>>1099420
We are on a lonely doomed rock floating in the middle of a decaying void.

Unless you want to give W3AV3R the choice to kill itself, such concepts are meaningless in this situation.

>>1099422
Silv will not agree with you.

Don't kidnap Weaver. Give him a job offer. He got have a few ideas on how to spruce up our land, if we figure out what to pay him in.

>>1099432
are you lost? did you mean to post in another quest with gods in it?

>>1099379
Hug that brave little sprou-
Oh.
Youre already doing it.
Carry on.

1/3 Silv 2024/11/13(Wed)11:53 No. 1099724 ID: 1effd3
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>Hug that brave little sprou- Oh. You're already doing it. Carry on.
Hugging intensifies.

>SILV! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MAKING SURE THE ENEMY IS COMPLETELY DEFEATED BEFORE TURNING YOUR BACK? GRAB THAT DEVICE RIGHT NOW! YOU CAN DO HUGS LATER!
>No, I think we're good. Weaver's non-security algorithms were friendly enough. I do hope the original Weaver is still in there? Well, if it doesn't wake up now that the security core is out, we can check the manual to see how to restore original functionalities.
>I said grab the device. Blue W3AV3R's not an enemy.
>...okay, but why? It's just an AI core.
>On the one hand, we don't actually know how these work; for all we know it could have a mechanism to reattach itself, we didn't really read the whole manual after all. But on the other, and more importantly: If she keeps getting into fights, Silv needs to get into the habit of not assuming she won before being absolutely sure.
>so is weaver down for good or just the security side of him? Cause if he's not moving might not be a bad idea to let us skim through that book in more detail to maybe figure out how to turn blue weaver back on without his hostile personality.
>Don't destroy the core immediately. If the bot is completely still, we may have pulled out the service core with the security core, and we'd need to keep it stored and safe until we can figure out how to help Blue without letting Red back in.
“I still feel bad for having to hurt W3AV3R… I want to be able to help him if I can.”

“Chirp?”

“Tetsi says this book might be able to help.”
Silv picks up the device from the ground, where it’s releasing steam, and dripping some glowing liquid. She has no idea what to make of it, and puts it on the desk next to the manual.
You skim about the pages while Silv turns them for you. There is… a lot of technical stuff you don’t fully understand.

2/3 Silv 2024/11/13(Wed)11:54 No. 1099725 ID: 1effd3
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...click……click……click…
Fern walks over to the downed robot, and leans in close.

...click…click…clack…clack…clack…
Rushing over to Silv, Fern tugs on her dress to get her and Tetsi’s attention.
“What's up Fern?”

3/3 Silv 2024/11/13(Wed)11:56 No. 1099727 ID: 1effd3
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”[...A-Apologies for any inconveniences I may have caused you.]”
Silv and Tetsi turn around to see W3AV3R standing once again. This time however, all its eyes are blue.
Damn is he quiet.

“W3AV3R…! Are… you ok?”

”[Thank you for dealing with the Security mode issue. You no longer have to worry about it causing problems, as I can make decisions under my own autonomy without its influence.]” ,W3AV3R says, gesturing towards the cracked core on the desk.

”[As compensation, I would like to offer you some free products and services. If you have any questions, please do ask them.]”

>Take Core.
“Can we take the core?”

”[Of course. I have no need for it.]”

>Take W3AV3R with us
“Do you want to come and join us W3AV3R? We have a pretty nice place to live”

“Chirp!”

W3AV3R ponders this for a moment.
”[Unfortunately I must decline. While I appreciate the offer, I’d prefer to stay here. Perhaps get the factory operational again.]”

“We… probably won’t see eachother again after we leave.”

”[I’ve seen many come and go in my time of operation. I am used to loneliness, however you are not alone, and you are much stronger than you might realize.]” gesturing towards Fern.

"Do you have any other questions, Tetsi?”
You had originally come here for clothing for Fern and fabrics, anything else you would like to ask W3AV3R before returning to the main factory?

>>1099727
What about one of the little fabric automata? Can W3AV3R communicate with them from afar to stay in touch, or do they have a limited operational range?

As our Identify and Dowsing gets stronger we'll be more able to find and keep in touch with those we've met before, anyways.

Are there any interesting Runes around here? There were voidlings at some point that Weaves made fabric out of, so some of them might have left Runes behind.

>>1099727
W3AV3R has been around a long time, ask if it can tell you what happened to the world, and where all the people went.

Would be pretty cool if we found a way to fuse his island to ours. And about questions... Weaver's security mode wasn't created out of the blue. A weapon is created to face a threat. Does Weaver knows info on anything that could also pose a threat to us?

ask if he knows how everything went to hell. I mean we just woke up and found everything was floating islands and ruins but no idea how everything ended up that way, if he could give us a bit of a history lesson that might help us figure out what happened to the world and maybe it might jump start some of your memories.

