Quote Originally Posted by HorusMyDude View Post
Old Lace 2.png Might as well check out that there Iron Maiden. Seems t'be that the Mimikyu will take care o' the Haunter.

Action: Search the Old Iron Maiden found at the Valley Wellness Centre (42)
After hearing that the Old Iron Maiden at Valley Wellness Centre required a large pokémon to trigger what you hope is its secrets, you head on over there, intent on finding out what you can learn.

You follow the map and wind up out in a rather nice-looking field surrounding the wellness centre. You can see a tranquil garden closer to the building itself, but the iron maiden is out among the grass, so you stick to the further reaches and head over to it. You can see that it's very old, and note that the spikes have fallen off, or have been forced off somehow. You poke your head in, confident that you'll fit, although it's going to be quite the squeeze.

Fitting in your arms and chest first is not the easiest thing you've done lately, but once you're happy with the ratio of your body inside the contraption to outside of it, you follow with your legs, pressing down on the pressure pad beneath you while already leaning on the upper pad.

Immediately you hear metal-on-metal as something sounds like it rotates, and then the spikes suddenly jut out from all around you on the inside, piercing several of your muscles. You try to dodge as many of them as you can, but your large surface area makes you very easy to hit. You groan as you rip yourself out, the spikes cutting into your flesh somewhat. However, as you stand outside, you can still flex your muscles without any trouble, which means you weren't too damaged.

Old Lace suffers 4 points of Health damage.

Suddenly you hear whispers enter your head, but as you look around, you see nothing. You frown a little, feeling a heaviness start to drag you down. You try to move a leg, but it's stuck in the ground. You try to blink, but your eyes are forced open. Then something grabs your proboscis, feeling like it's breaking your back as it yanks it down and screams into your face.

Old Lace suffers 2 points of Purity damage.

Then, all at once, the feeling dissipates. You can breathe again, and as you look around, you don't see a phantom of any kind. You direct your sight back to the iron maiden, only to see a red-veined, glowing spear. Immediately you can sense that it's the origin of the malicious sensations that just flooded your body, but by the same token, you know that it's going to be important somehow. You reach down, ensuring not to touch the now-protruding spikes or set off the trap again, and pinch the spear from the iron maiden.

[%Infernal Spear% 2P damage] was added to the Team Inventory.

Hoping that was the only horrible thing you'll encounter all night, you clasp the spear and head back to the others, keeping your eyes on the spear as you go.


Old Lace the Buzzwole (L: Bug/Fighting)
Health: 8/12 | Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 6/8
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Diplomacy