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[hardtoignore]

[Clarence has mounted his phone camera in such a way that the feed is focused on a desk where a piece of plain lined paper rests. Clarence’s hand enters the frame and he poises it over the paper. Slowly, he marks out several small, horizontal lines and divides them with a slashes. Then he speaks:]

Anyone want to play Hangman? The hint is “official title.”

[[L O R D | O F | C H A O S]]

[Status of man: alive! He has been saved! However there is now a long horizontal line as the base of the scaffolding with a vertical line shooting up from the middle and another horizontal line hanging off the top; the scaffold is complete. There is also a small line hanging down from the top, and a round circle is attached. Things were getting grim for the condemned man, but he is now FREE!.]

[Five wrong guesses were put forth. Incorrect guesses: X, Q, T, E, J]

[Clarence adds a few notes at the bottom:]

[Congrats to Wu Wuxian for guessing the correct phrase! Honorable mentions go to Emberto for doing his best and to Anakin for keeping with the spirit of the answer.]

Comments

[hardtoignore]

That works! One more letter down.

[smilingarmor]

Fabulous! And if I'm not mistaken, the last letter in that first word should be 'L' yes?

[hardtoignore]

It’s as you say. Very good. [Theres a smile in Clarence’s voice as he speaks and writes in the first letter of the first word.]

[smilingarmor]

[Emberto grins briefly, but then goes back to pondering the puzzle.]

Lord of... what though? I've got to admit, I'm a bit stumped as to what that last word might be. I think there must be another vowel in there somewhere though, so perhaps an 'A'?

[hardtoignore]

Your on the right track for sure. One “A” [he notes it down] and just two more spaces left.

[chenqing_player]

Hmm..Is 'Lord of Chaos' a thing? Because that's kind of what it looks like.

[hardtoignore]

Ding ding ding! You’ve struck it right on! [He completes the puzzle and adds a few notes at the bottom of the page.]

Thanks for playing.

[chenqing_player]

Excellent! The man's life is saved. So who is the Lord of Chaos? Sounds like a fun title.

[hardtoignore]

[Clarence sets down his pencil and folds his hands in front of the camera, the lighting shining off his black nail polish. He still doesn't put his own face in the frame, just keeps it centered on the now completed puzzle.]

That's... kinda what I'm trying to figure out. But I'm more interested in finding what it means rather than the who.

[chenqing_player]

What is means? Hmm..is a title you have seen in your memories somewhere?

[hardtoignore]

I said it in my memories at one point, but I don't know what being a Lord of Chaos could mean. Sounds like some edgelord middleschool bullspit, if you ask me.

[chenqing_player]

[He laughs and gives a shrug

I could see it as the name of a criminal mastermind from a comic book or something.

[smilingarmor]

And it looks like someone else has solved the puzzle! Though who exactly is this 'Lord of Chaos'? It sounds like a character from a comic book or video game.

[hardtoignore]

Seems... reasonable to assume that. [He taps a self-manicured nail on the tabletop.]

I do come from a world where I have pretty handy magic, after all.

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[bearshermark]

Aw, shame I missed it. 'Lord of Chaos', though. Is that really an official title?

[hardtoignore]

Yeah, but you did a good job adding to the answer.

[Clarence pauses.]

It's a phrase I heard in one of my memory dreams. Trying to figure it out myself.

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[hardtoignore]

Sorry, should'a known you would have been in bed at that time.

I mean... could have been just something someone dumb said, but it was from one of my memories so I'm curious about it.

[chenqing_player]

Well, if your magic can create chaos then the name would seem pretty fitting wouldn't it?

[bearshermark]

Guess the chance of that person just referring to someone as a habitual chaos spirit is kind of low?

[hardtoignore]

I... never said this was about me.

[hardtoignore]

I mean, I only know so many of my past memories. It could have been some a one-off... but they sounded... serious about it.

[chenqing_player]

Maybe not, but figure its your memories then there might be a chance that it is. Or are you the hero that stops the lord of chaos? that could be fun too.

[hardtoignore]

Heh, I'm not... actually sure if that's how things work where I'm from. But it's a nice thought.

[chenqing_player]

Well either way I like it. Lord of Chaos has a nice ring to it, whatever it is! Could make for a fun stage name.

[hardtoignore]

Stage name? Like... for Broadway or something?