Scioly Assassination 128: The Dark Abyss

[Jacobi]

So it’s a kill and Id clue.... I’d bet the second is probably the Id clue, because that is redundant. There’s probably some way to convert it to a Id clue, just gotta figure out how.

If you eval numerically, abs val

Na, Ar, Li
N, Pm, Cr, Li

Number to letter:
LSD
H, out of bounds, Y, D

No luck on cryptography.
Wait... do a hill cipher on the numbers if you have time. 4 numbers in second line. Test it on the plaintext.

[dxu46]

So it’s a kill and Id clue.... I’d bet the second is probably the Id clue, because that is redundant. There’s probably some way to convert it to a Id clue, just gotta figure out how.

If you eval numerically, abs val

Na, Ar, Li
N, Pm, Cr, Li

Number to letter:
LSD
H, out of bounds, Y, D

No luck on cryptography.
Wait... do a hill cipher on the numbers if you have time. 4 numbers in second line. Test it on the plaintext.

Wrong idea...take it more literally.

[Jacobi]

So it’s a kill and Id clue.... I’d bet the second is probably the Id clue, because that is redundant. There’s probably some way to convert it to a Id clue, just gotta figure out how.

If you eval numerically, abs val

Na, Ar, Li
N, Pm, Cr, Li

Number to letter:
LSD
H, out of bounds, Y, D

No luck on cryptography.
Wait... do a hill cipher on the numbers if you have time. 4 numbers in second line. Test it on the plaintext.

Wrong idea...take it more literally.

I'm just trying to find some target/sassy that isn't Name.

[Name]

I protect Name because the elements spell out his name, which is weird because he's already been targeted once.

lol sassy must hate me

And yes take the ID hint more literally lol

[Jacobi]

I was trolling the forums and found this:

I ban you for making a incorrect accusation. Also because banning is probably more comfortable then a slow and painful death. Actually I wouldn't know. But you will soon.

The sassy may be a regular on that forum.

I am not familiar with the nuances of that game, so any follow-up on this would be appreciated.

[UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F]

I was trolling the forums and found this:

I ban you for making a incorrect accusation. Also because banning is probably more comfortable then a slow and painful death. Actually I wouldn't know. But you will soon.

The sassy may be a regular on that forum.

I am not familiar with the nuances of that game, so any follow-up on this would be appreciated.

...nuances?

Also, last time I posted on a different thread with that account, the mods deleted it. Let's see if the post stays up.

[TheChiScientist]

I protect myself because this clue has already been solved and officers need to stay alive.

[Assassinator]

Name has been sucessfully protected.

More numbers, cause their exciting!!!

39916800
1
2432902008176640000
120

My identity is literally right in front of you...

[PM2017]

Name has been sucessfully protected.

More numbers, cause their exciting!!!

39916800
1
2432902008176640000
120

My identity is literally right in front of you...

all of these are factorials it seems... Maybe something to do with an exclamation mark. (Kate!)?


EDIT:
also, they are the factorials of 12, 0/1 (0!=1!=1),20,5
If you use a = 1, b =2 ... , this spells k!a!t!e!. Definitely protect kate...

Note to the sassy: You would get so much flak from the code busters team from our school... everyone knows that real counting systems start at 0, not 1... XD

[TheChiScientist]

I protect Kate! for the reasons stated by PM2017.