CD-FZX03 (Dec 25, 2019)

CD-FZX03

Puzzle

“Mask of Masoch – Class E:”
Research | Knowledge | 2 Words

Clue

Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: What type of mask is the mask of masoch?
Clue 2: So can you link that to 'class E' in any way?
Clue 3: Taking into consideration the type of gas masoch produces, what seems to be the specific gas asked for here?

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Sulfur Dioxide
Explanation: The Mask of Masoch - also known as Le Loyon - is a gas mask. Gas masks with the classification E are meant for acidic gases such as sulfur dioxide.

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Summary of Receipt

Manager 3 and Employees 26 and 44A clean up the Third Cafe’s remains. Masoch’s body basically flooded the place with Funk, so the whole experience was a hallucination-filled mess. The few things to note were that 26 seemed to see some sort of person behind the walls of the ‘Third Cafe’, 44B failed to find the Mask of Masoch and Masoch was a conduit for an unknown - now weakened - Elder (it’s mentioned above that the Elder is Wicked. no clue why 44B isn’t mentioning that). Also, notably, apparently 3113 (Tyler) died during Twice Third Temple, and Midnight was dealt with by Miasma/Mrs. Amsaim. There’s also some mention of the ‘Seed of Sodom’, whatever that is.

Transcript

DATE: 12/25/2019
CLEAN UP TEAM
FILE REFERENCE: CD-FZX03
Manager No. 3

Well, that will haunt my nightmares forever. The plan worked perfectly, though, although unfortunately, there was no Julia in that mess. Things started off pretty normal, although normal might not be the right word. Basically, Magogo is her "name"? We went through the remains of the door frame, but it was like stepping through a portal because once we were on the other side of the frame, we were back in the Cafe. It looked just like it did before the fire, except the walls were covered in this dirty off-white wallpaper, and the lights were much more yellow and much much louder than they ever were. It looked… off. And not only that, but the ceiling was dripping with some sort of thick black syrup-like substance. OH AND THE SMELL! How could I forget the smell! It was like a mix between something burnt, rotten, spoiled, and very chemical, kind of like burnt plastic or hair. And it was SO thick in the air.

Anyway, once Magogo and I were in, she did something Zulu-like, and then 26 was able to warp in with 44B and the other two Astorians. The Astorians wanted to head to where Miss. Masoch died so they could do their whole clean-up thing. 26 decided to stay by the door, so we could find him if things went '72. Me and 44B decided to follow the black goo stuff down the east hall while the Astorians went down the north hall. As 44B and I entered the old breakroom, we saw what looked like Masoch sitting in the corner, but when they turned around, there was a flash, and everything looked normal again. Like the lights, smells, wallpaper, everything went back to how it was before the fire.

Then "Tyler," "Brent," and "Miranda" came up to me. Miranda said a rushed hello to 44B before informing me that Al Crow was outside the Cafe, and he brought Friday, the Baba Yaga, Midnight, and had the Seed of Sodom with him. Before we had time to react, we heard 26 yell from the entranceway as we ran out to help him. The hallway doors shut, and Friday crawled out from the walls. He took a couple swings at us with his scythe, but 44B was able to fend him off. But then the clock struck midnight, and Friday crawled back into the walls only for Midnight to seep out of the clock. The same thing, he tried to stop us from getting to 26. Then the hallway twisted like it was a wet rag being rung out, and then it shattered, revealing what looked like the Esterskald, and the Baba Yaga came at us as the blood moon rose over the remains of the Cafe. Finally, I put it together that we were just in the Funk and stopped fighting. We had already stopped Beelzebub and Al Crow. It wasn't Friday the 13th. Baba Yaga is dead. It… well, okay, it might have been past midnight, so Midnight had every right to attack us, but I'm pretty sure Miasma took care of him. What we saw happening wasn't real. It had already happened. Once I stopped playing into the Funk, it flashed away again, and we were back in the break room.