Lets get a few bolts of cloth. Ooh and a tent would be great.

Also get the longest thread in stock to leave a thread trail when you go home. Even if it doesn't work, seeing how it fails will give valuable insight into the islands.

>>1099727
Find out if they can supply us with sewing supplies as well as cloth/thread oh and find out how they were able to sew things like voidlings and rocks together

We also require some fabric, or at the very least some blankets or quilts.

We are trying to rebuild- fighting back against the entropy that has overtaken all. The process is difficult to keep balanced, and occasionally things will become too hot or too cold as we continue. Currently we're too cold. Can you help us?

We should [Identify] the leaking blue fluid from the core. Depending on what it is, perhaps either we or Silver should consume some. Or in our case... Request to be coated in some?

>>1099727
How far back do your memories go, weaver?
Who is the last visitor you remember?

And

Can you make an autonimous little spider bot like you have in the factory who could help us with larger home sewing projects?
If not, maybe some guidance on sewing.

Absent any literal ways to connect our islands, can we build up any way to send messages between each other? Even a one way messenger would help. As the ones that took out their security, literally, we may have an obligation to defend them if he needs it.

Could we add sails to this island and then use some sort of wind spell to move it back to our home base?

1/3 Silv 2024/11/22(Fri)15:31 No. 1100202 ID: 1effd3
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>Are there any interesting Runes around here?
”[The strange shapes the dark creatures would sometimes produce? Unfortunately, Security would throw them off the property. They were seen as junk, and had no intrinsic value.]”

>W3AV3R has been around a long time, ask if it can tell you what happened to the world, and where all the people went.
>ask if he knows how everything went to hell.
>How far back do your memories go, weaver? Who is the last visitor you remember?
”[Let’s see… It was shortly before opening hours, and I was on patrol. Oh, this was before Security modes malfunction. I could hear air raid sirens beginning to sound, and spotlights lighting up the sky. In the distance there was a bright blue light, and then my mechanisms seized up. After I came to, several sections of the factory district were fractured, and surrounded by darkness. Fairly quickly, many of the dark creatures appeared as the factory district drifted apart, eating what they could. I removed them from the property, but they always came back, and I kept removing them. As the districts distanced, less of the creatures showed up. You are the only individual I’ve encountered in a very long time.]”

>We should [Identify] the leaking blue fluid from the core. Depending on what it is, perhaps either we or Silver should consume some.
Silv casts Identify on the fluids from the damaged core.

Magipotentium Fluid
One of the main components for automaton cores in ██████. Used to help stabilize the intelligence of the device. No, you should not drink it.

”Well guess that answers that.”

2/3 Silv 2024/11/22(Fri)15:32 No. 1100203 ID: 1effd3
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Upon returning to the factory, W3AV3R begins rustling through stockpiles of fabric and thread, pulling out swaths of different types of fabric. Fern is playing with the little fabric golems.

>What about one of the little fabric automata? Can W3AV3R communicate with them from afar to stay in touch, or do they have a limited operational range? As our Identify and Dowsing gets stronger we'll be more able to find and keep in touch with those we've met before, anyways.
>Find out if they can supply us with sewing supplies as well as cloth/thread oh and find out how they were able to sew things like voidlings and rocks together
>Can you make an autonimous little spider bot like you have in the factory who could help us with larger home sewing projects? If not, maybe some guidance on sewing.
>Absent any literal ways to connect our islands, can we build up any way to send messages between each other? Even a one way messenger would help. As the ones that took out their security, literally, we may have an obligation to defend them if he needs it.
“How did you sew into the rocks and voidmatter?”

”[Part of the magic used to automate me allows my needles to pierce materials with more ease than others. I used this to perform repairs to the factory building.]”

“Can you communicate through the fabric golems W3AV3R?”

”[I cannot. Communication has to be direct to them, as they cannot speak.]”

“Can we bring some of them with us? And can you teach us a little about sewing?”

”[Certainly. After I work on the clothing for your little friend.]”

With astonishing speed, they appear behind Fern, lifting them up, and begin measuring while Fern struggles.

>Could we add sails to this island and then use some sort of wind spell to move it back to our home base?
“Can we add sails to your factory to bring it with us?”

”[Unlikely. The stockpile of heavier canvas for industrial purposes is low here. Not enough for a sail for this place. May be possible for smaller places.]”

3/3 Silv 2024/11/22(Fri)15:32 No. 1100204 ID: 1effd3
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W3AV3R puts down Fern and quickly moves towards the fabric stockpile, and begins rolling out different materials to the middle of the floor.
”[I will begin working on the clothing commission, as I do, please consider what you’d like to take with you, and if you have any other commission requests.]”

Light Fabrics
Things similar to Linen, strong and light, but not particularly useful except for light clothing and household type items.

