History Recap / TheWallWillFall

*** After revealing that the cat was female, he eventually chose the name [[TortallUniverse Queenclaw]].

* The Watch the Footage website is [[http://watchthefootage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-shot-2012-10-15-at-10.59.22-PM.png hacked]] by members of a group calling themselves [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=230 The Cabal]]. At least one of them is apparantly behind the letters Joe recieved, and the disturbing voicemails left to the Therapist. They have been communicating with one another via [[http://pheeble.net/get_arch_code.html this website]] (pages are accessible via the passwords 'intro1 through intro6')

* A former teacher and a ConspiracyTheorist has also discovered the work of the fictionals and created [[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tqp9ylIM2VoJ:fictionalthreat.com/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=hk the following website in response]] (Google cache; [[http://fictionalthreat.com/ actual site]] required a password).

* [[http://fictionalthreat.com/ The teacher's site]] was unlocked.

* Apparently, the teacher's site was updated with some new ramblings and 2 newspaper pages: [[http://fictionalthreat.com/pan_article02.png]] [[http://fictionalthreat.com/pan_article01.png]]. He claims that PeterPan was taking children to Neverland.

** Also, apparently Deanna not only knows about the fictionals [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/265244114671501315]], but has been in contact with the cabal [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/265256828911362048]] and that she has "another source of fictionals." [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/statuses/265292278837424128 This tweet]] seems to connect her with [[http://www.fictionalthreat.com fictionalthreat]].

** The "hidden.pdf" file from that Erik's puzzle links to was decrypted [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?p=37576#p37576]]. It outlines Erik's moral stance and mentions an image that was sent to Mr. Administrator and may provide more details. The image in question was requested and duly provided [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/styles/1thank_red/imageset/icon_post_target.gif]].

* After a pause, the image was decrypted with a steganographic tool [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=38669#p38669]]. It revealed 6 concatenated keys to the Pheeble chats. The puzzle is solved.

* Tropers/{{Narrativedilettante}} and her friend went to the location of the one remaining Echo of Morgan le Fey but were unable to find it. After some communication with Tom, he eventually sent her [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1275 the full Echo panel]] with some backstory regarding their thoughts on it.

* The interference pattern from the eye pic was decoded from binary to form a repeating link to a [[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4IvvYaLck5UR0kxMWhWdE1nYVU/edit?pli=1 google doc with a recorded message]] ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1115&start=25#p51482 Transcript]]).
* Rick [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1115&start=25#p51486 confirmed]] that all hidden information from the anniversary puzzle had been found (but the significance had yet to be realized).

* @/{{Pixelmage}} [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&p=51529#p51522 deduced]] that the message means that the Cabal (i.e., Morgan, Erik, and Juan, or Morgan at the very least) are alive, and potentially reachable.
* Rick [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&p=51529#p51529 confirmed]] that Pixie's deduction was "100% correct", and this concludes the anniversary puzzle.

After abandoning her (and the ARG in general) for the longest time, Anura finally showed up to spend more time with his daughter. He detailed this using an LetsPlay of PrincessMaker, viewable [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=1224 here]].

* June 12th, 1987: President Reagan observes in his speech that graffiti'd on the Berlin Wall are the words "This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality." [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall!]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=958#p38211]]

** [[color:red:In the meantime, he has set up [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/index.php a new forum]] for news, speculation, and general weirdness.]]

* @/YankeeWhite has assembled the URL: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=92#p92]]. It points to a new blog [[http://mindsandmatters.ezblog.co/]], that was started on 25th of September (note that first packages were sent on 24th).

* [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=29 Forum discussion]] about the masked man on the comic book shard (who may or may not be Poirot).

** @/{{Sicon112}} [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=418#p418 analyzed the tweets]] and suggested that Gurt is hinting that we are not supposed to reach that plot point yet, ARG-wise.

* The WMG about the interactions between the worlds have been turned into a thread for building the metaverse model [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35]].

** Using a [[http://www.sherlockholmeswiki.com/page/Dancing+Men+Alphabet guide]], the letter was deciphered ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=628#p628 transcript]]), mostly resulting in complete gibberish save for the final line of the letter: "yoU arE ouR onlY hopE joE." With Joe underlined. WMG follows on whether one of the fictional characters is actively supporting Joe now.

* Players ask for a Gurt the Lime Man emote on the forum to honor and respect him. Ask and you shall [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&p=557#p557 receive.]]

