Riddle 029: Where is the Father?

[questionauthority]

{First, a public phone call, filtered from drones.]

Hello again, Mayfield. I've been noticing plenty of new faces around town as of late. Plenty of people with plenty of questions.

Every question has an answer, friends---I can guarantee you that. And I, Edward Nigma, can help you find all of these answers. And more. Now, I'm sure I can already predict the next question that's on your minds right now. "What's the catch?" Answer: I I'll be needing your help with a little summer project of mine. Here's your first clue as to what it might be.

“I cannot be seen and I weigh nothing,
But when put into a barrel, I make it lighter.”

What am I?

[It's just after finishing up with this little phone call that he gets his first good look at the calendar. Father's Day. Not exactly Edward's favorite day by any means, given his own relationship with his old man. Needless to say, his mood's been a little bit soured.

Throughout the rest of this lovely day, you're likely to run into the Riddler...

A: In the Backyard of 726 Anderson, sketching something out into a notebook.

B: Out for a drive in the Riddler-Mobile, to try and relax.

C: At Jonathan's Tools, loading up plenty of tools and building supplies into the back of his car.

Wherever he goes, he'll likely be sulking. Cheer him up? Help him out? He's all yours, ladies.]

Comments

[greatestmanll40.livejournal.com]

Of course not.

I simply wanted to know from a dear friend if there's anything from that that I should be worried about.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

[Groan.]

How is that any less dumb than just trying to dig out of Mayfield?!

[tapshoetomove.livejournal.com]

Of course I would! Count me in!

[Puzzles and breakfast? Luke is so there.]

[demonoaths.livejournal.com]

Yours first.

[strike-you-out.livejournal.com]

The toilet?

[Don't you just adore his sense of humor, Edward? Whatever it is, he'll find a way in. And while you're designing things, he might as well give you a serious suggestion.]

There should be tunnels.

[Filtered]

[poisonivyforyou.livejournal.com]

... And where do you plan to do so? I thought the town didn't allow new buildings.

[Filtered]

[cramschoolgod.livejournal.com]

I see.

Well, I'll do anything I can to help, then. Is it the manual labor that you need help with, or can I better help in another way? I'm afraid I might not be the best at the former.

[Filter]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Least we'll finally be doing something. Wondering if we ever were.

[Filter]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

We'll be doing plenty, once we get this place up and running.

[Filter]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Good, cause I was getting bored. More bored then bored, even.

[Filtered]

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Edgar Figaro. I know a thing or two about building, and a thing or two about resistance operations.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Tunnels...?

[Now that Slugger mentions it...]

Good thinking. It would take some time, but an underground network would be to our advantage.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

My, my. I just gave you a hint and you still can't see it?

[Filtered]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Perhaps not above ground.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I asked you first, friend.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

It isn't dumb. It's merely the first step towards our freedom.

[Filtered]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

A pleasure, Mr. Figaro.

As for a meeting place... Hmm. Tell me something. What has a mouth but does not speak? Has a bed but never sleeps?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[A dear friend? Eddie's got to raise an eyebrow at that.]

I wouldn't worry that hairless head of yours, Lex. You'll live.

[Filter]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Of course, it'll be some time before we can get our headquarters up and running. In the meantime, I'm going to need your assistance with construction. If we keep at a consistent pace, I estimate that we'll be fully operational within... oh, a month or so?

[Filtered]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[Hmm.]

Perhaps you could assist me in some other way. How well can you organize a group?

[Filtered]

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

[Not the easiest riddle for someone who lived in a desert his whole life, but he does get it eventually. But it does raise an issue.]

And where might we find a river in this place? I'm afraid I'm relatively new here and not quite familiar with the surroundings.

[Filtered]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[A dry chuckle.]

Think harder. Aside from a mouth and a bed, what else does a river have?

[CLICK.

Answer? A bank.]

[Filtered]

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

[Edgar ponders it after the line goes dead. A beginning and an end, sure. A current, a flow. Sides, or rather, banks. Rapids, perha-

Wait. A bank. Wasn't that on one of the signs that he's seen? That makes more sense than anything else at the moment - it is actually a location, after all. It couldn't hurt to check it out.]

((OOC: How d'you wanna handle this now? ^^;; I'm not picky, just let me know.))

[Action]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

((OOC: You cool with switching it to action tags?))

[Action]

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Sure! I'll go ahead and start things off.))

[So not much later, Edgar goes ahead and makes a stop by the bank. Though, considering how many people there are here, and that Edgar honestly has no idea what this guy looks like, there's not any good way of knowing if any of these is Edward. He could always just look for someone else not waiting in line, perhaps?]