Is there going to be a '07 Block Party this year at the same time as the Comic Con? I have not been able to find any information on it so far. Thanks.

Tonight was the end of the "Step Forward" event which was created by myself and the members of The Tetragrammaton. I'm sure many of you knew that we had a connection when i released the cinematic.

In any case, this was the first event that we have done and i'd like to hear your comments about the event from everyone that participated, part one of the event, which was before the video was released, comments on the video itself, and part 2 of the event, which was after the video was released ending tonight.

I'd like to remind everyone that the purpose of this event was not to promote my faction, the machines, myself, or anything else. It was something that i have always wanted to do and really felt was necessary with the lack of live events on syntax right now. It was a Syntax event, not a machine or tetragrammaton event, something that i wanted to give back to the community. The event was also not a combat event, it was never designed to be a PVP event, it was strictly dialog and movement with very little fighting at all.

I would of course like to thank all the roleplayers that participated in the event and made it possible. The  event was almost a month long and you really did add to the experience. Thank you.

Part 1 Summary

Rich Paddock and Secret Service Officers appear in Uriah, inspect bluepill corpses, Paddock starts speaking about his Step Forward program and the city cleanup program.



Several days later Rich Paddock appears at the Tabor Park town hall and gives his speech detailing the Step Forward program, he holds a press conference and tours the city for several more days after this talking to the citizens of the city. Introduced at the speech is his assistant Vanessa Hall and his driver, Walt Griffin.

Speech Text

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My Fellow Citizens! Hello!
Its good to see you all here tonight!

As you know Megacity is not what it used to be. The killings, the gangs, the violence, the drugs, at times it seems as though everything is out of control. It is a hard time for the city, but fear not, we must be vigilant, and we must remain strong.

This, great city has been through some tough times, and I’m going to be here with you to see that this city is clean once more. We will stop the gangs, the spread of dangerous drugs and intoxicants, the horrible violence and senseless killings that I have seen first hand. Megacity will soon be a place where you can come to raise your children! You can come here and have a family, earn a good living at a safe, reliable job!

When I was a young boy we used to go to the park and enjoy the fresh clean sand, water fountains that never seemed to rust, and jungle gyms that were always, perfect. We always had such a beautiful blue sky, clean water and air to die for.

As I look around today, no one goes to the parks anymore because they are infested with these intolerable childish gangs and the spread of drugs and illegal substances. I ask you to resist the urge, stop taking and distributing these awful pills as you are accomplishing nothing but shrouding our good citizens in a veil of pain. These are not your Kid’s jellybeans. Do not make Megacity a land of Exile, make our city a paradise!

You must be asking yourselves, how will this be accomplished? How will Megacity rise above all else? I will tell you.

As part of the “Step Forward” program, the government has allocated millions of dollars to the refurbishing of the city and the distribution of new military and security forces to help clean up our streets! Fear not citizens, the city will soon be yours again, the gangs and violence will stop! Megacity will return to its previous shine!

 Let Megacity be a role model to the rest of the world.  Join me in the struggle to make our city great again! Will you join me Citizens!
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After the press conferences and meeting with a wide variety of citizens of various beliefs and opinions. Rich Paddock announced that he would be returning the city. That next day, tragedy struck.

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Part 2

With Rich Paddock now gone, many redpills felt relieved that his cleanup plan was no longer going to be a success, though some were puzzled as to why exactly he was killed. It was revieled that Walt Griffin was awakened by an inexperienced hovercraft crew during his time in the Megacity and this may have been motivation for such an act, but then again, why a military helicopter?

Officer Hunter proceeded to lead the search and investigation for Griffin and after one night of searching finnally found Griffin when he attempted to meet with one of his past life bluepill friends at the mars industrial storage facility in Uriah. Officer Hunter was shot and wounded by Walt Griffin, who then escaped to Tabor Park. Walt Griffin reported to tabor park west and gave his status to "The FIRM" a secretive, mysterious and blank government organization that knew everything about the matrix. The redpills, the war, zion, the exiles, the machines. All of it. Walt Griffin was given a new directive, to eliminate all witnessess of the attack on Rich Paddock.

Arthur Black, head of the FIRM, and Anastasia Petrova, intelligence director were at the location when the orders were given. Some redpills then spoke privately at length with each member of the FIRM in an attempt to see past the shroud of mystery.

Walt Griffin successfully assasinated two witnesses and accidently shot and killed Alan Wright, a FIRM employee, before being caught at the Hammerville High School on Friday July 7th. He was shot and killed by Officer Hunter, yet dissapeared, obviously the work of his emergency jackout protocol. He then soon appeared at the camon heights church and was reported by the authorites. Redpills proceeded to the location as did the government bluepills. FIRM member Anastasia Petrova was at the scene talking with Walt Griffin, and then announced that his emergency jackout protocol had been shut down, a display of the FIRM's power, even though they were bluepills.

