CD-AEB07 (Feb 18, 2022)

CD-AEB07

Puzzle

“Off the walls.”
See: C-AEB05 | 1 Word

Clue

Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Which of Augustine's ramblings can be placed on walls?
Clue 2: Yellow flowers...are there any thematic yellow flowers?
Clue 3: Look further down Augustine's ramblings.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Dandelions
Explanation: In C-AEB05, Augustine says (in two separate quotes) that there was dandelion wallpaper in a room. It makes sense in context...presumably.

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Summary of Receipt

Manager 5 discusses Augustine’s abilities. Apparently, it kills you, then steals your soul and turns it into something immortal. An Elder. And yet, since it steals your soul, you’ll likely never reincarnate into the Otherside, and instead be condemned to a final death. Of course, this is mainly conjecture, since there’s basically no precedent for monsters from Eden. Eve, Adam, the Princes, and maybe Eisheth, Lillth and Naamah are the only beings that the CaD actually knows are from Eden, and the fact that it’s been sealed away for 16 Spheres has made it even vaguer. All that they know is that there was a utopia garden in which Employee 422 tempted someone into doing something, which was then sealed away by the Bird. Belphegor also played a part in that. Unfortunately, 422’s in Avalon trying to keep himself and 224 protected from Augustine, so they can’t really ask him for help.

Transcript

[BRANCH] PALM BEACH
[SERVER] MANAGER NO. 5
[DATE] 2/18/22
[INDEX ID] AEB07
[SECURITY] AND & ARCHIVES

I'm bloody torn on the Fountain. I don't know if it's the constant barrage of mental influence or if I've got a soft spot because I took the stupid thing in. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so, yeah? And, yes, the Fountain kills people, but it also grants eternal life. But how does it pull that little trick off? Well, I think we've all come to the same conclusion when it kills it… well, it "repurposes" your soul into immortality. How? Beats me. Probably some nonsense like ego death or the like. And, do keep in mind, this is only my speculation on it. I'm not about to start chucking blokes into the bloody thing to see what happens. Ethical issues aside, I am worried that death from the Fountain is no ordinary death. No reincarnation. No passing on. A pure, cold, and final death.

Another big question mark regarding the Fountain is how powerful it really is. Obviously, in our eyes, it's extremely dangerous. Seeing as it comes from Eden, a place we know nothing about, it might be small potatoes comparatively. I can't imagine it'd cause much of a stir Topside either. Well, at least not for its ability to kill or grant immortality, two things that Angels and the like could care less about. No, I think Topside is scared of its power to bring anyone up to their level. The only real frame of reference we have for Eden is Eve and Adam, the Princes, and maybe Lilith, Eisheth, and Naamah. Of those twelve, only seven are still kicking around to our knowledge. Or, well, five now, right? I'd figure the Fountain probably outranks the Princes, but that doesn't take Belphegor or Beelzebub into account. Those two are frighteningly powerful.

Besides the Princes, all we know about Eden has been gathered from a 16-universe long game of telephone. We know that there was a garden, it was a utopia, a serpent led to temptation, and then it was removed from the picture. How was it removed? Unclear, though we know that the bloody Bird and Belphie had a hand in it. Speaking of the Serpent, though, I wish Kansai was actually here instead of putzing around Wonderland. Though, I get it. He's trying to keep Loveland safe from this thing while keeping himself sane too. Still, he's the only lad I personally know who has been to Eden before. Mind you, he doesn't like talking about it. But why not?