CD-WWDS05 (Jan 28, 2021)
Puzzle
“ζηδιθδζα-βI.”
Cipher | Research | 2 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: It's all Greek to me...but maybe try converting it to the English equivalent?
Clue 2: A1Z26 - or, I suppose, A0Z25.
Clue 3: You're searching for a card with this number.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Vampire Baby
Explanation: This is a variant of A1Z26, where instead it is the Greek alphabet used, and the first letter, alpha, is matched to 0 instead of 1 (so Beta is 1, and so on), giving the number 56387350 - the passcode, that is to say, the 'identification number', of the Yu-Gi-Oh card 'Vampire Baby'.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
BRANCH [LONG ISLAND]
DATE [2021-01-28]
SERVER [EMPLOYEE NO. 161]
BEVERAGE [CORPSE REVIVER]
FILE REFERENCE [CD-WWDS05]
that went really well actually!!! those black-veins are kinda chill dudes who just eat the occasional boogieman and didnt feel like putting up with the war in the necropolis. we promised to keep in touch with them and they promised to keep out of trouble. so… i think thats that!
S.O.T.
Cassius: Hark! Who dares sully the hallowed halls of our dark dwelling?
Drusilla: Hark? Since when do you say "hark"?
Cassius: I’ve always said "hark." I say "hark" at least five times a day. Hark! Lo and behold, who ye dares enter our domain uninvited?
Drusilla: "Who… ye dares?" What—what are you even talking about? And who the hell are you two?
No. 53: Repair…
No. 161: Plumbers…?
Cassius: Did you call a repair plumber, Dreary?
Drusilla: "Repair plumber"? That’s not a real thing, idiot.
Cassius: It is. Perhaps Asphodel summoned them to our humble dwelling.
Asphodel: I did not.
Cassius: GOOD GOD! You must stop sneaking up on us like that!
Asphodel: Sorry.
Cassius: That’s alright. No need to hark about it. Now, repair plumbers, who summoned you here?
No. 53: The… state? Your pipes are… er, they need inspecting?
Cassius: Ah, more dogs from the wretched House of Jersey beckon at our doorstep. Shut the door then—you’re letting in a dreadful light.
[As No. 53 and No. 161 shut the door dozens of candles flicker instantly to life with a soft purple glow.]
No. 161: Whoa! Sick! Where’d you get purple flame candles from?
Cassius: Oh, these? Lovely, aren’t they? We procured them from a curious traveling siren from the Creak—
Drusilla: A-hem.
Cassius: From swap meet. Cow-Town Flea Market.
Drusilla: Exactly. Now, you’re here to check the pipes and leave, right? So, get to it.
No. 53: Y—up. Pipes. Let me just get my flashlight.
[No. 53 pulled out her flashlight and shined it toward the Black-Veins, who screamed and leaped out of the way of the beam.]
No. 53: Yeah… I don’t know how much longer either of us can keep this up. We know you’re Amaymonian demons.
[No. 53 clicked off the flashlight.]
No. 53: So, what are you guys doing in New Jersey? Especially when you’re this afraid of light?
Drusilla: We are… eccentrics. We came to see the World’s Fair in New York—
No. 161: …No, that’s not a good lie. There hasn’t been a World’s Fair in New York in a long time.
Drusilla: Really? Damn. Fine. You’ve caught us. But… we’ve caught you. Did you really think you could enter a Black-Veins domain uninvited and leave with your blood and flesh intact?
[Drusilla and Cassius bared their fangs and let out a horrible hissing noise.]
Asphodel: We don’t eat people.
Drusilla: Ugh! Yes, but they didn’t know that.
Asphodel: Right. Sorry.
Drusilla: Well now what? Are you here to kill us? Send us back to that infernal hellscape?
No. 161: Uh… no. Actually, we just wanted to check in, make sure you’re not randomly attacking people. You’ve been freaking people out, turning into bats, flying around, that sort of thing.
Drusilla: Cassius…
Cassius: Hark, I don’t recall doing anything of the sort.
Asphodel: You were drunk. I was there.
Cassius: That rings true. Perchance I did partake in too much wine.
Asphodel: You found an old stash of "Four-Lokos" in the basement.
Cassius: Yes… the wine of humans is a dangerous substance, is it not?
No. 53: Okay, so wait, why don’t you want to go back to the Necropolis? You guys have a huge mansion there, right?
Asphodel: Back to the Amaymon.
Drusilla: Yes, exactly Asphodel. We’ve never been welcome in the "Necropolis" as you call it. We left the manor because of that wretched war between the shadows and the demons there. Things got a little too intense for our liking.
No. 161: So… you decided to move to New Jersey?
Cassius: We weren’t sure where we’d end up. We fled to the Everdark, saw a door, and stepped through it. The light on the other side was… is… unpleasant, but we’re slowly gaining tolerance to moonlight. And by day—
No. 161: Magic Maydaian Abyssal candles. Nice. So, if you don’t eat humans… what do you eat?
Drusilla: Nothing. We don’t need blood or the like to sustain ourselves. Though… if you must know, we do feast on the occasional demon. Boogiemen and the like.
No. 53: Hell yeah. Makes our jobs easier.
Cassius: What is it a "repair plumber" does anyhow?
No. 161: Oh, no, we’re actually baristas.
Asphodel: Coffee… sellers?
No. 161: Bingo!
E.O.T.