CD-TTTB04 (Nov 19, 2021)
Puzzle
“Mighty strange turn of phrase. I haven’t heard that outside of Baltimore, I reckon.”
See: C-TTTB03 | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: Hold up. Rewind. What did they say again?
Clue 2: "Be not afraid"?
Clue 3: Now who did we hear that phrase from again?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Angels
Explanation: In the conversation with No. 7 yesterday, Mr. Wandsun used the phrase "be not afraid", a phrase usually associated with angels.
Summary of Receipt
Employee 116 finds it very likely that the Wandsuns are Angels, mainly due to the ‘be not afraid’ thing, as well as the lack of a data trail of the Wandsuns. Most demons and the like would know how to blend into Flipside life. But apparently, Elders don’t do that. So 116 finds it plausible that they’re Nephilistic Elders, or Angels. Also, 116 used to work for Division November of Astoria, which apparently did research into Elders.
Transcript
[BRANCH] LONG ISLAND
[SERVER] EMPLOYEE NO. 116
[DATE] 12/19/21
[INDEX ID] TTTB04
[SECURITY] AND & ARCHIVES
Now ain’t that mighty strange. “Be not afraid.” Huh. Mighty funny choice of words, if’n ya’ asking me. Well, it got me thinking. Ya’ see me and No. 7 have gotten pretty close over the past few years. And of course, we talk about our parents from time to time. Mine hate me, and hers are distant, lots of room for bonding, I reckon. So we’ve talked about her parents quite a bit, and there’s been a lot of strangeness about them, their relationship to 7, their relationship to Otherside-affairs, and having seen their transcript from last week, well it got me really thinking.
Now, I am what you might call an Elder-Authority of sorts for those who might not already know. Before slingin’ coffee, I was slingin’ secrets for the Astorians in Division November. We did a lot of research into Elders, what have you, so I’ve gotten pretty good at sniffin’ them out. See, a strange little quirk of Elders is that they tend to be detached from humanity in lots of small little ways. Like, for example, a demon who is pretending to be a human will go through the process of creating a suitable identity. If ya’ go snoopin’ you’ll find something, ya’ know documents or what-have-you. Enough to keep Astoria off your trial. Elders, though, they don’t think about those kinds of things. So, when searching for the “Wandsuns” in Washington, well, color me unsurprised that there ain’t a single record of them. 7? Sure. She’s in the system. But where the heck are her parents?
Well… I reckon they might just be Nephilistic Elders, or uh, ya’ know Celestial-types. Angels. Now I could be wrong. Without a blood-sample, I wouldn’t know that for sure. And, maybe Mr. Wandsun just used a serendipitous turn of phrase. Though… say they are Angels. Funny timing and all, them wanting a chat with 7, considering Theo just showed up too. Now… does Theo know something we don’t? Again, I ain’t saying anything one way or another. Just that the Wandsuns on paper sure doesn’t seem to exist.