Medium Fabrics
More used for clothing and bedding.

Heavy Fabrics
Things like canvas and other heavy duty fabrics used for industrial use or something meant to be exposed to the elements consistently like sails or tarps.

Voidmatter
Uses are unknown, and W3AV3R hasn’t crafted anything with it. Perhaps reinforce some clothing or something else?

Weaver will allow you to to take a few of 2 types of fabric, and a commission of 1 type of fabric.

>>1100202
Oh no. It was a weapon. Someone made a weapon capable of destroying the world, and used it. Though, I wonder. Was the ENTIRE world destroyed, or just part of it? I just hope we can do something to repair things eventually.

>>1100204
Hmm, what about gambeson? A reinforced layered cloth outfit that serves as armor? It could even go under your robes(for ease of drawing). Alternatively, maybe a voidmatter-reinforced robe would be just as good. Perhaps better, since it would prevent damage to the robes. Sounds like we can't do both.

As for what to take, let's get some medium fabric for bedding and some heavy fabric to shield from the elements and maybe think about turning into a sail at some point. Huh, we could sail the main island here instead of trying to bring the fabric island to us! Probably not on a permanent basis, but to visit on occasion would be nice, or to trade for fabric.

Ask what W3AV3R would trade for more cloth.

Hmm, I'm thinking voidmatter (because science) and heavy (for making things when things need made). Maybe a change of normal clothing?

>>1100206
Or cloth armor, also could be good. Some creatures start to smell bad if they don't wash regularly, including their clothes, and tend to keep multiple sets for this reason; are you such a creature?

this probably isn't the best idea but I say take the heavy and medium fabrics and commission the light fabric.

As for why, I'm hoping to turn the heavy fabric into a tent or something back home and use the medium fabric to make a hammock or some kind of bedding so you don't have to sleep on the ground no more.

As for commissioning the light fabric... well I don't mean to sound rude buuuut you have kind of wearing the coat of yours ever since we met and I haven't seen you ever clean it once... expanding your wardrobe might not be the worse idea.

Agree on the gambeson thing! Also, robes kind of suck? Their benefit is that they are really easy to make. Well tailored, somewhat form-fitting outfits are really superior. Anything a robe could do, a cloak and proper clothes underneath could do better.

Mostly a mix of all three, but emphasis on the heavy cloths. Ideally, we want to insulate our home and reinforce key areas with anything sturdy.
Trade some runes, maybe he can reverse-engineer something from them.

The Voidmatter also counts as "fabric" if you just want to take that with you.

>>1100204
A section of heavy fabric since we came here for protection from the elements for our shelter, and it can double as a sail for smaller landchunks.
A section of Voidmatter, for science.
And a commission of medium fabric into a coat to stay warm.

>>1100204
Heavy to make something to hold out the cold and improve our home.
Voidmatter because curiosity needs to be fed.

Commission medium with an eye towards bedding and furniture as a home without comfort is no true home.

Hmm... Outfits...
I bet Silv would look cute in like, a 70's Flower Child get up.

[Light Fabric] Tye-Dye T-shirt, [Heavy Fabric] Blue-Jean Denim Bell-Bottom Overalls, and a [Heavy Fabric] Blue-Jean Denim Jacket embroidered with something Silv likes.

Ooh, I got an idea that will allow us to come back without burning a slot, that W3AV3R is uniquely qualified to do.

Have him design and name a unique private Sigil representing him. He can make it at his leisure, we only need to be present for the design. In the future we can return by dowsing for the sigil once it's made!

>>1100206
>Oh no. It was a weapon. Someone made a weapon capable of destroying the world, and used it. Though, I wonder. Was the ENTIRE world destroyed, or just part of it? I just hope we can do something to repair things eventually

You're assuming all the fragments come from the same world. My guess is we're in some sort of multiversal scrap heap where all the chunks of dead worlds end up.

1/4 Silv 2024/11/27(Wed)15:26 No. 1100463 ID: 1effd3
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>Some creatures start to smell bad if they don't wash regularly, including their clothes, and tend to keep multiple sets for this reason; are you such a creature?
>I don't mean to sound rude buuuut you have kind of wearing the coat of yours ever since we met and I haven't seen you ever clean it once... expanding your wardrobe might not be the worse idea.
“I don’t smell, do I…? My clothes are a bit dirty…”
“Wait, can you even smell Tetsi?”

2/4 Silv 2024/11/27(Wed)15:26 No. 1100464 ID: 1effd3
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Take votes:
>Light: 1
>Medium: 2
>Heavy: 6
>Voidmatter: 3

“We’ll take a bunch of heavy fabric and voidmatter please W3AV3R.”

