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[leatherboots]

I was sent this along with a section of the code. Sharing it goes against my better judgment but I'm curious to see what this leads us all:

you have the message

eight pieces total
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Curiosity killed the cat, didn't it? If decoding this nonsense unleashes the apocalypse then I'll see you all in hell, I suppose.

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[fremde]

[ This face. ]

[leatherboots]

[ Luckily Rupert is immune to Faces! He shrugs expressively. ]

Well, I was amused.

[ HE HAD TO SAY IT. Rupert throws himself backwards onto Jonas's bed, staring up at the ceiling. Is he relieved or excited? Both, maybe. ]

Anyway, now this nonsense is everyone's problem. Let's see what they make of it.

[fremde]

[ Jonas looks at the door like he's expecting someone to walk through it right this instant. When no one does, he returns his attention to Rupert and lies back to curl up beside him. ]

You're an agent of chaos.

[leatherboots]

Flatterer.

[ It probably wasn't meant as a compliment but he still looks smugly pleased at Jonas's assessment. He glances aside at the door, remarking: ]

No sign of you.

[fremde]

Yet.

[ Is he that obvious or is Rupert that observant? ]

Maybe I was the one who sent the codes. That would be typical.

[leatherboots]

That would be interesting, [ Rupert corrects. ] Although unlikely.

[ Mostly because Rupert knows it's the OTO, but he rolls on to his side all the better to grin at Jonas and point out: ]

You'd send me the clue in German.

[fremde]

[ Jonas cracks a smile (miraculous!) and mirrors Rupert's position, shifting just a little closer. ]

I would not. That would spoil the game completely.

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[drivesadesk]

This is what I got:

1st letter

V

s-e•-:-g-r
o-g•-s•
w-f•-h-a
o•-h-o
t-a-’-t-e
g-c-o-s-r•-r-a
c-h-h-h-m
c-o

It's clearly some kind of code, but I have no idea how to decode it.

perma-anon text

[leatherboots]

Well, that makes two of us. Luckily for everyone else there are cleverer people than you and I in this universe.

[drivesadesk]

I mean, I'm pretty clever. I just...haven't figured this out.

[leatherboots]

Don't fight it. Join me in glorious, frustrating ignorance.

[drivesadesk]

I'm alright right there, smack dab in the middle of the frustrating ignorance. I want to figure it out, but what kind of cipher has three H's in a row? There aren't any words in English that have three of the same letter in a row! I mean, the Reptilian language will sometimes put three sibilant sounds in a row, but I doubt they know that.

[leatherboots]

[ He wants to say 'Don't ask me, my first language is German' but Rupert isn't quite so stupid as to betray his identity so blatantly. ]

It's quite amazing how much this world seems to know about us. Perhaps it IS written in your language.

[ID: Selina Kyle] TEXT ▸

[catlady]

At least you got something that wasn't complete and total gibberish.

perma-anon text

[leatherboots]

Oh, I received the gibberish too, I just also received an extra helping of nonsense (albeit plain English nonsense). Lucky me.

I'd ask which part of the code you received but honestly? This is all a good deal of fuckery and I haven't the patience for it.

[catlady]

I figured if it became serious enough, I'd hear about it.

[ Eyyyyyyyyyy... 👍👍 ]

[leatherboots]

It seems a great many people ARE taking it seriously. You don't count yourself amongst them?

[catlady]

At the moment? I think that someone could just as easily be fucking with all of us and seeing how this is out of my particular skill set, I prefer to conserve my energy until I might be useful.

[leatherboots]

[ god, he loves her. ]

Well said.

For my part, I'm well aware this could be a tremendous load of nonsense OR it could be our undoing. Both options seem a great deal more interesting than sitting around doing nothing, so I'm keen for someone to hurry up and solve this riddle. I just haven't the patience to do so myself and would rather watch someone else spring this particular trap (or whatever it may be).

text; id: SaintLorrant

[besainted]

What did you do to earn such a handy little tidbit? [ he might be a little butthurt that he didn't get it, stupid internet stranger getting the good stuff >:\ ]

all anon all the way

[leatherboots]

[ God DAMN IT Rupert hates that this is anon. He just wants to show off now!!! ]

Who knows? Maybe it's luck. Maybe the sender had exceedingly good taste.

[besainted]

Did they? Hard to say, with no visible recipient.

[leatherboots]

Don't be so suspicious! Excellent taste.

You received the code as well, I presume?

[besainted]

[ hey why does this kind of sound like someone he's familiar with ]

Taken with a grain of salt.

I'm one of the lucky masses, yes. It's been a fairly fruitless time of it so far, but I think this should help.

[leatherboots]

[ what? no! hashtag, meme, blessed, yolo etc etc ]

I damn well hope it helps someone. All this confusion is unspeakably boring.