Editing Obduction Exploration Guide (section)

= One Final Swap =

{{ExplorationGuideGreenBar|Climactic Choice}}

This is it. You should have connected all the tree roots, and the health of the entire system is probably increasing dramatically. As C.W. will tell you, the only thing holding things from fruition is the Bleeder — you’ve no doubt heard it working overtime lately. It’s time to take the Bleeder out of the equation and see what happens.

{{ExplorationGuideSmallTitle|Check with C.W.}}
It’s always interesting to check with C.W. He’s got plenty to say, and he’ll no doubt inform you that things are ready to go. He’s got his panels installed over the Tree here, and it’s just a matter of shutting down the Bleeder to make the magic happen.

{{ExplorationGuideSmallTitle|Getting to the Bleeder}}
You’ve only seen the Bleeder from a distance, but it’s time to get up close and personal. There aren’t any bridges across the water that offer access, but you’ll figure it out. When you get there, it’s pretty clear what you need to do.

{{ExplorationGuideSmallTitle|Into the Tower}}
The top of the tower is where you’ll push the final button, or plunger in this case. Have you considered everything? Have you connected everything? Are you with C.W.? Is there even another choice? Well, it all comes down to this. Do the deed, and watch your future unfold.

{{ExplorationGuideRedBar|More Help: Hints and Bits - Spoiler Alert}}

=== Story Bits ===
{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits|climactic-choice|<p>Portions of the complex nature of this place should be coming into focus. The large domes or spheres that hold each of the worlds were swapped to start the process. Some of the seeds that fell later from the trees allowed the species to meet and intermingle. C.W. has understood enough about the seeds to hijack the process so that the intermingling could happen on demand. And he believes he can do the same thing to the larger domes — and force them to swap back to where they came from, instead of following some foreordained natural order that might take them even farther from home, or worse.</p>

<p>But nature tells us that the natural scattering of seeds is a powerful survival mechanism for a species. Maybe this eclectic scattering of sentient beings is something that could move them forward — beyond the fragile environments of a single planet, solar system, or even galaxy.</p>}}

=== Gameplay Hints ===
{{ExplorationGuideGameplayHints|climactic-choice|There doesn’t seem to be a “front door” to the Bleeder.|The “back door” to the Bleeder has been blocked — until now.|C.W.’s work with moving and constructing the panels may changed things.|The panels that C.W. used to build the structure over the Tree were stored upstairs on the tracks in his workshop. Now that they’re gone, it might be worth a look.}}