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Mistee will check on the body of Meela-Tey.

And search (5) Produce Stall.
You start by heading to Yellowback Lake to see if there's anything new to uncover beyond what Lita and Truly have already found, but their results were conclusive by the time you get to the body. The dark work of Indulge is definitely brutal and you see firsthand what it's capable of.

When the afternoon hits, you head to the Produce Stall, which is run by Vertriss the Seviper. It seems like a quaint little shop made of wooden planks and while made of rudimentary materials, it seems well-maintained, although it still seems like an old building. From the outside, it doesn't seem like there's too many suspicious things going on.

In terms of the merchandise, there's a large selection of fruits and vegetables here, many of which are fresh. Apples, bananas, melons, and a few exotic fruits you've never seen before are all available here. Most of them look delicious, but every now and then you find one or two fruits with too many bruises or pits to be appealing.

You wait until the store closes and Vertriss locks the store up for the night. Whatever produce wasn't sold is gathered up and wheeled out using a wheelbarrow while the doors are locked and wooden shutters are chained up over the windows, which were essentially square holes in the walls.

You wait until everyone is gone and then unlatch one of the windows to climb inside and investigate. Inside, it doesn't seem like Vertiriss left behind any free produce for you to take, but you go through the old wooden drawers and cabinets to see if there's anything of value or objects of suspicion. Most of what you find are spare bags, a few knives for cutting produce, and a few weighing scales that look like they've seen plenty of use throughout the years. There also seem to be plenty of spare wooden baskets and bins, but nothing too out of the ordinary.

Inside, the floors and walls seem old with many scratches and indentations from many years of use. The back storage area doesn't seem too different, but it seems like this area hasn't been used for a while. It seems like there was once a time when demand was very high and they needed to make use of this back storage area to make sure supplies were plentiful, but these days, it doesn't seem like that's necessary.

You find another storage area further in the back, although something about this area seems peculiar. You would think the storage compartment furthest from the front would be even less used than the other area, but it seems like someone's been back here recently making use of it. You see disturbances in the dust that comes from this cabinet door, and it makes you wonder if Vertriss even knows about this, or if this is just her own doing.

You open the cabinet to see what's inside and you almost lose it in a h͕̙̦̦o̥r͉͎̪̼̳r͈ì͔̭͇̟f̴̲̲̯̗y̭̻͕͚̺̤̦i̩̥̥͙͞n̪̲̭g͎̹͖̀ ̪̮͓̟ ̤͖͓̱͔̳s͙̲̠̳̗c͖͓̘̳̜͉r̦̼̱̠e͎͔a͏̟̰m.

The back storage area has been turned into a horrifying s̫̥͎̤̘͉̎̄̒l̦̠̥͔̪͎͎̆͑ͣ̔̎̌̽ǎ͙̯̻͕̣̻̲̲ͧ͆ͧ͛͗ŭ͈̲̟̤͇ͨ̐ͧ ͉̫̻̜ǵ̣͕̥͕̱͂ͫh͉͖̊̓t͍͚̆ͯͣ̎̚e̯̟̤̭̾̄ͨr̙̺̿ͯ͋ͦh͎̲ͤ̄ͧ̇o͌ ̗̫ͬ̍̀̌ͩ̓͋̏u̗̲̺̫̞̙̤̠͛ͥ̐ͭs͔̰͕͇̠̯̼̞͑ͭͣ͑͋̄̔̀͒eͤͣ͋̓ ̳͇̣.

Mistee sustains 2 points of damage to Sanity.

The floor, the walls, even the ceiling are caked with blood and pieces of internal organs. You almost feel like vomiting at the sight, but you managed to keep your stomach under control. On the floor, h͖̭̗̦̺̠͕̩ͤͣ͒ͦ̄̄̀e͚̝͙̬̋́ͫ̂ͧa̲̗̜͈̯̤̥͙͙̾ͭ̈̎pͤ̓͋ͩͬͦͦ͛̑ ̣̣̱̱̼̯s̠̠̦̟̿ͪ̌ͪ of body parts and vitals are in b͔̟͉̮͒ͩ͌̐ͣ̊̊̿͑l̗͎̼̮̖̥͔̄̾o͈̞̱̠͎̜̣ͭͫ͒ͅo̤̼̻̻̊̽̏̍̏̎͐̔d ̻̾̀̃̎ͪy͍̭͇̹̯͎̪ͤͨ ̳͍̠̻̹̣͎͒̾m̪̦̯̙̩̠̰̲̱̂̔̚ô͔͇͙ͣͧ̂ͤ̒͑ͭͅu͖̳̲̭͇̜ͩ͛̄̔ͫ̌̂ͨ n̰̼̺̹̼̮̳̆̋ͥͩ̈ͅd͉͈͕͙̮̗̯͓̬ͯͭs̞͖͍͓̪͔̦̙͌̍ͭ̎, sitting there as the smell of blood and decay ŵ͎̲̈́ͥ̐a̵̶̞̭ͧ͂ͯ̕f̢͔̰̳̊ͫ̇̽́t̫͈̣̲̟̥̝̅͊͊̈͝s̰͉͒ͥ͑́ͥͦ̎̚ ͈̱̖͈̣͔̥ into your nostrils.

