DD-RURM14 (Jun 2, 1996)
Puzzle
“Asked and answered.”
Knowledge | 2 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Having read through Bloodshot Baby, are there any questions unanswered?
Clue 2: Or, perhaps, answered incorrectly?
Clue 3: So what is Indrid Cold's true name, anyway? I'd suggest reading through Folie a Deux - after reading through the rest of the Archives, of course. No spoilers.
Clue 4: Alternatively, read through some of the old Archives v1.0 stuff and be really, really good at guessing. I'd suggest Year Zero and Welcome the Dark myself.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Jack Octo
Explanation: That is the true identity of Indrid Cold.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
RECEIPT #014
FILED UNDER: AND-RURM
DATE: 6/2/96
THE OWNER
I was wondering when Solomon would arrive to yell at me. I hardly expected to get away with letting Nikki play the Redman’s game without drawing his ire. It… is an unfortunate price to pay to stay on course with Fate... for the time being, anyway. I wasn’t expecting the Mysterious Stranger to be with Solomon, but the more the merrier. However, it is hard to sling coffee with the Stranger around. He may be a problem down the road, but for now, I’m glad to keep his company.
S.O.T.
The Owner: Solomon… I expected. The Stranger, now that’s a surprise. Do you two always come in a pair?
Mr. Clemens: We didn’t have the chance to finish our prior conversation.
The Owner: Ah, yes. Interrupted by a Death Wyrm, that’s a first. Where did we leave off?
Mr. Clemens: The Anathema Proxy clause.
The Owner: Ah… I remember. Do you really expect me to still be in the dark about something like that five months later?
Mr. Clemens: No, I suppose not. You’ve already lost two to the saccharine of sin. You’re playing into his hands… unless you’ve reconsidered my position?
The Owner: In a way, I have. Though you and I both know nothing can be done until Fa—
Solomon: Why?!
The Owner: Hm?
Solomon: My niece. Why would you let her play Rubeus’ game?
The Owner: Let her? I am not her keeper, Solomon. She, like us all, is blessed with free will.
Solomon: You knew she would! You had to know it would end up like it did last time!
The Owner: Well, then, it was Fate, wasn’t it? And what can I do to stop Fate, Solomon? What more can I do?
Mr. Clemens: This was not a fixed event.
The Owner: Then we circle back to free will—
Solomon: You could’ve stepped in! You could’ve stopped her! You—
The Owner: I wish I could have. I really do.
Mr. Clemens: …but you didn’t. You had to have seen the signs. You made no attempt to change the course of Fate.
The Owner: Nothing is that simple. My only advantage against Fate is that I know what to expect. I can’t take that chance. Not yet.
Solomon: I won’t let her die.
The Owner: Ah. So, Belphegor told you about that as well. I am doing everything I can to prevent that, Solomon. You have my word. There are small things, teenage mistakes, and then there are big things. Deadly things. But… it’s still a little early to worry about Asmodeus, isn’t it?
Mr. Clemens: To balance the scales of fate and liberty, one must die. The human or the Prince.
The Owner: Well, everyone has a date with death sooner or later, I suppose.
Solomon: You’re going to try and keep them both alive, aren’t you?
The Owner: Satan, too, if I can manage it. Trust the plan, Solomon. Fate expects death—and I demand life.
E.O.T.