Ambling Pearl

## Combat Encounters

* Into the Dark (2nd Floor)
* Mirror Dungeon - Hard (5th Floor)

## Possible Rewards

 * Sticky Muck

**Ambling Pearl** (O-02-21-11) is a WAW-class Abnormality encountered during Canto V. It was previously contained in the L Corp. branch in U Corp. before the whole facility was swallowed by the Pallid Whale.

It can also be encountered in the Mirror Dungeon through Abnormality events, and as a potential boss (on Hard difficulty only).

It is the source of the E.G.O **Effervescent Corrosion**.

## **Appearance**

**Ambling Pearl** is a giant clam with a dull olive colored shell supported by a set of insect-like legs. It has four long, black legs that end in three-clawed feet. It has a pair of shorter arm-like appendages protruding from within the clam's shell. All of its limbs have a metallic appearance, with multiple joints visible.

With the shell ajar, numerous small eyes can be seen lining the inner edges of the shell's valves. A green frothy muck is present inside the clam, surrounding a single pearl. The green slime produced by the Abnormality is poisonous in nature, and also contains its larvae. As the Abnormality moves, slime constantly spills from its shell.

Ambling Pearl's shell is extremely durable, leaving it resilient to all forms of attack. If enough slime is removed, the shell can be fully opened, exposing the pearl as the Abnormality's weak spot.

## **Story**

Log Writer: **Sinclair**

* Lacking Data
* Level 1
* Level 2
Um… So, that green clam, right?

It reminded me a lot of one of those Trash Crabs. Like the green slime, the ocean smell… you know.

It looked and acted like… a clam. I think. It had these shells that were shut tight.

… Though the Clams I’ve seen before didn’t have arms or legs like this one.

And… they weren't as big as this one.

We decided to wait and see for a bit before attacking, and… its shells would open up.

And in there was some… gurgling, bubbling green liquid that was spilling out of it, and… oh.

Yeah… There were some weird… larva-like things in there, and…

(There is a mark on the page. Something wet dripped here and dried.)

→ Huh? What’s this here? Where’d the lad go without finishing the log? *(Heathcliff)*

→ If by ‘lad’ you refer to Sinclair, I witnessed him leaving hurriedly to the deck. I could tell from his pale countenance that he was, like myself, suffering from seasickness… *(Yi Sang)*

→ Augh, bloody hell! That’s disgusting! *(Heathcliff)*

→ A closer observation of the residue reveals that it is perspiration, not vomit. Do not worry; this will not have a negative effect on the cleanliness of the records. *(Faust)*

→ Fau… I didn’t need to hear that either… *(Rodion)*Its shell… was too durable.

We could strike at it for ages and it won’t break. It’s like our attacks were doing nothing…

Oh, uh… I did try something, though.

Since my halberd’s pretty long, I thought that maybe I could wedge it between the clam’s shells and try to twist it open by pressing it down…

I learned it in school, uh… what was it again? Like a counterweight on a lever…

Well… it didn’t work, though. All it managed to do was to break my halberd in half.

But I think I learned something from that experiment.

When the thing’s shells are shut, green slime seems to gather around it, making sure that the shells would stay shut.

So while I couldn’t open it… I was able to tear some of the slime off, at least.

Maybe getting rid of those slimes first could help us open it up and attack its softer parts?

→ Hmph, why did you not record the part where you flailed wildly with the broken pieces of your halberd, soldier? *(Outis)*

→ H-how is that relevant?! *(Sinclair)*

→ That is pertinent information. Despite your ineffectual attempts at drawing their attention, the larvae from the entity’s effluvia instead opted to attack allies that were in a better state than you were. *(Meursault)*

→ This was a meaningful discovery. However, your meaningless struggle with an ineffective weapon could have been a part of this record as well. *(Faust)*

→ … Meursault… Faust… come on… *(Rodion)*There was a pearl inside the Clam.

… I don’t even know if it’s right to call it a pearl. All I saw was that odd, twinkling light inside the bubbling toxin.

But I’m sure that twinkling light… is this Abnormality’s core.

… It’s just a shame that we had to suffer so much before getting the chance to attack its pearl.

I-I guess I’m starting to understand… now. Or maybe I’ve just grown used to it.

We’ve always had to sacrifice ourselves to solve anything, after all…

→ Glad you’re learning something new, kiddo… but how about this? Say… like, not just standing around in an emergency? *(Gregor)*

→ No need to coddle him about it. Oi, we all died because you were busy celebrating, goin’ “I-I did it!” after getting the clam’s gob open. *(Heathcliff)*

→ … Sorry… *(Sinclair)*

## **Mirror Dungeon Event**

**Mirror Dungeon Event**

The barren mudflat reeks of salt and rot.
What little jade-colored seawater is left there
doesn’t seem to have anything inside.

A giant clam walks before you.
With each step it takes, it sprays a fetid green muck.

Is the clam the source of the contamination,
or is it working to contain the filth?

**Sample the green substance.**

**Who should do it?**
 Gluttony/  Gloom Advantage:  ≥ 5No Advantage:  ≥ 10

 **Check Passed**

You contain some of the slime in a glass jar.This isn’t simply a mass of filth.Numerous hatchlings swim inside.These tiny creatures are feeding on each other;could they be the clam’s offspring?

**E.G.O Gift Sticky Muck Earned!**
 **Check Failed**

You approach with a glass jar in hand.However, hesitation takes hold, and you eventually turn around.You couldn’t stand the thoughtof reaching out to contain that filth.In fact, you get the feeling that it’s something you mustn’t hold.

**The sinner who failed the check loses 10 SP**

**Approach it.**
You wade through the virescence.With each step, the foul mudbrings terrible pain to one’s feet.You can no longer move forward.Besides struggling to wade through,you worry that your legs might slough off if you go farther.While you were hesitating,the clam walked off into the distance.

## **Gift**

Tier: **I**Cost:  156

## Gallery

Idle SpriteStaggeredAll Parts BrokenSuppressed CoreDepicted in Hong Lu's Effervescent CorrosionDepicted in Rodion's Effervescent Corrosion
## **Trivia**

* The Abnormality environment for Ambling Pearl bears a striking resemblance to the polluted mudflats which serve as the setting for Intervallo II.