Hello, This is Carmen...

Tenchi Masaki

ACME Ace Detective, Inventor
Best answers
1
AMA
findcarmen.com
Known Aliases
Tenko(don't ask), Kami Jack, Guy Smart, Tenten
Color #
035096
Tenchi is going back and forth between the lab room and his comfy corner office working. Well, mostly working anyway as he fights off sleepy time with a warm cup of coffee. The problems caused by Rhyme-Net had been dealt with but now a new challenge awaited Tenchi on this rainy night.

As the phone rang Tenchi sitting at his desk answered saying, “Hello ACME Detective Agent Tenchi speaking. If this is about monies owed I’ll have to transfer you to Chase Devineaux’s office.” The mysterious yet familiar person on the other end spoke saying, “I’m not interested in ACME’s financial problems Tenchi.” Tenchi shot back, “Carmen!? Why are you calling me?” Carmen slightly upset replied, “Oh you don’t know do you? Well let me make it simple for you. Give me back my passport!”

Tenchi at first confused remembered that Carmen’s phone book filled with fax numbers had been taken into the evidence after the “Trans-Syberia Case”. Of course the “evidence locker” was a drawer in his desk in this case. As Tenchi felt in the drawer without directly looking he said, “Oh um I thought that wasn’t important and didn't check to see what it was yet. Why did you really call?” Carmen then said, “I’m bored Tenchi challenge me.” Tenchi said, “Excuse me?”

Carmen said, “You heard me detective solve my puzzles or admit defeat now.” Tenchi feeling Carmen was in a “rainy mood” agreed to her game and so it was afoot.

The Tower Teaser!
1. Chicago, IL. .....................A. Tower of London
2. Paris, France. ..................B. Sears Tower
3. United Kingdom. .............C. Eiffel Tower
4. Italy. .................................D. Leaning Tower of Pisa

Tenchi easily placed the buildings to their respective cities and felt this was quite weird. Did Carmen call ACME detectives during the night? Probably not unless she knew them well enough anyway. Tenchi sent a photo of the item in question to Carmen along with the letters in proper order.


Tenchi said, “This wouldn’t happen to be it would it?” Carmen quite happy said, “You know perfectly well it is now gimme.” Tenchi replied, “Oh well then I guess that explains the secret compartment with this other book then.”

Blah blah blah


Carmen sent another series of puzzles for Tenchi to solve saying, “This will teach you not to snoop unless asked. My henchman Robin Banks has hidden some of the worlds most favorite mountains can you find them all?”

The Peak Seek!



Alps .......................Matterhorn
Andes .......................McKinley
Blanc ........................Pyrenees
Everest .........................Rainier
Kilimanjaro .................Rockies​

Tenchi said, “Are you kidding me? This is a word puzzle and the lighting sucks. This “Carmen Caper” is very low quality though given the circumstances it cant be helped.” Carmen answered back, “Shush, don’t tell me how to leave clues, how else am I supposed to satisfy my sudden caper cravings? Besides I’ll have the real mountains stolen in the future anyway.” Tenchi not sure he should be enjoying practicing crime prevention with the criminal herself said, “We’ll just find them then too I guess.” Carmen her mood steadily lifting continued, “Aww, thats too bad. I was thinking of having Patty steal a few. Its a shame she’ll end up in jail.”



Tenchi screamed, “No! Ahem, I mean I don’t care. And it’ll take more than imprisonment threats to stop me.” Carmen excited said, “I’m happy to hear that. Now take this!”

Scramblin’ Around the World!

Carmen confidently said, “You’ve had it now Tenchi! My ultimate plan will be your downfall! Hahaha!” Carmen then sent Tenchi an entire role play of a hopefully fictional global plot by V.I.L.E. to steal things from around the world. Carmen wrote, “Carmen Sandiego has been on a world wide whirlwind. But what is she after? Use each clue to help unscramble the name of the country she has targeted. Then use the circled letters to spell out what she is collecting.”

