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What does the tiny little garden-gnome guy do? That's the one thing I haven't been able to figure out.

V qba'g guvax lbh jvyy qvr hayrff lbh xarj @ jura ur jnf nyvir.

Gung fnvq, Nyna Gubznf vf pyrneyl gbb phevbhf sbe uvf bja fnsrgl, naq vs ur erfgnegf gur punva bs phefrf, ur pbhyq cnff vg bagb hf...

Anzrf qba'g fcernq gur phefr. Cyragl bs crbcyr yrnearq gur anzr bs Ehcreg Tnyyrl orsber Uneel Gubeagba qvrq. Jung fcernqf vg vf erzrzorevat lbhe bja vagrenpgvbaf jvgu gurz. Yrneavat anzrf vf evfxl orpnhfr vg zvtug wbt n sngny zrzbel, ohg gur anzr vgfrys qbrfa'g unir nal fcrpvny cbjre.

Jura jr yrnea @'f anzr, jr'er abg va qnatre qverpgyl, orpnhfr jr qvqa'g xabj @ naq guhf jr unir ab zrzbevrf sbe uvf anzr gb evfx wbttvat. Vs jr qvq, jr'q unir orra ba gung yvfg Nyna Gubznf zragvbaf, gur yvfg bs crbcyr jub nera'g nyybjrq gb ernq nalguvat ba @'f pbzchgre.

Gung'f abg gb fnl jr'er pbzcyrgryl fnsr... Nyna Gubznf vf pyrneyl gbb phevbhf sbe uvf bja fnsrgl, naq vs ur qbrf jvaq hc erfgnegvat n punva, ur pbhyq rnfvyl cnff gur phefr gb hf. Ohg yrneavat gur anzr bs Evpuneq Ybatyrl vfa'g n qverpg guerng gb hf.

V nyfb guvax Ryyvr jnf n erq ureevat engure guna gur fbhepr bs gur phefr, ohg abj jr'er trggvat vagb zber fcrphyngvir greevgbel. Nf sbe jul gur 00-qernz svyr pbagnvaf @'f anzr, V guvax gung zvtug unir whfg orra n zbzrag bs uhzna jrnxarff ba @'f cneg? Ur xarj vg jnf fnsrfg sbe rirelbar vs nyy vasbezngvba nobhg uvz jnf ybfg, ohg ur pbhyqa'g orne orvat sbetbggra ragveryl fb ur yrsg n yvggyr rnfgre rtt rira gubhtu ur xarj ur fubhyqa'g, gung xvaq bs guvat.

V'z abg fher, ohg vg zvtug qrcraq ba ubj ure zrzbevrf svyyrq va gur oynaxf ba jul fur jnf yvivat va gur Tnyyrl Ubhfr qrfcvgr ab ybatre erzrzorevat nal npghny pbaarpgvba gb gur snzvyl, nf uvagrq ol ure nethzrag jvgu Bfjnyq va gvzrfgnzc 8. Fur zvtug unir orra jbeevrq nobhg trggvat vagb gebhoyr urefrys.

V jbaqre vs vg'f fbzrubj pnhfrq ol gur fnzr grpuabybtl gung yrgf gurz erpbeq nhqvb sebz qrnq crbcyr'f zrzbevrf va gur svefg cynpr? Ohg gurer'f ab uvagf gb gung va gur tnzr nf sne nf V pna gryy.

V guvax Ryyvr jnf n erq ureevat, fur jnfa'g pbaarpgrq gb gur phefr ng nyy. Juvpu vf n yvggyr hafngvfslvat nf vg zrnaf jr unir ab vqrn jung qbrf pnhfr vg, ohg V thrff vg jbhyqa'g or nf perrcl vs vg jrer rkcyvpnoyr.

V jbaqre vs vg'f fbzrubj pbaarpgrq gb gur grpuabybtl gung yrgf hf erpbeq nhqvb sebz qrnq crbcyr'f zrzbevrf va gur svefg cynpr?

Jr fubhyq or svar... nf ybat nf jr qba'g sbejneq bhe svaqvatf gb Nyna Gubznf...

> Jul qbrf Znegun abg pnyy gur cbyvpr? Abguvat va gur phefr frrzf gb or Cbyvpr-Nibvqnag.

