CD-CADF11 (Jul 8, 2017)
Puzzle
“Faint fleeting flickers.”
Knowledge | 5 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Anything about 32B105 stand out to you?
Clue 2: What's with the overly-long space between the last paragraph and his sign-off? Try running your mouse over it.
Clue 3: Anything else stand out in that way? Search in the text itself for these.
Clue 4: What cipher could it be in? Count the number of characters in each 'segment'.
Clue 5: Both segments are divisible by 3, though that isn't a reference to a 'group of three'. Any three - or tri - related ciphers?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: A Different Kind of Coffee
Explanation: In 32B105, when you hover over certain areas and words, they'll turn yellow and flicker. Those words are “groups of three”, “wicked”, and “wubwzzsed+cyhxlitywzze” (which is hidden between the last paragraph and the sign-off). The hidden encrypted message can be decrypted using the Trifid cipher, with key WICKED, and group size of 3, giving the plain text as seen above.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
NUMBER: CADF11
PRIORITY: AND
DATE: 8-7-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: STAFF MEMO
SERVER: BIG GUY
Sorry for leaving out of the blue, Nikki. I don’t have the same patience you do. I’m not sure if I’ll be back yet… I suppose it depends on Jericho. I still believe he can come around, but I won’t put any further effort into that project myself. Perhaps you’re right—I see myself in him. A part of who I used to be. And I’m just not ready to face that part of me again. I guess I never noticed until we were back in a familiar setting. However, in the long term, there is no way around it. Three to become one. Or… three to stay three if we’d rather not abide in the Devil’s schemes.
In any case, I’ve gotten a taste for coffee again. Addictive, isn’t it? So, I figured I’d head back to Long Beach and help the true Third Cafe out. Start building bridges instead of burning them. I’m certain they could use all the help they can get, and they likely remember me from the Black Tide incident. I won’t tell them of our operations out here. We don’t need them getting tangled up in the Dark. But… I could see who among them might make suitable transfers if you were serious about finding some fresh employees.
This will be my final message over this CaDCom network. I don’t want to get my wires crossed. But if you look behind the painting in the hallway of our apartment, I left you my cell number. Yes. I have a cell phone. You’d be the first and only person to know. Not even Joy knows. Text or call me so I can keep you updated. And, likewise, you can keep me updated on how Jericho is doing. I do care about him, even if he makes it hard to do so.
With love,
J.