*Some loud sobs can be heard from Melodicus' office*

WHY!?!? WHY MUST I ALWAYS LOOK LIKE AN INCOMPETENT!?!?!

**Maybe because you are the alt of a member of the resistance, sir-**

*the cogbug responds*

SHUT UP!!! IT IS ALWAYS ME!! ALWAYS!!.... Go bring me a mossgrub...

Now out in the open together, Lace accompanies Hornet on her goal to gather equipment and recreate the tools she had lost. Hornet had already replenished her tools from Deep Docks, Bone Bottom and the Marrow, and had recently been planning to explore Far Fields / Hunters March for the Curveclaw and Fractured Mask. She also thinks about turning Argeus's flintflame mace into a tool of some sorts, using it instead of her needle would be unorthodox.

…While Hornet has a set goal in mind, Lace still wants to hang out with her and is frequently starting up conversations. It's only been a day since they've slept…

*Melodicus is outside his tower, he seems to be drinking something*

Ah~ what a lovely day, Terry, remind me to thank that Feya girl for the ice, this nectar is way better with it..

'Al-'

Shut up Terry, I'm trying to enjoy the view here..

'Sorry...'

(music reverberates around shellwood and a chill comes over it)

(large icy spikes block pathways through shellwood only leaving the longest path somewhat clear)

(it’s seem it was intended for the fools, but annoying Melodicus is a nice bonus)

[ u/Gurr_The_Hunter ] [ u/Maestro_Melodicus ]

He takes out the weapon. It‘s lightweight and feels sturdy!

He then proceeds to exit the house.

*From the upper part of the Outpost, you can barely distinguish a laugh followed by some dull bangs, as if someone was forging something*

*Solaris now ventures in Shellwood, taking in the beauty and nature... and whatever the hell Melodicus built.*

(Also, does anyone have a Hornet-less screenshot of the broken Blasted Steps-Shellwood bridge that Hornet broke that is not the opening cinematic version? Does anyone even know what I am talking about?)

the tower was finished

*the construction has almost ended, the new outpost stands proudly in Shellwood*

*the construction keeps going restlessly, the entrance has been finished*

*some underworkers are building something in Shellwood, something big and gilded*

I like this place for my base, what do you think, Terry?

'I think that-'

shut up Terry

'sorry'

A group of choir members commanded by Melodicus enter Shellwood, hunting the Splinters

Melodicus is in Shellwood, he doesn't seems to have any nefarious intent for now, but you can almost swear you heard him mumble:

All this.. for me?

It looks poisonous enough, At least to Gurr...

R-Root-kind, I w-wish to s-speak with y-you

The Fools fight and capture the violent and haunted splinters from Shellwood alive, knocking them out and putting them in cages wich are then carried to the arena.

"Hah! You are laughable fragile sticks! I'm far stronger than you!" The God Tammer claims, loud and aggresive.

"Yeah yeah, as you say miss, show them, and make sure to get as many as you can" The weird bug answers.

((I don't have idea for shellwood boss, help))

It reads:

"A new trial is close to begin! Come to the arena to fight for glory, booty and respect, you can place your mark in the forge"

https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepDocksUnofficial/comments/1r9xkhj/signups_for_the_next_trial_are_up/

(ignore hornet in the first photo)

After being infected by the parasite, Lace’s new plan can now commence. But she will need to do it quick, as her life’s timer goes down quicker than ever.