* Metaguards discuss inviting the Cheshire Cat to the WTF forums and tweet invitations to him to go to [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60 this thread]]. The Cat sounds vaguely interested, but is equally vague on whether or not he will accept.

* The Official [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=64 Drinking Game]] is created. Several players are lost to alcohol poisoning.

* Edward [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=54#p1460 announces]] the new WTF Forum moderators. The players congratulate @/{{Adell}} and @/{{JackAlsworth}} on their promotion.

* '''Mr. Administrator has proposed "Quixote-proofing" reality with warning messages. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=91]]'''

** At the same time, a new [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=103 thread]] is created to begin the analysis of the evidence.
** @/{{IslaKariese}} [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=103#p2719 notes]] on the thread that there is a discrepancy between the number of guests Poirot covers in the blog post and the number that he claimed were present. Poirot has yet to respond to a query on the subject. @/{{Adell}} suspects it might be the benefactor that is having Poirot investigate.

** The hummingbird video has some unusual sound at the end [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=3424#p3424]]. Still no direct clues, but the youtube channel got itself a few subscribers.

** [[color:green:On the back of the article, two ads were found [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=110]]. One is from '''The Wicked Witch of the West''', looking for a campaign manager. The other links to http://cf.ezblog.co]]

* @/{{Accela}} has gone to the Neptune Statue and has taken pictures [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=3813#p3813]].

* The Tropers prepare to begin the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=123 Play-By-Post RPG]] they cooked up in Off Topic using their forum avatars as their characters.

* The Cheshire Cat's riddle has finally borne fruit! Troper Thewhiteknight went to the statue in Virginia Beach and found '''[[color:green:a message in a bottle, [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/download/file.php?id=24]] leading to [[TreasureIsland Long John Silver's]] twitter [[https://twitter.com/TheREALLJS]]''']].

* [[color:green:Gulliver's blog is notable for being entirely written by hand. The transcript is here: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=148]]]]

* [[color:red:Ed has proclaimed that those metaguards who have ventured into the real world for the clues are now titled Meta-knights. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=6476#p4056]]]] Currently, the titles are taken by Thewhiteknight and @/{{Accela}}.
* Discussing the moral dilemma about sending Romeo and Juliet to their story, where they are [[ItWasHisSled doomed to die]], the tropers eventually expand it to all characters, initiating a [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=153 discussion]] full of [[WallOfText Walls Of Text]].

* After the moral dilemma's discussion, an [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=6532#p6532 endgame plan]] was generally accepted, that involved fictionalizing the ARG itself (which was, coincidentally, one of the themes of ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''), thus sealing the characters behind ''a new'' fourth wall, and taking the canon into the tropers' hands to make a HappyEnding. So far, the tropers agree to play along with the plot.

* [[color:green:An update from Gulliver: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=7179#p7179]]. He mentions a visit to the Tokyo Tower.]]

* '''Apparently, the tropers didn't retrieve the notebook on time [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=8179#p8179]].''' This may explain why the therapist started to receive the calls (the notebook contained her phone number).

** The two succeeded, separately, and nearly the exact same time. Both figured out that the pin number to the answering machine was [[ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish Jung (after one of Joan's cats)]]. This allowed the two to listen to all of the messages. Most players were stunned. ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=8962#p8962 Recording]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=196 Transcript]])

* [[color:green:Gurt has registered on the forums to tell about Medusa approaching. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=208]]]] The tropers have 72 hours to come up with a story about Angel or Project Psi defeating her.

* Out of the blue, [[{{Rule63}} Everyone's a Girl on the Internet Day]] was proclaimed. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=211&start=25#p9740]] '''This included Madame Administrator''' (no, she didn't change her avatar).

* The Watch the Footage website is [[http://watchthefootage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-shot-2012-10-15-at-10.59.22-PM.png hacked]] by members of a group calling themselves [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=230 The Cabal]]. At least one of them is apparantly behind the letters Joe recieved, and the disturbing voicemails left to the Therapist. They have been communicating with one another via [[http://pheeble.net/get_arch_code.html this website]] (pages are accessible via the passwords 'intro1 through intro6')

* @/{{Lisovek}} has found what may be Nick Farrell's ad about his missing wife in the same newspaper where the Wicked Witch's ad was found [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=10411#p10411]].

