Where in the World is Saint Feline?

[Dante]

Okay, I know that as soon as I post this that B.A. will pop up and start posting all over Craigslist again, but in the event that she doesn't, I think we need to consider the possibility that something may have happened to her. The Orlando postings from her various dream-groupies certain sounded concerned for her. And this doesn't sound good at all:

http://dubai.craigslist.org/mis/405956509.html

[Exu]

I did not intend to return here, and I must measure my words carefully now that your actions have drawn attention to my involvement with you in the past. No Edict can fully hold my tongue, and I so return with a warning. If the day comes that I must face some punishment for this action, than we will all count ourselves lucky.

I had a pair of most unpleasant visitors this afternoon, invading the quiet reflection of my sanctuary, compelling me to answer questions. Sometimes questions are surprising gifts: questions reveal so much about the person asking them. Such was the case with the questions that they posed to me. Sadly, so were the questions that Mr. Camacho has been asking, and apparently these two are under the impression that he won’t be asking any more questions ever.

The truly sad thing is that these unpleasant visitors were the good guys, the white hats, the right handed. None of you are their quarry; they hunt bigger game than any of us. We are considered insignificant and unlucky, and these are horribly dangerous things for us to be when surrounded by predators. Even more significant: that they had questions at all. These are not people without means, and the new world order is not typically seen using such obviously strenuous methods.

I told them more than I would have wished, but they were very persistent, and very persuasive, and I have certain dire obligations that I must fulfill. None of us are safe anymore: the twin red gaze rises, the moon will soon be swallowed in blood. And now, duty to you discharged, I’ll do the ignoble thing of fleeing to hills and making personal preparations for if the worst should come to pass.

Some of you will undoubtedly feel some deeply-seated need to play hero; such are the burdens of young blood. The rest of you should look out after your own safety and the safety of those you love: when the chaos begins, you will have precious few moments left for such contemplations.

If the storm passes, if the hurricane breaks upon the rocks and we find ourselves spared? Then we shall see each other again: my fate has become entangled with yours, as certainly as yours has become entangled with that of the prophetess. Even then, there will be no peace at the gates. Sometimes if you stare into the darkness, the darkness stares back.

I leave you with one question to consider: what are you prepared to do once everything appears hopeless?

As above, so below,


Exu

[Jjason]

Well I didn't expect that to happen.

So if I get this right, the world is going to straight to shit on Tuesday. Mr. Camacho (anybody know this guy? Wikipedia ain't no help) and his New World Order white hats, the sort of people who usually deal with sort of thing, are desperate enough that they're scrapping the bottom of the barrel as it were. It's bad and Exu, at least, doesn't have much hope in our ability to stop it.

[Dante]

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I'm not sure what to say. It's not clear exactly what you are warning us against, Exu. You didn't tell us what questions were being asked. Or why they were being asked. You also haven't told us what 'storm' is coming, or what form it is going to take. So we can't really prepare to do anything, now can we? In fact, I'm not sure *what* the point of your little surprise visit was.

I do have one thought about who this Mr. Camacho might be.
DC, perhaps??

[HPhack]

So I just got this paniced phone call from Marie, and it is because of this fucking thread? God damnit, you fucking old man. I'm going to lose my last bit of patience trying to calm down what you stir up.

[Jjason]

Poking around for eclipse info found me this nice picture:

from Nasa

Apparently it'll be viewable from where I am, although at like 4 in the morning.
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[Dante]

[Mkaos]

[Noyb]

Way to crack under the pressure, Exu. After selling your friends out like that, you damn well better help them. Even if a situation seems hopeless, you have to try and make things right. Human nature.

I was under the impression that Alan wasn't really interested in this whole mystery. Can't say I expected him to be in such trouble.

Not sure if it means anything, but if F858 is hex, it resolves to 63,576 in decimal. 63,576 / 24 = 2649. 2649 days from 10/31/99 is 1/31/07, which is when Lucky5 hit a DoD info center, according to Sid's calculator. Too many assumptions to be confident that this is the meaning of F858, though, and I realize that given just numbers, you can usually make them mean whatever you want them to mean. Does 63,576 hold any meaning to anyone?
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[Y2Kveteran]

[Mkaos]

[HPhack]

Marie, I'm having a hard time staying awake staring at the screen. I'm going to go rest my eyes for a bit, but hopefully I won't fall asleep.

But even if I do and you need me, call me.
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[Mkaos]

Thanks, Howard

I hope I don't need to take you up on that! But it's very sweet of you
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[WolfHawk]

So here we've all been worried about Howard and Jen and it's actually politicaltexan we should be checking for?!
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[Obtusitivity]

take it easy everybody. There's every chance he's fine and EXU is just being EXU. (i swear, the dude could probably make a game of checkers feel ominous).

So what's 'Camacho' have to do w/ alan? is that his last name (columbian?) or is he just so god-damned 'Macho'?