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>ZPZ DUST x2 (A highly illegal anesthetic that is known to have radical side effects. Reduces all FLESH and RESTRAINT damage taken by 3 for a short duration on use. While active, attacks have a far higher chance of inflicting CRIPPLING INJURIES.)
>SHIMMERING OVERCOAT (ODDITY ARMOR. A translucent coat that seems to flicker in and out of reality. +1 TALENT and MAX FLESH while equipped. Once per mission, the user may become partially intangible for a short duration. While intangible, attacks deal 2 less damage and the user can phase through walls.)
>BLOODSTAINED FIREMAN OUTFIT (ODDITY ARMOR. An old set of fireman protective equipment caked in ashes and blood. +1 MAX FLESH and VIOLENCE while worn, renders the user IMMUNE to any amount of fire-based damage.)
Hm. Clover probably won't change out his poncho, even if you have better equipment for him, so for now you toss the BLOODSTAINED FIREMAN OUTFIT to Seath to keep him safe. Max said something about his suit being armor as is but no point letting it rot. As for the overcoat, you'd probably give that to Kiara since she has no armor.
Granted you haven't felt the urge to give her any since she's a robot but with how serious things are getting, can't be too safe.
You hear something shifting around in the hallway right outside of the office. It's so quiet you would've assumed nothing of it if not for Ben and Seath both panicking.
[D-CORP HEAD RESEARCHER] "Anomalous phenomena detected. Head clearing up, I can see it now."
[OPEN MINDED + POI ACTIVE] "It's them! It's them again!" Benjamin's eyes are wider than dinner plates now. "Seath! Punch it! Punchitpunchitpunchit!"
You scramble out of the room to see what's going on.
The same figure from before, in its barely visible glory, is rapidly lunging at Seath! Seath's fist smashes into its face before it can land a hit on him but unlike last time, it just eats the hit.
Small wisps of smoke trail around the edges of the protective glove that's part of the ODDITY Seath is wearing. It only seems to have stunned the figure instead of actually doing any real damage.
[OPEN MINDED] "Wait." Benjamin digs for his LOST IN TIME crossbow and smacks the broad side of it into the figure. That's enough to one shot it and before you know it, it disappears.
"Fuck." Benjamin lets out an awkward laugh. "I think these things are immune to damage from non-anomalous objects. His armor is an ODDITY, so it let him hit it but for no real damage. I think you used FEDKILLER..."
"Well that fucking sucks." You sigh. That means only Max (due to wearing a PARADIGM uniform of armor AND being a SHIFTer) and Casey (has SUGAR WAND X) can do any real damage to the figures. The rest are basically useless in a fight.
Well, they could use ANTI-ANOMALY AMMO, that'd probably work. But that shit is expensive and you're pretty sure only Clover has them on his person.
You quickly relay this information to your allies over at INGREDIENT PREPERATION, you do NOT want them to waste ammo.