Vg zvtug qrcraq ba ubj Znegun'f zrzbevrf punatrq gb rkcynva jul fur jnf yvivat va gur Tnyyrl Ubhfr jura fur abj unq ab zrzbel bs zneelvat Ehcreg. Rfcrpvnyyl vs gung jnf nyfb jul Bfjnyq fgnegrq gb ungr ure.

V guvax vg jnf zber n zrgncubevpny fhvpvqr guna n yvgreny bar. Evpuneq ernyvmrq ur jnf pubfra sbe uvf gnfx orpnhfr ur jnf n erpyhfr jvgu fb srj uhzna pbaarpgvbaf gung gurer'q or uneqyl nalbar ng evfx bs erzrzorevat uvz jryy rabhtu gb evfx vaurevgvat gur phefr nsgre uvz (fvapr vg'f fcrpvsvpnyyl erzrzorevat gur zbfg erprag ivpgvz gung gevttref vg), fb ur fnpevsvprq uvzfrys fb gung gur phefr jbhyq raq jvgu uvz.

Nyfb, Wbua arire sryy ivpgvz gb gur phefr, juvpu vf jul uvf obql jnf gur bayl bar vqragvsvrq. Wbua bayl pbzzvggrq fhvpvqr orpnhfr ur sbhaq uvzfrys va n fgenatr ubhfr fheebhaqrq ol pbecfrf naq jvgu onfvpnyyl ab zrzbel bs gur cerivbhf 24 ubhef, fb ur nffhzrq ur'q tbar vagb fbzr xvaq bs shthr-fgngr xvyyvat fcerr. Gur arkg phefr ivpgvz nsgre Naavr jnf Xngurevar.

V guvax gur "Gurer ner ab tubfgf va Tnyyrl ubhfr" guvat nyfb guerj zr bss sbe n juvyr, cnegvphyneyl va pbawhapgvba jvgu Bfjnyq cbvagvat bhg Uneel Gubeagba'f erfrzoynapr gb uvf cerfhznoyl qrnq cerqrprffbe/sngure Trbetr, juvpu V nffhzrq zrnag gung Uneel jnf Trbetr'f tubfg. Vg gbbx zr n juvyr gb ernyvmr gung jnfa'g gur pnfr, naq nyfb gung Ryrnabe jnf n erq ureevat gbb.

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I don't think we're vulnerable unless we knew Richard when he was alive, and since we weren't on the list of names who weren't allowed to access Richard's computer, that's unlikely.

However, let's hope we don't forward our findings to our buddy Alan Thomas...

Evpuneq zvtug unir zrnag gur unatzna tnzr zber zrgncubevpnyyl guna yvgrenyyl. Uvf vairfgvtngvba jbhaq hc xvyyvat uvz, ohg va gur raq ur jnf bxnl jvgu gung orpnhfr ur unq ab bar va uvf yvsr gb evfx cnffvat gur phefr ba gb, guhf rafhevat gur punva jbhyq raq jvgu uvz.

V fgvyy qba'g guvax gur unatzna tnzr ragveryl jbexf, vg qbrf srry yvxr fnpevsvpvat punenpgre pbafvfgrapl sbe ivorf, ohg V pna znxr vg jbex vs V'z srryvat trarebhf.

V qba'g trg jung lbh zrna ol "Vs vg jnf cneg bs gur phefr, lbh jbhyq guvax rirelbar jbhyq erzrzore be sbetrg"?

Ybbx ng gur vgnyvpvmrq yrggref va gur svyr

Lrnu, 00-qernz sryg yvxr n ovg bs n fgergpu gb zr gbb.

Vg'f orpnhfr erzrzorevat gur zbfg erprag ivpgvz vf cneg bs gur phefr vgfrys, gung'f ubj vg trgf lbh.

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The curse doesn't seem to care whether you know its "rules" or not (Richard's memory of Sarah was jogged by reading the case file about her specifically). And the fact that it only affects one person at a time could give a (narrow but meaningful) advantage to an organization that keeps detailed records and already knows to watch out for something paranormal.

You could be right that Richard himself left the list behind of people who shouldn't read his files, though the fact that the organization (aside from Alan Thomas) knew to follow those instructions could still imply they'd figured out at least a little of how it works.

