Riddle 020: Calling All Crooks

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A. [At Mayfield High, Edward is taking to his new job as Ethics teacher with very little enthusiasm. Any kids in his class? Your first assignment is being written on the board in a neat, tidy scrawl:

"How far would you be willing to go to escape this place?"]

Discuss.

B. [Later on that afternoon, Edward makes a public phone call, filtered away from drones, Grady, the Mayor, the Smiths, and the like.]

Mayfield, Mayfield, Mayfield. You know what I like to do every Sunday night when I'm not scheming a daring escape? I like to think up riddles. Like this one, for example: "What is the one question you can ask at any point in the day, and still get a different answer?" Give up? Hmm?

Answer: "What time is it?" See? Simple. I could say "7:26" just as easily as I can say the time is 9 o'clock PM. Or this one---actually, my old college roommate, Andrew, was instrumental in helping me think this one up.

"Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son!" I'll let you figure out the answer to that one on your own.

Hmm. Perhaps this Sunday night, I'll think up another good riddle. Or perhaps I'll finally find a way for all of you to get out of here. Who knows? Maybe I already have. Interested? Well---you already know where to find me. I've practically given you all the answers, regardless.

[He chuckles obnoxiously.]

Comments

B

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

...can't you just say what you mean like a normal person?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

As I've said already, the answers are already laid out before you.

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

No, you just spat out a bunch of cryptic crap and expected us to put the pieces together. Not at all the same thing.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...look. It's really not as challenging as you're making this out to be.

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

Well, duh. You wrote it. Of course it's easy for you to understand.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I gave you the date. And the place. And the time. What more do you want from me?

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

Yeah, 9:00pm on Sunday at 726 Anderson. I'm not stupid.

I'm just saying you'd get a better turnout if you didn't try to confuse people with how you give the info.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[Blink. Wow. He wasn't expecting that turnaround.]

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

Does that mean I can come?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...yes.

[bro-thel-fist.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I'll see you there, then!