C-CNDSV04 (Apr 25, 1996)

C-CNDSV04

Puzzle

“A war march for the priests and sweet vengeful few.”
#1313 Trivia | 3 Words

Clue

Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Split the puzzle up into two halves, the first being 'war march for the priests'. Is there a song named similarly?
Clue 2: Are there any movies which have War March of the Priests in their soundtrack? You're looking for a horror film that has to do with the second half of the puzzle.
Clue 3: There's a rock song inspired by that movie, from a band named 'The Damned'.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 13th Floor Vendetta
Explanation: The initial part, ‘war march for the priests’, is a reference to the classical piece of music by that same name. This piece of music was used as the opening for the movie The Abominable Dr. Phibes, who takes vengeance on the doctors who killed his wife. From there, a rock song inspired by that song was 13th Floor Vendetta, by The Damned.

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Summary of Receipt

Summary

Transcript

RECEIPT #004
FILED UNDER: CAFE-CNDSV
DATE: 4/25/96
EMPLOYEE #1313

Okay, so the Owner did okay meeting up with S.V. on the condition that he could sit close by. I guess the Cafe No Diner had the same idea, as they brought along their Owner—or Administrator, or whatever, too. I definitely think we’ve been underestimating them, but it seems like they’ve been underestimating us too.

S.O.T.

S.V.: [#1313], it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Sorry, I never got back to you after the funeral. I’ve been… well, you know, processing it.

#1313: Oh, totally. How have you been holding up?

S.V.: Surviving. Though, most nights, I’ve been crying until my eyes are absolutely… bloodshot.

#1313: Oh? I’m sorry to hear that… Is there—

[S.V. blew a fine powder from her palm toward #1313’s eyes.]

#1313: Agh! What the f— What was that?

S.V.: Sorry. I had to be sure. It shows if someone has been Bloodshot by the Redman.

#1313: The… who?

S.V.: You don’t have to play dumb, [#1313]. Cafe, no diner. Besides, I figured you came to talk “business.” Why else would you be recording this on your CaDCom?

#1313: How did you—?

S.V.: CORVUSCore alert. I’m recording, too. So, I suppose this is our first official meeting—if you don’t count screwing up our portal op or burning our files.

#1313: I— er—

S.V.: Oh, don’t worry about it. That’s just how this business goes. Besides, our physical files were mostly decoys or backups.

#1313: …O—kay. So, what’s your whole deal, anyway?

S.V.: Healthy competition.

#1313: Sure…

S.V.: Someone has to keep you on your toes. Though it’s not like I can say much more about it than that.

#1313: So, the whole “cafe, no diner” schtick is only surface deep?

S.V.: No, it just doesn’t extend to our competition. But—enough about us, I assume you’re also going after the Redman, right?

#1313: Yeah.

S.V.: Okay. Good. Stay out of our way, then.

#1313: What?

S.V.: We already have a plan to deal with the Redman—permanently. That’s what you want, right? We don’t need you getting in our way again.

#1313: What if we wanted to help? We could work together on this—

UNKNOWN: No.

[An unknown man sitting in a booth behind #1313 approached S.V. and #1313]

#1313: Who the hell are you?

UNKNOWN: Language, [#1313].

S.V.: How long have you been there? What, you didn’t trust I could do this on my own?

UNKNOWN: Are there no coincidences left in the world?

S.V.: You were sitting one booth over.

UNKNOWN: I apologize, [S.V.]. It wasn’t a lack of trust but an interest in meeting [#1313] early. However, I must decline your offer to work together.

#1313: What, are you the owner of the Cafe No Diner?

S.G.: Administrator. If it’s all the same.

#1313: Sure, whatever. Why can’t we work together?

S.G.: An excellent question. I applaud your curiosity and persistence. Simply put, your Cafe won’t kill him. Ours will. A conflict of interests. Come along, [S.V.], we still have work to be done.

S.V.: It was nice seeing you again, [#1313]. Stay out of our way.

E.O.T.