WEEK 6 - LOBELIA

[foundationmods]

Six weeks.

They had been here for that long, and still...the game was continuing.
Yet, it felt like they were finally about to reach the end of it...
Just a little longer. 🗈

Still, things were just the same as they had been the past few weeks.

The goats and servants were still around, and so too were the witches.
Yet, it felt like this week would be the week they would finally get all the pieces to the puzzle.
But...could they solve it?

Only time would tell.

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[aleph_armed]

You've got something?

[Gebura will follow to carry things as needed, at least.]

[goldenmaniac]

Maybe. Remember back in the first few weeks, when I kept looking up the new flowers in the garden?

[in the library he pulls down that familiar flower book and a pile of Baby name books, and some on Indian languages. Have fun Gebura]

[aleph_armed]

[Okay, let's try to keep these balanced...]

I do. So you think there's a clue there?

[goldenmaniac]

Yes. Or well, I don't think it's a clue I think it's the answer! The real clues were the epitaph, the traps in the chapel, the fragments for the book- the clue that the answer is a puzzle!

[poor Gebura, he's just rambling and leading her... outside. Once they reach the garden he takes the flower book, his old notes, and starts looking the new flower up]

[aleph_armed]

The answer is... a puzzle? Are you kidding me? All of this buildup was to another puzzle?

[Yeah, she'll let him do his thing. Maybe it'll make more sense once he's finished.]

[goldenmaniac]

If I'm right it should be an easy puzzle though.

[once he has the flower he moves to the names]

There you are... it can be spelled with a W but I think her name is... Kanval. The lotus flower.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[p e e r s]

[goldenmaniac]

[Wave wave]

[aleph_armed]

[...Okay, she's lost, because she wasn't actually paying attention to flower names.]

Umm... Could you explain how you got there?

[goldenmaniac]

No problem. Here, look at my notes. See all the names of the flowers? The first letters spell the name! And it has origins in Urdu, which is an Indian language. So it all fits!

[fullbodied]

Also, this place is like her heart.

If these are the things that change the most, it's probably trying to tell us something.

Takumi, you're so smart. What would we do without you?

[goldenmaniac]

[He blushes and hides his face with a book]

We all would have figured it out eventually...

[fullbodied]

No way! Take some credit! Tell yourself, "I'm awesome!"

And then we can figure out what to do with this, you know?

[respring]

[ following! ]

Kanval...it's pretty. How did you figure it out?

[goldenmaniac]

I knew the flowers had to be important somehow- even from Week 2. But I had no idea HOW. But you all talking about names just made something click. This whole place is a big puzzle, so why not the name too?

[He shows his notes where the flower names make Kanval]

[youkaiwatch]

That's pretty smart. Well done, Takumi-kun.

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[WHERE DID GRANDPA COME FROM

He's quietly ruffling Takumi's hair with a smile, though.]

[goldenmaniac]

[He's surprised, and looks up, smiling. Even if it's from a 'villain' he knows Moriarty is a genius just like Sherlock, so any praise is worthwhile.]

Did you already know?

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Of course. It was rather obvious - then again, I also had some inside knowledge.

[He grins.]

Do you remember the names of the summoned demons who held the fragments?

[goldenmaniac]

[He tilts his head, eyes closing and thinks, thinks-]

...oh, fuck you-!

[That doesn't seem to be aimed at Moriarty specifically at least]

I bet someone is getting a good laugh at us missing that!

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[He laughs at that, pretty loudly.]

Well said! I assume it was a failsafe in case you failed to grasp the more obvious connections. I actually figured it out by using the demon names instead of the flowers, but I am a man from when Britain was still considered an empire.

[rikuchi]

[ .... ]

Good job, Takumi.

[ He never has much to say at these meetings, but...that deserves this much. ]

[anonnomnomnom]

[The hound keeper is somewhere in the background watching the proceedings, but Gulliver is here chasing everyone's heels, and dashes dramatically between Takumi's feet.]