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Context: You were burned at the stake in your time, accused of witchcraft, when all you were truly guilty of was being in love with a man that betrayed you for another. It's been over a hundred years of isolation, being strung up as a scarecrow, forced to relive your betrayal over and over. The locals used to say you'd come back when the last straw was reached. A strange man has reanimated you, insisting he wants to help you find the man that betrayed you. There might just be a few roadblocks in the way.

Setting: The interstate

Tags: [MFM4A][Enemies to Friends?][Supernatural Researcher Speaker][Eldritch Witch Speaker][Three Speakers][Reanimated Witch Listener][Guest Appearances][Lore Drops][Horror][Witchcraft][Action/Drama][Mild Angst][Making a Deal][CW: Physical/Emotional Abuse]

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[N] = Nivek, the scientist helping you

[C] = Cy. She scary.

[E] = Enzo Agosti. He big mad (and big Dad)

[Scene opens upon a decimated highway]

[SFX: A whirlwind of dark magic]

[You’re staring into the eyes of Death, who is apparently a five-foot-tall goth girl with a synthesizer for a scythe. The hapless researcher tugs on your arm]

[N] “Crow, we need to leave! Right now! Right this very instant!”

[You’re frozen. The feeling of cold, unyielding darkness is upon you]

[...]

[N] “CROW, WE CAN’T FIGHT HER!”

[...You know that]

[...PAUSE!!!]

[Cy stops, twirling her fingers as lost souls spiral around her]

[C] “...Really? You want to bargain? You know that never works, right?”

[Pause!]

[N] “P-Please! I know you’re not heartless, Cy-!”

[Pause…]

[C] “That’s a bold assumption.”

[N] “Crow is a Witch of this plane… Unlike your kind, we draw magic from suffering, and the only way to heal is by confronting the source of our pain!”

[...?]

[C] “Yeah, what do you mean by ‘our’?”

[Pause]

[The man sighs, casting his eyes away]

[N] “... I was, once, under a similar curse. I managed to find my peace, and I want to make sure others suffering are allowed the same… Crow has been suffering for over a hundred years, and the ‘Scarecrow’ you speak of for over fifty… Please…”

[...]

[To your shock, Cy lowers herself to the ground. The swarm of souls fades, replaced instead by an especially ornery black cat]

[C, to the cat] “Alain?”

[The cat surveys you, hanging around her neck like a lanky, furry scarf. Somehow, his gaze is worse]

[Pause…]

[C] “...He seems to think you’re being genuine.”

[N] “I assure you, I am… Christ that is a scary cat. Please, can we just go in peace?”

[Pause]

[C] “If you’re after who I think you’re after, you’re both dead.”

[Pause?!]

[N] “What?! How could you possibly-?!”

[C] “Let me put it this way… This dimension’s cybersecurity is ass. I know a lot more than Enzo is willing to tell me, which is why I’m pissed, out here, and ready to do what needs to be done. Your sister’s name is Chrysalis, right? Or Chrys?”

[...]

[SFX: Crows cawing angrily]

[N] “...Is that her name, Crow?”

[Pause]

[C] “Fucking birds, most opinionated… Stow it, all of you!”

[SFX: The crows stowing it]

[...]

[The child is a demon, you’re sure of it]

[She fishes around in her bag and pulls out what looks like a cigarette, lighting it. Even from a distance, you can hear the one she calls ‘Enzo’ screaming through the thing she flicked out of her ear]

[SFX: A cigarette being lit]

[E] “YOUNG LADY, YOU HAD BETTER NOT BE SMOKING-! I can still hear what you’re doing on this end of the line!!”

[Pause]

[N] “...When you say what needs to be done…?”

[C] “You want the short of it? Everfall is gone, the next Crusade is being called for, and the world, fuck, your whole reality is in danger of being consumed by something the former Quandry director called ‘The End’. It’s a continent-sized entity that devours dimensions to start them anew, like it or not, and you assholes being out here killing Oathkeepers and diverting resources is making that a lot more likely. Understand?”

