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[holeful]

I've been thinking about puzzles lately. They can be good team building activities! So here's one to work on;
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Hints;
1: Simplify
2:

[PS: If you feel like your character would be able to solve this but you personally cannot or will not do math, you can dm me or hit me on discord for a hint/the answer! Otherwise please just bully Fukuda for this horseshit.]

Comments

[holeful]

Haha, well, it's my first attempt at making one!

[hellborne]

I won't say that it's impossible because I want to believe that you wouldn't give an impossible riddle, but you may have dwindled the numbers of your "team" a little too quickly.

[holeful]

I feel like it's pretty easy to work out if you solve the hints, though?

[hellborne]

I don't think that we have the same amount of knowledge regarding math

[holeful]

That's what makes it a team building exercise! You find someone to help you with it!

[hellborne]

I choose you, then.

not here

[fuckdogramagra]

[ DAMN IT, THAT WAS HIS IDEA TOO. ]

[holeful]

Well I already know the answer since I made the puzzle, so that'd hardly be fair!

[hellborne]

Your hints are hardly fair either. Though not once did I say that I was looking for the answer, did I?

[holeful]

Hm? What's not fair about them? I thought they were easier to solve than the actual puzzle.

[hellborne]

The unfairness comes in assuming that we all have the same math level as you. As you can see, most people's knowledge of math seems to be rudimentary at best.

[holeful]

I didn't think it was that hard... I thought there'd be enough people who could do it that people could team up with.

[HE TRIED HIS BEST.]

[hellborne]

Well, you can use it as a gauge for whenever you try again. I don't think the concept was bad, it's simply the execution that needs some work.

[holeful]

[Oh well he was getting demoralized from everyone's reaction but then;]

So you think it's a good idea, it just needs to be easier next time?

[hellborne]

Or attempt something else. It may be that many aren't too knowledgeable on advanced math and computer science. Word puzzles and riddles are a bit more common. Scavenger hunts are more interactive.

It doesn't mean that you have to do either of these, of course. They're merely examples.

[holeful]

Hm... Well, I guess I could just do riddles without ciphering them? I'd thought that would be too easy.

I wouldn't know how to do something more hands-on, personally.

[hellborne]

There's letter ciphers too. It's all a matter of trying them out and seeing what sticks and what doesn't.

[holeful]

That's true! Even if people didn't like this one, if I keep trying different things eventually I'll find the right sort of puzzle for everyone!

[JACK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?]

[hellborne]

[ it could be worse. ]

That’s the spirit.

Do you enjoy puzzles?

[holeful]

I guess so? If nothing else I do feel like I'm good at them. That's why I thought it was something I could do to help everyone.

[hellborne]

You wanted to help everyone through a puzzle?

[holeful]

If they're trying to solve it, yeah!

[See: him feeding the hashishime's little clues because they are actually trying.]

[hellborne]

I don’t see how the logic tracks, but maybe our world views are too different.

[ jack, in this class, is meant to be an enigma; a puzzle of its own. perhaps that’s what they’re more suited to, rather than solving puzzles. ]

How can this help others?

[holeful]

Working to solve a problem with another person helps you grow closer together, don't you think? You're both trying to arrive at the same point, so your minds have to be connected.

[hellborne]

Oh.

I see now.

It may not always work that way, but when it does it can truly be something one-of-a-kind.