#tc ruby

[1.] Universes, behold!

All lined up on a cart

"...But what the hell does it mean."

Need a hint?

In exchange for a cherry pie, I'd love to give you one.

Signed,

The Mayor

It appears that if you send him a letter back, he might give you a hint to help you along... That would be nice, as gathering all the pieces doesn't seem to be easy. How to transport a cherry pie to the Mayor seems another mystery on its own, but you can always figure that out later.

The melody of the heart.

Well, that could mean anything. Or absolutely nothing without context, which was what he currently lacked. Why was he doing this again? All the way out in the middle of a forest. After reading over the words a couple of times, deciding they wouldn't make much more sense no matter how many times he read them, Haruka drew his eyes away in favour of looking skyward, trying to spot the letter's deliverer. He assumed it was one of the doves.

[2.] Lean in closely just to hear

The melody of the heart.

It's clear that the riddle pieces are too difficult to understand on their own... but when put together, they would be better comprehensible.

The question is, how many pieces are there?

Evidently, at least two.

To anyone who visits the gate, a letter lands to their feet. It looks like this place is still visited by doves, despite the fact no one actually lives around here. When you open the letter, it reads the following;

Greetings citizen!

How mighty of you to explore this place and venture to my beautiful gate. Has it embazzled you already? Brilliant! Now the game starts.

THE MAYOR CHALLENGES YOU!

Will you accept the challenge? Ho ho ho, I'd like it if you did. A good game or two keeps both of us alive. My bones are almost cracking at the idea. Wonderful.

Alright then! Chop chop! Get going. To solve the first mystery, by the name of Ruby, you will need to solve the riddle! And pay good mind to this: all mysteries need to be solved to open my gate and complete my challenge.

Oh, but did you think you would get the whole riddle? Think again! The riddle is split into three parts and you will only get one part. Team up with other citizens for the rest and solve the mystery!

Good luck!

With love,

The Mayor

On the back of the letter you find two sentences printed. It looks like that was part of the riddle the Mayor was talking about.

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