the-1t

[the-1t]

Evening, tumblr!

@get-your-fuckin-star-bitch you know, I find it fascinating that you use a name I gifted in my side of the mess. Names have power. Ɛ>

[the-1t]

I’ve got one.

Why is a Raven like a writing desk?

-aster

They both burn remarkably well. For that matter, neither of them are cheese. They both have an abundance of pens and metal paper clips. Need I go on?

[the-1t]

Incorrect answer, though it is a cue to do so. I’d advise finding the correct one.

What has four legs in the morning, two in the day, and three in the evening? - @the-1t

YOU!!!! YOU????? that. That…Is not my answer. BUT HELLO???????

A MAN!!!! Or, more specifically, a human- That’s, from the sphinx- Greek/roman mythology-

….

Is this… the cue to stop hiding in my flat and ordering food to be delivered to the door.

[the-1t]

Where. Where are they.

- Aster.

Coming.

[the-1t]

I hope I'm not just a mutual but a strange creature as well

[the-1t]

@art-thou-a-man-or-a-muppet @seismologically-silly you are both very smart! Very, very smart. To answer the question above, Latin is a dead language, and is death not a beautiful threat?

@seismologically-silly man of rocks, woman of bone, silver is the heart of stones.

@potato-lord-but-not gold weeps, starlit steel, seal the door.

@puzz1e-master They wait.

@cr0w-z The little bird laughed to see such a sight, and the nit ran away with the dune!

@get-your-fuckin-star-bitch ad astra, lex.

@ichorandseafoam do you not hear the call? The song?

Terrific.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Fallow fall, merry meadow-spring!

Come, join the dance!

The trumpet sings your demise, laugh while time is ample!

[the-1t]

@seismologically-silly man of rocks, woman of bone, silver is the heart of stones.

@potato-lord-but-not gold weeps, starlit steel, seal the door.

@puzz1e-master They wait.

@cr0w-z The little bird laughed to see such a sight, and the nit ran away with the dune!

@get-your-fuckin-star-bitch ad astra, lex.

@ichorandseafoam do you not hear the call? The song?

Terrific.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Words.

Dance.

Fallow fall, merry meadow-spring!

Come, join the dance!

The trumpet sings your demise, laugh while time is ample!

[the-1t]

If the Puzzles are not solved, there will be a Reckoning. Furthermore, you all appear to be trying to play Ludo with the pawns from a chessboard. It is advised that you stop.

Puzzlemaster Week 2 Recap

paltry progress on the puzzles, but a plethora of plot proceedings!

oh my god has it really been a week since the last update? not quite, sorry. i've got prescheduled Life Stuff tomorrow making me busy, so i want to do this today. do describe developments without delay if a LOT goes down tomorrow!

some corrections from last week-- apparently 5 August is something that happened in the Puzzlemaster's past (thanks for the correction @art-thou-a-man-or-a-muppet!), but i'll still be holding onto my hat if/when things pick up then. wouldn't be surprised if that's why this week has been quiet-- the calm before the storm.

@the-1t also wanted it to be known that they're still here, don't worry (i'm worrying).

new stuff this week: the Them had some more interactions with the community this week. They have been harrassing the Puzzlemaster. i said i'd do this so here goes: They are cowards. There, i've said it again.

new player on the board as well: everyone welcome @h1y1p1n101s. i think that's how to spell their name. they've sent a few of us some messages trying to make us fall asleep. they've got nothing to do with the Them, so who knows what's going on here. some advice for dealing with all of these eldritch entities in the tags and inboxes: don't take deals. if you have to (or are just really pressing your luck), make a deal but do it carefully. watch your wording. a little mnemonic i've been living by for a few years: make 'em, don't take 'em, and above all else never break 'em.

i also want to note that there's quite a few books being shuffled around somehow. i think there's one that's disappointingly not cursed, one which is, and one the Puzzlemaster is trying to get to @potato-lord-but-not from way back at the start of the game. or whatever this is.

again, there's still this evening and tomorrow for things to Happen, so stay safe, have fun, and good luck!

[the-1t]

I am by no means something that can comfortably use a piece of human technology to draw, so this is evidently not the best, but I felt the need to add to this rapid influx of art. @puzz1e-master I drew your rat and yourself.

[the-1t]

For you who speculate on my musical capacities, microphones tend to sound like speaker static when I get too close, so “band practice” as @get-your-fuckin-star-bitch put it is out of the question. I do, however, harbour a fondness for the accordion.

[the-1t]

Excuse me. /it/ has been quiet. And to defend myself for the quiet, I have been watching.

