HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[+++++|+____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 3:40 PM

OBJECTIVE COMPLETE: Prepare for your quest.
CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is ALERT.

Quote from Smahley=)

#Thought: I might use that sickle on the Greenhouse if I fight against some Archon.

yes

Quote from GamerXD8

Thought: ONWARD, MEN! TO THE MALL! I mean Drew's house.

Quote from Youwishjellyfish

#Thought: Chewing some Betel nuts on my way to Drew's place might be a good way of staying alert and ready for the fight with Drew's Archon.

Without any reason to delay further, Scarecrow dons his SUNGLASSES and steps outside. His destination is DREW'S HOUSE, which is only a 15 minute or so walk away. He walks through the alleyway which is almost directly opposite his house, crosses the main road, and walks past the primary school and down that road for a while. It's just after 3:30 PM, which is when school finishes around here, so the streets are busy with CONCERNED PARENTS picking up their kids.

Scarecrow hates CONCERNED PARENTS; they make Scarecrow NERVOUS. This is probably because his own parents were massive buzzkills when he was living with them. Despite the fact that he's pretty much sober now (Scarecrow is never really sober), he's aware that his pupils are probably the size of saucers, so the presence of CONCERNED PARENTS really HARSHENS HIS BUZZ. He keeps his head down and his eyes low, doing his best to avoid eye contact by using his hat.

Scarecrow considers chewing some HERBAL REMEDY: BETEL NUTS, but that involves a lot of SPITTING, and having to do that with all these CONCERNED PARENTS around would probably be VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. He also doesn't really need the energy boost right now; he's perfectly awake as it is.

At the end of the street is a PUBLIC PARK, but Scarecrow turns right instead of going through it. He knows from experience that this is the most efficient route, and it's against his nature to use any route other than the most efficient one.

Two more turns and a block or so later, Scarecrow arrives at DREW'S HOUSE. He lets himself in through the back gate, and walks towards DREW'S GARAGE, the most likely place for him to find Drew. As he does so, he starts to think about how he would approach dealing with the ARCHON. Should he fight it directly, or try to deprive it of its power by convincing Drew to undergo an IBOGA cleansing?

Scarecrow steps into the garage, and finds Drew exactly where he expected to; on the couch, with his feet on top of a heater, XBox controller in hand, fighting a dragon in Skyrim. A small plastic container with some mixed MARIJUANA and TOBACCO in it occupies the couch space next to him, and there's a BONG on the ground just in front of/next to him (just out of the danger zone where his feet might rest).

"Hey man," Scarecrow says as casually as possible.
"Dude, check out this mace I found," he says.
Scarecrow feels ashamed. He had never even considered that this behaviour was anything but Drew being Drew, let alone an ARCHON'S influence.
"Nice."

There are several COUCHES, a FRIDGE, a POOL TABLE, a SET OF SPEAKERS (currently unused!), a TELEVISION, DREW'S LAPTOP, a VARIETY OF GAME CONSOLES, and a lot of small tables with ashtrays on them in here. Oh, and a BOAT. That thing's been there for a while.


HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[+++++|+____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 3:55 PM

CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is ALERT.
Scarecrow's BUZZ has been HARSHENED.
CHECKPOINT REACHED.

#thought: Drew might be more agreeable if I roll a joint with the stuff in my kit. it'd definitely unharsh my buzz, at least

Quote from Exilement

#thought: Drew might be more agreeable if I roll a joint with the stuff in my kit. it'd definitely unharsh my buzz, at least

ooc: i like the way you think!

I just thought i'd also mention, I think as a general rule it's probably best if I wait until I've had at least 3 thoughts between each update, just for the sake of encouraging participation, as well as to give me enough content to work with. I'd prefer to do my updates in big blocks rather than a bunch of small ones.

#Thought: Ask Drew if you can "borrow" something from the fridge?

Also, try to convince him playing biliard with you, it might help somehow.

EDIT: Just read the list of effects on the first post. I totally misinterpreted the uses for Iboga

#thought: I should try making small talk with Drew, maybe play some music from my phone. Anything to take his attention away from playing games.

#thought: I must still be tripping more than I realized, my thoughts aren't making much sense

HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[+++++|+____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 3:55 PM

CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is ALERT.
Scarecrow's BUZZ has been HARSHENED.
CHECKPOINT REACHED.

Quote from Almond

#thought: I should try making small talk with Drew, maybe play some music from my phone. Anything to take his attention away from playing games.

Without bothering to ask, Scarecrow steps over to the SET OF SPEAKERS, and plugs the auxiliary jack into his phone before picking out some APPROPRIATE MUSIC. He makes sure to put on a playlist with some songs Drew's never heard before so they can talk about it.



Scarecrow decides to wait for the music to play for a bit before commenting on it. He tries to make some small talk in the meantime.

"You been doing this all day?" Scarecrow asks, trying to draw Drew's attention away from the game.
"Yeah," Drew replies. "Pretty much."
"I'm surprised you haven't gotten bored of it man. Skyrim's a good game, but it's not THAT great."
"Well I just got the DLC, the other day, I have lots of stuff to do."
"Hm, I guess."
Drew's giving the impression that he's being distracted from something really important.

