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:* Step two: Capture and interrogate James | :* Step two: Capture and interrogate James | ||
:<youtube>i7IKMSjXf7k</youtube> | :<youtube>i7IKMSjXf7k</youtube> | ||
+ | :The phone number James used before the ambush has been identified: | ||
+ | :(646) 537-2537 | ||
+ | :Calling this number will get you an answering machine: | ||
+ | :The recording is a man's voice with an accent that probably is Japanese (Kentaro?). He says something like: | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | You have reached a recording station for the Opposition, please record the results of your mission. | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
==== Part II: The Labyrinth ==== | ==== Part II: The Labyrinth ==== | ||
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James' story: | James' story: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
- | :So, four years ago... | + | :Thanks. |
- | :I was living here in San Francisco by Grace Cathedral | + | :Okay, so... |
- | :and there is this girl who I see and she's... | + | :So four years ago, |
- | :I see her every... every evening when I'm walking home from work and | + | :I was... |
- | :and she is in the labyrinths (???). | + | :I was living here in San Francisco on... |
- | :She is walking just every single night. | + | :up by, by... |
- | :and like a couple of weeks go by and I got the courage (???) | + | :Grace Cathedral. And, and there's this girl, who I see |
- | :"Can I help you?", you know, "What do you... What's..." | + | :and she's... I see her every, every evening |
- | :So her name was Toria and she has the most amazing story. | + | :while I'm walking home from work. And... |
- | :at that time, of course, I didn't believe. | + | :and she's... and she's in the labyrinth there and she's |
- | :but she...she took... she took me in her confidence mostly. | + | :just walking. Just every single night, and... |
- | :I didn't... I mean I didn't really...really believe it til... | + | :and like a couple weeks go by and I get the courage up and I'm like |
- | :until I met Renata...and...(???)...and | + | :"Can I help you?" You know, what're you, what's... |
- | :I mean, they were part of the 2004 team. | + | :So her name was... |
- | :and at some point...(?Kentora?) wents nuts... | + | :Toria, and... |
- | :She don't told me musch about what they are doing, but... | + | :She, she had the most amazing story! |
- | :She had to travel a lot and she was doing those things just all over the time. | + | :um... |
- | :and (?Kentora?) wnts nuts and he just (???) they couldn' find him. | + | :At the time, of course, I didn't believe. |
- | :and something obviously went wrong and... | + | :Um, but she, you know, took... |
- | :And Eli was helping them and he said they all had to got to the Olympics | + | :took me into her... |
- | :and they had to do a labyrinth for the Olympics | + | :...her confidence... mostly. |
- | :because then one of them could leave, | + | :I didn't--I mean, I didn't really... |
- | :and go back and tell ... tell people what did happened, | + | :I didn't really believe it until... until I met Renata. |
- | :and Renata was gonna leave. | + | :and... |
- | :So they all left and I saw them of and... | + | :And Kentaro. |
- | :and the Olympics happened in Athens | + | :Well then I mean... they were part of the 2004 team. |
- | :and I went to pick up Toria at the Airport... | + | :And, and so at some point--at some point, Kentaro just goes nuts. I... |
- | :and...Renate walked up! | + | :She didn't tell me much of what they were doing, but... |
- | :I, I, ... so she told me the story that suddendly Toria begged to go. | + | :She had to travel a lot, |
- | :Begged to go, I mean, I do not understand it. She and I talked about it. | + | :she was doing these things just all over--all the time. |
