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[this is written in dark blue fountain pen on nice paper with a close cursive hand]

7/19/2013

Right, so, starting out in my usual way of warmups with too much exposition as to my exact circumstances at current -- trying to remind myself of the dream I had when I was thirteen exactly by exactly copying out the contents of the journal I made that night.

So...

#2027952

February 7, 1966

Dear Diary: Last night I had the strangest dream, the most wonderfully clear dream, about a golden room with great stained glass windows, and a test I had to take to--

[there's a great big ink stain here and then actually some significant time passes as Maya reads all the text suddenly in her nice new notebook. At least an hour.]

Well.

If it weren't for the fact that this fully navigable website appeared in a perfectly ordinary leather-bound notebook, I would dismiss it as a particularly inspired ARG. But as it stands, this appeared in a notebook. I normally consider myself quite a skeptic but well. This, I believe, qualifies as extraordinary proof.

I think I met some of you at the convention the other day. My name is Maya Aaronson. I've at least gathered from your entries that this is a secret network of some sort, that some of you are experiencing physical and mental changes that seem impossible (but again, you've provided extremely compelling evidence) and that there's... something out there.

Could someone provide me with a little more detail?

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[....that name sounds familiar and he can't figure out why.]

Long story short, a bunch of us got these numbers in our heads and we can use them to access this, and we still don't have hardly any answers about anything except we're apparently supposed to help stop some kind of 'invaders.'

The fact that it works on paper is what managed to convince me, too. Someone apparently wrote a guide for newcomers--which there have been a lot of, lately. It might take me some time to find it, so I apologize for that.

[Now, why does that name sound familiar? Hmm...]

The short version is not to mention all this to someone who doesn't know. It could be dangerous.

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Maya Aaronson... That sounds familiar

In any case, welcome to the network! Of alien-fighting.

And terror.

And violence

But mostly terror.

I'd gathered that much, at least. Do we really not know anything?

Not really. I think there was something in there about finding stones, but we don't even know where to begin looking for those.

If you find it, please let me know. I do have a lot of time, at least.

Ah. I had figured that. So, the usual don't go to the police or any other authorities and such?

I'm known here and there around town. I teach fencing...

[she avoids mentioning the famous author thing. No need.]

I really am not interested in violence or terror. But I've equally gathered that there's no way to cancel my subscription.

Stones...? You'll need to elaborate on that too. Remember, I'm new here.

I don't know much more than that. Hang on a second.

[He digs around until he can find the Sage post and links it to her.]

[there's about a seven minute delay as he finds it, then figures out how to send it as a link. Hey, he's not totally helpless with computers.]

Here you are. It hasn't been updated in a few weeks, but not much has changed.

I'm afraid the last person who did that isn't with us anymore. I'm not trying to be dramatic. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I want to make sure everyone understands how serious it is.

The whole scenario is pretty messed up...

From what we've found, we're supposed to protect people from aliens!

And terror.

And possibly corrupt police officers.

Who are ready to [Gulp.] kill.

So it could be worse.

[long pause as she watches]

This is all very serious.

[she's not sure if she believes that sage guy but everything else is what gets her. Someone tried to kill these people -- including some who were quite young.]

I suppose there's no opt-out of the intergalactic war, is there? Even if there was... you people need help. I'm not sure how helpful I can be, but... I feel I must do something.

[loooong pause]

... good g-d. They murdered a child.

[she's gonna need a bit]

Extraordinary proof is one way to put it. And that is the general jist of things, but there are also creatures that seem to be capable of temporarily infecting other living things.

[She pauses, and when she pipes up again, she sounds a bit unsure. Thalassa doesn't go around the convention circuit, but she knows that name well.]

Maya Aaronson... the author?

Someone sent me information about that. And how on earth could it be worse?

Oh, goodness, it talks. Er, the journal, I mean. Ah.

[pause]

Yes, the author.

Well- [Looooong pause.]

We could be alone. Without each other?

[Ah, she's talking to one of her favourite authors. What do?]

Y-yes, and... ah, sorry about that. I think it can provide video functions as well, like if you make a video call to someone. It's impossible, but it happens for some reason.

This is really quite extraordinary. But no one knows who set it up, or how it works?

That's true, I suppose.

Yep! Things could definitely be worse!

So it's good that they aren't worse!

Because that would be bad.

It appears to be that way. There doesn't seem to be a reason or a method on how those numbers got into our minds either.

Yes.

[that's self evident thx gaiz :\ ]

Do you two have names...?

I've known mine for years. It's been in my head since that day in 1966. Heck, I think it's ended up in the books a few times... 2,027,952 known inhabited worlds in the galaxy... 2,027,952 years ago...

Oh! Yes, sorry!

Isaac...

And Miria Dian!

At your service, Ms. Aaronson!

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