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My seeker, my seeker and me.
[The recording starts with the sight of three men sitting behind a long desk, looking serious. The scene is clearly meant to evoke the feeling of a serious news broadcast, but frankly, the hastily stacked books and clutter in the background, several weird contraptions the purpose of which one can only guess at, and the ridiculous amount of notes and blurry pictures stuck to the desk kind of ruin the mood.
Those who have been here for a while will recognise the men sitting there, but for those new, they’ve actually gone through the trouble of having small, official-looking name-plates sitting in front of them. On the right, we have Legendary Seeker Jackson; Trent is your middlest seeker, and then on the left, we have the ever excitable Legendary seeker Grant.
Yes, the Legendary Seekers are back and they have important business to discuss. Let’s tune in, shall we?]
Friends. [That’s Jackson starting us off, looking poised and collected.] Today we come to you because we have important news, maybe even the most important news of our lives and--
YOU ALL SAW IT, RIGHT? THE SKY? [That’s Grant cutting in, slamming his hands down on the desk with such enthusiasm he knocks his little nameplate to the ground.] HASHTAG CONFIRMED, HASHTAG PROPHECY, HASHTAG LE--
Hey, I thought I was going to get to make the announcement, Grapes, come on.
[There is some minor bickering before throats are cleared, backs are straightened and Jackson continues on.]
As my esteemed colleague already hinted, several years ago, the three of us managed to obtain an ancient document via a very trustworthy source of ours on Hiker Craig’s list. Trent, the document!
[Legendary Seeker Trent stands, unfurling a long sheet of paper filled with squiggly writing. Well, you think it is writing. It is not like you can actually tell at this distance.
Though for a supposed ancient document, the paper looks, uh, pretty new.]
Of course, this is not the original copy of the document, merely a reproduction, but we have good reason to believe that this ancient text is a lost prophecy related to the reappearance of the Lost Water Temple [Jackson smacks the paper in excitement, nearly hitting Trent.] and it is happening THIS SUMMER!
Now, you might ask: "Seekers, what is the Lost Water Temple?" Wellllll... we don't know.
Nobody knows. [That's Grant, cutting in.]
Because it's lost. [Trent weighing in from behind the paper.]
But we've been hard at work translating and we've-- Listen, it's been hard. The dialect is pretty out there, and the handwriting? yeouch.
But, like I said, we've been working hard, and-- Grant, will you do the honours?
With pleasure.
[And with that Grant stands, dramatically clearing his throat. There is music suddenly. Why is there music?]
When the sky dances and the sea answers.
When the three travellers brighten the sky.
When the sun warms the deep waters
The return of the sanctuary will be nigh.
[The music swells, then comes to a stop. The silence is poignant. There may be tears in the Seekers' eyes. Well, you can only assume there are tears in Trent's eyes, as his face is still hidden by the paper.]
We are still in the process of translating the rest of the document, but we've got the general gist of it. [Jackson gestures to the document.] Based on what we have translated so far, the Lost Water Temple won't just appear when the time is right. The prophecy speaks of certain steps and conditions that need to be met first.
And this, dear viewers, is where we need your help.
You see, the writers of this prophecy were clearly concerned with it falling into the wrong hands. We can only assume this was done to protect whatever is inside the temple. And to protect it, the instructions have been codified behind a series of riddles.
Now, we can take care of the translation, but we fear we might be in a race against the clock here. If we are reading this line correctly, the Temple will sleep for another thousand years if the conditions are not met in time. And we don't know exactly how much time we are talking about here. It talks about the sun warming the water, so maybe just this summer?
By the time, we'll have solved these riddles on our own, the window for bringing back the temple may have closed. And that's why we need YOU!
[Jackson slams his hands down on the desk, staring intently at the camera.]
This is the chance of a lifetime. NAY, several lifetimes. And you can get involved. We are looking for volunteers, sorrynotpaid,--
[Grant whispers hashtag wagetheft.]
--to help us solve the riddles of the Temple. We've set up a small application process on our website -- brought to you by SquirtleSpace -- to make sure our applicants are the right persons for the job.
