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Windy tosses in a pink and a purple component. They dissolve rapidly, immediately tinting the water a medium red-violet tone.

Some foam starts building up around the base of the crystal, where it's submerged, but not much else happens... the sugar water isn't powerful enough to dissolve it yet.

To quickly test the properties of the crystal and the water, Fennel pulls the chalky sand stick it got from the tower maze out of its backpack. It taps the stick against the crystal, no effect. It dips the stick in the water, no real effect... touching the foam, however, very lightly eats away at the stick.

Windy wonders out loud for a bit. How can we get the treasure chest out of the crystal without hurting it, if the most straightforward way is to solve a puzzle that will make the crystal turn into an acidic solution?
They suppose if they must solve this puzzle, they could try to quickly grab the chest once it's loose... if they can figure out what components to add next.

>EAT SUGAR WATER

Your cats all make various confused noises... Windy asks you if you're aware that Tiny Cat People don't eat, or breathe, or do other things you seem to think they need to do.
The "cat" makes a noise that's kind of like a meow.