C-QOH07 (Mar 29, 2022)
Puzzle
“QOH.”
Knowledge | 3 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Which family do the QOH receipts revolve around?
Clue 2: Is any of that family considered a 'Queen'?
Clue 3: A Black Queen, perhaps? And if so, she's a Prince - or Regent, to be exact - of...?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Queen Of Hell
Explanation: The Case ID is Queen of Hell.
Summary of Receipt
26, 44, and all the Managers except the TriCaD talk to Nicole Langley and Seth Warren. They’re running out of time - Bartholomew’s chopping down the Cimmerian Woods at a fast enough rate that they’ll have about three months before the Morbid King is able to move into the Necropolis. The group questions how exactly Bartholomew got into the Necropolis, suspecting it’s caused by Bartlett. However, Solomon Langley shows up and ends the receipt on behalf of Belphegor, preventing rather sensitive information from being spied on by Fate.
Transcript
[BRANCH] ASTORIA
[SERVER] MANAGER NO. 2
[DATE] 3/29/22
[INDEX ID] QOH07
[SECURITY] CAFE
We were able to meet with Nikki in the Necropolis as planned. Unfortunately, the CaDCom could not record the entire conversation due to “owner interference.” Didn’t know Belphegor counted as an “owner,” but I guess it makes sense. Though, I suppose it’s for the best. I’m guessing Belphegor didn’t want some of what was said “on paper” due to the nature of, well, Fate. In the next receipt, we’ll outline the parts that got cut out and our plan for dealing with Bart Langley. Basically, our next steps will be tracking down all of the Langley siblings, as that seems to be the safest way to put a stop to Bart’s chopping spree.
S.O.T.
Seth: Nikki, we have guests.
Nikki: Show them in. Here, [No. 2], come look at this.
No. 2: Wow. He’s really going at it, huh?
Nikki: No kidding. He’s cleared roughly an eighth of the woods.
No. 2: An eighth? Damn. So we have, what, seven or so Flipside months to stop him?
Nikki: Less than that. If even half of the woods are destroyed, the Morbid King will likely advance into the Necropolis.
No. 26: Nothing can stop my papa when he’s choppin’! That’s the Langley spirit for ‘ya!
No. 44: Yes, dear, though, we do need to find a way to stop him.
No. 26: I suppose so. Though I wouldn’t want to get in his way.
No. 2: Can we get in his way?
No. 26: Doubt it.
Nikki: He’s not supposed to even be here, right?
No. 26: Statistically unlikely. He was killed by a tree falling on his head. He should be in Esterskald, chopping down the Everwoods.
No. 3: It’s Dover’s fault he’s here, right? Could Seth try and warp him back to the Everwoods?
Seth: I’m not going near him! Even if I am technically dead now. Also, who’s Dover?
No. 1: The Dover Demon. Long story short, he stole Bloody Mary’s mirror, broke it, and can now scramble cycles. Though, this doesn’t feel like one of Dover’s anachronisms.
No. 7: Can we, like, ask him? Doesn’t he work for us now?
No. 3: I’ve tried. Apparently, when he gained his dimensional shifting powers, he tried them out recklessly. He might have done it without even knowing he did.
No. 2: Feels like a cop-out.
No. 3: What do you mean?
No. 2: Why would Fate bring us here? Just to clean up one of Dover’s messes?
No. 3: Maybe it’s a coincidence?
No. 1: [No. 2] is right. Fate doesn’t deal in coincidences.
No. 7: Maybe Dover is working for Fate?
No. 3: He might be, though he strikes me more as an agent of Chaos.
No. 7: Mm… true.
Nikki: Are you two together yet, or what?
No. 3: What?! Where did that come from? I mean- no, we’re just co-managers…
Nikki: Mm. Shame. I was hoping this weird crush thing was finally over.
No. 7: Crush thing?
Nikki: Seriously? You haven’t noticed how much [No. 3] is into you? Honey, it should take the Prince of Lust to tell you that.
No. 7: Wait… you have a crush on me, No. 3?
No. 3: Uhhhhhhhh-
UNKNOWN01: This isn’t the work of Dover Demon.
Nikki: Uh, Seth, who’s this?
Seth: I… don’t know.
Nikki: You. Are. The. WORST. Guard. Honestly. What, is he with you guys?
No. 1: Nope. Never seen him before.
Nikki: Ugh. Seth, can you show this corpse out? We’re having a private meeting, sir.
No. 26: Solomon!!
No. 2: Solomon?
[CaDCOM entity registered: Solomon Langley]
Solomon: Sorry to intrude, though it is family business, after all.
[CaDCOM ERROR: 001 – TRANSCRIPTION FAILED DUE TO OWNER OVERRIDE ACCESS CODE 005]
E.O.T.