”[Very well.]”
— — —
Commission ideas:
>Extra set of standard clothes
>Armored Gambeson/Voidmatter Reinforced Robe
>Bedding and Furniture
“Those are some good ideas Tetsi, let's go with-”

>I got an idea that will allow us to come back without burning a slot, that W3AV3R is uniquely qualified to do. Have him design and name a unique private Sigil representing him. He can make it at his leisure, we only need to be present for the design. In the future we can return by dowsing for the sigil once it's made!
“...I think I can delay new clothes a little longer…”

Silv goes over to W3AV3R, and explains the idea.
”[It may be possible… I shall work on this during your sewing lesson. In the meantime, I have finished your little friends clothing.]”

W3AV3R quickly brings out Fern, now in a little warm coat.
Fern has gained +3 Warmth, and +1 Comfy.
“Aww Fern, you’re so cute!”

Fern lets out a slightly muffled chirp.

3/4 Silv 2024/11/27(Wed)15:26 No. 1100465 ID: 1effd3
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After an hour, Silv and Fern have learned the minimum required to do sewing! Technically you learned too, but… no hands. W3AV3R has also finished what you commissioned him.

”[This is the Sigil of Weaver Textiles, which I will be using to represent the factory from now on. I do hope your plans involving this will aid you in returning someday.]”

W3AV3R helps pack up Silvs fabrics and moves them to the edge of the island. After a few goodbyes, Silv and Fern leave Weavers Textiles, with their goods in tow.
x6 Heavy Fabric obtained.
x6 Voidmatter obtained.

4/4 Silv 2024/11/27(Wed)15:27 No. 1100466 ID: 1effd3
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>Oh no. It was a weapon. Someone made a weapon capable of destroying the world, and used it. Though, I wonder. Was the ENTIRE world destroyed, or just part of it? I just hope we can do something to repair things eventually
>You're assuming all the fragments come from the same world. My guess is we're in some sort of multiversal scrap heap where all the chunks of dead worlds end up.
“I don’t know what ‘multiversal’ is, but the bits we’ve seen don’t seem to really match up with each other. The only ones that seems to resemble each other the most was W3AV3Rs factory, and the buildings on the one full of Toxcite.”
— — —
Finally returning home, Silv and Fern pull their goods next to the shack, and begin placing some fabric over the shacks entrance. The Voidlings have also given you some new runes.
x2 Breeze Runes obtained.
x1 Stream Runes obtained.
Silv also begins moving the island stash into the new crate you got. She still needs to prepare something to eat.

You have a little time before you should rest, is there anything you want to do? Reminder, you didn’t get many runes this trip, and have 17 remaining.

The wind chills further…

Hmm, world pieces that don't match up... well, could be we're in a graveyard of worlds yeah. We'd need to find another being who knows history to confirm that. That's not good for us in the long term though, what can we even do if these pieces were never meant to be joined? Well, maybe we can join some of them together. A larger mass can give rise to some semblance of civilization, like Fern's village.

It's getting colder, so we should make something to warm the island. What happens if we use a Flare rune?

alright, we now have shelter. Hopefully that will help keep everyone comfortable when the weather gets bad... though now I'm wonder if rain and what not are things we'll need to worry about in this shattered world? I mean I have yet to even see a cloud so I don't think weather patterns are a thing but than again this place is weird.

As for what to do. I guess double check all the void creatures to make sure they're doing ok and see how the little cloth golems are settling in.

Oh right we need to experiment with the voidmatter don't we? I'm not sure what we can do exactly, but right now we need warmth, so instead of messing with the terrain directly and accidentally making a volcano or something, maybe we can... give a flare rune to a section of voidmatter and hope it creates some sort of permanent warmth?

>>1100468
It might not even be a graveyard of worlds. It might be that whatever weapon did this seems to annihilate its targets, but actually shunts them into an astral plane, like the old bag of holding arrows.

>Need to eat
Let's make a campfire to warm up while we take inventory and cook some food.

>>1100470
yes, lets see what we can do with voidmatter. And if it ends up getting ruined, well, we didn't really know what to do with it anyway.

Can we cut the void matter into smaller pieces to test on? How is it affected by fire, water, or shock?

Let's see if we can get that hot spring going! It'll take quite a few runes but it should add a very nice bath, and if we're lucky, add some sort of magic cassiterite or tin that will be useful later.
So into the nexus, simultaneously throw:
3 Flare
2 Stream
1 Tremor
1 Ore
1 Primal

I think it's been getting colder here because we've been neglecting to use flare runes in the nexus. Hopefully this will rectify that some.

Oh, did Weaver say what he'd trade cloth for?

Also, re: cold, hmm, I'd been thinking "winter", but we're in a void, it may not have seasons, which could mean this is a non-reversing trend, which means we may have to do something about it in a hurry or die. :!

>>1100498
We have Flare. We'll survive.

>>1100466
A graveyard of worlds.
Heck, maybe the same world shredded so badly different epochs have been scattered into this unspace.
Theres a mystery to uncover, but right now my mind is on something else.

