Case No. 46
CAFE & DINER THIRD CAFE · LONG BEACH, CA · LATE NIGHTS AND COMFORT FOOD
CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 10/23/17
MANAGER 323
RECEIPT: ALLSIGNSPOINTTOWARDS01
STATUS: OPEN
I think the big number already mentioned this, but I found a... something. Something strange. It's a magic pool ball. You know the one, probably. Black. Bad news if you sink it early. You shake it, and a die answers yes or no questions. That magic pool ball. Except when I shake this one, it seems to have more, uh, responses than would fit on a die. Also, the responses are a bit too, I guess, "on the nose" for the questions I've asked. I'm guessing it must be a Canadian toy, but it's strange that I found it outside my house.
Some examples of questions I've asked with answers it has given today:
Q: Will today be a good day?A: Today is the day of chaos. Do not trust those born to this day.
Q: Do you mean [17]?
A: Outlook cloudy. Ask again later.
Q: Is this toy [Canadian]?
A: As is above is as below.
Q: Is this toy dangerous?
A: Do not be afraid.
Q: Is this toy connected to someone?
A: Ask again later.
Q: Would you answer if I asked again later?
A: Outlook not so good.
Q: Will we find out what [Jedidiah's is cooking up]?
A: It'd be too late if you did.
And then, after that last question, the die inside the pool ball spun around sort of violently before coming up with a "Goodbye." And then the die sunk into the liquid, and I haven't seen it since. I mean, obviously, this toy was made in Canada. I've been tempted to crack it open, but that feels like a bad idea. 62 has been giving it a look and so far hasn't found any obvious signs of Canadian technology in it, but we're taking precautions. For the time being, we should probably keep this thing in the vault. That, and I'm kinda freaked out with it being at my house.
Well, if anything, happy birthday, 17. Don't betray us, I guess, haha.
Caffeinated Report: CD-CEA04
"Sister."
Reference | 1 Word
Caffeinated Report: CD-ASC03
"A good matcha mocha should be green, with about 99 grams of coffee, 151 grams of chocolate, and 68 grams of match."
Cipher | Reference | 1 Word
Caffeinated Report: CD-CEA05
"The Final Note of the…"
Reference | 2 Words
Caffeinated Report: C-ASPT02
"They don't bother drawing attention themselves, they just lose their frowns, or their names, or faces, and then they scream it with me now."
Music Trivia | 3 Words
Caffeinated Report: C-EFE03
"To see fire and brimstone."
Reference | 2 Words
Caffeinated Report: C-EFE04
"Something to fear."
Reference | 1 Word
CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 10/28/17
THE OWNER
RECEIPT: HALLOWEENGAMBIT01
STATUS: OPEN
Hey, H-A1Z26 here.
I'm not sure what happened.
We're not sure what happened.
Last anyone remembers, he was with 323 and 62 in the vault, doing some late-night research into the Jedidiah's name tag we "borrowed." But now he's gone. Thankfully, it would seem 125 and 224 are already well on the case. Still, though, I'm... worried. Worried even if we do reach him, he might not make it back.
It's all very troubling for a multitude of reasons. Myself and the other managers have been looking over the best options, and we're still trying to make a decision. But I can't help but feel as if we're running out of time. We've decided not to involve the Pepper here or there as they can really only help in a "typical" missing person case. This is not that. Also, he's not strictly missing. Which leaves us with a few other options.
A: Continue investigating this matter internally. Although this could put a significant strain on our resources seeing as he's halfway across the country.
B: Suck up our pride and ask for some Salt.
C: Suck up our pride AND go beg our former family in Astoria for help. Not a great idea as it could disrupt our operations entirely.
D: Let things play out and see what 134 does. Not a great idea considering how... Patrick Bateman-esque he sounded in his last receipt.
E: See if we can't knock on old wood.
We'll obviously keep you all in the loop with what we end up doing, though if this really is some sort of "Halloween Gambit," we need to act fast. Looking over all the options here... I think it might be best to knock on old wood. It's kind of the best of all options. Not sure if it'll work, though. I'll give that a try, and if it fails, I'll just head to Buckeye and meet up with 125 and 224. I'm sure we can handle this ourselves just fine.
Caffeinated Report: CD-AHG02
"Knock on old wood, #71 times."
CaD Knowledge | 1 Word
Caffeinated Report: CD-AHG03
"Crow's Mark."
Reference | 1 Word
Caffeinated Report: C-EFE04
"AHG."
CaD Knowledge | 3 Words