Quote from Exilement

#thought: Drew might be more agreeable if I roll a joint with the stuff in my kit. it'd definitely unharsh my buzz, at least

"Hey dude, is there another mix bowl around?" Scarecrow asks.
Understanding what I'd need it for, Drew pauses his game and looks up.
"Yeah, I think so. Here you go." He hands Scarecrow another plastic container not unlike the one Drew's mix is in. "You brought weed?"
"Sure did."
"Awesome." He turns around and starts packing himself a cone. Apparently he no longer feels any need to go slowly on what's left of his own mix.
Scarecrow takes a seat on one of the couches, and puts a small amount of MARIJUANA from his KIT into the container.
"Scissors," Drew says, while Scarecrow is putting his KIT away.
"What?" Scarecrow isn't sure what he's talking about, and looks up. Drew is offering him a pair of scissors. Scarecrow hadn't even thought to ask for them yet. "Oh, thanks."
"Here's some tobacco also," he says, pulling out his pouch and offering that to him also in one smooth movement.
"Right, cheers."
His work towards encouraging progress done, Drew starts smoking his cone. The whole while, he watches Scarecrow start to chop his mix. After exhaling, he seems to lose interest and returns to his game, but Scarecrow can see him watching his progress out of the corner of his eye.

Soon, Scarecrow has finished the mix, and then quickly rolls a nice king-size joint.

Quote from Ghombeat

#Thought: Ask Drew if you can "borrow" something from the fridge?

Also, try to convince him playing biliard with you, it might help somehow.

After adding the finishing touches to his joint, Scarecrow gets up and checks the fridge. There's some CIDER, a half-finished bottle of COKE, and a big bottle of ICED TEA. ICED TEA is great for dealing with drymouth, so Scarecrow asks if he can have some to go with his joint. Drew has no problem with this.

Scarecrow lights up the joint and gets it burning properly.
"Joint-sley," Drew says, obviously having noticed what he's doing. Drew also had a habit of inventing adjectives.
Scarecrow takes a few drags, then tries to get Drew off the game.
"You up for a game of pool or something while we smoke this?"
Drew looks up from his game extremely unenthusiastically. "Not really man, I'm pretty sick of pool."
"Dude, we haven't played pool in ages."
"Eh, I'm just not feeling it."
"Well okay then," Scarecrow says, passing him the joint.

Scarecrow takes a sip from the bottle of ICED TEA as he sits back down on the couch. 'Well, that's not going to work,' Scarecrow thinks as he does this. 'Maybe now's a good time to bring up the music?'

"By the way, I downloaded this music just the other day," Scarecrow comments. "I thought it was pretty entertaining. What do you think of it?"
Drew pauses his game for a moment, and listens for a bit while he puffs on the joint.
"It's... actually pretty good. It's kinda weird though." He passes the joint back.
Scarecrow laughs. "Yeah, that was basically what I thought. Reminds me of the Mighty Boosh a bit for some reason."
Another short pause, then Drew starts laughing also. "Yeah, I can definitely see that."
"This should be the theme song of our hyperspace adventures," Scarecrow says, grinning. He's only half-joking.
"Oh yeah, how was your trip by the way?"
"Pretty nuts man, The AYAHUASCA SPIRITS gave me a free gigantic crystal." Scarecrow says
"Wait, what?"
Scarecrow passes Drew the joint again, and pulls the POWER STONE necklace out from under his jacket. He shows it to Drew, who raises his eyebrows as he smokes.
"Dude, how much did that thing cost?" he asks.
"I told you, it was free."
"I want one."
"Well, you have to earn one, in the fourth dimension! OOoooOOh!" Scarecrow makes some "spooky" hand movements.
Drew stares at him, not sure what to think.
Scarecrow jumps on the opportunity. Lowering his arms, he puts on a more serious tone.
"I'm serious though, I woke up wearing this thing after my trip, and I never left my hammock. Crazy shit."
"I don't believe you." He passes the joint back.
"Man, I can't afford a crystal this big. A guy made of snakes in a temple in a higher dimension gave it to me to battle evil with."
"I kinda want to trip now," says Drew.
'Perfect,' Scarecrow thinks.
"Well, I brought some IBOGA ROOT BARK POWDER if you're up for it."
"Iboga? Isn't that like, the god tier super serious psychedelic you keep telling me about?"
"Yeah. You gotta go pretty deep for the freebies, man."
There's a long silence as Drew stares off into space. Scarecrow can tell that he's trying to give the impression of thinking hard about it, but it's more likely that he's just zoned out while trying to comprehend it. Scarecrow gets his attention again by passing the joint to him.
"Come on, it'll be great! Hyperspace adventures! Yeah!"
"....Nah, I'm not prepared for that man. I appreciate the offer, but you're the psychonaut here, not me."
"Aw man, are you sure?"
"Yeah, sorry dude. You can trip as much as you want though."

Dang.

Quote from Exilement

#thought: I must still be tripping more than I realized, my thoughts aren't making much sense

Well, it almost worked. Drew's thoughts don't usually make much sense either.