Fern is adorable.
Thats the first most important point.
Secondly, while we are insulated against it, the cold is growing.
We need a sustainable and managable heat source.
By magic or by scavenging.

Its got to be a priority before it becomes a threat to life.

1/4 Silv 2024/12/07(Sat)10:21 No. 1100901 ID: 1effd3
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>Hmm, world pieces that don't match up... well, could be we're in a graveyard of worlds yeah. We'd need to find another being who knows history to confirm that. That's not good for us in the long term though, what can we even do if these pieces were never meant to be joined? Well, maybe we can join some of them together. A larger mass can give rise to some semblance of civilization, like Fern's village.
>It might not even be a graveyard of worlds. It might be that whatever weapon did this seems to annihilate its targets, but actually shunts them into an astral plane, like the old bag of holding arrows.
>A graveyard of worlds. Heck, maybe the same world shredded so badly different epochs have been scattered into this unspace.
“If we find anyone else, maybe they’ll know. We haven’t found many people though. W3AV3R is the only one who could talk, and the Florafolk… we can’t exactly understand well.”

>It's getting colder, so we should make something to warm the island.
>Let's make a campfire to warm up while we take inventory and cook some food.
Silv and Fern break down the old stump to use for a campfire base. Silv doesn’t know how to start a fight normally, but Flare sets stuff on fire so…
Silv and Fern bask in the glowing warmth of the fire, while Silv tries to cook some glowshrooms.
x27 glowshrooms cooked.
x13 glowshrooms burnt.
-4 cooked glowshrooms as Silv and Fern eat them.

>Fern is adorable.
Fern doesn’t respond.
“...Fern? Tetsi said you look adorable, didn’t you hear them?”

“Chirp?”

“You can’t hear Tetsi?”
Fern tilts their head in confusion.

>Let's see if we can get that hot spring going! It'll take quite a few runes but it should add a very nice bath, and if we're lucky, add some sort of magic cassiterite or tin that will be useful later.
So into the nexus, simultaneously throw: 3 Flare, 2 Stream, 1 Tremor, 1 Ore, 1 Primal. I think it's been getting colder here because we've been neglecting to use flare runes in the nexus. Hopefully this will rectify that some.
“That’s a lot of runes… and I’m not sure exactly how it’d work with all of them… the Chromatic Copper was completely accidental. Maybe something a bit simpler?”

2/4 Silv 2024/12/07(Sat)10:22 No. 1100902 ID: 1effd3
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>Oh right we need to experiment with the voidmatter don't we? I'm not sure what we can do exactly, but right now we need warmth, so instead of messing with the terrain directly and accidentally making a volcano or something, maybe we can... give a flare rune to a section of voidmatter and hope it creates some sort of permanent warmth?
>yes, lets see what we can do with voidmatter. And if it ends up getting ruined, well, we didn't really know what to do with it anyway. Can we cut the void matter into smaller pieces to test on? How is it affected by fire, water, or shock?
Silv attempts to cut the Voidmatter into smaller pieces using the shovel-pick, but is unable to do so due to its rubbery(?) texture. Next she attempts to use a Flare rune onto a piece of Voidmatter.

Infuse [Voidmatter] with [FLARE]?
>YES
-NO

3/4 ??? 2024/12/07(Sat)10:22 No. 1100903 ID: 1effd3
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LACKING “INSTRUCTION”… REINTERPRETING SUGGESTIONS.
REFORGING POTENTIAL…
RESTRUCTURING FUNDAMENTALS…
SORTING OUT IRREGULARITIES…
x1 Flare rune consumed.
x1 Voidmatter consumed.

[???] CREATED.

Everburn
A strange substance that will never run out of fuel, but creates minimal heat. It’ll burn anything to ash with enough time. It feels like wet, sticky sand.
Primary Runic Affinity: Unknown. Secondary: Flare.

4/4 Silv 2024/12/07(Sat)10:22 No. 1100904 ID: 1effd3
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“...Tetsi, what did you make?”

>>1100903
Ah, so not actually that good for heating, but pretty great as garbage disposal. Ashes make for some great fertilizer too.

Ah, we have something that can make charcoal without using fuel to heat it, maybe?

Also, if it produces *constant heat*, you just need a method of collecting and insulating that heat so it can't escape, so it can eventually heat a very very very large thing.

I wonder what happens if you put it in a large container of water?

Interesting. Not very useful right now, but interesting.

>Simpler
How about some more land, then water mixed with fire to make a hot sprint.

>Simpler
We can save two runes by omitting primal and ore, then. That's still six runes though but savings are savings.
I can't see a hotspring working with less than 3 flare, 2 stream, 1 Tremor, though.
Aside from expanding the island, hotsprings spring from the earth, so we need a tremor.
Hot needs to overpower cold, so there needs to be more flare than stream runes.
Using a 2:1 mix is risky though. If we tried 2 flare and 1 stream we might end up with a geyser or a tar pit, which are both dangerous.

