"OMFG. I need to find a better phone line."
This hinted at the fact that Tachyon was getting another phone. When Tachyons phone (213-814-2839) was called, A message of jumbled up song clips is heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGDpl6rhw4
Turns out that there are 16 song clips:
After hours of listening and solving, all of the songs were figured out, and are as follows:
When the numbers in the title are pulled and arranged, you get the phone number (310)933-62631. Weezer - Pink Triangle
2. Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground
3. Rob Base - It Takes Two
4. Dashboard Confessional - Age Six Racer
5. Third Eye Blind - Losing A Whole Year
6. Blind Melon - Three is a Magic Number
7. Nine Inch Nails - Down In It
8. Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
9. Metallica - One
10. Coheed and Cambria - Three Evils
11. Tsunami bomb - Negative One to Ten
12. Hole - Use Once and Destroy
13. Violent Femmes - Add It Up
When called, You hear a voicemail message from “brother”.
http://www.acidfingers.com/music/voicemail-11-15.mp3
"so you've figured out my little mash-up, well done. Bad news is I can't get online still, I've spent forever on the phone with AOL tech support. she kept telling me to right click and I was like 'listen lady, I've written out the word click over 100 times now and it's still doing nothing how many more times do you want me to write it. she said maybe I don't have the right software and I was like look, I got the software brand new with double bags and everything. so she tried to redirect me to another line, what's up with that? worst of all though I think I’m going out of my mind, I’ve been to like 100 computer stores this week and none of them sell a keyboard or computer with an any key on it. I hope you're doing well, mom and dad said if you aren't back in a couple weeks I can keep your stuff." [/end]
When the message is looked over… a certain line stands out from the rest…
So she tried to redirect me to another line. What's up with that? Worst of all though, I think I'm going out of my mind. I've been to like eight different computer stores this week. None of them even sell a computer or keyboard that has an "any" key on it.
When that sentence is put together, you get the URL:
http://anotherline.redirectme.net
Which takes you to Craig list post:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/x/wst/ ... 37163.html
The Craigslist post was titled: How could a righteous babe like you be lonely? - m4w
(Lyrics from the song 'Love Spreads' by Stone Roses)The message read:
Love spreads her arms, waits there for the nails
I forgive you boy, I will prevail
Too much time to take, some cross to bear
I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic, she's over there
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
She didn't scream, she didn't make a sound
I forgive you boy, but don't leave town
Cold black skin, naked in the rain
Hammer flash in the lightning
They're hurting her again
Let me put you in the picture
Let me show you what I mean
The messiah is my sister
Ain't no king man she's my queen
I have a dream, I've seen the light
Don’t put it out, say she's alright
Yeah she's my sister...
When the source code was pulled up, there was several font codes. When these codes were cleaned up, the hex was translated into ASCII, and then a base64 decoder was used. Deagol solved this. The end result was a series of instructions. They read as follows:
After all of this was figured out, people put their brains together and started solving the clues. The directions were followed, and A LOT of math was done. I would post more about the math aspect, but I do not completely understand it. Scalare created a Spreadsheet in order to help sort the math:A. Song #6: Count every instance where the number # in the title is mentioned.
B. Song #4: Count every *female* vocal mention of summer.
C. Song #10: Count the number of times there is a mention of "pull the trigger."
D. Song #2: Before the first time one hopes to fall from grace, add up the number of separate instances a male appears to issue a count-off.
E. Song #9: Total the number of things specified as being taken (taking quantity into account).
F. Song #8: Total the # of times her numerical worth is mentioned.
G. Song #9: Total # of instances that the # in this song's title is mentioned.
H. Song #3: Total every 2 that is mentioned, before it's time to get loose.
I. Song #3: Add up the 1's mentioned. Any 1 counts, but "ones" don't.
J. Song #7: # of times the song title is mentioned.
K. Song #5: Total the days of each year, as if the mention of each counts as a seperate loss. Take into account that there'd be two leap years. Days in bed never count as a loss. Each mention gains you an additional week. All combined, how many days are lost?
L. Song #6: Add up every number mentioned that is NOT the # in the title of the song.
M. Song #13: How many times is the title repeated in the song. And then? See title.
N. Song #12: "Might as well," how many times?
O. Song #11: Total the # of things music saves you from.
P. Song #1: The song's title is repeated how many times in the song?
Q. Song #3: Add 1 to the # mentioned in the song title. How many times is *that* # mentioned in the song?
This led to the Craig list post:
http://putitback.redirectme.net
This led to:
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/x/mis/235420629.html
Craigslist post:
Her? Mm-hmm. And him? Mmmm-hm. That makes sense. - m4w
(Lyrics from the song Safer on the Outside by American Hi-Fi)faded in the blackout you left me in
it's safer on the outside
I'm swimming in
this kerosene it's hard to breathe
statics got me down
I can't sleep
I'm disconnected
everything went wrong
and certain stars
are sad and bruised like
someone's cheating heart
This lead to the instructions for “VWXYZ” being found. The puzzle was solved (refer to spreadsheet above). From this, the number (310) 933-5901 was found.
The VM on this number was:
http://www.acidfingers.com/music/voicemail-11-16.mp3
TRANSCRIPT:
The numbers dialed at the begininng of the vm were 10033, and the second set dialed was 411.*Numbers dialed* (10033)
They've had me shadowed since I got your signal two weeks ago.
I've had to stay put.
I'm pretty sure they're monitoring my lines so I cant use my phone or the computer.
I'm at a pay phone right now.
I just cant seem to shake these guys for very long.
I was able to hit up an internet cafe and go online.
Looks like you made a few friends.
I tried passing along the message to that kid.
It turns out he hasn’t shown up for his JC classes in over a week.
His mom says he’s on a camping trip.
Black Lincoln just came up the street, it might be a while
*Numbers dialed* (411)
Hi, information?
I was wondering if you might be able to direct me to a store that sells a keyboard or computer that features an any key?
Well, I've been trying to install AOL but it keeps saying press "any" key but I don’t see an "any" key.
Oh, so you mean I can press any key.
They should really be a little more clear about this.
*Beep*
UPDATE: Tachyon updated her profile to say:
“For my "Brother":
Now I've got "It Takes Two" and "Three is a Magic Number" stuck in my head. OMFG, I hate you! BTW, nice movie quotes, dork!”
The numbers 10033 have been solved as a youtube account:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=10033
The videos on "brothers" youtube page are several months old, but the tags seemed to have had hexidecimal code in them. The hexidecimal translates into a set of anagrams:
P.S.- Thanks to MaxZyrix and all those in IRC, who helped me sort through the hurricane of posts and threads.From 3-2-1 Contact, we have:
43 4c 41 4e 47 4152 434c 49 44
Which translates into:
CLANGARCLID
Which anagrams into:
CALLING CARD
From Sparks are flying, we have:
49 53 494e 56 4f 4944
Which translates into:
ISINVOID
Which anagrams into:
DIVISION
From Misdirected. Lost Visual in the Burn Out, we have:
48 45 53 4554 4c 49 47 4854 4f 56 4552 44 4547 52 4545
which translates into:
HESETLIGHTOVERDEGREE
This anagrams into:
Does he ever get the girl?
EDIT: Last updated on 11/18/2006 at 3:15pm MST
