Ah No Kysa! tooo much, [Walls] and [Doors] and and...

Do I start, or gather bark or sticks, or stones, or do I web sticks an then...

Or do I practice doors, or so repair [Serpent] blanket or hoist, hoisting could be...

High risk of temporary Condition: Overwhelmed This condition is caused when exposed to powerful effects meant to target higher sapient or intelligent creatures

Effect: Halves Mind and Social scores

End: When Ego or Id increases for any reason, or when resting at Home for one week

NO! that's the bad one... calm! No progress is available so it hard to fix.

Ok, Kysa left directions, just... just one at a time.

If I get [Overwhelmed], I go back to being dumb Olme, not ok Olme.

Kysa be sad if I got dumb. Can't let Kysa be sad.

Kysa was right always right, food first, I bring [Sled].

Then Wall, Wall, Wall.

Wall harder than expected, but Kysa sounds sure.

We do it Kysa way, I get much food to build.

First watch as [Door] close, and as Kysa said can't push through.

I can lift, and get in again, dumber won't know.

...I might not know without Kysa. [Overwhelmed] would be bad.

That sounds like plan. One at a time, don't get [Overwhelmed].

Blood has slowed, I think danger past. Boxes am I in danger of conditions.

Low risk of temporary Conditions:

Plan is helping, ok, let's look and get ready.

Door Hidden Well. Web and bark, hard to see.

Ok, Sled here.

Construct here... I should check, maybe more info?

We got [Appraiser] I check from a little away.

Construct [Mass-Produced] [Clockwork] [Insect]: Nikkolla [Clockwork Beetle] 10 Craft: Amateur [Tiny] [Clockwork Brass Beetle Construct] Size:0.008 Str:10 Agi:5 Tou:20/22 Stm: 0/5 Ego:2 Int:6 Cun:6 San:10 Foc: 4/10 This clockwork beetle is crafted from brass forged by dwarves, and crafted with the skill of an average Clocksmith.

-It is enchanted with intelligence by a skilled Enchanter, it can follow simple commands.

-It is dented from a collision, but otherwise undamaged

-It has three rotary command dials, currently set to [Fetch] [Object] and [Purple Hat]

-It has a winding key storing it's energy, current 0% wound.

-This [Clockwork Beetle] is cheap

New info, is good, will have Kysa look.

Wait, Dial says [Fetch] I can reach, I rotate.

[Set] [Fetch] [Defend] [Observe] [Travel] and [Rest] are on first dial.

[Object] [Creature] and [Location] are on second dial.

The last dial complicated and changes, it showed many strange names.

One of them was [Kysa o'Mnoko] and [Liosa o'Caecs Aodaich], found when second dial on [Creature]

Other time showed [White Sarong] [Cocoon Backpack] and even [Engraved Button] while second dial [Object]

When second dial [Location] then saw [Monoko Deepmarsh] and [Caecs-Freithe Village]

Kysa need to understand, interesting, maybe help?

Almost wound, but thought better, not yet.

Food now.

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Arrived with sled, Web is full full.

More than eat today, maybe eat ever.

I eat a few, little ones and a big one... most very tired and barely fight.

Wrapped all and all, took long, had to stop to eat twice.

All wrapped now. Stored in log for now... too much for 1 sled.

Dumped Husks and loaded Sled.

Oh hello [Goliath Birdeater] I have no birds.

Ignores me, not prey.

Oh, [Golieth Birdeater] attack an un-ended.

Very mad, very big, glad I am not prey.

Unended Beetle was not much larger than me and Kysa.

Good that even [Mindless] see them as threat.

Oh, I appraise again? Don't have to touch again.

Goliath Birdeater Tarantula [10] [Arachnid] [Animal] [Enraged] [Cursed]

It progressed too, and is [Enraged] and [Cursed]

Something must have happened.

Sorry [Goliath Birdeater] I hope it's not bad.

We will avoid just in case.

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Bringing Food back took three trips.

Uneventful, some predators, but hide in grass.

Ate little more, putting the rest away.

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Wall making time.

Kysa didn't say bigger, but bigger.

We have small twigs, I get big sticks.

Cave is large, so I get lots of sticks. Drag drag them back.

One two three four five six seven eight.

Eight is good, stick close together, and same number as legs.

Not all sticks straight, but I get long long sticks that can reach top of Cave.

Now put sticks down in row, and sharpen. Sharpen sharpen.

Now holding them up is going to be hard. Very long heavy sticks.

Hoist! I hoist. I go up and attach thread then lift.

No, didn't work. How then. Oh, need stick.

Wrap hoist thread around stick then lift!

Almost, but still to heavy. Need more weight.

Stones! Attach stones to thread, and lift... and lift

And Lift, and Lift, and Lift, and Lift!

Stick in place, just need to put in dirt.

Hmm, lowered a little and moved. Need little hole.

Twig, jut like Kysa, stick down and hit hit hit.

Now though pull up... yes, little hole made.

Put big stick? Yes, point in hole.

Now take off stone. Stick sinks a little. Now another and another until all.

Yes it is sliding into ground. Need a bit more though, I climb up cave wall to top.

Hit Hit Hit. It sinks in a little.

Hit Hit Hit. It sinks more.

...Jump... yes if I jump on it sinks, even more than hit.

Jump Jump Jump.

Oh, stick stopped, more jumps not helping.

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Can't move stick anymore... seem stuck down good.

Ok, now repeat for each leg... this will take long time.

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Stick two sunk perfectly, almost didn't need jumping.

Stick three sunk too far... little gap at top, will have to put more on.

Stick four is bent, but otherwise sunk in well.

Stick five perfect, straight and in hole can't move it at all.