- | :She didn't know anybody here, but we're gonna | + | :And Kentaro went nuts! And he--he just fell off the radar. |
- | :She was... She had a place here with me, | + | :They couldn't find him. |
- | :and ... I was... So she begged to go. | + | :And, and, so something obviously had gone wrong and... |
- | :And Renata wnated to leave. Renate wanted to go home. Renate (???) story. | + | :and Eli was helping them, and he said that they all had to go to |
- | :And Toria left instead. | + | :to the Olympics. And they had to... |
- | :And... I mean I was heartbroken. | + | :they had to do a labyrinth at the Olympics, |
- | :I didn't know what to say and Renate was pissed. She was so angry. | + | :because then one of them could leave. |
- | :So a month later, Renata comes and sees me and said she found (?Kentora?) | + | :And... |
- | :and she... she joined the opposition. | + | :and go back and tell |
- | :and...and...and that they have the answers. | + | :tell people what had happened. |
- | :I was so...I was so angry that she left | + | :And... |
- | :and I said "What the hell" - I wanted to figure out what happend. | + | :and Renata was going to leave... |
- | :and ... and so I joined with Renata | + | :and so they all left, and I... |
- | :and over the time I figured out what they do... | + | :I saw them off, and... |
- | :...it makes sense and it's... | + | :and the Olympics happened in Athens, and... |
- | :I know it comes off like creepy and (???) and evil (???) | + | :and I went to pick up Toria at the airport and... |
- | :All right, so I just... I just... I just saw Toria and | + | :and Renata walked out! |
- | :she said there is a chance I can ... | + | :and I... I... |
- | :If we get the Omph Strength higher | + | :so she tells me this story, that, that they're there, and... |
- | :more than just six can travel... | + | :and suddenly Toria is just... |
- | :...I think I can help you guys. | + | :just begs to go. |
- | :I:m not gonna leave Theo. I'm still a member of Theo and | + | :BEGS to go. I mean, |
- | :I think we can help each other. | + | :I don't understand it. Because she and I had talked. |
- | :I can help you and you can help me, guys. | + | :We, like... |
- | :Because if there is a chance to see Toria again I would take it. | + | :She didn't know anyone here, but we were gonna... |
- | :Amen | + | :she was... |
+ | :She had a place here, with me... and... | ||
+ | :I was... | ||
+ | :So she begged to go. | ||
+ | :And, and, Renata wanted-- | ||
+ | :I mean, Renata wanted to leave! | ||
+ | :Renata wanted to go home! Renata felt like she could tell the story. | ||
+ | :And... | ||
+ | :and Toria left instead. | ||
+ | :And... | ||
+ | :I mean I was heartbroken. I mean... | ||
+ | :I didn't know what to say. | ||
+ | :And Renata was pissed. She was so angry, and... | ||
+ | :So a month later, Renata | ||
+ | :Renata comes, and sees me, and she says that she's seen--she's found Kentaro. And... | ||
+ | :and... | ||
+ | :and she's... joined the Opposition. | ||
+ | :And... | ||
+ | :and then--and that they have answers. | ||
+ | :And I was so... | ||
+ | :I was so... angry that she'd left, and I... | ||
+ | :So I said, you know, what the hell? I want to figure out what happened. | ||
+ | :And... | ||
+ | :and so I joined with Renata and... | ||
+ | :And you know what, over time I, as I figured out what they do | ||
+ | :It makes sense. | ||
+ | :And it's... | ||
+ | :I know it comes off like creepy, and evil, and... | ||
+ | :and that's maybe not the right way to go about it, and... | ||
+ | :Alright. | ||
+ | :So I just... | ||
+ | :I just--I just saw Toria, and, and, | ||
+ | :and she said that there was a chance, that I could... | ||
+ | :If, if we get the Omph Strength high enough, | ||
+ | :that, that more than just the six could travel. | ||
+ | :And I, I... | ||
+ | :I think I can help you guys. | ||
+ | :I'm not-- | ||
+ | :I'm not going to leave Theo, I'm still a member of Theo, and... | ||
