Clue 12

Sector B - Marina / Cow Hollow / Pacific Heights

Romance Story

Author: Game Control (IdaRose Sylvester)

This final clue was the story of Oscar and Sierra, two lonely hearts who find each other at an Army holiday dance…

“Would you like to dance the foxtrot with me, lovely lady?” A dark, intoxicating voice sang to the woman in the corner, bringing her out of her daydream. “My name is Oscar Bartholomew Williams, First Lieutenant of the US Army.” At first mesmerized by the voice, she then had a sudden lurching feeling in her stomach and summed up to herself—“another Army Romeo, no thanks.” Smiling, she looked at the man and said “I don’t care for that dance, I much prefer the tango, but since they are not playing that tonight, tough luck Mike, or whatever you name is.” Feeling very much the alpha female for the moment, Sierra spun on her heels and hurried away from Oscar.

Finding herself back in a corner, she started to feel regret. Already, it was November, and it looked like she would spend another Christmas alone. Being an on again off again alpha female seemed to cause a continual cycle of rejecting men for no good reason, then living a lonely existence. Every holiday, she was forced to spend with her family in the delta, discussing yet again why she was alone, husbandless, for yet another holiday.

Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice behind her. “Hey, it’s me 'Mike,' and I don’t take no for an answer when I have found someone like you. I was supposed to ship off to India the end of November, but the Army changed its mind and I refuse to be alone for the holidays. Be my Major General, lovely, albeit stubborn, lady.” Bravo! For once, a REAL man, ready to understand her heart and make her feel secure. Well, Lieutenant, although my family always serves lima bean and corn succotash casserole for the holidays, I am sure we would be welcomed up at their house in the delta, and perhaps we can bring our own food. If not, the great water skiing and golf helps make up for the food, and not being alone will be a great gift for both of us. Assignment accepted, Lieutenant, let’s leave this silly dance party behind. I heard the Army is throwing a better party tonight over at the old fort. Let's go!"

Hints:

Hint 1 was "It's the military alphabet."

Hint 2 was at Game Control's discretion, but generally dealt with how to find the actual physical location of the final party.

Solution

Judicious use of the military alphabet turned this clue from a romance into something else entirely:

“Would you like to dance the foxtrot with me, lovely lady?” A dark, intoxicating voice sang to the woman in the corner, bringing her out of her daydream. “My name is Oscar Bartholomew Williams, First Lieutenant of the US Army.” At first mesmerized by the voice, she then had a sudden lurching feeling in her stomach and summed up to herself—“another Army Romeo, no thanks.” Smiling, she looked at the man and said “I don’t care for that dance, I much prefer the tango, but since they are not playing that tonight, tough luck Mike, or whatever you name is.” Feeling very much the alpha female for the moment, Sierra spun on her heels and hurried away from Oscar.

Finding herself back in a corner, she started to feel regret. Already, it was November, and it looked like she would spend another Christmas alone. Being an on again off again alpha female seemed to cause a continual cycle of rejecting men for no good reason, then living a lonely existence. Every holiday, she was forced to spend with her family in the delta, discussing yet again why she was alone, husbandless, for yet another holiday.

Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice behind her. “Hey, it’s me 'Mike,' and I don’t take no for an answer when I have found someone like you. I was supposed to ship off to India the end of November, but the Army changed its mind and I refuse to be alone for the holidays. Be my Major General, lovely, albeit stubborn, lady.” Bravo! For once, a REAL man, ready to understand her heart and make her feels secure. Well, Lieutenant, although my family always serves lima bean and corn succotash casserole for the holidays, I am sure we would be welcomed up at their house in the delta, and perhaps we can bring our own food. If not, the great water skiing and golf helps make up for the food, and not being alone will be a great gift for both of us. Assignment accepted, Lieutenant, let’s leave this silly dance party behind. I heard the Army is throwing a better party tonight over at the old fort. Let's go!"

F oxtrot

O scar

R omeo

T ango

M ike

A lpha

S ierra

O scar

N ovember

A lpha

D elta

M ike

I ndia

N ovember

B ravo

L ima

D elta

G olf

FORT MASON ADMIN BLDG

Teams that realized that the gray star on the Fort Mason map in their game packet in fact pinpointed the exact location of the party got brownie points for being observant. Teams that called Game Control to ask where the building was groaned when they were once again directed to something in their game packet that had been right before their eyes all along. Observation and keen attention are the key!