Yzalirk Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 "Good work, Tester-Three. You guys should try to figure out the pattern, I'll see if I can trick the droid, maybe avoid us all a headache." Igaz approaches the red droid in his best Jek Flakko disguise. "My name is Jek Flakko. I lost my ID and I require entry to my ship."
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Goliath said: Igaz approaches the red droid in his best Jek Flakko disguise. "My name is Jek Flakko. I lost my ID and I require entry to my ship." Oh, I have a bad feeling about this. . .
Endgame Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said: Kind of the point of a cloaking device, but I digress. What does the Epigraph look like? Do you have a holo of it? What did the rest of the Cydonian fleet look like, and how large was it? That’s what I thought. Wouldn’t you? What do you know about the “Umbra Auction”? I’ve heard that it’s something of a Gnorran tradition. "Not a lot of us carry holo-projectors in these parts, least of all me. Though I hear a bunch of them are rigged up for whatever ceremony is going on in center city? As for what the ship looked like. Big... Gray... Lots of cannons. They rolled up with five ships. One of them was absolutely enormous." Faeja narrows her eyes. "That what you're here for? That event is well past its glory days. I don't peddle whatever they do. It's all... oddities, rarities, things that are less than legal, so the rumor goes. It used to be talk of the planet. I've never been near it. Rumor has it it's soon, though." 31 minutes ago, Goliath said: "Good work, Tester-Three. You guys should try to figure out the pattern, I'll see if I can trick the droid, maybe avoid us all a headache." Igaz approaches the red droid in his best Jek Flakko disguise. "My name is Jek Flakko. I lost my ID and I require entry to my ship." The shipyard droid leans in, as if squinting at the gooey disguise Igaz (somehow willingly) chose to smear all over his face. His deception turns out to be mostly succesful, but failed to be good enough for full access. Different bits of code fire off in its simplistic mechanical brain, with Tester-Three still having a link to the droid's database. "You are... You are... You are... Jek?" In this moment of hesitation, the warbot detects that the very first guess had 2 rows entirely correct. For reference, that guess was: Black is b (B) White is w (W) Wbbb Bbww Bwbw Bwwb The droid leans back into its neutral position, not entirely fooled but revealing very helpful info in its moment of uncertainty. "...Unable to fully verify... Access not granted."
Yzalirk Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Endgame said: "You are... You are... You are... Jek?" In this moment of hesitation, the warbot detects that the very first guess had 2 rows entirely correct. "...Unable to fully verify... Access not granted." Igaz attempts to intimidate the red droid. "Yes, I am Jek Flakko you tin can! Are you blind or something? If you don't let me through, I'll rip out your circuits and put you out of commission for good!"
samurai-turtle Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) /// I almost have this, need to figure out "seven squares". Quote B/b= black; W/w= white; ? = Insufficient data ??b? ?bw? Bwbw ??wb /// Attempt two. Bwbw Wbwb Bwbw Wbwb /// Attempt two. Quote Wbbw Bbww Bwbw Wbwb OoC: @Endgame I am having trouble editing this thing please ignore the " first" attempt two. Edited January 23, 2020 by samurai-turtle Trying to fix formatting
Duvors Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 "Wait wait wait, wait. Tester-Three, if all the colors that are the same across both attempts are correct then it wouldn't be possible for two rows to be correct in the first guess. One of the colors that was repeated must've been wrong and two from the second guess that weren't were right. I think. Does that make sense?" Enson will attempt to use the following combination; B=black W=white WBWB BBWW BWBW WBWB
Endgame Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Goliath said: Igaz attempts to intimidate the red droid. "Yes, I am Jek Flakko you tin can! Are you blind or something? If you don't let me through, I'll rip out your circuits and put you out of commission for good!" The attempt at such an elaborate attempt of intimidation fails to work as Igaz hopes, his menacing aura not meaning much to a shipyard bot, apparently. It seems that without tightening up the disguise somehow, just becoming Jek was not sufficient. Intimidation could be useful for getting out other info, though... "Negative... I was not designed to fear termination." 28 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said: /// I almost have this, need to figure out "seven squares". /// Attempt two. OoC: Reveal hidden contents @Endgame I am having trouble editing this thing please ignore the " first" attempt two. MM Note: Don't worry about it, sometimes this editor can be a real pain to deal with. The party takes something of a step back, with the new pattern yielding only nine correct. 2 minutes ago, Lord Duvors said: "Wait wait wait, wait. Tester-Three, if all the colors that are the same across both attempts are correct then it wouldn't be possible for two rows to be correct in the first guess. One of the colors that was repeated must've been wrong and two from the second guess that weren't were right. I think. Does that make sense?" Enson will attempt to use the following combination; B=black W=white WBWB BBWW BWBW WBWB Likewise, this pattern only yielded nine. The party had seven more attempts to riddle this out.