* Dryunya makes a post suggesting the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=232 possibility of responding to the Cabal's potential Olive Branch]] and trying to communicate with them about finding another solution to their problem.

** The man on the right is identified as Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera for his mask (the teacher's site also referred to the Phantom). There were also speculations that he might be Pyramus, as he wasn't intending to use a pseudonym at first: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=11542#p11542]]. Also, the second threat in the voicemail is spoken in a French accent.

* Amid growing distrust to him, '''Mr. Administrator has come to the Cabal-related thread''' [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=11503#p11503]].

* [[color:green:After a long silence, Gurt has finally chosen the story to deal with Medusa.]] The author is @/{{Narrativedilettante}}, the story is [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=13224#p13224 here]].

* ''Not Your Sayu-chan'' has appeared on the forums once more. Speculations on whether or not she is a {{puppetmaster}} arose, with the majority believing that she is. When one of the metaguards tried to PM her, her alleged mother has received an email with the PM notification, and has demanded (in Japanese) to leave her daughter alone [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=312&start=25]].

** For Metaguards without Facebook, a transcript of Peter's posts can be found [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=424 here]].

* Second wall emergency requiring Metaguard intervention [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=362]]: 72 hours to stop [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi Anansi]] from crossing the wall.
* The Metaguards have invited Mr. Administrator to the Pub Quiz event [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=18444#p18444]] [[https://twitter.com/WolverineDuck/status/261199867546845185]].

** Hercule Poirot has began to investigate his wife [[http://belgianamongtheenglish.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/on-his-wife/]], as he suspect that she may still be alive (even having been presumed dead in Sweeney's story). That post also has a link to a recording of their meeting (transcript is [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=440 here]]). Barker has been threatening Poirot, both in the comments and in person.
* The tropers have organized a Pub Quiz ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=281 discussion 1]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=290 discussion 2]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=436 results]], [[https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=b3145f50afb6dd42&id=B3145F50AFB6DD42!121 chat log]]). [[@/{{Tanzmetall}} Tom]] was present, too.

* The metaguards have got themselves an official chat room [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=464]] (The chat log will eventually be here). While technically public, it is kept private by banhammers and raging paranoia toward newcomers.

** '''He has also confirmed that Literature/TheLittleMermaid, the Plague Doctors, Cerberus, [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=422&p=21436#p21425 Dracula]] (the guy with the umbrella), and, most importantly, Literature/{{Cinderella}} were sent back (the piece of paper Sherlock Holmes found was the last page of Cinderella's story). On a side note, the stories for them (except for Cinderella) were written by [[Characters/EchoChamber Ace]] from [[WebVideo/EchoChamber [=[Citation Needed]=]]] (also, Mr. Administrator thinks he is not a good writer).'''

* Gurt announces the story chosen to defeat Anansi as [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=21759#p21759 Qara Xuan Zenith's Regulator centric tale]]

* '''Mr. Administrator has [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=530 announced]] that all the echoes needed for refictionalizing Sweeney Todd have been found; however, the refictionalizing will be easier if the Metaguards help Lawson to stabilize Todd.'''
* The Wicked Witch has confirmed [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=22353#p22353]] that she is unable to watch the movie about her, but ''she was able to read its Wikipedia page''.

** '''Mr. Administrator has [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=23739#p23735 expressed approval]] for a suggestion that the fictionals be allowed to write their own refictionalizations.'''

* The Wicked Witch has come across the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=23921#p23729 open letter to fictionals]], and has decided to [[http://westwitch.ezblog.co/?p=120 try to refictionalize herself]].

* Gulliver has found that his story really is known in our world [[http://gulliver.ezblog.co/?p=138]] ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=25441#p25441 Transcript]]). So far, he thinks that his friend Richard Sympson published his book under another name and title.

* NOVEMBER 9TH HAS BEEN [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=709 DECLARED]] '''MR ADMINISTRATOR APPRECIATION DAY'''. IN CELEBRATION OF THIS DAY, ALL METAGUARDS MUST TYPE IN ALL-CAPS. IT CREATED SOME {{BROKEN BASE}} AMONG THE METAGUARDS, AS MOST SAW IT AS ANNOYING.

* Both Gulliver and John Silver have found their books in a library [[http://gulliver.ezblog.co/?p=141]] ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=25936#p25936 Transcript]]).