+ | :and I think we can help each other. | ||
+ | :I think you guys can help me and I can help you guys. | ||
+ | :Because, I mean if there's a chance of seeing Toria again, I'll take it. | ||
+ | :Um... | ||
+ | :Alright, what do you want to know? | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
- | ==== Part III: Toria ==== | + | ==== Part III: Theo ==== |
- | + | section 1: | |
- | * Details (transcript, video, pictures) coming soon. | + | :<youtube>sYfCkp_Ifvg</youtube> |
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | section 2 | ||
+ | :<youtube>i34Jr0U5Z-4</youtube> | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | :Alright, whaddya want to know? | ||
+ | :Tell us how Theo makes sense. | ||
+ | :Yeah, 'cause right now it doesn't! | ||
+ | :And I want to know if my--if my theory was right. | ||
+ | :So, | ||
+ | :Does anyone have a quarter? | ||
+ | :Now let's say if this is heads-- | ||
+ | :then I'm going to throw you off the roof. | ||
+ | :I don't like the sound of that. | ||
+ | :And if it's tails, then I'm not. | ||
+ | :Would you rather-- | ||
+ | :that we figure out what it is, | ||
+ | :and then a decision is made, and there is a branch, and in one it's tails and in one it's heads-- | ||
+ | :Or, it's right here, you put it back in your pocket-- | ||
+ | :And you never look at it. | ||
+ | :And there's no decisions to make. | ||
+ | :In that particular example I would rather no decision was made because that way neither of me is thrown off the roof. | ||
+ | :Absolutely. | ||
+ | :So--so with Theo it's... it's a moral thing. | ||
+ | :Is it really right--is it right to make... | ||
+ | :Is it right to win at the expense of... | ||
+ | :someone else losing? | ||
+ | :And... Theo believes that it is morally right to-- | ||
+ | :if you HAVE to play, to lose. | ||
+ | :So essentially they would rather that we get Neopangaea than everyone else. | ||
+ | :So... by forcing ourself | ||
+ | :It was tails, I could tell. | ||
+ | :So if.. you've got the tree that branches, right? | ||
+ | :And... if we succeed... | ||
+ | :If we succeed, the branch is erased, it never existed. | ||
+ | :...the branch goes this way, and another branch goes this way, and... | ||
+ | :And every time there's a decision it branches, but what we're doing is we're taking ourselves-- | ||
+ | :We want to be out here, | ||
+ | :We Theo? | ||
+ | :We Theo... | ||
+ | :We want--we want our world to-- | ||
+ | :--be way out here where the locus of worlds is here. | ||
+ | :Yes. | ||
+ | :Because... if we're going to fail, and if we're going to fail catastrophically, | ||
+ | :Then we don't want everyone else to get hit. | ||
+ | :That's right. | ||
+ | :The theory is, if we desynchronize enough then when we fail, no other worlds will be affected, just ours. | ||
+ | :Or as few as possible. | ||
+ | :It does make sense... | ||
+ | :It's sort of... | ||
+ | :...it's kinda pessimistic, but it makes sense. | ||
+ | :...that's why they keep talking about sacrifice. | ||
+ | :Right. | ||
+ | :But it does sort of eliminate the possibility of success. | ||
+ | :Right. That it does. | ||
+ | :And that's... | ||
+ | :part of the issue. | ||
+ | :Part of... and that's part of the moral question. | ||
+ | : | ||
+ | :Alright I've got some questions. | ||
+ | :He whips out the paper! | ||
+ | :Do you happen to know what the Pruvo code is for Lausanne, Switzerland? | ||
+ | :Do you know if Theo got that particular artifact? | ||
+ | :'Cause we sure as hell don't! | ||
+ | :It's been recovered apparently, do you know if you have it? | ||
+ | :Could you give us that Pruvo code? | ||
+ | :Yeah, you guys are going to like me a lot. | ||
+ | :I think I can help you out. | ||
+ | :So I take it... what was his name? | ||
+ | :Who? | ||
+ | :The person who Renata met? | ||
+ | :James? | ||
+ | :No, no, the other person. The person she searched out for. | ||
