@lance.sweets

[lifetothefullest]

I've finished the initial version of a sourced collection of information regarding what we know about this world.

Although the welcome guide offers a good overview of basic information (and goes in depth into some areas) as well as a general timeline of events, and therefore is on an appropriate scale so as not to overwhelm new arrivals, it's difficult to then include all the little details that have been learned over time. That's the point of this project: to collect as much information as possible, even if it seems very minor, in order to better understand the entire situation. The more pieces we have, the more we can try to draw connections and put together what we're dealing with and how to proceed.

That said, I'm sure I've missed something, misconstrued information, or otherwise made mistakes. So if you see something that's wrong, or know of something that's been left out, please let me know.

Also, thanks to @ nathan.drake for his help and additional information.

Comments

@clarke.griffin

[strove]

Hey, good work, Lance. Did you lose a lot of sleep over this?

It's just Project Meadowlark. Oriole was before we knew what bird we were seeing in our dreams. Messages from "PM" seem to confirm Meadowlark, combined with some other dreams we had later.

@nathan.drake

[nonscriptum]

you know, when you said you were putting something together and asked for my help i didn't think it was going to be a dissertation

[lifetothefullest]

Nate, you know me. Why would you ever not expect a dissertation?

[lifetothefullest]

Thank you. Not really, don't worry.

[It was just sleep he would've lost over other stuff already so might as well do something useful with that time, right?]

That's good to know, thank you; I'll edit the note on Project Oriole. I saw it mentioned that it's thought PM might stand for Project Meadowlark, but is there anything that indicates that aside from the initials matching?

[strove]

Occam's razor.

We were at a Project Meadowlark. We've had dreams of it, and have confirmation we were there based on some power usage in the dreams.

So, simplest explanation. We can't ignore answers when we have them.

[nonscriptum]

right, my bad. all those degrees should have tipped me off.

i'll keep my ear to the ground for some of your subjects. recently acquired a second job that might help with that.

[lifetothefullest]

The second job I know about, or a different second job?

Either way, I'm interested in anything you find out.

[lifetothefullest]

I added in notes that there's likely a link. It does make sense for there to be a connection and there probably is, but I don't want to say that for sure and then find out we were wrong and other possibilities weren't considered.

@samuel.drake

[withmeinparadise]

[ when you're actually a big nerd who's going to read all of this but you have a grudge against the guy who made it: ]

this ain't bad. how long'd it take you

[lifetothefullest]

[The struggle is real.]

Thanks. A few days, though I probably should've spread it out more.

[He's pretty sure he has brain damage both from using the implant that much and just from reading some of the conversations that weren't useful.]

[nonscriptum]

just the one you know about :)

[lifetothefullest]

Great.

[Private]

So if I wanted to look into some of the leads that have come up, am I right to assume you'll be interested in joining in?

@silena.beauregard

[chocolateries]

Hi!

This is great. Makes me super glad the implant cured my dyslexia so I could read all of it!

Under bird themes I don't know if it's worth noting that one of the gods that showed up in the paintings in Cairo was Horus which has a bird face. Falcon, I think. The Eye of Horus was like a whole thing where we had to fit our hands in the slots underneath it in order to get into the secret part of the pyramid. Also Osiris was a bird, too.

IDK if there was buckets of bird imagery in Rio and Oslo too but like Jesus, dove of peace, that's a whole thing, right?

[nonscriptum]

[Private]

count me in. you know i love research projects.

@goro.akechi

[impede]

There was never a "John" Henries. They misspoke. It was "James" Henries who was the governor of Zerzura.

Still, after all of that, what conclusions have you drawn? Or are you the type that uselessly gathers information and decides nothing of it?

[lifetothefullest]

Thank you. Your collection of the messages people were receiving was extremely useful in doing this, so thanks for that too.

That is probably worth noting; I know bird gods were pretty common in ancient Egypt, but since we do have this bird theme going it's still wroth a mention. Were there other gods too, or just the bird ones specifically?

I guess it would be easy enough to visit the other ruins in Rio and Oslo just to double check; I'll add that to my list of things to accomplish.

[It's a long list but that's at least a pretty easy one to cross off.]

[lifetothefullest]

Good to know, thanks. I'll make a note about that.

My conclusions and theories aren't meant to be part of a purely informational document.

[So no, not the latter, though he's not necessarily going to go into what he's come up with just yet. It's all still speculation, after all.]

@cal.amari

[kinkprofessor]

As a newcomer, I thank you for this valuable information.

I agree that the welcome guide was basic, but this helps me understand the nuances of some things a bit better.

It must have taken you quite a while to compile.

[lifetothefullest]

You're welcome; I'm glad it helps. How long have you been here?

It took a few days, though I probably should've spread it out more.

[Reading that many conversations in that little time probably killed some brain cells.]

[kinkprofessor]

Only a couple weeks or so now, I believe. I'm still getting used to this world's dating system.

Oh, your work ethic is impressive though! If you ever need assistance in the future, I'm happy to provide my services. I'm a scientist so research and seeking out knowledge tends to be my forte.

[lifetothefullest]

Thanks for the offer. What kind of scientist?

[There are definitely some interesting things he's found out that a scientist's help on could be useful for, depending on their specialty.]

[kinkprofessor]

A Xenobiologist. My focus was in genetics, but I did general studies as well.

[lifetothefullest]

That's interesting; I'm guessing that means your world has space travel and contact with other species?

Private forever

[lifetothefullest]

How about combining that love with your love of old and potentially dangerous places? I've been meaning to check out the ruins at at least one of the gates for a few days now, and Silena made a comment about seeing if there are bird motifs at the New Oslo and New Rio gates, so seems like even more reason to make a trip out to one or both.

[strove]

If it helps, those dreams are of us in a place called Project Meadowlark, and it seems like we're there before we're here. It's not much of a leap.

[Wait.]

Actually, @cassian.andor had the most definitive telling of this. He might be able to explain it better than me.