** When combined, the resulting image [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=26222#p26222]] contains a short message and a pheeble chat link [[http://pheeble.net/?bxoprfds]]. Chat recap:

** When the Metaguards [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=26466#p26466 folded the sheet]] on Gulliver's blog, they discovered a phone number, which, when dialled, led to Long John Silver's voicemail ([[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4IvvYaLck5UOXJCaU5yZnVEMXc Intro recording]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=26508#p26508 Intro transcript]]). Unlike the other voicemails, this one's mailbox is not full; it is unclear whether the Metaguards are expected to leave Silver a message asking for more information on the echo.

* @/{{Enlil}} has finally solved the locator puzzle [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=26876#p26876]] using an extension to override his location. The compasses point to different statues of Peter Pan all over the world.

* Gulliver [[http://gulliver.ezblog.co/?p=150 updated his blog]] ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=148&p=26872#p26872 transcript]]). He and John went to look for work; he did deliveries for an antique shop before damaging an odd wardrobe and following a young man to the home of his aunt, the alleged former owner of said wardrobe. The blog entry ends mid-sentence.
* The Metaguards have attempted to email The Old Customs House [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=26972#p26972]] to get the echo for them, as there was no one in general vicinity.

* Peter Pan has [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=424&p=27042#p27042 suggested]] treating the Pan statues as echoes and investigating accordingly.
** He later [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&p=27050#p27050 clarified]] that all the statue-echoes should be the same, so only one needs to be located.
* Gulliver [[http://gulliver.ezblog.co/?p=155 updated]] ([[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=148&p=27058#p27058 transcript]]) with the continuation of the previous blog post. Recap, along with current speculations [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=27060#p27060]]:

* John Silver is trying to prevent Gulliver's refictionalization [[https://twitter.com/TheREALLJS/status/269158207811895296]]. '''Mr. Administrator has confirmed it and is trying to find another ways to expose him to his refic [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=27428#p27428]].'''

* '''Mr. Administrator has demanded Adam's refictionalization [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=27432#p27432]]. Deadline is 18th November.'''

* @/{{Adell}} uncovers an [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=27722#p27711 extremely disturbing bit of information]] after finding one of the letters mentioned on November 14th. It seems that one of Mister A's Agents, Agent X, has previously sent Mister A evidence confirming that some of the damage presumed to be caused by a collapsing fourth wall ''may not actually be happening''. This throws up the possibility that the proposed threat of the characters being a threat to the stability of reality is unfounded. The Metaguards await further information.

* The Cheshire Cat [[https://twitter.com/AVeryMadCat/status/269876990100783104 started counting down for an unknown event about three hours prior to it.]] When the counter ran out, Oberon of the Cabal, aka Morgan, came to the Metaguards' chat room to present more of the Cabal's views. [[https://t.co/wFHmBDGH (Transcript, courtesy of Mr. A)]] [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=736 Discussion]] was presented afterwards.

* Ed has [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=740 posted]] a message from Morgana, giving the Metaguards an email address by which to contact the Cabal. Mr. Administrator is [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/270394190343581696 not pleased]] by this decision. Insert BrokenBase here.

* Mr Administrator has [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/270716126479122434 confirmed]] a [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=424&p=28386#p28386 new Peter Pan echo]].

* It [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=740&p=28415#p28411 appears]] a Metaguard has [[SequenceBreaking discovered the Phantom of the Opera's and Don Juan's email addresses]].

* The "members" page no longer lists Edward as an admin. Apparently, he was demoted by Joe for his support of the Cabal. Ed also stated his intention to collect the wall pieces [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=29178#p29178]].

* After an extensive argument in the chatroom, the most anti-Cabal Metaguards have decided to retrieve ''one'' wall piece [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=750]] in an attempt to advance the plot.

* Brad linked to the recording of the Deanna confrontation on Don Quixote's twitter. ([[http://t.co/1at0l7EL Zip file with audio and transcript]], [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=764&view=unread#p30298 Transcript]]. No separate link to the audio is currently available.)

* '''Mr. Administrator has published further crossover research and concluded that the closest thing possible is the message transmission between the universes [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=30586#p30586]], but only if the story is ''exceptional''.'''

* '''Mr. Administrator has confirmed [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=30594&f=4#p30594]] that [[TitleDrop The Wall Will Fall]] on December, 21st.'''

