Crawling Strands

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Description	This massive clump of damp strands could be the result of the drain in anyone's apartment shower going terribly wrong. It's certainly something you've seen that happens often enough. What you've now seen too often is the way the strands crawl on their own, constantly struggling against you to escape. Frankly, the sooner you let them go, the sooner they'll be far away from you. Assuming they don't come back and throttle you in your sleep.
Type	Usable
Use	You release the tangled mass of crawling strands and it, true to form, pulls itself along bit by bit, leaving a greasy trail behind it.
Multi	You release the crawling strands and they, true to form, pull themselves along bit by bit, the different masses crawling over each other and competing to move forward. Whatever they want, you can at least be glad they want it away from you.
Effects	X energy after using: In Southside Park: Coming around the back of a dumpster, you find a bum's bloated corpse, his face blotched and his tongue sticking between his teeth. Or, in Dockside Sewers (After Quest): Making a turn in the sewers, you find an ex-Fang's bloated corpse, his face blotched and his tongue sticking between his teeth. Or, in The Quad: Slipping between two of the buildings, you find a student's bloated corpse, his face blotched and his tongue sticking between his teeth. Or, on the waterfront: Coming around the back of a dumpster, you find a dock hand's bloated corpse, his face blotched and his tongue sticking between his teeth. Then: After a moment's inspection, you find the cause of death: a few of those tendrils you released. Well… on the bright side, if you hadn't released them, this might have been you. You've gained 30 energy of Death Averted. And if you have any perspective effect active, gain thirty energy of that too: You've gained 30 energy of Crone's Perspective. or You've gained 30 energy of Maiden's Perspective. Also, with unearthly coin equipped: The coin in your hand grows cool.

Sources

Stir Nightmare Fuel into your Mislit Strands

Nightmare Fuel Mislit Strands

=	Crawling Strands

Uses

This item is not a component for any type of crafting.

This item cannot be salvaged.

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