EvilPorygon
Cookie Monster
- Location
- a phone
Maybe a list of schoolchildren kidnapped by the GSC...
Mari eventually follows you as you enter the OFFICE, walking over to the back of the room to examine the FOLDERS. The first one is titled 'STAFF REGISTER'. On the inside, someone has, in pen, doodled a PARTICULARLY ARTISTICALLY LACKING picture of a woman waving her arms around, with a speech bubble reading "DON'T TAKE CLASSIFIED FOLDERS OUT OF THE DOCUMENTS ARCHIVE, KLAUS, EVEN FOR LITERALLY JUST A SINGLE MINUTE, OR I MIGHT HAVE AN ANEURYSM FROM THE TANTRUM I THROW". Real mature, you think, sarcastically, and you're eleven! The folder itself simply contains a list of names and information, with annotation in a blue pen. A some of the information seems to have been censored.
Back of photograph said:Subject #073, three months on Luna serum, pre-first stage.
Subject #073 was procured from Kolkata in December.
Subject #073 is mostly uncooperative and often refuses to speak. [don't want to talk. none of your business. i don't want to.]
The TABLET bears STRANGE RUNES, spelling out SEVEN DIFFERENT SENTENCES that you CAN'T UNDERSTAND.
One of the DRAWERS contains an EMERALD-STUDDED KEY. The other, a PAIR OF SUNGLASSES.
You sit in the SPINNY CHAIR while you THINK ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE FOLDER. At least, that's what you tell yourself you're doing, but really it's just REALLY FUN TO SPIN IN. [+5 ÉLAN]
You certainly can't see any.
Most of it is just PENCILS and PAPER, but your eye is caught by what seems to be an INTACT and UNUSED NOTEPAD, as well as a FANCY FOUNTAIN PEN lying right by it.
After careful consideration, you decide that the CARPET scores a 7/10 on the COMFINESS SCALE. Mari raises an eyebrow at you but says nothing. The eyebrow says all that needs saying.[X] Feel the PLUSHNESS of the CARPET and give it a COMFORT RATING
-[X] Then if it meets standards, maybe take a MOMENT to luxuriate in THAT CARPET FEEL
The TABLES seem uninteresting. "Oh," you mutter. "How the tables have tabled. Wait! Wait, no, I said that wrong, heck." Fortunately, Mari didn't hear that particularly EMBARRASSING SLIPUP.[X] Examine the SMALL TABLES (is there anything different about them or are they all the same... Etc.)
The project lead. Figures. Wait, astroWHAT!? I should have guessed, what with his fascination with celestial bodies and beings, but...NAME: Dr. Charles Brighton
AGE: 39
SPECIALIZATION: Astrogeology, Philosophy
ROLE: Project Head
NOTES: Emotionally unstable, but it's his project and it would fall apart without him. This is far too vital to abandon.
This would have a potential to be exploited... if we were a master of manipulation and not an 11 year old girl who was injected with one of his serums.NAME: Dr. Klaus Helsinki
AGE: 32
SPECIALIZATION: Biochemistry
NOTES: Not a team player. Resistant to authority.
Duh! Of course the only one with any moral qualms about the project would turn out to be a child psychologist! I didn't see it coming (the stuff they are doing makes me think any benevolent one would have either run off, outed them, or hanged themselves), but I suppose I should have. Looks like Ankara has finally had enough, and caused this crisis. And it all comes to Mari, doesn't it?NAME: Dr. Fatima Ankara
AGE: 31
SPECIALIZATION: Child Psychology
ROLE: Senior Researcher
NOTES: Consistently raised moral objections have mostly been quelled.
A surgeon with an on-hand experience at an age of 21. Ahaha. NO!NAME: "Dr." Takumi Geneva
AGE: 21
SPECIALIZATION: Surgery
NOTES: Criminal record can be swept under the rug.
