Debriefing Transcript: 12 Steps to Murder

**This transcript was thoughtfully recorded by CyberSpik from actual MOO discussion with MadelineY and Collin who graciously agreed to be guinea pigs. No corrections or changes have been made. Those of you familiar with MOO conversation/ettiquette will forgive the typographical errors and misspellings.

**The bold-faced portions of this transcript were referenced in Vince's final analysis of the MOO project.

>-- Start log: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:57:09 am CDT
>
>CyberSpik says, "ok"
>CyberSpik asks, "please tell us what happened back there?"
>CyberSpik asks, "in the loft?"
>CarlaJ smiles, glad it's not her
>CyberSpik shines harsh light in madeline face
>CarlaJ says, "be nice"
>Madeline laughs
>CyberSpik says, "sorry"
>Madeline says, "i was snooping around in a penthouse apartment."
>Madeline says, "found the jerk adam injured over the ledge of the balcony."
>CarlaJ laughs
>CyberSpik asks, "ah . . how'd that happen?"
>CyberSpik [to CarlaJ]: adam was quite rude to madeline
>Madeline says, "snooped some more around, talked to adam, went through
>their underwear."
>Madeline says, "broke into their safe, looked into protected files on both
>of their computers..."
>Madeline asks, "gosh, I should be arrested for breaking and entering and
>snooping, shouldn't i?"
>CarlaJ says, "collin was trying to incriminate you"
>CarlaJ says, "he's the one we should watch"
>CyberSpik says, "it's ok, you might have helped us crack the case , ms
>columbo!~"
>Madeline says, "i'll testify on lili's behalf; she had every right to hit
>him on the head with the watering can."
>CarlaJ nods
>CarlaJ exclaims, "yes!"
>CyberSpik asks, "why do you say that?"
>CarlaJ says, "i've got to go now, i'll catch with y'all later"
>CarlaJ waves
>CyberSpik says, "seeya carla"
>CarlaJ goes home.
>CyberSpik asks, "why do you think adam deserved it?"
>Madeline says, "because he was a big manipulator, forming relationships
>with women in order to create a psychological problem in them..."
>CyberSpik asks, "which women?"
>Madeline says, "and then exploit his experience/their problem by writing a
>book about how to "fix" the problem."
>CyberSpik says, "very perceptive"
>Madeline asks, "Um, Anne Smiley, Um, Brenda Cook, Ginger somebody, and
>SW. Jo Anne English?"
>CyberSpik asks, "ahh . . .who were they again?"
>CyberSpik says, "not each one but just in general"
>Madeline asks, "in general? Please rephrase the ?"
>CyberSpik says, "who in general , were all those other women"
>Madeline exclaims, "was there a connection i didn't make? OH! the women
>who wrote questions to Lili's column!"
>CyberSpik asks, "hah . .no . . .who were those women to dam and when?"
>CyberSpik says, "that would have been good though madeline, you should
>have been in our group"
>Madeline asks, "they were, i don't know. His girlfriends, but is that
>obvious?"
>CyberSpik says, "yes, that's it . . ."
>CyberSpik asks, "hmm. . where any of the clues dead give aways or did you
>get it gradually?"
>Madeline says, "not that i can think of. It really was a lot of fun."
>Madeline says, "Adam the bot was excellent."
>CyberSpik [to Madeline]: alright, i guess i have tortured you enough,
>CyberSpik asks, "did you see anythnig really broken like bad code or
>design?"
>CyberSpik says, "vince made adam"
>Madeline says, "i would have put in the example for the code two digits
>like this: open22-22-22 safe."
>CyberSpik asks, "do you have any lingering questions?"
>Madeline says, "no"
>You see a blur of motion and VinceR materializes.
>Collin arrives.
>VinceR says, "hi all"
>CyberSpik says, "ok, thank you so much for your time, you've been a
>tremendous help"
>Collin says, "oh thank heaven"
>VinceR smiles
>VinceR says, "thanks madeline"
>Madeline says, "it was fun"
>CyberSpik gives Collin a slurpee and a slim jim!
>VinceR smiles
>Collin is in heaven.
>Collin exclaims, "SNAP into a Slim Jim!"
>CyberSpik [to VinceR]: we're done
>VinceR asks, "are y'all thru?"
>Collin laughs.
>CyberSpik says, "yeah go ahaed and debreif collin"
>VinceR says, "want to stick aorund for the questions" to cyberspik"
>VinceR asks, "so collin...reactions?"
>CyberSpik [to VinceR]: want me to shine the big light n his fasce?
>VinceR nods
>Collin says, "me likey."
>Collin grins.
>CyberSpik shines a big light in collin's eyes
>Collin asks, "ummm...me likey alot?"
>VinceR says, "cool...any commenst, problems, lack of clues, etc"
>Collin says, "the only place that hung me up a bit was with adam."
>Collin says, "but you saw that. occasionally got into cycles."
>VinceR says, "yeah...you used a few words i hadn't anticipated"
>CyberSpik [to Collin]: could you tells us something like a plot?
>CyberSpik nods at VinceR.
>VinceR says, "he gave it to me on the balcony...had it nailed, pretty much"
>CyberSpik asks, "the books, the g/f's, lili?"
>Collin says, "a couple of details I didn't pick up on...the head-shaped
>dent in the watering can, e.g."
>Collin says, "but yeah, I got that stuff."
>VinceR says, "he put the book-bit together"
>CyberSpik says, "yeah . . what happened on the balcony is fuzzy"
>CyberSpik says, "cool"
>Collin says, "the 'change PWs before backup' helped on the porta-scrap to
>clue me into using them for his computer."
>CyberSpik says, "any of the clues dead give aways"
>Collin says, "not really."
>VinceR asks, "do we need something to signal an end or do you think people
>will just leave after the figger it out?"
>Collin says, "although i might have been quicker about the whole thing, had
>i not gone to the bedroom/closet last."
>VinceR nods at collin
>VinceR says, "that's kinda the intent"
>CyberSpik says, "anything that . . uhm . . unsuspended your disbeleif
>overly . ."
>CyberSpik says, "like when the alien saucer landed fer instance ,. . ."
>Collin says, "not really. i liked all the extra little touches--helped
>thicken the ambience."
>CyberSpik says, "cool"
>CyberSpik says, "I'm done"
>Collin says, "i liked the interfaces that you designed for the two
>computers as well."
>VinceR says, "we may tru to add noises/events as well to spice up ambiance"
>Collin says, "tres cool"
>CyberSpik asks, "any lingering questions?"
>Collin says, "not really. i think i'm done."
>Collin smiles.
>CyberSpik exclaims, "thanks for the time!"
>Collin exclaims, "great site!"
>VinceR says, "thanks for being a guinea pig, then"
>Collin exclaims, "no problemo!"
>
>-- End log: Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:19:51 pm CDT
>
>VinceR exclaims, "DON"T TELL JOEL ANYTHING!"