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Synopsis:

The player uses the Astral-touched tadpole from their inventory and transforms into a partial-illithid.

1.
Narrator
: *Life pulses from within - the parasite's thoughts whisper at the edge of your mind.*^devnoteGLO_Tadpole_UseAstralTadpole_State_Incombat = False
- 19.
  Narrator
  : *It wants to share itself with you - it wants to be let in.*
  - 15.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Go on. Don't be afraid. It only wants to help you evolve. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    41. Player: Open your mind to it.
    
    39. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
    
    26. Player: Eat the tadpole. GLO_Tadpole_Event_AstralTouchedTadpoleEaten
    
    0.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : What are you -^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    33. [Jump] Jump to Node 36 (1)
    
    16. Player: Drop it on the ground and crush it.GLO_Tadpole_Event_DroppedOnGround
    
    34. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    6.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Wait! Remember - it has enough vitality to nourish you and your allies. MINDMELD, TELEPATHYINT_EmperorRevealed_Knows_AstraltouchedTadpoleReusable
    
    5.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Commune with it. You'll see - it only wants to help you. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    9. Player: Reconsider - let the tadpole in.
    
    4. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteGLO_Tadpole_Event_DroppedOnGround
    
    38.
    Narrator
    : *A coldness seeps through your veins as the tadpole awakens, its yearning almost unbearable. Your mind is a veritable feast.* ^devnote
    
    36.
    Narrator
    : *The tadpole's essence courses through you - where it touches, your flesh, glands, organs contract and flood with pure thought.*^devnote
    
    14.
    Narrator
    : *You feel different - powerful. Your strength and intellect enhanced. Your mind braced to survive.*^devnote3ba83ed8-472d-9801-1b5d-65005ed85aa9_CombatPathTransformGLO_General_State_SomeoneIsPartialCeremorph, INT_EmperorRevealed_State_PartialCeremorph
    End
    35.
    Narrator
    : *You feel... different. Your body has never felt more connected. Your mind present in every flex of a joint or muscle.*^devnoteGLO_General_State_SomeoneIsPartialCeremorph, INT_EmperorRevealed_State_PartialCeremorph
    
    12.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I suppose if it works...MINDMELD, TELEPATHYGLO_Tadpole_Event_AstralTouchedTadpoleEaten
    
    7.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : But if you had opened your mind to it rather than consuming it, your allies could have taken advantage of its power as well.^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHYINT_EmperorRevealed_Knows_AstraltouchedTadpoleReusable
    End
    
    28.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Perhaps once the others see what you can do, they will consider trying it for themselves. MINDMELD, TELEPATHYINT_EmperorRevealed_Knows_AstraltouchedTadpoleReusable = FalseINT_EmperorRevealed_Knows_AstraltouchedTadpoleReusable
    End
    3.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : [TagAnswer] INT_EmperorRevealed_Knows_AstraltouchedTadpoleReusable
    End
    
    10. Player: Ignore the Emperor - proceed to stomp on the tadpole.GLO_Tadpole_Event_AstralTouchedTadpoleDestroyed
    
    22. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    27.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Disappointing. You have lowered our chances of success with your actions. ^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    End
    
    25. Player: Probe at the tadpole's intentions.44f9fbf3-735d-8eaf-94dc-6c1d1cf5382dRoll (Intelligence, ) vs 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 (0)
    
    13. [RollResult] True
    
    37.
    Narrator
    : *The tadpole screams for growth with painful intensity. It has been starved - of life, of purpose. It welcomes your probing like a void waiting to be filled.*^devnoteDETECTTHOUGHTS
    
    2.
    Narrator
    : *If you let it, it will evolve you, just as the Emperor said.*DETECTTHOUGHTS
    
    17.
    Narrator
    : *Your thoughts swirl with possibility - your body strengthened, your mind bolstered, your very self expanded. All within your reach if you open your mind to the parasite.*DETECTTHOUGHTS
    
    24. [RollResult] False
    
    31.
    Narrator
    : *The tadpole prickles with excitement, its thoughts rampant and chaotic in its rush to communicate with you. It is impossible to discern any single intention.*
    
    29. Player: Put it away - out of sight, out of mind.
    
    30.
    Narrator
    : *As you tuck the tadpole away, you feel a fleeting disappointment. It wanted so desperately to commune with you.*
    End
8. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 1
- 32. [Alias]
  - Alias to Node 19
  - 11.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Now is the time. It wants to evolve you. Don't be afraid - the transformation will only be partial, and you will benefit from it greatly. ^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    23. Player: Let the tadpole transform you.3ba83ed8-472d-9801-1b5d-65005ed85aa9_CombatPathTransform
    
    20. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
    
    40. Player: Put the tadpole away - you don't need it right now. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    End
18.
Narrator
: *The stone is cold - the parasite within is unresponsive. It has nothing more to give you.*^devnotePARTIAL_CEREMORPH
End
21.
Narrator
: *It's just a rock, shaped like a parasite. It has nothing to offer you.*^devnoteILLITHID = False
End