Borg said:
Alright, that seems like enough tourism; let's head back to the library now to get Moonflower's blueprints.

You bid farewell to Fervour Flow, and as daylight begins to fade, your party agrees to call it a day.

Headed east into the Hold district, you pass by the library, where you decide to make one last stop. You find that while it is indeed still open, the librarian from earlier is no longer there, leaving the repository under the watchful eyes of a few cameras alone.

Left to your own devices, you browse the shelves until you come across a cartridge labeled "Blueprints". After inserting it into a terminal, you search for an entry on the oranoscope. Complex design plans appear on the screen, and you recognize some of the pieces as described or shown by Cinnabar Spark.

Moonflower: "Ooh, that's the one!"

Having found what you were looking for, you press a button to print the document. Another machine in the back of the room to comes to life with a few mechanical clicks, drawing the bat pony's attention.

Moonflower curiously studies the new machine. Though it is larger than the other terminals, it features a smaller screen — displaying the document you just selected —, a large horizontal slit underneath, and a coin-sized slot on the side.

Following some instructions posted on a board nearby, Moonflower inserts a bronze bit into the coin slot, then pushes a button. The machine starts to whir loudly, and slowly produces a physical copy of the blueprint all on its own, before returning to an idle state.

Moonflower: "Cool! I dunno what all these drawings mean, but maybe somepony else back home will know."

Apple Basket: "Uh, yeah. Some sorta engineer, I reckon."

With the blueprint rolled up and secured in Moonflower's satchel, your party exits the library, and begins to look around the Hold district for your designated residence. It takes you a few minutes, and has you asking locals for directions a couple of times, but you eventually find the numbered door at the end of a quiet alleyway.

You enter the residence, and take a moment to quickly tour the place. The spacious living room gives way to three other rooms; a kitchen with a stocked pantry and fridge, a wet room with its own laundry machines, and a bedroom furnished with two double beds and plenty of storage space.

You store 2 Mirror Shin Guards, Tempered Simple Breastplate, and Trailblazer's Magic Saddlebags.

You take this opportunity to store most of your equipment in the bedroom. Then, you join your friends in the kitchen, and help prepare an evening meal together. Admittedly, Apple Basket does most of the cooking, putting the expertise he gained from his time working at the hostel in Norora to use.

Within a few minutes, you all sit at the table and enjoy a surprisingly colourful and spicy salad, with freshly baked bread rolls, and a few extra gemstones for Smoke — courtesy of Moonflower. You feel satiated.

Once the meal over with, you look over at the time; the clock indicates seven o'clock. You consider that if there is anything left you want to do before going to bed, now might be your last chance.

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