After subjecting the audio recording that was obtained from the first Ghostbin (password: 03111996) from Dewey’s error logs to steganographic decryption, a link to a second Ghostbin was obtained. At this point of time, the password was unknown.
Following the Discord conversation with Baroness regarding Dewey on May 7th, 2021, a link named “Admin Login” appeared at the bottom of the Lockbox page:
The link led to the following login page. The Username and Password were unknown at this point of time.
On May 10th, 2021, at 4:37 AM GMT, Dewey appeared online to the Server, and provided access to Debug Mode, which contained the following options to select from:
The decoded binary: “rfug” (from <Keywords>), “subte” (from <Data Name="param1">), when rearranged, formed the word “subterfuge”. This was the password to the ghostbin link found within the same error log.
The solved ghostbin led to an audio file, titled “05242000_pax_08.wav” [[CW: Static/white noise, glitched audio]]. When this file was subjected to steganographic decryption, the word “blanketf0rt” was obtained.
Option 3 led to the following status update:
Dewey: “OPTION 3: SELECTED
PRIMARY SYSTEM OFFLINE. SERVER DOWNTIME: 4 days 23 hours 48 min 03 sec”
A discussion with Dewey was taking place concurrently while solving this puzzle. Upon returning to Option 1 with the newly obtained information, and asking for a hint to the password (PASSWORD HINT: "My comfort place."), and admin username (THE ADMIN USERNAME IS SET TO DEFAULT.), the login information was successfully identified as:
Username: guest
Password: blanketf0rt
The accessed Admin system led to the following pages:
Home page:
Admin page:
Status page:
and the Lockbox page
Following this reveal, the Server sent an ask to Baroness to inform her that Dewey’s Admin Panel could be accessed. After this, Baroness proceeded to arrive to the server and had a conversation about how they were able to access Dewey, as well as discuss the contents of the audio file and their implications.
This concludes the end of the search for Dewey’s Admin Login Credentials!
On May 10th 2021, the day after the ARCHSYS Admin Panel was unlocked, a barely noticeable symbol composed of 4 circles (the very same one that initially led to Dewey shutting down) appeared towards to the middle-right of the Admin Panel Home page.
When enlarged, the symbol looked like this:
This hidden symbol turned out to be hyperlink, with the URL: https://archsys-admin.carrd.co/#pax. The page only contained the code:
“m9f3″
When this code was added to the end of a blank Ghostbin URL, to form the link https://ghostbin.co/paste/m9f3 on May 12th, 2021, the following message was revealed:
“I am warning you.
This is the only warning you'll get.
Stop while you're ahead.
Do you think you have a fucking choice?
Do you think you fucking matter to them?
Do you think that they want you to be happy?
Do you think they want you to be free?
Think again.”
On May 13th, 2021, upon re-visiting this Ghostbin, the above message was completely erased and replaced with the following:
“[DATA REDACTED]”
This is the first known instance of data from a Ghostbin or Pastebin being altered in such a manner.
On May 15th, 2021, at 5:20 AM GMT, the If-the-crown-fits blog header image was updated to this image:
When brightened, a Pastebin link was obtained:
The bolded letters of this ask spelled “family”, which was the password to this Pastebin. When unlocked, the following message was found:
”:)”
“xlnv-kozb z xziiw tznv drgs nv, kviszkh? :)”
When decrypted using an Atbash Cipher, the decoded message was:
“come-play a carrd game with me, perhaps? :)”
This clue led to the following site: https://come-play.carrd.co/, a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” (CYOA) game.
A guide to the choices leading to the various endings of this game can be found here.
Detailed images of the various endings can be found under the cut:
https://come-play.carrd.co/
https://come-play.carrd.co/#thegamebegins
Under the “Begin” and “Quit” Options is a barely noticeable symbol of four interlocking circles (as seen in previous posts):
Leading to this site:
https://come-play.carrd.co/#pax
Binary: “You shouldn't be here, little one...”
-> Quit
https://come-play.carrd.co/#quitter
-> Begin
https://come-play.carrd.co/#start
-> Begin -> Yell for help
https://come-play.carrd.co/#yellforhelp
-> Begin -> Look around -> Go to the door
https://come-play.carrd.co/#gotodoor1
-> Begin -> Look around -> Open the nightstand -> Take key -> Go to the door -> Go to the other door -> Look through the photos
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#photos
-> Begin -> Look around -> Open the nightstand -> Take key -> Go to the door -> Go to the other door -> Open the window
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#window
-> Begin -> Look around -> Open the nightstand -> Take key -> Go to the door -> Go to the staircase -> Hide in a wardrobe
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#hide
-> Begin -> Look around -> Open the nightstand -> Take key -> Go to the door -> Go to the staircase -> Book it to the cellar door -> Use [Nightstand Skeleton Key]
https://come-play-3.carrd.co/#skeletonkey
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the left path -> Open the door -> Eat the food
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#eat
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the left path -> Open the door -> Try to leave
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#leave
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the left path -> Turn around and leave
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#turnaround1
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the center path -> Approach the cabin
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#thecabin
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the center path -> Turn around and leave
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#turnaround2
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the right path -> Sleep
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#sleep
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the right path -> Don’t sleep -> Drink
https://come-play-too.carrd.co/#drink
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the right path -> Don’t sleep -> Don’t drink -> Eat
https://come-play-3.carrd.co/#eat
-> Begin -> Look around (-> Open the nightstand -> Take key ->) -> Approach the wardrobe -> Move the wardrobe -> Take the right path -> Don’t sleep -> Don’t drink -> Don’t eat