Discussion Thread -- September 2018 75-word Writing Challenge

[TheEndIsNigh]

@TheEndIsNigh , I've already decoded them, or don't I count

Talk about spoilers!

Nixie: You could have waited to tell us that after TDZ had sweated through them all.

Life's no fun anymore

 

[nixie]

I've got a good thing going here, I get cake in return for translating

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

I'm shocked, that one so fair would stoop to the levels of CAKE.

What's wrong with good old CASH?

 

[nixie]

If they sent me their cake, there will be none left for vote gathering.


Oh and I'm not a big fan of cake unless it's lemon cheesecake, you can send cocktails instead.

 

[Parson]

Maintaining my plain English. I can't imagine taking the time that Victoria is taking on these reviews! I am in utter awe!

@M. Robert Gibson .... Shot and Stabbed ,,,, This clever story requires careful reading, but careful reading rewards you with a classic spy story.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

M. Robert Gibson: CVBQ BDGYBU CEKI GR ZOKCBWKI FICDEMEKQ WDGAIQ CVEC CVIDI BQ YG VGYGD EZGYL CVGQI TVG EDI IYLELIH BY HIEHKM LEZIQ.

Abernovo: BTZW WIJBOH MFP CHMOZWBZY OEER MB YEUHCB MYBZUZBZHW YCHMBHW M YTZOOZFD WHFWH EV NMCMFEZM ZF BTH CHMPHC.

 

[Graymalkin]

If they sent me their cake, there will be none left for vote gathering.


Oh and I'm not a big fan of cake unless it's lemon cheesecake, you can send cocktails instead.

How about cheesetails?

 

[nixie]

How about cheesetails?

Depends what they taste like

 

[Abernovo]

Abernovo: BTZW WIJBOH MFP CHMOZWBZY OEER MB YEUHCB MYBZUZBZHW YCHMBHW M YTZOOZFD WHFWH EV NMCMFEZM ZF BTH CHMPHC.

TRDWNHV WKNXTXPGJ

No longer considering myself a writer (I learnt my lesson, and my limitations), I don't tend to enter the challenges any more. This one came to me unbidden, though. (All names have been changed, of course. )

 

[Shyrka]

007: Live and Let Drive, @Starbeast – This rich, rollicking spy tale, ‘pun-ctutated’ with references to a certain famous franchise shows what can happen when you’re driven to drink.

Come Up And See Me, @Jo Zebedee – There’s more than one shooting star in this stellar tale. In space, no one can hear you say ‘oh behave!’

On His Majesty’s Secret Service, @Luiglin – A suave suitor is ‘hard’ to resist in this saucy tale that turns a familiar scenario on its head.

Mission Accomplished, @Calliopenjo – Unseen (literally) forces are at work in this tense assassination tale.

First Impressions, @Cathbad – Meeting the parents is always a nerve-wracking experience but in the secretive world of spies you can never be sure who your friends are.

Nice Try, @Ashleyne – It’s a case of “close but no cigar” in this story of counter-espionage. At least there’ll be ice cream.

The End, @TheEndIsNigh – An intimate description of an unknown protagonist’s last moments. Well, it is better to go out with a bang…

 

[Shyrka]

Well I've managed to decipher one of Victoria's reviews so far but I had help!

 

[Shyrka]

Two now. This is addictive.

 

[nixie]

Two now. This is addictive.

It is

 

[Shyrka]

*contemplates under-cutting nixie*

Will decode for a biscuit?

 

[Graymalkin]

*contemplates under-cutting nixie*

Will decode for a biscuit?

.

Where do you stand on Jaffa cakes?

 

[nixie]

Well I think it's a biscuit.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Well I think it's a biscuit.

Cake. Definitely cake.

Take it outside.

(Thanks, @Shyrka)

 

[Parson]

I've received a hint at how to decode Victoria's reviews, but it's not easy for me. I don't have the patience to work it out. When I write a story and if Victoria is willing to review it. I will work hard for mine.


(Contemplates if @nixie and @Shyrka are mutant. Addictive? I mean like Wow! Different strokes for different folks.)

 

[Shyrka]

It's the thrill of the chase! When you try one letter and something suddenly clicks (it helps that most reviews begin with 'this'!)

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

M. Robert Gibson: CVBQ BDGYBU CEKI GR ZOKCBWKI FICDEMEKQ WDGAIQ CVEC CVIDI BQ YG VGYGD EZGYL CVGQI TVG EDI IYLELIH BY HIEHKM LEZIQ.

Well I thought this was going to be a simple Caesar Shift cipher with the username as a key.

Nope.

However, I have found a tool to decipher it

Thanks Rumkin.com

Oh, and thank you @Victoria Silverwolf for bringing out the Bletchley Park in all of us!