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[[Image:Weephun.jpg|thumb|Preston Thorne aka Weephun on the left]]
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'''Lt. Weephun''' aka Preston Thorne is a 29 year-old male from Meridian, Idaho.  He is the leader and organizer of Team Boise.  During the [[I Love Bees]] game he gained great infamy as the player who betrayed the [[The Sleeping Princess]].  During the game Lt. Weephun decided to help the "villian" of the game, [[The Operator]], by informing here where the [[The Sleeping Princess]] was hiding.  You can listen to the [[Media:Weephun.ogg|audio file of the betrayal]] here.
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At the time of the betrayal Lt. Weephun decided that loyalty to the Operator was more important than any feelings that he had towards The Sleeping Princess. "The instant I went from Preston Thorne, trying to play a game and answering a bunch of telephones, to Lt. Weephun, crew member of the Apocalypso helping Melissa complete her mission, it was a huge epiphany, and it made the game a lot more fun"<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65365,00.html</ref>
'''Preston Thorne''', also known as "''Lieutenant Weephun''", is one of the civilians living in [[2004]]'s [[United States]] who answered the [[Operator]]'s calls for help. He gained great infamy as the person who betrayed [[The Sleeping Princess]] by informing the Operator where she was hiding.<ref>[[Media:ILB Weephun.ogg|audio file of the betrayal]]</ref> At the time of the betrayal, ''Lt. Weephun'' decided that his loyalty to the Operator was more important than any feelings that he had towards The Sleeping Princess.  


==Trivia==
In [[Melissa's farewell letter]], the Operator gave a "Special commendation to Lt. Weephun for hunting down the "Sleeping Princess".


*For the HBO [http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/ Blow Me Away Fight The Flood] fundraiser for Huricane Katrina he donated an, I Love Bees Commemorative DVD.  The I Love Bees staff and actors even signed it and it was sold for $162.50<ref>http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/</ref>
==List of appearances==
*On the [[Melissa Farewell]] letter there was a, "Special commendation to Lt. weephun for hunting down the "Sleeping Princess"." From [[The Operator]]
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{1st}}
*One of the tasks set was to get pictures of 250 people by the phone.  Weephun was short, "We weren't getting anywhere near that. So we headed out to the mall, found a pay phone and got (strangers) to stand around and salute (for photos)."<ref>[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65365,00.html Wired Interview]</ref>


==References==
==Sources==
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[[Category: People|Thorne, Preston Weephun]]
[[Category:I Love Bees]]
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Biographical information

Homeworld:

Earth

Born:

1976

Personal details

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Black

Political and military information

Affiliation:

United States of America

Rank:

Civilian (fake Lieutenant)

 

Preston Thorne, also known as "Lieutenant Weephun", is one of the civilians living in 2004's United States who answered the Operator's calls for help. He gained great infamy as the person who betrayed The Sleeping Princess by informing the Operator where she was hiding.[1] At the time of the betrayal, Lt. Weephun decided that his loyalty to the Operator was more important than any feelings that he had towards The Sleeping Princess.

In Melissa's farewell letter, the Operator gave a "Special commendation to Lt. Weephun for hunting down the "Sleeping Princess".

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ audio file of the betrayal
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