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It was fast... and somewhat intense. Turns out you accidentally wandered into a Golem nest, which had its ups and downs. On one hand, you're being chased by big mushrooms with a punch that could shatter concrete, on the other hand, nothing else wants to bother these things, so they were the only thing you had to deal with. This is exceedingly fortunate, considering a spitter would have likely torn you to shreds now that your protective gear is mostly gone, unless they were to strike at whatever parts you still managed to drape over yourself. The odds aren't great on that front, to be blunt.
All the same, the golems are mercifully quite slow if they're big enough to be dangerous, and the smaller faster ones can't do anything more threatening than falling over. Before long, you get out of their territory... and you can already see a clearing up ahead! You're at the end of the quarry, from the looks of it.
"JUST A BIT MORE!" Anna yells, pulling Oldfield along by the arm. The old man is still going, but he's clearly about ready to collapse from the strain.
Then, glorious evening light greets you, out of the mushroom forest.
Your entire body itches fiercely, and you put Teensy down again... Before you pant a few moments. You're in shape enough to be fine, and the spores can't affect your lungs, but you seriously need to get cleansed.
"Oh... M-my goodness." Oldfield says, ripping off his helmet to take a deep breath of fresh air, and the others quickly do the same. Paracelsus is the only one that doesn't take off her mask, and she's the first to call for everybody to get moving back to town.
"Before my subject starts growing mushrooms." She also adds.
Ouch.
The stares you get as you walk into town make you feel intensely uneasy, and if it wasn't for Oldfield leading the way, you think one of the guards would have actually stopped you at this point. Your gunshot wounds must look horrendous, healed or not, and you can tell there are bright patches of blue scales blooming outwards from them. THat siad, the most obvious part of it all is, of course, the wings.
They flap without you even thinking about them, they just DO that. As soon as you enter Oldfield's mansion, the elder man calls out to his servants to run a decontamination bath, and asks that you head there as soon as possible... only for one of the servants to stop the party entirely.
"S-sir... you have a visitor. We don't know how he got into the mansion, but..."
Then, you hear it. It sounds like a somewhat low and wheezy voice, though the tone is clearly something intended to put people at ease. Coming from around the corner, you see a man. He has a huge mane of hair and a beard to match, sprinkled with bits of white. Though that's the only thing really indicating an advanced age. His clothing reminds you of the six-fingered wizard, and guessing from the fear people have...
And that little blue pistol in his hand.
He's with them.
"Hey, man." He says. Raising his hands and smiling.
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