on [17:05] bethlmcconnell: I will update the log as soon as I can get back to the campsite. [17:47] bethlmcconnell: I'm just getting ready to make dinner [17:47] bethlmcconnell: I hope that he doesn't make the taste go away this time. [17:08] OmniEmp: Have you asked your friend about the Monitors? They seem quite threatening...does he know why they are after him? [17:08] OmniEmp: Or who sent them? [17:08] bethlmcconnell: I have not brought them up [17:10] bethlmcconnell: After his last run in, I figured that if he wouldn't accept my help if I mentioned them. [17:10] OmniEmp: Ah...I see. That's considerate. [17:50] Moatie2: are you going to tell anyone about this trip? You must be worried about the monitors finding out? [17:50] Moatie2: looks like you and your chocolate will soon get united!! [17:50] bethlmcconnell: yes! [17:50] bethlmcconnell: desert [17:50] bethlmcconnell: s'mores [17:51] Moatie2: maybe he can make the liver and onions taste like s'mores2 [17:51] bethlmcconnell: changing tastes [17:51] bethlmcconnell: that would be an interesting test [17:51] uh-oh.... [17:51] ethlmcconnell: we know that he can take it away, but can he make it something else? [17:58] Statik93: so you have an AI. it can translocate, it can make some changes in areas. perhaps his purpose is to go around and fix things? [17:58] Statik93: but since it has been malfuntioning as of late. it was going around and 'breaking things' in the metaphysical sense of the term... [17:58] bethlmcconnell: perhaps [17:58] bethlmcconnell: so how do we test this theory? [Omnie suggests an experiment with the Cascade Vortex] [18:04] bethlmcconnell: and we're not far at all from that place. It's just up the road. [18:04] bethlmcconnell: That sounds like a great idea. I'll see what happens [18:05] bethlmcconnell: though I'm afraid that most of the cascade vortex is a hoax, but we'll see. [18:09] Moatie2: we know he can translate in space, can he move back and forth in time? [18:09] Moatie2: the cascade vortex looked pretty cool [18:09] Moatie2: though that picture looked fake [18:09] bethlmcconnell: time was brought up by someone else. I think that would be a fascinating thing to know [18:10] bethlmcconnell: I also know that he can affect gravity, so I wonder what other physical laws he can control. [18:11] Moatie2: did things appear green tinted while you where traveling [18:11] bethlmcconnell: I'm also very curious as to the duration issue [18:11] bethlmcconnell: travelling was almost instant and, to be honest, I probably had my eyes closed the whole time. [18:12] Moatie2: there is heat, cold, light, dark. Maybe he can even change speed of light! [18:12] bethlmcconnell: changing it. hmmm. I wonder. [18:12] bethlmcconnell: i'll think about that over some food [18:12] bethlmcconnell: i'll be back in about an hour ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Beth takes a dinner break ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- [20:02] bethlmcconnell: I'm just trying to absorb everything that has happened. To wrap my head around it. [20:02] bethlmcconnell: I'm sure that I can help him, but I'm not sure how to do so. [20:02] bethlmcconnell: He seems to want my help, but he's not very cooperative [20:07] bethlmcconnell: yes, I am ok [20:07] bethlmcconnell: I got tied up with the dog [20:07] bethlmcconnell: sometimes they can be so demanding. [20:07] Scamallo: Yes I know... i have 2 dogs... [20:07] bethlmcconnell: sometimes I wish I was a cat person [20:07] bethlmcconnell: and then she looks up at me with those eyes [20:07] bethlmcconnell: and I know that it's all about her :-) [20:07] Derangement [11:00 PM]: do you think that your friends purpose could have something to do with stopping the anomalies you've been seeing? To change things back to "normal?" [20:07] bethlmcconnell [11:02 PM]: But why would a company create such technology just for that purpose. [20:07] Derangement [11:02 PM]: Maybe