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The man nods as Karter begins to leave. "Alright, I wish you the best of luck, whatever it is you might seek to do here." He says as Karter walks away.

Swallowing the stone is easier than expected, it's more like gulping down some hard candy instead of a small stone. As he does so, Karter feels a strange sensation, almost like drinking a warm drink on a cold day. Perhaps a side-effect of the stone?

Whatever the case, besides this there is no noticeable effect of consuming the stone. At least, not yet.

[hr][@Lumiere]

The girl begins to grin as Ahnciel begins to talk, though the girl's grin fades as she is asked to reveal not only her name, but also whether or not she knew something about 'Agartha'.

"You know it's rude to ask people for their name before introducing yourself, right?" She answers, frowning. "As for Agartha, it's the name of one of the many mines around town, it's a Gold Mine"

The girl sighs, and shrugs. "But that's all I can tell you, at least for now. Maybe if you tell me your name I'll tell you more..." She says, her voice trailing off as she glances at something behind Ahnciel.

[hr][@Zyngard]

Whiteleaf smiles as Kura happily eats her cookie, before frowning as Kura reveals what the other person looks like. "They look like you... are they your sister or something?"

Seemingly lost in thought for a moment, the girl looks around as if expecting to see the person in question nearby. "I can't recall having seen anyone like you before... do you know roughly where she is? I could help you search..."

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The rain, meanwhile, begins to die down again. The thunderstorm moves away and becomes more distant, as the rainstorm is slowly replaced with a light drizzle. Not long afterwards, the clock tower's bell begins to toll again - twelve times total, signalling noon.