{"id":4823,"date":"2015-03-25T23:18:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T23:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2015-03-25T23:18:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T23:18:07","slug":"flasmobbed-by-the-second-life-illuminati-at-meauxle-bureaux-as-the-lindens-meet-the-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4823","title":{"rendered":"Flasmobbed By The Second Life Illuminati At Meauxle Bureaux As The Lindens Meet The Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Xiola Leads The Dance by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16742279268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8687\/16742279268_fbba8b6778.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xiola Leads The Dance\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a normal Wednesday, I was sat in a building in <a title=\"Meauxle Bureaux\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/meauxle-bureaux\" target=\"_blank\">Meauxle Bureaux<\/a> going through my to do list, plan for Fantasy Faire, take photos,plot virtual world domination, you know, nothing out of the ordinary, when my peace was rudely shattered by a dancing flashmob led by none other than Xiola Linden!<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s only one thing a self respecting Dwarfin King can do when faced by a mob like this, run for your life!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Shaman Linden by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16929378042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7614\/16929378042_2704ffe730.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shaman Linden\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hid in a top secret location (The top of the stairs) and watched as the hordes arrived. Shaman Linden in particular appeared to be up to no good.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Michael Linden by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16743286210\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7612\/16743286210_aecc021d1b.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Michael Linden\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However my suspicisons that this was a really secretive meeting were really raised when the leader of the Linden Department Of Public Works, Michael Linden, AKA The Mole King, arrived.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Inara Pey by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16743286320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8736\/16743286320_4be6dcda9e.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inara Pey\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However I quickly realised this wasn&#8217;t just a meeting of Lindens, the presence of the likes of <a title=\"Inara Pey Looking Suspicious\" href=\"https:\/\/modemworld.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inara Pey<\/a> raised my suspicions that this was a meeting of the Second Life illuminati!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If any further evidence were needed that something extremely suspicious was going on, a certain Bavarian would soon confirm it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Draxtor Despres by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16744521919\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7286\/16744521919_5c12ccbfcd.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Draxtor Despres\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Draxtor Despres\" href=\"http:\/\/draxfiles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Draxtor Despres<\/a>, complete with microphone and wandering freely around schmoozing with all and sundry really gave the game away. There were whispers that Xiola Linden had announced on Twitter that the Lindens would be meeting the residents today and this certainly looked like a meeting of Lindens and residents, but what exactly were they plotting?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Danie Voyager by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16930804045\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7624\/16930804045_da2f4aa8c4.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Danie Voyager\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An owl by the name of Daniel Voyager had arrived and <a title=\"Daniel Voyager taking selfies\" href=\"https:\/\/danielvoyager.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/25\/group-selfie-in-second-life-with-lindens-and-sl-community\/\" target=\"_blank\">I witnessed him taking selfies<\/a> near the fountain. Obviously this was all part of the heinous plot that the virtual illuminati were cooking up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cubey Terra by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16744600329\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7618\/16744600329_fba25495e0.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cubey Terra\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel wasn&#8217;t the only person who was arriving by air. Second Life&#8217;s aeronautical legend <a title=\"Cubey Terra\" href=\"http:\/\/cavers.ca\/second-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cubey Terra<\/a> had also arrived, although by a different mode of air transport.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Alexa Linden by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16308420214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8693\/16308420214_e2a8009352.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alexa Linden\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Alexa &#8220;<em>Will you please stay bloody still so I can take a photo<\/em>&#8221; Linden had quietly arrived under the guise of &#8220;<em>Bug hunting<\/em>&#8220;. However I could hear the whispers, they were waiting for someone by the name of &#8220;<em>Mr Big<\/em>&#8221; to arrive and address the crowd and he soon turned up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ebbe Linden by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16308340294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8688\/16308340294_8a233b1253.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ebbe Linden\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The virtual illuminati went quiet as he walked to a space near the bottom of the stairs. He may have changed from the smart suit he was wearing at his last public appearance at Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education into more casual attire, but there were no two ways about it, this was Ebbe Altberg, Linden Lab CEO.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering was now complete, I listened intently to their words, their plans, what would I uncover?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Let&#8217;s all go outside to the fountain for photos<\/em>&#8221; shouted Xiola Linden, and to much cheering, they all went outside to the fountain for some photos. Personally I think this was some sort of secret code, although I haven&#8217;t cracked it yet.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top Of The World by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16723478087\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8750\/16723478087_60798bbd91.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Top Of The World\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for me, I remained safe dear readers, I remained safe. Hidden in plain sight at the top of the stairs, they had no idea that I had infiltrated their group. Reports suggested that over 60 residents turned up to meet the Lindens, 60, that&#8217;s how deep this conspiracy goes. Keep your eyes peeled folks, there could be more to come!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/meauxle-bureaux?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/13939\/5462b2e13fa8a672733891.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">Meauxle Bureaux<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">Meauxle Bureaux is the home of the Linden Department of Public Works, a program focused on improvements related to the experience of living in and visiting the Linden Mainland. 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