I’ve been continuing to play Majestic, EA’s game of government conspiracies, X-Files-esque UFO sightings, and paranoia. One of the principal means of interacting with the game’s characters is through Instant Messenger sessions, which works really well most of the time. Once in a while though, I throw it for a loop:

thr3LoadR (10:36:56 AM): I'm working on a hacking utility. but we're dead without a username and password.
Sean McTex (10:37:12 AM): Hmm. Any leads on where we might be able to come up with that?
thr3LoadR (10:37:28 AM): If you can get the name of the System Administrator for USDS.net then I can get their username and password.
Sean McTex (10:37:46 AM): How about a whois query?
thr3LoadR (10:37:56 AM): there are some very well known tricks for doing this.
thr3LoadR (10:38:06 AM): I'll ask Shinehed to post some info on the Majestic website for you.
Sean McTex (10:38:29 AM): Simon Atley is the admin.
thr3LoadR (10:38:39 AM): I gotta run out for a few minutes, but I'll be back.
Sean McTex (10:38:46 AM): Simon Atley is the admin!
thr3LoadR (10:38:51 AM): IM me when you get the system admin's name. IF you can get it, I mean, heh.
thr3LoadR (10:38:53 AM): Later.
Sean McTex (10:38:57 AM): Simon Atley is the admin!
thr3LoadR (10:39:01 AM): Auto Response: thr3LoadR is Offline.
Sean McTex (10:39:53 AM): Had I mentioned that Simon Atley is the admin?
thr3LoadR (10:39:57 AM): Auto Response: thr3LoadR is Offline.
Sean McTex (10:47:56 AM): Simon Atley. Did I mention that?
thr3LoadR (10:48:00 AM): Auto Response: thr3LoadR is Offline.
Sean McTex (11:01:49 AM): Simon Atley! Simon Atley! Simon Atley!
thr3LoadR (11:01:52 AM): Auto Response: thr3LoadR is Offline.
Sean McTex (11:06:55 AM): Simon Atley built my hotrod!
thr3LoadR (11:07:08 AM): hey I've been waiting. luckily for you my social life's been DOA since junior high.
Sean McTex (11:07:33 AM): Simon stinkin' Atley!
thr3LoadR (11:07:51 AM): Atley, huh. Not bad for an amateur . I almost forgot what it was like to deal with someone with a brain.