C-TAM02 (Nov 10, 2017)
Puzzle
“Book 0 &…”
Psychonautic Trivia (Literally) | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Manager No. 5 and Employee No. 44A touch upon this with some Cream Whipped With Almond milk For an authentic taste.
Clue 2: Or, if that's too vague, what do you think the 'literally' implies?
Clue 3: What is Book Zero in Latin?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Psychonaut
Explanation: Liber Null & Psychonaut was written by Peter James Carroll, who plays a role in the magic in Cafe and Diner, as alluded in C-CWWA04.
Summary of Receipt
H.R. suggests that she psychically searches for the missing pieces of the Antikythera Mechanism. However, the issue with that is that Umbra is extremely strong in the Astral Plane (psychic plane), though he’s not always in there. Still. Also, H.R.’s former association with the Mad King in Yellow is another wild card, not to mention all the things that live in the Astral Plane. However, this method would be very efficient if it goes well.
Transcript
NUMBER: TAM02
PRIORITY: CAFE
DATE: 10-11-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: THE SOCIETY
SERVER: H.R.
While the Manager’s brother did tell us a lot about the Mechanism, not even he knows exactly where the other pieces are. Luckily, I think I could psychically search for them using our current components. While this would be the fastest method of finding the missing parts, it has some severe risks we must consider. Primarily Umbra. While he has largely taken a back seat in allowing his underlings to engage us directly, the astral plane is HIS domain. Umbra might be a significant threat in the corporeal world, but he’s like a god in the astral plane. Going there would make me an easy target for Umbra, let alone doing so to try and find the same thing he is looking for.
It might be worth testing the waters a bit and dipping my toes back into astral projection and psychonautic travel. I mean, it’s been years since I’ve adequately constructed an astral body—and I’m not counting the whole Aplut fiasco as an “adequate astral body. But I was trained in psychonautic travel specifically to talk to the King. …Right. The King could also be a significant problem with this plan. Or he could shield me from Umbra… maybe. However, here is not the place to talk about that, so I’ll drop it for now. Plus, there’s a whole host of other non-local entities and fear eaters lurking in the astral plane to worry about. Unless someone has a better idea, this might be our only way of finding the Mechanism pieces before the Dark does.
And it’s not a guaranteed risk. Umbra isn’t always in the Astral Plane, and from what I know about him, he really only goes there when he is actively trying to influence someone through sleep paralysis. Of course, I don’t know if and when Umbra sleeps. It might be that Umbra spends his nights traversing the astral plane looking for new members to add to his sinister ranks. I think it’s worth trying at the very least. And maybe our Barista can help out with it too. I know she’s on a bit of a spiritual break, but all I’d need is someone to watch my body while I travel in case things go wrong.
Til then,
Peace, Love, and Joy!