limacharlie | [Day 5 : Public Channel ]

This is Peridot: Your engineer and number-one gem speaking, interrupting your usual afternoon radio chatter with an urgent matter of utmost importance. SO LISTEN UP!

[She’ll pause briefly to give people more time to actually turn their radios up and listen properly, because she is actually dedicated to making sure that the whole carnival is on the same page with this.]

A-hem. Thank you. Now as some of you may already know, a small group of dedicated carnival members-- including yours truly—have been coordinating an effort to try and create a possible antidote to the venom of a certain detestable fae. You know the one. The clod that we were all EXTREMELY glad to see get his comeuppance at the hands of our great and wonderful Ringmaster.

Anyway. The Prince may be gone now, but unfortunately, his cruddy venom is still affecting a large percentage of the carnival staff. Worse yet-- through no fault of any of its founding members-- the original antidote team has made very little progress on manufacturing a cure. [Muttering:] Personally, I blame the fact that most of the people who would have been better suited to this work were also counted among those that were missing, but I digress! We did what we could with what we had, okay?!

[Mari is only kind of interrupting this time, but she’s a little more forceful than usual--and a little more animated than this really warrants. She’s just excited about having a new project.]

We've identified the basic problem: that the venom is affecting the soul of its victims and not just their bodies. Physical cures alone aren't going to cut it. We're gonna need magic, medicine, and metaphysical prowess, especially when it comes to souls and soul energy.

And while we can't make you do anything, not helping would be kind of an asshole thing to do right now.

The kind of asshole thing we’ll definitely remember.

[Somewhere off in the background, you can hear Peridot muttering:] Nyeh?

[Promise, threat, same thing.]

The good news is, we do have a new doctor to introduce! He's kind of our only doctor, really. But no one's died under his care yet, sooooo that's probably a good sign.

...take it away, doctor.

[There is a pause because Herbert is giving Mari an incredibly unimpressed look. But, like, fair, he guesses.]

My name is Herbert West, this… carnival’s new medic and as someone previously held captive by this ‘Prince’ I’ve only recently had the opportunity to begin my research into this unique affliction. I have education and previous experience in various forms of medicine and chemistry, especially in regards to specific aspects of pathology—however, I have never encountered… [He’s so reluctant. He is the MOST reluctant.] …what is referred to here as magic. Therefore, any help from those knowledgeable in that particular field and how it might interact with biomedical science, as well as any individuals who may have encountered artificially induced fossilisation in any form previously would be ideal.

Additionally, if you have been affected by the venom and you have yet to visit the medical tent I must insist you do so as soon as possible! My--our development of the cure depends upon data, and we cannot be aware of all the variables without access to each patient. As long as everyone cooperates we should be able to solve this in fairly short order.

Right, so. There you have it. We’ll turn the ‘floor’ over to the other workers who will be heading up some of the other research teams now, but the bottom line here is: We’re all gonna work together, come up with a cure to fix everyone, and it’s GONNA BE GREAT!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

It looks every bit as ridiculous as it sounds.

It's a perfectly valid form of magic! [ no it is not ] Kissing to break a spell has occurred in plenty of fairy tales. I'm simply reworking the theory.

[Time for more peanut gallery.]

Is it on the lips?

[Oh look, here is someone else not helping.]

Maybe it should be. That's perhaps why it didn't work on me while I was enchanted at the manor.

It doesn't have to be on the lips! I kissed that bicorn on the snout and it worked just as well!

[ and thus the rest of the game learns that Strange kissed a horse. ]

As in this case it's stone--perhaps you should be attempting to. Blow the infection away instead.

What a ridiculous suggestion.

No, you're right. Canoodling with children makes infinitely more sense.

It's not canoodling. It's symbolic. Honestly West, I know you know nothing of magic but do try to keep up.

Maybe I would if you had even the slightest idea of why what you're doing works, if you explained anything beyond fairytale drivel--what are you intending on then, homeopathic child kissing?!

[ Strange sighs, as if it's somehow a massive inconvenience that Herbert doesn't know what he's talking about. ]

Some magic requires elements to act in certain roles. An envoy, a path, a handsel, for example. The spell to release one from an enchantment used instructions, tools, and action. I am working on a reduction that just uses the instructions, but at the moment, the spell works best when I have all three items.

As for kissing specifically, that was the catalyst to break a spell when I first devised this magic. I simply haven't gotten around to changing it.

[ and probably never will ]

You did whaaaaaat?

And I wasn't here to see it?!

[She's so disappointed!]

Aw, maaaaan!

If something else is enchanted, I'll be happy to break that spell so you can see it. [ Because obviously Mari's disappointed she missed out on cool magic and not on Strange kissing a horse. Though hang on a minute. ]

You've got magic of your own, don't you? Use it on someone else and I should be able to bring them back to normal!

Nines should be able to show you. One of the new nightrunners. He's got a pod that can project his memories.

[ Said memory also has Lambert awkwardly kissing said bicorn, but he is pretty sure he has less dignity to lose here than Jonathan 'Kiss the Horse Dammit Don't Ask Questions' Strange. ]

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[Barking laughter followed by intense coughing. So worth it.]

Oh this. This I have to see.

Lambert, get Nines ta show us it, be a mate.

Next time I'll see about givin' ya a nice smooch, eh, Tyki~?

Oh~ so bold ♥ I will unfortunately try to make it not a 'next time'.

I'd be much obliged.

[Seriously, fuck fae mind control]

You'll just have to get that smooch some other way.

Oh, I'm sure I'll manage~. I'm pretty clever, y'know.

[Joker, stop fake flirting while you're poisoned and over the radio]

I don't know. I'm quite a valuable prize and while I may play a little easy to get by taking you to dinner I certainly won't make it easy.

[Joker, this is your fault because you make it easy to indulge. Both of them need to stop fake flirting over the radio.]

[Fake flirting while poisoned. But it's fiiiiiiine.]

Oh, it's not any fun if it's too easy, right?

But of course, Joker. It's the fun in the play and the eventually success.

Look forward ta it once this is all sorted out~.

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