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⬣//SPREAD, CONTAMINATE, ERADICATE
You've had a chance to adapt to your new circumstances and make peace with what your life has become… hopefully. If you haven't, don't expect life to get any easier.
A few things have changed in recent days. Healing no longer works as effectively as it did in the past. If you're in the habit of behaving recklessly, don't expect one of Fragment's few healers to pick up the slack. Broken bones will now remain broken no matter how many healing spells are cast on your shattered limbs. Damage to organs can't be repaired with the wave of a wand.
What's more, HP and SP restoring items have gotten harder and harder to come by. Potions are no longer available for purchase at generic NPC shops and gatherable items needed for crafting have become fewer and fewer in number, limiting your item making options. If you've gotten into the bad habit of injuring yourself heedless of the consequences, it's time to rethink your lifestyle. Playtime is over.
Think of the three core memories that have formed and shaped the person you are today. Some will think back fondly on family and friends while others have been jaded by the ill treatment they've received from important figures in their lives. In any case, it's of little concern to you now. One of those three precious memories has vacated your mind, taking with it a vital piece of you that you can no longer get back.
You may choose one of the three key memories listed on your application to be taken away from your character. Choices are limited to the memories supplied in your application and additional memories submitted for the previous memshare event or not eligible for convenient plot-induced memory loss. Choose wisely, because you aren't getting it back.
And Sky Fish, and Disco Knives, and Evil Armors…
Has anyone noticed the monsters around town lately? Which town, you may ask? The answer is all of them.
Monsters have invaded Root Towns in large waves, attacking anything and everything in sight. Any lovingly crafted signs or other furnishings you've erected around town are easily torn to shreds and destroyed by the monsters who have come to roost in your once safe Root Towns. On the plus side, PvE and PvP has now been enabled in all Root Towns, which is excellent news for those who wish to combat the monster invasion and those who can't seem to help hurting themselves and others.
These monsters range in level from 50 to 75, and while many of them can be defeated with a bit of ingenuity and teamwork, some of them boast impenetrable shields that no regular attacks or spells can break through. They are also immune to status/potion/armor effects.
When in doubt, turn to your fellow players for support. There may be some among you who know how to deal with these impossibly strong monsters, but there's no guarantee that they'll want to help you.
A lilting, boyish voice sings to you in your sleep. His voice sounds familiar to you, tickling your heart like a call from an old friend, but this is no friend of yours.
"You had every chance to abandon this world and return to your own. What stopped you? Was it ego? Hubris? In any case, it's too late for regrets now.
They say the world is what you make of it. Doesn't the same hold true for reality?"
The voice will periodically visit you and your sleep, but the moral of his message never changes: you did this to yourself. You were trapped here because you chose to look the other way. If anyone is to blame for the current situation, it's you and you alone, but there is a̸̬̲͔̘͈͚̠̫̘̬̗̖̋͑̉̓̿͛̈́̋͐̃̾̈̕̕ͅń̵̩̱̠̫̖̬̲̻͉̝̈́̀̀̚͜͜o̴͍͎̣͔̤̝̲͍̺̿̒t̴̨͚͓͍̜̮̥͊͑̿̈́̉̂̐͜͠͝h̷̨̨̦͕͖̙̞͙̗̗͎̬͛̂̾̋̅͜͜͝ȩ̸͎̭̙̜̯͎̯̳̮̘̲͒ȑ̸̡̧̢͓̠̦͙͇͍͎̭͑̈́̓̿̓̅̑̅̌͑̈́̕͝͝ ̴̧̼͕̟̬̰̞̮̗͔͈̬̙͍̈́̀w̵̗̖̩̘͇͖̲̩̫̣̗̙̲̌͜a̷̛͎͋͑̃͛̆̈̋̑̋͠y̴̡̬͕͈̗̫̯̟̯͊͐̌̀̐͑͘͝͝.
Another h̶̦̘̤̘͐͑̿̂̏̎͋͝o̴̧͖͚̖̜͓͂̏́͒̑̈́͝͝p̶̡͙̏̉̿̎̀̑́̈̆͌̉e̷̡̡̦̣̯̘̺͍̟̰͍̤͛̀́̚͝͠. Will you heed that voice and call to it?
Wanderhalle Library
...Hien? Are...what happened to you?
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An incident.
[ He doesn't seem to be willing on expanding that from the tone of his voice. His finger still rests on the single normal-looking book on the shelf as if he's about to pluck it. ]
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Did you make that book?
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I did. What about it?
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[ He's prepared for this]
I'm not asking you to do a lot of work for free of course --
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[ Entice him with your bribe, Sinclair. Go on. Hien is ready to be ✨️ amazed ✨️ ]
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- a piping hot dish of kartoffelklosse
- super spicy curry
- a potato pizza]
Hani said they were preparing drinks too but Fai helped me improve the kartoffelklosse.
[Is this enough sir?? He's sure Haru can make more coffee too]
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Three books.
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...if we want more books, where can I find you?
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[ He doesn't want to be found when he doesn't want to be seen, so that's that. But he pauses. ]
... What the fuck is "anthrosiphy"?
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Anthroposophy is some kind of spiritual movement, but I'm not sure what the details are. That's why I need a book on it.
[so, books! It's probably not important but maybe he'll understand things better if he understands this]
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Is it really that important to know while you're here...?
[ Hien doesn't understand, but he searches for it anyway and seemingly pulls a book out of his "inventory" and puts it on the shelf. Anthroposophy for Dummies. Yup. ]
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Zelkova mentioned his mother was interested in it.
[Brightening at the title - honestly, that works for Sinclair - he's only at a high schooler's level of education after all]
Maybe it's not important, but I feel like it could help me understand things here better.
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Despite his bandaged face, there's a bit of solemnity from his actions as he gives Sinclair another book about an abandoned pitbull puppy that eventually finds a forever home. ]
... Good luck with that, then.
[ Sinclair still has a third book that he can request and the first book on the shelf that was there before he came into the library. ]
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Can we get the novel 'Stardust' too?
[or is it ~distorted noises of copyright infringement echoes~]
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Thank you, Hien. I'll try making more things later. Tylor will probably get to you firs though.
[You will be Fed, Hien by any means necessary.
and then.
Books.]
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Mm. If you don't have anything else to do, feel free to leave.
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[Frowning in worry at his bandaged head, but he'll be good and only borrow two books this time. What is the last book anyway that Hien put on the shelves?]
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don't worry about it either]