#v2alchemy

KUTONE: so wait, why are we here again? KIMURA: because there's one more thing we need to get here... KIMURA: Crux, don't paw at the door, you don't know what's in there. CRUX: :< KUTONE: hey, is this box thingy what we're here for? KIMURA: yeah, that's the thing I was pestered about. apparently I missed a delivery over a month ago or something... KIMURA: oh, there's a letter inside? hmm... -- issunNarrator [IN] begins playing highly appropriate bgm for sadstuck cutscene --

To the Wolf of Light: I wish that you had returned to Prospit sooner. Sadly, the clouds say that you will not return until the Final Week, after the Derse King has been slain and the Man of Double Tiers awaits. By the time you and your canine companions read this, I will have already left on a ship, bound for Earth. Do not be sad over this. You and the others still have a mission to finish, one final ~ATH loop to terminate. The fate of the new universe depends on your group's success. However, you still have a few things left to learn, as well as a few new weapons. Enclosed, you will find two Technique Scrolls and four items, corresponding to each of your primary specibi as well as that of the grey pup. While I do not know which items must be combined, I do know the recipe template: [One of the weapons you already have] && [Corresponding item I have included] || 1x ingot of Oricalchum && [Disc of a treasured game from your childhood] == [The endgame-tier weapon for that specibus] I wish you and everyone else well, and will continue hoping for your eventual victory. ~Code Observer~ Box Contains: "Luckrise" and "Luckset" Technique Scrolls, Mario Kart Wii Steering Wheel, Bag of 100 Stray Beads, HM01 "Cut", Cubone's Bone

KIMURA: . . . . . . . . KUTONE: who was this guy? KIMURA: ...he was a friend, and my main informant here on Prospit. owned a net cafe not too far from the base of the chain, and told me a lot of useful stuff. KIMURA: well, let's see what we got here...

User's Revenge v10 && Mario Kart Wii Steering Wheel || Oricalchum && Mario Kart: Double Dash disc == Rainbow Off-Roader Tundra Beads && Stray Beads x100 || Oricalchum && Super Mario Galaxy disc == Freezeflame Beads Celestial Cleaver && HM01 "Cut" || Oricalchum && Paper Mario TTYD disc == Death of a Thousand Papercuts Bone Hammer && Cubone's Bone || Oricalchum && Mario Power Tennis disc == Cubone's Power Smash

CRUX: my turn now! KIMURA: uhhhhhhhh... CRUX: ...can I push buttons? KUTONE: ...uh... last time I did that, Kimura's alchemiter spat out a ball of scary light. KIMURA: nah Kutone, it's okay. I'm here to supervise this time. KIMURA: go ahead and try, Crux, just be careful... CRUX: Buttons!

???????? == Cruxite Totem

CRUX: ...Huh. KIMURA: ...that's weird. CRUX: Oh, oh! CRUX: Lets do that combining thing! KIMURA: yeah, sure. just a sec -- creeperPuncher [CP] types in a few commands, a second code input appearing, mode set to && -- -- cruX [CX] is jumping in the air, trying to grab something... -- -- cruX [CX] pulls a folder loose, falling backwards on the floor with it in his teeth. -- KIMURA: ...oh right, you have access to Charles' sylladex. -- cruX [CX] opens up the folder... lots of food items. -- -- cruX [CX] looks at a card containing a lemon. -- -- cruX [CX] flips it over... -- -- kutoNe [KN] opens CP's modus with a paw-wave, dumping a rawhide bone on the floor -- -- cruX [CX] whines. -- CRUX: I can't read it. KIMURA: yeah, codes are tricky sometimes. lemme see it...

Lemon && Cruxite Totem == Cruxite Lemon

KIMURA: huh, figured as much. -- cruX [CX] bites it... -- CRUX: Bluh! -- cruX [CX] runs behind Kimura. -- KIMURA: yeah, lemons aren't really good eats if you don't like sour. CRUX: It tastes like batteries! -- creeperPuncher [CP] sniffs it, expecting just regular lemon smell -- -- cruX [CX] // It... smells like the acid is amplified. -- KIMURA: bleh... you're right. that's no ordinary lemon. KIMURA: ...might be useful as a battery though for a science fair project... CRUX: ...Maybe we should combine it with an actual battery? KIMURA: why not. got one? -- kutoNe [KN] absentmindedly munches rawhide bone, staring out the window -- -- cruX [CX] is leaping to grab another folder, slipping the food folder away. -- -- cruX [CX] pulls out a folder, and looks at the contents. -- CRUX: ... :| CRUX: Whats that green rock? -- cruX [CX] points at an image on one of the cards. -- KIMURA: uh... uranium. eh, we'll try it.