* Another letter was found by Batman [[http://xovr.net/o6sIWxKR.html]]. Apparently, this agent was stalked by the Tinfoil Hat Guy. The Metaguards have recovered his phone number (it was posted on fictionalthreat briefly, but the number was saved on the forums), and, annoyed, he told them what to look for [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=30851#p30851]].

* Emailing with the bookstore owner (see December 1st) has revealed more information about the wall piece [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=30973#p30973]]. It is also confirmed to be a book named "Off the top of my head" by M. R. Administrator (really). Retrieval of the piece is scheduled for the next day.

** When prompted [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=31082#p31082]], Morgana said that the Cabal got the echo, and sent the link to 3 Metaguards who were the least rude to her (so far, no one has received anything).
*** Eventually, @/{{Tohrinha}} came forward [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=31088#p31088]]. Echo: [[http://xovr.net/i_mlW6bUvX.php]] (Password: "Gurt")

* Morgana mentioned that LJS is currently in Russia [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=31494#p31494]].

* [[spoiler: Meta: Possibly in response to some friction between Metaguards on the forums and chatroom,]] Joe and Ed have made up. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=799#p32350]]
* The [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=798 Apology Thread]] was created to deal with any future stress between Metaguards in these late days of the game.

* When told about the undefined situation behind the wall [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=32822#p32822]], Morgana got nervous, and emailed @/{{Narrativedilettante}}, asking to retrieve the wall piece as soon as possible [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=32888#p32888]].

* The Metaguards have wondered what would happen if fictionals had children [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=809]]. Some took the question [[SeriousBusiness seriously]], and asked Morgana and Mr. Administrator. The latter's advice was [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/277881199735738368 pretty terse]]. So an intrepid Metaguard took it upon himself to give Morgana TheTalk[[note]]The exchange has been deleted by Ed[[/note]]

** The refic in question: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=33745#p33745]]

* After a number of vague but alarming tweets from Mr. Administrator, Gurt, and the Cheshire Cat (who [[ShooOutTheClowns stopped smiling]]), Gurt [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=816 announced]] that Cthulhu's coming. He instructed the Metaguards to write stories in which ALL FIVE Guardians together turn him back, by the end of December 19th. He expects casualties.
** Mr. A [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=817&view=unread#p34238 responded]], adding that Cthulhu was probably drawn by [[TemptingFate repeated mention of his name]]. He believed that they had time before he arrived at the wall.
** Shortly after, however, Mr. A [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=817&view=unread#p34247 posted again]], announcing that Cthulu wasn't nearing the wall, he was already AT the wall. The only thing holding him back was the reduced size of the cracks in the fourth wall. He admitted that Wall Pieces should be retrieved, as Cthulhu tears the wall himself, and getting the pieces will slow him down. They will snap back into the Wall sometime on the 21st, after Cthulhu has been defeated. He also added that while only one story will be elevated to canon, due to Cthulhu's [[RealityWarper Reality Warping]] nature, every moderately good fic submitted will make it that much easier to subdue him.

* @/JRPictures, who was going to go after the last wall piece, got contacted by Mr. Administrator's agent, who gave him a hint [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=34467#p34467]].
* Mr. Administrator [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=817&p=34548#p34545 posted]] that Cthulhu has progressed such that more help is needed to hold him off at the Wall crack.

* Despite believing the trip to the cemetery was worthless since he found no clues, Tropers/JRPictures [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=783&p=34618#p34618 chatted with Agent X via Facebook]] confirming he did his fieldwork right by taking photos of the wall and names of Sisters and now knows the location of the final wall piece.

* '''Mr. Administrator has approved Sherlock Holmes' and Moriarty's joint refic [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=34658#p34658]].'''
** '''He also [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=34668#p34659 posted]] the approved Hercule Poirot refic...'''
** '''...and the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=792&view=unread#p34667 approved Long John Silver refic]].'''

* '''Mr. Administrator, citing some unspoken plan, changed Moriarty's refic to this one [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=34734#p34734]] (in which [[spoiler:Sherlock Holmes is killed by Watson, who then in turn gets assassinated]]).''' The backlash from a few players was enormous, with @/{{Sicon112}} leaving his resignation notice. The backlash TO the backlash was equally enormous.
** '''Mr. Administrator further elaborated on [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=810&view=unread#p34743 Moriarty's successful refic]]:'''

** After this information was revealed, Sicon [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=810&p=34759#p34747 rescinded his resignation.]]

