Cantabile

[professahhh]

Luke Triton Witches don't really exist. Do they?

[ a bit later ]

Luke Triton Despite all the odd happenings lately, I've been trying to focus on studying. It can get a bit boring, though, especially with the lovely spring weather outside. What's your favorite thing about spring, and is it lamb?

Comments

[curseoclock]

yeeeep. it kinda sucked. and my secret was something i never told anyone so i dunno where someone could've gotten it from

yeah you'd think so. but i don't have a better explanation

what i do know is that whoever's going around spreading secrets like this is someone i definitely wouldn't mind seeing transformed into a newt. they're a real jerk!

[professahhh]

It's certainly unscrupulous.

And those reporters! You'd think they had nothing better to do!

[curseoclock]

yeah must've been a seriously slow news day, huh? just going after random people like that.

it's not even celebrity gossip or anything

[professahhh]

The odd thing was that they were treating it as if it was! Photographers and everything.

It's a real puzzle, I'll tell you that.

[curseoclock]

right? i had to deal with a bunch of them. well i dealt with them pretty easily, but they were super persistent

i don't wanna seem like a conspiracy nut or anything but it makes you wonder if someone told them to do that or something???

[professahhh]

I couldn't begin to guess.

But since we're both safe and sound now, why don't we celebrate? I've got a puzzle I've been just dying to tell someone!

[curseoclock]

oh? sure, sounds fun

hit me!

[professahhh]

Alright, then! I've got five pairs of words in mind. Remove the letters 'ba' from the first word in the pair, and you'll get a second word. Naturally, I'll give you a hint as to what one of the words are.

For instance, if I were to say 'Start with a word that means equilibrium', you'd say 'balance'. Take out the 'ba', and you have the word 'lance'. Does that make sense?

[curseoclock]

hmmmm yeah, i think so!

[professahhh]

Wonderful! Now, the first word is a kind of seafood!

[ Mmm, seafood. ]