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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 14:33:54 GMT -5
All post when you're ready.
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on Jul 19, 2013 14:40:04 GMT -5
I'm ready.
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 14:40:44 GMT -5
I'm ready too.
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Post by Blake Donovan on Jul 19, 2013 14:41:50 GMT -5
Lay it on me! (I'm ready...)
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 14:50:33 GMT -5
To begin, let's go over the remainder of the Galley puzzle. The object of this puzzle was to cook all of the right foods, according to the menu you found on the bulletin board, and serve this food in the correct spots on the table. Table: Menu: Riddle: You all likely noticed that there are no numbered next to the meals on the menu. How do you know which meal is which number? Look at the milk stains on the wall in the food-storage room below: Stains: Can anyone guess which shape was which number? (I'll give you 10 minutes.)
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on Jul 19, 2013 14:57:31 GMT -5
Heart = 1 Square = 2 Star = 5 Diamond = 6
I have no idea about triangle and circle though.
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Post by Blake Donovan on Jul 19, 2013 14:59:06 GMT -5
I'm guessing the number of the meals coincides with the shapes' orders. As in Heart is 1, Square is 2...etc.
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on Jul 19, 2013 15:01:15 GMT -5
What's the point of the other numbers in that list, then?
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:04:08 GMT -5
Well my only idea was multiplying the numbers preceding a shape and use the digital root. So for example for the heart 32 x 8 = 256 (2+5+6=13=1+3=4) so heart would be meal number 4.
Got up to triangle = 9, when I saw Mei's answer.
Now I'm stumped again.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:06:33 GMT -5
Mei had 4 of them correct. The full answer was:
Heart = 1 Square = 2 Triangle = 3 Circle = 4 Star = 5 Diamond = 6
Look at the digits in each number. They alternate with this pattern:
1: Add 5. (If you reach 10, go back down to 0.) 2: Subtract 1. (If you reach 0, go back up to 10.)
So if you ignore the ones place, you get this:
3?, 8?, 7?, 2?, 1?, 6?, 5?, 0?, 9?, 4?, 3?, 8?, etc.
See? +5, -1, +5, -1, repeat.
The same goes for the second digit in each number, except instead, its:
-1, +5, -1, +5.
Get it?
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Post by Blake Donovan on Jul 19, 2013 15:09:01 GMT -5
Ah, now I see.
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on Jul 19, 2013 15:09:26 GMT -5
*looks back at the picture to confirm it*
Ooohhhh, I get it. Clever one. I guessed four of them because I noticed that the pattern repeats itself 1.5 times. So I just looked back at the other side of the list of numbers, to see which each was.
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:11:57 GMT -5
Now I do.
Well done Yukiko/Mei!
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:16:09 GMT -5
Now then, the appliances in the galley were all puzzles too. Here are the quick answers:
Oven:
Each time you press a number on the number pad, it will equal the digital root of that number plus the last one you pressed. So if you press 6 and 9, then you'll get "66". If you pressed 1 and 3, you'd get "14". If you pressed 5678, you'd get "5246".
One of the recipes would call for you to place an item in the oven for 7:00 minutes. Due to the nature of digital roots however, there is no way to get a digital root of 0 using any number other than 0 itself. Thus, you'd need to type "6:00" instead, in order to make the result "6:60". Because that would equal 7 minutes.
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:19:05 GMT -5
That's clever.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:19:16 GMT -5
Stove:
This one didn't appear to be a puzzle, because it was just missing a wire for the power switch. However... there were no wires hidden in the room to use. So you needed to use the next best thing.
You found scissors in the drawer. So what do you do? Hidemi will sacrifice a bit of her hair, to use it as a makeshift wire. Hair doesn't work as a wire on its own though. Go to the sink and drench the hair in water, to make it conduct electricity. The conduction would be extremely weak. However, since this wire is only needed to power the "On" switch for the stove, it wouldn't need to have powerful conduction. Just enough to send the signal to the motherboard to turn the stove on.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:20:51 GMT -5
Dishwasher:
This was the most complex one. However, it's too bothersome to explain, so I'll just PM it to anyone who's interested later.
You would have needed to wash the dishes, in order to serve the meals, since every dish found in the galley was dirty.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:22:54 GMT -5
Gold File:
In order to get the Gold File, you needed to pick up the blank yellow paper on the bulletin board. Number just carelessly ignored it.
This paper had a recipe written on it in invisible ink. If you put it close to the stove and let the paper burn slightly, you'd be able to read the hidden message. It was a recipe for making chocolate cake. If you followed the recipe to make the cake, then served it in the center of the table for desert, a Gold File would pop out.
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:24:40 GMT -5
Was the cake a lie?
