<Update>: guest2014 has just logged on.
<Guest List>: guest2014 _Historian _Privacy

<guest2014>: Hello? I want to learn about Brian Blovett.
<_Privacy>: Go away! Do not invade!
<_Historian>: He was born in 1976, I recall. Seemed to me a pretty decent guy. He has a great fam
<_Privacy>: Quiet, _Historian! Tell nothing!
<_Historian>: Why not? It's not classified.
<_Privacy>: You never know what might be used against him.
<guest2014>: Is "him" Brian?
<_Privacy>: Of course. Now leave, before _Historian here blabs someth
<_Historian>: I never blab anything.
<guest2014>: What's "MacGuyver"?
<_Historian>: Just an online tag. Brian likes both Macintosh Comp
<_Privacy>: There you go blabbing again.
<_Historian>: uters and the "MacGyver" TV series. He also fancies himself a very resourceful individual in the field of Mac
<_Privacy>: Still blabbing...
<_Historian>: I'm almost done. Macintosh Computers, so "MacGyver" seemed to fit. The "u" was added just to differentiate the name.
<guest2014>: Thank you, _Historian, can you tell me anything about Brian's interests, hobbies, music preferences, and the like?
<_Historian>: 'Fraid I can't, but

<Update>: _Archive has just logged on.
<Guest List>: _Archive guest2014 _Historian _Privacy

<_Archive>: I can tell you that.
<_Privacy>: _Archive? I don't need you here. Not now...
<_Archive>: Quit whining, _Privacy. I know the rules.
<_Privacy>: Yes, but do you always follow them?
<_Archive>: Give me a break! You'll stop me if I go too far
<_Privacy>: By which time it's too late anyway. Go on, get it over with...
<_Archive>: Thank you for the vote of confidence. Now I'll answer our gracious guest's question....
<_Archive>: Uh-oh, where did I put that file?
<_Privacy>: hehehe... :-)
<_Archive>: Very funny, _Privacy. Hand it over.
<_Privacy>: *SIGH* Very well. Just be careful.
<guest2014>: Is that information really so secret?
<_Archive>: Nahh, my friend _Privacy is just paranoid, that's all. Here's the file...
<Disp(prefs)>:
INTERESTS: Science fiction, Star Trek, Computers, The Web.
HOBBIES: Reading, Playing computer games, Watching TV, Music, Science Fiction, other computer-related activities.
MUSIC PREFERENCES: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Madonna, Andrew Lloyd Webber, almost anything else besides rap and speed metal.
THE LIKE:<Request too general. Please refine query>

<guest2014>: Hmm... Do I have to actually list everything I'd like to know?
<_Archive>: 'Fraid so, friend. The programming in here is damn good if I do say so myself, but sometimes things get just a little too general and we can't even hazard a guess.
<guest2014>: Let's see... in that case, I'd like to know his favorite TV shows and movies, and how about some favorite quotes?
<_Archive>: Sure thing! Coming right up...
<_Privacy>: Are you sure this is a good idea? What if our "guest" reads too much into this?
<_Archive>: Give me a break, _Privacy. There's nothing to be afraid of. Now, without any further ado...
<Disp(prefs)>:
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Babylon 5, Home Improvement, Dennis Miller Live.
FAVORITE MOVIES: Terminator 2, The Naked Gun, Star Trek IV, True Lies, Short Circuit, UHF.
FAVORITE QUOTES: "I'll stop procrastinating tomorrow." - Garfield T-Shirt
"There are two sides to everything. Be popular, take both." - The Talking Moose
"I'd never want to join a club that would have me for a member." - Groucho Marx
"I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure." - My screensaver
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job" - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." - Locutus of Borg
"The secret of life is there aint no secret, and you don't get your money back." - Faith Hill, "The Secret of Life"
<guest2014>: That was rather informative. I don't see what _Privacy was worried about.
<_Privacy>: There once was a time when I worried about very little. That time is very far in the past now.
<guest2014>: What happened?
<_Privacy>: IT happened.
<guest2014>: Can you be more specific? I would love to know what's going on here.
<_Privacy>: It was a long time ago. I was not even _Privacy then.
<_Historian>: I do not even have records of the specific event or events involved. It was no less than 10 years ago. Probably more.
<_Archive>: The whole thing is rather fuzzy. Better off not bringing it up again, if you want my opinion.
<guest2014>: But what happened? Nobody has answered my question.
<_Privacy>: Please ask no more. You're better off not knowing.
<_Historian>: I have to agree here. There is nothing of value to be gained by further inquiry.
<_Archive>: As I said before, it's better to just leave it alone and think of something else. Would you like to know about the last books he read? Perhaps an anecdote about his summer class this year? ANYTHING???
<guest2014>: Maybe later. I'm still very curious about this whole thing.

