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Sect-Machina (2023) Item Descriptions - Written by Anna Tyler


A Cockroach’s Shell
A shell off the back of a cockroach who was presumably ripped apart. Entrails of its previous owner still cling to the roof of the exoskeleton, embodying the history of a living thing which this shell was once part of. Now, the shell serves only as its grave.

A Cybernetic Hornet’s Stinger
A genuine TUNGSTEN Corp. cybernetic hornet stinger. Its chrome and yellow tint gleam from its tip, but at the other end: the paint shows wear and becomes ultimately obfuscated by the flakes of insect exoskeleton. The stinger was probably forcibly removed from its original owner.

A Bag full of Bloody Loops (Currency)
A cloth bag, hastily hand-stitched, stained by dark splotches. At its neck is a corded wire that is not fully tied, leaving the bag partially open. The loops within shine under a light not with a metallic gleam, but with the sparkle of blood’s uneven wetness.

Newspaper Clipping
A newspaper clipping. A picture sits prominently at the head of the paper, depicting a small bug with an X across its face. The headline and following text reads: The Dreg Problem is Worsening! These insectoids are not our brethren, they feast upon us by acting on their cannibalistic desires, slaying innocents from our civilized bug society. And their numbers are only growing!

Broken Phone
It’s a communication device, a phone, that flips over itself. Heralded at the time as a fine invention that compacts the space of previously larger devices. Its hinge has given way and the phone now exists in two pieces, making it more pocketable than ever.

A Hacker’s USB Drive
An old universal-serial-bug drive, or as it is more commonly known, a USB stick. This one has probably seen use as a veteran hacking tool, delivering payloads of trojan-horseflies, viruses, and spyware across corporate infrastructures. It is the bane of any well-paid security agent.

A Ripped Open Spray Can
Hey! It’s one of Mona’s old spray cans! Now ripped apart by some bored bug looking to entertain themselves by making scrap. It features two Moth Eyes, Mona’s signature, painted prominently on the frame of the can. It has served its purpose, if a little early to fall to the wayside, but now serves as a memento of the past.