V-DAY EVENT 2K12: TEAM Four

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He could hear Lief’s voice yelling throughout the library (something of being denied a date because of her fated to be with a Prince) and the slamming of the door insured silence once more. Zexion sighed. Sometimes he didn’t quite get Somebodies and their issues with love. Valentine’s Day was just another day to the Nobody… “Monseiur Zexion?” Zexion heard the whimpered voice of Cupid as the winged icon of love pulled himself upright using the desk Zexion was seated behind. “Taking a more… calm approach gets you farther with them, you do realize this?” the sixth Organization member said, flipping a page in his notes. “I… realize zat now…” “I surmise you are here for some reason other than Lief throwing you in here?” Zexion said raising an eyebrow at the disheveled Cupid. “Oui… four more letturs… Zat’s it… four. And none of zem want to do zit…” Cupid seemed close to tears again. Zexion sighed “This is absurd. This holiday is far over done if it cause so much on the heart.” the schemer shut the book and stood up. “Hand me the letters, this insanity ends now.” Cupid’s wings perked up at Zexion’s response. “Really?! OH! Merci!” and even though Cupid made the effort to tackle Zexion, Zexion stole the letters from his hand and Corridor-ed out before the winged icon of love could touch him. Each team will have one week from the start of this post to decode each of their letters without Cupid making a bad excuse for not delivering them on time. The letters all contain words that make up some secret phrases Cupid needs to remember in his travels so he can give good love advice to those who need it. The Scrambled letters need not be 100% correct, but be warned that if the phrase is wrong, you will not win. The first team to successfully complete their phrase will win 150 munny. Second place will recieve 100 munny, and 3rd place 50 munny. Post your finished poems and final phrases in this thread. Lastly, there will be one word or phrase in each of your letters that the dreaded Queen of Hearts has stolen from Cupid. One or two members from each team will have to "woo" the Queen into getting the phrase out of her. This means you will be making an appearance before her in her own court and have one post a piece to convince her to give you the piece of poem. While it is completely acceptable for you to attempt to figure it out on your own, she might offer you better hints to the coding if you take her on before you figure out the other poems. If you are ready to proceed to her court, the member(s) who are going should post this: [size=5][color=red]OFF TO THE COURT![/color][/size] [blockquote][[b]MEMBERONEHERE[/b];[i] Anyone else[/i]][/blockquote] Rules are simple. Follow the rules of the board. You may use any tool you wish to decode your poems, but it will be more fun to guess it yourself. You are a team! Work as one! If you know the code to your fellow teammates's poem, don't be afraid to help them! Remember EACH of you are earning this reward! Roleplaying giving the poem back to the NPC or Zexion should be interesting as well... "This phrase is essential to ending this swiftly. Do not lose it." _1_ / _2_ / _3_ /, _4_ / _5_ / _6_ / 7_ / _8_ / _9_ / _10_ Zexion approached Namine first. "Ah... the memory witch. Seems you have survived after all. Pick apart this letter and put it back together for a change." he pushed a letter into her hands. Namine's Letter Reads: 25-15-21/ 1-18-5/ 13-25/ 12-15-22-5/, 13-25/ 15-14-5/ 20-18-21-5/ 12-15-22-5/, 1-14-4/ 9’12-12/ 12-15-22-5/ 25-15-21/ 20-9-12-12/ 20-8-5/ 5-14-4/ 15-6/ 20-9-13-5. 9’13/ 7-15-9-14-7/ 20-15/ 11-5-5-16/ 25-15-21-18/ 8-5-1-18-20/ 3-12-15-19-5/ 20-15/ 13-9-14-5 With the following Code attached: 10=5 21=6 Zexion came across Vanitas next. "You... aren't Vexen's copy... no you are something more... I suppose I'll ponder that letter. This is your letter. Be swift in completing it." Vanitas's Letter Reads... .. -. . . -.. ... --- -- . .... . .- .-.. .. -. --. ..-. --- .-. -- -.-- .... . .- .-. - --..-- -... . -.-. .- ..- ... . - .... . .-.. .- ... - .--. . .-. ... --- -. - --- .-. . .. - .- .--. .- .-. - .- -. -.. --- ..-. . ...- . .-. -.-- --- -. . .-- .... --- ..- -. -.. . .-. ... - .- -. -.. ... --..-- -.-- --- ..- .-. . - .... . --- -. .-.. -.-- -- .- -. .-.-.-

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With the following Code attached:

9=1
16=3
20=8

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Zexion approached Xion next. "Ah... puppets did join the party... I thought you'd be gone by now, but I assume you DID serve your purpose? Be more purposeful and finish this." Zexion pressed a letter into her hands.

Xion's letter reads...

Zpv lopx yibu’t cftu?
Zpv mpwf nf npsf uibo bmm uif sftu

With the following Code attached:

4=10
6=4
11=9

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Finally, Zexion pressed a letter into Kairi's hands "I really hope you don't disappoint us, Princess. You've helped tremendously so far... I expect you to keep it up."

