CD-CND03 (Feb 21, 1996)
Puzzle
“Tinged with the blood of Abel.”
Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Why was Abel killed?
Clue 2: What's the 'tinge' of blood?
Clue 3: Look at ADFE08.
Clue 4: Okay, so there's a connection between the colour red and jealousy. Who, in the CaD lore, represents jealousy - or more accurately envy?
Clue 5: Is there any colour linked to Leviathan? Maybe in a song, perhaps? See Anathema Proxy.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Saffron
Explanation: The word ‘tinge’ implies a colour, and blood is red. This brings to mind C-ADFE08, in which 17 rants about how it’s unfair that he’s been out-witted by the Cafe No Diner and wishes to bring them down since they haven’t ‘earned it’ - in short, envy. Note that this Receipt also contains the colour red (well, more orange, but still). From there, that leads to Leviathan, Demon Prince of Envy, whose colour (in TAP03) is Saffron.
Summary of Receipt
17, out of control, burns the Cafe No Diner base down out of envy of their better information. Thankfully, none of the 'Brummagem Cafe' were there when he lit the match, but still. Regardless, he also sneaked in and looked at their information. It's amateur at best, and the CaD far eclipses them, except for the information on Abigail Hawthorne. Somehow, she's a half-human child of Satan.
Transcript
RECEIPT #003
FILED UNDER: AND-CND
DATE: 2/21/96
EMPLOYEE #17
I could not stop myself. I had to have the connections they had made. I don’t know what came over me, but once that fire was in my head, I could not stop. I burned it all to the ground. The Church has been clamoring for a cleansing fire, and I provided it for them. I fear… I fear that I have played directly into their plans. Thankfully I did not hurt anyone but myself in doing so.
Well, I suppose losing all of their records, files, cases, and reports will be a setback for the Brummagem Cafe, but none of their five members were there when I lit the match. And so, I pray, no mortal harm was done. And, of course, I devoured every word they had written prior to turning it all to ash. I didn’t bother copying any of their information as it was all extremely surface-level. We—no, I—had made them out to be much more dangerous than they seemed. They hardly understand the fundamentals of the Otherside. They still believe the Hauntaurskald to be the only Plane. So, they are still quite far from unraveling any major conspiracies or making any miraculous connections we have yet to make ourselves.
Except one.
The one that drove me to such madness, to such unabashed and unbearable envy. Abigail Hawthorne. If the Cafe No Diner is correct, and I believe they are in this matter, Abigail Hawthorne is the human daughter of Satan. In hindsight, it was obvious, but it was a connection only an amateur could have made. We know that the Princes of Hell would never risk their power to have a half-demon child… but then… that is exactly what she is.
I’ve done my best to cover my tracks in this shameful matter, but I cannot guarantee that there will be no traces of our brand of coffee at the scene. I can only hope that I have not made another friend for the Cafe and Diner.