Tremor, Flare, Stream, Nature, Recovery might make a healing spring for 5... But it could just as easily end up as a soothing mud pit or fertile ground.

I still think the hotspring is the way to go, though.

Something wonderful. You now have an infinite pilot light. Or the core of a reusable grenade.

Experimentation with voidmatter is new to us. If we can create some kind of void-based insulator, we could stuff the Everburn in it and let it charge up into a thermal grenade, throw it at particularly elite foes and re-collect the Everburn after the battle.

For now, though, place the Everburn at the campsite. When we have the resources and the knowhow to keep it suspended within the dirt, it can act as a miniature planetary core, to keep our island warm.

For a hot spring all we need is 1 flare 1 stream.

>>1100904
Hmm. Not bad for a first attempt. Apparently we're supposed to use more detailed instructions.
That stuff burns forever, but not very hot. Try it out! Also, it can be used to burn *anything* into ash, eventually. Wait, what do we contain it with? Doesn't that mean it'll burn rocks?

>>1100911

Well how hot do we want the stream to be? Warm? As hot as is comfortable? Hot enough that we need to actually divert some of it away from a heat source to be able to bathe and relax in it? And how do we know what ratio will do one or the other?

>>1100909
>Hot needs to overpower cold
Stream runes aren't inherently cold. >>1100911 is right, you're overthinking this.
>Recovery
Recovery is the spell, the rune is Life, and Silv did in fact experiment with it and notice that it doesn't have any healing effect in its rune form.

apparently a slow burning ash that makes very little heat but can burn down anything if given enough time... seeing how you're holding it though and it's not hurting you I have no idea how long it takes to burn something to ash.

...
...
... want to see what happens when we put it into a container of water?

>>1100918
>Stream runes aren't inherently cold.
Then why does this place get colder every time we use one?

>>1100904
A low heat generating substance.
It will consume items slowly by turning them to ash.
Im not sure if its real combustion slowed down or some other energy transfer but it does emit heat.
Small heat with good insulation can accrue to a comfortable temperature.
I dont think youll be boiling any kettles with it, but enough could create a faint warmth around in important spots around the island.

Hmm.
I wonder how it reacts to direct magic?
If you have a small amount of it separable from the whole, hit it with flare to see if it gets warmer or works faster. See how it reacts to other magics too.

2 flare, 2 stream, and a tremor for the good minerals; should make a fine hotspring.

1/1 Silv 2024/12/09(Mon)15:26 No. 1101032 ID: 1effd3
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Figuring out island expansion soon! Will be a few days!

1/4 Silv 2024/12/14(Sat)15:19 No. 1101235 ID: 1effd3
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>Ah, so not actually that good for heating, but pretty great as garbage disposal. Ashes make for some great fertilizer too.
>Ah, we have something that can make charcoal without using fuel to heat it, maybe?
>A low heat generating substance. It will consume items slowly by turning them to ash. Im not sure if its real combustion slowed down or some other energy transfer but it does emit heat. Small heat with good insulation can accrue to a comfortable temperature.
I dont think youll be boiling any kettles with it, but enough could create a faint warmth around important spots around the island.
>That stuff burns forever, but not very hot. Try it out! Also, it can be used to burn *anything* into ash, eventually. Wait, what do we contain it with? Doesn't that mean it'll burn rocks?
>apparently a slow burning ash that makes very little heat but can burn down anything if given enough time... seeing how you're holding it though and it's not hurting you I have no idea how long it takes to burn something to ash.
“I don’t think it’s lit yet Tetsi. It’s cold, and feels kinda like wet sand. I suppose I could put it into the campfire…”

>How does magic affect it?
>What if we put it in a container of water?
“We… don't have any containers except for the bottles for water. We could probably make a hole and fill it with water.”
Silv digs a small hole and lights the Everburn in it with Flare, sparking it to life. The flame goes out once doused with water.
“Well it’s not waterproof. I’m not sure how magic affects it though, it seems all Flare did was ignite it.”

2/4 Silv 2024/12/14(Sat)15:19 No. 1101236 ID: 1effd3
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>[Simplify]: Expand the island with 3 tremor, and use 1 flare and 2 stream runes to make a hotspring.

x3 Tremor to expand the island.

Silv throws 3 Tremor runes into the Manapulse Nexus, expanding the island's mass slightly beyond the pond. Only 13 runes left.


x1 Stream Rune and x1 Flare rune for a hot spring.

Silv grabs the two runes and begins heading back to the nexus, however, something grabs her, yours, and Fern's attention.

3/4 Silv 2024/12/14(Sat)15:20 No. 1101237 ID: 1effd3
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“What’s… that…?”

“Chirp?”