+ | :Oh, uh... | ||
+ | :Oh, Kentaro. | ||
+ | :Kentaro, yeah. | ||
+ | :Is that the scar-man? | ||
+ | :Oh, that Larissa saw? | ||
+ | :He did have a scar. Yes. | ||
+ | :Okay. | ||
+ | :Was he the Thumos from four years ago? | ||
+ | :He was. | ||
+ | :And... was he related in any way to... was it Mei Hui or-- | ||
+ | :Noriko. | ||
+ | :I don't know. | ||
+ | :'Cause a few people thought that he might be Noriko's brother. | ||
+ | :So when did Theo start? | ||
+ | :AEONS AGO. | ||
+ | :SIXTEEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO. | ||
+ | :It's... I mean, I mean I don't know everything. | ||
+ | :Course you don't. | ||
+ | :I'm--I'm in my own little cell. | ||
+ | :They tell me what, you know. | ||
+ | :Enough to get me involved in what I need to know. | ||
+ | :But I know that... | ||
+ | :I--I believe that it was in 1920, that one stayed behind. | ||
+ | :And didn't travel home in the 1920 Olympics. | ||
+ | :And that's where we got--that's where... | ||
+ | :That's where our story began. | ||
+ | :Did you guys, uh, Theo track the statues of the Five Rings? | ||
+ | :Oh oh yes! The Lost Rings! | ||
+ | :I-I don't know about statues. | ||
+ | :I know that we have... it's called the "Sixth Ring." | ||
+ | :And... and it's been in the organization for as long as I know. | ||
+ | :But it's considered one of our greatest successes. | ||
+ | :Having and keeping ahold of this | ||
+ | :And... and I know it moves. It moves a lot. | ||
+ | :What does it look like? | ||
+ | :I don't know. | ||
+ | :Why is it considered one of your greatest successes? | ||
+ | :I don't know that either. | ||
+ | :Not it's power... or it's inscription? | ||
+ | :Hahaha, it's inscription. | ||
+ | :"One Ring to rule them all..." | ||
+ | :Just kidding. | ||
+ | :Not THAT inscription. | ||
+ | :So when did you join Theo? When you... | ||
+ | :In 2004. | ||
+ | :That's right. | ||
+ | :Renata convinced me to join... she's... she's who I report to. | ||
+ | :And she really doesn't want to talk to Larissa? | ||
+ | :She's... | ||
+ | :She feels like Larissa really needs to be kept in the dark. | ||
+ | :Do you think it would help to turn Renata, if Larissa would contact her? | ||
+ | :I--I don't know. | ||
+ | :Could you provide that contact information to Larissa? | ||
+ | :Larissa would really like to be able to contact her. | ||
+ | :You know, I understand that. | ||
+ | :Um... that could be... that could be dangerous. | ||
+ | :If we're going to help each other, then... | ||
+ | :It could be a deaddrop or something like that. There are ways to go around things. | ||
+ | :Expert. (pointing to Ariock) | ||
+ | :But the information still would have come from me, so that makes it very difficult. | ||
+ | :I'm curious about something--did Theo know about the Omphaputer before 2008? | ||
+ | :And where the hell did that thing come from? | ||
+ | :That was going to be the followup question if the answer is "yes." | ||
+ | :They don't know anything about it. | ||
+ | :So if Theo does, I'm not--I'm not given that information. | ||
+ | :Is there anything more you know about Eli than what we know? | ||
+ | :I know he was a real dick in 2004. | ||
+ | :Well, he thought he was doing the right thing. | ||
+ | :He doesn't seem to be-- | ||
+ | :Sound familiar? | ||
+ | :...much more helpful this time around. | ||
+ | : | ||
+ | :The other Omph Knot locations--do you know where those are? | ||
+ | :Where are the other counter-agonothetai? | ||
+ | :Oh that's right! Like, here is one. | ||
+ | :I... I think I can help you out with that. | ||
+ | :So when... alright, so my rule is to lead the team against the 2008 Agonothetai. | ||
+ | :And, when when I was given this role, I got a bunch of maps. | ||
+ | :And I was told that if I went to these cities, there would be other members of Theo | ||
+ | :who would be receptive to me and would help work with me as needed on this task. | ||
