C-GTCT04 (Nov 28, 1995)

C-GTCT04

Puzzle

“4 o’clock kind of customer.”
Knowledge | 1 Word

Clue

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Clue 1: What does '4 o'clock' mean in First Cafe lingo?
Clue 2: C-TMS03 has the exact word form.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Ouroborian
Explanation: Someone from 4 o'clock - the Ouroboros - is an Ouroborian.

Summary of Receipt

Mr. Three returns to the Cafe and Diner, and explains to 53 what the Death Worm is. Basically, every (Ouroborian) year, an Ouroborian can choose to shed its skin, lose the knowledge ‘collected’ in that skin, and remain the same size. Or it can grow into that skin, and retain all that knowledge. However, a big enough Ouroborian can cross over into ‘something else’. Like Miss. Andrews. So Andrews is actually super knowedgeable and smart, but can’t be communicated with. Also, Three gave 35 something to help with her powers.

Transcript

RECEIPT #004
FILED UNDER: CAFE-GTCT
DATE: 11/2E/95
EMPLOYEE #53

As promised, Mr. Three slithered back to the Cafe. You know, after all the near-death and near-destruction has passed. Typical Ouroborian. I did ask him what the deal was with the massive Death Wyrm. Apparently, they’re some of the oldest Ouroborians out there. As I understand it, every “year,” an Ouroborian has a choice to make. (Ouroborian years, not Earth years. I have absolutely no clue what constitutes an Ouroborian year.) So, sort of like how when a human dies, they become a demon, and they keep a part of their knowledge and so on and so forth until eventually, their soul moves on, right?

Well, Ouroborians can either shed their skin or grow into it. Shedding their skin causes them to lose a part of their memories and knowledge. Growing into it lets you keep all of your knowledge. The problem is, after a certain point, there is such a thing as too much knowledge and you sort of cross over into… well… something else. So, that Death Wyrm was super, super, 13th-level intellect smart, but we’d never have a chance of understanding it or even really communicating with it. It’s just beyond us, I guess.

Judging Mr. Three’s size, he’s pretty consistently shed his skin. I guess it must be worth it for him to stay more mortal than become a massive undying super brain circling the inner-outside of the Universe. Go figure. Oh, yeah; also, Mr. Three gave #35 some sort of doohickey that makes her powers better or something? I don’t entirely know. I was more trying to wrap my head around what Miss. Andrews was and whether or not Mrs. Middletown could have really killed it or…