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You telekinetically toss over an A-ENERGY BOX and a C-EXTRACT SYRINGE over to the entity. You COULD save those for later but you'll probably make a killing on this mission through artifact sells so you don't remotely care.
The mass of clockwork collapses onto the offerings and in mere moments, a sickening crunch rings through the otherwise quiet clocktower. You and Wendy both scrunch your faces up but you have other matters to worry about.
"For I was hungry and you gave me food." The entity chatters cryptically. Before you can question what the fuck that was, it holds a loose cluster of gears in the faint outline of a hand towards you. You hesitantly grab onto it with your own. A brief jolt of agonizing pain rushes through every fiber of your being as your hands connect.
[HUNTER OF THE CITY] Wendy immediately whips out her baton and is almost ready to smash the anomaly into tiny little pieces...
[4/8 RAPPORT! HIGH RAPPORT DETECTED!] She looks at you for a brief moment. As if waiting for you to call for the order before she obliterates it.
>30!
You were about to nod but something hits your nose. The smell of rotten flesh. It gives you an odd sense of focus. You shake your head, causing Wendy to back down for a moment. You try your damn best to power through the pain. You can feel cracks forming in your antlers as you do so...
>-1 FLESH! -1 RESTRAINT! 4/8 and 4/10 LEFT!
And soon, your pain is rewarded with a small trinket. The Clockwork Figure pulls its hand away from your own to reveal what it decided to give you for that. "YOU dEserve this. Thank you for acknowledging the possibility of pain and seizure."
>SOVIET CLOCKHANDS OBTAINED! (PARADIGM FRAGMENT. 'GLORY' is carved onto each clock hand alongside a bright red star. Can either be used to upgrade WATERLOGGED POCKETWATCH or to create a new PARADIGM with ADAM, MARUYAMA, BENEDICT, and/or MAX's help.)
Huh. Max? You're not sure your IMRPOVED SEEKER told you that but you'll roll with it, sure.
"Warn us next time." Wendy roughly jabs the tip of her baton into the Clockwork Figure's torso. "If it were not for HER, I would've broken you across all of SPACETIME YOU INSIGNIFACT-"
"I know- KNOW know." The Clockwork Figure mutters. "Test. Test. Test."
Wendy lowers her baton down. "Don't you have a gear to fix this thing? It's talking all annoying and it's really starting to rub my nerves raw."
"Smell. Smell it. I. <span class="mu-r">Admiral, Admiral, ADMIRAL I SMELL YOU WHY ARE YOU HERE WHY-</span>" The Clockwork Figure immediately wretches its hands around your shoulders but Wendy doesn't bother humoring it for a second.
With a violent SMACK of her baton, the Clockwork Figure is sent stumbling back. It didn't do any real damage but it was enough to scare it off for now.
"Woah, woah, wait." You reel from the sudden outburst from the Clockwork Figure. "You knew him?"
[CAPTAIN'S COMMAND] I did not know this entity. I would warn you if you ever find a friend of mine.
"No. NO. warned about. I. I apologize."
