C-DDGM04 (Dec 12, 2017)
Puzzle
“Maria's misfortune.”
Research | 3 Words
Clue
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Clue 1: This sub-archive is called the Nutcracker Suite for a good reason.
Clue 2: What happened to Maria in the Nutcracker and the Mouse King?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Cut By Glass
Explanation: Maria was cut by glass in the story, as said in Chapter 10 of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
NUMBER: DDGM04
PRIORITY: CAFE
DATE: 12-12-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: THE DARK
SERVER: MANAGER
Right then, seems we're in the final stretch before the "Dim Den's Bag of Sand Masquerade Ball." Everyone'll need to be on their A-Games. My golden dove, you'll be 'andlin' our general enchantments and glamours, as it were. While New Guy's already done a bang-up corn on the cob of makin' our masks, it'd be aces if they were "enhanced" a bit with general protective magic and the like. It'd be a right royal flush if the masks could also disguise us fully in a half inch. 'Course, we don't know 'ow many 'eaps 'o coke are going to be at this bash, but if there's buff of a crowd to blend into, we might as well, choice?
H.R., you'll be our mince pies and Britney Spears on the inside. Your intuition is sharper than a tack, and you're the Mae west out of us to suss out any 'idden threats or unexpected guests the Dark might've also invited. Keep your cards Jack an' Dandy and give us a heads-up if the threads of Fate start to shift or come loose. If Umbra's serious about 'is plan, we should 'ave a minute or two where you'll be able to feel the fabric of reality tearin' apart… nasty as that'll be. Just try to keep us one step ahead, choice? If you get an Eighteen Pence anythin' is off, signal Payroll and she'll cover your back.
Lastly, on the strategy front, once we're inside we need to find Umbra and clock if 'e's got that damn Jackdaw and Rook in hand. New Guy, your job is to keep the energy of this little Moriarty real Isle of Wight like. Distract 'em. 'ave fun with it. Pull all the eyes on you. Big Guy and I will clock who among the Society showed up and we'll head toward Umbra together. I'm 'opin' they don't send my brother… but, hell, he'd be right bloody useful in this situation. We can hammer and tack to hatin' each other after we save the Universe. In any case, the plan is a Dolly one. Sense, distract, rush and then get the hell out the Dark.