On December 4, 2009, Sarah received a text message from Aaron directing her to his online journal where the following directions were given:
Hey, Sarah! There's something I'd like you to do.
Open your copy of Runner's Companion to page 88. If you don't have a copy, just hang out in your office a bit and one will be delivered.
Take a pen or pencil and look for the heading "Creating an AI Character." Circle the first letter of each sentence in the three paragraphs following that heading (ignoring other headings; that 'T' in "The Emergent Self" doesn't count). Put the letters together (in order).
(I apologize for the primitive message. There was another, better message, but it got chopped up in editing; this is the back-up message.)
The text spelled out: MARRY ME SARAH
Sarah posted in her journal: In summation ... Yes. Of Course ... Duh!
The Proposal ...