C-DC2304 (Sep 8, 2017)
DISCLAIMER: THIS RECEIPT HAS BEEN UNLOCKED BY DIVISION TANGO (UPDATES 1-10).
Puzzle
LOGIC PUZZLE
7 CHARACTERS 1 WORD
“Day Marriott Hydrogen Claus Bean Mumbai Thanksgiving.”
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Some links are easier than others.
Clue 2: Such as Marriott, Claus, Bean, Mumbai and Thanksgiving.
Clue 3: They should all point to a NATO letter.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Chaplin
Explanation: They are all linked to a NATO letter: Charlie Day (actor, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia); the Marriott Hotel; Hydrogen is the first element of the periodic table, making it Alfa; Papa Claus; Lima Bean; Mumbai, India; and Thanksgiving is celebrated in November. The letters, then, spell out Chaplin (as in Charlie Chaplin, the famous comic-actor).
Summary of Receipt
The five questions Astoria asked were regarding the identity of the person replying (Felix Blackwood) and the Deep Corp’s goal (to investigate the Investors). Investors in plural, much to 8’s surprise. She only knows of Sophie. Also, apparently after Muriel attacked, Astoria was greatly weakened.
Transcript
COURTESY OF THE ASTORIA 23RD AGENCY ---
Intelligence Information Channel US
This material is meant for all public Cafe eyes.
THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT. NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
CLASS: NON-SECRET
DIST: 8 SEPTEMBER 2017
COUNTRY: N/A
SUBJ: 1. A23 RECEIVED 5 "TRUTHS" FROM HACKING ORGANIZATION "DEEP CORP 23"
QUERY 1: WHO ARE YOU?
ANSWER 1: "DEEP CORP 23."
QUERY 2: WHO IS TYPING THIS?
ANSWER 2: "F████."
QUERY 3: IS F████ █████████ TYPING THIS?
ANSWER 3: "YES."
QUERY 4: IS ██████ STILL ALIVE?
ANSWER 4: "ISN’T THAT OBVIOUS?"
QUERY 5: WHAT DOES THE DEEP CORP 23 WANT?
ANSWER 5: "TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INVESTORS."
DIGITALLY SIGNED: Hugo, Division Victor
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CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 9/0*/17
THE OWNER
RECEIPT: DEEPCORP04
STATUS: OPEN
So it would seem that these are the “five truths” Astoria was allowed to ask. Of course, they were very liberal with their use of their black highlighter here, meaning they are all but useless to us. Great. Well, I say all but useless because that 5th truth is... interesting. It would seem the goal of the DeepCorp23 is to learn more about the investors. I can only assume they are talking about our investor who helped me set up the Cafe and taught me pretty much everything. However, notice the pluralization. Investors. Hm.
As far as I know, we only have/had one investor, Sophie. So who, what, and where is this other investor? And I think it’s fair to ask, are they invested in us? Or perhaps Astoria also has an investor of their own? I mean, from my understanding, they almost were wiped out too by the whole Muriel affair. It would also explain why we were both targeted by this attack, AND it would explain the name... DeepCorp23. We’re the Corp. They’re the 23. And the Deep? I guess that’s them? Hm. Of course, I have a few ideas as to what A23 redacted, but I don’t want to jump to any conclusions. Well, any more conclusions than I already have.