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[GRIAN]
Well, bad news, everyone. Regarding case 0180206- I had Pearl do some follow-up poking around, and apparently Artefact Storage had, uh, well.
I really thought Etho would have had enough common sense not to take the bug Ms Monster offered him, but apparently not. In fact, not only did he take it, but he seems to have killed it, pinned it to a corkboard, and handed it over to Storage.
Pearl brought it back for me, and it... I kinda hate to say it, but it really is beautiful. In a weird, buggy way, but... It's got this gorgeous iridescent sheen like nothing I've ever seen. I turned off the lights and its scales were still sparkling a little, years after its death, throwing rainbow colors of light across the room like the sun's reflection on the moon.
I'm glad it's dead. I don't usually like bugs, but a bug this pretty....
I can see why she was tempted. I can see why Etho was tempted, too. I hope I never meet her.
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It's harmless now, though, I'm pretty sure. I mean, I'm getting it sent right back to Storage just in case, but I don't think I'm about to turn into a bug nursery or anything.
Knock on wood.
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