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Post by A. the Returned on May 29, 2005 6:36:27 GMT -5
This clue is hard. Perhaps something to do with a new IP adress changed into letters using the A,1-Z,26 Code and then changed again using the half alphabet code. I worked backwards, these would be the IPs for the remaining victims. Amber 14,26,15,18,5 Antenora 12,1,7,18,1,2,5,14 Char 16,21,14,5 Dante 17,14,1,7,18 Derik 17,18,5,21,24 James 13,14,26,18,6 Pandora 3,14,1,17,2,5,14
Perhaps there is also a connection to the left over Tea, Door.
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Post by PJ on May 30, 2005 0:02:23 GMT -5
This clue is hard. Perhaps something to do with a new IP adress changed into letters using the A,1-Z,26 Code and then changed again using the half alphabet code. I worked backwards, these would be the IPs for the remaining victims. Amber 14,26,15,18,5 Antenora 12,1,7,18,1,2,5,14 Char 16,21,14,5 Dante 17,14,1,7,18 Derik 17,18,5,21,24 James 13,14,26,18,6 Pandora 3,14,1,17,2,5,14 Perhaps there is also a connection to the left over Tea, Door. No no no. The clue is hidden in a much more mundane way. None of this code businuess. The NEXT clue, however, shall be featuring a code I made myself. Edit: Congratiolations to Annelise, who cracked the latest code! Only 2 more clues left, I'm afraid. And I've only thought of one of them
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Post by PJ on Jun 1, 2005 3:57:37 GMT -5
Here's the next part. I'm sorry about the cruddy quality, the parts are getting repetitive now. It's basically just an excuse to make clues. I'm sorry about the plot. But Part Ten will be different, I assure you.
Chapter Eight In which a tricky code is used to disguise a clue.
In the next few minutes, the traditional flood of messages of “What the hell does that mean?” came. “I think the sixth is relevant. Maybe he means 666 or 667 or something. Is 6 like someone’s lucky number, or something?” “I don’t think the sixth means anything. I think the important part is that the deaths of the five members create the sixth death. Maybe he’s working in some kind of pattern. Say, where did those that die live? Maybe there’s something we’ve missed.” Said Antenora. James’ next post, however, disproved Antenora’s theory. “Akbar: New York. Ennui: Oxford. BSam: Sydney. Celinra: New Jersey. Rellim: Chicago. I don’t see any pattern….”
And so the surviving members of 667 pondered what PJ’s cryptic message could mean. This was a new type of clue; it didn’t seem to be any code, nor did it have any pictures. “I tried making a word from the first letters of his sentence. But all I got was gibberish. It wasn’t even an anagram. I tried it with the last letters, and then a mix of the two. Nothing.” This came from Antenora.
“The sum of the previous five deaths create the sixth. Sum means an addition,” Derik posted. “So we have to add something from everyone’s death and we’ll get whoever comes next. But what? We don’t know how they all died, just BSam and Akbar. What could we add?” “I dunno. Dates, or something.” Pandora said. “I’m no good with these clues.” The next came from Dante. “No. I checked the dates, there was no pattern. I even used that stupid alphabet-number code. Nothing. I suggest everyone prepares themselves, in case PJ visits.” “But what can we do?” Said Antenora. “He’s already killed five people. They weren’t able to defend themselves! How can we defend ourselves against an insane killer?” Good Question. It was Dante’s reply, however, that was most interesting. “Maybe we could meet up. I mean, if we all gather in one place, it would be a lot harder to kill us. Alone we are weak, together strong. You know.”
“I like that idea. I like it a lot. I’ve always wanted to meet you, Dante.” Said Antenora. Before, the two had been very close. Now, they remained somewhat distant. Dante suspected Antenora was embarrassed about their relationship before. She was equally as worried that Dante had moved on, so sadly, the gap between them grew bigger and bigger. As always, they did eventually get it.
This time it was Derik who solved it. “What Antenora did with the first letters seemed a good idea. The sum of the letters would spell the name of the next victim. So I re-read what we said about the last few murders, and I noticed that PJ called Ennui and Celinra by their real names, Minocher and Erin, rather than their pseudonyms. So then I got the first letters of each of the dead persons…Akbar. A. Minocher. M. BSam. B. Erin. E. Rellim. R. Amber. Which really sucks, because Amber is really cool.”
“Oh god. He’s coming for me! Should I go to the police? Or stay at a friends? I might endanger other people, though. I wish Ennui was here….I’ll just stay in my house, and lock all the doors. I have a really sharp carpet knife next to me, and Nazi’s still here to protect me. I’ll be safe.” Sadly, despite the carpet knife and Nazi, Amber was deleted 20 minutes later.
As always, PJ posted another comment: “She was easy. She didn’t know how to use the knife, so she she didn’t get me. Heh. So yeah, next clue is a code I made up all by myself. Since you are all stupid, I’ll give you some hints: A=A and Z=Z. Oh, and two letters stand for one. And several different combinations lead to the same letter. Good luck! Even though it doesn’t really matter, since you’ll all die anyways. BD DM A PT
Coming Soon: Chapter Nine In which the last clue is solved.
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Post by Amber on Jun 1, 2005 4:51:56 GMT -5
As always, PJ posted another comment: “She was easy. She didn’t know how to use the knife, so she she didn’t get me. Heh. My knife is cool. And really sharp, you wouldn't have stood a chance. *ninja-ness* I'm really bad with the clues, hmm. *dead*
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Jun 1, 2005 5:18:36 GMT -5
Another good chapter.
