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I protect quadratic
because of reasons stated above

The officers, in their unceasing attempts to solve the clue, climbed the tree too high, too fast, and missed the juicy fruit hanging there, swinging in the wind. But instead of realizing their mistake and spotting the prize below, they climbed on, determined to find the right one. So I went to the tree, and shook it with all of my might, and down came the officers, falling and falling and at last coming to an abrupt stop upon their collision with the ground. Unfortunately, although all of them had made it down safely, two officers had already picked their apples and had gorged themselves upon them, growing so full as to feel as if they could never move again. The remaining officers must endeavor to find the best apple, the chosen one, before it is shot out of the sky, skewered by an arrow, bled out and rotten.

Could it be alphatauri (stars/moon=things you would "look above" at; avatar is people pointing up at stars/moon)?

Also, shouldn't harryk have an accusation now?

zyzzyva98 wrote:I am so disappointed in all of the officers right now for the sole fact that none of them posted "This was a triumph" when they figured out the qualifying clue.

Darn! I hope you're not even angry D:

Despite my warnings of going too far, some of the officers looked even higher, not at the trees, but at the stars: You are warned: The sky holds no secrets. The answer is standing in front of your faces, perhaps even waving and shouting, but you refuse take notice.

Twenty-four hours left. Do not miss the second question.

This one is so obvious, I could cry. I bet the sassy has gotten a kick out of it.

Its harryk.

The clue says "harryk, a MARTYR [as in, one who dies for his cause] to be remembered"

This, of course is just above where it says "look above"

If someone could protect him so we could move on, it would be great.

Seems plausible

I protect myself for that reason

Okay, I'm going to protect myself (Alpha Tauri = star = look up) since Regionals is Saturday and I've no time to think more deeply about stuff right now. I swear I'm not completely useless - just until Regionals.

Fail, I'd be an officer in this game (I got the clue right, and sent it in early) but when I sent my PMs to the sassy I spelled it "assaSinator" not "assaSSinator"

Congratulations, harryk. You have succeeded in protecting yourself under twototwenty's advisement.

The next clue should be quite easy, provided your approach is correct:

Je me lave mes cheveux