CD-WVW05 (Apr 26, 2022)
Puzzle
“The Hosts’ Madness who sits in the 13th House of Ancient Powers.”
No. VI Trivia | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: What are the various meanings of the word 'host'?
Clue 2: Who is part of the House of Ancient Powers? Is there any well-known one named 'Host'?
Clue 3: Of the thirty seats, the last four are strange and don't correspond to the Elder's Cryptic name. That's because the other twenty-six are linked to the Elder's Cryptic name somehow. This Elder's is the 13th.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Complexico
Explanation: The House of Ancient Powers is a place for Elders. An elder with the title of host is the Gameshow Host, Complexico. Additionally, his Cryptic name is Oboonexre, which when shifted 13 letters is Bobbarker. The number of shifted letters seems to be their seat.
Summary of Receipt
VI has been busy taking VII around the different Cycles to see if anything would jog her memory. Unfortunately, so far, there’s been nothing.
Transcript
[BRANCH] THE LAST CAFE
[SERVER] VI
[DATE] 4/26/22
[INDEX ID] WVW05
[SECURITY] AND & ARCHIVES
Little weirdo??? Excuse me, king dork. There's no need for name-calling. You've been demoted in my employee ranking. I hope you're happy with 22nd place. But to answer your query… no. I have no idea what you're talking about. You always seem to be throwing a bunch of numbers into your receipts, and it's VERY technobabblesque, if I'm being honest. Yes, I can shuffle pieces of cycles around and even travel to other cycles. In fact, that's exactly what I've been doing lately.
You see, I've been working on a "project." A GOOD ONE THIS TIME, I PROMISE! You see, I feel bad for poor No. VII. They are as empty as an empty sack of something that used to have something else in it. Sorry, that analogy clearly got away from me. I was gonna say they're as empty as an empty sack of potatoes, but that… doesn't make sense. They're empty. No memories. No personality. No emotions. Nothing. And that is not only not fun, but I can't help but feel like it's something of my responsibility to help get them back on board with being a person. Well, to be fair, they're a little more than a person. They're a full-blown, freshly born Elder.
So, I've been zipping around and about throughout time and space with No. VII trying to spark up something in them. Anything really. We've been visiting claymation-based cycles, cycles where Nauru never broke up and still on tour, and the original tapings of Complexico before he killed all those people. I even took them to see my "pals" in Dive City. So far, nada. But I think these things probably take time. But if you want, I could try and scramble up that letter? I mean, chances are I'd just make things worse if I touched it, but the offer is on the table 22nd Favoritest. Oh, and please send No. 611 my warmest regards.