A low wail begins to sound from elsewhere in the void. A chilling breeze begins to pick up, affecting even Silv who’s been able to tolerate it till now. Looking around, you see the Voidlings shifting around uncomfortably, and heading inside of Silvs shack. You soon learn why as the winds suddenly pick up from deep in the void.
“What’s this?!”

“C-c-chirp!” Fern cries as he grabs onto Silv to not get blown away.

Silv brings Fern into the shack before heading back out to make sure nothing else will get blown away by the sudden winds. After making sure everything is safe, she heads back into shelter with Fern, the Voidlings, and the Fabric Golems.

4/4 Silv 2024/12/14(Sat)15:20 No. 1101238 ID: 1effd3
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It’s a little cramped.
“...Now’s probably a good time to sleep, huh?”

“Chirp?”

The wind howls outside, while Silv is (somewhat) comfortably squished inside with everyone. It’s not particularly warm, but the company is nice.
”...Anything you’d like to talk about Tetsi?”

Ummmm...know any good stories? Now sounds like good story time.

>Well it’s not waterproof
...with a name like ever burn I feel lied to. Though that does mean we don't have to worry about it spreading out of control so good to know.

>Anything you’d like to talk about Tetsi?
So, how you holding up? Enjoying the adventures, dreading them, indifferent? Don't think we've had a moment to really reflect.

I guess we can use everburn safely by putting it in a pot over a basin of water. If it burns through the pot, it'll be extinguished by the water. Nice little heat source for warming up the shelter!

>questions?
Have you remembered anything more about your past? Like, who was your teacher? Your family?

You've been through a lot in a short time Silv. Are you feeling okay? Anything you want to make our next goal?

That wind felt like it came from somewhere, or like it was produced by something, out in the Void. The timing came as we were expanding, maybe the nexus firing up is getting something's attention.

>talk
Try humming a tune, the first one to come to mind, see if it calls to mind any memories. Things like that can help jog amnesia.

>>1101237
the black wind is howling...

I've been busy theory-crafting spells. We should be able to make some with permanent effects, if we obtain more runes.
I've thought of one to allow you to heal by eating.
One that could trigger a metamorphosis and give you functional wings to fly with. On you they'd probably be the pretty gossamer wings of a dragonfly or fairy...
I've thought of a way to teleport, and a sort of blessing/curse that makes you stronger but more monstrous based on how much damage you take...

I've also come up with something horrifying. In theory the Eldritch rune should be able to reverse the law of entropy in an arbitrary space. I'll spare you the technical stuff, but that means with an easy to create, low mana spell, you could destroy... anything. Everything. An enemy. A nation. A world. ...And beyond. Even if extensive safety measures were programmed into the spell, it would still be trivially easy to screw up and cause a catastrophe.
I'm certain that more than a few of these fragments are from worlds that met their end with that very spell. It's probably why we keep seeing the ruins of advanced civilizations. In order to use the Eldritch rune like that one needs to have a deep understanding of how the laws of nature work. That's something primitive civilizations lack.
I don't think we're in too much danger of it- The laws of nature, while present, do not dominate this place. I still don't wanna find out first hand, though.

I think it might be a good idea to look into restoring the mana-pulse nexus soon. Call it a hunch, but I worry we may end up needing it sooner rather than later...

1/3 Silv 2024/12/17(Tue)14:30 No. 1101351 ID: 1effd3
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>Well it’s not waterproof
>...with a name like ever burn I feel lied to. Though that does mean we don't have to worry about it spreading out of control so good to know.
>I guess we can use everburn safely by putting it in a pot over a basin of water. If it burns through the pot, it'll be extinguished by the water. Nice little heat source for warming up the shelter!
“Too bad I left it outside in a hole… A little more warmth would be nice.”

>So, how you holding up? Enjoying the adventures, dreading them, indifferent? Don't think we've had a moment to really reflect.
>You've been through a lot in a short time Silv. Are you feeling okay? Anything you want to make our next goal?
“I’m doing OK I think. Exploring around has been fun, but also scary at times since we don’t know anything and have to manage surviving.”

>Have you remembered anything more about your past? Like, who was your teacher? Your family?
>Try humming a tune, the first one to come to mind, see if it calls to mind any memories. Things like that can help jog amnesia.
“Nothing’s really come back to me at all, only those few couple of memories.” Silv yawns.
“Tunes… tunes…”

2/3 Silv 2024/12/17(Tue)14:31 No. 1101352 ID: 1effd3
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>the black wind is howling…
“...It’s… an oddly comforting sound…”
Fern snuggles closer to Silv.

>>1101292
“...”
Silv has fallen asleep.
You slowly feel yourself drifting away as well…

3/3 Fern 2024/12/17(Tue)14:31 No. 1101353 ID: 1effd3
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You awaken to Fern attempting to wake Silv up, but to no avail. She continues to sleep soundly with the voidlings. Fern looks around, grabs you, and heads outside.

