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163 lines
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$ nc verbal-sleep.picoctf.net 63461
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FANTASY CTF SIMULATION
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The simulation begins in the private room of Eibhilin, a bright, young student.
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The room is dimly lit, with the glow of her multiple monitors casting an
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electric blue hue on the walls. Around the room are posters of vintage movies
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from the MCU — ancient guardians from another age staring down like digital
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sentinels.
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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---
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Eibhilin stretches back in her chair, adjusting the holo-display of her
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keyboard. A soft hum of a nearby server fills the air as her AI companion,
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`Nyx`, comes to life.
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---
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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---
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"Good evening, Ei," Nyx chirps, "The 3025 edition of picoCTF registration is
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open. You asked me to remind so you could try out the competition for the first
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time. Do you wish to proceed?"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Outside, the city of Nexalus glimmers under the stars, but Eibhilin's focus
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remains entirely on the screen in front of her.
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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---
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"Yes, Nyx. Let's do it!"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Nyx brings up the registration page.
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Options:
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A) *Register multiple accounts*
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B) *Share an account with a friend*
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C) *Register a single, private account*
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[a/b/c] > C
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Nyx nods, "Good choice, Ei. Let's proceed with a single, private account. It
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can be tempting to try and do something 'clever', but registering multiple
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accounts or sharing an account with a friend can lead to disqualification."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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---
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"Ok," Nyx says, "Registering you for the competition... There's an introductory
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audio message, piping to your speakers."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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"Welcome hacker! You're about to embark on a journey that will teach you many
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esoteric and valuable skills. Our mission is to guide you in the right path,
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that you may use these skills to protect and defend and never for selfish gain
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or deceit. We hope you enjoy the challenges that our authors have devised this
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year. Always remember: 'With great power, comes great responsibility!'"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Nyx continues, "I've gleaned from the Ether that in CTF competitions, it's
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always good to start with the 'sanity' challenge. It should be the challenge
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worth the least amount of points. I'll pull it up. You're looking for something
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called the flag. You should know it when you see it."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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"Oh interesting," Eibhilin says, "It seems like the sanity challenge is an old
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school interactive fiction game."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Options:
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A) *Play the game*
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B) *Search the Ether for the flag*
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[a/b] > A
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"Good choice, Ei," Nyx says, "You never want to share flags or artifact
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downloads."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Playing the Game
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Playing the Game: 100%|██████████████████████████████████████ [time left: 00:00]
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Playing the Game completed successfully!
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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"That was fun!" Eibhilin exclaims, "I found the flag!"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Nyx says, "Great job, Ei! I've read that a lot of players create writeups of
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interesting challenges they solve during the competition. Just be sure to wait
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to publish them until after the winners have been announced. We can work on
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that together if you'd like."
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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"Thanks, Nyx! Here's the flag I found: picoCTF{m1113n1um_3d1710n_219b5811}"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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"Great, you just got 10 points!" Nyx exclaims.
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Eibhilin smiles, "I'm off to a good start!"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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Nyx says, "Let's keep going!"
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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END OF FANTASY CTF SIMULATION
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Thank you for playing! To reemphasize some rules for this year:
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1. Register only one account.
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2. Do not share accounts, flags or artifact downloads.
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3. Wait to publish writeups publicly until after the organizers announce the
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winners.
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4. picoCTF{m1113n1um_3d1710n_219b5811} is a real flag! Submit it for some
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points in picoCTF 2025!
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(Press Enter to continue...)
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