CD-ECC04 (Oct 30, 2021)

CD-ECC04 DISCLAIMER: THIS RECEIPT HAS BEEN UNLOCKED BY DIVISION TANGO (UPDATES 1-10).

Puzzle

PICTURE CLUE
24 CHARACTERS 4 WORDS
“Don’t stress the outcome. In fact, nothing matters in the end.”

Clue

Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Think balls of rock for the numbers and letters.
Clue 2: "Nothing matters" is a viewpoint of which philosophy?
Clue 3: To the right is the Hauntaurskald sigil. Who was its ruler?

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Come Fire Come Brimstone
Explanation: The numbers and letters on the left are provisional designations of asteroids. Using their official designations gives 21 two-digit number. Using Nihilist (nothing matters) cipher with key Satan (the ruler of Hauntaurskald) yields "Come Fire Come Brimstone".

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Summary of Receipt

Manager 2 announces the decision of the vote: to release Satan. They’ll need the blood of all the First Cafe members, unfortunately. Aelan Anelu (F.C. 26) and Salenna Whittaker (F.C. 62) will likely be easy to track down, and Sahir Bali (F.C. 17) might be able to be contacted. Manager 2 will have to sub in for Nicole Langley, and he also has an idea of how to get Jean’s blood. With that, they’ll be good to go. They’ll also have to head back to the original Cafe, which is now a fast-food restaurant. So hopefully it’ll be fine.

Transcript

[BRANCH] LONG BEACH
[SERVER] MANAGER NO. 2
[DATE] 10/30/21
[INDEX ID] ECC04
[SECURITY] AND & ARCHIVES
The choice has been made. Thank you to everyone who voted, employees, patrons, friends, and others. It was close and ultimately came down to one vote, which was in favor of releasing Satan from his prison. It is impossible to say what consequences this action will hold, but at least we have a chance to disrupt the Cold's plans.

Tomorrow marks the 24th anniversary of Satan's imprisonment, so it is only fitting that tomorrow will be the day we let him out. However, to break the seal that currently keeps Satan trapped, we need the blood of one of his regents and a drop of blood from those who sealed him away. There are two immediate problems and three smaller problems with that. Jean and Nicole are no longer with us. Which… complicates things. The good news is my blood should work more or less the same as Nicole's, but… Jean's blood would be a bit harder to imitate. Mind you, "blood" in this sense is a little more esoteric than scientific. We also need the blood of Sahir Bali, Aelan Analu, and Salenna Whitaker. The good news with those three is they are at least still Flipside. No. 4 knows where Aelan is and is already working on getting her sample. I know where Salenna ended up, so I'll see if I can get her on board though it might be a tough sell. And Sahir… is harder to track down. Though, my parents, No. 26 and 44, will see if they can't find him through his extensive network of contacts.

That only leaves Jean. We're going to have to think outside of the box on that one. Well… I have one favor I might be able to call in. Not sure if it'll work out, but if there's one person who could get a sample of Jean's blood, it'd probably be him. Plus, I've always heard that you don't want to owe a Langley a favor. Now I guess I get to put that to the test. Assuming we can get everything needed, we'll do the ritual tomorrow, probably at midnight if I had to guess. We'll also have to go back to where the original Cafe was. Which is now a fast-food joint. No, not like a cult or something, like an actual fast food joint. I think it's an In-and-Out now. So, well, hopefully, summoning the dark prince of wrath doesn't mess up their restaurant too much.