Earth Escape

Oh good, a lighter. Now we can set things on fire recklessly.

???:
Seriously, that's the first thing you think of? No! We’re not just going to burn things at random! What the heck, G45?

MC-G45:
I didn’t say anything.

???:
Yes you did!

> Touch the liquid. Do it. It won't hurt THAT MUCH. I promise.

???:
Arrgh! Quit telling me to do stupidly dangerous things!

MC-G45:
I’m not. Those are just your own thoughts.

???:
No they're not!

>Inspect pipes above you. Can you possibly use them to climb to a new area/escape?

MC-G45:
Alright, alright, calm down. How about those pipes up there?

~Unnamed takes a moment to clear their head. It hasn't been the best day. Or week. Or month, really, and they're running low on patience. Once they've settled down a bit they look up at the ceiling~

???:
Oh. Yeah, I guess those might be useful.

MICROCHIP-G45:
The network of oddly placed pipes resides about ten feet above us. There is some kind of panel up there, but it's far too high to reach. Looks like it's screwed into the ceiling.

>Of course, you can use these coins as impromptu screwdriver!

???:
Yes! We've got something now. But how to get up there...

>lick the pebble

???:
Hey! I told you to stop that!

MC-G45:
Stop what?

???:
Getting me to--

>Might not be the best idea...inspect pebble instead.

???:
Okay. Alright then. That’s better.

MC-G45:
I agree with your random passing thought. Inspect the pebble.

???:
It wasn't-- Ugh. Whatever.

MICROCHIP-G45:
Whatstheirname holds up the pebble. It’s smoothe, shiny and oddly, a little squishy to the touch. It feels more like a gel capsule than a rock. A flash of sudden realisation gets my host excited.

???:
Hey, I know what this is! It’s not a pebble, it’s a seed!

MC-G45:
A seed?

???:
Yeah! A friend gave it to me a really long time ago. I guess I brought it with me? Must’ve forgotten...

MC-G45:
Why don’t I remember this?

???:
It was before I got you fully-activated. You’d probably have to go dig for it. Seeing as you won’t even look for my name I’m not shocked you haven’t.

MC-G45:
Hm.

???:
This is great, though! It’s the most useful thing we have right now.

MC-G45:
How’s that?

???:
Because if I remember correctly, a special little feature of these plants is rapid growth. If we can plant it, we can use it to climb up there.

MC-G45:
Alright then, how do we plant it?

???:
We’re going to need water and something to cover it with. Fair warning, these seeds are ‘impressionable’. We can’t just use saliva because it’s going to remember my DNA. I really don’t want to climb a horrific, fleshy plant-monster version of myself to get out of here….

MC-G45:
I would love to see that, actually.

???:
Well too bad! I’m not going there. This day has been weird enough already.

MC-G45:
Well you're just no fun at all.
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