Cruxite Lemon || Chunk of Uranium == Nuclear Combustible Lemon

KIMURA: ........ KIMURA: I'm not liking the "this will kill you" symbol on that lemon... -- cruX [CX] // Wait, is that an aperture logo on the other side? Oh hell it is. -- -- cruX [CX] looks at the lemon. -- CRUX: ...I don't like it. CRUX: It smells like death. -- creeperPuncher [CP] gently sets that thing into an empty card in the folder --

Cruxite Lemon && Chunk of Uranium == Cruxite Lemon Battery

KIMURA: okay, /that/ actually looks a bit safer... -- cruX [CX] // Plug it into something? -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] looks for something to try it in, eventually finding a flashlight -- KIMURA: hoping this doesn't explode... -- cruX [CX] // Upon hooking it up, the Flashlight turns on rather brightly... before the bulb burns out. -- CRUX: ...Aww. CRUX: I liked the pretty light... KIMURA: huh, turbo battery. -- cruX [CX] grabs a white power hub from over in the corner. -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] creates a second one, captchaing it -- CRUX: What about this? KIMURA: SkaiaNet power box? why not, this seems to be going that way anyway.

Cruxite Lemon Battery || White Hub == Golden Cruxite Power Hub

CRUX: ...shiny. KIMURA: ooh... CRUX: ...Whats its powerlevel? -- creeperPuncher [CP] scans the hub with Copland, checking for just that -- -- cruX [CX] // WARNING: INFINITE ENERGY GENERATION. -- KIMURA: ........okay, good thing I did NOT test this by plugging the Door into it. it would've vaporized half of Prospit O_O -- cruX [CX] // At a rate of 1.2 Gigawatts. -- -- cruX [CX] // Much like a set of Chaos Emeralds... -- -- cruX [CX] // Basically, Infinite power stored, but only so much can be let out at once. -- KIMURA: ...oh, I see. it's more of a battery that never runs out. CRUX: Nifty! -- cruX [CX] // There appears to be a compontent inside that is violating the first law of thermodynamics. -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] slips a few copies of that into the "Cool Science Shit" section of his modus -- KIMURA: do you want to try another code mash? -- cruX [CX] // By managing to violate the /second/ law of thermodynamics. -- CRUX: Sure! KUTONE: hey, me too!

!!x!!!!! = Heisenberg's Revenge

dfasLJKH = Five Dimensional Chew Toy

-- cruX [CX] shoots at a meteor orbiting around Prospit, accidently firing at the nearby tower... but the Laser changes its path in mid air, changing direction and going through both windows before hitting the meteor, blasting it in a grand explosion. -- CRUX: ...Okay, that was awesome. CRUX: Lets do it again!

!!x!!!!! || dfasLJKH == !!!!!!!! (Perfectly Unique Object)

-- cruX [CX] looks at the perfectly unique sphere. -- CRUX: ...Oh, shiny! -- cruX [CX] drops the gun and runs over to grab the object. -- -- cruX [CX] is gnawing on the Sphere. -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] continues eating his own lunch... -- -- cruX [CX] gets bored with the sphere and runs over to the Gun again. -- -- cruX [CX] pokes the gun multiple times. -- KIMURA: so, now what do you want to try and make? -- cruX [CX] is sliding the gun over. -- CRUX: Lets combine this with something! KIMURA: okay, hmm... -- cruX [CX] pauses, and pulls out a folder... grabbing the card for a potted plant. -- KIMURA: that might work.

