Big Beard Jack didn't care about naming conventions—he wanted functionality.
"Get to the point!"
Luo Shu, now a seasoned containment specialist, analyzed the hourglass's dual abilities:
Culinary sabotage (food reverting to raw/burnt states).
Telekinesis (deflecting darts, hurling Luo Shu).
"Not separate powers," he concluded. "Reality distortion. It evolves or devolves targets based on the user's will."
Jack frowned. "Evolves?"
"Example: the owner evolved temporary telekinesis. The food devolved to earlier/later cooking stages."
As if affirming his theory, the Anomaly Catalog updated:
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[Item #: Unassigned]
[Designation: Energy Hourglass]
[Object Class: Safe]
[Anomalous Properties: Evolutionary Warp. A ██████-made toy granting 15-minute superpowers. Like a beauty filter—temporary, illusory. Not for children under 14 or IQ <100.]
[Status: Contained]
[O]
Another ██████-brand product.
But 15 minutes of godhood was lethal in the right hands.
Jack remained skeptical. "We'll let Research verify this."
Luo Shu didn't argue.
He'd already pocketed the real prize—the ability itself.
The Stalker
Back in his quarters, Luo Shu prepared to test the hourglass—
—when Eye-2 alerted him:
"Black-clad elder breached your room again."
SCP-343.
Persistent old coot.
What was "God" really after?