C-ULDH01 (Sep 15, 2022)
Puzzle
“The Way of Roch, Jude, and Barbara.”
Divination Trivia | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: Who are these three people? What do they all have in common? In their 'titles' I suppose.
Clue 2: I'd look from a more historical - or perhaps religious - viewpoint. Ignore divination.
Clue 3: So the 'way of the saints' is?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Santeria
Explanation: Roch, Jude and Barbara are all saints. The 'way of saints' is a reference to Santeria, a syncretic Christian, Yoruba (a West African religion) and Spiritism (from France), which among others features Saint Barbara prominently.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
[BRANCH] PALM BEACH
[SERVER] MANAGER NO. 6
[DATE] 9/15/22
[INDEX ID] ULDH01
[SECURITY] CAFE
So, I've been put in charge of handling Miss. Fitch's order, yeah? She’s a pretty nasty customer, but honestly, I don’t think she’s all that bad. Her biggest strength is her magical acuity. Specifically, La Diablesse specializes in enchantments—not unlike Mrs. Hoffmann from way back in our Cafe's days. Of course, Mrs. Hoffmann focused on enchanting toys, while Miss. Fitch is more into enchanting men. Men—and her hat, I suppose.
Now, her hat is heavily enchanted, working almost like a glamor without draining her magic reserves. I’m not entirely sure how it operates, though, because to transform her into a beautiful woman, it’s got to be drawing magic from somewhere… just not from her. My best guess? It’s tied to her other skill—ensnaring men. She probably uses those poor guys as batteries for her hat. But that seems kind of counterintuitive, doesn’t it? I mean, if she needs men to power the hat to attract more men to power the hat… what’s the point? What’s the end goal?
I’m not sure I know. Maybe men aren’t what’s powering her hat. But this brings me to the two main things to consider when dealing with her: despite the glamor, she should still have near full strength as a blooded demon, and men will fold under her spells easily. So! I’m thinking I’ll need the help of No. 512, No. 1313, and No. 161. The boys can handle Janos while we take care of Fitch. Like No. 4 said, we’re aiming to take all three down at once—but in separate places, if that makes sense. Or, at least, as separate as we can manage in Padre’s hellish version of Long Beach.
And that’s where I really need No. 1313 and No. 161—somewhere in the machinations of Fate, there’s got to be the perfect time and place to take out all three of Padre’s cohorts… hopefully, they can find it, and hopefully Fate itself isn’t working against us.
Peace, Love, and Joy!