+ | :So I have... I've got a bunch of maps that I can give you guys. | ||
+ | :So where's the next place you were supposed to go? | ||
+ | :Uh... I don't know the next place... | ||
+ | :There's no order. | ||
+ | :Yeah, there's no order. | ||
+ | :It doesn't matter what order we do them in. I suppose ideally we'd do them all simultaneously... | ||
+ | :How did you know Ariadne would appear in South Africa? | ||
+ | :I was told to send someone to the largest walkable labyrinth in the world. | ||
+ | :And that labyrinth in South Africa was just built--I believe a year ago. | ||
+ | :So it was... a good guess. Call it a lucky guess. | ||
+ | :A very good guess. | ||
+ | :So, next question is... has Markus actually escaped, or has he... | ||
+ | :Oh yeah. Ha ha. Markus. | ||
+ | :I--I was given enough information to feed to you guys what I did, but I wasn't given any more information. | ||
+ | :What about Thermantia? | ||
+ | :Uh... | ||
+ | :Or is that just a codename? | ||
+ | :She's... | ||
+ | :A name that someone has been using--could be Renata for all we know. | ||
+ | :That I don't know. | ||
+ | :Interested in doing any human labyrinths? | ||
+ | :I would need a disguise... | ||
+ | :I actually have a disguise! I have a pirate patch, and an oversized cigar, and Groucho Marx glasses... | ||
+ | :I think that could work. | ||
+ | :There's gonna be one on June 7th. | ||
+ | :Aw, I wish I could go. | ||
+ | :Do you guys have more questions? | ||
+ | :We've pretty much run out of mine. I mean, those were the main ones right there. | ||
+ | :Who were you talking to? Who you told you were compromised? | ||
+ | :That was... it's a... it's a voice drop. | ||
+ | :It's just an answering machine where I... | ||
+ | :Are you going to be able to counteract the fact that you said you're compromised? Or are you now compromised? | ||
+ | :I'm going to have to help Kai out... he, uh... he may not be downstairs anymore. | ||
+ | :We'll have to figure that one out. | ||
+ | :AH! We should have seen this coming. | ||
+ | :I think, no, I think... | ||
+ | :Okay. | ||
+ | :I think I can fix it. | ||
+ | :I hope so! | ||
+ | :So... | ||
+ | :So I--so I have some information, that I can give you guys--even today. | ||
+ | :But... I need--I need to be able to show that I'm still gaining members. That I'm drawing people in. | ||
+ | :That I'm bringing people in from this year's Agonothetai. | ||
+ | :So... I'm going to need help recruiting you. And... whomever I give the maps to, tonight, I'm going to need you to take a pledge. | ||
+ | :Not the same pledge that the Six take? | ||
+ | :That would be ironic. | ||
+ | :It'd be interesting to see how parallel they are. | ||
+ | :I do have the Oath. | ||
+ | :I do too! Although I may not have the translation, or it might have blown over the edge! | ||
+ | :Careful! If you read it, you're taking the Oath! | ||
+ | :I guess I'm taking the Oath. | ||
+ | :Hang on, I need video of you taking the Oath. | ||
+ | :Like actually. | ||
+ | :I'll do it. You guys have my back, right? | ||
+ | : | ||
+ | :PEOPLE TAKE THEO OATHS | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ariock/tags/capturingjames/ Ariock's photos (and video clips)] | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ariock/tags/capturingjames/ Ariock's photos (and video clips)] |
Current revision
[edit] Interrogation of James
- James was ambushed and persuaded to walk a personal labyrinth in San Francisco, May 29th.
[edit] Part I: The Ambush
- Step one: Assemble our team
- Step two: Capture and interrogate James
- The phone number James used before the ambush has been identified:
- (646) 537-2537
- Calling this number will get you an answering machine:
- The recording is a man's voice with an accent that probably is Japanese (Kentaro?). He says something like:
You have reached a recording station for the Opposition, please record the results of your mission.
