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[mindofathief]

[The texting function is so finicky and takes forever, so this voice messenger works much better. There's half a minute of Duster poking at the tablet, checking if it's working.]

Oh.

Hello? Can everyone hear me? I'm at the scrapyard near the edge of the forest. I met a spirit that threw a locked box at me, and I need help breaking it open.

[Why couldn't the spirit be like a normal ghost and leave behind a present box instead?]

...If whatever's inside is important, I don't want to accidentally break it.

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[mindofathief]

["Just ask."

He's getting better at that part. He'll just do that and actually ask people for more information. Duster lets out a sigh and leans back.]

How long have we been on Beacon?

[equinoctials]

[ He asks a lot of questions. Riku, who can tend to be a bit more pessimistic than some of his other friends, leans against his bike and folds his arms, thinking it's less about any interest in particular and more about killing time until others come.

He could stand to give people a little more credit. ]

Half a year, I think? Ours was the first ferry since the previous group was reset. Back then, we had just Rastus, Dr. Ingram, and Winters to guide us.

[mindofathief]

[That's not a lot of time. But it's also a lot. There's so little of this island (he assumes it's an island) that's been explored in six months.]

We've only come this far?

[Though Riku's answer will have to be quick: help is arriving]