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[MaxTheFox]

Still waiting for Unraveller...

[MaxTheFox]

((Guess I will do daily/bi-daily updates until Unraveller comes back. Sorry for the delay guys, I really was just waiting.))

The four of you barge into the used module shop. It is a little worn-down and clearly hasn't been de-Degraded in a while, given the appearance of the walls and the pipes going to the storage unit behind the counter. The shopkeeper, appearing as a cat-shaped hole in reality with magenta galaxies inside, frequently crossed by lava-lamp-like lime shapes, walks out and then back in.


"Hello and welcome, dear customers," its warbling meowing voice intones, "the, uh, ware list function... yes I have it all in this opaque machine... don't like thieves... after the incident last cycle, it uh, broke so uh, I have... uh... let me do some maintenance."


A sphere of the same void un-material that the cat is composed of detaches from its form, rapidly accelerates, and impacts the machine. It begins to shimmer magenta, and then rattles off:
Wand of Digging, 20 credits or barter equivalent. Discount reason: cursed and can't be removed easily
Lightsphere, 30 credits or barter equivalent. Discount reason: has a crack and will explode if handled roughly
Heatray Pistol, 10 credits or barter equivalent. Discount reason: this thing has at least 5 factory defects, however it will kill those vermin dead if it doesn't blow up in your hands
Y-Ray Vision Crystal, 25 credits or barter equivalent. Discount reason: the spirit of an imp lives in it and will prank you by clouding it up at the worst moment
Sil, 20 credits or barter equivalent. Discount reason: gonna be entirely honest, I have no idea what this is or what it does, someone who looked like a walking forest fire dropped it off at my doorstep a week ago and left silently
BEEP!

"Well, uh, yeah that's it, I'm uh, on rough times ever since that... rat... hacked my vendor. As the... uh... machine implied, I accept modules as payment if you don't have any, uh, money. Or you can borrow an, uh, thing as long as you return it within seven cycles alongside 120% of its price in credits. Uh... yeah."

They then fall silent, paws on the counter, waiting for a response. "Do you happen to have seen either that fire guy or... uh... the rat... or rather huge swarm of rats that acted as one? Especially the latter. The rat person in particular I saw boarding the, erm, train heading towards the Red Wasteland Station, the, uh, security lost them there. I'll, uh, pay you with... er... a hundred credits if you arrest them. You people seem... capable enough."
What now?

[Weirdsound]

Vance glances over his shoulder at the princess. He has been around long enough to know a few things about her culture.

"We will take that request under advisement, but I'm not sure this group is equipped for taking in a criminal... Alive. Now then, how about we check out the destructive modual shop like our friend wants before figuring out our next move
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(Sorry. Posting from phone while I travel. Can't figure out how to highlight text to recolor or bold it)

[IronyOwl]

Caramella smiled politely. "So long as the target surrenders quietly, I believe we would have no difficulty escorting them back here."

Head to the destructive modules shop with the others.

[Weirdsound]

"The odds of a peaceful surrender are not high enough to make the job a good investment for you. And even if they did just give up, we'd need a means of restraining a being that takes the form of many small creatures, so there would indeed be difficulty. Even putting your customs aside, this is a bounty I'd be very hesitant to try and bring back alive."

"Might still be worth hunting the beasts down. Even if we don't expect to collect the bounty. Robbing and vandalizing a shop in a labrynth this civilized is pretty bold. There is a chance, small but worth investigating, that this could be demonic activity."

[MaxTheFox]

Updating later today.

[MaxTheFox]

Guys I'm sorry but due to personal circumstances I have to take a break from this, will definitely revive this at a later date. Could be soon, depends on when stuff in my life is resolved. I'm sorry.

[VermilionSkies]

It's alright, take as much time as you need.