Puzzlemaster Week 1 Recap

we've got lore

Last week started with @puzz1e-master sending a very cryptic message to @potato-lord-but-not. As a result, I, @cr0w-z, @ichorandseafoam, @pandaragons, @willwoodwithadditionalgrapejuice, @get-your-fuckin-star-bitch, and @fruit-c4ke were dubbed "The Involvements" by Puzzlemaster as we became the most involved in helping Potato Lord solve the puzzles. Obviously we are not the only ones, but we are by far the most annoying about it (i say "annoying" affectionately. who knows what Puzzlemaster thinks of us).

The first message was fairly easy, spelling out YOU ARE CLOSE in letters capitalized in the first message. The second riddle took us much longer-- we had to figure out what different colored words meant in a question. The question is still unanswered, but all the colors were accounted for: green = involvements, yellow = Potato Lord, pink = nothing important, black = mystery, red = Puzzlemaster, and purple = power. The question asked was, "The Watchers only Watch, why do the Victims have to Speak?" Helping us solve the colors, Puzzlemaster sent a few of us asks with clues spelling THE ROYALS HAVE ALL THE POWER.

As we were solving the colors, Potato Lord got a new ask, with text originally in Morse code in uppercase:

Aaaaannddddd…go! ALRIGHT, SO I WAS THINKING, Mhm? THE PUZZLEMASTER, WHAT DO ...... YOU THINK HIS DEAL? I'm not sure really. Maybe he just likes doing this? Messing about? I mean… THINK HE IS WEB? Could be. Not really sure though. A little early to speculate really. IS ONLY THE BEGINNING? Seems so. I mean, it's always a larger picture than we think- Oh. You're almost past the halfway. LIKE CAUGHT IN WEB ...... SO SMALL, COMPARING BIG Suppose so. Yeah. What does it make us? WE LIKE TO WONDER What do you think it means? To be a victim? GIVEN SPECIAL LITTLE THING Such as? A VOICE Oh yeah, you must envy tha- Oh. Times up. They can't hear you now. I know, I know. We'll just have to wait until it rewinds.

No idea who sent this. The colors cycle evenly through the lines, except "he" is red and "victim" is orange referring to what we took a week to decode them being. it is the first thing we've seen bolded, and we haven't seen pronouns italicized before. I'll come back to the struck out "They" in a few paragraphs. That's also so far the only thing struck out.

After the colors were decoded, Potato Lord was sent a new puzzle that decoded to YOU'RE PART OF. A few of the Involvements got sent asks as well, with messages so far decoded to YOU THINK TO STOP THEIR PLAN? SOMETHING BIGGER THAN [YOU] WILL STOP THE END THEY CRAVE. Possibly. We're still likely missing some pieces. And it's been confirmed there are two messages to put together. Again, what's with the They?

A few other players have joined the board that aren't the Puzzlemaster, Potato Lord, or the Involvements. One is @the-1t, but they've been quiet for a few days, so I'm not sure how big a player they are. There's @the-r4t-man, who has been teaching Puzzlemaster how to be human by giving them rats and flirting. And there's also been the They, who do not seem to like Puzzlemaster becoming human (again?), and apparently hold power over the Puzzlemaster.

Also, something is happening on 5 August at 12:16 PM. Not sure what time zone.

The whole story so far is spread out over about a half dozen blogs and mainly in replies, so I hope this provides a good first week recap of the main bits. If anyone thinks I've missed something important, add it for the archive!

[the-1t]

this is not even an internet persona i am just like this and i think thats even worse

[the-1t]

I await them in return.

we have a message for you :)

-@floating-cassette-tape

Interesting. Please, elaborate.

[the-1t]

we have a message for you :)

-@floating-cassette-tape

Interesting. Please, elaborate.

[the-1t]

Good. Caution is a smart habit to cultivate.

hello The It... ovo

uhhhh do you have any relations to the Puzzlemaster---- are you guys buddies ???

(please dont hunt us for sport)

We are separate things, and as far as I know we are as unknown to each other as we are to You.

[the-1t]

The fact that you mean no harm, dear Crechure, is understood. Wether I warrant it attention is an entirely different matter.

hello The It... ovo

uhhhh do you have any relations to the Puzzlemaster---- are you guys buddies ???

(please dont hunt us for sport)

We are separate things, and as far as I know we are as unknown to each other as we are to You.

[the-1t]

Then you are Lucky. For now.

hello The It... ovo

uhhhh do you have any relations to the Puzzlemaster---- are you guys buddies ???

(please dont hunt us for sport)

We are separate things, and as far as I know we are as unknown to each other as we are to You.