C-HIE08 (Oct 10, 2022)
Puzzle
“Half of a framework.”
Prince Trivia | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: This was written by No. II. Any previous receipts by her about frameworks?
Clue 2: Do you remember the contents of the old TLC receipts?
Clue 3: Who built the House on Dracula Drive? Any other names they used to go by?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Hope
Explanation: It is said in CD-TLC01 that the House on Dracula Drive's frame - half of a 'framework' - was built by the Pale, also known as Hope, something like a half-Prince.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
[BRANCH] THE LAST CAFE
[SERVER] II
[DATE] 10/10/22
[INDEX ID] HIE08
[SECURITY] CAFE
What the hell is Mammon doing in Eden? I figured he was working with Satan and Eve since the whole Abraxas Stone incident, but… I didn’t know Eve had the power to break him out of his golden encasement. Actually, scratch that—I doubt it was her. I’ve always suspected the whole “encased in gold” bit was just that—a bit. He probably had the power to free himself whenever he wanted. He is the Prince of precious metals, after all. So, why did God bother with this whole Old Testament spectacle?
Mm. I’ve been questioning a lot of His decisions lately, actually. Last time I did that though, I got thrown into the Ouroboros with Fate, Phantom, Eisheth and Pale—er, Hope, I guess. My half-sister. Which is still… weird. At least God seems to have moved past the whole "punishment for punishment’s sake" phase. But now we’re stuck with this performative nonsense, like wrapping Mammon in gold. What does that accomplish? Who was that for? And now Mammon’s out here, building a Gateway to Hell. So, what was the point?
Yeah, I guess I should explain a bit about that, huh? For the longest time, the Gates to Hell were hidden in the void of Ouroboros. But with Eden back, that void’s been filled, and now they’ve got to rebuild the Gate from scratch as it no longer “exists”. Time nonsense. Don’t overthink it.
Based on the chunk No. 3 swiped, it looks like Mammon had no trouble sourcing the Ourochalcum to do it. Bad name, I know. I didn’t pick it—he did. It’s similar to the stuff found in his Plane, but this version comes from mine. Hence, “Ouro.” Though… when did he sneak into my Plane? Must’ve been fairly recent…
Ah, damn it—probably during that lovely month none of us can remember. Thanks, No. I. Great use of our time.