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(( How big are the containers? Is it possible to hold two of them in one hand?
Also, do the suits have any storage compartments in them, or are we limited to our bags, one per person?))
EDIT: ((Okay, in order not to clutter more turns, conditional actions!))
Take another sample of sand from this area and label it; don't close the container, though. If it is possible, hold the two open containers in my hand, otherwise try putting one of them in a pocket (if the suit has any) or somewhere like that, where 1)it is unlikely to flip over and spill its contents just because of that; 2)the sand cannot reach the inside of the suit; 3)the sand wouldn't mix with that already inside my bag.
Keep moving, but watch over the container(s) in my hand for overflowing with sand, and check the bag (and the other container, if it is not in my hand) every five or ten minutes if the amount of sand has increased since then. Keep watching and taking no action until the bag (or the compartment) becomes too heavy with sand, the flow drastically increases or something else, worth of everyone's notice, happens.

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Sure. As for me, I'm going try to bring some of it with us. ...Maybe with the use of a few strategically placed holes made in my bag.
I'm sure that an infinite source of materia would greatly aid humanity - unless it'd lose its properties outside of this place, of course; in that case it would probably be just mundane alien-world sand, neither too interesting nor overly dangerous.

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It looks like the container burst out in all directions at once, and I did not find a thing inside the sand. You are probably right, the amount of sand itself might be increasing - another container is more full of it than I thought, though it hasn't broken yet.
Take that second container and open it, while holding upright (so that its contents won't spill unless they go through the opening in its top). Read the label on it.
Keep moving.


A dome? Like, a habitation dome used on some of our worlds? I think you might want to check it, it actually could be an unmapped building. The 'roses', again?.. No, more like the 'cypresses'.

2659
Oh, thank you.

2660
I'm not sure the amount of sand is increasing... it could be that something hid in the samples we took and is now blending as the said sand.
Judging the shattered remains of the container, think about how the pressure was applied to it (e.g., all concentrated on a single point, evenly distributed to each side of the container, or something in between; applied continiously, gradually increasing the amount of force, or in one or several momentarily strikes, etc.). Carefully so as that I don't to pierce the bag itself, poke the sand with the Instrument. With the sharp end, of course.
If needed, ask for someone's help to hold the bag with the words: Could anyone help me, please? It seems I don't have enough arms to hold the bag right now. and smile, even though the faceplate is still lowered.
Keep moving.
((That complex part is there simply because I don't know if the bag would allow for my action without being held open, sorry. ))

2661
Same here. I've taken my sample of  soil from this area... and there's way too much sand inside the bag then should've been. This much couldn't have fit into the container, I'm absolutely sure. Maurice spoke as his voice gradually became cold and serious.
((It's a trap! ))

2662
Sure, Simulacrus. Oh, and I really hope it's not worth filming, Faith. Fat chance, though... Maurice chuckled lightly.

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((@Zako Well, that's what I meant by 'surveillance'. The problem is, there are areas where he cannot watch over us (and cannot even deal with it later through the suit's recordings), and he knows that, so there probably should be other measures against that as well.
Not that we are going to be told about them, but I'm just feeling too curious now to let the chance pass :)

@Harry Baldman Well, the designs are still there, Nick's picked up by Simus, and Nik's in a lonely-looking datapad lying beside the VR machines. You or I or anyone who wishes so can pick them up and use for the good of the HMRC :)
As for the Willis MBL - it uses the HGC as a chassis so if I (or someone else) really find time and tokens to buy that one for the power generators, its barrel and other parts can be put to good use in remaking that interesting weapon. ))

2664
Well, maybe eggs, or a worm, or the sand itself - we've seen the sandstone move before, right? I don't know, but I'm going to find out all the same. Just wanted to make sure you knew those facts before I tried.
Keep walking, catch up with the group (don't run or hurry in a way that'd strain my legs, though).
EDIT:Wait for Simulacrus to come nearby.
Then, while still moving, open my bag simultaneously with her doing the same, and check the things I have there; don't open anything and, preferably, immediately move my hand away from the bag just as I've opened it in case there's something dangerous inside.

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Oh. we've finally found the 'roses'. Or are those just their spikes yet? ...Could you slow down a bit for a moment, I'm not very fond of lagging behind?
Something is moving inside my bag. It hasn't happened before we entered this area, and then again, I've left most of my samples behind at the shuttle (including the one which might have the remains of a captured shadow). So either it's the air, or the soil, or my equipment (unlikely). Has anyone encountered the same problem?

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((@piecewise Sure, reasonable enough. Well, so the only two ways to get shiny custom stuff without paying exorbitant prices are to receive the materials from Steve or to wait for the prototype to be well-received, then to be mass-built and, finally, to reach the Paracelsus' Sword armory and to be on the list, right? If speaking of things on the scale of an upgraded variant of the battlesuit, I mean.
Oh, that, or getting a matter converter. Not that if you have one, and are skilled enough to use it freely, you would still need those petty devices.

Which reminds me: how are we supposed to be restricted from counterfeiting tokens? Just by surveillance alone? Asking because token inflation would be the last thing we'd want to happen :P ))

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(( Yeah, looks like it's finally been confirmed.
Another example: the heavy gauss cannon is 10 token. It has 4 power generators, each is worth 4 tokens if bought on its own. Speaking of which, would someone here want that barrel and other mechanical stuff of the HGC?  :P ))

2668
Take samples of air and soil, label them. Keep moving.

2669
I agree. ...Well, unless it takes us more than a day to get to the Lost Citadel. In that case we'd have to post guards around the camp, I guess.

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Move out. Lend a shoulder to Gorat if I can do so without straining my own injured legs.

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