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loose_threads [2024/03/20 07:26] daeloose_threads [2025/11/25 20:56] (current) – loose ends thehoax
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   * **OTP-DAT-05**: Unsolved blobs of 500 or 600 bytes added to agent letters of players in Poland. It's in the book.   * **OTP-DAT-05**: Unsolved blobs of 500 or 600 bytes added to agent letters of players in Poland. It's in the book.
   * **Technoscrip**: Seems to be a sort of Emtanon's cryptocurrency. Can be earned by entering friendly codes to number ''16000'' on AS32, and the balance can be checked using the agent management system. We don't know what is it useful for.   * **Technoscrip**: Seems to be a sort of Emtanon's cryptocurrency. Can be earned by entering friendly codes to number ''16000'' on AS32, and the balance can be checked using the agent management system. We don't know what is it useful for.
-  * **Macau QR codes**: The Flare Pepper Kitchen menu from the [[dead_drops:Macau drop]] includes two QR codes, each containing 2048 bytes of random data.+  * **Flare Pepper Kitchen menu**: An item obtained in the [[dead_drops:Macau drop]]. We don't know how to use its contents. It also includes two QR codes, each containing 2048 bytes of random data
 +  * **What happened to Jeff?**: [[characters:jeff_a|Jeff]] was a huge part of the story in 2023 before disappearing in January 2024. Is he still part of the counter operation? Did he start a new life in the mountains? 
 +  * **What happened to YP?**: In March 2024, employee Yanis Pez was sent to [[wp>Terespol|Terespol, Poland]] for [[https://otp22.org/files/fpk/OP-BIBLIOTEKA.pdf|Operation Biblioteka]]. The mission never materialized, and his last communication was on April 27 while stranded in a hotel room. 
 +  * **Nashville drop numbers**: The [[dead_drops:nashville_drop#pictures_of_drop_site_and_contents|Nashville Slate book]] features a bunch of numbers, all of which return "This code is not entered into the correct system" on [[agent_systems#AS32]], and aren't accepted by [[Flare Pepper Kitchen]] and [[agent_systems#+1-856-666-0004]]. 
 +  * **Irving drop MIDI file**: The [[dead_drops:Irving drop]] features a MIDI file with notes arranged into what appears to be a block of binary data. 
 +  * **Sunnyvale blob**: Unsolved blob of data from the [[dead_drops:sunnyvale_drop|Sunnyvale drop]] book. 
 +  * **Wailua drop numbers**: Handwritten numbers in the note section of the [[dead_drops:wailua_drop|Wailua drop]] book, including a //Route code//, //path//, and //pass//. Currently not accepted by agent systems, or present in the path controller. 
 +  * **OVAL**: A mysterious new GUI-based system. We don't know the credentials to get in, or what it does.
  
 ===== Partially solved ===== ===== Partially solved =====
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     * **Update 8/8/23**: The program [[https://steghide.sourceforge.net/|Steghide]] was shown being used on the [[terminals#amber_terminal|amber terminal]], providing us with a hint. Running this tool on ''Maria_1.jpg'' with an empty passphrase yielded a message.     * **Update 8/8/23**: The program [[https://steghide.sourceforge.net/|Steghide]] was shown being used on the [[terminals#amber_terminal|amber terminal]], providing us with a hint. Running this tool on ''Maria_1.jpg'' with an empty passphrase yielded a message.
     * **Update 8/27/23**: [[dead_drops:el_paso_drop#hidden_messages|More messages have been discovered]].     * **Update 8/27/23**: [[dead_drops:el_paso_drop#hidden_messages|More messages have been discovered]].
-  * **Agent code 637829**: Found in a player's agent letter, this code provides an interface to change the value of an 8-bit register. What is its purpose, and what value should we set it to? 
-    * **Update 2/22/24**: This register appears to control aspects of AS32.  
-      * Unit 0: Indicates whether the numbers on [[XORFS]] are decimal (0) or hexadecimal (1).  
-      * Unit 1: Controls whether the numbers on XORFS are separated by nothing (0) or by a tone (1). 
-      * Units 3–5: Sets the TTS voice used to read XORFS numbers. 
   * **Washington drop files**: The [[dead_drops:washington_drop#contents_of_usb_drive|Washington drop]] includes numerous files with random data.   * **Washington drop files**: The [[dead_drops:washington_drop#contents_of_usb_drive|Washington drop]] includes numerous files with random data.
     * **Update 10/26/23**: Jeff has used ''jotp1.bin'' to encrypt the Riverside drop RFID tag. Therefore, the ''jotpN.bin'' files might be his one-time pads for secure communication with us.     * **Update 10/26/23**: Jeff has used ''jotp1.bin'' to encrypt the Riverside drop RFID tag. Therefore, the ''jotpN.bin'' files might be his one-time pads for secure communication with us.
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   * **Path controller**: A mysterious system accessible by the Emtanon portal. Asks for a ''KEY:''. Purpose unknown.   * **Path controller**: A mysterious system accessible by the Emtanon portal. Asks for a ''KEY:''. Purpose unknown.
     * **Update 12/18/23**: The key was provided via [[felicity_s_voicemail#december_2023|Felicity's voicemail]] and a player's mailing, as strings of bytes to XOR together. Path controller provides access to //semaphores//, most of which are password-protected.     * **Update 12/18/23**: The key was provided via [[felicity_s_voicemail#december_2023|Felicity's voicemail]] and a player's mailing, as strings of bytes to XOR together. Path controller provides access to //semaphores//, most of which are password-protected.
 +  * **Agent code 637829**: Found in a player's agent letter, this code provides an interface to change the value of an 8-bit register. What is its purpose, and what value should we set it to?
 +    * **Update 2/22/24**: This register appears to control aspects of AS32. 
 +      * Unit 0: Indicates whether the numbers on [[XORFS]] are decimal (0) or hexadecimal (1). 
 +      * Unit 1: Controls whether the numbers on XORFS are separated by nothing (0) or by a tone (1).
 +      * Units 3–5: Sets the TTS voice used to read XORFS numbers.
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