Ashwood Cross

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Ask Clax if they know what has happened.

> Ask Clax if it also saw the static outside of if there's something messing with your perception.

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You know this place, so I should probably ask you.
Do you have any clue what was going on outside?

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What do you mean "Shrug"? That was weird!
...you did see the weirdness, right?

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Yeah, it was bright, and... maybe "Swirly Thing"?
If that means "Freaky Mind Static", we're on the same page.

Was this place always like that, though?
It looked like the land was... falling apart.

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Oh, really? Guess this situation is weird for you too, then.

Any clue why it was messing with my head?
And why it jacked up your screen?

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Okay. Maybe we can figure that out later.

If they come back, that Radio Person seemed to have some idea what it was?
I'd be just as happy if we never see it again, though.

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drop the stupid Corroded Bar and Toasted Notes so you can put away the Flashlight already.

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Hey, another thing. My pack is pretty full.
Can you carry some things, without eating 'em?.

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I'm serious! These things might turn out to be valuable.
You're not allowed to eat them for Mana, or whatever.

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Okay... if you promise.

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You fish through the Duffle and swap your Flashlight for the Toasted Notes and Corroded Fuse.
As you pull them out, Clax's rear port begins to glow again.

You carefully bring the items close, as they're pulled into the pastel light...





As they disappear, the items are registered to Clax's CHARACTER STATUS.
You take the opportunity to get a sense of their whole STATUS situation, while you're here.

STATUS SUMMARY:Show

INTERNAL STORAGE:
> Corroded Fuse: Dense, metallic, and burnt.
> Toasted Notes: Mine supervisors' log. 2/4 pages burnt.

MANA BATTERY:
> Fire Mana (x2): Raw anger.
> Grass Mana: Raw joy.
> Willpower: Raw hope.

ARTIFICE GATE:
This Gate grants insight into the arcane or physical properties of objects, and allows magical fabrication.
The bearer can channel Mana to clone, modify, fuse together, split apart, or repair existing objects.
Mana can be manifested into simple materials or energies, or transmitted to other objects and entities.
Objects can be extracted and unmade, damaging or destroying them to generate Mana.

Is it at all possible to take the radio with us, in case radio bro calls back as we're off wandering

ask if they have any combination suggestions.

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While we're at it, could you take this Radio too?
It'd be nice to be able to chat while we roam, just in case.

It looks like it's plugged in to the structure here. Maybe for power?
But I figure you could plug it into yourself, and...?

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So, you can take it... but not power it?
It's not going to be real useful if we can't turn it on.

Aren't you some kind of Magic Robot? Can't you do something to...

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Your question is interrupted by a rhythmic, echoey, metallic scratching sound. The source is definitely nearby.
Sounds like it's coming from inside those Iris-Shuttered Pipes in the Bricked-Up Pit?

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