[Addison BornParticipant]

This was a lot of news to wake up to.. I’ve been turning this over in my head for the past few hours.

I’m a little upset with the way some people are reacting here, and the way they reacted to Benny/Mark when he came to us yesterday. I’m really questioning where everyone’s allegiances lie; who’s here for enlightenment and who’s just here for themselves, blindly signing away their opinions in the name of whatever’s going to get them farthest into whatever this is.

To shout Mark out of town after he risks the wrath of III and the OOA without giving him the benefit of the doubt was a poor move in my opinion. He came to us vulnerable and in need of assistance to make things right between him and Addy, and he was attacked instead of reasoned with.

Now, we hear this news. And while there are many thinking more critically about this situation and taking this history of Mark’s relationship with the OOA, BoS, Tom, Addison, and us, it makes me sick that there’s even an air of acceptance of this situation, of taking it at face value, that he did in fact kill himself after risking so much to get a single word to Addison that could change everything.

We know he was a figure with a singular goal in the middle of two seemingly desperate parties. The OOA is doing everything they can to keep their hands clean, by including many of you in their “promotional material” (which by the way, if you believe they’re not a cult.. I’d love to hear your take of what happened at that mixer). Tom is doing everything he can to get Addy back, and blames everything that happened on Mark (which to that we only have his word as proof).

Everyone wants Addison. Everyone wants four. It seems like everyone is doing everything they can to get them, and I think foul play is more likely than suicide.

[Addison BornParticipant]

Good luck brother. Dying to hear what happened but trust you’ll make the right decision.

[Addison BornParticipant]

Yay! Awesome picks, can’t wait for the first recap. Thanks @coryphella, @mumumusings, @atticus360, @sovereignskies, and @ephorrorsociety for taking on this responsibility!

[Addison BornParticipant]

Hi @scrim/James and welcome! I think we’re all in the same boat. We’re all sort of working together to get to the bottom of whatever this thing is, and it appears to be ramping up to something faster than ever before. If you’re looking for a place to start, the Beginners Guide to The Tension Experience is a good jumping off point. There’s also a great primer on the narrative so far at The Story So Far… (Start Here). Also worth checking out and following are the Tension facebook page, twitter, and instagram – lots of official content is released on their channels, which becomes topics of discussion here.

There’s been a lot of movement the past week or two, so it’s definitely worth reading up on everything developing tonight, as well as things that have happened in the past couple weekends.

Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, the Activity page is a great place to keep up on what’s being talked about in real time.

That said, if you have any specific questions, please ask away! Everyone’s more than willing to help, and you probably have questions for things that nobody’s thought of yet, so anything that comes to mind is very likely a key to unlocking whatever this thing is.

Glory be!!

[Addison BornParticipant]

@daela I’m very happy we’ve kept Benny in our thoughts and prayers as he’s going through this difficult time

[Addison BornParticipant]

@mike

If a stranger told me they were burning my house down, I’d fight back.

If an acquaintance told me they were burning a house down that I helped build, but the house owned by someone else who’s motives I’m beginning to question, I’d ask them “why?” and base my actions on that. Especially if they had already been around before asking for help finding someone who had lived there prior, but the owner of the house kicked him out when he was giving backstory to something we weren’t supposed to know.

And when we, the tenants of this house (who living here in order to achieve a goal that is still unclear) who have confronted the owners about that backstory we learned, are expected to be distracted by shiny ringing bells and our pictures hidden in videos instead of being given answers?

And when many of us have been told “move out of the house, it’s a dangerous living situation,” but we want to see what’s hidden in the foundation we built the house on

And when this person comes around, and at this point needs to threaten extreme action in order to get any sort of traction.. I think it’s not beyond reason to ask “why are you doing this and what can you tell us?”

Yes, we built this. But we’re not the ones cooking dinner.

[Addison BornParticipant]

I’m super interested as to what these messages lead to, so maybe we can learn from your experiences? What happened with the encoded messages, what do they mean?

[Addison BornParticipant]

I’m playing devil’s advocate here – if he did lead Addy to the OOA, maybe he didn’t know what was happening. Maybe it was the OOA in a different incarnation?We know from Jake, Megan, and my meetings with Warren a couple weeks ago that they have a history and this is just one incarnation. Maybe it was something else asking for promotion, much like we’re asked to share content via Facebook?

I’ve never met Tom and Margaret, but maybe they’re looking for someone to blame for whatever happened? And since Mark was with Addy, he’s the easy target?

Maybe he feels guilty for whatever part he played in where Addy is now, and he’s grasping at anything he can to make things right?

[Addison BornParticipant]

Yep @amieexists, same person!

[Addison BornParticipant]

Spitballing, but that could actually be a step along the journey to enlightenment – Addison’s soul had to go somewhere, right? Maybe that was her next step to enlightenment, making room for four?

[Addison BornParticipant]

@amieexists @nosnevets I spoke to an actor a couple weeks ago who was previously involved with the OOA. And he said that the OOA was leveraging actors, directors, producers, industry insiders as a smokescreen to appear as though it’s a game/haunt/theater piece and spread their word through legitimate channels.

[Addison BornParticipant]

That could very well be, I wasn’t even considering that.. but people were talking about speaking with GK4, a voice they had never heard prior to that encounter? Maybe GK4 fled and had to find a new body, and Addison was willing?

[Addison BornParticipant]

I think the biggest tip for those not in the LA area would just be to stay active on the forums if possible. In-person events have been happening mainly in the greater LA area, but they have not been shy about getting out-of-towners involved. Without giving away too much, there’s lots to unpack with puzzles, lore, hidden messages in promo videos, and lots of other spots especially if you’re just getting started, and probably 90% of things that happen within this experience have happened online or remotely.

Another thing I forgot to mention – if you don’t have Periscope, you should definitely look into it. They have been very active on that platform, their account is @the_tension_exp.

[Addison BornParticipant]

I used to think four was scary and unpredictable. III is a whole other level and absolutely terrifying. Serial killer gatekeeper.

[Addison BornParticipant]

next event is going to be a shoot for the Official OOA Pinup Calendar 2017™

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