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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]

And another win! You’re really filling up the board.

[Another addition to the message is written.]

[smilingarmor]

It helps to know common combinations of letters. And speak of which, how about a 'D'?

[He has an idea what that first word is, though the third one still has him stumped.]

[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.

[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]

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.

[smilingarmor]

Hmm... well, then I wish you luck in that. Thankfully Elliot has been kind enough to lend me a hand with the few mysterious terms I've encountered in my own memories, since he's remembered a great deal more than I have.

[hardtoignore]

Yeah, you're lucky you have each other. As far as I know, no one I've seen in my memories has surfaced but... maybe that's a good thing.

[smilingarmor]

Perhaps. Or perhaps not; even our own past memories can only be seen from one perspective. There could be a great deal that our past selves missed that someone else might shed light on.

[hardtoignore]

... You know, that's kinda understated around here, but it makes sense. I mostly feel like I'm in danger or, at the very least, that I need to defend myself in my memories. Some may be less deserving of that, I don't know, but I don't have the full picture on most of them yet.

Maybe I'm looking for answers to the wrong things right now.

[smilingarmor]

I don't think any of us really have a full picture of our past memories yet, which makes figuring anything out for certain somewhat difficult at this point. Until we get more answers, we can't even be certain we're asking the right questions.

[hardtoignore]

Which means... we wait.

[Clarence sighs. Even off-screen his scowl is obvious.]

Not really one of my best traits.

[smilingarmor]

[Emberto chuckles.]

Not one of mine either, honestly. But needs must, and all that.