Potted Plant == CuPA8LnQ !!x!!!!! && CuPA8LnQ == CuPA8LnQ (Potted Plant)

CRUX: ... KIMURA: yeah... the gun's code has too many holes. in fact, /all but one hole is punched/. KIMURA: wait, idea. -- creeperPuncher [CP] taps the combiner icon until it reads /XOR/ --

!!x!!!!! [XOR] CuPA8LnQ == p7YrtgEb (Gun of Quantum Manipulation)

KIMURA: ........ KIMURA: okay what. KUTONE: what's with all the ray guns? -- creeperPuncher [CP] examines the gun -- -- cruX [CX] // ...Okay, it has /way/ too many logos covering it. -- -- cruX [CX] // However, it appears to be an oversized Minigun. -- -- cruX [CX] // With 12 barrels. -- CRUX: ...wow. KIMURA: ...by the way Crux, what's your strife specibus again? CRUX: conthingy kind. KIMURA: ........not sure what that is. -- kutoNe [KN] jumps up there and mashes CD413612 --

CD413612 == Closet Door (green wood with cueball knob)

KIMURA: ........ KUTONE: another door thingy? aw, I wanted something to eat CRUX: ...tact? CRUX: contact? CRUX: I think thats what FL said... KIMURA: ohhhh, contactKind, I gotcha now. KIMURA: hold on a sec while I see what the hell Kutone just mashed... -- creeperPuncher [CP] activates the door, opening it slowly to find... Doc Scratch's apartment. -- docScratch [DS] responded to post. [Hello. This is... unexpected of you three.] KUTONE: ... KIMURA: ........ -- docScratch [DS] walks over, setting a bowl of Advancement Arrow candies on the other side of the door before closing it -- DS ceased responding to post.

?PYFGCRL == Dvorak Keyboard

-- creeperPuncher [CP] the red light shatters as Crux's creation pushes the door off the alchemiter -- KIMURA: let's... pretend we didn't see that. -- kutoNe [KN] munches on a couple candies -- KUTONE: wow, cue ball head guy is awesome! :D -- creeperPuncher [CP] lacking a Door Shredder, he just powerslashes the door to pieces then throws the stuff out the window -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] far below, a Prospitian can be faintly heard screaming "OW! SPLINTERS FROM SKAIA!". -- CRUX: Saw what? -- cruX [CX] grins at Kimura. -- KIMURA: exactly. KIMURA: okay, so... let's make something you actually CAN use, then.

Laser Contact Lenses && Cruxite Lemon Battery == Cruxite Lemon Laser Contacts Laser Contact Lenses || Cruxite Lemon Battery == Cruxite Lemon Laser

KIMURA: uh, try these contacts out... -- cruX [CX] sits down so it can be put in his eyes. -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] does the thing carefully -- -- kutoNe [KN] munches more candy arrows -- KUTONE: Hussie was right, these things are delicious. -- creeperPuncher [CP] hits the enter button for Laser Contact Lenses || Cruxite Lemon Battery -- -- cruX [CX] scratches his eyes quickly, only one put in -- CRUX: PAIN CRUX: OWOWOWOW KIMURA: uh-oh. -- creeperPuncher [CP] gently takes the thing out -- -- cruX [CX] whines, red eyes from the acid content. -- KIMURA: in retrospect, bad idea. KIMURA: uh, um... KIMURA: oh, I know. KIMURA: Crux, please try to hold still for a sec, and keep your eyes open if you can... -- creeperPuncher [CP] deploys a glass of water, then shrinks himself and hops onto Crux's nose -- -- creeperPuncher [CP] then draws Waterspout from the glass to both eyes, trying to rinse the lemon juice out -- -- cruX's [CX'S] eyes are rinsed out. -- KIMURA: sorry about that... I should've known, with a /lemon/ being a component and all... KIMURA: you gonna be okay now? -- creeperPuncher [CP] unshrinks himself, and looks at the stuff pile -- KIMURA: okay, let's try one more thing and then I think we should be good...

Laser Contact Lenses && Golden Cruxite Power Hub == Power Laser Contacts

flightlessIcarus happy meal toy (found it in a LoCaL dungeon a while back, don't ask how they have happy-meals. I still don't know) && Naruto Headband == "Hey look it's Sauske!" action figure (complete with removable plastic double rocket-kunai)

Code: chumpske

Morpheus's Poppy Flower && duct tape 5 necklace || duct tape wallet && pocketwatch && Leg of Time == Memory of the Five Leg (effects: causes the target to get distracted in a fit of nostalgia, only works on things that have memories to recall, moderately highly powerful)

Code: (I'm not telling you this code!)

