I'm going to be out of town for the next three days, and after that for the next three weeks I will likely be rather sporadic in my interactions on here. I ope to still contribute regularly, only ... less so.
For now ... Unpack boxes. Discuss ways that the spell might be blocked or at least rendered temporarily ineffective. Consider purchasing charms against gremlins. Charms that bring luck of some sort.Go to a movie - a lowbrow comedy. Purchase a large popcorn and two small drinks.
(Apologies for the delay; I like waiting for more people to post before I make a response, but I guess people have been busy. Alternately, if people are starting to lose interest, I've been thinking about running another forum game, possibly at the same time as this one, possibly putting this one away in favor of the newer one.
Anybody have thoughts on the adventure so far? Things that kinda suck, confusing, not exciting enough, trying too hard, etc.?)
Together, you and Edna unpack boxes. However, your weak non-Grue muscles are no match for the properly packed pernicious paraphernalia, so you soon cease and desist these shenanigans and begin discussing ways to potentially block the spell.
Edna explains that while it is easy to redirect a spell to another person, it isn't exactly easy to stop a spell in its tracks. The energy has to be dissipated (requiring a strong magical shield which may or may not work) or absorbed into a container (requiring a strong vessel prepared well in advance, unless you want the spell to escape into whatever random shmuck grabs the item next). Even if you manage to absorb the spell, physical objects tend to have a finite capacity based very loosely on their various physical properties. Ironically enough, actual containers like boxes and bottles are terrible vessels for spells due to their low density and relative fragility.
You and Edna consider purchasing lucky charms, but all you find after a quick Google search is a sugary cereal empire apparently controlled by tyrannical children, who pillage sweet marshmallows from innocent leprechauns in an enchanted forest. However, because you live in a first-world country surrounded by modern conveniences, safe from evil brats who wish to steal your breakfast foods, you only make a note in the back of your mind to see if there's a charity set up and promptly forget about it several minutes later.
You know that Edna likes low-brow comedies, so you decide to take her to the theater to see
Another Zombie Movie Humans Infected With A Virus Movie, No Really It's The Last One, I Swear To God Guys Just This One More And Then We're Done, Honestly. You find humor in the attempt to keep a pop culture trend going beyond its last legs that it was already borrowing from somebody else. Edna, however, is unable to appreciate the cynical humor and merely pukes right into your popcorn during an scene where the main hero decapitates three zombies and begins juggling and playing hand puppets with them. At least your drink is fine, because losing faith in the horror genre sure is thirsty work. Always drink plenty of water, children.
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