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[Dwarmin]

Kat rolls her eyes.

~"I suppose you have your reasons. Anyway, you've been polite to me so I'll throw you a proverbial bone.

Are you ready to hit my pretty little brain with some more magic...sweetie?"~

Action: Moar Magic!

[Errol]

Then, what else can I offer you? Up to now I've been all take, no give. Anything I can do to repay that?

[Harry Baldman]

Larry, eager to find out the limits of his blessing, takes the teatato and experiments with it.

He finds that it extends rather exquisitely, but only in a lengthwise fashion, and not longer than twice its original length. It's also quite gooey. Larry can't quite vouch for its transparency in these low-light conditions, though.

Halesey, upon finishing his can of mystery meat, begins to wander around the factory, getting a feel for the place. Kind of literally, at least in the magical sense. He can't sense a damn thing, though. Maybe the leyline's not very obvious? Even putting his mitts all over the book doesn't work, for Pete's sake.

Anyway. Time to try and displace some beans. He finds a secluded spot (considering that there can't be more than 10 or so people in the rather humongous factory, this is simpler than one might think) takes out a bean and experiments bravely and with the usual regard for his own health and safety.

[Halesey's affinity roll: 3-1]

Perhaps fortunately, the bean remains obstinately in its former place.

Meanwhile, Kat tries to sweet-talk the book and giving it a chance to prove itself once more.

~I suppose you have your reasons. Anyway, you've been polite to me so I'll throw you a proverbial bone. Are you ready to hit my pretty little brain with some more magic...sweetie?~

~Am I? I'm always down for magic, baby.~

[Kat's mind roll: 6-->4]

Suddenly, a blast of images runs through Kat's head, visions of forbidden knowledge that modern men or women were not meant to have! It feels pretty good, she must say, if quite perplexing at that. Perhaps being nice to the book had its perks, as she feels that the knowledge comes a bit more easily to her than it did before.

Spoiler: Kat's Spell Choices (click to show/hide)

1. Dentist Blast
2. Detonate Dinosaur
3. Rouge Bolt
4. Giant Tobacco Boomerang

Pick any spells you like, baby. More where these came from, yeah!

She guesses this counts as magical progress of a sort - after all, this is twice as many spells as her entire list of magic tricks.

Elizabeth, quite engrossed in conversation, tries to curry more favor with the voice.

~Then, what else can I offer you? Up to now I've been all take, no give. Anything I can do to repay that?~

~get that leyline. drink from it. leylines are good for you. and me, in a way. makes magic all better.~

[Toaster]

Well, that's something.  Let's look around some more.

Pocket the teatato and see if I can find a way out of here.

[Errol]

Okay then... won't bother you beyond this, but how do I drink from a leyline? Do I need a straw?

[Dwarmin]

She shrugged, picking some at random.

Maybe she could learn to roll black market cigars...

Action: Forget Enchant Skirt. Kat learns Rouge Bolt, Detonate Dinosaur and Giant Tobacco Boomerang!

And, side action-turn on the TV! Any news about the rain of saurians?

Spoiler: Kats Stuff (click to show/hide)

Bedroom Clothes (pink bra, and hot pink boxers. White Towel on head. Long orange socks sans shoes. All mostly dry now.)
Wallet ($48 dollars cash in tens, fives and change)
Probably Evil Magic Binder
Energy Bar (Fully Eaten)

Stats
Body: 3
Finesse: 1
Mind: 1
Affinity: 1

Spells
1. Dinosaur Rain (Destructive!)
2. Rogue Bolt ()
3. Detonate Dinosaur ()
4. Giant Tobacco Boomerang ()

[lawastooshort]

((I'm so pleased you chose the dinosaur rain/explode dinosaur combination. It’s one I can foresee no problems with.))

Hum… Maybe that’s not it. Maybe…

Halesey had two ideas in mind. He sits down crosslegged in the centre of his new room, and opens the book. He begins to read.

So, uh, hey, magic… book? I’m totally ready for you to show me something new, man. It’s been a bit of a longer break than normal, so, sorry about that. I’ve been thinking about how to get to the leyline. It’s about here somewhere though, right, so I thought I’d say hello…

Read the folder! Open my mind to more spells!

[Harry Baldman]

Having ascertained the properties of teatatoes to his satisfaction, Larry pockets the tuber, enjoying its warm, fragrant dampness in his pocket. He then tries to find an exit once again - it's certainly not looking good, he would say.

[Larry's body roll: 2-1]

To say that he doesn't get anywhere in the process would be an understatement, though. Man, swimming in potatoes is hard! Who would've thought?

Elizabeth, not quite sure of the particulars of magical conduct in the case of leylines, asks a good question of the voice.

~Okay then... won't bother you beyond this, but how do I drink from a leyline? Do I need a straw?~

~don't think about it. just do it. intuitively, you know.~

Oh.

Some distance away, Kat easily discards the considerate gift of the voice, taking three new spells in for personal use. She then turns on the TV, eager to hear whether she can safely be considered a person of mass destruction just yet.

However, the only thing that greets her is a bit of late afternoon programming, mostly soaps, reruns of some shows and a few cartoons. Guess the news aren't on just yet.

Halesey, figuring it's getting to be that time when one should tend to their magical powers, goes ahead and starts reading the book again.