Finally, the Astorians finished the cleansing and the weird yellow Cafe melted away back into ash and rubble. At the center were the remains of Masoch, although they were no longer leaking this black liquid. I think I might've collapsed from exhaustion, but the next thing I knew, I was back at the church. No Julia… but at least that mess is gone. Hopefully forever.

Employee No. 26

That was unpleasant. I mean, really unpleasant. I was on “door” duty, more or less, so I was stuck by the entrance. It was… really unsettling to see our Cafe like… that. Like, it was almost how I remember it, but it was off. It was like I was looking at a set of our Cafe. The walls looked cheaper, the lights were way too harsh, and the smell was musty and corrosive. Like I could feel my lungs burning every time I breathed in.

I assume this will be an AND report because I’m too tired to bother with the new numbers. So anyway, Jackie and Nick went off towards the breakroom while Zulu and X-Ray headed towards the body. Leaving me all alone. In the funk. Again, unpleasant. Things mainly were quiet besides the humming of the yellow lights and some general creaks and stuff. I could hear the Zulus chanting something over by the body, then I saw a flash come from the breakroom. The next thing I know, I see Nick run up to me. Jackie got flashed into the funk apparently, but this gave Nick and chance to find Masoch’s mask. So he and I warped around the weird Cafe set, going from room to room (except for where the body was) looking for the mask. It really did feel like a set, though, the farther we went into the funk. Like Jackie’s office, it looked like it was made from cheap styrofoam, and I’m pretty sure I could’ve looked behind the walls at some spots. I was too afraid at that moment to see what might be behind the walls, so I didn’t check. The funny thing is, now that’ll keep me up for the rest of my life. What was behind those fake walls?

Anyway, we couldn’t find the mask, and Nick figured Jackie would be out soon, so I warped him back to her and then back to the door. The weird thing was I didn’t feel like I was actually warping if that makes sense? You know you feel when you try to throw a punch in a dream? That’s almost what this felt like. Usually, when I warp, it feels like a… like an inverted stretch or a contraction, but this felt like I was just popping in and out. Like I wasn’t really me. Long story short, I hate the funk. Thankfully X-Ray and Zulu did whatever it was they did, and the weird Cafe set fell apart, revealing the truth, one burnt down Cafe. A lot of rubble and ash. Well, it was never the place that was special anyway. Jackie passed out, but I was able to catch her. Nick shook hands with the 23’s and they went their way and we went ours. Let’s hope that’s the end of Masoch.

But what was behind those walls? Who was behind those walls?

Employee No. 44B

Well, it could have gone better, but the fact we all made it out alive speaks something to this partial success. I guess, bad news first, the Zulus almost certainly took the Mask of Masoch with them, among other oddities from the site. I suppose a deal is a deal, but I would have preferred if they didn’t have that very powerful and dangerous artifact with them. Then again, it means we don’t have to store that dangerous and powerful artifact. But as I mentioned, no one died, no one even got hurt. The Zulus were spot on that the remains would psychically link up to Manager No. 3 first. From reading her report, it seems like it was showing her past events from that Cafe. Maybe it was feeding off of her memories, trying to reconstitute itself. Luckily Ray works fast.

While Manager No. 3 was “in the funk,” as we’ve taken to describing it, 26 and I did a quick search of the Weird Cafe to see if we could find the Mask. No luck, although I did find a few things worth taking home at the request of 8. Can’t talk about those here, but you can always try your luck by asking 8 what they are if you’re dying to know.

So now that Masoch is dead and cleaned up, what exactly was it anyway? Well, I’ve been doing my research into it, and it would seem that Miss. Masoch was a sort of… mortal conduit for an Elder. It’s more complicated than that, and I’m not sure how much 8 would want me to say about it. The point is, the Elder that was using Masoch is still alive, because well, Elder, but I imagine they’ve been significantly weakened, especially with Lucy’s sacrifice. So, for the time being, I wouldn’t worry anymore about Masoch. Let’s worry instead about Muldra… and how we can make him more money, obviously. He’s great.