It has come to my attention that false information concerning the business VGS, my roleplay as Jari Jurgis and my work ethic as Allie Ree was recently slandered in public chat.

It is unfortunate that I was naïve enough not to keep Jari’s identity a secret. I have enjoyed a cooperative and friendly business relationship with the Crack Den since sometime in 2006, first with Allie’s Super Cool Stuff – and then with VGS Black Market. Prior to that, I had role played there with Jari as a cop, back in the day.

Neither has caused any friction in the past years. And so I didn’t anticipate what’s happened since, which won’t be rehashed here. I am writing only to establish factual information that can be verified in response to things that were said at a recent party.

Rumor: “Yeah to be honest i am not a big fan of the jail and dont want anything to do with it or the person running it”

Party Person 1: “Yeah? I thought it was the toy-designer chick that was running it?”

Party Person 2: “they do it together”

Fact: Hakkon Barbosa was Jari’s play partner, a friend and someone who also had a positive experience roleplaying in the CD in the past, with another AV. Hakkon has nothing to do with VGS. Vaughan Elliot is Allie Ree’s business partner. He has never roleplayed in SL nor does he read the Crack Den forums. He remains locked in a concrete box, scripting and making chore lists and rule robots for Allie.

Rumor: “Yeah, its basically an excuse to sell VGS products through RP”

Fact: Nobody has to buy anything to roleplay at the Jail. Not Guards, not Inmates, not Bounty Hunters or Visitors. We’ve spent thousands of lindens on the Jail toys as well as custom-scripted unique items. Additionally there is tier on the land that I pay out each month. The Jail was built as a means to roleplay imprisonment. It is free and anyone can apply for a role. Uniforms are available for 1L. The same creator that makes the HPD uniforms is working the Jail Guard and Inmate uniforms as alternatives to my shabby jumpsuits.

Rumor: They wanted the HPD to make everyone we arrest buy a 900L VGS collar, which wasnt gonna happen

Party Person 1: ... O.o

Party Person 1: They coulden't have said that. Really?

Party Person 3: lolo

Party Person 2: thats a lot of ask someone to buy lol

Party Person 4: what

Party Person 4: seriously?

Fact: VGS doesn’t even make a 900L Collar. It doesn’t make sense that cops would put a collar on people when they get arrested. This isn’t just a fabrication. It’s absurd.

Rumor: Yeah Nadir said nothing over 50L, its why they set up the jail as a private group and independant of the legal system and PD

Party Person 4: well I can see why

Party Person 4: That’s a joke.

Fact: It’s not only not funny. It is not true. The Jail was set up with Kate and Nadir’s enthusiastic support. It was to address the lack of any functional prison roleplay and to stimulate RP in the Den.

Before even role playing in the Den, I had been talking with Nadir about incorporating the VGPS TrackNet as a parole system, allowing criminals to roam and police to track them if they broke parole. (It has nothing what so ever to do with collars in design or function.)

In the discussion I mentioned the Database would be supplied FREE and said we would have to figure out how to handle the TrackNet devices and Transmitters to limit cost. I also said to Kate that if she would rather not, she shouldn’t worry, that it would save us (Vaughan and Allie) days and days of work. She decided to wait until the legal system was functional and see how things went. I said, “Okay cool.” The sum of 50L or any other sum was never discussed with me.

Jail RP is free and there is no required uniform or equipment aside from the 1L jumpsuits.

It is not a private club. It is open to anyone who wants to join. It is by application, like most other Den groups. There is an application box in the Guard House.

Rumor: The HPD unforims and stuff cost maybe 300L all up, its ok if you join group, but when we want people to allow us to arrest them and rp with us, we cant charge them for it

Party Person 1: .. That's pretty wonky.

Fact: I would be very wonky, if it were true.

Party Person 5: yea no shit, and its not like the collar makes any difference to the visuals or the RP

Fact: It would look dumb.

Party Person 4: ya, I would be pissed if I got arrested and ya'll tried to charge me for something

Fact: Me too.

Party Person 1: Pfft. I'd tell you where you could take your IC arrest. 😛

Fact: Me too.

Rumor: Yeah, the same cop has basically caused a lot of problems, she wanted to join and demanded promotions and that they be federal agents who could do whatever they want, then contacted all the gangs and told them they would be dictating what the gangs can and cant do, which were acceptable to HPD and shit.

Fact: I think this is referring to the back-story Hakkon and Jari submitted via the same application process. That would have put us in an anti-gang unit. Nothing to do with the feds. The anti-gang unit was scrapped and both Hakkon and Jari said, “Okay, no hard feelings. Lets move forward.” Everyone shook virtual hands – and that was that.

Hakkon and Jari did talk some shit about putting some pressure on the gangs, /in character/. Talking shit /in character/ is kind of like breathing in the Den.

Jari and Hakkon were offered promotions to Sergeant a few days after a meeting with the Major. I was told we were recommended by Ethan. We didn’t ask for it.

To summarize:

We have never tried to shove VGS products down the Crack Den's collective throat. VGS has been on Devil's Pocket for a couple of years now, many residents rent our apartments. we don't make them buy anything. Often we give them things.

When we have new products, free copies are usually given to some CD players, builders and owners. This is the only marketing I have done on Crack Den.

I brought Jari back to have a refuge from work. Managing VGS is an 80+ hour per week job. I thought writing a new story with old friends would be a fun, stress-free break. Oops.

I regret having to write this. It isn’t about role play disputes. Rumors like these have fallout that can hurt more than just the intended target. My business and my business partner have nothing to do with disputes involving Jari and Hakkon.

I could not let these misunderstandings stand. Do not believe everything you hear at parties.

-Allie