CAD301 (May 11, 2016)
Summary of Receipt
J.L. (Jackie, the Third Cafe’s 8) checks in. She’s been given a CaDCom and a task to rebuild the Cafe and Diner after the S.C. was destroyed. She met Sophie (Belphegor), who gave her that mission, as well as the Mantle of 8. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have much to work with since most of the files were destroyed by Astoria.
Transcript
DATE: 5/11/2016
Hi, I guess. If anyone is reading this, my name is, well, I guess I shouldn’t use my real name, huh? At least that’s what she said. I’m getting ahead of myself though, I’ll just go by J.L. here. So, I’m J.L., hi! I’m not really sure how these CaDCom thingies work, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out. It seems like a weird mix between a tablet and a typewriter. Also, this thing is HEAVY! What the heck is in this thing?!
So anyway, this is report number 1. Well, number 1 for me anyway. Sophie told me all about the old Cafe and Diner over coffee. She didn’t say much, but I think I get the gist of it. The Cafe and Diner is an organization that deals with… well, the unknown. I’m not actually sure how much I should say here. Or even can say here. Sophie told me that I need to keep the Cafe and Diner secret.
Sophie tracked me down and invited me to coffee. She said she was impressed with my recent “investigations” and wanted me to help her rebuild the Cafe and Diner. Now I did find some info on the Cafe and Diner in my research but I kind of glossed over it, assuming they were just a generic cafe and diner that happened to get mixed up in some seriously wacky stuff. But Sophie told me they were actually the ones who saved Long Beach back in the ’90s and also the ones who stopped the event from happening in the ’00s. Apparently, after the event, they disappeared, leaving behind only a single “number” which Sophie has given to me. I can’t say what the number is here, but it’s why six was scared of seven.
Unfortunately, most of the old Cafe and Diner files were either lost in a fire or seized by the Astoria 23rd. I kinda didn’t think they actually existed… but I guess the conspiracies and my theories were true. So, for now, I’m flying somewhat blind. Sophie said she’ll help “when necessary,” but that true Cafe owners can figure it out independently.
So, I need to first figure out this CaDCom system. Apparently, it has more than one channel for reports. Second, I need to get a staff together. Third, I need to figure what exactly I’m supposed to be doing as the owner.
J.L.