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"That's the second person I've heard concerned about this corruption around Trinket Tower... I suppose I should go over there and check it out."

Search Trinket Towers and commune with the sweet dark energies that reside there! Simple as that.
Returning to Trinket Tower, where you can no longer see Vex perched, you can see the swirling darkness looping around the bottom of the tower. It extends out into the reaches of the property, but not upwards. You figure that even this strange shadowy energy has limitations. You also hear the words of both Vex and Timpani ringing in your ears about this menacing energy. For them and for everyone else who lives in this building, would be a blessing to be rid of it. Holding this at the forefront of your mind, you roll your shoulders and jog on the spot for a moment before charging in.

As soon as you touch the first shadow, your mind is beset with fear. Goosebumps cover your skin and your hair stands on end as you swallow hard and feel your bones start to shake. You feel yourself surrounded by evil and malice, chilling you to your core. It's as if your very soul quakes as you step through the bitter shadows, eyes flickering from side to side to try to keep you safe and alert you of any immediate danger. That proves useless as something claws at your ankle, but when you look down to meet it, there is nothing there. Not even your skin looks damaged, but you can still feel a burning sensation. Then your hand is bitten, sending shooting pain up your arm. Once again you turn to see nothing where something should definitely be.

Your breathing quickens and your steps become unpredictable as the fog could of darkness around you sparks with red, blue and purple, and the invisible clawing, gnawing and scraping continues. It feels like something is crawling through your veins and up into your head, where it stews and begins to spread to every other part of you. The feeling is terrifying and må̧͔̥̻̺̪̙͑͋̃ͅͅddeni̴̯͓̝̼͊͗͐ͫͭ͋ͮ̆ͪ͝ng҉̼ͅ, and you try with everything you have to shake it off or will it away, and yet n͚̩o҉̟͇͎͕ͅt̨̞̺h̘̰͕̜ͅį͔̙̣n̛̼̦͔͕̬̯g ͇̜̦̝̗changeś̶̲͈̝̙̤̥̝̗͇ͭ̓ͭ̈́͢.

I̠͔͚͚͚ͯ̌ͣ̊̆̑ ̵̶̭͓̖̮ͫ̊ͪ͡wi̴̯͓̝̼͊͗͐ͫͭ͋ͮ̆ͪ͝l̸̞l̪͎̟̝̕ ̥͢h̹̱̥̭̰̘͟a͓̞̭͉̮̖v̴̵͖̤͙ͤ̈̋̈́̆̋͘e̵̗͈͓̗͉̓̏ͩ͛̊͛ͪͪ ̡͇̬̱̖̝̲̑ͣ̇y̶̬̝̞̠͔̻͗̍̀̃ͥ̅o̦͎̲̖̙̬̖ͯ̇ͫ̔̂͗̈́u̳̟̫̬̟͉͈̤ͬ͌ ,͉͔̭̾ͤ ̹̹̟̰̳͈̦̂̂͞Ë̺̩̯̞͙̯̖͎̏̃̽̂͗͒͡ͅm̨̱̖̣̭̼ͣͨi̠ͬ͑̈̿̓ͥ̚sså ̧͔̥̻̺̪̙͑͋̃ͅͅr̈ͥ̌̓ͤ̍҉̴̞y̒҉̢̝̦̜̘͎͓̲͎.̵̖̝̩͊ͯ͋

Nicklefool the Mr. Mime suffers 4 points of Purity damage.

Your mind churns as you try to return to some semblance of normalcy, but you simply cannot shake free any of the awful feelings running rampant in your insides. Your fear swells, but you try to redirect it, finally managing to have some sliver of success as you come upon the side of the building, relieved to see something tangible after what feels like an eternity. You reach up, feeling the bricks, and follow them across until you come to a set of broken pipes seeping steam and some kind of disgusting liquid. The shadows seem to be concentrated here, and you wonder if this somehow has any relation to their presence here.

{Failing Pipes: <Repair>} was noted in the Team Records.

You can feel your limits being reached quickly, so you will yourself to make your way towards the border of the property, all the while feeling the darkness trying to hold you back. You somehow manage to break free, bursting from the bulk of the energy and wading through the remainder of it to spill out onto the dusty earth far enough away from its grasp. Your breath is frantic for a few more minutes before you manage to calm yourself down, your regular mindset slipping back into place. You feel like you lost a part of yourself while you were under the influence of the shadows, but now that you are free, your body seems to be relaxing a little more.

A long sigh escapes your mouth as you consider that you do not have the means to fix those strange pipes, but you hope that someone at the clubhouse does.


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