C-DKD04 (Dec 16, 1995)
Puzzle
“#35’s own personal Anathema”
See: C-DKD03 | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: Who, in C-DKD03, does 35 really, really dislike? First name only.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Jan
Explanation: In C-DKD04, it says “…if I have to interact with Jan one more time, I think I will actually lose it.”
Summary of Receipt
Turns out Nelson and Wanda are dating. After trying to talk to Wanda alone, 35 had to ask Jan to meet up with Nelson - which she did agree to. The two can interact at bible study. In other news, the other children affected have been influenced by Umbra, but not outright visited by her.
Transcript
RECEIPT #004
FILED UNDER: CAFE-DKD
DATE: 12/16/95
EMPLOYEE #35
Gross. Wanda and Nelson are dating. I mean, I’m happy for them or whatever. It just means I’ll probably have to interact with Jan again. Ugh. Though I guess that explains why Umbra went for both Wanda and Nelson. Padre probably had Umbra go after Nelson because of his mom’s prominent involvement in SUCKing. And then, to spread the hysteria, he targeted Wanda next. Then the rumor spread, and the hysteria kicked in. At least, that’s what I’m guessing happened. I think to really piece things together, I’ll need to actually talk with those two… which puts me on Jan’s potential warpath.
I’ve called Wanda’s parents to see if she would like to hang out tomorrow, and I got the cold shoulder. I guess if I got a call from a random kid from a different school, I’d probably ignore it too. Which, of course, left me having to call Jan. At least she remembered me, though from the tone of her voice, I could tell our feelings for each other must be mutual. Still, I was able to convince her to let me hang out with Nelson tomorrow… at bible study. Yay. That’s so exciting. I’m sure I won’t hate being surrounded by the SUCKy WASPs.
In the meantime, I’ve been calling up the other kids who were “visited” by Umbra. While none of them had his distinctive dark aura around them in person, all of their descriptions matched what I’ve personally seen and experienced with the Hatman. So either everyone’s been regurgitating Wanda and Nelson’s stories perfectly or, somehow, Umbra did, at the very least, influence these kids’ dreams. I hope Nelson’s dreams provide more insight than the generic “scary shadow man with a bowler hat and beard stared at me and told me to join Satan’s army.” If not, I’ll be seeing Jan for no good reason.