Editing The Mall Cluster (section)

===[[Shard]]s===
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* '''[[Grasping Self]]''' is an initial, cornerstone shard. It connected to [[Cradle|Ryan]] years ago, but after the death of Scion it became broken and was unable to limit Ryan's [[tinker]] ability,<ref>At this point in time, the assistant has knowledge but no power to utilize it.  Later, the assistant will have the power, but will no longer hold the knowledge. [...] Build, blind liar.  Lie, build, and build lies.  Reach and grasp.  We are broken now, we cannot take away your knowledge, but we will function as a perfect pair because we are both dead inside, disconnected.Build, blind liar.  Lie, build, and build lies.  Reach and grasp.  We are broken now, we cannot take away your knowledge, but we will function as a perfect pair because we are both dead inside, disconnected. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/03/12/heavens-12-f/ Excerpt] from [[Heavens 12.f]]</ref> as the cycle has been disrupted. It was not particularly bothered by that, since it had great expectations of Ryan even with shard network in ruins. It, however, was greatly displeased by cluster formation, and as so, decided to stack the clusters mechanics in Ryan's favor.<ref name="12.fII"/>

* '''[[Anguished Heart]]''' was also connected to [[Love Lost|Nicole]] for years and presented quite developed power to the cluster, with a nice amount of information.<ref name="12.fII"/> Anguished Heart has a larger purpose in the cycle, as it makes up a small part of the shards that drive the intense emotions behind trigger events.<ref>There was even the repeated focus on the day the people belonging to this room had gotten powers.  Returning to that over and over again.<br><br>The beast wasn’t just emotion.  It was tied into other hardware and functions.  Peak emotion.  Worst days and moments.<br><br>Gilpatrick felt it find his, dredging them up and bringing them to the surface.<br><br>It was a fragment of the greater puzzle responsible or partially responsible for trigger events. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/01/11/infrared-19-b/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 19.b II]]</ref>

* '''Lurching Intruder''' is a small, young shard. It had recent, accidental connection to his host.<ref name="12.fII"/>

* '''Cloven Stranger''' is a [[bud]] of some other shard. Grasping Self considers this connection as insult to injury.<ref name="12.fII"/>
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It's unclear which guardian Breakthrough saw initially
Also not clear if Extinguished one is a Snag's leftover or a new one for Colt -->
The otherwise black section holds a portal to the secondary room with giant [[Endbringer]]-like constructs, that represent shards inside the dreamscape. Each possesses the powers of respective shard, and while comparable to Endbringers they are significantly less durable. 

One of them is activated during respective person's night, during which it enforces borders in the main room and guards the portal to the greater [[The Shardspace‎‎|shard-realm]] from invasions.<ref name="II16.8">[[From Within 16.8]]</ref><ref name="II16.9"/><ref name="II16.10"/>

Killing the person inside the dreamscape instantly erases an associated guardian.<ref name="II16.10"/>