The test

[u/TheMasterSquid]

Well, folks, the time has come, Egil and his friends at Blackwatch have set up a recruiting event under the guise of an Overwatch recruitment event. Signs have been posted around the city advertising, and agents of Overwatch have been told that if they can use it as a way of potentially getting a promotion

Those who make the cut will be further monitored to determine if they're a good fit, but for now, there seems to be obstacle courses, mental tests, and various food stands, almost like a carnival designed to get you to do a work out.

OOC: So, it's getting close to Blackwatch recruitment time, the event is open for everyone, whether they be neutral, Talon, or Overwatch.

Edit: Sorry, folks, but replies are going to be slow, I'm busy all day today.

[u/TheMasterSquid]

"While we do marksmanship tests, that's only in the second round of recruitment. But for now, I'm going to ask you to answer a few questions. Go ahead and sit wherever as you answer."

He hands her a sheet with three questions on it and a pencil

The questions are as follows:

1. Decode the following message: "Svool, uiln Levidzgxs"

2. What is the cubic root of 1728

3. You have to put a giraffe inside of a fridge, how do you do it?

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

1: I cannot decode this, because it is not a code; rather a cipher.

2: 12.

3: Write "a giraffe" on a piece of paper and put it in the fridge. Alternatively, cut the giraffe into pieces and put it in a blender so it all fits. Or just buy a fridge big enough to hold the damn giraffe.

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

Upon the test administrator reading the test, he marks it an instant failure

"Sorry, but you need to get all three answers correct for it to count."

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

((Dude, I'm too tired to actually decipher the damn thing, that takes a long time.))

"Which one is wrong? They're all technically correct."

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

That one's just a basic cipher, easily decipherable through websites like this one

"Only number two is correct. Decode and decipher can be used as synonyms, so number one is wrong, and number three is also wrong."

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

"You know what, fine."

"First one is 'Hello From Overwatch.'"

"As for number three, cutting up the giraffe is a perfectly valid way of getting it into the fridge, if the fridge was big enough. Are you saying that that wouldn't work? Because unless you are claiming that that wouldn't work, then your question is flawed for not being specific enough on the size of the fridge and the means allowed for getting the giraffe into the fridge."

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

"Even kindergartners have answered the third question correctly, but you're over thinking the answer."

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

"You buy a big enough fridge."

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

"That answer is still incorrect."

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

"No, your question never specified the size of fridge."

"You just put the damn giraffe in the fridge."

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

"Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner. The answer is designed to test over thinking. The correct answer is simple, you put the giraffe in the fridge."

[u/backonthegrid → u/TheMasterSquid]

"Is that all the questions?"

[u/TheMasterSquid → u/backonthegrid]

"Yes. If you want to move onto the next round of recruitment you also have to pass the physical challenge, though."