CD-ASC03 (Oct 24, 2017)
Puzzle
“A good matcha mocha should be green, with about 99 grams of coffee, 151 grams of chocolate, and 68 grams of match.”
Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: So what's the obsession with colour, hmm? Factor in the three numbers. What combinations of three numbers can be linked to colours?
Clue 2: Is there anything that can be derived from that same colour, using the exact same technique?
Clue 3: Remember, set it to Mocha.
Clue 4: It's a real word, so add a certain letter in somewhere.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Dagger
Explanation: Placing the numbers in RGB code, we get a shade of green. Using Menu Code, with Mocha as the settings, and the hex code of that shade as the code, we get Dager, which sounds like Dagger.
Summary of Receipt
17 finds a strange document from the Obscure Obelus Order, also known as the Daggers. There's a lot to take in. Firstly, this 'Order' seems to use Judaic-themed codenames, with references to 'Wisemen' and 'Balthazar' being some sort of authority figures. Next, the document itself discusses the 'Final Note' the third of eight Artifacts found that was written by the 'Otherman'. Said note has a prominent coffee stain on it (wink, wink), which 17 attributes as a link to the CaD. It addresses 'Mon Amour', mentioning how the author intends to oppose 'him' and avert the Apocalypse, warning 'mon amour' not to mess up again - 'without [them], she stands unchallenged'. Lastly there's some strange, cryptic, barely-comprehensible poetry; a reference to A Midsummer Night's Dream but with additions.
Transcript
CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 10/24/17
MANAGER 17
RECEIPT: ASALTYCONNECTION03
STATUS: CLOSED
The last thing of interest in the A23 Drive is this strange document. It's from some organization known as the "Obscure Obelus Order." The general setup/layout seems similar to an A23 doc, though this is a Division or group I've never heard of before. Could it be related to the Zulu cult? Beyond that... I'm not sure. The only thing that really links this in any way to us is that there is a very prominent coffee ring on this powerful artifact known as " the Final Note." I'm not saying all coffee rings are CaD related, but... I don't know. It feels almost like a calling card of sorts. Something that says, "Hey, this is CaD related. This is for you guys. I want you to have this."
Why else would a rare and powerful artifact be stained with coffee? Or maybe I'm overthinking it. But why was this O.O.O. document in this A23 drive? Are they working with "O.O.O." or...? Hm. I'm not sure. There's a lot of things that don't add up with this drive. For now, though, I guess we'll just have to keep an eye on it. See if any new documents get added to it. In the meantime, I'll do some digging into the Obscure Obelus Order, the Otherman, the Wisemen, Mon Amour, whatever I can get my hands on, basically. The document says:
“SECRET LINE COMMUNICATION OBSCURE OBELUS ORDER THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE Of O+ UNAUTHORIZED VIEWING WILL BE PUNISHED
ARCHIVE NO. A0TW02993
OBSCURED | BLACKOUT
O+ EYES ONLY
LOCATION UNKNOWN
SUBJECT 1. THE FINAL NOTE.
1. WE HAVE RECOVERED ONE OF THE ARTIFACTS, AS DESCRIBED BY THE WISEMEN. A NOTE THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE "OTHERMAN." (FIG. 1) THIS MAKES THE THIRD ARTIFACT WE'VE RECOVERED, WITH FIVE MORE TO GO. WE WILL TOUCH BASE WITH BALTHAZAR TO DISCUSS THE NEXT ARTIFACT.
AS FAR AS "THE FINAL NOTE" GOES, IT IS A PARAZONIUM CLASS OBJECT WITH HIGH TEMPORAL INSTABILITY. THEORETICALLY, IT SHOULD HOLD A DEGREE OF POWER IN ITSELF, THOUGH WE WOULD REQUIRE ITS CORPOREAL LINK TO TAP INTO THAT POWER.
FIG 1. [A note with a prominent coffee stain which reads:
“What a mess.
Things are going up that should go down.
I suppose there’s no other choice. You know, He’d want me to let you all fail. He’d want me to stand by and wait for the end times.
I’m taking the other path. Death is not the only way to solve this problem.
While your lives are short, look how much you messed up in just one year. Without you she stands unchallenged.
So, when the fog clears and the cycle is correct, try not to mess things up again, mon amour.
Think but this and all is mended. That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear. And this weak and idle cycle no more yielding than drifting psychal. Customers do not reprehend, if you pardon, I will mend. And as I am an honest other, would you die and suffer rather? Now, to scape the Bird’s intended flight I the other a liar call. So good night unto you all. When I come, I come to correct, another Angel to defect.”