~So, uh, hey, magic… book? I’m totally ready for you to show me something new, man. It’s been a bit of a longer break than normal, so, sorry about that. I’ve been thinking about how to get to the leyline. It’s about here somewhere though, right, so I thought I’d say hello…~

~You're on the right track, buddy, but tread carefully - don't be too conspicuous, see? Leyline's around, you just have to know what to look for.~

Yeah, yeah. Sure. Let's magic it up, eh?

[Halesey's mind roll: 4+1]

Halesey gets his mind thoroughly rinsed by a mighty flow of magical power, bits of which stick to appropriately receptive sections of his abused brain!

Spoiler: Halesey's Spell Choices (click to show/hide)

1. Swankify Kitten
2. Attract Russian Knights
3. Commune With Lottery Tickets

These aren't too dangerous, but still, exercise good judgment and all that. Just one of these for now, yeah?

[Dwarmin]

Kat had learned persistence was required when you wanted something done.

Action: Turn on my homemade police scanner-surely there will be some all points bulletins for dinosaur related mayhem...

[lawastooshort]

”Er…”

No matter how he expressed it, Halesey was pretty sure that the… magic would be able to perceive his bemusement at the choice of spells visited upon him. He liked kittens, but he didn’t know if he wanted to swankify one. He’d stick with what he had.

”You just have to know what to look for… Well, bother. I think I know what I'm looking for - it must be like, a line of power, man. So what could I do that might be able to detect magical power... Or graphically show up the waves and lines of raw magic... Ok, so it might not have gone well the last time I tried, but I think there's only one thing for it.”

Check no one can see me. If not: CAST POTATO VORTEX. Observe the movement of the swirling potatoes. See if there are any clues therein which might lead me to the location of the leyline. If this doesn't work then the only solution will be a meditating ritual or something.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Current Name: Halesey
Inventory: Magic Binder, mobile phone, clothes (itchy trousers, hoodie, white tshirt, white trainers). Loose change. Half pack of chewing gum. Some alcoholic beans.
Stats:

• Body: 1
• Finesse: 2
• Mind: 3
• Affinity: 0

Spell List:

• Displace Beans
• Potato Vortex
• Bolt of Indestructible Beans
• Stupid Desk Shield
• Musical Garbage Blast
• Rain of Shampoo

[Toaster]

Hmmm... okay, there's got to be a reasonable way out of here.  We were after some ley lines, so I should be able to track that back, right?

See if I can track the ley line back out of Taterland.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Current Name:  Larry Malone
Inventory: Magic Binder
Stats:

• Body: 0
• Finesse: 1
• Mind: 2
• Affinity: 3

Spell List:

• Repel Dihydroxiacetone Demon
• Evoke Filthy Mucus
• Alkaline Trouser Golem Beam
• Curse Pudding
• Blessing of Telescopic Tea

[lawastooshort]

((You know, at some point, I'm going to get frustrated with not finding the ley line and the obvious solution (bearing in mind the last time I saw you was vanishing into nudist potato hell and I've been dwelling on it) will be to cast the hell out of potato vortex, which should presumably make a hole appear in your potato world...))

((all out dated now that I realised the best course of action anyway))

[Toaster]

((To be fair, I've kept my pants on in Taterland.))

[Harry Baldman]

Kat, supposing that if the news won't satisfy her curiosity, strange devices will have to suffice, turns to her homemade police scanner. It's a pretty arcane device if she may say so herself, but it works rather well. Or, at least, it did last time she checked.

Right now, there don't seem to be any APBs out or anything, though there certainly is quite a bit of alarm on the various emergency frequencies. People talking about dinosaur containment or something like it, and the apprehending of manic or heavily injured paleontologists on the scene. Now that's better!

In the dark confines of the old factory, Halesey decides to refuse any new spells for now, looking around for any signs of people. Fortunately, nobody seems to be watching him presently. Time for yet another potato vortex!

[Halesey's affinity roll: 5-1]

He's getting better at this, he thinks! The potato vortex forms, though not without difficulty, appearing in front of Halesey, the familiar swirl of potatoes fortunately not triggering any post-traumatic stress or anything. He concentrates upon the potatoes, seeking answers.

After a brief period of thought on the matter, he concludes that the leyline is almost certainly inside of the potato dimension - after all, it's clearly magical. Why wouldn't it be in there?

Deep inside Nevertaterland, Larry, failed by conventional means, tries to sense magical leylines and whatnot - after all, what else can he do? He closes his eyes, taking a good minute to smell the power and smell it good.

His nose tells him that there is indeed a leyline - rather far away, though. It's... wait. Now there's another one - way closer, he'd say. And was that the sound of air rushing inward?

It sounds like a vortex! Or maybe a portal! Time to get to it!

[Larry's body roll: 6-->4-1]

Once again, Larry's survival instinct kicks in, sensing the twin seductive scents of magical supremacy and freedom from oppressive tubers, and he swims without regard for his personal safety straight for the portal - within a minute, he can see it! He swims rapidly, his heart racing and his mind filling with the sweet delight of freedom dangling before his eyes.

He almost expects the gateway to close again, wretched bastards that gateways have proven to be, but fortunately it does not! With a dolphin-like dive and a seal-like yell, Larry plunges out of the potato dimension and into human lands once more, flopping on the ground for a moment as he pants with exertion.

Halesey is a tad surprised, to be honest. He thought the poor schmuck was kind of a goner, the way he disappeared and whatnot.

[Toaster]

Larry pants, his chest heaving.  "If I never see another potato again, it'll be long enough.  I'd say a hearty fuck you for putting me in there, but at least you got me out again.  Thanks."

He looks around a moment as he stands up.  "Where are we?  Where's everyone else?"