Grian took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"I see! The game is afoot!"
The voice was clear in his head. A warm, fuzzy feeling began to envelop his body, leaving Grian numb. Then the cold came, like ice water dripping down his back, leaving electric tingles in his fingers and toes, slowly pushing him out of his own body as Sherlock took over.
Of course, Grian wasn't able to go to the mindscape. He was the host after all. Instead, the numbness lulled him into a dark, dreamless sleep, only to be awakened once Sherlock was done.
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"Why hello, yes yes. We have a mystery on our hands, I presume?" Sherlock lifted an eyebrow as he adjusted his scarf accordingly.
"Uh... Yeah." Ex cleared his throat. Okay, so Grian's alters really were exactly what they sounded like. Sherlock Grian was just... Literally a Sherlock Holmes that looked like Grian. Oookay.
Sherlock nodded to Npg. "Good to see you mate, RG says hi, by the way."
"Oh! How's he doing in the mindspace? I'm guessing he made fronds with Mad Scientist Grian?"
Mad Scientist Grian?
"Actually, he's gotten rather close with Gertrude, for some odd reason. They bond over pestering us to buy sand."
Gertrude?
"Huh. And how's Ariana and Poultry- ahem." Npg coughed. "Sorry I mean uh the undercover guy."
Ariana? Poultry? How many alters does this guy have!?
"Ariana Griande's doing alright, Pickles on the Seafloor is quickly becoming one of her favs to preform. And our undercover guy is taking care of Sally, as usual."
Ex cleared his throat again.
"Ah! Yes! What's the mystery?" Sherlock Grian clapped his hands.
Taurtis quickly explained the situation.
"Hmm. Well the answer is obvious, is it not? This black stuff is some kind of corruption virus at first look, but it's targeting Alters. Or more specifically, it's targeting the part of a player that's split off from them. Perhaps it's a job they've always wanted to have. Maybe it's their 'evil' side. Whatever the case, the corruption on it's basic level, is targeting a player. However, the corruption was purposefully made weak enough to only target a split off piece of a player."
"You... Got all that from 'evil black goop'." Ex blinked.
Sherlock laughed. "What can I say? Overthinking is helpful!"
"I thought thinking was dangerous." Npg snorted, probably some Grian inside joke.
Ex sighed. "Anyways, how do we stop it?"
"Well... It's corruption. Things like that usually work somewhat like a hivemind. In order to stop it, you have to find the source and either destroy it or figure out the source's polar opposite. Use the opposite to dampen the corruption, makes it easier to clean up and contain."
"So," Taurtis summed up. "We need to find ET."
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lᒷℸ ̣ ᒲᒷ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣.
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pꖎᒷᔑᓭᒷ
y𝙹⚍ ᔑꖎ∷ᒷᔑ↸|| ᒲᔑ↸ᒷ ᒲᒷ ⍑⚍∷ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᒲ. W⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ᒲ𝙹∷ᒷ ↸𝙹 ||𝙹⚍ ∴ᔑリℸ ̣ ?
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o⍑.
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t⍑ᔑリꖌ ||𝙹⚍, i'ꖎꖎ ⊣ᒷℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ╎ℸ ̣ ∷╎⊣⍑ℸ ̣ ᔑ∴ᔑ||.
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Freeze or Fall
Hayran KurguWith Grian still recovering and Evil Taurtis stronger than ever, Ex and Taurtis put their plan in motion, and not a moment too soon. A strange sickness is spreading through Hermitcraft, and it's side effects are... less than pleasant. Please read Bo...