[edit] Part II: The Labyrinth
section 1:
- Step three: Convince James to walk the labyrinth
section 2
James vision:
- It's her. She's...
- We're...We're on a hill...
- We're...
- Sh...she's ba...she's still here?
- We're hidding. We're in... We're in a forest - no. We're on a hill.
- You guys are...
- (pointing on ?) You're running a labyrinth!
- You guys are...
- She said:
- "If they do ist fast enough, get the omph strenght high enough..."
- I can go back with her.
section 3
James' story:
- Thanks.
- Okay, so...
- So four years ago,
- I was...
- I was living here in San Francisco on...
- up by, by...
- Grace Cathedral. And, and there's this girl, who I see
- and she's... I see her every, every evening
- while I'm walking home from work. And...
- and she's... and she's in the labyrinth there and she's
- just walking. Just every single night, and...
- and like a couple weeks go by and I get the courage up and I'm like
- "Can I help you?" You know, what're you, what's...
- So her name was...
- Toria, and...
- She, she had the most amazing story!
- um...
- At the time, of course, I didn't believe.
- Um, but she, you know, took...
- took me into her...
- ...her confidence... mostly.
- I didn't--I mean, I didn't really...
- I didn't really believe it until... until I met Renata.
- and...
- And Kentaro.
- Well then I mean... they were part of the 2004 team.
- And, and so at some point--at some point, Kentaro just goes nuts. I...
- She didn't tell me much of what they were doing, but...
- She had to travel a lot,
- she was doing these things just all over--all the time.
- And Kentaro went nuts! And he--he just fell off the radar.
- They couldn't find him.
- And, and, so something obviously had gone wrong and...
- and Eli was helping them, and he said that they all had to go to
- to the Olympics. And they had to...
- they had to do a labyrinth at the Olympics,
- because then one of them could leave.
- And...
- and go back and tell
- tell people what had happened.
- And...
- and Renata was going to leave...
- and so they all left, and I...
- I saw them off, and...
- and the Olympics happened in Athens, and...
- and I went to pick up Toria at the airport and...
- and Renata walked out!
- and I... I...
- so she tells me this story, that, that they're there, and...
- and suddenly Toria is just...
- just begs to go.
- BEGS to go. I mean,
- I don't understand it. Because she and I had talked.
- We, like...
- She didn't know anyone here, but we were gonna...
- she was...
- She had a place here, with me... and...
- I was...
- So she begged to go.
- And, and, Renata wanted--
- I mean, Renata wanted to leave!
- Renata wanted to go home! Renata felt like she could tell the story.
- And...
- and Toria left instead.
- And...
- I mean I was heartbroken. I mean...
- I didn't know what to say.
- And Renata was pissed. She was so angry, and...
- So a month later, Renata
- Renata comes, and sees me, and she says that she's seen--she's found Kentaro. And...
- and...
- and she's... joined the Opposition.
- And...
- and then--and that they have answers.
- And I was so...
- I was so... angry that she'd left, and I...
- So I said, you know, what the hell? I want to figure out what happened.
- And...
- and so I joined with Renata and...
- And you know what, over time I, as I figured out what they do
- It makes sense.
- And it's...
- I know it comes off like creepy, and evil, and...
- and that's maybe not the right way to go about it, and...
- Alright.
- So I just...
- I just--I just saw Toria, and, and,
- and she said that there was a chance, that I could...
- If, if we get the Omph Strength high enough,
- that, that more than just the six could travel.
- And I, I...
- I think I can help you guys.
- I'm not--
- I'm not going to leave Theo, I'm still a member of Theo, and...
- and I think we can help each other.
- I think you guys can help me and I can help you guys.
- Because, I mean if there's a chance of seeing Toria again, I'll take it.
- Um...
- Alright, what do you want to know?
[edit] Part III: Theo
section 1:
section 2
- Alright, whaddya want to know?