* Ed [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=34756#p34756 announced]] that voting will begin in an hour. He added that anyone without a smartphone, car, and lots of time should withdraw their names.
** Ed [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=817&view=unread#p34771 updated]] that the forum caps polls at ten. As there are still 18 people in the running, he called for those still signed up to reevaluate their commitment, and consider withdrawing.

* The poll is [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=824 up]], and will remain open for 24 hours.

* The Cheshire Cat has been [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=794&view=unread#p35124 successfully refictionalized]].

* @/{{Adell}} followed his conversation from yesterday with a [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=824&p=35335#p35335 Post]] detailing the app as well as confirming the location.
* The Sydney Wall Piece has been [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=783&view=unread#p35373 retrieved]] by @/JRPictures. Photos can be seen [[http://imgur.com/a/rgbG9 here.]]

** [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome "Checkmate"]] [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&p=35443#p35443]]

** Adell has [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=35588#p35571 returned]]. In his own words, he fainted and suffered a light concussion, and his friend's iPhone melted. As he last heard, the Cabal are alive but in critical condition in the hospital. He was given three letters by the paramedics, one from each of member of the Cabal, the contents of which have not yet been revealed.

** Ed has some [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Unspoken Plan]] [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=35645#p35645]] of making Prime talk about whether or not the wall incident was his doing.

* Joe has announced a Christmas break [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=36031#p36031]]. He is going to show "something cool" on 26th.

* Sayu-chan has found a message in a bottle, addressed to Gulliver, which may have come from LJS's refic. She threw it back into the ocean [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=36346#p36346]].
* @/{{Sicon112}} found Hercule Poirot's recorder left behind at his house. [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=760&view=unread#p36353]]
** Translation from the French portion [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=760&p=36355#p36355 here]].

* [[BrickJoke Adam's banana has reached its destination]] [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=843]].
* @/{{Adell}} [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=845 announced]] that the Cabal members died in hospital. He posted the letters that they had on them, including a puzzle the Phantom of the Opera left leading, or so he claims, to some further Pheeble chats.

* [[NeverFoundTheBody The Cabal's bodies are missing]] [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=845&start=25#p36547]].

** Assembled "h.jpg" [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=36447#p36447]], containing stylized images of the Cabal's members and a link to a pdf [[http://pheeble.net/hidden.pdf]].
** Folding the "fold.jpg" revealed a message about Cardan Grille [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=36476#p36476]].
** Applying a reversed grille ("g.jpg") to "p.jpg" revealed a short message from Don Juan [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=36478#p36478]] about his betrayal.
*** Shifting the grille to the right as indicated in "fold.jpg" reveals a different short message [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=37628#p37628]], from Erik, revealing that the previous message was misdirection; it gives a clue to the key for deciphering "hidden.pdf".
** The "hidden.pdf" file from that Erik's puzzle links to was decrypted [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=37576#p37576]]. It outlines Erik's moral stance and mentions an image that was sent to Mr. Administrator and may provide more details. The image in question was requested and duly provided [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/styles/1thank_red/imageset/icon_post_target.gif]].

** The man on the right is identified as ThePhantomOfTheOpera for his mask (the teacher's site also referred to the Phantom). There were also speculations that he might be Pyramus, as he wasn't intending to use a pseudonym at first: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=11542#p11542]]. Also, the second threat in the voicemail is spoken in a French accent.

** A suggestion was made to make him cook some dish of the tropers' choice. The tropers chose "something to match the mood of PhantomOfTheOpera". The guy agreed.

* The cake guy seems to be glad about taking new cooking ideas. Having cooked a PhantomOfTheOpera-themed dish, he has now made a DonQuixote burger [[http://efp.ezblog.co/?p=39]].

* '''Light is shed on the creation of the book (and it's shattered form). Mr. Administrator, in an attempt to figure out what caused the fractures in the wall, used his "foreshadowing machine." Trying to use it on real world events however caused it to explode, resulting in the fractured images that foreshadowed future events.''' It also ruined a pivotal plot point in Literature/HarryPotter for him.

* Rick [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1115&start=25#p51486 confirmed]] that that was the end of this particular anniversary puzzle.

* The Metaguards have wondered what would happen if fictionals had children [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=809]]. Some took the question [[SeriousBusiness seriously]], and asked Morgana and Mr. Administrator. The latter's advice was [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/277881199735738368 pretty terse]]. So an intrepid Metaguard took it upon himself to give Morgana TheTalk[[hottip:*: The exchange has been deleted by Ed.]]

