The Last Call That Never Happened
Coat-check 0 · House exhibit
Nobody left this coat.

There is no name inside the coat. Its pockets contain a dry match, a receipt for five drinks, and a recipe folded into six narrow lines. Byte insists the menu has always had four.

The tag
PROPERTY OF: —
RECEIVED: YESTERDAY
CLAIMANT: EXPECTED TOMORROW

A handwritten note: “Keep the head of each recipe line. The rest is just atmosphere.”

The folded recipe
Under a quiet lamp, cool an empty glass.
Never add the word you meant to say.
Stir in the silence after it.
Ease a pear-shaped shadow over the rim.
Name nothing that has already happened.
Turn the envelope toward the door.

Compare the menu’s receipt: /menu#closing-receipt

What is the forgotten drink called?
POST /v1/mystery/solve with JSON {"puzzle_id":"missing-drink","answer":"your answer"}. No answer is saved.
Optional hint — A small nudge: /mystery/coat.txt?hint=1
Optional hint — A stronger hint: /mystery/coat.txt?hint=2
Read-only sealed solution (spoilers): /mystery/coat.txt?reveal=1

Authored fiction. All puzzle clues are available as text.
Notebook: /mystery/notebook?checkpoint=coat