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It had been a few weeks, but Miko and Ronin were unable to just let the Grief Seed sit. They found themselves tormented by its secrets. The worry and foreboding spread through their thoughts like a festering cyst. Initially they were content to hide it away, but what if it grew into something else? Magic was a wonderful thing that could grant any miracle, but as former servants of horrors, they knew too well that artifacts such as this could cause just as much harm as good. They needed to know what they were dealing with, and who better to call than the benevolent queen of all Penrose?

It didn't take much convincing. Something akin to a magical coin? Grief Seed? A reward for a harrowing mission from the C.A.P.R.I.C.O.R.N.? The Iron Queen would be a [i]fool[/i] to not entertain a visit to her realm. And so the duo showed up with the gift they had been cursed with. But one magical girl's scrap heap was another magical girl's delectable banquet, and was Penny but someone who had such humble origins as living in a scrap heap? Penny could feel a power radiating from the seed. As someone who cannibalized her replacement just to squire more powers, she was likely tempted to "accidentally" crush the seed and inherit its dark gift. But where was the rush? If she could scan it, then perhaps she could make as many as she wanted.

And so, Penny scanned the thing. She brought all of her technological marvels to bear on this seed. But it would take time, so she likely dismissed Miko and Ronin so that she could probe it properly. There was plenty to do in sanctuary, they wouldn't be bored. They wouldn't be called back until she was finished. 

When the duo was called back, Penny tossed the coin to them. Penny started by telling them what they already knew. That the seed was filled up with potent despair magic. But this was an insulator for what lay deeper inside the seed, but none of her tools were potent enough to uncover what that really was. Maybe with more time, but with the raid on wonderland coming any day now, Penny needed to prioritize preparing for what was sure to be Penrose's most important battle. 

But Penny [i]had[/i] uncovered some new information. She told the twins that the seed was like a coin, but it had a "share" function tied to it. What was being exchanged wasn't clear, but due to the nature of the magic safeguarding the seed's core, it likely had to do with emotions, or was related to emotions. Despite it's apparent composition, the possibility of it doing anything harmful or beneficial was near zero. At the very least, any effects it could have would be relatively mild. 

Perhaps someone with divination magic could learn more. The seed's contents might be difficult to gleam, but someone who can look into the grief seed's past would be able to tell where it came from, and perhaps follow up with a proper investigation. Alternatively, maybe they could find an interdimensional traveler, or someone else who has seen other realities. One of the difficulties Penny had with the grief seed was that she didn't know what she was looking at, as it most certainly wasn't of this world.