Use the great regular fusion scroll to fuse the Hard Hat and Desmond's Mask. End result should be a tank's dream.
I'm not sure this is necessary. The abilities of both can function when carried by the same character, right, despite the logical improbability of wearing both at the same time? Fusing them might combine both abilities, for sure, but might also weaken them as their effects are altered to account for item balance.
-1 to this plan until I have convincing evidence to the contrary.If we are going to go to the Greens, can we consider trying to grow something there? That concentrated, one-of-a-kind vat of life energy is begging to be used for something.
If going to the Greens, try to buy a Mushroom at the market so we can plant an unlimited supply of Mushrooms to feed to Slog (run the plan through with Goombess so she can assure us of the scientific and fungo-ethical validity of this experiment.)
If we go to the market, I have an idea for a couple of cheap items that would make for good investments.
Ask the shopkeeper about the following items-Scroll of recall- potentially an all-party rescue from any given sticky situation.
Scroll of identify- would prevent incidents like reading Ecco's Scroll of Giant Robot and could be used to divine the purpose of things like Ciro's Genetic Recess.
"Romantic" plants- more shipping is always good.
M-Shield- not cheap at all, but a shield for Riltia would be fantastic. Also, we're seriously vulnerable to fire damage and the ability to negate magical / energy sources of damage (with an instant Guard that can rescue anyone and often
everyone in the party) would be nothing short of a blessing.