What now?


HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[++++_|_____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 4:10 PM

CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is a little bit STONED. (penalty to reaction speed)
Scarecrow's BUZZ is no longer HARSHENED!

#Thought: Hmm... I think I search the house if the Archon can be found.

#Thought: When they say to fight the fire with fire... get him stoned, then try to beat him on some videogames until he ragequits.

#Thought: Ask Drew for some food claiming you have the munchies, get him up of his lazy ass.

I wanted to divert his attention from the game :/
I think it would be easier to convince him to do something other then playing the game, when he is focusing on something other then the game... The food wasn't the real thing, but getting him to do something other then keep playing Skyrim.

Quote from Scarecrow

ooc: you guys are pretty bad at this. i promised psychedelic hyperspace battles and you want me to search the house for a 4 dimensional creature, do the exact thing the archon feeds off, and ask for munchies?

Ok Ok, i'll try put effort this time. :T

#Thought: Search for some weapons tofight th archon...

yeah those last few suggestions were pretty terrible

#thought: Drew seemed to shut down after I confirmed it's a "god tier super serious psychadelic", maybe he would feel more comfortable if he heard about the earlier experience in a way that he could relate to. Entering an unfamilar world, seeking out the "boss" and being rewarded with treasure upon succeeding sounds like something he could get excited about.

HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[++++_|_____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 4:10 PM

CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is a little bit STONED. (penalty to reaction speed)
Scarecrow's BUZZ is no longer HARSHENED!

Quote from Exilement

#thought: Drew seemed to shut down after I confirmed it's a "god tier super serious psychadelic", maybe he would feel more comfortable if he heard about the earlier experience in a way that he could relate to. Entering an unfamilar world, seeking out the "boss" and being rewarded with treasure upon succeeding sounds like something he could get excited about.

"What if I told you I can take you on a quest?" Scarecrow tries.
"What kind of quest?"
"Okay, remember how I told you about the idea of ARCHONS a while back?"
"...Vaguely."
"Higher dimensional spirit beings that influence our dimension in order to feed on the beliefs of humans?"
"Oh, yeah."
"Well this is going to sound crazy, but through some shamanic adventures, I eventually found out that they are real, and they are feeding off us."
Drew stares blankly again.
"That's what this crystal is for. I asked the AYAHUASCA SPIRITS for guidance, and they gave me this thing. They called it a POWER STONE... it does exactly what it sounds like. It gives me the power to hunt and fight the ARCHONS, and absorb their power to hunt and fight more ARCHONS."
"Go on..."
"Basically I'm here to trip here because I'm intending to fight a nearby ARCHON. I have no idea to expect, probably some kind of sweet boss battle."
"That sounds pretty crazy man," Drew says. "Even if it were true, why would you need me for that?"
Scarecrow thinks for a moment.
"I didn't really want to tell you this," Scarecrow says, hesitating. He tries to avoid mentioning that it's Drew's desire to DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES. They are both things he's very attached to. "But it's because it you are the target of this particular ARCHON."
"Seriously? Why would an ARCHON be interested in me?"
"Well, you're pretty suggestible man. We've seen that in action. Patrick knows that. You know that Patrick knows that."
"Yeah, I guess so. But it seems like there would be much better targets out there."
"There are, but I don't have the power to fight the stronger ARCHONS yet. I need to start small, and battle them one at a time. Kind of like starting at level one, fighing a boss, getting some cool stuff, and then advancing to the next stage. Level 2 is my parents."
Drew grins. "That sounds pretty awesome actually. But how do I know you're not just batshit insane?"
"That's a great question," Scarecrow replies. "Let me THINK ABOUT THAT for a minute."

Quote from Gunnii

#Thought: Ask Drew for some food claiming you have the munchies, get him up of his lazy ass.

"By the way, do you have any snacks?" Scarecrow asks. "I've got the munchies."
"What, already?" Drew asks, surprised. "You had like half of one joint, man."
"Yeah."
"But nah, I don't have anything. If you want food you'll have to go to one of the nearby FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS."
"Okay."

Quote from Ghombeat

#Thought: Search for some weapons tofight th archon...

Scarecrow decides to wait until after he's talked to Drew some more before doing this.


HEALTH:
[++++++++++]

CONSCIOUSNESS:
[++++_|_____|____]
[Uncon|Alert|Hyper]

INVENTORY [15/20]:
[ POWER STONE ] | KIT | SMARTPHONE | WALLET | SICKLE | Herbal Remedy: Betel Nuts | Herbal Remedy: Anti-freak-out Tincture | Herbal Remedy: Aloe Vera | Herbal Remedy: Kava Kava | Herbal Remedy: Milk Thistle | Herbal Remedy: Valerian | Flask of Ayahuasca | Mushrooms: P. Subaeruginosa | Toasted Sandwich | Bottle of Water | Sunglasses |

TIME:
Day 1, 4:15 PM

CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Free DREW from the ARCHON that COMPELS HIM TO DO NOTHING BUT SMOKE WEED AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Scarecrow is a little bit STONED. (penalty to reaction speed)