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-There is no FLESH or RESTRAINT cost to this ability. Up to 10 allies may be targeted by this ability.
-While active, he takes 6 more FLESH and RESTRAINT damage from all sources (his veins are a MASSIVE weakspot)
[DE/REATTACH] His minor power.
-He can also use his veins to quickly dismantle and reattach his limbs.
-It costs 2 FLESH to do so with injured limbs but none for healthy limbs.
-He can still control his limbs while detached. You're 90% sure he's going to use this to literally throw a punch at someone.
Benedict shudders as the vein stabbed into his arm is pulled out. "That felt awful yet warm and loving. All combined into one."
"Doc. Aren't, uh, bloodtypes somethin' we should worry about?" Otto awkwardly tugs out one of Lex's veins.
"I long since stopped worrying about that. If anything, I'd assume his blood type got transmuted into O+ the moment he got that power."
Lex clasps his hands together. With the last traces of emboldened healing in his system, he mutters a prayer.
>ADAM, OTTO, BENEDICT, MARUYAMA and YOU have been SANCTIFIED! They take 2 less FLESH/RESTRAINT damage from any non-regular PHYSICAL damage and they gain +1 to a stat!
>ADAM and BENEDICT gain +1 VIOLENCE, MARUYAMA gains +1 WILLPOWER, YOU and OTTO gain +1 TALENT.
>HAPPINESS IN A PILL wears off. You are now at 12/12 FLESH, 13 VIOLENCE and 12 TALENT.
"Time's running out." You wipe at the trail of blood running down your arm. "We're going to the DOCK."
"Uh, where is that?" Oh, right, the others probably don't know where these hallways head to.
"All I know is they have a 'river' to the human subconsciousness and I wanna check it out."
Anderson's expression turns stony in a hurry. "I wouldn't go down there." A thin trail of greyish drool is leaking out of the corner of Anderson's mouth. "I know exactly what you're talking about and trust me, you don't."
"You do? C'mon, smart guy." Otto rests a hand on Anderson's shoulder. "Tell us about it."
"It's. You're going to see nothing but the unbridled fears, desires and thoughts of humanity. One glimpse into that River is going to drive any of us mad. Me included."
"It is likely SHIFTers could be resistant to the effects of it but Adam and Otto aren't. I am worried for their sake moreso than anything else."
[UNSTABLE?] <span class="mu-s">LET THEM SEE THE RIVER</span>
[PERSON OF INTEREST] We don't have time to wait around. Move.
"Otto, Adam, follow his advice and don't look at it unless we can confirm what's down there."
"Fine." "I rather not end up as an anomaly, sure..."
You hop over to one of the other platforms with the rest of your squad. The trip down this time is oddly short. It's only two turns down the spiraling passage before you end up at the DOCK.
The first thing that hits you is how quiet it is in here. It's not that there's no sound whatsoever, no. You can still hear your own breathing. You can hear the worried murmurings of your allies. But at the same time you can't. It's like there's water stuck in your eardrum. It's awful.
