CX-TRG09 (Oct 14, 2017)
Puzzle
“Buzz in when you know!”
See: CX-TRG08 | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: This is what is called a 'meta puzzle', in that the answer for this one requires the answers of all the other Complexities.
Clue 2: What you need is at the beginning, and at the end.
Clue 3: Arrange the other answers in order 'vertically', then read their beginnings - or ends.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Echo
Explanation: When taking the answers from before (Evermore, Cryptic, Houndstooth, Octavo), the first letter and last letter of both sets, give Echo.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
NUMBER: TRG09
PRIORITY: COMPLEXITY
DATE: 14-10-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: GAMESHOW, AMERICANO
SERVER: MANAGER
Damn it. Looks like we lost by a day.
Right, well, can’t say we didn’t give it our best, can we? So, I suppose the Dark now has Solomon’s Scepter, choice? Good news is that thing doesn’t stick around for too long. Bad news is that the Scepter rewrites reality’s code to the wielder’s whims. It’s a right dangerous little trinket. But, some extra good news is that it can only really affect the Flipside and Otherside… anything “in” the Universe, yeah? Topside’ll be safe, and the Black Tide too. So, we shouldn’t have to worry about Umbra dredging up a bunch of angry geezers. Back on the bad news side of things, though, suppose the Enochian Bible does exist somewhere Flipside or Otherside… nothin’ would be stoppin’ the Dark from just willin’ it into their possession. Possibly good news… I don’t know if Umbra would just hand the Scepter over to the head of each group… or whoever managed to buzz in first.
Eh, we’ll find out soon enough in the buff. I’m hopin’ that some other heap o’ coke from the Dark besides Umbra gets the Scepter. Knowin’ the company ‘e keeps, any of ‘em would be right eager to betray ‘im for some temporary gain. I know it. As long as Umbra, Aka, or Pleasant don’t get it—we’ve got a chance. Pleasant's still out, as far as we know… but Aka is a master of trivia. But trivia ain’t the same as complexities, choice? I just hope we can get out of this Eliot Ness jacks and aces.
Scepter should stick around for a bubble ‘n squeak tops before it disappears. At least based on its historical records. Its power source is the Ouro—and that is a fickle plane, ain’t it? We should be back in the clear by Halloween. Or stale bread by Halloween. Or worse. There’s always a chance for worse…
ALSO! What a stupid bloody complexity that was! Are you jokin’ me? Havin’ a laugh, Complexico? “Echo?” EvermoreE, CryptiC, HoundstootH, OctavO… seriously? What a chuffin’ madman he is.