WARNING LARGE UPDATE INCOMMING!!!

You enter the Curator's Office which seems to be the Captain's Room without anything in it but a bed, this desk, and a vanity dresser.

: Good day, Soren! I am Curator Ampleforth. What is it that you needed to speak to me so urgently about?

: Hello, Curator. I wanted to ask you about your... "operations" in the Mine.

: Ahh yes. The Mines. You see Soren, there is a strange source of energy below these Mines. It-

: Yes I am quite aware of it's existence. What are you doing with it?

: Oh. Well we are studying it's properties! The Grandest Pooba has a very large interest in this power source.

: So you AREN'T usurping the Mines?

: Oh heavens no! We just want some samples from the Cortellus.

: The Pooba has some plans for them. Once we get a good sample we will leave.

: Then what was the huge fuss in Town Hall about?

: Mr. Mayor thought we wanted the Mines. My associate did not explain the situation very well. I am dreadfully sorry about that. Please give him my condolences.

: Right... Uhm... Sorry about taking out your grunts earlier.

: No worries!

: Now about the Cortellus...

: We are quite aware of it's fragility.

: No... I mean that it is behind 3 sets of locked doors

: ...

: And that the door's locations change constantly.

: ...

: And you need a special tool to extract the power from it.

: ...

: And extracting the power wrong would cause the Cortellus to grow drastically until it engulfed the entire island and later the world.

: ... I was not aware of any of those things...

: I am kind of an expert on the Cortellus. I studied it greatly Four-A Academy.

: "Four-A"?

: The Alchemist Academy of Anton Aldo.

: That is quite a prestigious Alchemy Academy!

: Yes. I graduated as Valedictorian of my class.

: Quite impressive!

: Anyways... If you can just wait a few hours or maybe a day I would be happy to get you a sample. Ill just send a message to the Alchemist's Council and request a-

: Oh no no no no! It must be a fresh sample!

: Okay... Then I can get the doors open and get you a sample. It should last you a while. The crystal regrows itself naturally for a few years after it breaks off.

: Magic?

: No. Its something else. It isn't Magic or Alchemy. It isnt composed of any elements found on this planet.

: Ok, Soren. I shall call my men back to the ship. I would like you to go talk to the Mayor and smooth this whole thing over.

: I shall. I will try to get back here tomarrow if the cards allow it. Right now I have to go meet up with someone.

: Menen?

: Why ye- how did you know that?

: One of my agents told me that he arrived yesterday.

: Yes, he did. Hopefully he hasn't gotten himself into too much trouble.

: His personality is identical to this universe's version of him. I guess some things don't ever change.