Z-ATK04 (Aug 4, 2023)
Puzzle
“The 8-Ball’s original dupe.”
Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: ??
Clue 2: ??
Clue 3: ??
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Dan
Explanation: Dan Hamilton Jr. of the Third Cafe was the one the 8-Ball targetted.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
Receipt: Z-ATK04
Author: Pathologist
Status: Secret
Subject: Bingo Cult
I don't think giving No. 4 the 8-Ball is a good idea. Not that I don't trust Jericho—well, I don't. I've never worked with him all that closely, but he has been known to be… how to put this… easily manipulated? He was constantly playing right into Jean-Marc's games, wasn't he? And Jean-Marc, well, he plays Bingo now, correct? We got the 8-Ball from Bingo himself. I just worry that this could be a trap. If I had to make a wild hypothesis, I would guess Jean-Marc would somehow have Jericho call back the Mantle of Eight for him to snatch back up.
Though, as Mercutio also pointed out, the 8-Ball has only ever brought trouble with it. It single-handedly trapped Dan in the Phantom Lane (the place, not the person) for years. On the one hand, yes, Dan should have been the Master of the House, and it also took away one of Al Crow's greatest weapons. On the other hand, the only reason the 8-Ball led Dan to do that was because it was Fated to be. The Phantom needed a door to our Cycle, and Dan gave it to them.
And now Capgras has been seeing strange messages in the 8-Ball, one of which has led him to finally attend a meeting of the Sacred Hall of Bingo. I can't be the only one thinking that Bingo is somehow controlling the 8-Ball again with the help of Jean-Marc to further play out his own twisted threads of Fate. What is Jean-Marc's aim these days anyway? Surely, he doesn't truly believe nihilism is the only answer? I would have thought he'd be doing whatever he could to bring his beloved Lucifer back to life. I suppose that is a concern for a later date—for now, the best thing we can do is lock the 8-Ball into the Zulu Vaults and stop messing with it. That's what Dan should've done. That's what we can still do.