đ´ââ ď¸ Thomasâs challenge: Gnome Tea
đşď¸ Location: Modern Scandinavian Condo - Area: apartment. Coordinates: 8, 2
Dialogue before Finishing ACT II
Hi there, Iâm Thomas, but you can call me CraHan if you like.
What do you mean âweird accentâ? I have no idea why people keep telling me that, but it sounds fine in my head, to be honest.
Anyway, way back before I joined Counter Hack, I was an avid HHC player just like you! Some of my write-ups even resulted in a couple of wins throughout the years. Definitely check them out if youâre looking for some inspiration.
If you decide to submit your own report, my Holiday Hack Challenge report template might help you save some time as well.
My t-shirt? You like it? Well, Synthwave, cyberpunk, and even cassette futurism are definitely my kinda jam!
I also love to tinker, but for some weird reason my drawer of unfinished hacking projects just keeps overflowing. 24 hours in a day simply isnât enough time, I guess.
Oh⌠and no matter what Mark or Kevin try to tell you, the Amiga is the absolute best retro computing platform ever made!
Iâm working on something interesting. Pass by later, okay? We can talk then.
Dialogue after Finishing ACT II
Hi again. Say, you wouldnât happen to have time to help me out with something?
The gnomes have been oddly suspicious and whispering to each other. In fact, I couldâve sworn I heard them use some sort of secret phrase. When I laughed right next to one, it said âpassphrase deniedâ. I asked what that was all about but it just giggled and ran away.
I know theyâve been using GnomeTea to âspill the teaâ on one another, but I canât sign up âcause Iâm obviously not a gnome. I could sure use your expertise to infiltrate this app and figure out what their secret passphrase is.
Iâve tried a few things already, but as usual the whole⌠Uh, whatâs the word Iâm looking for here? Oh right, âendeavorâ, ended up with the rest of my unfinished projects.
Dialogue after solving the challenge
Excellent! Now we can communicate with the gnomes. When I tried to talk to one just now it said âpassphrase acceptedâ.
I asked what they were up to and it said something about going to the old warehouse/data center at the appointed time for the next meeting. No clue what that means though.
Anyhoo, thatâs a pretty big item you helped remove from my pile of unfinished hacking projects. I really appreciate the assist!
Dialogue after completing HHC2025
Excellent work! Youâve completed every challenge without adding them to the unfinished pile - now THATâS an achievement worth celebrating!