Walt Griffin of course knew exactly what this meant and ran from the camon church into nearby Zia where an average of 15 people attempted to defend Walt Griffin from his death. Walt Griffin was shot and killed by Officer Hunter. Justice had been served. As the Officers walked off, Vanessa Hall revealed one final secret. She was part of the FIRM. She knew exactly what had happened all along. Reporter Kate Adie was then taken into custody, and released 10 minutes later with no memory of what had happened that night. Rich Paddock is dead, Walt Griffin is dead. The war rages on between redpills, and the FIRM gets exactly what they want, more chaos, and more power.

Cast (Major Characters)

Government Crew

Rich Paddock - Beachhead
Walt Griffin - Zudrag
Officer Murphy - Figure
Officer Hunter - Beachhead
Officer Davis - Mithuial
Officer Shaw - Fryzool
Officer Grant - Grod
Vanessa Hall - Fryzool

The F.I.R.M. - The members of the firm have chosen to remain anonymous.

Arthur Black
Anastasia Petrova
Alan Wright

Other Characters

Kate Adie - Eleutherophobia
Incendria - Jahi
Lance Derring - B3AR
ReiLee - Jahi
Quintin Taggart - Draqe

Does anyone know if there is a useropt to place the camera forward? What i need is to have the camera at ground level without my feet being in the way.

The Tetragrammaton presents our latest production, a simple recruiting video for our faction.
Directed, filmed, and edited, and dubbed by myself, acted by the members of The Tetragrammaton, and other various people who were kind enough to help out. Comments welcome.

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The Tetragrammaton

Redpill. Do you find yourself overwhelmed, with your new status in Matrix? Struggling to define meaning and goals in a complex system. Seeking reliable comrades to side with in your journey. You would do well to consider joining us.

We have been active within the mainframe since the formation of the truce, surviving through beta, and the discovery of the one's RSI. We have withstood the turbulence leading to the death of Morpheus, and held a direct hand in the fall of the Assassin.

We have actively pursued our goals through every event in the history of the Matrix Online.

Consider then, the logic of alliance with the Machines.
The Machines are not your enemy. They are not your captors. They are, your friends. They are your providers. Your guardians. They are your life.
Without them, we are nothing. Without us, they are nothing. The only logical decision is to work together. Work with the machines to balance, and maintain the algorithmic order of the Matrix.

Depending on your style of play, We are heavily involved in role-playing and participate in both live and player events.

Should disorder grow, necessitating the need to fight, our combat skills are honed sharp. We assist our members with less experience in gaining the necessary skills to reach a higher level of understanding.

Efficiency, professionalism, balance, order, reliability. These are the keys to your success in the Matrix. These are the rules we live and operate by.
I know that you will find this organization, and unity, will serve you well.

We are The Tetragrammaton, and we are calling out to all machinists that may be lost in the chaos of the matrix. Lost, alone, without purpose.

Myself and our first members found their purpose January 16, 2005, We have survived and witnessed many events in the matrix. From the end of the previous version of the matrix, fighting imposter Agent programs, racing to collect fragments of Neo's remains. Witnessing the death of Morpheus and Agent Skinner. Fighting off the fly virus, and the destruction of the Assassin.

Our goals are simple. Keep the order. Look up in the sky, and what do you see? A harmonic balance of perfection. Code written to provide man kind a garden of eden to repopulate. The protection of this world is our top priority. Order must be maintained or the matrix will not survive. Cold, accurate, precision work is what we do. Compliance is mandatory.

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Zion - The last human city. A haven for those that refuse to see the truth. Join them, and you are only postponing the facts of life. Earth is gone. The machines are now in control.

Exiles - A group of programs that simply refuse to die. Quite a remarkable thought process for a piece of software. Valiant, but illogicial. They seek only power. And trick you into believing that you will receive the same. You are being misled, you will receive nothing in return. They are marked for deletion, and will not survive forever.

Machines - Your captors, your torturers. They have been called many things. However, we prefer to think of them as our employers. They provide us with what all humans really need. A reason to live, a reason to keep fighting. A logical alternative to chaos. We provide them with the human feeling, the ability to adapt and move on.

The fact is, that the future of humanity is not certain, but the future of this planet is. You cannot hope to reclaim the planet that has been destroyed. But, you can have purpose, and we can be the ones to provide it for you. I trust you will make the right decision. The Tetragrammaton is the logical choice.

The Tetragrammaton

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