Soap Opera tape && Naruto headband == Ninja Soap opera tape

Code: bel1eveT

timeTravlur Cult member robe && Red Prince pantaloons == royal cultist robe

Code: TTDwr1de

sturdy plastic fold-up tablekicking table || nic cage pebble == cheap plastic fangs???

Code: v4mp1re!

troll face && EP's calling card == Eris's calling card

Code: aplCh40s

VHS player && cruddy sword ==  Be kind rewind blade (effect: causes the target to move in reverse for 10 seconds, barely does any damage)

Code: ge3tGH32

Though I continued to beat away Foil Imps left and right as I secured my dwelling, I eventually managed to clear enough (temporary) room to do some exploring. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to explore very far from where I had gone last time – mostly because as it turns out I'm actually on a smallish-medium island in the middle of a lake. North, east, west, or south...any direction I went, I'd eventually hit an expanse of clear, bright silvery-grey water. It was almost like...mercury, though I think it's just water. Think. Aside from that, more of the same...grey dusty ground, small hills surrounding me with mirrors built into their surfaces...I think I can see the outlines of some more hills and what appear to be...buildings? Yeah, I think buildings off in the distance, but they're no closer to me than that broken spirograph above my house. I suppose eventually I'll have to build up to it, but the number of Imps here means I don't think that'll be a problem.

Returning to my house, I noticed that out of the messages I had sent out randomly via Pesterchum, one of them had responded! I am pleased to report that I have entered into an imprompty alliance or Team of sorts with one sentimentalSophrosyne as well as a steamworksSovereign. Though I've never met them before in my life, they were able to verify they were in this strange game as well, and due to the amount of problems it seems to have I think it's good to have backup. Hey, maybe we'll even be able to meet up at some point later once the gates are fixed! It'd also be good to meet up with my dad...I wonder how he's doing? All I saw once I reached the shore was the remnants of a small dock and a solitary fencing rapier buried in the ground...from our own collection. I hope he's alright...

In any case, in between moving my furniture around to better defend the place (wish I had a server player, without them I have to manually act as my own server and client which is such a pain...) and collecting Grist, I've managed to alchemitize a few things for myself based on advice from the Guardian! I won't spare you all the details of my spree, including the first few frankly useless items created as a result of me not knowing how the hell it worked, but I'll write down my current equipment and codes just in case anyone's interested. Let's hope things improve in the near future!

End Log

Strife Deck & Equipment:

(Underlined is the end item. Italicized means it's something I'm actively using as of this log)

Computers:

Morion Helmet && Laptop == Moriontop – First and most obvious, I needed a hands-free computer. My laptop's been good to me, but it's just too bulky to carry around when at any moment I could be swarmed by Imps. Thus, the Moriontop! It's a morion helmet AND a computer, granting me head protection and instant access connections on the go! Code is cnQ3sTd0

Armour:

Chainmail Vest || Grey Jacket == Chainmail Jacket – It's a good thing we had that chainmail vest hanging around, because from the looks of some of those Imps I'm going to need some physical protection. But the vest itself was too bulky and not made for my size. The Chainmail Jacket, however, is pretty comfortable! Still, it needed something more. Code is c5nm411L

Scarf && Dinner Plates == Plated Scarf – Well this didn't come out quite as expected. I was hoping it would give me some cool wraparound protection, but the dinner plates are still dinner plates, just interwoven into a scarf pattern. Fragile and pretty useless, but it gave me the idea for something else better at least. Code is d1N36t1m

Chainmail Jacket || Dinner Plates && Model Skyscraper == Deco Defense Plated Mail – Now we're cooking with gasoline. The Deco Defense Plated Mail is hella rad, protects my torso, arms, and legs very well, is easy to move around in, and has an extremely nice art deco aesthetic! I'm definitely using this for the time being. Code is s8RBkn!7

Spearkind:

Re-Enactment Spear – My basic spear, wood hilt with banding and a steel pointed tip with leather cover for when not in use. It was kinda useful for taking out imps, but it still took three or four sharp pokes to take them out.

