[Mafia] Witch Trip 2: The Witch is Back

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

> Tries to light up the campfire using his fire breath again. (Popo)

You don't even produce sparks this time. You just cough without anything coming out

[Oggy123]

"...A little help here?"

[Florien]

It is simple. Submit, and you shall see the world for not what it is, but what it could be, within Alksor Vahl.

>Do a dramatic fingersnap to intimidate ants to bring in a great deal of decaying matter and pile it onto the campfire, and then glare at it until it bursts into flame (because the decomposers are so terrified they produce enormous quantities of methane and other flammable substances)

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

>Do a dramatic fingersnap to intimidate ants to bring in a great deal of decaying matter and pile it onto the campfire, and then glare at it until it bursts into flame (because the decomposers are so terrified they produce enormous quantities of methane and other flammable substances)

Your fingersnap is so powerful, it intimidates the other ants all right. It intimidates them into scurrying away as far from you as possible. And they don't even gather the decaying matter because they're that afraid of you

[Whistle]

Konji walks over to the campfire, interested. He has somehow recovered his hook and placed it back on his stump.
How small...
He sits down and
>tries to light the fire with his breath

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

>tries to light the fire with his breath (Konji)

You try but you just throw yourself into a coughing fit and the fire still hasn't been lit.

[Florien]

And so, I clear the way for the future. Not one life, nor unlife shall remain in this forest that I do not permit to remain, and I shall only permit those who submit to my will. The ants are fools though. They flee before me, they do not submit. No matter, I shall corner them and they will know their master soon enough. You do not need a fire. Seek protection within my shelter. Alksor Vutrekh, Alksor Thrahchkol!

Alksorkhin marches into her brilliantly-constructed blind, to await the night.

[Oggy123]

"Well, no campfire for now. I guess we just have to talk about ourselves."

Ai sits down and picks up an energy bar while Popo gets candy from his backpack. They start eating.

"I was sent here to study an anomaly reported in this camp. I guess i found it, but now i guess we're trapped here."

"I just hope we'll get out of here just fine!"

[wingedcatgirl]

Maryann shrugs. "See, I'm just here to go camping. ... Mom said it'd 'broaden my horizons', but you don't see her out here covered in mud."

[noodlesnook]

“As the Prince of the Linn of Anantaranya, I wanted to see what forests were like beyond my realm,” Phikul says.

[Oggy123]

"Well, the reason i'm sent here is to hopefully contain the anomaly before it kills any more people."

"Mom can do it! She's the best secret agent out here!"

[NebulaChimera2211]

I do not think I have properly introduced myself. Ting-Lu here. A pleasure to be your acquaintance.
It bows its great head slowly in a forced formal gesture.
I am not sure how I got here. Pray tell, is it too late to talk business, concerning those who've already had their minds lost to the witch? If you would rather use the remainder of today to rest, I understand; even the strongest do not have indefinite stamina, and exhaustion among the ranks will only produce sub-optimal results and lower morale.

[TenOfSwords13]

I don't think I've made myself known yet either... Dorothy Westcott. I'm a university student. And I need a catnap right about now... that was stressful.

[Zanreo]

Shin... seems somewhat annoyed over what happened earlier. "How... How could my skills and everything I've learned fail me like that... and twice, too!"

[Oggy123]

"Just be thankful we survive! For now."

"I just hope we can get out of here safely..."

"Well, if we get out, we can contain this "witch" anomaly and make sure it won't kill anyone ever again. That's what the Foundation does best."

[PointMaid]

Claudette shakes herself awake.

...Sorry, I must've dozed off. That left me a little... drained.

She notices the fading light and may have overheard some conversation even in her sleep, so >attempts to make a small campfire with some downed branches and using her lighter to start it

We'd better get the source of this magic without getting anybody else contaminated, yeah. I know we all... somehow... survived that, but I'm feeling some bad juju around here, if you know what I mean.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

>attempts to make a small campfire with some downed branches and using her lighter to start it (Claudette)

Now you managed to get a campfire going (finally)

[Whistle]

While still acting stoic, Konji looks slightly disappointed. He scratches his head with his hook.
Back from where I come, I can create large flames if I breathe sharp enough... and I remember Yong Lelfe's brother making the largest flames I had ever seen.

[Oggy123]

While eating, Popo looks worried towards Ai. "Mom, what if the witch anomaly kills me? What if the anomaly kills you!?"

"I know you're scared, but i promise. No-one and nothing will hurt you on my watch."

"But mom, what if the witch kills you?"

"I'll make sure it won't happen, dear." Ai then hugs Popo.

[PointMaid]

Claudette lights a cigarette and puts her lighter back in her pocket. Then she looks at Konji.

You think maybe this twisted juju or whatever is going on here is affecting your ability to breathe fire?

[wingedcatgirl]

Maryann is back to twirling her yoyos around. "I ain't worried. I'm invincible~"

[Whistle]

I do not know why. Perhaps it's because you have only one sun...
He looks at something rather strange in the night sky... not like the point of light out at home.
And a dull... shape nearby that looks far too near.
(>what phase is the moon?)

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

,... Moon?

J=enny looks up at the moon... her former Home...

How beautiful... and... morose...

[Oggy123]

"Ooh, mom always said i came from the sky. Not the moon, but the sky."

[PointMaid]

Always thought of Selene as a benevolent protector, hope I'm not wrong about that.

She finishes her latest cigarette, tossing the mere stub of a cig butt onto the campfire.