- Tell us how Theo makes sense.
- Yeah, 'cause right now it doesn't!
- And I want to know if my--if my theory was right.
- So,
- Does anyone have a quarter?
- Now let's say if this is heads--
- then I'm going to throw you off the roof.
- I don't like the sound of that.
- And if it's tails, then I'm not.
- Would you rather--
- that we figure out what it is,
- and then a decision is made, and there is a branch, and in one it's tails and in one it's heads--
- Or, it's right here, you put it back in your pocket--
- And you never look at it.
- And there's no decisions to make.
- In that particular example I would rather no decision was made because that way neither of me is thrown off the roof.
- Absolutely.
- So--so with Theo it's... it's a moral thing.
- Is it really right--is it right to make...
- Is it right to win at the expense of...
- someone else losing?
- And... Theo believes that it is morally right to--
- if you HAVE to play, to lose.
- So essentially they would rather that we get Neopangaea than everyone else.
- So... by forcing ourself
- It was tails, I could tell.
- So if.. you've got the tree that branches, right?
- And... if we succeed...
- If we succeed, the branch is erased, it never existed.
- ...the branch goes this way, and another branch goes this way, and...
- And every time there's a decision it branches, but what we're doing is we're taking ourselves--
- We want to be out here,
- We Theo?
- We Theo...
- We want--we want our world to--
- --be way out here where the locus of worlds is here.
- Yes.
- Because... if we're going to fail, and if we're going to fail catastrophically,
- Then we don't want everyone else to get hit.
- That's right.
- The theory is, if we desynchronize enough then when we fail, no other worlds will be affected, just ours.
- Or as few as possible.
- It does make sense...
- It's sort of...
- ...it's kinda pessimistic, but it makes sense.
- ...that's why they keep talking about sacrifice.
- Right.
- But it does sort of eliminate the possibility of success.
- Right. That it does.
- And that's...
- part of the issue.
- Part of... and that's part of the moral question.
- Alright I've got some questions.
- He whips out the paper!
- Do you happen to know what the Pruvo code is for Lausanne, Switzerland?
- Do you know if Theo got that particular artifact?
- 'Cause we sure as hell don't!
- It's been recovered apparently, do you know if you have it?
- Could you give us that Pruvo code?
- Yeah, you guys are going to like me a lot.
- I think I can help you out.
- So I take it... what was his name?
- Who?
- The person who Renata met?
- James?
- No, no, the other person. The person she searched out for.
- Oh, uh...
- Oh, Kentaro.
- Kentaro, yeah.
- Is that the scar-man?
- Oh, that Larissa saw?
- He did have a scar. Yes.
- Okay.
- Was he the Thumos from four years ago?
- He was.
- And... was he related in any way to... was it Mei Hui or--
- Noriko.
- I don't know.
- 'Cause a few people thought that he might be Noriko's brother.
- So when did Theo start?
- AEONS AGO.
- SIXTEEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
- It's... I mean, I mean I don't know everything.
- Course you don't.
- I'm--I'm in my own little cell.
- They tell me what, you know.
- Enough to get me involved in what I need to know.
- But I know that...
- I--I believe that it was in 1920, that one stayed behind.
- And didn't travel home in the 1920 Olympics.
- And that's where we got--that's where...
- That's where our story began.
- Did you guys, uh, Theo track the statues of the Five Rings?
- Oh oh yes! The Lost Rings!
- I-I don't know about statues.
- I know that we have... it's called the "Sixth Ring."
- And... and it's been in the organization for as long as I know.
- But it's considered one of our greatest successes.
- Having and keeping ahold of this
- And... and I know it moves. It moves a lot.
- What does it look like?
- I don't know.
- Why is it considered one of your greatest successes?
- I don't know that either.
- Not it's power... or it's inscription?
- Hahaha, it's inscription.
- "One Ring to rule them all..."
- Just kidding.
- Not THAT inscription.
- So when did you join Theo? When you...
