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After talking to Orin I'll pay a visit to the (44a) Tavern. A girl could use a good drink after what we just found. To believe it or not? We will know for sure soon enough.
Orin is still waiting outside as you slip out of the clubhouse and head towards Greg's Grog. It's a relatively nice-looking inn from the outside, and you can see even from here that it is relatively lively inside. You head inside, ensuring to remain relatively inconspicuous as you begin to search the various parts of the main room. You go mostly unnoticed, but find nothing. You begin to search through some of the other rooms, including a storage room which you can immediately see is filled with barrels of booze and some discarded furniture. You sniff around, suddenly sensing some kind of strange presence. You frown, finding a small hole in the corner of the room between two barrels. You stare at it a moment before electing to go inside, crawling through the space and popping out on the other side.

Instantly your eyes start to burn as images flash in your mind and your brain starts to feel a heavy weight set upon it. You wince as you feel a burning sensation in your head, like a fire-type has just unleashed a torrent of flames through your ear. Whispers accompany it as you push through, navigating to a small bag g͎̯̳̘̙̲̲lowing red at the end of the small cupboard space. You do̴ͅuble over as the heat intensifies, warding you off and s̜̞i̥̼͎̤̘ͯͬ͢n̵̳̟̼̱̟̣͌ͮge͏̱̥̞͖̬̙̗ị̱͕͈̥͉͚n̗͙̝̫͖̩̳͜g ̠̘̩̪̰̦ ̴͔̜̜̦y̴̮ou҉̦̙̦͉̯r̴͔̩ m͔̙͙͓͓̯͚i̖͉̣̜̺͠ͅn͉d̕.

Sparkstrike the Pikachu sustains 3 points of Purity damage.

You try to shake it off as you reach for the bag, but its proximity it only brings on more internal trauma. Your brain feels like it's ̷̬̹͖͚twisting as you grit your teeth and groan, trying to break free of the pain but still failing. You grasp the bag, feeling the physical heat sear through to your paws as you drop it instantly. You grab your wrist with your other paw, watching as your skin morphs red and starts bubbling. You panic, looking up for something to soothe it, but find nothing. You glance back down at it and note that it is back to its rich yellow colour, and your m͕͗̎͝ind turns as you wonder what is going on.

Sparkstrike the Pikachu sustains 2 points of Sanity damage.

You close your eyes and reach for the bag again, this time feeling nothing but the cloth. You open your eyes once more, and to your relief, the pain has still not returned. You sigh, pocketing the bag.

[Bag of Coals] was added to the Team Inventory.

You stare for a good while before your mind seems to click back into place and you take a deep breath, exiting the small space and popping back into the storage room. The foreboding feeling has subsided, but thinking about the pouch brings you nothing but a sick feeling in your stomach. You try to shake it off and leave the inn, keen to rest after this awful experience.


Sparkstrike the Pikachu (S: Electric)
Health: 8/8 | Sanity: 6/8 | Purity: 7/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Medicine
Trait: Lucky