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He felt... rather embarrassed, to be honest. But, he supposed, that's what you get when you don't keep up on your nightly sacrifices to the God Master and take the time to read an update through glance at the building in question before visiting with someone.
But no matter! He had made a promise, and a promise would be kept! Search Trinket Tower, floors 3-4!
How funny. Once he would have gleefully made and broken promises like snowflakes in a freak summer storm, crafted only to melt away. Bless had encouraged such character growth, but there was something in his Core that did not wish to turn away Vex. Indeed... that very Core felt a bit softer, lighter, at the thought of her. Maybe mortality wasn't such a harsh curse, after all.
You come back to Trinket Tower, mulling over your lasting embarrassment when last you spoke to Vex. You sigh, trying not to continuously think about it as you focus your energy into searching more of these floors, knowing that it's the only way to ensure that the building is safe. You head straight in through the front and make your way up flights of stairs until you come to the third floor, and stretch out your arms, cracking your fingers. You pull your neck to each side, roll your shoulders, then get to work.

Your search at first is fruitless aside from some splinters, which, although handy, are not things you need to be saving people from. Nevertheless, you pocket them in case they will be useful later.

Added $29 SP$ to Nicklefool's Inventory.

It's not until you reach the second floor that you start to let your guard down. After a while of searching through apartments, you finally come to one that is easy to get into, and as you crack the door open, there is a click. Time seems to slow as you realise that this click is not a normal click, and you have not a moment to react as an explosion detonates right beside you, throwing you back into the corridor and rocking the entire floor. Bits of rocky shrapnel fly into you, cutting your skin and bruising your muscles as you slam into the wall, banging your head.

#Wall Explosive, Rock# Triggered! Nicklefool attempts to dodge... 45%, FAILURE.

Nicklefool sustains 4 points of damage to Health.

You scramble back to your feet, shaking yourself off after your sustained damage. You look around frantically to survey your surroundings and ensure you are not under attack, and after about a minute of standing still, you manage to make your way to the apartment door again. It is torn to shreds, and bits of rock have embedded themselves into the wall, the floor, and anything else in range. You open the door slowly, noting the broken tripwire hanging from about halfway down the door. You step into the room and look around, but there is nothing inside at all, besides a small, yellow square pinned to a wall. Beside it seems to have been a hardy screen that sustained most of the blow, leaving the yellow square on the other side untouched. You get closer to it once you realise there's writing on it, and read it.



=Payload's Condolences= was noted in the Team Inventory.

You frown, unsure if this is horrifying, or twistedly amusing. You stand around, somewhat baffled, for a few more minutes before you move on. The rest of the floor contains nothing of note, so you head back to the clubhouse for now, hoping to catch some rest.


Nicholas "Nicklefool" Foligan the Mr. Mime (M: Psychic/Fairy)
Health: 6/10| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 9/10
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Diplomacy
Trait: Charming