Yzalirk Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Endgame said: The attempt at such an elaborate attempt of intimidation fails to work as Igaz hopes, his menacing aura not meaning much to a shipyard bot, apparently. It seems that without tightening up the disguise somehow, just becoming Jek was not sufficient. Intimidation could be useful for getting out other info, though... "Negative... I was not designed to fear termination." Igaz rolls his heads in annoyance. He was confident his scheme would work. He attempts to intimidate the droid one last time but for information. "Stupid droid. How about we change that? If you don't tell me what my, Jek Flakko's ID pattern is, I will rip you from your post and get you reprogrammed so you feel pain and emotion! Do you wish to fear for your life?"
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Endgame said: "Not a lot of us carry holo-projectors in these parts, least of all me. Though I hear a bunch of them are rigged up for whatever ceremony is going on in center city? As for what the ship looked like. Big... Gray... Lots of cannons. They rolled up with five ships. One of them was absolutely enormous." Faeja narrows her eyes. "That what you're here for? That event is well past its glory days. I don't peddle whatever they do. It's all... oddities, rarities, things that are less than legal, so the rumor goes. It used to be talk of the planet. I've never been near it. Rumor has it it's soon, though." Uh, Faeja? Would you mind holding on a second? I have more questions, but I need to go keep my companions from frelling up this entire mission. I'll be right back. Igaz: Don't acknowledge - Just listen. I have an idea, but I need you and Tester-Three to play along. 49 minutes ago, Goliath said: Igaz rolls his heads in annoyance. He was confident his scheme would work. He attempts to intimidate the droid one last time but for information. "Stupid droid. How about we change that? If you don't tell me what my, Jek Flakko's ID pattern is, I will rip you from your post and get you reprogrammed so you feel pain and emotion! Do you wish to fear for your life?" 'Ey mate, you ain't happen to see a, uh, "Jeek Flayko" 'round here, have ya? Got a call down in maintenance 'bout some bug raisin' all kinda hell, 'cause one of these-here droids ain't workin like they's supposed to.
Kintobor Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Dunola stands back and allows the party to make fools of themselves. She takes out her e-pipe and takes a long drag off of it, cloud vapours ascending into the sky. ”Our greatest sign of success was the first entry we plunked in. Let’s go back to that. We know two rows are correct, so with that knowledge we should be able to determine where we went wrong with the others.”
Endgame Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Goliath said: Igaz rolls his heads in annoyance. He was confident his scheme would work. He attempts to intimidate the droid one last time but for information. "Stupid droid. How about we change that? If you don't tell me what my, Jek Flakko's ID pattern is, I will rip you from your post and get you reprogrammed so you feel pain and emotion! Do you wish to fear for your life?" Igaz's next attempt at intimidation is another partial success, with his threat of imbuing the droid with something as terribly painful as "emotions" somehow instilling some sense of dread into the bot. "...Negative, negative, negative, negative..." In its momentary panic, it lets the information leak that rows two and four of the very first pattern submitted were entirely correct. Seems that was all the information that could be wrung out from intimidation. Other pressure could be applied to make the Droid inadvertently spill more, but with plenty of info and a multitude of guesses to go, successfully spoofing the ID card was now an even more valid option. How would the party proceed? Faeja looks at the circus through the plume of smoke from Dunola's pipe, just shaking her head. "Good grief."
