>When the clapper melts down completely the creature retrieves the ash clay blob.
>It then drops the blob into the molten metal and continues to stare at the bell.
>After a while it seems to stop staring and waits.
>Once again you look into the bell.
>The creature is quick to gently push you away when you do.
>”Do you understand me?” You ask the creature.
>It’s response neither confirms or contradicts whether or not it can.
>After some time the creature gingerly touches the bell.
>It seems satisfied with it’s temperature.
>It then decides to use it’s head as a golf club to bash the bell from the platform and onto the street almost hitting Cipher.
>The clay lump fall from the bell.
>Cipher picks it up.
>The creature approaches him.
>”Uhh…”
>The creature makes an odd gesture, swinging it’s head towards the ground before looking at him for a bit before repeating the gesture.
>”OH!”
>He then proceeds to throw the blob on the grounds, revealing a…
>a umm…
>w͎̞̉̓̒́̈h̬͔͓̤̤̑ͧ͠a͍̟͍̮̾̂ͨ͛ͣͅt̫̱̗͈̗̝̿̊ ̼̙̬̥i͕s̶̳̎̽ ̙̝̋̋̑̂ͣi̮̳̱̹̻͔͕t̸̙̦̣͈̟̉ͪ͗̾?̣̂͂
>Ÿ͕̗͖́̔ͫ̄̑͒͌o̡͉̳̩͂͐ͤͮ̆ṵ́ ̖͓̤ͬ͛ͬ̓̇́ḍ̙͈̆̍̌̉̏̀̾͠ǒ̳̹̪͉̮̙̉͟n̡̫̝͔̹͍̋ͫ̉̊̋ͅ’̘ͪ̊̒tͮ͒ ṷ̗͔̱̝̬̦͐ͯ̈n̻̪͚̔̒̋̏̕ḑ̫͍̺̼ͮ̿̒ͯ͛ͦe͉͍̬̘̘̻͌ͤͪͪ̒̒̚͞r̶̮̎ͨ͌ͪs̟ͤ͘t̺͉̖̥̾͛̃̀͋ͤ̕a͚͍̓͗̂ͩ͡ṉͭͬ̒d̡̘̬͖̰̭̭̔̍͋͆ͮ͌
>The creature seemingly satisfied with the outcome, leaves.
>Cipher looks to you.
>You approach the… object… and take it into your mouth.
>”Lets go over there” Moonie says pointing to a nearby park.
>”Just to get out of the street.”
>You all go to the park and sit in a circle around the object.
>”W-what is it?” Wallflower asks.
>Nobody knows.
>Cipher seems especially fixated on it.
>”You’re that bird looking at the monitor… and you’re thinkin to yourself, I can figure this out.” He mutters.
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