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"Only difference is the last one wasn't focused on abnos or whatnot. Something about alternate dimensions and other science mumbo jumbo." Clover blows out a large plume of smoke and watches it drift up into the hole in the ceiling. "Pa was a head honcho here and dragged me into a buncha stupid experiments. Never worked but..."
He goes quiet all of a sudden. You're about to ask him what's up but he says something really, really weird to you before you can.
"The darkness here ain't natural. They dug too deep and the last company that worked here went bankrupt to avoid dealing with it. Another company bought the land like the sucker they were." Clover finishes the cigarette and tosses it onto the ground. "Darker yet darker yet darker. Rots away at yer soul. Swirlin' until..."
He shakes his head in order to distract himself from whatever spiral he was entering. <span class="mu-b">So the Darkness flooding this place is probably a byproduct of their singularity.</span> Seems like it can mess people up if that 'rots your soul' thing wasn't a metaphor.
Best to keep a light on when you can. Good thing you still have that upgraded lantern.
"A lotta folks here are desperate, Nicky. I was lucky: I got outta here when I had the chance. <span class="mu-b">If ya see anyone who looks too happy, be careful, O.K.?</span>"
"Ominous. Well, do you remember any noteworthy places here from when you used to live here?"
"Sure. Hand me that map ya got." You do so. He scribbles down a few locations on the map before tossing it back to you. You have a feeling he's not in the mood for any further conversation.
>You now have two more places to visit when you decide where to head to!
You move to check up on Benjamin. Seems like Max has already 'dolled' him up with enough gunk and dirt to make him look like a schizophrenic hobo. If it weren't for you knowing him for over a month now you would not have recognized him.
Max moves in to 'doll' you up. You flinch when Max smears something across the base of your antlers but after that, you just let her do her thing with the oil + mud. Benjamin gracefully hands you the five pills he manages to produce.
"Here you go! The low light conditions here aren't the best and I didn't want to use a light; would've drawn too much attention."
>OBTAINED DEADMAN'S SHIFT SUPPLMENT x3 and EVE'S ENLIGHTNED RESPITE x2
"Thank you. Say, how's it going? It's been a while since we had a real chat to chat." After Max drapes over the ragged cloak over you, she and the others leave you and Benjamin alone to chat in private.
"Oh! Frankly? Things have been going really well the last few days!" The smile he gives you seems genuine enough. You doubt you'll need to give him a pep talk to get a real one outta him like you had to with Max. "Things just feel right now, you know? I'm not sure how to put it into words since this isn't the type of thing you can explain so simply but..."
"I'm happy."
"Huh?" A person WITHOUT something weighing them down? In THIS City?
