[S] Locke: Enter

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-START-
While Locke continues to search for the elusive SBURB website from which he obtained the game, one of the two prompts suddenly takes up his entire screen
Lunlui's screen displays a young boy sitting at his computer in his room
surrounding the edges of lunlui's screen are a variety of tabs, menus, and controls
in the currently open menu, there's a list of large, mechanical devices on display
AntagonistsHero
ah: HEy, who are yOU?
unyeildingRecreationalist
You squint at the screen, vaguely remembering this strange creature... Oh, that's right! It's one of your human friends! Well, acquaintances, you suppose. You wouldn't say you've reached friendship status with any of them--after all, it takes a long time to cultivate a relationship, and you haven't known them as long as some of your other friends.
So he's playing too...? You move your mouse around the screen, exploring the menu.
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You can see names listed under the devices and a small captchalogue card that appears to have holes punched in it
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The names listed:
cruxtruder
alchemiter
totem lathe
punch designix
pre-punched card
AntagonistsHero
AH: SPeak to me neRD
unyeildingRecreationalist
Interesting. You click on Cruxtruder, and bring your mouse down behind the human. Is this... wait, are you about to create something in a real environment? No way. You click directly behind the boy as a message appears on your HuD.
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there's just enough room to -squeeze- the cruxtruder in the space behind Locke
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: You rang?
AntagonistsHero
AH: NO, i typED
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: My apolog1es, I thought that was an express1on humans were fam1l1ar w1th
UR: Anyways, um
UR: There's a th1ng beh1nd you
AntagonistsHero
You turn around, and, surprise surprise, there is a huge thing behind you
AH: OH, thIS
AH: I Tottally forget what this is fOR
AH: CAn you put down more stuFF?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1'm not even sure what 1'm do1ng over here
UR: Maybe?
You select the alchemiter, and try to find free space for it in the human hive.
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as you drag your mouse across the screen, the camera follows closely and you can see an empty lounge room with enough space for the alchemiter and perhaps one more device
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Before 1 ru1n the astet1c of your abode any further
UR: What was your name aga1n?
AntagonistsHero
AH: OH, it's LocKE. YOuRS?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Lunlu1
UR: 1 mean Lunlui
UR: Well
UR: You get the p1cture
AntagonistsHero
AH: I DO
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Sorry 1f 1 don't remember you from before
UR: 1 haven't spoken much w1th any of you guys s1nce the reveal
You set the alchemiter down in the lounge, close to the corner of the room so that there's more free space for another crazy object
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it lands with a heavy *THUD* and Locke can feel the floor shaking slightly
AntagonistsHero
AH: NOr have I, never really contact anyoNE : /
I go to the loungeroom
you*
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The lounge room is unaffected by the placing of the device, and everything is still in its original place
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Hope I didn't break anything
AntagonistsHero
AH: DOn't worry, the more things broken here the happier I'll BE
You inspect the Alchemiter
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: That's an odd th1ng to say
UR: Why am 1 do1ng th1s again?
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the alchemiter is a considerably massive device with a large, flat, elevated platform taking up the majority of the device's appearance and -presumably- function
there is a smaller platform with a very large mechanical arm protruding from one of the devices corners
the mechanical arms appears to be in an inoperable condition
AntagonistsHero
You put your arm in where the mechanical arm grabs
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you're unable to reach the mechanical arm's mechanical hand, as the mechanical arm is at least twice as tall as you
AntagonistsHero
AH: I did this with someone else, but I was placing htings down, I completely forget the order of things and all that thouGH
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: So they have th1s game on Earth too?
AntagonistsHero
AH: I'D suppose they do seeing as I'm playing it right nOW
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: ... R11111111111ght
AntagonistsHero
AH: CAn you placce down more thinGS?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1'll just
UR: Yeah
You try to fit the totem lathe into the lounge as well.
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The totem lathe fits surprisingly well into an empty space in the middle of the room
it lands with a much lighter *thud*
unyeildingRecreationalist
While you wait for Locke to inspect it, you click and drag on a random item in the lounge.
AntagonistsHero
You inspect the totem Lathe
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As locke inspects the totem lounge, he can see the clamps on either end of the device, the lever sitting below an empty card slot, and a very sharp needle sitting above the clamps
while he does that, Lunlui finds that his mouse cursor is now locked onto a small vase
unyeildingRecreationalist
You try and see if you can move the object around with the mouse, bringing it closer to Locke.
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roll acrobatics
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Lunlui, roll acrobatics
unyeildingRecreationalist
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [1+1] : {2}
unyeildingRecreationalist
((Well fuck))
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Lunlui accidentally drags his mouse across the screen and sends the pot careening towards Locke
It hits him in the head and smashes into tons of tiny pieces
Locke, take 2 damage
AntagonistsHero
"Holy shit, what the fuck"
unyeildingRecreationalist
... Well. Fuck. Umm, maybe he'll think it wasn't you.