The slick, darkening blood gets all over your feet at you look around, not sure what to expect or how this even happened. You're also not sure who has been making use of this room like this, or when they'll be back. But you know you definitely don't want to be around w̩̘͇̥̠̜̫ͥ̑̈͗̍̃̚h͓̹̺̹̪en̴̝̫̊ ̻̖͕̜̰̥̠̃̇̈̾ͬ͆̀̚ẗ̛̹̮̼̹̅h̨̦̹̬̍̍ēͧ͑̋̾ͧͮ͝y̱ͯ͌ͩ͆ͤ ̪̰̪ ̢͓̫̞̙͔̐ͫ̚d̪̩ͭ̅ͦͭo̵̦͛͗͆͊̏ͥ̄.̝̝̥͚̓̏̉ͣ͋͒.̥͈̟̺͢.̖̻̫ͥ̈́ͯ ̹͉̲

Mistee sustains 2 points of damage to Sanity.

Despite the feeling of d̵̗̮͔͍̐͐͗̽ͣͮͅr̜̮̹̬̪̔̓̎́ͤ͡e̢̘̜a͓̦̭̙̣̣̽ͩ̐̊d͑̎͏̝͖ ͍̘̠͔̪̥͐a̱̼̻͉̩̳̎ͤ̑͋͜n̲̝̲͖͖̦̘ͧ̃̂ͫ͐̀d̘͖ͪ͑͛̐̌ ͫ͌̏͋͜t͙͕͚̿͌͑ͧ͋ͨ͜ͅe͌͆̉ͮͤ͑҉̭̣̹̝̰̟r͈͓̳̃̽ͣ̆͡ṟ͎̬͉̹̀̀ͩͅ o̠̮̗̓r̻͓͘, you try to focus on the mission despite your mind racing and feelings of panic suddenly setting in. You search through the canisters, buckets, barrels, and bags stuffed into a corner, now moving quickly to do what you need to do and get out. All of them are slathered with b̓̈́̈͒ͮͤͨ̄ͪ̃ͭ̒ͣ͒͊̇ͬ̅́҉̡̝͇̘̩̱̳͕̮̝͔̭̙̲̮̲̦̼̱lͤ̈́ͭ͐͊͊͌ͨ̀ ̡̢̓͛͂ͤ͑͂͋́̕͏͚͖̼̥̝̩̙̰̭̞̼͍̦͓̱̝͈ͅo̧̖̔ͥ͌ͨ̋ͤ̃̈ͣͣͤ̾ͩͬ͘͜͜ ͕̳̮̱̪̱̻̦͓̟ö̸̢̜̗̜̘̟̖̳̥̱̼̪̫̤̳́͋ͮ̌ͦ̃ḑ̴̸͇͌͋̅̇̀̉̏̆͊͌͜͝ ̱͉̫̖ and look like they were recently filled with body parts, but now they're empty with only bloody bits and pieces remaining. However, there is one bag among them still filled with intestines. Many long, tubes of flesh and vitals fill this black plastic bag, and you feel a slight feeling of dark disturbance from it...

You decide to take it with you, having a strong feeling this is connected to one of the Stalkers. As you head out and leave, you wonder if Vertriss even knows about this back room being used like this, or maybe she is already well aware of it...

[Bag of Intestines] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then return to base, hoping the grotesque sights you just witnessed don't become a new addition to your nightmares.̗̦̤̝͙̩̭̫̺̲̜.̟̳̺͖̘̳.̘͍̭̝̻̣̞͍

Mistee the Bulbasaur (M: Grass/Poison)
Health: 10/10 | Sanity: 4/8 | Purity: 10/10
Battle Stance: Flee
Perk: Technical
Trait: Charming