I suck at these clues. But I guess the objective here is to search for a word with the same pattern of A's in it as displayed there...maybe.
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Post by sloop on Jun 1, 2005 15:22:41 GMT -5
Aww. I didn't even figure out my own clue. ):
I don't even slightly understand this last clue.
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Post by PJ on Jun 2, 2005 4:27:32 GMT -5
Oops. I accidentall left the answer there. Sorry. *ashamed* It's gone now, so anyone who hasn't already discovered it can still guess. Sorry..... You can still try cracking the code though, but now that you have the answer it should be easy.
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Antenora
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Put down that harpoon gun, in the name of these wonderful birds!
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Post by Antenora on Jun 2, 2005 5:34:25 GMT -5
I think I understand the code now. It's quite clever.
I was confused earlier because I didn't clearly read the full description of the code.
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Post by Celinra on Jun 2, 2005 6:54:40 GMT -5
Horray, I cracked the code!
Although I don't think it counts because I already knew the answer. But that's besides the point.
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Post by Charles Vane on Jun 3, 2005 7:50:57 GMT -5
Horray, I cracked the code! Although I don't think it counts because I already knew the answer. But that's besides the point. I'm choosing to be proud because I know the answer before the next chapter.
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Post by Dante on Jun 5, 2005 5:43:57 GMT -5
Dash, I didn't see the answer.
Oh well. It can't be long until he writes the next chapter. I'm content to wait.
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Post by PJ on Jun 5, 2005 5:47:29 GMT -5
Dash, I didn't see the answer. Oh well. It can't be long until he writes the next chapter. I'm content to wait. Probably tomorow. And I've decided to skip the next clue and rush the conclusion. The missed clue-character will still die, though.
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Post by Charles Vane on Jun 5, 2005 10:26:55 GMT -5
And I've decided to skip the next clue and rush the conclusion. The missed clue-character will still die, though. Aww. Poor BD DM A PT.
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Post by PJ on Jun 5, 2005 23:17:58 GMT -5
So here is the second last chapter. It's not very good. I'm sorry. Reunion as a whole wasn't very organised.
Chapter Nine In which the last clue is solved
“Several combinations lead to the same letter? Come on! I’m too old for these clues!” Derik exclaimed shortly afterwards. “Well, we will have to solve this, regardless of our age. There is a one in six chance one of us will be dead, very, very soon.” Said Dante. “I still think we should all meet up.” Derik said. “As do I.” posted Dante a minute later. An hour after that, Antenora logged on. “This code is surprisingly easy. PJ mustn’t have been thinking clearly or something. A=A, and two letters stand for one, so the word has four letters, the third of which is an A. Which means it can only be Char. I had a look at the code, and it goes like this: The letter we need is the one that is in the exact middle of the two words. For instance, C is the middle of B and D, so BD is C. The middle of DM is H, and the middle of PT is R. Simple.”
“Oh, I see it now. I can’t believe I didn’t get it before…” James said. “So I’m gonna die?” Char asked half an hour later. “Well, probably. I’m just happy it isn’t me.” Dante said. “Besides. I never liked you anyways.” “Let’s all meet up. Maybe you guys can protect me.” Char suggested then. “Well, where would we go?” Pandora asked. “Well, James and I live in England, and the rest of you live in America, so I guess it will be somewhere in the USA.” Dante suggested. “Ok. Where?” James asked. “New York! Let’s meet there. I know a nice hotel….” Derik said. “New York? I can get there. When will we meet up? As soon as possible, right?” Antenora posted. “I can also make it to New York.” James posted. “I don’t have any productions at the moment.” James was a rather famous actor in England, under the alias of Troy van de Kamp. Antenora was a senator. Pandora and Char also agreed to meet up in New York, at the address Derik gave. Dante, finally, grudgingly, agreed. “It’s not like I can write the ending of my book if I’m about to be murdered anyways. If I leave now, I can be there in a day.” James said it would take him a day longer, but everyone else agreed to be there before two days had passed.
Dante gave a slight snort of contempt when he saw that Char had been deleted. He kept his rather harsh opinions to himself and said “Derik, book for one person less at our hotel then.” Antenora was more subdued, but was happy that she would, at long last, meet her beloved Dante. “Dante, can you sign my copy of Dante’s Abyss? It’s my favourite. Abyss II just didn’t cut it, I’m afraid,” she had said the day before. Then Dante bid them all farewell, and climbed into the aeroplane headed for New York. One day later, James did the same, as well as Antenora (who borrowed a jet from a friend of hers) and Pandora. Derik stayed at home, as he lived a mere hour from New York. During this time, he did, however, discover some quite distressing news in the form of a newspaper article. He tried calling the others, but they where all either sleeping or unavailable. So, worried, he crammed the newspaper-printout into a suitcase, jumped into his car, and sped off the Hotel. Tomorrow, the first and last 667 Convention would take place.
Coming Soon Chapter Ten In which the murderer appears and does what murderers do best.
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Post by Dante on Jun 6, 2005 0:25:08 GMT -5
Yeah, right. You think I'm so stupid as to do an Abyss sequel?
Newspaper article mysteriousness is appreciated.
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