*covers head*
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:25:03 GMT -5
By the way, here was the Gold File for Door 1:
GOLD FILE #1: - Saru the Monkey: This smart monkey was born in a small forest in south Africa. Separated from his family at birth, he was brought to Japan to be raised for zoo life. The word "Saru" means "Monkey" in Japanese. An extremely clever and original name, to be sure. - Crew Quarters: The nine rooms in which each player woke up before the start of the Nonary game. The sleeping bags inside showed many signs of wear and use. Who used these bags before this game, and for how long? - Chess: Did you know that it's possible to win a game of chess in just 2 turns, if your opponent makes the wrong mistake? Theoretically however, the longest chess game one can possibly have is nearly 6000 turns, discounting the possibility of moving the same piece back and forth indefinitely. The longest recorded chess game in history was a mere 269 turns long. Think about all the remaining possibilities! Incidentally, that game ended in a draw. - Bathrooms in Space: How do bathrooms work in space, you wonder? It's simple: Vacuums. All toilets found aboard spacecraft are equipped with strong vacuums to ensure that nothing flies out of the bowl while you're going. It's like a toilet that is constantly flushing at all times while you sit on it. Simply hold yourself down to the seat with the handlebars and footholds, and feel free to let the waste out with ease. Just be careful not to take too long, or you may end up with a cold butt. - Video Cameras: There are a total of 72 video cameras hidden around the inside of the space ship. Some are even hidden the bathrooms! Each records at 60fps with 4k resolution, and can pan around to focus on players as they move around the room. Are they are being operated from somewhere?
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:31:40 GMT -5
Good to know
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:32:24 GMT -5
I had not bothered to write a file for Door 2 yet, since no one had found the hint for it yet. But here are some random fun-facts I had written down, for your amusement:
- Lord Hoppington: In the original conception of this RP, Zero was depicted as a frog named Lord Hoppington. He would ribbit and use frog-puns. This idea was not used in the final product, as you can see.
- Story planning: Planning of the story for this RP began shortly after I started playing VLR. After beating it however, the story got a near-complete overhaul. In fact, I changed the identity of Zero less than a week before starting the RP.
- This ship: It is called the Nonary Ark. It's powered by an annihilation engine.
- Nona: She may not seem it, but Nona is an avid studier of language and culture. She can speak almost fluently in both English, and German.
- Nona again: Ever since Nona's mother jailbroke her iPhone for her when she was a child, Nona has been into computer hacking. Her mother has regretted her decision since then, and has tried to discourage it.
- Nona again: Nona is one of the hackers responsible for a massive data leak from Sony's servers in 2027. She got a good laugh out of that. Lotus found out however, and took away her computer.
- Mei's strange body: Mei doesn't realize it right now because she's wearing shoes. However, she only has 4 toes on each foot, and lacks a tailbone. Her back is also notably less flexible than most people's. Why could this be?
- Saru's name: Other names that were considered for Saru were Albert, Darwin, Coco, Jabbers, Bubbles, and Kiwi.
- Dangers of adopting monkeys as pets: More than half non-professional monkey owners get attacked by their own monkeys at some point. Many have even had themselves of loved ones permanently injured by monkeys, or even killed. There have even been a few reordered cases of monkeys raping their owners. Attempting to contain a monkey as a pet without giving it a Zoo-like environment can cause serious psychological damage to it. Yet, pet-enthusiasts seeking exotic pets still continue to adopt monkeys despite the dangers. If you know someone considering adopting a monkey, please do everything you can to discourage them.
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on Jul 19, 2013 15:36:32 GMT -5
Holy crap. Why would someone ever try to adopt a monkey?
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:38:41 GMT -5
I personally hate the idea of having a primate as a pet.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:39:59 GMT -5
Anyway, would anyone care to solve the final puzzle? Which serving-place do you put each meal on the table? Table: Menu: Heart = 1 Square = 2 Triangle = 3 Circle = 4 Star = 5 Diamond = 6 Riddle: That should be all you need to know.
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Post by Fox Wilder on Jul 19, 2013 15:47:50 GMT -5
How about
A gets meal 3 D gets meal 2 E gets meal 5 F gets meal 6 B gets meal 1 C gets meal 4
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:50:15 GMT -5
Correct.
Now then, I shall go over the rest of the story. Give me a minute to type what happens after both groups finish their puzzle rooms.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:57:36 GMT -5
The 9 players arrive outside of their respective doors, and meet up on the other side. They see 2 doors before them. They are Door 4 and Door 7.
There is another hallway to the side. They go down it, and find a metal door with a big wheel-handle. They open this door, and find themselves in another room, containing Door 3.
However, all three of the numbered doors are locked. The intercom turns on again.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 15:59:58 GMT -5
On the intercom is Zero's voice, yet again. He explains that all numbered doors will be locked from now on. In order to unlock each set, you must find another Life Card and insert it into an unlocking mechanism in the center of the room. Once the card has been inserted, you'll gain 9 hours, and you can pull the switch on it to make the doors all unlock. Pulling the switch back will lock them back up again.
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Post by Zero on Jul 19, 2013 16:03:16 GMT -5
This new Life Card is hidden anywhere in any of the rooms they have already been to. This includes the rooms that did not contain puzzles, such as the Command Room where they all first met. They all split up, to find the card. I forgot to mention above that the room with Door 4 and Door 7 contained a large picture in it: This is the single largest picture ever taken by man-kind. It shows 1000s of different galaxies all within one view. It was taken with a Hubble Ultra-Deep Field camera. Anyway, moving on:
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