This man... is not going to live until old age, is he?NAME: Director Jack Brighton
AGE: 37
SPECIALIZATION: Administration
ROLE: Team Oversight
NOTES: Dr. Ankara's reports are rather concerning and it would be for the best if she would stop making them.
'Human Resourse Procurement'. Die. Die in a fire.NAME: Roger Stockholm
AGE: 28
SPECIALIZATION: Human Resources
ROLE: Procurement
A surgeon with an on-hand experience at an age of 21. Ahaha. NO!
So it takes at least 3 months for the serum to take effect. #074 is our Moon, but who is #073 and why are notes made on the back of the same photograph? Sisters? Clones? Sloppiness of the staff?Subject #073, three months on Luna serum, pre-first stage.
Subject #073 was procured from Kolkata in December.
Subject #074 is mostly uncooperative and often refuses to speak.
I don't like the word 'synthesizing'. But I guess it just means that we are supposed to become something, rather than imply anything about our genesis.I hear that Charles finally got a Luna to enter the first stage, which means that he's finally going to be giving me the go-ahead to start synthesizing Jupiter and Saturn!
Oh God, the Armageddon is real and we are all going to die unless this project succeeds, aren't we? Except it is already visibly failing...How often do you get to work on stuff to literally save the world, right? Plus, with the stakes so high, they've given us each a floor to work with.
...Speaking of parents, Charles needs to keep track of his bloody kid. I opened a cupboard because I needed a mop, and there's a crying 12-year-old in there, what am I supposed to do? I mean, I can't exactly ask her what's wrong, can I? Thinking back on it, closing the cupboard door again might not have been the right thing to do, but, come on, I panic around crying people. You can't blame me. Apart from that, though things are really looking up.
The TABLET bears STRANGE RUNES, spelling out SEVEN DIFFERENT SENTENCES that you CAN'T UNDERSTAND.
Most of it is just PENCILS and PAPER, but your eye is caught by what seems to be an INTACT and UNUSED NOTEPAD, as well as a FANCY FOUNTAIN PEN lying right by it.
Ahem. That 74 is a typo. I knew I wouldn't be able to post an update at 6 AM and not have anything go wrong...#074 is our Moon, but who is #073 and why are notes made on the back of the same photograph? Sisters? Clones? Sloppiness of the staff?
Unfortunately, it is marred by horrible grammar plaguing Red Marker's writings. What is 'do not pass go' even supposed tio mean?wow. through here is the maze. maze for rats. lab rats. fun fun! (that was a lie. not fun.) maze is scary if you get lost. advice: no getting lost. my advice is good. also advice, if you see minotaur, run run run, do not pass go. do not collect $200.
Ahem. That did happen, I just forgot to remove them from the inventory, because I have the ability to keep track of things of a... thing that has very poor ability to keep track of things. The puzzles of QS only manage to work because I lay them all out nicely on Google Drive, bluh.
Things we might want to do:
- Decipher the runes (might be beyond our ability for now)
- Get another flashback since we have the key to the maze
- Write a post-scriptum note to Red Marker now that we have learned new info (what about? Runes? Staff? Maze?)
- Collect various items before heading out to the maze (though a notepad sounds miles better than what we had)
We had a NET, TWO CANS OF TINNED FOOD (I forgot what was in there, chicken and... something?), and I think Mari had something else we disposed of? Probably irrelevant.
Hm, looks like we decided not to share our peaches with Red Marker. Tsk-tsk. Okay, maybe that was too much fooling around.
Also, I wonder what happened to the BROKEN LOCKET we found under the pillow in Mari's room. We thought it was important to her, but she does not appear to have it on her. I'd imagine it would go to the FINERY slot. Did she really leave it behind?
Also, there is valuable advice to remember.
Unfortunately, it is marred by horrible grammar plaguing Red Marker's writings. What is 'do not pass go' even supposed tio mean?
Initially I thought about taking something to mark our way in the maze, but I guess markers would do fine. And Red promised to leave hints.
