C-BAM07 (Oct 16, 2017)
Puzzle
“Easy as 3, 4, 5… 192, 5, 166.”
See: C-BAM03/04/05 | Cipher | 3 Words
Clue
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Clue 1: You need three words; you're given three letters, one for each receipt.
Clue 2: Count the words.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Leave The Road
Explanation: It’s a book cipher, to grab one word from each of the receipts.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
NUMBER: BAM07
PRIORITY: CAFE
DATE: 16-10-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: CANNON, COFFEE BLACK
SERVER: BARISTA ET AL.
Barista’s Receipt:
Still no sign of the Bandage Man on the road. Man… Cannon Beach sure is… eerie, especially in the autumn. I’m sure the place looks a bit, I don’t know “cheerier” in the summer? Something’s definitely off here. There’s some sorta funk… some sort of bad vibe. It’s hard to explain. New Guy and I have been staking out the road for a day or so now, and we haven’t seen anything yet. Which is odd.
Odd…
WAIT. NO HANG ON! I’ve written this receipt before! I’ve written this receipt a few times before. Whenever we’re on the road, it’s like it’s still October 13th, 2017… but when we leave it’s… not. It’s the 16th now? AH And we missed the rest of the Complexico Game? Seriously? Just as I got the last answer? Hang on… is that… 26?
Big Guy’s Receipt:
Mm. That was certainly unexpected. A time rift. Created by a member of the Society of Num de Plume. Hm. Alright. Her “name” is Professor Hawkins. She was being chased by the Bandage Man and another unseen assailant. Hawkins was able to create this time rift using a serpentine ring—the same serpent the Manager has tattooed on his hand. I believe it is clear who she got that ring from. Could be trouble. After observing the events of the time rift a few times, with my help, Barista and New Guy were able to thwart Cannon and their mysterious cohort, saving Hawkins. With her safe, she dispelled her time rift. Everyone is safe. However—there is another matter at hand. Why the Dark were targeting Hawkins… why the Dark was targeting the Society. I think we’ll find the answers we’re looking for at one of their meetings.
Professor Hawkings Receipt:
Well, that rescue took longer than I expected. Also, not who I was expecting to rescue me, but I suppose I've seen odder than a teenage boy, his four-foot-tall frog companion, and a massive juggernaut of muscle. Thankfully, the time rift I created prevented my death and/or capture from the Bandage Man and his somewhat aloof associates. Or is it "associate" singular? I could never tell with those two.
Of course, I'm grateful to be rescued, so I suppose I should divulge a bit about myself and why I came into the Dark's crosshairs. Writing this little “receipt” for you, is a fair payment for my rescue. My name is Ester Hawkins of the Cannon Beach Archeologist Society, although rather obviously, that is a nom de plume. My real name is of no importance. The "Cannon Beach Archeologist Society" is also a front. A ruse. A, well, yes, you guessed it, a nom de plume. I suppose you could say my organization's proper name is the Society of the Nom de Plume.
My colleagues deal in a unique field of supernatural research, one that has piqued the Dark's interest. We've been keeping a close eye on their operations for some time now. We've also been keeping an eye on your operations for some time now. We like to keep many eyes on many groups and people of interest. The Dark, The East Cafe and Diner, The West Cafe and Diner, Astoria 23rd, Iris, Freezerburn, Yaksha, The Deep Corporation, The Zulu Cult, Solomon's 113rd Temple, The Daggers, etc, etc. Of course, as I'm sure you lot are well aware, the Dark is after the Enochian Bible, if it even exists.
Well, we here at the Society of Nom de Plume are somewhat interested in books ourselves. We've been researching expanding our library and recently came across some artifacts that could help us do just that. Of course, we are missing a few critical pieces of it, and we were hoping to, well, borrow one of the components that washed up here in Cannon Beach. Hatman hired the Bandage Man to take the pieces we had, and well, I'm sure you can figure out the rest. Before you ask, no, the Cafe and Diner cannot have our pieces. Frankly, we don't trust you. But thank you again for the rescue.
New Guy’s Receipt:
Wow, wow, wow!!! What a crazy couple of days, I tell you this, this is what I will tell you, WOW! Me and Barista, we did some kickflips, we did some sneaky sneaks, we did an EXPLOSION, can you believe that? I simply cannot believe that! And, and, and let me say this part, we saved the nice woman! Well, okay, I think she is nice, but she is also very scary because she knows so many things! Okay, I will say this, she seems smart but is she really? She thinks I am some sort of "Frogman" demon, but this is simply not correct. I am a regular human! So maybe she doesn't really know as much as she says she knows, but she also has a ring that can FREEZE TIME!! WOW! I know that I have been sleeping for what might have been four days, but I will say this, this is what I will say, okay, I am now once again very sleepy! But Barista said Big Guy might be coming by, and I want to stay awake to see him! But, then again, a small nap simply cannot hurt to be well-rested!
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