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On July 23, 2004, a group of ''Halo'' fans discovered a hidden URL in the [[Halo 2 Cinematic Trailer]] that led them to a website that appeared at first glance to be hacked.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=10080 '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Bees... you think Ant Farm was involved?'']</ref> A message on the frontpage directed viewers to the blog of a girl named [[Dana Awbrey]]. Dana claimed that she built the ilovebees site for her [[Aunt Margaret]] and recently her site got in this bizarre state and asks if anyone could help her.<ref name="damage">[http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/07/damage.html '''I Love Bees''': ''The Damage'']</ref> Dana acted essentially as a narrator in the game, describing events for people who missed the action. | On July 23, 2004, a group of ''Halo'' fans discovered a hidden URL in the [[Halo 2 Cinematic Trailer]] that led them to a website that appeared at first glance to be hacked.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=10080 '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Bees... you think Ant Farm was involved?'']</ref> A message on the frontpage directed viewers to the blog of a girl named [[Dana Awbrey]]. Dana claimed that she built the ilovebees site for her [[Aunt Margaret]] and recently her site got in this bizarre state and asks if anyone could help her.<ref name="damage">[http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/07/damage.html '''I Love Bees''': ''The Damage'']</ref> Dana acted essentially as a narrator in the game, describing events for people who missed the action. | ||
The frontpage had a counter counting down to July 27, 2004 (when "network throttling will erode"), August 10, 2004 (when "this medium will metastasize"), and August 24, 2004 (at 8:06 A.M., when it will be "wide-awake and physical")<ref>[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4644 '''forums.unfiction.com:''' ''[SPEC] Analyzing the Computer Text'']</ref> – many thought something big would happen related to ''Halo 2''.{{fact}} On these dates, however, it was only related to the ILB game. Currently, (as of 2011) there is a counter counting down to the day the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] will [[Battle of Earth|attack]] [[Earth]], in 541 years' time.<ref name="website">[http://www.ilovebees.com i love bees] [[I Love Bees (Website)|(main website)]]</ref> | The frontpage had a counter counting down to July 27, 2004 (when "network throttling will erode"), August 10, 2004 (when "this medium will metastasize"), and August 24, 2004 (at 8:06 A.M., when it will be "wide-awake and physical")<ref>[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4644 '''forums.unfiction.com:''' ''<nowiki>[SPEC]</nowiki> Analyzing the Computer Text'']</ref> – many thought something big would happen related to ''Halo 2''.{{fact}} On these dates, however, it was only related to the ILB game. Currently, (as of 2011) there is a counter counting down to the day the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] will [[Battle of Earth|attack]] [[Earth]], in 541 years' time.<ref name="website">[http://www.ilovebees.com i love bees] [[I Love Bees (Website)|(main website)]]</ref> | ||
On 8/10/04, a list of GPS coordinates with times were added to the site's Links page, along with a countdown to "Axons go hot." With the exception of one leading to the Pacific Ocean, all of the coordinates lead to payphones. On 8/24/04, the countdown ended as it reached the first set time. People who answered the payphones (the "[[axons]]") at the scheduled times spoke to a recording of the [[Melissa (AI)|AI]] and were asked basic questions about the character. If answered correctly, an [[I Love Bees Axon Clips|audio clip]] would be released and a number would be added to a counter on the Website. The audio clips, when threaded together, formed an audio drama about characters in the Halo universe. As the number reached 777, the AI, as played by a voice actor instead of a recording, began interacting with players through the payphones. | On 8/10/04, a list of GPS coordinates with times were added to the site's Links page, along with a countdown to "Axons go hot." With the exception of one leading to the Pacific Ocean, all of the coordinates lead to payphones. On 8/24/04, the countdown ended as it reached the first set time. People who answered the payphones (the "[[axons]]") at the scheduled times spoke to a recording of the [[Melissa (AI)|AI]] and were asked basic questions about the character. If answered correctly, an [[I Love Bees Axon Clips|audio clip]] would be released and a number would be added to a counter on the Website. The audio clips, when threaded together, formed an audio drama about characters in the Halo universe. As the number reached 777, the AI, as played by a voice actor instead of a recording, began interacting with players through the payphones. | ||