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No. 001 - Simple Addition [Written]

[It's about time to give this device a go. In neat, legible writing is simply the following:]

5 + 5 + 5 = 550

It appears I have my arithmetic out of sorts. However, it would be a shame to scrap the equation entirely. Can you help me correct it by adding a single straight line?

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[Oh my god yes]

Oh, it would be more than just appropriate. I always love a new puzzle. Please, fire away.

Edited 2012-11-16 21:39 (UTC)

[Alright then! She pauses for a moment to think up a somewhat simple puzzle then jots one down]

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll simply say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50.

How did the man win the bet?

[Hmm. The man couldn't have known the boy's true weight, so there must be a trick to it. A drawing? No... Maybe if he had the boy stand on the paper? No, because that wouldn't be 'written'. The carnival man had to have made this an indisputable victory. Not in numbers, but in words, perhaps? He wrote the boy's exact weight...

Aha!]

I have it! The man simply wrote on the paper, 'your exact weight'!

That is correct.

[woohoo, his very first Luceti picarats]

Very clever. And the message even remains: no bet is ever entirely foolproof.

Now that we've shared puzzles, it would be a disservice not to properly introduce myself. My name is Hershel Layton, Professor of Archaeology at Gressenheller University in London. Delighted to meet you.

That is indeed true.

My name is Naoto Shirogane, detective for a private agency in Japan. It is a pleasure to meet you, Professor Layton.

[She jots his information down in a separate notebook for later]

A detective! A small wonder my puzzles were no match for you. [Actually, the detectives he meets tend to be incompetent to some degree... but he likes to think they're just special cases.] I'll be certain to share more suitable ones in the future.

I look forward to any puzzles you have to present to me in the future. [If he gives her challenging ones it'll make her that much more happy]

Tell me, Professor Layton, have you just recently arrived here in Luceti?

Yes. Just today, in fact. It's fortunate for me that everyone has been so friendly.

That is quite fortunate. [Though not too uncommon.] I assume you have already been fully informed of your current whereabouts and your wings?

Indeed I have. R Sage's guide was most informative in that regard. Is there anything else I should know about?

If you have read the guide then no, I do not believe there is anything else you need to be informed of. It covers everything you need to be aware of as a new feather.

Good to hear. I'm not sure how much more information I can take in today without leaking out the ears. And thank you for your concern.

There is quite to take in on the first day, isn't there? [Not that Naoto had too much of a problem with it but that's because she's Naoto]

Of course. If you require any assistance at any time, I will gladly be of service.

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