You hastily exit the reeking abode of the gaseous worm. It still stinks somewhat in the outer chamber, but the fumes seem to disperse quickly throughout the caverns.
STAPH:
Are you alright to continue, world?
Are you alright to continue, world?
YOU:
Yeah, I think so...
Actually...didn't you say earlier we might need an explosion?
Yeah, I think so...
Actually...didn't you say earlier we might need an explosion?
STAPH:
Yes. If I can trust the vibrations, explosive force should shatter or at least loosen that polyp blocking our way.
Yes. If I can trust the vibrations, explosive force should shatter or at least loosen that polyp blocking our way.
YOU:
Couldn't that cause a cave-in?
Couldn't that cause a cave-in?
STAPH:
It shouldn't. The polyp is hard, dry and desiccated. The surrounding cavern is a more yielding material. Compare striking a dried bone versus striking a knot of leather.
It shouldn't. The polyp is hard, dry and desiccated. The surrounding cavern is a more yielding material. Compare striking a dried bone versus striking a knot of leather.
YOU:
The "feverworm" thing, was that really on fire? It's kinda hard for me to tell what's what around here.
The "feverworm" thing, was that really on fire? It's kinda hard for me to tell what's what around here.
STAPH:
Yes, it communicates the concept of a fever with its literal flame.
Yes, it communicates the concept of a fever with its literal flame.
CELIA:
Worms and their pretentious bloody symbolism.
Worms and their pretentious bloody symbolism.
YOU:
So...we just need these two worms in the same place, right?
So...we just need these two worms in the same place, right?
STAPH:
At the very least, we need this one's gases to build in the polyp's chamber, then we can worry about igniting them.
At the very least, we need this one's gases to build in the polyp's chamber, then we can worry about igniting them.
YOU:
Can we put the rest of the worm attractant on the polyp?
Can we put the rest of the worm attractant on the polyp?
STAPH:
It wouldn't spread far enough through the tunnels - it would dissipate first, like the gases in here.
It wouldn't spread far enough through the tunnels - it would dissipate first, like the gases in here.
YOU:
What if we put it on something else, and used it as a lure?
What if we put it on something else, and used it as a lure?
CELIA:
How about yourself? Feverworms favor things about your shape, with the...things on top.
How about yourself? Feverworms favor things about your shape, with the...things on top.
MAGGIE:
Heads!
Heads!
CELIA:
Yes! Those!
Yes! Those!
MAGGIE:
I've got one too!
I've got one too!
CELIA:
Yeah, you're both pretty gross.
Yeah, you're both pretty gross.
