The many references to tasks and crewmates throughout the passages combined with the suspicious looking bookmarks (along with the words "suspicious" and "game" in the flavor text) hint at the fact that this puzzle is related to the popular task-completing deception game Among Us.
Each description contains a bolded crossword clue, the solutions to which are words that contain the letters U and S with exactly one letter in between. The first letter of the descriptions, read in the same order, spell out the clue phrase "ORDER LETTERS AMONG US". Taking this instruction literally (in typical Amelia Bedelia fashion), we can re-sort the images by using the letter that falls between the letters U and S in each solution (since the order letters are among US).
| Description | Bolded Solution |
|---|---|
| Originally this task was too splendorous for me, but luckily I had the aid of my pomp partner (12) | circUMStance |
| Relaxing after finishing this task, my crewmate mentioned he thought I was German. German? Haven't gotten that one before (7) | deUTSch |
| During this task I had to stop by the pharmacy to pick up some extra supplies (9) | drUGStore |
| Every time I do a task like this, I can't help but think of a Peter Shaffer play (5) | eqUUS |
| Really rough time with this one, I had to talk with our government complaints advocate afterward (9) | ombUDSman |
| LOL, one of my crewmates tried to woo me during this task. Romance language might work on others, but not me! (10) | portugUESe |
| Early in the task I noticed a suspicious figure watching me, I chased them but they got away (7) | pURSued |
| This time my crewmate tried to cut corners with his task; he's playing a dangerous game (7 8) | rUSSian roulette |
| Today's task made quite the racket; sporting a pair of headphones was fortunately a quick fix (6) | sqUASh |
| Experienced crewmates are often afraid of this task site since supposedly it's "where you'll find an arch-nemesis" (2 5) | st loUIS |
| Regrettably, my crewmate went missing before he finished this task so we had to bring in a replacement (10) | sUBStitute |
| Sufficient visibility is important for this task, and we hardly had enough daylight to get through it before nightfall (8) | sUNShine |
| As a result of our crew size, we had to reserve several CRVs and RAV4s to bring everyone to the task (4) | SUVs |
| Meeting up for this task meant we had to travel all the way to a city mentioned in a Beatles song (6) | tUCSon |
| Other places I've been for tasks have been a bit sketchy, but this one was in an OK city (5) | tULSa |
| Not gonna lie, I was so tired while doing this task that I couldn't speak, not even with just sounds meaning yes or no (2 4) | uh hUHS |
| Generally this task is pretty boring, but listening to songs on the OCC Top 100 helps it go by very quickly (2 7) | UK Singles |
| Usually several high-end tools are required to complete this type of task (7) | UPScale |
| Sometimes we have to bring in a highly skilled performer to get the job done (8) | virtUOSo |
All of the images correspond to a task from Among Us with a single letter modified (ex. PICK UP TOWELS has been replaced with PICK UP VOWELS). After sorting by the letters among US (and using the missing letters as spaces), the modified letters spell "ACTOR WHO VOICED KUIIL". This combined with the blank space and the page number (which is actually the answer enumeration) gives the answer to the puzzle, NOLTE.
| Description | Bolded Solution | Letter "among US" | Among Us Task | Image Task | New Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today's task made quite the racket; sporting a pair of headphones was fortunately a quick fix (6) | sqUASh | A | store artifacts | stAre artifacts | A |
| Regrettably, my crewmate went missing before he finished this task so we had to bring in a replacement (10) | sUBStitute | B | enter id code | enter Cd code | C |
| Meeting up for this task meant we had to travel all the way to a city mentioned in a Beatles song (6) | tUCSon | C | submit scan | submit sTan | T |
| Really rough time with this one, I had to talk with our government complaints advocate afterward (9) | ombUDSman | D | sort records | soOt records | O |
| LOL, one of my crewmates tried to woo me during this task. Romance language might work on others, but not me! (10) | portugUESe | E | scan boarding pass | scaR boarding pass | R |
| F (absent) | |||||
| During this task I had to stop by the pharmacy to pick up some extra supplies (9) | drUGStore | G | record temperature | reWord temperature | W |
| Not gonna lie, I was so tired while doing this task that I couldn't speak, not even with just sounds meaning yes or no (2 4) | uh hUHS | H | measure weather | measure Heather | H |
| Experienced crewmates are often afraid of this task site since supposedly it's ""where you'll find an arch-nemesis" (2 5) | st loUIS | I | swipe card | swipe cOrd | O |
| J (absent) | |||||
| Generally this task is pretty boring, but listening to songs on the OCC Top 100 helps it go by very quickly (2 7) | UK Singles | K | pick up towels | pick up Vowels | V |
| Other places I've been for tasks have been a bit sketchy, but this one was in an OK city (5) | tULSa | L | upload data | upload dOta | O |
| Originally this task was too splendorous for me, but luckily I had the aid of my pomp partner (12) | circUMStance | M | make burger | mIke burger | I |
| Sufficient visibility is important for this task, and we hardly had enough daylight to get through it before nightfall (8) | sUNShine | N | prime shields | priCe shields | C |
| Sometimes we have to bring in a highly skilled performer to get the job done (8) | virtUOSo | O | process data | process datE | E |
| Usually several high-end tools are required to complete this type of task (7) | UPScale | P | buy beverage | buD beverage | D |
| Q (absent) | |||||
| Early in the task I noticed a suspicious figure watching me, I chased them but they got away (7) | pURSued | R | repair drill | repair Krill | K |
| This time my crewmate tried to cut corners with his task; he's playing a dangerous game (7 8) | rUSSian roulette | S | fix weather node | fix weather nUde | U |
| Relaxing after finishing this task, my crewmate mentioned he thought I was German. German? Haven't gotten that one before (7) | deUTSch | T | start fans | start fIns | I |
| Every time I do a task like this, I can't help but think of a Peter Shaffer play (5) | eqUUS | U | unlock safe | unlIck safe | I |
| As a result of our crew size, we had to reserve several CRVs and RAV4s to bring everyone to the task (4) | SUVs | V | rewind tapes | rewind taLes | L |