AntagonistsHero
AH: WHat the hell did you DO!
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1
UR: Uh
UR: There's a crazy human 1n your house watch out
AntagonistsHero
AH: UGh, doesn't matter, I think I need the pre punched caRD
AH: WAit whAT!
AH: THere IS!
AH: SHIT
You go back to your basement
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Yeah he just up and ran out
UR: 1 d1dn't see where he went, we better hurry up before he comes back
AntagonistsHero
AH: OH, oh, definetly, I know it was yOU
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down in Locke's basement, he can see a faint, orange glow coming from under the cruxtruder's lid
unyeildingRecreationalist
You frantically select a pre punched card and try to set it down near Locke.
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the pre-punched card drops next to Locke
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Look, 1t's my f1rst t1me at th1s, alr1ght?
AntagonistsHero
You attempt to open the Cruxtruder's lid
AH: IT was my first time tOO. DOn't worry about IT
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The lid looks loose, but in reality it is sealed tighter than government secrets
AntagonistsHero
You deploy some russians : 3
You pick up the pre punched card and rush back to the loungeroom
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the lounge room is in the same state as before, but now with shards of a vase on the floor
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1'll try not to click th1ngs, 1 guess
UR: You seem 1n a hurry
AntagonistsHero
I jam the Pre punched card into the Totem Lathe
you*
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it fits smoothly into the slot
AntagonistsHero
fuck
AH: ayy I hope this would work
hoped*
You pull the lever
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the clamps move closer together and begin spinning rapidly as the needle descends
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: What are you do1ng?
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it only takes a few seconds, and then the clamps and needle move to their original positions
AntagonistsHero
You retrieve the card
AH: HAve you placed down everythiNG?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Let me check
You look around the menu and place down a punch designix close to Locke.
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there's no more room in the lounge for any other devices
the device flashes red to signify this
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: There's one more th1ng, but your h1ve 1s so small
AntagonistsHero
AH: It's a houSE
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: The fuck 1s a house
AntagonistsHero
AH: PUt it outside or in another roOM. ACtually can you please do my parent's bedroOM
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1 don't know what a parent 1s but okay
AntagonistsHero
AH: PUt it in the fancy looking bedroOM
unyeildingRecreationalist
You look around the "house", find the fanciest room, and drop the punch designix there.
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The punch designix lands almost softly in between an ornate wooden dresser and a king-sized bed with four large wooden posts on the corners hoisting an embroidered silk tapestry above the matress
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: There, done
AntagonistsHero
You run to the bedroom
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Why the running
UR: 1s th1s a speedrun?
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everything in the bedroom is in order
AntagonistsHero
AH: I Want TO
You punch the machine
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you hit the machine and your fist is sore
unyeildingRecreationalist
You respect the punch but find everything else about this human ridiculous.
AntagonistsHero
You inspect the machine
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Nice punch
AntagonistsHero
AH: CHeeRS
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the machine looks like somewhat of a keyboard-piano hybrid, with slots for captchalogue cards, red and green lights, and a small keyboard situated on a small desk-space
AntagonistsHero
You play twinkle twinkile little star
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the keyboard just makes a bunch of *clacking* noises as you slap the keys
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1 am so lost r1ght now
AntagonistsHero
You put the card in hte slots for captchalogue cards
AH: GOOD : 3
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the card fits perfectly into the slot, and a red light starts blinking and *beep*ing
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: And 1'm not gett1ng much enjoyment out of this game e1ther
AntagonistsHero
AH: THat's because you are so autistic at throwing objecTS
You play the keyboard again
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more *clack*ing
AntagonistsHero
You smash the desk
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you do that, and now both your hands are sore
the desk is still intact, and you look like an idiot
AntagonistsHero
You go back to the totem lathe, hoping something had hapened
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nothing happened
AntagonistsHero
You notice the card slot, and pop the card inside
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: And you're just as bad at phys1cal strength, 1t looks l1ke
UR: Not that 1 don't apprec1ate the effort, but do you even l1ft?
AntagonistsHero
AH: YOu shut UP
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you remember that you already went through the routine of inserting the pre-punched card into the totem lathe's slot
AntagonistsHero
You rememeber that you did
You go the bedroom and inspect the Cruxtruder
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the orange glow has gotten much stronger, and you can see a valve to turn and what looks like an inactive timer on the side of the device
the lid looks like it'd be easy enough to remove with some kind of force
AntagonistsHero
You try and turn the valve
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You can turn the valve a few inches before you're unable to turn it any further, and you hear a little *bump* coming from under the lid
AntagonistsHero
You look at the lid
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Your form 1s terr1ble
UR: 1 need to send you some we1ghts
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the orange glow, brighter than before, continues to leak from underneath the lid
AntagonistsHero
AH: EW, weighTS?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: You know
UR: For l1ft1ng
AntagonistsHero
AH: CAn you chuck something at this thiNG?