Stick six was straight, but went in and tilted.

Stick seven crooked, but tilted until almost straight.

Stick eight... snapped in half, not good, had to get new stick. Not able to pull out pieces of stick eight.

Stick eight-two sunk in well. Touching eight, but it seems firm, will wrap them together in thread.

Rest a little and eat, had some bugs half way between four and five.

It is dark again, crafting is not short.

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All rested, now for next part. Webs.

First I stick Two and Eight to cave walls.

Very well, lots of mounts and even a [Stabilimentum].

Not sure if that works, mounts are covered in web, maybe too thick.

I stick bark on it later just in case.

Now climb up to top of cave, where all sticks touch, and Stick them down good. Web Web Web.

I fill gap above three with smaller stick, and attach it like I did with eight.

Other are just stuck down with web, until they don't move at all.

I use a little more web where sticks go into dirt, just to hold them in place.

None of sticks wiggle, even if I jump on them, good now.

Before Web between sticks, I put more sticks up.

I don't know why Kysa put two crossed sticks in [Door] but I copy.

I use twigs instead of sticks, and go across at top, in the middle, and at the bottom.

Each time I go across I use two sticks, and cross just like Kysa did.

It takes ages, each twig needs to be stuck down with web.

I need to eat a big bug after this. Drain it into very frail husk.

Now Webs. I start with one and two, crossing webs like with twigs.

The around I go again, and again and again.

Cross the twigs, Cross the sticks.

When done, I use even more threads to install a [Stabilimentum]

Very durable, later will stick bark on top.

Then I move to two and three, repeat.

Two and three required extra care at top, the extra stick is wrapped tightly to three.

Three and four easy, top stick and four are close, so very firm

Four and five easier, five didn't move even at start, so tight tight tight.

Five and six very tight, six is not straight, but I pull it tight

Six and seven tightening here seemed to also straighten six a little.

Seven and eight little tricky I am putting door here. Eight has two sticks, one broke.

I twist broke bit over to seven, where I tie it down. A big space between sticks.

Perfect for door.

All webs get a [Stabilimentum]... but I am so very hungry, I drain three big bugs dry.

It's mostly done. Kysa said to put up bark.

I look around and find the spots, I'm gonna need quite a lot.

The nearest log is probably where my web is, so I will have to go back again.

I grab a [Grub] to eat and head out.

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Not good, concerned.

Kysa will need to know, one of the bugs in my web is unending.

It is stuck, but spasms and spasms no matter how much I inject.

It isn't ending, not even when I switch to digestion.

I am not eating it, but I fill it up and break it's chitin.

Out it leaks, out and out... the food smell bad.

I am glad I didn't try to eat one when I was dumber.

It's still moving, how, it's little more than a husk.

It is a husk, I hit and hit it until it head is smashed.

It kept moving until the last moment.

Scary... I am lucky it is only unending.

I move to log, this is why I am here.

Delicate work, but use pedipalps to pull bark up.

Avoid web, but pull from other parts of log.

Some is squishy, other bits break to easy.

But most is good, hard to get off without [Nimble Manipulator]

Soon I have pile. It took longer to deal with unending than bark.

Back I go, pull pull pull.

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Back, with tons of bark.

Start with stick one. At places with many wrapped webs I put bark.

I copy for two, and as I move over, I put extra bark between sticks, held in place by web, protecting webs a little.

These bark are more bouncy, but protect critical web.

Same pattern continues, and I press grass where I don't put bark.

[Arachnid Knowledge] says to camouflage, Kysa didn't say no.

Soon I am all the way over at seven and eight.

Just the door left... it is hard to tell that anything is hiding.

The big gap is a little obvious.

If I copied Kysa then it be a noticeable.

She said use canvas, so I do.

I start with a door just like Kysa's.

Four twigs wrapped in web, with twigs between.

Then wrap in web, wrap wrap wrap.

All wrapped, and hang the same way.

This time instead of back goes Canvas.

I take but out, and unfold and unfold.

It get's quite big after third unfold, just enough.

Above door I stick canvas all the way along, and hang it down.

It drapes over door, and just touches dirt.

Perfect. I pull it out and prop it up with a big stick.

Then I hoist door to canvas and use sticky web to stick them together.

Stick, Stick, Stick, Stick. Well attached. I stick twig in canvas to grab.

Now I unprop up canvas and it falls down. Covers hole great.

Heavy and sturdy, hard to break, and not easy to lift without stick.

Now gather dirt, wet dirt best, and press into canvas.

Stick, Stick, Stick, in a very different way.

All brown and dirtlike, looks like cliff now.

Add a little grass, and done.

Stand back and look

Structure (Wall) [Spidersilk Wicker Wall] Craft: Amateur [Mini] [Durable] [Silk] [Wicker] This door is constructed of willow wicker and a durable spidersilk weave,

-It is durable and highly resistant to physical damage, especially blunt force.

-It is undamaged

-It is unenchanted

-This [Spidersilk Wicker Door] is moderate value.

Structure (Door) [Hidden Canvas Spidersilk Door] Craft: Amateur [Mini] [Durable] [Silk] [Wicker] [Canvas] This door is constructed of willow wicker and a durable spidersilk weave,

-It is very well hidden by a dirt and grass covered canvas.

-It is durable and highly resistant to physical damage, especially blunt force and slashing.

-It is undamaged

-It opens outwards

-It is unenchanted

-This [Spidersilk Wicker Door] is moderate value.

I think that will do nicely.

Spider Cage Walls [https://christophedia.com/Repository/Storypics/SWAH/Web/SpiderCaveWalls.png]

Kysa should be happy.

Let's go find out.