C-CAD302 (May 12, 2016)
Puzzle
“A Symphony of Horror.”
J.L. Trivia | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: J. L. is quite partial to horror movies.
Clue 2: Subtitles, anyone?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Nosferatu
Explanation: "A Symphony of Horror" is the subtitle of this movie.
Summary of Receipt
J.L. discovers how the CaDComs work, like the different levels (Diner, Cafe and And, corresponding to nothing, C- and CD- or DD-), that saying the letter 8 will attract certain entities, and that demons can’t think laterally.
Transcript
CAFE
DATE: 5/12/2016
Ok, well, this should be in the “Cafe” channel! It’s basically the second level of security, and Sophie said I should use this channel when I want to write about stuff but not in a “coded” way. She described it as like, the Diner is where “tourists” come in, and the Cafe is where the real work gets done. There’s apparently a few different levels of security…
So first off, there’s “Diner,” which is the default place for reports. Interestingly enough, I can’t type some words in there like “Demon” or “Cryptid,” it just blacks it out, and it won’t let me file the report until I remove those words or switch it to the next security level. I guess it’s some sort of built-in filter list to keep certain words out of Diner receipts. I’m sure there’s some way to override that feature, but it’s more helpful than annoying for now!
Oh yeah, I also can’t type… well, that number. The number that Sophie gave me. Well, first off, there isn’t even a key for the number on the CaDCom. But when I try to type it out, you know, e i g h.. etc., it immediately shuts off the CaDCom and wipes all the data from the report. So that’s… weird. I wonder why I can’t/shouldn’t use that number? Sophie never really explained it, but she sort of hinted that it “attracts” certain entities. I wonder who or what it attracts?
Anyway, next up, there’s “Cafe,” which is where you’re at right now if you’re reading this! It doesn’t seem like there’s any sort of filter for these reports, although I haven’t tried every single word. The Cafe reports also require a password and password hint to publish. Again, I’m sure I could find a way around that, but I think I probably should still use a password. Sophie explained to me that the customers I’ll be dealing with have a primary universal weakness which is their inability to think laterally. So tossing up a simple password like… uh… “#TheSkyIs” and then the answer could be “#0000FF” that would keep most demons out of the reports because they can’t make that connection. Of course, customers could brute-force passwords. But that’s why there is…
The “And” channel! Get it? Cafe AND Diner! Hidden in plain sight! It’s basically the same as the Cafe Channel, except it doesn’t catalog reports with the Diner and Cafe reports, so you have to know where to find it in the CaDCom System. And unless you make an “And” report as part of a series of reports, there’s no indication it even exists. Sophie said I shouldn’t really worry too much about using the And channel, but I can if I feel the information could be dangerous in the wrong hands. By default, the “And” reports get filed under Cafe Diner or “CD.”
So that’s basically the security system. “D” then “C” then “CD.” I’ve still got a lot to learn about all of, well, this… but I’m making progress!
J.L.