Half Past the Witching Hour

Begin.



You're name is Lily Gray and you're not having the best morning.
An... Incident occurred last week that may or may not have put one of your friends in major danger. Seeing as you're currently in the principal's office, it's kind of obvious that you are not going to get out of this scot-free.





This hulk of a man is your principal, Mr. Vicegrip.

“So, Miss Lily.”





He's big, and huge, and holy shit what's up with his shoulders.

“Explain to me why you’re in here again.”

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Hi! I'm pretty much going to leave little comments or clarify things in this little space every once in a while.

>Well, first you opened a jar of mortal danger, just to give it some air. Then you stuffed your friend in there since it seemed like a fun thing to do.

>You kept setting off shoulder enhancement bombs in the school to fix your tiny noodle shoulders but you ended up almost crushing your buff friend's head.

>You were framed! It was a setup! It wasn't you, it was the one-armed man!

>You kept setting off shoulder enhancement bombs in the school to fix your tiny noodle shoulders but you ended up almost crushing your buff friend's head.



You try to spin a tale about setting off some highly illegal steroid-filled potion bombs at… Ok, this would probably get you into worse trouble than just telling the truth.



>You were framed! It was a setup! It wasn't you, it was the one-armed man!



I’m telling you! It was this one-armed guy with a sword for a hand! He put us up to it!

“…Lily, you are aware that I have read the police reports, right? The only mention of a one-armed man is my nephew, Jack, who gave you a soda to calm you down after said incident.”

Oh… Right.



>Well, first you opened a jar of mortal danger, just to give it some air. Then you stuffed your friend in there since it seemed like a fun thing to do.



Ok, that's your last idea and it's pretty much the truth. Might as well tell him.

“We were some place we shouldn’t have been. Something happened that neither of us could’ve predicted.”



>Reminisce.



You are now Lily Gray from a few days ago. You are currently waiting for your best friend behind a bunch of abandoned factories for one final night of shenanigans before you graduate in a few weeks.




Oh, uh. There she is. Apparently, Chell’s been standing there for about an hour now. That’s… Concerning.

Post a selfie on your favorite social media before you go do crimes

>High five of doom!

>Show off how hard-core you are by eating those vines. Without any ketchup!

>High five of doom!


You two attempt to do a High Five of Doom! Sadly, you aren't sure if Doom classifies as anything other than an old video game.

“Chell, how's it going!”

“HEY, DUDE! Haven’t seen you in forever!”



>Post a selfie on your favorite social media before you go do crimes


A self…ie? Is that some sort of West Coast thing?




You can post pictures to this “social media” website through the Holo-ring your friend’s dad made. You don’t really understand the specifics of it, but it was a gift she gave you before graduating a few years ago.

You both pose for a picture. The both of you are just planning to do a little amateur parkour, not that either of you are as good as it as Chell’s girlfriend. It’s not like what you’re doing here is criminal anyw-





“Hey, is it illegal to be in an abandoned lot like this?”

“Dude, I passed like, 5 ‘Do Not Trespass’ signs and a cop car just to get here. Hell yeah, it’s illegal.”

Oh.

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Yes, Chell ate a plant. It tasted like a potato.

>Dare chell to eat some of the big moon rock that the plants are coming out of as well.

>Were there any other signs on the way there, say, 'Warning: Radiation Hazard' or 'Warning: Falling Rubble'?

>Try and break things. Try and fail.

>Try and break things. Try and fail.


Chell tries to kick the wall and instead kicks the box over.




The goods spill out. The box is displeased.



>Dare Chell to eat some of the big moon rock that the plants are coming out of as well.


Oh, that’s not a moon rock. Your botanical knowledge tells you this is a giant tuber that’s been exposed to the elements.




Its all bruised and covered in that mold potatoes get. It seems like someone dug it out a while ago.

“Hey, Chell?”



> ”Were there any other signs on the way there, say, 'Warning: Radiation Hazard' or 'Warning: Falling Rubble'?”


“Dude, what are you… HOLY CRAP!”

chell: grab knife
better yet, toss it to lily and tell her to stab behind her real quick so as to stab potatoman

>Lily: Introduce chell to your new potato friend.

>Lily: Introduce chell to your new potato friend.

seconding this while still doing my previous command as well

>Act like nothing strange is going on, and, in fact, insist to the creature that it is your employee and it's in for a hefty scolding if it doesn't get to work. It can't object if you don't give it a chance to speak.

>The box appears to have a sword or similar pointy object. Probably haven't ever used one, but you at least know which end to grab and which to stick into the monster, right?...