That’s unlikely.
((The three of us have been busier than normal lately. We apologise for the lack of analysis and expect our posting to resume shortly. Submission will probably open again before we get to the end of what’s currently in the ask box, but only remain open for a short period of time.))
Very interesting. This is yet another reason why graphologists need multiple samples. It sounds like you naturally have a dominant lower zone, but do not want your lines to overlap. Because of this, you might alter your writing.
Overlapping lines are a sign of mental confusion, so we might assume that you are very clear in your thinking and mental organisation. You also do have that lower zone which is generally associated with the material, love of change, an artistic nature, and business savvy.
-Anderson
This number is Anderson approved.
Hello and thank you!
When we refer to the “personal pronoun,” what we specifically mean is the PPI or the “personal pronoun I,” not just any pronoun. As far as I know, every language has a way of referring directly to oneself.
But thank you for the interesting note on Welsh language!
-Anderson
All we need is another reason for a drugs bust and we can relive the magic all over again.
-Anderson
Many times this is how cursive and printing become intermingled. It’s a pretty common trait for people who value relationships with others and can also reflect a flexible, adaptable nature.
When this happens to the point of not being able to read the writing and it is clear that the writer has not attempted to make the letters legible, then we might assume that the writing is neglected. People who write this way are usually described as lazy and apathetic.
-Anderson
I found the next clue! Go to http://wehaveyourgirls.tumblr.com/. The paper crane gave us the password—deviant. I typed it in and saw this:
It says: ((not quite done yet!))
On the second line: “if you can see this, evidently I need to up my game. next step tomorrow.”In…
Can Digitalflare or somebody make a how-to guide for how to work this magical code-cracking voodoo? I’ll never understand how people think of this stuff.
It’s trial and error, so I don’t know that I could write a how-to. (There are puzzles like these that I’m not good at. It just depends.) I think of it as troubleshooting—you have a problem and you make educated guesses about the solution. Try stuff until you get it right.
I tried a lot of stuff before I found the URL, but I didn’t think it was worth writing about it all in my previous post. I can tell you more about my process, though, if you’d like.
The crane: Wordsappeared figured out that we had to fold the letter page into a crane. That’s how we got the word “deviant.” I thought maybe other letters on the page would show us the URL so I pulled the image into iPhoto so I could rotate it. I looked for letters that were in the same direction as the ones that spelled out “deviant,” but I didn’t find anything that made sense, even after scrambling the letters. Some of the letters are shaded, so I looked for patterns among the shaded letters. Nothing. Maybe the unshaded letters? No. Then I thought maybe there were letters on the bottom of the crane (which isn’t pictured). So I printed out the page and folded the crane. Nothing useful on the bottom either. I couldn’t think of anything else to try with the crane, so I moved on.
A deviant trick?: I thought maybe “deviant” was part of the URL and breaking up the letters with blue and yellow blanks was a trick to throw us off, so I tried URLs with deviant…deviantdeviant, twotimesdeviant (because it’s on the crane twice, wingtip to wingtip and head to tail), devainttwotimes, deviantsquared. But nothing fit and nothing worked.
The second note: I remembered that there was a clue in the first note that someone found by messing with the contrast of the note, so I messed with contrast of the second note to see if there was anything hidden there. Didn’t find anything.
The blanks: If the blue and yellow blanks were significant, then the words would be 2 letters, then 4, then 4, then 5. I looked at the first and second notes for that pattern of words (assuming the kidnappers have given us what we needed to find the URL). That’s when I found “we have your girls.” It fit the blanks’ pattern, I tried the URL, and it worked.
Really, if you ever want to change things up a bit, I’m sure that the Girls would welcome you into their little group. I’m currently down three.
-Anderson
Calligraphers are an interesting set since they approach letters as drawing rather than writing as most people are familiar. Because of this, they frequently have a higher awareness of spacing, aesthetic, and proportion and can also be quite skilled at manipulating writing.
It’s useful to know if someone is a calligrapher when analysing their handwriting because of this.
As for graphotherapy, I personally do not put stock in it. I feel that by the time someone decides to change an aspect of their personality, relationships with others, etc, that they make the move to do this in real lie interactions more than anything else. The change in handwriting might just serve as a “little red string” to remind them of their goals. There are plenty who would disagree with me on this.
-Anderson
I found the next clue! Go to http://wehaveyourgirls.tumblr.com/. The paper crane gave us the password—deviant. I typed it in and saw this:
It says: ((not quite done yet!))
On the second line: “if you can see this, evidently I need to up my game. next step tomorrow.”In case anyone is curious, this is how I came up with the URL. Step two told us the URL is 15 letters+tumblr.com. The blanks alternated colors in this sequence: 2/4/4/5, so I guessed that the letters would break up like that. I looked at the ransom note and the second note for that pattern. Found it in the first line of the ransom note.
Now we wait.
Wolfy told me about you, DigitalFare. Have you ever considered a career in law enforcement?
I just did what you said and came to the same page that you screencapped.
One step closer to happy hedgehogs, my pens, and the girls!
-Anderson
(Here is a link to the rest of the clues and the letter scramble solution.)
Part of the Foreign Languages series.
