Z-BTBB03 (May 25, 2023)
Puzzle
“WM+NM”
Kikimora Trivia | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: You're looking for one of the most well-known sci-fi books.
Clue 2: Namely, the eponymous N.M.
Clue 3: Wintermute and...?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Neuromancer
Explanation: This sci-fi novel features two AIs called Wintermute and Neuromancer.
Summary of Receipt
Kikimora also shows up for the Black Eden expedition to help protect the two, since Protodemons are absolutely terrifying. Freezerburn only had two itself: the Red Death, which was a strange 'virus' that took the form of a Centaur allowing it to control both minds and bodies; and a biblically-accurate-angel-lookalike called the Wheel of God, which whispered words that made heads explode. It's probably dead, but it twitches weirdly sometimes.
Transcript
Receipt: Z-BTBB03
Author: Kikimora
Status: Secret
Subject: Kings Cult
I guess I should go too. While Protodemons aren’t exactly Elders, they’re close enough. For a while, before Eden was fully reopened by the Morbid King, the Freezer classified the few Protodemons we had as Extracyclical Elders anyway. That being said, it’s not like the Freezer had all that many Protodemons, to begin with. To my knowledge, we only ever had two. The Red Death and Wheel of God.
The Red Death, named because it was virus-like and red in color, is certainly a dangerous entity, but not that dissimilar from other Elders we have in the Freezer. In its natural state, it’s a colossal multi-legged centaur of sorts, though I wouldn’t really classify its bestial body as all that “horse” like. Though, I suppose I don’t have any other comparison I can possibly draw it to. I never really dealt much with the Red Death as we kept it deep within the Freezer. From what we knew of it, the virus of the Red Death allowed it to control minds and bodies.
On the other end of the weird spectrum, there was the Wheel of God. A sixty-foot radius wheel-like entity with wings and a bird-like beak. Very “biblically accurate angel” type of thing. The Soviets found it out in Lukunsky Grove before the Freezer was officially under Indigo control. They thought it was God and an Angel at the time, and apparently, it whispered words that reverberated inside skulls causing them to ultimately explode. We’re 90% sure it’s dead, but it’s been known to shudder randomly, so we’ve kept it in the Freezer as well.
The point is, I don’t think the Pathologist is fully aware of how… dangerous Protodemons tend to be. That, or he’s insane. He might just be insane.