C-BAD-023
Barista: Zach Black
Date: Jan-14-2020
Receipt: C-BAD-023
Subject: Omens
Let’s talk logistics.
Spent last night mapping our route to the True Barrow. Should’ve been simple. Just track our CaDCom location data from the day we hit Dowth. Easy.
Except… none of it makes sense.
According to the data? ██████’ ████ ████’█ ██ █████. ████ ████ █████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ████ ██ ███. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure they didn’t black out and take a ferry in the middle of their last expedition. The numbers don’t add up. The geography doesn’t track. And no matter how many times I re-run the logs? Same coordinates. Every time.
They saw Dowth. They felt Dowth. But according to the data? ████ ████ ████████ ██ ███████ ███████. ███████ ██████. I don’t like this. I don’t like not having answers. But I suppose if we did, this job would be a hell of a lot easier. Can’t always have it clear cut with a strong cup of coffee, can you?
The one thing I do know: ████████████ █████ █████’█ ████ █████ ███ ████. It doesn’t care about logic. ██’█ █████ ████ █ █████ ████ ████’█ █████ █ █████ ███—██, ██ ██ ███, ██ ███ ██ ███ ██ ███████ ██ ███ ████. Sure, we have a combined decades of experience when it comes to ████████ ███ ██████—██████ ███ ████. But this? ██ ████ ████ █████ ██ █████ ██.
And if the Barrow’s tied to the ███ █████, then it’s not just off the map—it’s rewriting the rules. So if we want back in, we have to play along. Julia’s our best shot. If anyone can cut through the bullshit and get us back, it’s her. Because if we rely on the maps alone? We’re gonna end up taking a very cold, very wet detour through the Irish Sea.
Let’s hope we don’t have to make this trip twice.
Decaffeinate Receipt
“Northeast of Dowth due 85 mi.”
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