AH: I'Ll just wait outside while your doing thAT
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: You want me to throw someth1ng?
AntagonistsHero
You go outside
AH:YES
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Yeah, that's probably for the best
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Locke is now outside, and he notices it's a warmer-than-average day
unyeildingRecreationalist
You start to look around for something to grab, then, thinking about it, try to pop open the lid with your cursor
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the cursor is unable to lock on to the lid
AntagonistsHero
AH: I Haven't done weights since, well since I was born I gueSS
unyeildingRecreationalist
Alright, back to plan B: Find something heavy and knock it against the lid.
UR: You did weights as a ch1ld?
AntagonistsHero
That was plan A
unyeildingRecreationalist
Plan C then
AntagonistsHero
AH: NO, I'm saying that I'v never done thEM
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Then just say 1t
UR: Anyways, hope you don't m1ss whatever th1s 1s
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with a little looking, Lunlui finds a suitably heavy-looking box from Locke's parents' room
unyeildingRecreationalist
> Lunlui: Hit that shit
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>Lunlui: Roll acrobatics
unyeildingRecreationalist
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [20+1] : {21}
unyeildingRecreationalist
(How did I know that would happen)
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the heavy box goes flying through the air and hits the lid perfectly
AntagonistsHero
(lol good shit)
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the lid goes flying and cruxite dowels begin to follow it
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Woah
UR: What's all this
AntagonistsHero
AH: WHat's happeniNG?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1 got 1t open and stuff came out
AntagonistsHero
AH: IS it safe to go back insiDE
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after the dowels stop flying out, a small kernelsprite slowly floats out of the cruxtruder's now open tube
a timer begins counting down
11:11
unyeildingRecreationalist
You click on the sprite.
AntagonistsHero
You stroll back inside guessing that UR has thrown opened the lid
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you're unable to click on the sprite. The cursor flashes red and the game makes a *BEEP*
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: See for yourself
AntagonistsHero
You go to the basement
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Strolling back inside and into the basement, Locke can see his basement abode's floor is littered with orange cruxite dowels
the kernelsprite lazily floats in the air and begins to follow Locke
AntagonistsHero
"Good, what is that thing?"
You pick up one of the cruxite dowels
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it's a very smooth, cylindrical object seemingly made out of some kind of crystalline material
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1'd ask what that orb th1ng 1s, but you probably wouldn't g1ve me a stra1ght answer
AntagonistsHero
AH: I Actually completely forgET
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: There's a t1mer, too
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11:00
AntagonistsHero
You go to the Alchemiter
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: And of course, all those crazy cyl1nders on the ground
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The alchemiter is just sitting there
unyeildingRecreationalist
((MENICINGLY))
AntagonistsHero
You fit the cruxite dowel in the mechanical arm
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once again, the mechanical arm is currently inoperable and far too tall to meaningfully interact with
AntagonistsHero
You inspect the Alchemiter again
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the small and large platform are both adorned with an identical spirograph pattern which is familiar
the small platform looks like the perfect size for the dowel
AntagonistsHero
You place the dowel on the small platform
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it sits there and nothing special happens
Locke - roll perception
AntagonistsHero
!roll 1d20+-1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+-1) [11+-1] : {10}
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It's starting to feel even warmer than before and you think you can hear some faint noises coming from outside, but you're not sure
you remember the totem lathe had an open space that's probably for cruxite dowels
AntagonistsHero
you place the Dowel inside
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the dowel fits perfectly in between the clamps
8:00
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: The t1mer 1s at 8:00
UR: What even happens when 1t reaches zero?
AntagonistsHero
AH: I Know, just thinkiNG
AH:NOt suRE
You place the card inside the totem lathe and pull the lever
unyeildingRecreationalist
You look around the house, tired of these aimless shenanigans, and try to see how far you can get the camera to scroll.
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As Locke pulls the lever, after having inserted the pre-punched card into its slot, the clamps tighten and begin spinning rapidly as the needle descends and begins to carve away at the dowel
Lunlui finds that he can get the camera to follow him to just a dozen or more meters beyond Locke's house
Lunlui - roll perception
unyeildingRecreationalist
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [3+1] : {4}
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Everything looks fine
unyeildingRecreationalist
This house is booooooooring.
AntagonistsHero
Can I pick up the dowel yet
unyeildingRecreationalist
To keep sane, you try to practice moving stuff with the box downstairs, very, very slowly.
