After the Blood Moon Fades/Story/The Third Pendulum Clock

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Last updated: July 23rd, 2024

Characters Present

Captain

Himeko

Sirin

Bronie

Abelard

Comics Enthusiast

Comics Fan

Comic Enthusiast

Rita

Start

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Enter.

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Trespassing alert! Trespassing alert!

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Intruder alert!

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Captain

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As expected, the pendulum clock is inside but the security is quite tight.

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Himeko

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It’s an auction house after all. It houses a vast collection of invaluable treasures.

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Sirin

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Is it possible to disable it using technology?

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Bronie

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You mean hacking into the system? Sure, but the security measures are highly intricate. Unless we find a backdoor, hacking in might take a whole day.

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Sirin

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But if we’re unable to disable the pendulum clock here, the security system will reset with the loop by the next day.

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Bronie

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Bingo. Technology isn’t all-powerful, after all.

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???

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Oh, what have I just heard? Are you guys planning to break in and steal something?

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A boy in a black hooded cloak suddenly interjected into our conversation.

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Captain

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You heard it wrong! That’s not what we’re doing!

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Abelard

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Heheh, no worries. I’m Abelard, an expert in hacking. Listen up, I’ll now tell you about the backdoor that can incapacitate this security system.

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Captain

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So, you actually wanna join us?

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Abelard

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Let me make it clear. I’m not engaged in any theft. I’m here solely to share some intel with you in exchange for a little favor.

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Captain

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What do you want?

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Abelard

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It’s actually quite simple… I just need you to visit the bookstore and grab a comic book for me. I’ve been eager to read its final chapter for quite some time!

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Captain

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Then just go buy it yourself.

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Abelard

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It’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but the comic book’s author kept delaying the release and the disjoined plot points really got on my nerves. So, I couldn’t hold back and ended up venting my frustration at the bookstore. The store manager got so upset that… they closed the store.

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Sirin

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You’re really into comics, huh?

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Captain

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So, where should we go to buy that comic book for you?

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Abelard

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Well, the plaza nearby is a gathering spot for comic book enthusiasts. Right now, I happen to have a copy of “The Vampire Knight and the Human Princess” in my possession.

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Abelard

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Take this book with you and exchange it with them. You’ll surely be able to get what I want in return.

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Captain

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Why don’t you go there yourself?

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Abelard

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Given that I’ve stirred up enough trouble to get the bookstore closed, won’t showing up there just make me a target for a beating from fellow comic book enthusiasts?

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Captain

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You have a point… Alright then, it’s just a comic book after all. We’ll bring it back to you.

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Abelard

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Remember, the comic book you’re looking for is “PIP SQUAD EPIC”!

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Captain

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What a weird name… Well, I‘ll keep that in mind.

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Comics Enthusiast

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I want the comic book, Vampire Knight and the Human Princess. I can give you Midsummer’s Daydream in return.

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Exchange comic books.

Comics Fan

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I want the comic book, Midsummer’s Daydream. I can give you The Day You Appeared with the Moon in return.

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Exchange comic books.

Comic Enthusiast

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I want the comic book, The Day You Appeared with the Moon. I can give you PIP SQUAD EPIC and The Deep: Light Bound in return.

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Exchange comic books.

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After handling the comic book to Abelard, he was absolutely thrilled. He couldn’t contain his excitement as he crouched down by the street, flipping through the pages one by one.

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Captain

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Abelard? So, can you now tell us how to tackle the security system?

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Abelard

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Ah…?! The hero is actually the supervillain? And the heroine just vanished without explanation… What? The story is suspended here again?!

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Abelard

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Noooooo! I’m not accepting this!

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Abelard, as if drained of strength, crumbled to the ground, gazing skyward and releasing a profound, pained lament hat echoed with anguish.

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Captain

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(I kinda regret giving him that comic book now.)

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Captain

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Abelard? I do empathize with your sorrow, but I really need to know how to disable the security system of the auction house.

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Abelard

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Have you not seen how miserable I am? Why are you still interrogating me at this moment? You’re so cold-blooded!

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Captain

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…

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Bronie

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It appears that employing some unconventional means to soothe his pain is in order. Trackers, get ready.

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Abelard

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Oh, no need for that! Don’t know why, but all the pain has gone away now.

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For some unknown reason, Abelard suddenly regained his vigor, springing back to life like the devil.

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Abelard

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Come here, I’ll tell you… Get closer, I don’t want others to overhear us.

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Bronie

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Just say it. My computer has already been connected. At which level can I find the backdoor?

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Abelard

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The main control switch for the security system is located in the corner of the plaza. Pulling the switch will cut off the power, and with no power, the system will be paralyzed. I’m heading there now to cut the power for you!

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Bronie

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So, your solution is to simply trip the switch?! How can this security system not even have power-off protection? Can it really work?

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Abelard

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Of course, I did it once before! Uh… it seems like I might have slipped up… You didn’t hear anything, alright?

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Captain

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Fine, we’ll trust you.

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Enter.

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Investigate.

Bronie

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Trackers, let’s hope this is the last time.

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As the drones hovered over the pendulum clock, the menacing growls emanated from the shadows of the vault.

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Himeko

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We’ll take it from here!

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Bronie is hacking the device…

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A monster is coming, don’t let it affect Bronie’s progress.

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Bronie

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25% completed.

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Bronie

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50% completed.

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Bronie

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75% completed.

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Bronie

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Completed!

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*click*

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Bronie

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Done! Finally, the third one is taken care of as well-this should be the last one, right?

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Captain

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Hooray!

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Himeko

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We really did it!

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Sirin

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Humph, not bad.

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Rita

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Bronie, why are you gazing at the panel?

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Bronie

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After this pendulum clock stopped… Sapphire seems to have undergone some peculiar changes…

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Captain

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What is it?

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Bronie

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I was a little concerned about the high wall we encountered earlier, so I dispatched drones to keep an eye on it.

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Bronie

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At least now, the unreasonable obstacles we ran into on the map have all disappeared.

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Himeko

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In other words, Sapphire might be undergoing some changes that we didn’t expect?

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Sirin

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Like areas that were previously inaccessible… are now open to us?

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Bronie

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Exactly. Especially… the fog that previously blocked our path to the forest is gone.

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Bronie rejoins the team.

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After the third clock was hacked, the illusion realm enshrouding the city was dispelled.

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End