What happens if you don't post a cakeday thread?(Giveaways over, thanks for stopping by!)

You probably don't know me since I don't post a whole lot, but I've been here for a year now- at least according to the cake/factory next to my username. It's been fun, and I've learned a lot about true camaraderie and friendship won and given away a bunch of steam games. There's some cool people here and some not-so-cool people, but luckily it seems like most fall into the former category. Thanks for letting me stick around.
Anyway, I've noticed whenever someone has a cake day, they make a celebration thread with lots of giveaways. I just noticed my cake tonight, and considered letting the day slip by without doing anything special. However, I had to make sure there would be no repercussions, so I asked a local tree if there was any risk in not creating a thread.

His reply and subsequent actions were enlightening.

Solve the puzzle to find out what he said, and earn a chance at System Shock 2 for all levels, and Transistor if you're level 3 or above. There are also some keydrops in each giveaway.
(I hope it's not too hard. My first time using jigidi, so let me know if any problems arise.)

EDIT: This thread got more attention than I thought it would! Thank you all for your well wishes!