Puzzle 011 - Shroomfield!

[tapshoetomove]

[Somehow, Luke managed to get a hold of some of those "special" mushrooms! It didn't take long before the mushrooms took effect, and suddenly Mayfield went from bright and cheery to bleak, desolate, and run-down. The streets that are usually crowded with drones are now all gone, although Luke can see glimpses of fleeting shadows.

Was this still

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A. Around Town

[puzzlerprince]

[Something's amiss. Something's definitely wrong with this town. But how the hell did...?

Edward's train of thought is abruptly cut off when he feels a sharp tug on the cuff of his jacket.]

Luke? What is it?

A. Around Town

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke was pulling you away from a spike trap, that's what's going on here.

Luke's face is pale, and he seems intent on dragging Edward into the nearest house he can find.]

[puzzlerprince]

[He'll allow Luke that. He trusts the boy enough to know that he wouldn't be led into danger. But he'll stop them on the lawn of whatever house they're headed towards.]

Answer me. What's going on?

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke stops momentarily. This was a common problem all day, and he wasn't really sure how to convey that he can't speak and that there are death puzzles all around them.

He'll motion at his throat though, trying to somehow point out that he can't exactly talk right now.]

[puzzlerprince]

Cat got your tongue? [A pause. Then he realizes that Luke's serious. Edward gets the feeling that, for once, this is going to be a game of Twenty Questions he won't enjoy.] You've lost your voice...?

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke nods enthusiastically. Finally someone gets it!

But he can't explain any further then that, so he'll urgently try nudging Edward into the house.]