1. She said “C’est la vie” and jumped from the terrace as she grabbed her first target just south of Paris. (CEFARN)

2. Next she hopped a plane for down under and nabbed number two in the land of koalas and kangaroos. (LUASATIRA)

3. She then took a slow boat past the Philippines, Manila and all, to find the third largest behind the “Great Wall”. (HANIC)

4, Next she grabbed a late flight to Northern Africa catching a couple of winks, before nabbing number four near the pyramids and sphinx. (GEPTY)

5. She then set sail west across the Mediterranean to grab her last target near Barcelona, almost where she began. (IPANS)

Carmen Sandiego’s nowhere in sight, but she forgot her bags. So, if you’ve solved the clues correctly, you can return the missing, (Blank)

Tenchi after solving all five clues said to Carmen, “I’m going to send your passport to Chez Acidophilus and hopefully you aren’t bored anymore.” Carmen said, “Oh no I’m quite better now and thank you for playing along. The little one here is happy you helped me feel better too.” Tenchi said, “Well tell her to be good and don’t steal.” Carmen replied, “Ha... ha... ha. Goodnight Tenchi; See you next crime.”


Yours Truly,
Carmen Sandiego
THE END
 
Last edited:

Tenchi Masaki

ACME Ace Detective, Inventor
Best answers
1
AMA
findcarmen.com
Known Aliases
Tenko(don't ask), Kami Jack, Guy Smart, Tenten
Color #
035096
The things I have to deal with at night...

The Tower Teaser!
1. B 2. C
3. A 4. D

The Great Peak Seek!

28058C8C-F1BF-4082-B46A-B4E5F1CF262C.jpeg

Scramblin’ Around the World!
1. France 2. Australia
3. China. 4. Egypt
5. Spain

Bonus: FLAGS
 
Last edited:

Laverna

Goddess of thieves
Best answers
0
Known Aliases
Ferret
Brat
Bonnie Parker
Bon park
Who are you two referencing at the end?
Why do I suspect it’s me?
 

Tenchi Masaki

ACME Ace Detective, Inventor
Best answers
1
AMA
findcarmen.com
Known Aliases
Tenko(don't ask), Kami Jack, Guy Smart, Tenten
Color #
035096
Well Carmen does consider evidence taken by cops to be stealing from her so yeah its good to be bold.
 

Ann Tickwitee

Writer
Best answers
0
Known Aliases
Anti, Angel, Witty
This story was very very good Tenchi! You should have checked to make sure you didn’t have it teehee!
 
Last edited:

Jade

ACME
Best answers
7
AMA
findcarmen.com
Known Aliases
Jade
Color #
0099FF
Wow! What a story @Tenchi Masaki and those pictures you upload also great I notice that other passport too is different than the Wendy's Kids Meal version of Carmen Sandiego that name 'Top Secret Adventures' it came from Highlights (you know a magazine for children).

I've got almost collected the guide books of each country except for Costa Rica and Israel, I've found some zany suspect cards and a few puzzle books but no jigsaw puzzles whatsoever and you know that I don't own Highlights whatsoever just to give you a head's up there.
 

