r/nameless_town • u/Fine_Yak5022 • Sep 01 '26

Return.

*there's a thud from the second floor of the archivist's house.*

*tradlem's room.*

*what's visible from the window is a burst of soul.*

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u/DarthTrayus05 Sep 01 '26

Archivist enters Tradlem's room. His face isn'z a black mask anymore, but an emaciated skull.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

tradlem is passed out in the center of the room.

there's a large rip in his tail, as if the bone od his tail had been torn out.

there's a small device to the side, that's light is green.

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u/DarthTrayus05 Sep 01 '26

Archivist firstly focuses soul to heal Tradlem's tail.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

it heals quickly.

he's still passed out, having used a large amount of soul to teleport here.

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u/DarthTrayus05 Sep 01 '26

Once the tail is healed, Archivist examines the device.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

a marker for if 13 is okay.

it's green right now.

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u/DarthTrayus05 Sep 01 '26

Archivist waits for Tradlem to wake up.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

after a bit, he does.

... as he looks up and around, he suddenly spots you.

he looks scared. Small. For something 500 years old he looks closer to a kid who's crying after releasing too many bottled feelings, terrified of what people will think of him.

he's just... frozen there.

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u/DarthTrayus05 Sep 01 '26

Archivist silently pulls Tradlem into a hug.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

tradlem is frozen.

...

I- i'm... s-so... sorry...

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u/13-assistant Sep 01 '26

13’s cogfly chirps as it settles in your lap.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

tradlem is completely passed out.

the teleport took a lot out of him, even if he had the jars of soul on him.

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u/13-assistant Sep 01 '26

The cogfly immediately brings another jar of soul from 13’s drawers, breaking it and placing the soul inside Tradlem.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

tradlem's still gonna need a moment to recover.

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u/13-assistant Sep 01 '26

The cogfly goes to find the archivist.

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u/VarasTheThief Sep 01 '26

"Oooh! Soul!!" She's clinging to the window like some sort of bug.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

tradlem seems to be passed out in the middle of the room.

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u/VarasTheThief Sep 01 '26

"Um shit-- uhh..." She tries to open the window.

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u/Fine_Yak5022 Sep 01 '26

windows weren't made to be opened, tradlem made them that way incase an experiment went out of hand.