Apes in the Lab

What are the apes trying to tell us

Helping the apes find their needed items and leaving wasn't enough to locating the Mega. Closer analysis was needed about the apes and the items they wanted.

The 9 apes found were:

1587 9815 8162 4946 7553 6715 2435 5581 3178

These can be verified as being the correct apes in the lab by visiting the Computer Room (D2)

The room is lined with computer workstations, most of which have been turned off. One computer is on.

Exits lead east and west, and a pleasant aroma wafts from the south.

>examine computer The computer screen reads "Employee Monitoring System. TYPE APE ID" and has a flashing command prompt. There is a keyboard which you can use to type.

>type 1587 "1587: THIS APE IS CURRENTLY IN THE FACILITY."

Repeating for all 9 apes confirms all 9 IDs and being in the facility.

Each of these apes needed an item that was 9 letters in length and each ID started with a numbers 1-9 indicating an order. The remaining 3 digits in their ID can be used as index value into the item name. (ie. Ape ID 1587 would be the first in order and 587 would index into their item SADDLEBAG to give the letters L A B)

Ape ID	Item Needed	Extract
1-587	SADDLEBAG	LAB
2-435	WRISTBAND	SIT
3-178	EMPTYTANK	EAN
4-946	PINWHEELS	SWE
5-581	SUPERACID	RIS
6-715	MEZZALUNA	UMA
7-553	BEANSTALK	SSA
8-162	MEGAPHONE	MHE
9-815	SMARTCARD	RST

Reading the extracted letters gives LAB SITE ANSWER IS UMASS AMHERST which is where Mega Electric could be found!