Richard's lack of connections was convenient, sure, but I'm wondering... maybe he wasn't always a recluse, maybe he was just the last one of his friends to get erased from the world's memories? The final note listed a lot of names on the chain in between Katherine and Richard, after all...

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Yeah, the hangman game does seem a bit out of place. Especially since he already knew you can't beat the curse that way.

I do have thoughts on a couple of your other questions though:

but if the only danger is in remembering specific people, what would be the harm in describing what happened and the nature of the curse, just without identifying the people?

Trouble is, since the curse wipes memories, it's tricky to figure out who did and did not know the last victim well enough to be at risk of having a memory jogged... and in at least a couple of the cases, it doesn't seem to take all that much to jog the fatal memory. Richard might have been worried that a random offhand remark in his report could spark a buried recollection and thus start a new chain of deaths.

But the fact that he leaves the audio transcriptions with everyone's names mentioned throughout leaves a real danger.

I think it's specifically remembering the *most recent victim* that triggers the curse, so it's only people who knew Richard specifically who would be in danger. Which brings me to...

What part did he play, exactly?  If no one ends up discovering his work, as seemed to be his expectation, how is it any different than if he had done nothing at all?

I think the implication there is, since Richard was such a recluse, he's happy that no one knew him well enough to remember him, and thus the chain of deaths will end with him (and I think he realizes that's why he was picked for the job).

in the case of every other victim, no memory of them or their actions remained whatsoever.  But in his case, the fact that everyone still remembers that there was a man hired to work on the case doesn't fit the pattern.  Only his name seems to have been forgotten.  Is it because they had records left behind of his involvement that they accepted to be true despite not remembering them, or did he actually avoid the curse somehow after all, or maybe just partially?

I think it's the first option. Whoever is running this operation that we work for, they knew to make a list of people who aren't allowed to see the computer's contents, and if they knew enough to do that, they've probably also figured out that written records are more reliable than memories in this case.

Vg zvtug abg or hf jub'f va qnatre, ohg Nyna Gubznf. Ur'f ba gur yvfg bs crbcyr jub jrera'g nyybjrq gb npprff vg, naq vs ur ebcrq hf vagb erbcravat gur vairfgvtngvba nurnq bs fpurqhyr, ur'f pyrneyl gbb phevbhf sbe uvf bja fnsrgl.

Naq vs Nyna yrneaf gbb zhpu naq erfgnegf gur punva, jryy, jr pyrneyl xarj UVZ jryy rabhtu sbe uvz gb nfx hf gb qb bss-gur-erpbeq vairfgvtngvat sbe uvz, fb...

I think you're safe unless you already knew the previous victim when they were alive... which, of course, you have no way of knowing whether or not you did, until it's too late... >:]

One question I haven't seen discussed:
ROT13'd for spoilers:

Va gur bcravat Oevrs, Nyna fnlf "...jr jrer tvira fgevpg vafgehpgvbaf nf gb jura vg pbhyq or rknzvarq. Gurl nyfb qrgnvyrq n yvfg bs anzrf cebuvovgrq sebz rire yrneavat vgf pbagragf..."

Univat pbzcyrgrq gur tnzr, V haqrefgnaq gurve abg jnagvat pregnva crbcyr gb yrnea gur pbzchgre'f pbagragf, ohg jung'f jvgu gur bgure vafgehpgvba, gur bar nobhg abg yrggvat nalbar ryfr rknzvar gur svyrf orsber n pregnva qngr? V qvqa'g svaq nalguvat gung rira uvagrq gur phefr jnf gvzr frafvgvir. Jung jbhyq qrynlvat shegure rknzvangvbaf nppbzcyvfu?

I think there's a bug on the Camera level? My output looks exactly like the target (yes, including the back plate, which by the way really needs to be better-lit) but it only shows an 80% color match.

Does it seriously want me to color the internal voxels in a specific pattern too? And if so, how exactly am I supposed to tell what that pattern is, since there's no way to see inside the target.

The second list handler solution isn't working.

(And I can't solve it legit, because the numbers are so small I can't see them which makes it impossible to debug the code because I can't track the memory status and find out why the hell my code keeps messing up)