Backdated to early 8 Feb | Text | Unseelie locked

[gordianknots]

By now I think everyone knows that the monarchs are asking us to run after the Jabberwock to try and return it back to them. We know that it responds to touch, that it likes puzzles, and that lavender will help soothe it.

But there are problems with what we’ve been told that need to be solved now.

1. It’s the middle of winter. We need sources of lavender, and I do not imagine that this will be easy. If anyone knows where to begin, and can say so on an open post here, you’d be doing everyone a great favour.
2. The Jabberwock isn’t small. Making puzzles that will be the right sie will be a struggle. Thoughts on how to go about that are welcome. I’m not imagining that it is going to be possible to walk up to this thing and ask it why did the chicken cross the road?
3. Touch. If this thing’s aura of rot is as true as old accounts have presented it, we need to find ways to deal with that. Quickly.

I’m encouraging brainstorming on this network post because anything that can be thought up together will have a greater chance of working.

Chime in if you can and for the love of whatever is dearest to you, stay safe.

Comments

[semiurge]

someone's timing sucks, but there's a lot of contenders for whose sucks the worst.

i think there's a way to make the two doors riddle harder, if you add a third person in that answers randomly and have the only responses they give be words in their own language? it's supposed to be the most difficult puzzle ever or something. if i have it right.

[gordianknots]

Truer words.

Oh, that'd be good. And language would always complicate things, what's a Jabberwock going to know about Latin or Spanish?

[semiurge]

[OOC: Guess who forgot text was dictated? Correcting from here.]

Nonsense words might be better? Just in case it has a magical universal translator in it's head or something.

[gordianknots]

[OOC: It happens, no worries!]

Think pig Latin would slip by?

[semiurge]

Uresay, unlessyay eythay eachtay igpay Atinlay ownay.

I think I got that right.

[gordianknots]

That transcribed perfectly. If the Jabberwock's language processors are anything like the lockets, we're golden.

[semiurge]

Yay for childhood games?

[gordianknots]

Pretty much. And the thing's young itself so...it does make sense.

[semiurge]

I guess this is the point where I also mention that I can fly?

If anyone needs someone dumb enough to get close enough to yell pig Latin at the Jabberwock.

[gordianknots]

If you're that willing to try that, then I need to refer you to Grell Sutcliffe who I believe is handling any genuine attempts, now that we know what our resources are.

[semiurge]

Okay, thanks for the heads up.

[gordianknots]

Don't mention it. And please stay safe if you do fly towards it.