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You dig into your inventory for the two cups of blackened tar pretending to be coffee. You toss them over to Max and Benjamin. Max hesitantly sniffs at the mixture. "Ew. This smells like old cigarette butts. We're meant to DRINK this?"
"I ate worse and I ended up fine!" You flash a thumbs up at Max.
She's still hesitant, obviously. Benjamin holds his glass up to her. "We'll drink at the same time, okay?"
That's enough to soothe her worries. They clink their glasses together and in one go, they gulp down every last drop of slurry.
There's a lull in the group as everyone watches to see how they'll react, Casey especially. She's holding her breath in anticipation.
Yet both of them shrug in unison.
"Tasted a bit bitter but the taste vanished sorta abruptly." "Eh. It wasn't brewed properly. Didn't taste like much."
Aw. You were expected an overly dramatic freakout or something. The rest of your group murmurs to each other with obvious disappointment in their tone.
>Max gains 16.5% progress due to her BOON! Benjamin gains 15.5%! Benjamin is at 157/170 and Max is at 131.5/180!
SLICK OIL UPGRADE!
>Max's OIL GLOB has splash damage, coating up to two targets on use. Oil-soaked targets hit by fire damage now take 4 extra damage instead of just 3.
ASHEN WINGS UPGRADE!
>Benjamin is now more experienced using his wings! Skill checks involving flight are slightly reduced and he can use firearms while in the air!
With that all said and done, Max grabs Casey by the shoulder.
"Verily! Let's travel, you and I!" "I suppose I do need a knight in shining armor..." The two disappear down the west/left hallway. Now it's you and your four lackeys.
Seath is scratching at the bandages wrapped around his injured arm. He's grumbling about a 'deep itch' inside of it. "Ngh. Can we get moving? We don't have all day."
"Actually, I lost track of what time it is. It's all pitch black outside." You really did. You know you have, at minimum, two districts to check.
Kiara's eyes dim for a moment before she gives you your answer. "It's about 12:45."
"Fuck, really? Felt a lot longer down here." Clover murmurs. "I remember why I never came back to this place."
Clover heads down the northern hallway (the one past the screen door) and obviously, your group trails right behind him. The hallway is more well maintained than the foyer but that's not to say it's any better deeper inside. The dark green wallpaper on the walls is peeling off like scabs on a sick man's skin. The dull orange wood that makes up the floor creaks and groans with each step your group takes.
"You said you lived here, right?" Can't hurt to pry a little bit. "Why was it abandoned?"
"Ah. Got abandoned when ol' D-Corp got kicked out. Ketsuks moved elsewhere. They paid for me to come along with. Made my pa real upset but I couldn't stand it here."
"Hm. The robot said you were Clover <span class="mu-i">Guan</span>, correct?" Seath steps a bit closer to Clover. "Who's your dad? I swear that name's familiar."