* '''Light is shed on the creation of the book (and it's shattered form). Mr. Administrator, in an attempt to figure out what caused the fractures in the wall, used his "foreshadowing machine." Trying to use it on real world events however caused it to explode, resulting in the fractured images that foreshadowed future events.''' It also ruined a pivotal plot point in HarryPotter for him.

* '''Mr. Administrator spoils the HarryPotter twist.''' In return, the tropers ruin the ending to CitizenKane, SoylentGreen, GurrenLagann, {{Titanic}} and something else This Troper refused to read about.

* Sherlock Holmes has shared a story about himself [[http://londontales.ezblog.co/?p=170]]. Before revealing himself as Holmes, he received a letter addressed to ''Holmes'', pointing him to [[HarryPotter Platform 9 ¾]]. It lead him to a bookstore, where he saw books about himself, and suffered an unexplained pain attack. '''He left an echo there.'''

*** [[HarryPotter "Welcome to Hogwarts"]]. There is more to the letter (the other side also contains text), but Joe doesn't read it.

This is a timeline of ''AlternateRealityGame/TheWallWillFall'' ARG. [[labelnote:*]]Her name is Susie. [[CargoShip Don't ask.]][[/labelnote]] It follows the events leading up to and following the [[AC:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxTp_Hci0M Grave Announcement]]]] from Mr. Administrator.

* ''AlternateRealityGame/TheWallWillFall'' ARG page is up as a placeholder.

* Apparently, Don Quixote was trying to learn a "binding spell" for the troll from a {{Tabletop Game|s}} [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/statuses/261235629092921344]]. When he tried to put a BagOfHolding [[DivideByZero inside of itself]], the GM [[RageQuit left the game]].

* '''[[color:purple:Dana tweets "And so it begins"]]''', and [[color:green:Cheshire Cat tweets that "The curtain falls on Act One"]] soon after.

* '''Mr. Administrator tweets that the early packages are "for recruitment purposes". Those already involved are going to get additional materials.'''
* '''Mr. Administrator notices Mark's hand-written note in his letter, and is not amused.'''
* [[color:green:Cheshire Cat tweets "Oh deary me, I'm in pieces. #whoshatteredthelookingglass".]] This probably confirms that the orange cat in the comic is him.

* [[color:green:Cheshire Cat said that he sent the Hogwarts letter as a joke. He also mentions some "mean, mean people" that write to Joe again.]]

* [[color:green:2 new posts from Hercule Poirot.]]

* '''Metaguard submission is closed.'''
* '''"16-5-18-22''' (PERV) '''INSISTS THAT A SWIMSUIT COMPETITION SHOULD BE A PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. MOTION DENIED."'''

* [[color:green:Hercule Poirot posts that he has found a mouse, that presumably died around the same time as the cat. Both the cat and the mouse have no external wounds, the cause of death remains unknown.]]
* [[color:green:The Cheshire Cat asks a riddle: "Six in seven you can feed me, Just raise my arm so they can see, Until empty my belly be. What am I?". Answer: "Mailbox".]]

** [[color:green:The cat loses, and, being true to the deal, tweets that [[MathematiciansAnswer he is on Earth]].]]

** At 2:10, a sound can be heard, that some tropers have interpreted as Joe's cat meowing. [[color:green:Cheshire Cat reacts to it with "Methinks I heard another cat..."]]
* '''Mr. Administrator imposes a time limit on writing the metaguards, as the cracks in the wall are widening.'''

## "A little bit of this, a little more of that, I'm at the start of all, and in the middle of a cat". Answer: "A".
## "One day I may find myself waffling about, but I know that if I do, I'll find myself quite stout". Answer: "Belgian". (That was a hard one) The cat has left, and the tropers are starting to put the phrase together and look for Belgian fictional characters. A Thread Hopper has mentioned HerculePoirot for the first time.
## "A new type of riddle. My goodness, are you impressed? Oh, what a flexible form. Never boring. Guess, guess!" Answer: "Among" (assembled from the capital letters).
## "What do absinthe, theology, and aesthetics have in common?" Answer: "The". Duh.

* [[color:green:Cheshire Cat suggests trying to guess his ''riddle'', now that the answer was found. No results (and probably no point).]]
* Out of the blue, a suggestion is made to create new fictional characters to guard the wall. '''Mr. Administrator accepts the idea. The stories are to be mailed to him ([=OneAboveTheWall@gmail.com=]).'''

