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"Sirrus is here breaking stuff and Achenar's being scary and Yeesha's tied up in a rotting flower and none of the natives are being of any help and do you know how much this call is costing me???"

I had to do this joke. It is, of course, a play on the horror movie/urban legend "When a Stranger Calls."

And ya know, it's canon that Atrus has a telephone next to him while he writes, cause you can call him in one of Cyan's other games (I think it's The Manhole, but I could be mistaken).:XD:
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~GMXT-245 Jan 11, 2012  Student General Artist
One time, from what appeared to be legit in the first Myst game, I thought a guy in one age could speak to someone else through a Linking Book's panel, like video-chat and what not. However, Cyan blatantly disproved all of that in the later games, saying that it was only for artistic stuff.

They also disproved the existence of "Trap Books" (ie: The converted green K'veer book in Riven)

Though I didn't expect Atrus to know how to use a phone either! I would've expected a 1920's candlestick one if he did.

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"Oh, sorry, I'm still cleaning up the test chambers. So sometimes there's still trash in them, standing around, smelling and being useless. Try to avoid the garbage hurtling towards you."
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~Artoveli Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I've actually just been able to play "The Manhole" recently, and what he says when you call him is "This is Atrus, speaking to you through a cleverly-written phone book." Cyan hasn't addressed that bit of canon, haha!:D
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~GMXT-245 Jan 11, 2012  Student General Artist
The Manhole was playable on Gametap, but I didn't feel like playing it, and boy do I regret it now! I wanted to find those eggs (after spoiling it accidentally) but it was too confusing, even for a childrens game. (at least for me). I quit Gametap because they shut down URU live in 2008, and their other games were crawling with bugs.

I have no clue where I could play the Manhole now.

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"Oh, sorry, I'm still cleaning up the test chambers. So sometimes there's still trash in them, standing around, smelling and being useless. Try to avoid the garbage hurtling towards you."
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~Artoveli Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
You can buy it from www.gog.com (along with lots of other great old games) for like $4 or something. That's where I got it, though everything was half-price when I did so, and I actually got it for $2. Sweet.:D
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~GMXT-245 Jan 12, 2012  Student General Artist
I found it for somewhere around $15 bucks on Amazon just now. Ordered with the addition of the last of my 3 Amazon cards. thanks for the tip. I bet my stepsister might like it.

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"Oh, sorry, I'm still cleaning up the test chambers. So sometimes there's still trash in them, standing around, smelling and being useless. Try to avoid the garbage hurtling towards you."
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*Maddino89 Nov 13, 2011  Hobbyist
I honestly never knew you could call Atrus in The Manhole until now. I'll have to grab the old Manhole disc and find the number. I do know you could watch the Making of Myst on Mr. Rabbit's TV...

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Dreams are the subconscious mind's way of reminding people to go to school naked and have their teeth fall out
-Fact Sphere
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~Artoveli Nov 13, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Haha, really? Awesome!:D
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~X-I-L2048 Sep 14, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
s"Sirrus is here breaking stuff and Achenar's being scary and Yeesha's tied up in a rotting flower and none of the natives are being of any help and do you know how much this call is costing me???" XDDD I actually like this line better than the one in the comic. How do they get service in Serinia though? *Ponders* Would have been nice to have been actually able to do this though. “Hey Atrus? Yeah, I’m at this hot air balloon thingy in Voltaic that seems I’m supposed to get it running. Could you maybe give me a hint or two here…?”

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“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ― C.S. Lewis

My theme song: One Day Too Late by Skillet
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~Artoveli Sep 14, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Haha, but it HAD to be "Have you checked the children???" because that's the line from the urban legend, which is the whole point of this comic.;p

Oh man, I know! But all Atrus says if you call his phone is "I'm sorry, I must continue my writing." (I'm not making this up. You find his number in one of Cyan's other games - I believe it's "The Manhole" - and you can dial it into a telephone. That's the message you get!:XD:)
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~X-I-L2048 Sep 15, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
What urban legend would that be? :?

LOL! :XD:

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“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ― C.S. Lewis

My theme song: One Day Too Late by Skillet
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