C-WTC01 (Aug 17, 1988)
Puzzle
“Three channels together.”
See: CAD02 | 3 Words
Clue
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Clue 1: What are the three Channels, arranged as how Baltimore first mentioned them?
Clue 2: Only capitalize the first letter of each word.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Cafe And Diner
Explanation: These are the very imaginatively-named channels in the CaDComs.
Summary of Receipt
Baltimore writes the first Cafe- receipt, where they'll be discussing most Otherside talk in total. He also starts thinking of a good physical location - Long Beach, California, would be ideal but there are too many regular civilians, who'll likely be going to the Cafe and Diner for, well, coffee and dining. So he's decided to find a place in Santiago Canyon, so that it's nearby Long Beach without being discovered. Disinformation that they are actually based in Long Beach would be nice, and he decides to build the base slowly - over a few years - to stay under Astoria's radar. So right now they're working out of Lucifer's House of Heavens, which is currently manifested as a 'regular' diner near the planned site of the base. Though this isn't ideal, since keeping the House in the Flipside is quite a drain on Lucifer.
Transcript
CAFE RECEIPT
RECEIPT NUMBER: WTC01
RECEIPT DATE: X 17 19XX
MANAGER TITLE: BALTIMORE
RECEIPT NOTES:
And now, may I formally and warmly welcome you to the Cafe. Well, the CAFE Channel on our CaDCom devices, anyhow. I hope my first password puzzle didn’t give you too much trouble. Though, from here out, this will be the place where we can discuss all manner of Cryptids, Demons, and the Otherside without the worry of alerting any snooping Astorian agents. And now that we have our CaDComs set up, we’ll need to focus on constructing a physical location for our operations.
I know that I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I would like to work out of Long Beach, California. After giving it some careful consideration, I fear that Long Beach will have a few too many tourists. We need seclusion. The fewer normal people coming into our physical location seeking “real” coffee, the better. So, I’ve picked out a nice little spot in the Santiago Canyon over in Orange County. This way, we can still be close to Long Beach without having to worry about actually operating out of there. Though I believe it goes without saying that we should, for all intents and purposes, sell the idea that we are actually located in Long Beach. It’ll help keep pressure off of our actual location.
Of course, we aren’t going to build up a physical location for our operations overnight. If we are going to actually stay under the government’s radar, I imagine it will take us a couple of years to fully set up. Though in the meantime, we have a temporary place within Lucifer’s House of Heavens. I’ve shown her where I would like to start building our physical location, and she has summoned the House of Heavens to the opposite end of Irving Lake. Currently, it is taking the guise of an unassuming diner. Though, keeping it tethered to the Flipside is a serious drain on mon amour’s powers, so it isn’t an ideal solution.