C-FRI01 (Oct 12, 2017)
Puzzle
“Read up on chapters 49, 53, 47, and 48.”
See: ICE04 | 4 Words
Clue
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Clue 1: Not really 'chapters'. More 'words'.
Clue 2: Is there any prose linked to Friday?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: We Play On Fridays
Explanation: These are the 49th, 53rd, 47th and 48th words of the nursery rhyme in order.
Summary of Receipt
Since it's only one day 'till Friday the 13th, 8 shares what little she knows about Friday - codenamed Mrs. Weekend. She's seen what remains after his 'hunts', and warns that Weekend is incredibly dangerous. They also have the nursery rhyme, but it's vague - does it have to be Friday the 13th in their timezone, or just anywhere in the world? Similarly, what's defined as a 'hallway'? Regardless, 8 suggests just camping out until the 14th.
Transcript
CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 10/12/17
OWNER
RECEIPT: ITSFRIDAY01
STATUS: OPEN
Hey everyone, Huit here. Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and we have more than enough reason to assume we will be attacked by a boogieman named "Friday." This customer, whom we'll call Mrs. Weekend from here on out, is one of the first customers I investigated back in 2016. I haven't had a face-to-face encounter with him yet, but I have seen the aftermath of one of his hunts before. Let's just say he earns the title of Mrs. easily.
As mentioned, he's a boogieman from Satan's plane of the Otherside, also known as the Hauntaurskald. All demons from the Hauntaurskald are fairly fearsome, but from what I can tell, Friday is one of the more dangerous boogiemen. Basically, before Satan was slain by the original CaD, he would create contracts with the demons of his plane. They were given a bit of Satan's power in exchange for a series of terms they had to follow. The more restrictive your terms, the more power you are given. These terms dictate when and where, and how you can travel between the Otherside and Flipside.
While I don't have an exact copy of Friday's terms, we do have his nursery rhyme which can give us some clues, plus some "warnings" given by Mrs. Pleasant. It's pretty clear that Friday can only come to the Flipside on Friday the 13th. Though I'm unsure what time zone this lines up with or if it even lines up with a singular time zone. It's possible that he can come to the Flipside anytime it is Friday the 13th anywhere, which gives him closer to 52 hours instead of 24. Alternatively, perhaps he can only come to the Flipside, where people believe it to be the 13th (That could be a weakness?) I also don't believe he can go outside. His nursery rhyme says that on Fridays, they all go out to play, which more than likely means outside is safe from Friday. I also think Friday can only move around in hallways. Again, what is and isn't a "hallway" isn't clear, and more than likely, it comes back around to a mental belief that you are in a hallway.
With all that in consideration and without knowing more about Friday, I think the best plan is to camp out until at least the 14th. There's also the chance we aren't his target, but then why did Mr. Hyer give us the Ice Machine?
Stay safe. Play outside. Jzokt