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<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>C-ABF04</center></strong></span>
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<h1>Puzzle</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size: 20px">“Starry-eyed hunter has what you need.”<br>
Cherry Trivia | 5 Words</p>
<h1>Clue</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">Who, in mythology (and astronomy), is a 'starry hunter'? Any bands named after him?</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">Does this band have any songs similar to Cherry's...condition?</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 3: <span class="spoiler-text">The song has what you need - or, more specifically, 'what she needs'.</span></span><br>

<h1>Answer and Explanation</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">As Long As You Bleed</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation: <span class="spoiler-text">'Starry-eyed hunter' is a reference to Orion. Keeping in mind Cherry's theme, there's a band called The Orion Experience with a song called 'vampire', which is what Cherry is hinted to be. Finally, that song contains the lyrics 'You got what she needs/As long as you bleed'.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 20px; color:orange"><strong><center>⚠️BEWARE: THIS IS DECLASSIFIED INFORMATION. WARY EYES ONLY. ENTER AT OWN RISK.⚠️</center></strong></span><br>
<h1>Summary of Receipt</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Summary</span>
<h1>Transcript</h1>
<span>[Date | Jan-19-24]<br>
[Barista | Cherry]<br>
[Subject | Business as Usual]<br>
[File Reference | C-ABF04]<br>

First off, big ups for your blood!!! My Tanty and I are real grateful for your samples. I know, no one likes getting stuck with needles and such, but it’s that or I use my teeth—and I don’t have those fancy Hollywood vampire fangs none. It’s just rip and tear, you know? Not. Nice. Also, I know there was some… apprehension about my Tanty getting a taste of your blood and parading around in your skins and such. No scene, it don’t work like that. She’d have to kill you dead to take your form, and you are all still very much alive. We only need a bit of your blood to get a taste of your powers and for general bartering purposes. Nothing sinister, scene?

Anyway… bummer about Nutty’s friend. But if she isn’t gonna help us none in getting to the Downside, we could always take a more… sideways approach. Like I mentioned before, my Tanty gives me lil’ way into the Vile Court. Of course, I’m not supposed to be there without her accompanying me, and I’m not supposed to bring friends, and above all else, I’m not supposed to leave the Vile Court. Humans ain’t welcome much in Dominion and are only really “tolerated” inside the Vile Court ‘cause they some sorta demon’s pet, plaything, or thrall.

Doesn’t mean I haven’t broken those rules though, either. I’ve seen the better part of all Seven Courts of Dominion, AND I’ve even found my way to the Ester Gate before. No big thing. Might be a bit hard sneaking all of you in, mind. But… I think it’s doable. And if we can just get to the Wilting Court, we can sneak our way into Ester. Humans are all over Ester; we can mix in smooth. From there, all we’d need to do is find a friendly enough Green Witch who’d be willing to get us on our way to the Downside. Let me see if I can get my Tanty to make me a key to the Vile Court, and then we can decide if that’s the plan we rolling with. I feel like she’ll help us out, she seems to like the lot of you.</span>