** '''Mr. Administrator asked not to write about the cracks in the wall, because that may produce more cracks.'''

* '''Mr. Administrator acknowledges the discovery of the Cheshire Cat, and points out that there are no persons of interest at that time (another attempt to get the game back on track).'''

* '''Mr. Administrator tweets that the destruction of the fourth wall may have grave consequences for both worlds. Or it may not.'''

* '''Mr. Administrator dismissed the cat video as "Just a video about his cat, with terrible music".'''
* '''Mr. Administrator tweets that we have proved our usefullness, and that the next assignment is coming.'''

* '''Mr. Administrator has requested ''physical'' tropers' addresses, so send "physical spam" (sic!).'''
* '''Updating on the addresses, Mr. Admisistrator said that giving the them was not neccessary, and the physical materials are "merely supplemental". The confusion was written on instantiation 06-15-15-12 ("FOOL"), which was promptly [[http://t.co/6zSdt5o5 taken care of]].'''
* '''Mr. Administrator replied to the word "[[InherentlyFunnyWords Gurt]]" with ''mad laughter'''''.

* [[color:green:When asked about "[=CleanoOkedB=]", the Cheshire Cat dismissed it as leftover nonsense.]]
* [[color:green:When asked about the Plague Doctors, the Cheshire Cat tweets a piece of Doctor Foster rhyme.]]

* [[color:blue:June 26th, 2011: Zack's first tweet.]]
* '''October 3rd, 2011: Mr. Administrator's first tweet.'''

* [[color:blue:July 17th: Zack's wanted poster posted on EC's Facebook.]]

* [[color:green:September 10th: Cheshire Cat's first tweet (not discovered yet).]]

* [[color:blue:September 13th: Last Zack's tweet.]]

** Quixote decided to get a pet spider, which was named [[CharlottesWeb Charlotte]].

** '''He has also confirmed that TheLittleMermaid, the Plague Doctors, Cerberus, [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=422&p=21436#p21425 Dracula]] (the guy with the umbrella), and, most importantly, Literature/{{Cinderella}} were sent back (the piece of paper Sherlock Holmes found was the last page of Cinderella's story). On a side note, the stories for them (except for Cinderella) were written by [[Characters/EchoChamber Ace]] from [[WebVideo/EchoChamber [=[Citation Needed]=]]] (also, Mr. Administrator thinks he is not a good writer).'''

* Tropers bring up the EchoChamber season 1 finale, where Zack visited the White Void. Attempts were made to incorporate Zack into the metaverse model, but '''Mr. Administrator denied inquiries as "distracting from more pressing matters" [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/statuses/253170728713728000]].''' In the next tweet [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/statuses/253172258498023424]] he said that '''Zack is not related to the crisis at hand ("The crisis he created is unrelated")'''.

* After the moral dilemma's discussion, an [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?p=6532#p6532 endgame plan]] was generally accepted, that involved fictionalizing the ARG itself (which was, coincidentally, one of the themes of ''EchoChamber''), thus sealing the characters behind ''a new'' fourth wall, and taking the canon into the tropers' hands to make a HappyEnding. So far, the tropers agree to play along with the plot.

** '''He has also confirmed that TheLittleMermaid, the Plague Doctors, Cerberus, [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=422&p=21436#p21425 Dracula]] (the guy with the umbrella), and, most importantly, Literature/{{Cinderella}} were sent back (the piece of paper Sherlock Holmes found was the last page of Cinderella's story). On a side note, the stories for them (except for Cinderella) were written by [[Characters/EchoChamber Ace]] from [[EchoChamber [=[Citation Needed]=]]] (also, Mr. Administrator thinks he is not a good writer).'''

** Brad promised him a gift if he finishes a blind run of TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask (yes, he overcame his fear of BenDrowned) in under 24 hours.

** Suited figure: a tall (still, not ''unnaturally'' tall) man in a nice suit with an umbrella.

** Cerberus: a badly distorted video with a 3-headed dog guarding a door.

** Plague doctors: two people drive around the neighbourhood and notice the two (?) plague doctors. One of them tips a hat to them.

*** He didn't understand {{xkcd}}, DinosaurComics, or Cracked.
*** He thought {{Homestuck}} was enjoyable while on drugs.

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