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To those with instructions:

You have until the end of the day.

Do not leave your place of business or other important activity to race there.

There are multiple, unique items at each location.

Only go to the location assigned.

And buy some trinkets, these small businesses are amazing!

@persephone Bearded Lady Vintage and Oddities on Magnolia St., Burbank, 91505

The bit “Their notes are written, read and then destroyed. Today, you have the ability to intercept” reminds me of the letter @bcbishop got that was a destroyed communique between Darren and Clint…could we be intercepting something like this?

Oh I love that store. The owner is awesome! He will be super helpful I’m sure.

I just got a No Caller ID call.

“To each their own, and not the other.”

It sounds like we are to go to the location in our own emails.

91601

Men are every color, near enough that can be seen,
but rarely will a fellow be so permanently Green,
and not just his location but the things that he has seen,
Ask for cleansing incense, and learn just what we mean.

Their notes are written, read and then destroyed. Today, you have the ability to intercept.

Be careful.

Be confident.

Be Safe.

Tranquility is vital and it’s lost if you feel rage,
so purify your working space with smoke from burning sage,
the heat is overwhelming if you’re standing near the fire,
but there’s a Bearded Lady who might…[Read more]

Another new one:
“Men are every color, near enough that can be seen,
but rarely will a fellow be so permanently Green,
and not just his location but the things that he has seen,
Ask for cleansing incense, and learn just what we mean.”

So there are definitely different riddles. Mine says:
“Tranquility is vital and it’s lost if you feel rage,
so purify your working space with smoke from burning sage,
the heat is overwhelming if you’re standing near the fire,
but there’s a Bearded Lady who might have what you require.”

Subject: 91505

Tranquility is vital and it’s lost if you feel rage,
so purify your working space with smoke from burning sage,
the heat is overwhelming if you’re standing near the fire,
but there’s a Beard…[Read more]

Their notes are written, read and then destroyed.

Also this sounds very much like a reference to the torn Creators letter that @bcbishop received.

A “Reversing Candle” could be a spell candle in the store where the note might be dropped?

This feels very much like BOS type communication, with the puzzles and intercepting communications. Is this an attempt to get us all away from the OSDM by creating a fictional OSDM (how many of those are we up to by this point?) to lure us away from them?

A word scramble? Adorable, but weird.

I’m not sure it was intended to be difficult. Along with the art doled out over a period of time, ending with a quote, and then words from Tension and Lust, we got a reminder of what led us to this point. I’m curious about the email address because surely we don’t need outreach at this point. (As @kasch…[Read more]

I think this is the real OSDM. While they haven’t thrown us puzzles in a long time, the very first few weeks of Tension (leading up to the initial round of consultations) were puzzle based.

Since this is supposed to be the new dawn of something, it makes sense that they would draw people back into the fold through clandestine puzzles again. I…[Read more]

Wholeheartedly agree that -overall-, all the symbology and potential ramifications of such that @blondie put together is of the most significant interest to me.

But then again, if individual actions are what will ultimately matter–if those actions also include choosing/picking/making sides, I expect them to continue to exist and matter as well.

We are all on a new _path, and as always, our actions as individuals will determine what happens to us next.

This. Yes.

“Adorable but weird” is a really good description @remrelganaps. I love word puzzles, but WHY?? Why rehash old tactics if things are new & changing? But I don’t think we’re looking at a new group for that reason, along with the reasons @unseenpresence brought up.

My point being, it seems equally strange for it NOT to be one of the groups we already know.

True — but what else have we learned recently? That Darren and Clint had apparently grown uneasy with the bargain they had made, and were trying to subvert… someone… as far back as the Skid Row System event.

Given that information, them bringing in o…[Read more]