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Endgame said: How would the party proceed? OoC: I plan for Yelana to try to trick the droid, using both Deception and Technology proficiencies, but I need @Goliath to comment before I can do so. Edited January 23, 2020 by Classic_Spaceman
samurai-turtle Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Endgame said: Faeja looks at the circus through the plume of smoke from Dunola's pipe, just shaking her head. "Good grief." Actively disengage from the Red Droid. /// Agreed. Pointing at Yelana. /// This one is planning to take on the "evil" empire single handed, high probability of failure on said mission. 2 hours ago, Goliath said: "Stupid droid. How about we change that? If you don't tell me what my, Jek Flakko's ID pattern is, I will rip you from your post and get you reprogrammed so you feel pain and emotion! Do you wish to fear for your life?" /// And you, what is wrong with you? Intimidating a Droid that has no pain sensors. How would you like it if I get rid of what is left of your organic hide? 1 hour ago, Kintobor said: ”Our greatest sign of success was the first entry we plunked in. Let’s go back to that. We know two rows are correct, so with that knowledge we should be able to determine where we went wrong with the others.” /// Now that we have more information, you creatures should be able figure out the rest is of the code. /// Not like I wanted to get in said spaceship. Edited January 23, 2020 by samurai-turtle Add a comment
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said: Actively disengage from the Red Droid. /// Agreed. Pointing at Yelana. /// This one is planning to take on the "evil" empire single handed, high probability of failure on said mission. 'Kay, I ain't got no clue what you's talkin' 'bout - I'm just here cause some bug's makin' a scene, so I'd take a few steps back if I was you. 50 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said: /// And you, what is wrong with you? Intimidating a Droid that has no pain sensors. How would you like it if I get rid of what is left of your organic hide? /// Now that we have more information, you creatures should be able figure out the rest is of the code. /// Not like I wanted to get in said spaceship. Look - I don't know what y'all's problem is, and I ain't about give a single shit 'bout it, so you'd better take it somewheres else - I'll call the law on your a'sses, and believe you me, you ain't gonna like that! 46 minutes ago, KotZ said: "We should spoof the card," Kleeck whispered. And I say - ACH, uh - That's the plan, Kleeck - Uch - And whoever the hell's smoking'd better knock it the hell off. I gave that shit up years ago, and I ain't gonna go back to it either! Now, if any o' y'all can quit this ruckus - Tell me where this damn bug is, and I'll be on with it. Edited January 23, 2020 by Classic_Spaceman The swear-filter censors "A-S-S-E-S", but not "Shit"??
Yzalirk Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Pleased that he manipulated the droid, Igaz returns to the group and relays the information. 42 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said: /// And you, what is wrong with you? Intimidating a Droid that has no pain sensors. How would you like it if I get rid of what is left of your organic hide? "You're in no position to lecture me on ethics, war droid. I can only imagine the horrific things you've done." 44 minutes ago, KotZ said: "We should spoof the card," Kleeck whispered. "I'm in agreement. Unless Yelana wants to work her magic on the red droid too... but I think if we keep going to the red droid we might raise suspicion."
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Goliath said: Pleased that he manipulated the droid, Igaz returns to the group and relays the information. "You're in no position to lecture me on ethics, war droid. I can only imagine the horrific things you've done." I said - Y'all take this shit outta here. 11 minutes ago, Goliath said: "I'm in agreement. Unless Yelana wants to work her magic on the red droid too... but I think if we keep going to the red droid we might raise suspicion." Now I ain't sure who this "Yeh-Leena" is, but if it can tell me where in the hell this bug is, I can do my damn job. You sorta look like one - You that Jekko guy callin' down an' makin' a real big fuss? OoC: "Yelana" is correctly pronounced "Yeah-Lana". Edited January 23, 2020 by Classic_Spaceman
samurai-turtle Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said: 'Kay, I ain't got no clue what you's talkin' 'bout - I'm just here cause some bug's makin' a scene, so I'd take a few steps back if I was you. Look - I don't know what y'all's problem is, and I ain't about give a single shit 'bout it, so you'd better take it somewheres else - I'll call the law on your a'sses, and believe you me, you ain't gonna like that! And I say - ACH, uh - That's the plan, Kleeck - Uch - And whoever the hell's smoking'd better knock it the hell off. I gave that shit up years ago, and I ain't gonna go back to it either! Now, if any o' y'all can quit this ruckus - Tell me where this damn bug is, and I'll be on with it. /// What bug? Are you talking about the "oozlings"? Did you let one go? /// What is ACH and Uch? 7 minutes ago, Goliath said: "You're in no position to lecture me on ethics, war droid. I can only imagine the horrific things you've done." /// Whatever my kind has done, I assure you it is in the name of pest control. 1 minute ago, Classic_Spaceman said: I said - Y'all take this shit outta here. Now I ain't sure who this "Yeh-Leena" is, but if it can tell me where in the hell this bug is, I can do my damn job. You sorta look like one - You that Jekko guy callin' down an' makin' a real big fuss? /// I think this one gone crazier than normal. /// Maybe we should come back later?