[...]

[N] “Y-Yes, ma’am. Sorry, ma’am… Jesus, how are you so imposing for someone so small and cute?”

[C] “I get it from my Mom. Call me cute again and you will find out.”

[N, sheepishly] “Yes ma’am.”

[Pause]

[C] “Can I assume you two aren’t going to stop until you take out Chrys?”

[Pause.]

[N] “No.”

[C] “Ugh… You can’t kill her. She became like big, tall and simpy… Lothaire. Ascendant or some crap. You need a lot more than what you have to put her down.”

[She shoots you a look… You think]

[C] “And that includes Devil wishes.”

[Pause…]

[N] “A lot more like… you, perhaps?”

[Pause?!]

[To your shock, the tiny terror laughs… you think]

[C] “You humans do love to bargain with Devils, don’t you? Alright, do tell. Why would I join up with you two when I have to go deal with Scarecrow in backwoods-ass Cornville?”

[N] “Because I think you sympathize more than you let on. I think you want to help Scarecrow, not kill them.”

[You twist around to look at the researcher, side-eyeing him to Hell and back]

[Pause!!]

[C] “...Appealing to my ‘humanity’, huh? Or Xen empathy? Bold strat, bold strat…”

[She ponders for a moment but you can see she isn’t buying it. Thus, you make your own suggestion]

[Pause!]

[N] “Crow!”

[C] “...Offering to be extra firepower in the fight against The End. Hm… Practical. I like that. But what’s to stop you from hurting other people if you have a tantrum?”

[Pause.]

[C] “Me?”

[N] “You.”

[E, distantly] “CY!!”

[C] “Hmm… You know I still have to deal with Scarecrow, right?”

[Pause.]

[N, uncertain] “I… suppose we could help with that, to show that we want to join your little effort to save the world.”

[Pause]

[E, desperate] “Cy, for god's sake, you’re fourteen! You don’t need to take on the weight of this whole war by yourself!”

[Pause…]

[Cy kneels down and picks up the shiny little talking earpiece. For a moment, she almost seems remorseful]

[C] “...Don’t look for me. And don’t worry about me. This is why I’m here.”

[E, almost in tears] “You’re just a kid! Don’t do this, I’m tired of burying kids like you that think they can save the world on their own!”

[Pause]

[SFX: The communicator being crushed]

[...]

[C] “...Sorry, Mr. Agosti… but I’m tired of burying adults who think the same thing…”

[Pause…]

[N] “...Your Dad?”

[Cy exhales and throws the dust away]

[Pause]

[C] “...I don’t know. Are you two in, then? With the understanding that I’ll help you beat your sister into hamburger meat so long as you help the cause.”

[Pause.]

[N] “Yes.”

[C] “And you understand that you’re both hamburger meat if you cross me?”

[Pause.]

[N] “Yes.”

[You sincerely hope she’ll tell you what hamburger meat is at some point]

[C] “Alright. Come on, then.”

[With that, she turns and floats back towards the tank. You and Nivek side-eye each other, fully aware that you’re both being dogwalked by a child]

[...Pause]

[N] “No, I don’t think I’ll recover from this either… but it’s our best bet. If anyone will know how to kill an Ascendant Vampire… it’d be her.”

[Pause]

[Cy climbs in the ‘tank’, stops, and looks back at the two of you]

[C] “Get in, losers, we’re going shopping.”

[Nivek exchanges a glance with you and you with him. At least you get to ride in a tank]

[SFX: The tank hatch slamming shut and the beast in question lumbers off on its merry way]

[To be continued]

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Note: The relationship between Cy and Enzo is giving me life.

Second note: Cy would do the Death Wolf whistle from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish but she actually cannot whistle. Expect a beatboxing Death.

Third note: I NEED to write Cy interacting with Lothaire at some point, the meme capability is endless.