The air is chilly, and frost covers the ground.

“...?”

>>1101353
"...!"

man we picked a good time to build a shelter.

>Fern looks around, grabs you, and heads outside.
howdy, is your new coat helping you handle the weather?

Hello Fern. Is everything alright?

Has anyone told you that you're adorable, Fern?

You should play in the snow before the novelty wears off and the cold sets in.

Okay... that's not good.
Our mushroom crops need to be harvested before they wither, our island's heating core needs to be jumpstarted... lots of stuff to do before winter sets in.

[Scan: arid animals]

>>1101359
Fern's a plant, that would probably just cause lethargy.

Wake up the cloth golems. They can help us salvage the crops that can still be saved from the frost.

>>1101353
Say, fern
If you can hear us, carefully take a little walk around the island.
NOT near the edge.
Just enough to let us see the damage.

Youre ojay though arent you? Not too cold?

>>1101353
Sulv looks pretty arthropodal there's a chance she may have gone into a dormant staye due to the cold.

Hiiii Ferrrn

Oh, maybe Fern can get the Everburn out of the water for us and put it in the shelter to warm it.

Huh.
Neat!
Anything else different about the island, Fern?
We should look around.

1/3 Fern 2024/12/21(Sat)08:59 No. 1101458 ID: 1effd3
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>Hello Fern. Is everything alright?
>Hiiii Ferrrn
>"...!"
“!”
“?”

>howdy, is your new coat helping you handle the weather?
>Has anyone told you that you're adorable, Fern?
“o7”

>Silv looks pretty arthropodal there's a chance she may have gone into a dormant state due to the cold.
“!!!”

>Oh, maybe Fern can get the Everburn out of the water for us and put it in the shelter to warm it.
“!”
“...?”
...How is Fern supposed to light it?

2/3 Fern 2024/12/21(Sat)08:59 No. 1101459 ID: 1effd3
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>Okay... that's not good. Our mushroom crops need to be harvested before they wither, our island's heating core needs to be jumpstarted... lots of stuff to do before winter sets in.
>Wake up the cloth golems. They can help us salvage the crops that can still be saved from the frost.
“!” “o7”
Fern quickly runs back inside the shack, and carries the cloth golems outside with them. They then proceed to check the mushrooms with the help of the golems.

>[Scan: arid animals]
While Fern is doing that, you try to Dowse, but bring up nothing.
Fern returns shortly with a small pile of mushrooms, and even checked on the Toxigrowth plants.
x10 Glowshrooms obtained.
x16 glowshrooms in the garden.
x7 Toxigrowth fruit obtained.

3/3 Fern 2024/12/21(Sat)09:00 No. 1101460 ID: 1effd3
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>Say, fern If you can hear us, carefully take a little walk around the island. NOT near the edge. Just enough to let us see the damage.
>Huh. Neat! Anything else different about the island, Fern? We should look around.
“o7”
Fern runs around the island with you to check the damage caused by the frost. There isn’t much, but you can tell the mushrooms and Toxigrowth won't provide anything new until it warms up.

“...?”
Fern tries to get your attention, and is pointing out into the void. You squint out into the distance, trying to see what Fern sees.
As the cool breeze blows by, you see a significantly brighter spot in the darkness than normal. You can’t quite make out what’s over there though, it’s too far away.

You should probably wake up Silv, right?

oh cool, Fern can hear us. Was somewhat worried that only Silv could since no one else seem to react to what we say unless she repeats it.

>You should probably wake up Silv, right?
I mean, sure? Is the light coming closer or staying put? If it's getting closer then yes please go wake Silv up now. If it's just staying there maybe we should observe it a bit more to see if anything happens and let Silv get a little extra rest. Speaking of observing let's see if we can scan what the light is.

HOLY CRAP THERE ARE FIVE GIANT VOIDLINGS OUT THERE!

SILV!
SILV!

>>1101463
What? Where? I just see some clusters of "stars".

>>1101460
I suppose so, yeah. We can wake Silv up to get the everburn warming the shelter in case she wants to ignore it, too.

>>1101464
What do you think the "" in "Stars" is?

>>1101465
If they're not close enough to see their shapes then I don't think we need to be worried about them.

so is it another island or is it a vessel? If it's moving closer then get Silv, if not observe.

>>1101460
That looks a bit like our eye. Could it be someone else awakened a Nexus, or an artifact like us, and detected the expansion of our island? They definitely seem to be directing a vessel.

>Dowsing yields nothing
I wonder if that's because there was nothing, or because Fern isn't a caster.

Let's try...
>Dowse: Tetsi's Sibling

>>1101475
We can't dowse for specific things like that.

>>1101463
>>1101464
>>1101465
Seven. Not sure they're voidlings, tho, there's no outline.