Oh, and one final thing.
The Prophecy doesn't really mention what the Lost Temple was for, but it does say--
[Grant is clearing his throat again, the music quickly returning.]
"--For inside you will find
the greatest treasure of mankind."
Those who have been here for a while will recognise the men sitting there, but for those new, they’ve actually gone through the trouble of having small, official-looking name-plates sitting in front of them. On the right, we have Legendary Seeker Jackson; Trent is your middlest seeker, and then on the left, we have the ever excitable Legendary seeker Grant.
Yes, the Legendary Seekers are back and they have important business to discuss. Let’s tune in, shall we?]
Friends. [That’s Jackson starting us off, looking poised and collected.] Today we come to you because we have important news, maybe even the most important news of our lives and--
YOU ALL SAW IT, RIGHT? THE SKY? [That’s Grant cutting in, slamming his hands down on the desk with such enthusiasm he knocks his little nameplate to the ground.] HASHTAG CONFIRMED, HASHTAG PROPHECY, HASHTAG LE--
Hey, I thought I was going to get to make the announcement, Grapes, come on.
[There is some minor bickering before throats are cleared, backs are straightened and Jackson continues on.]
As my esteemed colleague already hinted, several years ago, the three of us managed to obtain an ancient document via a very trustworthy source of ours on Hiker Craig’s list. Trent, the document!
[Legendary Seeker Trent stands, unfurling a long sheet of paper filled with squiggly writing. Well, you think it is writing. It is not like you can actually tell at this distance.
Though for a supposed ancient document, the paper looks, uh, pretty new.]
Of course, this is not the original copy of the document, merely a reproduction, but we have good reason to believe that this ancient text is a lost prophecy related to the reappearance of the Lost Water Temple [Jackson smacks the paper in excitement, nearly hitting Trent.] and it is happening THIS SUMMER!
Now, you might ask: "Seekers, what is the Lost Water Temple?" Wellllll... we don't know.
Nobody knows. [That's Grant, cutting in.]
Because it's lost. [Trent weighing in from behind the paper.]
But we've been hard at work translating and we've-- Listen, it's been hard. The dialect is pretty out there, and the handwriting? yeouch.
But, like I said, we've been working hard, and-- Grant, will you do the honours?
With pleasure.
[And with that Grant stands, dramatically clearing his throat. There is music suddenly. Why is there music?]
When the three travellers brighten the sky.
When the sun warms the deep waters
The return of the sanctuary will be nigh.
[The music swells, then comes to a stop. The silence is poignant. There may be tears in the Seekers' eyes. Well, you can only assume there are tears in Trent's eyes, as his face is still hidden by the paper.]
We are still in the process of translating the rest of the document, but we've got the general gist of it. [Jackson gestures to the document.] Based on what we have translated so far, the Lost Water Temple won't just appear when the time is right. The prophecy speaks of certain steps and conditions that need to be met first.
And this, dear viewers, is where we need your help.
You see, the writers of this prophecy were clearly concerned with it falling into the wrong hands. We can only assume this was done to protect whatever is inside the temple. And to protect it, the instructions have been codified behind a series of riddles.
Now, we can take care of the translation, but we fear we might be in a race against the clock here. If we are reading this line correctly, the Temple will sleep for another thousand years if the conditions are not met in time. And we don't know exactly how much time we are talking about here. It talks about the sun warming the water, so maybe just this summer?
By the time, we'll have solved these riddles on our own, the window for bringing back the temple may have closed. And that's why we need YOU!
[Jackson slams his hands down on the desk, staring intently at the camera.]
This is the chance of a lifetime. NAY, several lifetimes. And you can get involved. We are looking for volunteers, sorrynotpaid,--
[Grant whispers hashtag wagetheft.]
--to help us solve the riddles of the Temple. We've set up a small application process on our website -- brought to you by SquirtleSpace -- to make sure our applicants are the right persons for the job.
Oh, and one final thing.
The Prophecy doesn't really mention what the Lost Temple was for, but it does say--
[Grant is clearing his throat again, the music quickly returning.]
the greatest treasure of mankind."