the technology they originally created had.. glitches that needed to be fixed. [20:20] bethlmcconnell: James, yes, he's the one on heismissing.info [20:25] Scamallo: You know... one thing shaked me last night... I had a dream about a man crawling in the dirt like someone was keeping him from going away... the day after i saw that website... i couldn't believe it was the same man... [20:26] Scamallo: I hope he's fine... losing his father wont be a good thing... Anyway.. do you know who's the woman on sheismissing.info? I feel like the two are connected. [20:26] bethlmcconnell: That's James' ex-wife. [20:44] Scamallo: What's James ex wife's first name? [20:44] Scamallo: Is she Sylvia? [20:44] bethlmcconnell: No, her name is Lynne [20:45] OmniEmp: Oh...I'm sorry, that must be a painful subject. Something strange happened to him in Zurich, didn't it? [20:45] bethlmcconnell: I don't think so [20:46] bethlmcconnell: I had actually believed the "retired and getting away from it all" story [20:49] bethlmcconnell: I could understand why he hadn't contacted me. That almost made sense. [20:49] fLavi9: do you think he may be trying to help you as well? [20:49] bethlmcconnell: I don't know if he is trying to help me or not [20:49] bethlmcconnell: but he is helping me, i think, in ways that i don't understand. [20:53] Derangement [11:51 PM]: Have you spoken to Phil yet? I wonder if he would have any insights. [20:53] bethlmcconnell [11:51 PM]: He sent me a message earlier. He's really busy with the next edition of his journal [20:53] bethlmcconnell [11:52 PM]: so it was just a quick "hi, glad you're alive" sort of message. [20:53] Derangement [11:52 PM]: Wouldn't he be interested in hearing about this? It seems kind of up his ally. [20:57] Derangement [11:54 PM]: The song you have on your site is really nice. [20:57] bethlmcconnell [11:57 PM]: thank you, I wish I could take credit for it [20:57] bethlmcconnell [11:57 PM]: It's by some woman named Tina or Dina [20:58] Scamallo: I wish i could hear more from her... but so far, i only know she's called Dina. [20:58] bethlmcconnell: Dina! That's right. I was trying to think of that [20:58] bethlmcconnell: I was going with Tina. [21:24] while we're talking, I've been meaning to ask about Avery's son... who is he living with now? [21:24] bethlmcconnell: I have no idea [21:24] bethlmcconnell: I assume that he's with James and Lynne [21:26] ZaZen123:07:45) bethlmcconnell: I'm just trying to balance more than a few windows [21:30] bethlmcconnell: Dim and James were great friends [21:31] bethlmcconnell: I'm sure that Dim did/does [know James' son] [21:33] OmniEmp: Oh...was Marcus close to James as well? [21:33] bethlmcconnell: They were friendly but not friends [21:33] bethlmcconnell: work associates [21:40] that would be cool... but there are like 10 of them or something [21:41] bethlmcconnell: I know that Marcus was upset with him at one point. I think that passed though [21:41] Me [21:41] bethlmcconnell: but it was a bit tense for a while and Marcus almost left the company, iirc. [21:41] bethlmcconnell: I never really got the whole story. [21:44] oh - I thought they were seperated and sharing custody.. not sure where I got that idea [21:44] bethlmcconnell: They were divorced [21:44] bethlmcconnell: He and I were friends after the divorce [21:44] bethlmcconnell: but I've lately had the feeling that they left together [21:44] bethlmcconnell: and I would just assume that Jesse is with them [21:58] Beth just said she's going to bed [21:58] bethlmcconnell: i have a feelign i have a big day ahead of me tomorrow [22:04] bethlmcconnell: i have a feeling it'll be 2 before I actually see any signs of a pillow [haha] [22:07] bethlmcconnell: I'll be around, I'm always online [22:07] bethlmcconnell: feel free to message me sometime [22:07] bethlmcconnell: anytime :-) [22:07] bethlmcconnell: (well aside from the next few hours, because i'll be sleeping!)