Just Jossing

Author: Dan Katz

 

It should be immediately apparent that most of the clues refer to Buffy The Vampire Slayer and/or Angel, both set in the "Buffyverse." The resulting quote is actually a series of five event descriptions:

 

WILLOW COMMUNICATES WITH ROBOT VIA INTERNET / DRUSILLA AMBUSHES BUFFY WITH TASER /

GENTLEMEN SILENTLY REMOVE HEARTS / XANDER PURSUES CAKE BAKING ZOMBIES /

KENDRA LOCKS ANGEL INSIDE SUNLIT CAGE / THE FIRST ORCHESTRATES JONATHANS DEATH /

SPIKE STORES DEMON EGGS AWAITING DOCTOR

 

A. FUSSING

B. RICHARD

C. OCTAGON

D. MOKTAGAR

E. ENTWISTED

F. AWESOME

G. CALEB

H. HALFREK

I. SKIP

J. ESTROGEN

K. ANDREW

L. SAHJHAN

M. OLAF

N. NESTING

O. NEXT WEEK

P. EMPIRICIST

Q. VAULT

R. EMBITTERED

S. NAUSEOUS

T. THE IMMORTAL

U. DEALING

V. RINGLESS

W. ASSASSINS

X. WITCH

Y. NUCLEUS

Z. TRUCK

AA. HARMONY

BB. LIBELISTS

CC. EDDY

DD. TITO

EE. THE BRONZE

FF. EVE

GG. ROBOT

 

The acrostic reads FROM EACH SEASON N EVENT DRAW NTH LETTER. Doing so:

 

WILLOW COMMUNICATES WITH ROBOT VIA INTERNET - Season 1 - W

DRUSILLA AMBUSHES BUFFY WITH TASER - Season 5 - I

GENTLEMEN SILENTLY REMOVE HEARTS - Season 4 - T

XANDER PURSUES CAKE BAKING ZOMBIES - Season 3 - N

KENDRA LOCKS ANGEL INSIDE SUNLIT CAGE - Season 2 - E

THE FIRST ORCHESTRATES JONATHANS DEATH - Season 7 - S

SPIKE STORES DEMON EGGS AWAITING DOCTOR - Season 6 - S

 

we obtain the answer, WITNESS.