{"id":4000,"date":"2017-05-15T00:58:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T07:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Becomeimmersed.com\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2022-07-19T16:59:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:59:56","slug":"lust-experience-prologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becomeimmersed.com\/lust-experience-prologue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lust Experience – Get Caught Up – Recap of the Prologue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the finale of 2016\u2019s ground-breaking The Tension Experience<\/em>, \u201cThe End,\u201d the next chapter of this ongoing saga was revealed. When mysterious\u00a0cards were pressed into several hands just outside of the OOA compound that night in November, we finally had confirmation \u2013 The Lust Experience<\/em><\/a> was coming\u2026<\/p>\n Cut to February 13, 2017, and the forums<\/a> opened<\/a> for participants to begin their theorizing about what lay ahead. What follows is a guide to everything that has happened since\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Prologue of The Lust Experience<\/em> has introduced participants to a world where alliances will be built and broken. Nothing, and no-one, is ever truly as it first appears; trust is vital yet heartbreak is inevitable. With reveals happening on a sometimes daily basis, and dealing with themes as diverse as alcoholism and artificial intelligence, The Lust Experience<\/em> is a complex and fast-moving beast. And this is only the beginning. For ease of understanding, we have split this recap into four separate narrative threads \u2013 however, there are plenty of resources that allow you to see The Lust Experience<\/em> in timeline form. Links to these can be found at the end of this article.<\/p>\n To preserve a degree of anonymity, participants involved are referred to only by their first name. Character names are highlighted in bold for clarity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the first to register on February 13, Crystal, finds a message hidden within the source code of thelustexperience.com<\/a>: \u201c\u2026maybe this is important, Feb 15, 7pm.\u201d And so, at the given date and time, participants flock to the forums, which are flooded with what at first appears to be a barrage of spam. But looking closer, they soon realize that all the posts lead to one website: noahsinclair.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enigmatic and ruthless, Noah Sinclair<\/strong> offers the chance to be a part of The System<\/em>: his route to wealth, power and happiness. Participants contact the e-mail address provided, requesting more information about future seminars, some even begging for Noah<\/strong>\u2019s help to improve their life.<\/p>\n And then they wait.<\/p>\n Four days later, responses begin to drop into inboxes. Signed by a Sarah Sinclair<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer of Noah Sinclair, Inc.<\/em>, the e-mails appear to split the interested parties into four categories.<\/p>\n The first receive a congratulations message \u2013 they have been chosen as a \u201cpotential candidate for future training, seminars and life coaching\u201d and are required to fill in a short questionnaire to move forward. The questionnaire requests personal details, and then poses two questions: 1) \u201cWhat you desire most in the world\u201d; and 2) \u201cWhat you believe is holding you back\u201d.<\/p>\n Second are those who \u201chave not been chosen, but also have not been eliminated\u201d from the process: \u201cYou need not burden yourself with questions as to why you were not selected and should instead focus on the possibility that you may be in the future\u2026\u201d They too are asked to fill in the same questionnaire as the \u201cchosen\u201d, with one added question: \u201cHow far are you willing to go to achieve this desire?\u201d<\/p>\n The third category are those rejected from The System<\/em> outright, the \u201closers\u201d: \u201cThis world is filled with needlessly complex people and emotions and there is one variable that seems to separate everyone into two simple categories: winners and losers \u2013 Unfortunately for you, you have clearly displayed that you are the latter…\u201d<\/p>\n And finally, the fourth category contains a handful of individual and, in some cases, very personal responses. Most interesting is Rizzo who receives the message \u201cWe might have an opening for the May 5th<\/sup> lecture \u2013 Are you available?\u201d<\/p>\n The System<\/em> then appears to go quiet until March 20 when participant Lia, one of the \u201cchosen\u201d, receives a phone call from a woman telling her to clear her schedule for two days time. This is followed by a call to Bryan the next day, with Noah<\/strong> telling him to also keep the following evening free. There is speculation that the two will both be meeting Noah<\/strong> at the same time and place, yet mere hours before the time given, Bryan and Lia are given separate locations.<\/p>\n Lia heads to the bar, Lock and Key,<\/em> where she meets with Noah<\/strong>. Over drinks, he tells her a version of \u201cThe Boy Who Cried Wolf\u201d, a story he likes to tell his son at bedtime, before making a phone call\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bryan has a very different experience. He is approached by a man in the street who seems to be hustling him for change, but then leans in close and gives him a key to a room in a hotel down the street. Bryan heads to the room to find the door open, the bed in disarray, and a woman in the shower. Handing her a towel, the two sit together on the bed and talk. But then Bryan receives a call on the phone on the bedside table from Noah<\/strong> and then a photograph\u2026 Is this blackmail?<\/p>\n The \u201cprostitute,\u201d\u00a0Britney<\/strong>, reveals she is an actress, hired for solely for this. Then the man from the street, who gave Bryan the key, enters the room, demanding that Bryan leave. He does so, but not without pocketing the phone.<\/p>\n Once outside, he sees none other than Darren Lynn Bousman<\/strong>, the Director of The Tension Experience<\/em> and the man supposedly behind The Lust Experience<\/em>, exiting a black van. He has been given this address and has been waiting for an hour. The two reconvene at a local bar where Darren<\/strong> asks Bryan for the key to the hotel room, the phone he took and a book. When Bryan states that he knows nothing of a book, Darren<\/strong> becomes upset.<\/p>\n Both Bryan and Lia Periscope their reactions to their experiences, which is not only useful to participants but also to whomever is controlling The Lust Experience<\/em> Facebook account as the broadcasts are edited into a promotional video: \u201cONLY THE ACTIVE MOVE FORWARD\u2026 Join us, and find your true self. Tag someone who needs The Lust Experience.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The following day Bryan is mocked on social media for \u201cMissed Opportunities\u201d \u2013 in the picture is the book he was clearly meant to find.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On March 29, at around 11:30am, The Lust Experience<\/em> Facebook page updates with the status \u201c90013 \u2013 Thursday \u2013 Only 1\u201d \u2013 90013 being the zip code for\u00a0Downtown LA, the suggestion being that there will be a one-to-one in this area\u00a0the following day\u2026 The next morning, Cristen is called and asked to pick someone for the one-to-one. Pressured for time and with few personal contact details of fellow participants to hand, Cristen picks Julie.<\/p>\n Given no further details other than the zip code that appeared in the original Facebook post, and a time of 4.15pm, Julie heads to that general area and waits\u2026 The Lust Experience<\/em> Facebook page posts a picture, tagging Julie, along with the message \u201cthey are waiting for you\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The community\u00a0directs Julie to The Last Bookstore, where she meets with Sarah Sinclair<\/strong>, who is carrying the latest edition of National Geographic<\/em> featuring an article on \u201cThe Next Human\u201d. Julie is invited to a focus group that weekend and asked to write down five names \u2013 she selects Kim, Buz, Cristen, Larry and Taylor. She is then told to choose – either those listed get to attend\u2026 or she does. Julie decides to attend the meeting herself, meaning the five on her list are \u201celiminated\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNarrative Threads<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
The System<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cAttract power, stop being ugly\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n