AFTERPARTY III: Never Have I Ever Been Quite This Drunk

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[There's absolutely nothing celebratory about this drinking party. "Party" isn't even the right word, not really-- it's more like a "drink until you forget and/or black out" session for anyone who wants to participate, and even the bartender isn't immune from that much. Please forgive him if your drink isn't mixed quite right; he's trying his best under the circumstances.

There's food, too, if anyone wants to attempt to stave off a hangover tomorrow, or just get something in their stomach after the events of the day: stirfry from Makoto, vegetable soup from Nageki (mediocre, but hey, a genuine effort was made and that's what counts), and some tea for those who would rather abstain from the harder stuff. (Is that even many people tonight? Probably not.)

Come on by the bar if you're hungry or want a drink, or even if you just don't want to be alone right now. That much, at least, is something that can be guaranteed tonight.]

Comments

[libirdian]

Well, you could say that.

[ He doesn't laugh, but at least he isn't rolling his eyes at the joke. Something in his expression does look amused though. Anyway, he'll turn one of the pages to one of the simpler puzzles: If a giraffe has two eyes, a monkey has two eyes, and an elephant has two eyes, how many eyes do we have? ]

How about this one for a start?

[biyishuangfei]

[ He made Nageki amused! He's doing great.

...As for puzzles? Well, hm. He's actually not really so great at this so it's good that they really are starting at easy mode here. ]

Alright.

Well, the answer to that sounds like six, actually.

[libirdian]

[ Before he confirms the answer, he might as well ask beforehand... ]

Why's that?

[biyishuangfei]

Well because there's three animals with two eyes each. So it's basically three two's equal six.

[libirdian]

The logic is sound, but unfortunately this riddle is misleading, so that answer is correct.

[ He reaches out a wing to point towards a certain word: we. ]

This is the most important word in this question.

[biyishuangfei]

Are they counting two more people in that, then?

[ So underhanded...though he supposed that was to be expected. Puzzles were tricky like that!! ]

[libirdian]

[ *incorrect ]

The question in truth is only "how many eyes do we have?". Which means it's only the questioner and the answerer who counts. The wording is definitely tricky here.

[biyishuangfei]

[ . . . ]

I want to do another one.

[ He's not pouting. He would object to anyone saying he was pouting, because he was definitely not!! ...Okay, he was pouting a little because he's miffed he didn't catch it and this was easy mode. Life was cruel. ]

[libirdian]

Of course. You can do this.

[ Flipping to a new puzzle now. Good luck with this one. He's internally cheering him on as he reads it out loud. ]

I have a piggy bank with a width of 20cm and a height of 15cm. How many coins must I slot into my piggy bank until it is no longer empty?

[biyishuangfei]

[ ANCIENT CHINA PERSON MEETS MODERN MEASUREMENTS?1?! ]

Um...I don't know! I really don't know, I'm sorry...I-I barely know how to use the measurements to compare to people here...

[ F A I L U R E...he's going to cry.

...

...he's never going to get a date because he's so dumb at puzzles. Wonderful priorities. ]

[libirdian]

[ He believes in you! Here comes another hint. ]

Don't worry, it's another trick. Try checking the question by itself.

[biyishuangfei]

[ But how many coins were they trying to fit in there??? Well, luckily tael coins were basically similar in size when it came to these things...

However should he account for foreign money too?? Maybe he was overthinking this.

HE ALSO FAILED HIS CLASSES AT CLOUD RECESSES LIKE TWO OR THREE TIMES...his face was in his hands. He couldn't do this. Okay he removed his face from his hands. ]

...W-What, is it 15 coins because the height is 15cm?

[ What did that even look like?! He could feel some embarrassment coming to his face. ]

[libirdian]

[ Okay, maybe he shouldn't have chosen anything that seemed like math is involved. ]

Not quite. Here's another way to put it: how many coins would you need to add to the bank until it's considered "not empty"?

[biyishuangfei]

Oh, just one?

[ If that was the answer he's sure going to feel silly... ]

[libirdian]

Correct, that's the answer. The first part was just to make anybirdie who reads it think they have to calculate instead of focusing on the last part. Riddles thrive on such tricks... Same with mysteries in general, I suppose.

[biyishuangfei]

...I guess so.

Something I'll keep in mind for later.

[libirdian]

Same here. It's easier when it's laid out like this, but unfortunately things aren't that neat normally...