mayfield_rpg | Puzzle 030

Father's Day again, is it?

[He's been around long enough to know what this means, and he knows that there's no need to run and take cover from any crazy Mayfield antics. Still, it did make him a little homesick.]

You know, this actually reminds me of a puzzle! Let's see if you can solve it.

"A father and son are talking when the son asks this question: 'Dad, I'm 22 now, but just how old are you?'

The father replies, 'you wanna know how old your old man is, eh? Hmm, well, I'll tell you what. I'm as old as your age, plus half my age.'

How old was the father?"

By the way, does anyone know how to take care of a very, very large sea creature? She's been staying in the lake, but I want to make sure she's well taken care of.

[Because now that Loosha was back, Luke felt like he was responsible for making sure she was safe and happy here.]

[Action - Around the house.]

[On the kitchen table sits a card and gift box for Edward Nigma. Naturally the box is actually a puzzle box, making it pretty obvious who it's from.

Luke can be found outside, tending to the now animate golem standing guard outside the house.]

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The father is 44, isn't he?

44 is the right answer!

Ah, I'm glad. I feel as though my mind has been dulling since I got here.

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[You know? Ordinarily, the Riddler hates Father's Day. More than almost any day of the year. But this one is actually rather nice, all things considered.

As Luke tends to his golem, the door swings open and out steps Edward Nigma, holding onto a half-completed puzzle box and grinning knowingly.]

Question: Who could have possibly left this on the kitchen table?

[The voice interrupts his work, and he turns around to see Edward standing there.]

I guess it was pretty obvious, huh?

[Luke grins a little - after all, they're the only two puzzlers in the household.]

Did you even read the card yet or did you skip right to the puzzle?

[He brings forth the hand with the puzzle, shaking it slightly from side to side.]

I couldn't help myself. [No, really. That's kind of a problem of his.

Not to worry, though! He's pulling out the card from his jacket pocket now, neatly tearing into the envelope and giving it a read...]

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Damn, what did ya get in the mail? Nessie?

It's not like that, where the town sends us things from home after a while. She's our new family pet and uh, the guardian of my hometown.

... 'Kay. Is the guardian of your hometown Nessie, then?

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A billion and one, plus six months!

...Not only would the father be dead, he'd also be fossilized. In any case, that's the wrong answer.

Are you suuuure? You didn't tell us anything else about the dad besides his age. Is he even human? I have it on good authority that robots can live for an awfully long time.

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[ Yes, good. Niou is good at both math and puzzles. ]

Forty-four.

Absolutely correct, sir!

Course I am. Now what's this shit 'bout a sea monster?

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I can get you some salt water for your friend...

Thanks, but I'm not sure if she prefers salt water or not. I could always ask her though.

Yeah... that's a good idea. I can do fresh water, too, but most people seem to want salt water in their ponds.

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If half the father's age plus the son's age equal his age, then it's pretty obvious he's twice his son's age.

You're correct, sir!

It's not that difficult to comprehend.

(Especially when you've dealt with Nagato or Koizumi in the past. Now THAT is hard to follow.)

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[He's pinged by the mention of the large sea creature, although he doesn't have the advice that's being asked for.]

Do you know her? [Wait, that was a dumb question.] I mean, um, from home?

Mhm, her name's Loosha. Mayfield assigned her to be our family's pet but she's also the guardian of my hometown.

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[Tieria was certain he'd spoken with this boy before. The voice sounded familiar, as did the whole puzzle thing. He'd seen him working over some graphical word puzzles once. It was quite some time ago, but Tieria had a good memory like that.]

The father was 44.

You're exactly right! I really need to come up with more challenging puzzles...

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