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after a brief moment, the needle finishes its work and the clamps loosen their grip
5:00
AntagonistsHero
You pick up the dowel and the card, and go the punch designix
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Lunlui finds that the box has broken apart after using it to open the lid
in its place are a slew of notes and small trinkets
Locke sees that everything is still in order in his parents' bedroom
unyeildingRecreationalist
You try and see if you can select or read one of the notes. Maybe there's a zoom function...
AntagonistsHero
You inspect the Punch designix
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There is, indeed, a zoom , however, Lunlui is unable to zoom in far enough to read the notes
Locke sees that the punch designix hasn't changed since he last tried playing with it like a child
AntagonistsHero
You place the card in the slot again
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the red light begins to flash and you hear the same *BEEP* as before
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: 1 th1nk 1'm start1ng to hate th1s game
unyeildingRecreationalist
You lazily move the camera around the house, glancing at the various rooms, trying to find something interesting to look at other than Locke's mini-adventure.
AntagonistsHero
I go to the Alchemiter
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It sits there, waiting to be useful
Lunlui, meanwhile, can't find a lot of interesting stuff to look at
AntagonistsHero
You examine every nook and cranny, and put the dowel and prepunched card in every possible place it could go
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The pre-punched card has no slot or place on the alchemiter, but the carved dowel fits perfectly onto the small platform
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Your house 1s bor1ng
AntagonistsHero
AH: SHut up, I know it IS
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: That box of notes and tr1nkets 1s bor1ng
AntagonistsHero
Ah: BOx of trinkets and notES?
AH: BRing it to me slaVE
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as it's placed on the platform, it disappears in a flash of light as an amulet appears on the large platform, broken into four pieces
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: The view of the artic 1n my truck 1s boring
UR: Oh sorry, d1d you say someth1ng?
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Locke - roll perception
AntagonistsHero
!roll 1d20+-1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+-1) [4+-1] : {3}
DM_tzivos
it feels warmer, but other than that, everything is still pretty fine
actually, it feels a lot warmer, but that's probably nothing to worry about
unyeildingRecreationalist
You try to scoop everything back into the box with your mouse.
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the box is in pieces, so nothing can be scooped up into it
meanwhile, the sprite which has been lazily following Locke suddenly bursts to life as it begins whizzing around Locke's head, trying to get his attention
AntagonistsHero
You place all the broken pieces of the amulet into you hand, and you organise it so it would be fitting together
"Oh god, shut up"
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Your box 1s totalled
UR: What's your orb th1ngy do1ng?
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the sprite ignores your words and continues to buzz
it's frantically flying around
2:00
AntagonistsHero
On a whim, I throw the amulet pieces at the orb
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: The t1mer is at 2:00, by the way
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the sprite dodges the amulet fragments and they scatter across the floor of the lounge
it quickly resumes its frantic buzzing
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: N1ce decorat1ng
AntagonistsHero
AH: PAss the box ovER
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Okay
You start bringing over the box pieces one by one, slowly.
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after a brief moment, Locke now stands with a bunch of broken box pieces at his feet
1:30
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: How's that
AntagonistsHero
I pick up and examine the pieces
AH: DId you get the trinkets inside the bOX?
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Heck no
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the pieces are made of a rather dark, heavy type of wood and they appear to have some kind of hard-to-recognize pattern engraved on them, but it's impossible to tell what the pattern was
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1:00
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: That t1mer 1s almost at zero.
AntagonistsHero
I throw the piece at the orb
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: What happens when 1t's clocked out? Game over?
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this time the kernelsprite doesn't dodge, and as soon as the wooden fragment makes contact with the sprite, it explodes in a burst of blinding light
once the light fades you can see the sprite has taken the shape of the wooden fragment
AntagonistsHero
"Arrrghh god"
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it's no longer frantically buzzing around and has resumed its lazy behavior from before
AntagonistsHero
"Help me thing!"
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it floats over to where the amulet fragments are scattered
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: What was that?
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0:45
AntagonistsHero
You form together the amulet , placing them together
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the amulet begins to glow strongly as each piece is connected, and once the amulet is reformed, it glows with an intense lustre as a string forms
the string extends in length before connecting itself and making a loop
0:15
AntagonistsHero
I place it around the woodsprite
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Time is almost up
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woodsprite rejects the amulet
it flies away
0:10
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: You got like, twelve seconds
AntagonistsHero
You place it around your neck
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overhead, you suddenly hear what sounds like an earth shattering rumble
as if the world itself were on the brink of apocalypse
unyeildingRecreationalist
UR: Why is the screen shaking
AntagonistsHero
AH: I Don't fucking knOW
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the ground shakes as you stumble to put the amulet around your head
0:03
you manage to wrap the loop around your head..
0:02
the rumbling is greater than ever
0:01
You're blinded by a flash of light and a deafening explosion
-Locke has entered the medium-
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