Choices, choices.

So several weeks have passed and quite a bit has happened.  Probably the biggest plot development is that Gatekeeper3 (who goes by "III") had quite the personality change.  He was once almost childish and unable to even use complete sentences.  Now, he's basically a ruthless murder machine who has allegedly killed several people that were in his path.  As III put it before, "III no longer destroys for pleasure I have now seen this world… III destroys for mercy".  Not someone I'd personally want to hang out with.

Meanwhile, Gatekeeper 4 and Addison went completely off the radar....until one day they pop up on Periscope.  Addison is seen in the video putting some sort of powdery substance into a pill capsule.  Four then takes the pill (now in a bottle) and shoves it into an envelope marked "four my very best".  Days later at a social gathering, Addison shows up at the gathering and asks the crowd who will go with her.  The Community chose Daela, who winded up going with Addison into a dark SUV.  During the several minute ride Daela got the package as well as a backstory about III murdering innocent people.  She had to swear to Addison repeatedly that she will not open the package.  Daela was also given the task to change the mind of a well known OOA detractor, Kim.  Kim (not present at the party) was suppose to meet III in person several days after the gathering.  When Daela came back many people debated whether the package should be opened by someone else at the party or just go directly to Kim.  She decided not to open it and was still trying to figure out whether Kim should receive it or not.   

Days later Kim did receive the package and as we all found out later there was a note inside that said "give this to his chosen one" (meaning had Daela opened it, she would have been giving this package to Kim anyhow).   Kim live streams her meeting with III and instead of giving him the pill ~four and Addison made, she slips some sort of other pill in his drink.  III is unaffected and announces to all viewers that Kim's faction, the Brothers of Seraph (BOS), have joined forces with III.

So now we have anti-OOA faction being semi-led by the Chaotic and Unhinged III.  On the flip side there is ~four and Addison who are still supposedly around (somewhere) but are completely off the radar with no indicators to their supporters that something, anything, will be done.

People are being asked what sides to take.  While I haven't been officially asked by any Tension Experience character I'm inclined to stick with OOA.  As much as ~four and Addison have been collectively ineffective against III there is always promise of another gatekeeper like II.  Whereas if I went to BOS, the leadership appears to be liable for just bumping off people for the hell of it.

And so now I sit and wait for the story to develop.....pretty much hoping that in-game I've made an okay decision.  What am I kidding, there is never an okay decision, you're going to be hosed regardless of the path you take!

Also tickets have gone on sale for Ascension!  If you have not been super involved with The Tension Experience, you don't need to have all this back-story information to understand what is going on while you experience Ascension.  I mean, this is Tension, you're going to be confused* regardless of your experience level.*pssst--that's pretty much the point of Tension IMHO