- In 2004.
- That's right.
- Renata convinced me to join... she's... she's who I report to.
- And she really doesn't want to talk to Larissa?
- She's...
- She feels like Larissa really needs to be kept in the dark.
- Do you think it would help to turn Renata, if Larissa would contact her?
- I--I don't know.
- Could you provide that contact information to Larissa?
- Larissa would really like to be able to contact her.
- You know, I understand that.
- Um... that could be... that could be dangerous.
- If we're going to help each other, then...
- It could be a deaddrop or something like that. There are ways to go around things.
- Expert. (pointing to Ariock)
- But the information still would have come from me, so that makes it very difficult.
- I'm curious about something--did Theo know about the Omphaputer before 2008?
- And where the hell did that thing come from?
- That was going to be the followup question if the answer is "yes."
- They don't know anything about it.
- So if Theo does, I'm not--I'm not given that information.
- Is there anything more you know about Eli than what we know?
- I know he was a real dick in 2004.
- Well, he thought he was doing the right thing.
- He doesn't seem to be--
- Sound familiar?
- ...much more helpful this time around.
- The other Omph Knot locations--do you know where those are?
- Where are the other counter-agonothetai?
- Oh that's right! Like, here is one.
- I... I think I can help you out with that.
- So when... alright, so my rule is to lead the team against the 2008 Agonothetai.
- And, when when I was given this role, I got a bunch of maps.
- And I was told that if I went to these cities, there would be other members of Theo
- who would be receptive to me and would help work with me as needed on this task.
- So I have... I've got a bunch of maps that I can give you guys.
- So where's the next place you were supposed to go?
- Uh... I don't know the next place...
- There's no order.
- Yeah, there's no order.
- It doesn't matter what order we do them in. I suppose ideally we'd do them all simultaneously...
- How did you know Ariadne would appear in South Africa?
- I was told to send someone to the largest walkable labyrinth in the world.
- And that labyrinth in South Africa was just built--I believe a year ago.
- So it was... a good guess. Call it a lucky guess.
- A very good guess.
- So, next question is... has Markus actually escaped, or has he...
- Oh yeah. Ha ha. Markus.
- I--I was given enough information to feed to you guys what I did, but I wasn't given any more information.
- What about Thermantia?
- Uh...
- Or is that just a codename?
- She's...
- A name that someone has been using--could be Renata for all we know.
- That I don't know.
- Interested in doing any human labyrinths?
- I would need a disguise...
- I actually have a disguise! I have a pirate patch, and an oversized cigar, and Groucho Marx glasses...
- I think that could work.
- There's gonna be one on June 7th.
- Aw, I wish I could go.
- Do you guys have more questions?
- We've pretty much run out of mine. I mean, those were the main ones right there.
- Who were you talking to? Who you told you were compromised?
- That was... it's a... it's a voice drop.
- It's just an answering machine where I...
- Are you going to be able to counteract the fact that you said you're compromised? Or are you now compromised?
- I'm going to have to help Kai out... he, uh... he may not be downstairs anymore.
- We'll have to figure that one out.
- AH! We should have seen this coming.
- I think, no, I think...
- Okay.
- I think I can fix it.
- I hope so!
- So...
- So I--so I have some information, that I can give you guys--even today.
- But... I need--I need to be able to show that I'm still gaining members. That I'm drawing people in.
- That I'm bringing people in from this year's Agonothetai.
- So... I'm going to need help recruiting you. And... whomever I give the maps to, tonight, I'm going to need you to take a pledge.
- Not the same pledge that the Six take?
- That would be ironic.
- It'd be interesting to see how parallel they are.
- I do have the Oath.
- I do too! Although I may not have the translation, or it might have blown over the edge!
- Careful! If you read it, you're taking the Oath!
- I guess I'm taking the Oath.
- Hang on, I need video of you taking the Oath.
- Like actually.
- I'll do it. You guys have my back, right?
- PEOPLE TAKE THEO OATHS