I suck at references. We'd make a great team! :lol
We saw something was wrong/different with our eyes, and most of our machinations are analytical abilities. Perhaps it improves the volume of information we can perceive and causes a drastic increase in computational brain power, turning us into a Mentat-like entity?
I suck at references. We'd make a great team!
My biggest facepalm moment in the whole quest was when EvilPorygon decided to color an abstract painting with different markers. I thought 'whoa, that's pretty astute! I would not have thought of that!', followed by 'that's some interesting tapestry, "Richard of York gave battle in vain", I've never heard of it, I wonder who is the artist'.
We saw something was wrong/different with our eyes, and most of our machinations are analytical abilities. Perhaps it improves the volume of information we can perceive and causes a drastic increase of computational brain power, turning us into a Mentat-like entity?
Oh yea, that coloring spree. Fun timesI suck at references. We'd make a great team! :lol
My biggest facepalm moment in the whole quest was when EvilPorygon decided to color an abstract painting with different markers. I thought 'whoa, that's pretty astute! I would not have thought of that!', followed by 'that's some interesting tapestry, "Richard of York gave battle in vain", I've never heard of it, I wonder who is the artist'.
We saw something was wrong/different with our eyes, and most of our machinations are analytical abilities. Perhaps it improves the volume of information we can perceive and causes a drastic increase in computational brain power, turning us into a Mentat-like entity?
Probably. Sounds like a good idea.Hey, question. If we copy the Runes down onto the Notepad, and we have the Notepad...
Can we then DFD the Notepad so that we, the players, can see the strange runes/sentences on the tablets?
Disappearing reappearing ink would be more appropriate for the tone of this quest[X] Test the Fountain Pen?
Like, make sure that it doesn't secretly write in blood or anything? Not sure!
Disappearing reappearing ink would be more appropriate for the tone of this quest
[X] Take the key and sunglasses
-[X] Don the sunglasses, assume cool pose
You put on the SUNGLASSES, and strike a COOL POSE. Even Mari seems intimidated by how COOL you are. Or maybe she's just scowling at you because she thinks you look lame, which is wrong, because you look INCREDIBLY COOL in these. They're not actually ALL THAT DARK, but you still wouldn't want to WALK AROUND IN A DARK ROOM with them.[X] Take the EMERALD-STUDDED KEY and FANCY FOUNTAIN PEN and NOTEPAD.
Any self-respecting JUNIOR SLEUTH should be able to keep NOTES to help them keep track of their CASE. These seem like they'll do just the trick!
Mari rolls her eyes. "What kind of stupid question is that? You really are as simple as you seem. It's July the twentieth."
[X] Copy down the runes in to the NOTEPAD, either by eye or trace them.
You can't use [DEDUCTION FOR DUMMIES] on the TABLET, as it is MUCH TOO HEAVY to put into your INVENTORY. Not that you know what an INVENTORY is, of course. You can, however, copy the runes down into the NOTEPAD. It takes some CONCENTRATION, but you eventually manage to COPY DOWN ALL SEVEN SENTENCES. Even if doing so is making your head hurt. You really can't make head nor tail of them! THE OLD WORDS. YOU COULD NOT HOPE TO UNDERSTAND, CHILD. Really, just, what on Earth could they mean? So confusing... what were you thinking about, again? Curiously, you show them to Mari, watching her reaction carefully.[X] DFD the TABLET with STRANGE RUNES
-[X] Copy the RUNES in the NOTEPAD.
--[X] Use IFI: Ask Mari if she can make sense of them.
It's quite impressive how they've managed to stud this key with TINY EMERALDS. They sparkle and glitter in the light, and it's almost mesmerizing.
It appears exactly the same, if a little bit darker. Is that a clue? Wait, no, that's just what sunglasses do. The TABLET is perfectly ordinary.[X] Look at the stone tablet through the sunglasses. See if anything else is revealed.
You write down one of your FAVOURITE QUOTES of ALL TIME.