C-TLC02 (Nov 2, 2023)
Puzzle
“What harm alive, to you, was she?”
Research | 3 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Might be a good idea to just search the thing up beforehand.
Clue 2: Where does it come from?
Clue 3: No, not that. The name of the entire poem.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Le Grand Testament
Explanation: That line is from Rondeau, from Le Grand Testament.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
Receipt: C-TLC02
Author: Jericho
Status: Cafe
Subject: Bingo Cult
I'd say I can't believe him, but at some point, I need to wise up. I can't even count the bloody number of times he's used me personally for one of his schemes. This is my last straw, though—he can do whatever he likes to me. I'll be fine. But to Joy? No. I won't stand for that. And it's my stupid fault she's even in this situation to begin with. So, yeah, I'm on board with shutting down this crooked hall of bingo and bringing our Joy back, choice? While I'd love to rub the Mantle of 8 right back in his snarky, self-centered, French face—I did at least get the satisfaction of destroying it in the first place.
He wasn't expecting me to do that. In fact, he put all the pieces of the 8 in me because he figured I've been such a good boy in the past; what damage could I really do to them? I think, if I'm right, his plan was to keep them in me until ol' Fate was killed, and then he'd take them back to start putting his "Le Grand Testament" plan into action, as it were. A little something Jeany has been cooking up since, well, I reckon since he rewound the Universe up the first time.
I suppose one of the few perks of having been somewhat close to him is that he did reveal a bit about his plans for a post-Fate world. I don't think his obsession with Villon was much of a secret. I mean, it's practically baked into the CaDCom's systems. However, he fancies it more than one might think. He sees it as a challenge, a commentary on the futility of trying to escape one's Fated path. While Fate was still around, that made sense; I didn't think to question it. But now that Fate's dead, the next obvious challenge, as outlined by Le Grand Testament, is, of course, death. Jean-Marc's not satisfied with merely breaking the chains of Fate. He only did so because he couldn't right the wrongs of his life until he was the sole master of his destiny.