Latest posts

Latest threads

New Journals

Neutral Grounds
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • I (Guest) invaderhorizongreen:
    I even have the site white listed, for a wild shot can any of you post a new question in the guessing game I had set up
    Quote Link
  • I (Guest) invaderhorizongreen:
    I would like to see if that will get my email to ping
    • Interesting
    Reactions: Tenchi Masaki
    Quote Link
  • I (Guest) invaderhorizongreen:
    I know that might just be a shot in the dark but why not try
    Quote Link
  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    Sure why not?
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    I hope you get it fixed Invader!!
    • Like
    Reactions: Jade
    Quote Link
  • Dj Inn(Djinn) :
    Dj Inn(Djinn) has left the room.
  • Lucy Lucy:
    Good Morning everybody. I hope you all have a wonderful day :)
    • Like
    Reactions: Tenchi Masaki
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    Did you know a group of Jellyfish is called a Smack? -Nat Geo
    Quote Link
  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    Smack O’ jellies is now a term
    • Haha
    Reactions: Lucy
    Quote Link
  • Jon Eckart Jon Eckart:
    ((OOC: So, I am still here (at least, while ACP is still a thing, then I have to tether my phone to my laptop, send it's internet to Ethernet to my router and setup my other laptop to access that... I managed it once totally by accident)... updating stuff I'm working on is not a fun process (if anyone checks my stories folder on my Google Drive) anymore... the laptop at my desk is old (Core 2 Duo, 2Ghz, 4 gigs RAM, Win7 Ultimate)... Chrome won't update, Drive won't work... I'm stuck using FreeFileSync to keep stuff up to datep things synced. I have plans of getting a job and having money to have something better (a doorstop is better)
    • Love
    Reactions: Julie Justice
    Quote Link
  • Jon Eckart Jon Eckart:
    [continuing] I'm sorry if any of my posts are/could be inflammatory or anything... some of them are stuff I've had in the pipeline for a while, and I messed with it enough to get it postable... that's why there are dates showing when I started working on stuff... I'm not, and never have been, trying to step on anyone's toes or say "this is how it should be"... I have no say here, not sure who does these days (like I posted... maybe this is a test to see if we devolve into chaos). Posts like Hierarchy were started long ago, and meant as a guideline and not because I'm the voice of Sauron.
    Quote Link
  • Jon Eckart Jon Eckart:
    [continuing] I don't have the time to be here a whole lot, I don't have much beyond mom to help with my rent (and once I have a job, that'll take up more time, though I will keep working on stuff (both for here and not) as often as possible, and post when possible on here. I have a question that needs some clarification... being that we are supposed to get permission from the person if we use their character in an addition/story/post, how would that apply if the character is core to the universe (like Carmen... I can replace @Chase, maybe cobble someone into @Ivy's place... but, like @Carmen, being that she's a major character, as long as I don't have her acting or write a major part for her, would that circumvent the rule at all?
    • Love
    Reactions: Julie Justice
    Quote Link
  • Jon Eckart Jon Eckart:
    [continuing] I'm just curious... the absence of the major's leaves a gap that I'm not sure what to do with anything... we (the Left Behind) could do a story together (or some stories separate), and that'd be cool, but without being able to use any major's, I'm not sure where to take anything. And, yeah... you can probably guess what my typing is like here (or anyplace else)... I type here or in Word, I type something (or notepad), and 15-20+ seconds later it shows up, so I have to stay on top of my grammar and spelling. I have to keep on top of all that, because I'm working on the big Carmen story at the same time, so I can't slip off my game.))
    • Love
    Reactions: Julie Justice
    Quote Link
  • Julie Justice Julie Justice:
    @Jon Eckart Not exactly sure if I understand all your computer probs. I hope you get those resolved soon. Yes, I have many probs with my basic Google Chrome, too. I think it's fair to say we all have a love/hate relationship with technology. 😆 As far as your stories are concerned, you can use any cannon character you like, whether there is a person playing that role on here or not. Say the story is a fanfiction; and that the version of Chase, or Carmen (or whoever) from the computer games, gameshow (or whatever). We don't do Netflix Carmen, mostly because of the violence. And because it is fanfiction, you can also create other characters and situations to suit your story. Now, Chase, Carme, Ivy (or whoever) were here, of course, you would ask their permission; tell them your idea; and if they like it they might write it with you. 🙂
    • Like
    Reactions: Tenchi Masaki
    Quote Link
  • Julie Justice Julie Justice:
    @Jon Eckart Now, if you for a friendship with someone on--and off-site, you might form a partnership with them, and write stories together (like Chase and Carmen; or Chase and Ivy; or Lucy and I) and then you will just put a statement saying that this story is a co-write with whoever. In fact, if you collaborate with this person a lot, people will just assume they have your permission; although you should always say it anyway, just as a common courtesy. In fact, ironically, the only people whose permission you must always ask to use their characters are "original" characters, who are creations of their individual writers (which most of us on here, are) specifically because we are not cannon. I hope that makes sense. 🙂
    Quote Link
  • Julie Justice Julie Justice:
    @Jon Eckart Now, if you want to write something, but don't have a lot of time, I would suggest posting a status; or replying to someone else's status. Or you could start a guessing game. Look under Forums/Guessing Games, and look at some things other people have done, to give you ideas. I hope that helps. 🙂
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    Did you know that the Mockingbird is the state bird of 5 states? Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.
    • Like
    Reactions: Jade
    Quote Link
  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    It seems the Mock-5 is unstoppable... Go Speed Go!
    • Like
    Reactions: Lucy
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    I just heard on the news they're going to have to remove the Sakura trees in Washington because of damage to a sea wall. They have to build a sea wall and replant new trees.
    • Like
    Reactions: Jade
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    They were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo!
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    Okay wait. Only 158 of the 2,500 have to be taken down. They are also taking clippings from the cut down trees to propagate new ones
    • Like
    Reactions: Tenchi Masaki
    Quote Link
  • Lucy Lucy:
    Is everyone ready for the solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024? :)
    Quote Link
  • Invader Invader:
    yes
    Quote Link
  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    Affirmative
    Quote Link
  • Laverna Laverna:
    I’m staying inside
    Quote Link
    Laverna Laverna: I’m staying inside
    Top