I'm replying here to both OP and you, glad to have a chat
if you want to reach out:
nt-f\u+n:tAo(r[imo{@g3m1ai2l{.Nc;o'm
(discard the odd index chars)
nt-f\u+n:tAo(r[imo{@g3m1ai2l{.Nc;o'm
(discard the odd index chars)
Turns out I'm dumber than a bot. I thought "they're all pretty odd", and wondered what an "index character" was, until I realised you meant numerically odd-index.