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jslice1001 · Boot Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Los Angeles

Heh, I spoke too soon, my solution was backwards. The second letter is actually the one that designates which place in the solution a word goes, and the first letter is which word in the message goes there. Here's the correct solution:

**Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:04 pm

Wulf74

**Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:53 pm

jslice1001 · Boot Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Los Angeles

This was the code from 7 that Sara just called us weak for not being able to solve. ^^

**Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:09 pm

Wulf74

**Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:11 pm

Wulf74

yochanan · Veteran Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 74

Wulf, that's the puzzle that jslice solved. I'm going to post the solution, because it doesn't seem like there is any motion on it...

**Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:43 am

PaperbckWriter9

@wulf - u know, I wasn't sure about petunia. I remember seeing "the flower" in the earlier posts, so I wasn't sure if she was now a part of the game. Too bad though. Reading through here, she seemed to have a pretty good handle on this.

@yochanan - thanks for the earlier explanation about the cryptogram. With ur help it was possible for me to understand beckett 1 & 2. Thanks Very Happy

Oh & by the way, did u ever get an answer about Jonathan being good or evil?

**Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:10 am

Wulf74

**Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:19 am

jslice1001 · Boot Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Los Angeles

I think right now the only thing we haven't really figure out (besides what the hell is going on in the story) is the poem thing from way back on b.

Other than what that means (if anything) I think we're pretty much caught up, waiting for more.

On an almost totally unrelated note, part of the reason I started getting involved was to get a code name cause I thought it was awesome. Now I have one, yay! Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:21 pm

yochanan · Veteran Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 74

**Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:56 pm

Wulf74

@yochanan -
Definitely a lively discussion you had going with her! She seems to have picked a strange time to start participating however. We've known of her for quite awhile now (relatively speaking). We've asked numerous times for more information on her both thru the forums, and via email to Porter and Netchurch. Although the latter is less likely to be seen by her I suppose.

[speculation]
But why does she poke her head out now? Baiting us - almost daring us to pursue her. It's almost like she wants us to crack her codes - to figure out what she's doing.[spoiler](Please read this with a TINAG slant - obviously she wants us to figure it out.. Wink

)

We need to find out what she's about. I think it's obvious she's got some revenge in mind, in order to avenge Jonah death. But I think there's a few questions we need answers to before we proceed - to ensure that we're helping the appropriate party here.
1) What did Jonah do/have/know that made him Jonathan's target?
2) If Sara is indeed behind this convergence of parallel realties, more important than HOW she is doing it - is why? What does she hope to accomplish by it?
3) What is Porter's role in this? Nosferatu typically take an indirect hand in influencing events. They prefer a (pardon the pun) puppet master role, as opposed to one in the spotlight. Porter is taking a pretty direct action in assisting us, even going so far as to contact Jonathan in the first reality. What is he hoping to accomplish?
3) Beckett is obviously beginning to play a more central role now - but from what I know of him, he's a historian. His main focus of investigation has been trying to determine the creation of Kindred, he doesn't buy into the Cain myth completely. He also is interested in the Thin Bloods, which if I remember correctly has been mentioned once very briefly so far. A Thin Blood, if I think, is someone who has been turned - but their blood is so "weak", that they essentially inherit all of the curses (thirst, sunlight, etc), but none of the blessings. Depending on the time-line in the Vampire universe, they are unable to sire more Kindred.
4) I'm not sure it's relevant, but what did Jonathan do to save Smiling Jack? Is it significant, or was Jack simply mentioned to tie the story to VtM a little more solidly in the beginning?

I had a few other thoughts, but got interrupted - so that train of thought has left the station.. Rolling Eyes

[/speculation]

I'm going to fire an emai/make a few posts on the forums to see if we can get any answers. But I think yochanan might have better luck with Sara, as you seemed to have developed at least some rapport with her Cool

btw - thanks for putting those ciphers up - it's a huge help.

=edit=
added link for a description of Thin Bloods

**Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:14 am

PaperbckWriter9

**Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:46 am

jslice1001 · Boot Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Los Angeles

**Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:44 pm

Wulf74

**Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:01 pm

Wulf74

Sorry for the double-post... again.
i-j is up.

Answer:

**Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:14 pm