Kairi's letter reads...

Gi rgezgk, gi rgezgk, ztss dt ziol!
Viqz rgtl eqxlt lxei yttsoful zg tbolz?

With the following Code attached:

Code:
2=2
10=7

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"HURRY! THE LETTURS NEED TO BE ZIVEN OUT SOON! PLEASE I BEGZ YOU! HURRRRRRRY!"

[OOC: CUPIDS WHERE HURT SO MUCH IN THIS THREAD! No Cupids were harmed in the making of this thread]

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[Naminé]

Namine took the paper that Zexion. Is reaction to her being alive could have been turned on him as well but the young memory witch thought better of it. Though Zexion and her never had much contacted he was still on that she wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of. “It is nice to see you again to.” She said with a cheerful smile. Beside it was Valentine’s Day, it was a day for love not fighting. As her told her to pull apart the message and put it back together again, she smiled at him. “Ay AY! It is what I do best after all.” She said with a wink.

She took the message in her hand a looked at it. “I wonder what this person was trying to say." The memory witch closed her blue eyes and listened to the heart of the person who wrote it. Her eyes snapped up. “I got it!” she said with yet another smile. “25-15-21/ 1-18-5/ 13-25/ 12-15-22-5/, 13-25/ 15-14-5/ 20-18-21-5/ 12-15-22-5/, 1-14-4/ 9’12-12/ 12-15-22-5/ 25-15-21/ 20-9-12-12/ 20-8-5/ 5-14-4/ 15-6/ 20-9-13-5.
9’13/ 7-15-9-14-7/ 20-15/ 11-5-5-16/ 25-15-21-18/ 8-5-1-18-20/ 3-12-15-19-5/ 20-15/ 13-9-14-5. It isn’t a bunch of numbers. It actually says. “You are my love, my one true love, and I'll love you till the end of time. I'm going to keep your heart close to mine.” Namine giggled. “Awww how sweet.”

She handed the decoded letter back to Zexion. “I think that is right.” She skipped off to help the others that were trying to decode there letters “Maybe I can help them to.” She looked at each person letter and then whispered what she thought it meant in to their ears.

[Vanitas]

Vanitas took the letter from Zexion, grumbling something under his breath regarding his status in continually being entered into things he had absolutely no interest with. Starring at the letter, he silently read it a few times, tapping the ground with his foot. As he did, Namine approached him, whispering the answer to the code.

"Morse code. It reads “I need some healing for my heart, because the last person tore it apart. And of everyone who understands, you're the only man” "

Folding the letter up, he looks at Zexion before giving it right back to him. He shuffled away from the group and stood in silence, waiting to see the conclusion to all of this stupidity.

[kairi]

Kairi didn't quite know what to think at first, when the Nobody approached her without making empty promises to take her to her friends, or generally keep her hostage. Her surprise nearly caused her to miss Zexion's words, but she managed to shake herself out of her reverie and pay attention. Gently, the Princess reached out to accept the letter; she smiled, blushing only slightly at his compliment. "Thank you," she replied, nodding once to show she understood her task.

"Oh my," she breathed, giggling behind one of her hands at the scrambled message. She knew the letter would be scrambled, but still seeing it was an interesting sight. Kairi paid only a little attention to the others around her as she studied her letter, beginning to pace in concentration. Reluctantly looking up from her letter, the Princess smiled brightly, hearing Naminé's message. "That's so sweet!" And Vanitas' message made Kairi laugh, she couldn't help it. It was the ending, though, as the first part was sad.

Again, she returned to the letter. Her smile slowly faded into a frown as the solution continued to elude her. Thankfully, Naminé approached her, and whispered the answer. "Oh!" Kairi smiled again, and stepped forward.

"It is scrambled," she began, and with one hand she reached up to tuck a lock of her red hair behind one ear. "Oh doctor, oh doctor, tell me this! What does cause such feelings to exist?" Kairi giggled once more -- Valentine's Day was so sweet! She folded the letter up again and handed it back to Zexion.

Wisely, she made no comment in regards to the message contained in her letter. Oh, the irony.

[Xion]

Xion was confused as to why Zexion was coming to her, but his words stung, and she looked at the floor. Puppet....am I nothing more....? she said nothing, however, simply quietly accepting the paper he handed to her.
Her cheeks were as pink as the color of the message, but she wasn't sure why..

Staring at the paper, her mind went blank. Knowing that the others had already figured their messages out, she was the one they were waiting on.. And Zexion was still watching...she couldn't think...

Thank goodness Namine was there. Xion turned to her for help, just like before when she needed answers, and Namine had them. She turned back to Zexion, and held out the paper, voicing the words aloud.

"You know what’s best?
You love me more than all the rest!"

Xion had to smile, just a little, at the irony. She was speaking those words to one of the Organization's most indifferent people..or at least, that's how Zexion seemed. But since he was helping Cupid..maybe he wasn't so bad after all. Namine whispered something to her, and Xion nodded.