Re-Enactment Spear && Table Lamp == Lightspear – This was my first upgraded weapon per say, and I'm kinda proud of it! Wasn't useless straight off the bat, so yay. It's got a metal shaft now, and the spearhead appears to glow with a bright internal light...in fact, when it strikes an enemy it actually seems to crack and let out an intense burst of light before reforming. Code is l1gTBr4t

Lightspear && Stereo Speaker == Electric Light Spearchestra – So yeah I figure this bad boy is my weapon of choice for the time being. Seriously, Not only does it let off intense light when striking something, it also creates a localized blast of pure sound at the same time! The spearhead is still clear and brightly lit (doubles as a flashlight heh), but now it also has these...small speakers around the side that throb with noise. Code is mR8!3Ky

Crossbowkind:

Re-Enactment Crossbow – I had an extra Strife Deck card, so I figured crossbowkind would be a good seconary kind to have. My crossbow works, mind you, it's just not one of those modern hunting crossbows. I was going to upgrade it, but then the thing below happened. Sticking with the base for now until I get some cooler stuff.

Re-Enactment Crossbow && Lightspear == Blazing Spearbow – Yeah I thought I'd make something epic by combining my spear and my crossbow. I got this epic piece of shit. The spear is welded to the crossbow stock which means you can't use it as a crossbow, yet it's also unweildly enough that there's no way in hell you could actually use it as a spear. I don't see why anyone would want it, but just in case the code is l2sS84tW

Food/Health:

Corn Dogs || Model Skyscraper == Chrysler Dogs – Oh man these things are delicious. I'll definitely need to get some more food codes from others because I've got basic food supplies but not a lot, but these things...they're like corndogs, only in the shape of skyscrapers. Seriously, like each one is around two feet long on average. Great for an entire meal when you just want a quick temporary pick me up, though the effects don't last long. Code is w0R1df4R

Cat Chow && Bowl of Fruit == Fantastic Fruity! Feline Chow – Well I thought I'd get something edible from this on a whim, but it still ends up as cat foot. Fruit-flavored cat food, but...cat food. I guess this could be useful for cat-affected Underlings or your catsprites or whatnot though. Code is n3oWm?Xt

((Nitpick @ Hussie: & and | are the bitwise operators. && and || are boolean logic things. Then again, you're logically combining concepts, so shrug.gif?))

Anyway, I thought about it for a bit, and I figured it out. XOR is totes possible, you just have to do it a weird reacharound way. For example, let's take the IDS Glove Mk 2 (code ifasidsg) and attempt to exclusive-OR out the glove part using an electrician's glove I just happened to have lying around (code ee4KeYK0).

Now, in order for this to fundamentally work, the object you're trying to remove something from SHOULD be the result of a traditional || combination. You'll see why in a minute.

Ok, so let's call the IDS Glove's code A and the electrician's glove's code B.  Code C is the XOR of the two (A ^ B = C). You could just manually calculate it on a per-hole basis, but we're doing it a less-tedious way. (Also forgot to mention, it only works if all of B's holes are in A, e.g. A || B = A.) Five-minutes-ago Past Me is an idiot, code B can be anything, but should share holes with A, otherwise it's just a plain old ||-combine.

The formula is: C = A && !B.

Simple enough, except that "!B" bit. If you're a coder, you know this is "not B", or in this case, the bitwise opposite of B. Aka, every hole that is punched on B is unpunched on !B, and vice versa. Like a photo negative of a 1-bit-colorspace .jpg.

Now, you could tediously do that, xOR (lol) you could just convert the code! I guess I'll do another John thing and post the conversion table. One character in a pair becomes the other, so 0 in the original becomes ! in the not-code and vice versa.

0-!, 1-?, 2-z, 3-y, 4-x, 5-w, 6-v, 7-u, 8-t, 9-s, A-r, B-q, C-p, D-o, E-n, F-m, G-l, H-k, I-j, J-i, K-h, L-g, M-f, N-e, O-d, P-c, Q-b, R-a, S-Z, T-Y, U-X, V-W.

!B ==> bitways invert "ee4KeYK0" ==> NNxhNTh!

And from there, it's just a simple old &&-combine with code A (the original thing-to-be-XORed-from).

NNxhNTh! && ifasidsg = ee4KeYK0 ^ ifasidsg = 41WY45Yg

And 41WY45Yg is apparently the code for Science Juice, a substance that is radioactive as fuck, changes colors depending on which dimension you're in, is an unknown lively element that does not like the human skeleton, and may or may not be the jarate of a trans-paradox-spatial creature that looks like someone XORed Stitch with Sulley.