Z-KOR06 (Apr 26, 2023)
Puzzle
“Project LA.”
See: ZZ-KOR05 | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: It's literally mentioned. by name, in ZZ-KOR05.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Lazarus
Explanation: ZZ-KOR05 talks about Project Lazarus.
Summary of Receipt
Silenziosa remarks that she always knew Katherine Wade wasn't entirely her, even in the Cafe and Diner. Regardless, she suggests two ways to handle her: either remove Dingane's influence on her (see the HHS receipts in Bad Omens) such that she no longer knows Secret's, well, secrets - issue is that that requires Soul Magic, which of their crew only the Pathologist can handle. Alternatively, convert her to the Zulu cult directly as Dingane. Though that's certainly easier said than done.
Transcript
Receipt: Z-KOR06
Author: Silenziosa
Status: Secret
Subject: Kings Cult
Katherine became a cult leader? Good for her. I always knew she had potential. Well, you’d have to do something interesting with your life when you are unable to die. Though I was convinced, she’d end up among your ranks as Dingane after the Cafe fell apart. I had known for quite some time that Katherine wasn’t entirely herself… or, I suppose I should say, she isn’t entirely the person she was before she died. She is still the very same girl rescued by the Cafe three years ago. The only difference is she is no longer hiding her true motives. And why would she? She no longer has to keep up appearances for the Cafe.
I would say the easiest way to take her down would be to find a way to “cleanse” her of Dingane’s ambitions. Though… I don’t know how we would go about doing that. But that solution would satisfy Secret, would it not? The issue with Katherine is that she knows some of Secret’s secrets, and by removing the parts of her that are Dingane, it would clear the issue. Though any attempt to cleanse her soul would require Soul Magic, of which I have no expertise or desire to mess with. Lucky for you, you have the Pathologist on your side.
Though… there is another solution. Perhaps one that would be more beneficial in the long run. Convert her to your cult. Have Katherine officially take the Oath of Zilence and have her join the Zulu Division as Dingane. Of course, that is easier said than done. I can’t say that I knew Dingane all that well, but I knew how driven… and utterly mad… he was, and if that drive and madness are what has been controlling Katherine, I doubt we can shake them. Dingane, in death, got what he never could have in life—an out from the Oath.