Looking at Zexion, she smiled a bit. "One of the letters wasn't quite right with the code given...the 'w' in what was actually an 'x' according to the code..but we guessed that it was supposed to be the first letter.. It's interesting..because it fits the Organization perfectly. Xs..."

[Naminé]

“So judging by everyone’s letters and the numbers from the code that was attacked then my code words are (I’ll) and (Keep), Vanitas’s is (the)(of)(you’re). Xion’s is (best)(love)(the). Finally Kairi’s is (doctor)(cause).” Naminé said out loud to everyone

The memory witch tried placing the new words in to the spots that they would go in in the letter that Zexion told them not to lose.

_1_ / _2_ / _3_ /, _4_ / _5_ / _6_ / 7_ / _8_ / _9_ / _10_

With the words put in place it read
_The / _2_ / of /, love / I’ll / keep/ cause / you’re / the / best
Naminé looked at the newly formed letter. There seemed to be something wrong. Kairi’s 2=11 didn’t fit because there was no number 11. She looked at it in confusion. “Maybe that code was supposed to be a 2=2?” she said to the team. “If that is true then the message would read:
“The doctor of love I’ll keep cause you’re the best”

The Memory Witch blinked at the note. There had to more to it than that. “So which of us want to go to the queen and figure this out?” She asked the group.

[Xion]

Xion listened to Namine read the messages all together. She agreed, silently, that there certainly was a part missing. They needed the last piece to this puzzle.. She looked at the other two members of the team, and then back at Namine. When Namine mentioned the Queen, Xion had to think for a moment before she identified which queen Namine meant. This was an interesting twist in the challenge...a challenge itself. She stepped forward.

"I would like to go.. I am not sure how well I can persuade, but I am confident that we will get that piece.."

She looked to the side as Kairi stepped forward also, making her request to go on this challenge as well. Xion smiled. She was glad Kairi was coming. It might make visiting the Queen easier, and obtaining the missing piece without any yells of "Off with their heads!" too.

OFF TO THE COURT!

[Xion; Kairi]

[mordred]

"... I don't see why Reno and Selena had a problem with this thing."

Out of a Corridor of Darkness walked a blonde man in glasses, wearing a cloak. It was none other than Mordred, who bore his usual indifferent and emotionless frown. As he looked around at the team that had been working on decoding the letter, he cracked his neck and massaged it, as if he just got up from lying down in a recliner. In his hand was the throat of Cupid, who seemed to not enjoy having the life choked out of him. "Monsieur! P-Please... l-let go... Gurk." The fat cherub managed to choke out. Mordred looked down at his hostage and frowned a bit. "No. If you wish to continue living, then I suggest you still your tongue before I still it for you." Mordred stated matter-of-factly and for once, Cupid complied, figuring this wasn't an idle threat. Mordred then turned his scarlet gaze to the team.

"I seemed to have stumbled across this cherub as it was trying to assault me with arrows. I'm not entirely sure why, unless it has a death wish..." Mordred began, unperturbed by the struggles of Cupid. "Either way, it doesn't matter. He informed that he apparently has letters that needed decoding and that he already had teams commissioned for the task. He would then deliver these letters to their recipients. I'll free this cherub if you can guess the phrase correctly. I don't really know why these letters are so important, but I'm sure the fate of the world doesn't hang in the balance of these useless pieces of paper."

"H-Help... me..." Cupid choked out.

"Also," Mordred continued, revealing a few pieces of paper. "I stole these hints from the Queen of Hearts. Unlike you or any of the other teams, I did the smart thing instead of trying to convince the imbecile. You bearers of Hearts also complicate things so needlessly. Whatever, let's get this over with. I have plans to enact and Hearts to gather."

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Team Four! Your hint is...
"Your SYMPTOMS aren't that bad for you to figure it out!"

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"Right, I give you all until noon tomorrow to finish decoding your letters. Remember, should you win, Cupid continues to exist, so there is precious little time to waste."

[mordred]

(Due to a sudden change of Heart, I'm giving this team until tomorrow evening to make a guess. This will be the only extension given, so use the time wisely.)

[mordred]

Mordred cocked his head and sighed. "No guess? None? You do not care for this creature? Mordred looked down as the diminuative Cupid struggled in Mordred's choking grip and squealed annoyingly. Mordred sighed. "This creature's Heart... is much too weak for my plans. And his voice is... grating, I suppose." Mordred tossed Cupid at the group's feet and opened a Corridor of Darkness behind him. "It seems none of you are concerned about the emotional well-being of others. How... predictable, I guess. We shall meet again..." Mordred walked through the Corridor of Darkness and disappeared.

Cupid stood up and brushed himself off. Ohhh, zat jerk... I apologize, but I must take that letter now. I vill figure something out. Here, have some munny for at least trying. Au revoir, mademoiselles and monsieur! Au Revoir!" Cupid then took the letter and flew off, leaving some munny behind for the group."

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You failed to guess in time. As a consolation prize, Kairi, Xion, Namine and Vanitas get 50 munny!