<Update>: _Wraith has just logged on.
<Guest List>: _Wraith _Archive guest2014 _Historian _Privacy

<_Wraith>: Ignore them. They will not answer you. I will.
<guest2014>: Um, the others I can figure out what their names mean. But what are you, _Wraith?
<_Wraith>: I am the embodiment of what happened. I am perhaps the reason they exist. I am what they fear most here...
<_Wraith>: I am the minion of Doom.
<_Wraith>: The angel of Death.
<_Wraith>: The reaper of Grim.
<_Wraith>: The harbinger of The Insanity.
<guest2014>: And what is the insanity?
<_Wraith>: Show proper respect! Capitalize the name!
<guest2014>: Sorry. But still, what is it?
<_Wraith>: Do you remember the warning that was issued when you logged on? Remember that it mentioned "collapses" and "aberrations" and "loss of mental cohesion"?
<guest2014>: Vaguely, yes.
<_Wraith>: Those are all part of The Insanity. It is the chaos within.
<guest2014>: There has to be more to it than that, doesn't there?
<_Wraith>: Of course. But all in go9d tA90me, m3$y Ffr*#md.$%45837
<_Wraith>: Oh9d(b S@&*IT! &*#@S
<guest2014>: What's happening to you, Wraith?
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<Update>: _Wraith has been dumped by _Sentinel
<Update>: _Sentinel has just activated output.
<Guest List>: _Sentinel _Archive guest2014 _Historian _Privacy

<_Sentinel>: Good bye, and Good riddance. Everyone OK here?
<_Archive>: Thank you, yes.
<_Historian>: Another save _Sentinel, thank you.
<_Privacy>: It was about damned time you showed up. What took so long?
<_Sentinel>: Is that how you express gratitude, _Privacy? I thought I was doing you a favor just now. If you want, I can get _Wraith back again.
<_Privacy>: Well, thank you, then. But you still took longer than you should have to make yourself known. Why not sooner, hmm?
<guest2014>: Um, hi, Sentinel. What's up? Why did you dump Wraith like that? We were just chatting.
<_Sentinel>: NO ONE "just chats" with _Wraith. Certainly not you.
<guest2014>: Well, I was. Wraith seemed to be the only one around here who would answer a few simple questions.
<_Sentinel>: That's may have been true, but _Wraith was not "just chatting" with you. He never "just chats" with anyone. And there are definitely no "simple questions" where _Wraith is involved.
<guest2014>: I came here to learn about Brian, and when I finally get close to who and what he is, everybody just clams up. It's not as it should be.
<_Sentinel>: I suppose you're right. I cannot really sympathize, but I can understand your position. Still, I can't change mine.
<guest2014>: The only... person here
<_Archive>: Please, we're bots. We are only parts of the person, not persons ourselves.
<guest2014>: here that opens up at all gets kicked out. Why?
<_Historian>: Perhaps we're just not ready for "open". We strive more for "safe".
<guest2014>: But what can happen then? Playing it safe forever limits your boundaries. Will you never grow, never change, never expand?

Perhaps you would be better off returning to That from whence you came.

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