Yzalirk Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said: Now I ain't sure who this "Yeh-Leena" is, but if it can tell me where in the hell this bug is, I can do my damn job. You sorta look like one - You that Jekko guy callin' down an' makin' a real big fuss? "Ummmmm… yes?" Spoiler I have no idea if I should play along. We are very close to solving the ID pattern that we might as well just use up our guesses.
Classic_Spaceman Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said: /// What bug? Are you talking about the "oozlings"? Did you let one go? /// What is ACH and Uch? /// Whatever my kind has done, I assure you it is in the name of pest control. /// I think this one gone crazier than normal. /// Maybe we should come back later? One more word outta y’all’s mouths, an’ I’m callin’ them cops - I ain’t kiddn’! 25 minutes ago, Goliath said: "Ummmmm… yes?" ‘Ur that bug? The hell’s your problem, bug? Say’n something about you ain’t got y’all’s ID? Look at me - Write the correct two lines of Jek’s ID on a card, spaced-out, then hand it to me. I’ll put my fingers over the spaces and show it to the droid, which, combined with my little show, should be enough to spoof it. I can cover the droid’s view while you write, but you need to hurry. - You, you - I! You’s had that damn thing on you the whole damn time! Callin’ down and inturruptin’ my break for nothin’! I swear! Look, droid, look - This is Jek Flakko, he’s got his damn ID, so now you open that-there gate. I’m done with y’all! Don’t you call again, ya hear me? I ain’t helpin’ y’all another second!
samurai-turtle Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 /// I believe I have cracked the code their is a %95 chance it is accurate. Do you wish to continue with these shenanigans or just attempt the solution?
KotZ Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 "I must say, you all need to stop arguing. How does this look for our guest, seeing a group that just helped her arguing amongst themselves? Absolutely outrageous. This just ruffles my feathers."
Yzalirk Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, KotZ said: "I must say, you all need to stop arguing. How does this look for our guest, seeing a group that just helped her arguing amongst themselves? Absolutely outrageous. This just ruffles my feathers." "I seriously have no idea what's going on. Yelana's acting nuttier than squirrel $%*!" Igaz whispers. 2 hours ago, samurai-turtle said: /// I believe I have cracked the code their is a %95 chance it is accurate. Do you wish to continue with these shenanigans or just attempt the solution? "Give it a try. We have a couple of guesses left and if you're 95% certain it's right, we can get in there."
Endgame Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) The three ring circus unfolds, and Faeja decides now would be an excellent time to sort out some cargo. The Red Droid looks on, darting between the colorful cast of characters, in abject confusion. Yelana's deception confused the shipyard bot long enough where it forgot about the previous failed try, earning the party another attempt. MM Note: You guys have 8 unknown squares at most, and I believe 8 tries... If you do this systematically you have a 100% chance of getting it right. If someone describes said system/process (don't overthink it), I can punch it all in and get things rolling on without the need of going back and forth for 8 attempts. Suffice to say, your initial guess, RPing, and proficiency checks have basically bought you the puzzle solution... Just gotta tell me how you use what you have, now, and then we can keep on rolling. Edited January 23, 2020 by Endgame
Duvors Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 For the last minute or so Enson had been jotting down his thoughts on a piece of paper. Having seemingly finished he looked up from his scribblings and said; "I think I'm close to the solution now. Here, let me show you." WBBB BBWW BWBW BWWB "To start with, we know for a fact that eight of the colors in the first guess were confirmed successes, leaving two unaccounted for." BWBW WBWB BWBW WBWB "In the second guess, we know from the previous one that four out of nine successes are confirmed and that four of the non-repeating colors are incorrect. As the five repeating numbers can only contain two successes that means that the remaining three non repeating numbers must be correct. Keeping in mind that no row or column contains more than three black squares, that means that row three cannot start with a black." WBBW BBWW BWBW WBWB "The third guess unfortunately gives us no useful information I can see." WBWB BBWW BWBW WBWB "Now for the fourth guess we know that five of the colors are incorrect and six are correct. As there were still nine successes and the remaining repeat colors could still only contain two, that means that the only color that wan't repeated must be a success. With this in mind-" Enson will attempt the following combinations: Spoiler B=black W=white BWWW BBWW WWWW BWWB BWWW BBWW WWBB BWWB BWWW BBWW WBBW BWWB
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