Kelp: *clears throat*

Rainkeeper: No....Don't do this.

Kelp: AFTER A LONG HIATUS-

Rainkeeper: PLEASE no, ANYTHING BUT THIS-

Kelp: I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN-

Rainkeeper: I am actually begging you to not-

Kelp: OF BADLY. DRAWN. COMICS.

Air: YES!!!!!

Joy: GIMME GIMME GIMME.

Kelp: *unfurls comic*

Nightflyer: *snorts*

Rainkeeper: COULDN'T YOU AT LEAST TYPE THE WORDS SO PEOPLE COULD READ THEM??

Kelp: No, I like to make things challenging.

Nightflyer: For those in need of translation, the first panel reads "Welcome to the bi-sci club! Are all you biologists ready to have fun with science?!?!" and the last panel reads "So....I may have misunderstood...."

Seashell: Fun fact, this is an actual club at the college our scavenger author is going to.

Nightflyer: THERE'S ALSO A QUIDDITCH CLUB!!!

Seashell: No one cares.

Nightflyer: *hits Seashell in the face with a guitar*

Nightflyer: I CARE!!!

Nightflyer: And I care that I got the entire Harry Potter Series minus Chamber of Secrets for 15 bucks at a used book shop and I feel no shame about that because since I bought them used, NO MONEY GOES TO JOANNE HAHAHAHAHAHA-

Air: There's only one woman in my life and that's JOANN FABRICS-

Kelp: That's valid, that store is amazing.

Air: I've only been in it once and the lady that checked me out was also named Joanne. I've conquered Joanne of Joann Fabrics. Nothing can ever top that experience, so I can never return.

Kelp: But....don't they sell all the art supplies you could ever want in life?

Air: Yep! 

Air: *single tear falls* But I can never return.....

Seashell: DOES NOBODY CARE THAT MY FACE IS BROKEN!?!?!?

Kelp: Oh yeah! That happened! You good?

Seashell: NO!

Kelp: Alright then high five me to tap out.

Seashell: *slaps him*

Kelp: That works too.

Joy: *drops a drum on Seashell's face*

Seashell: *screams*

Joy: Don't hit Kelp.

Seashell: WHY A DRUM?!!?!

Joy: *shrugs* I dunno, I thought all injuries were going to be music related today.

Nightflyer: Well in that case..... PIANO!

*Piano falls on Seashell*

Seashell: WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?!?!?!

*players appear*

JW: *all wearing battle armor*

Rainkeeper: Why the-

Moon: The scavenger author moved into college.

Air: Yeaaaah-

Turtle: And things, y'know, can get lost during a move....

Seashell: Uh oh.

Kelp: Oh no.

Qibli: So while doing some illegal snooping, WE FOUND THIS.

Qibli: *slams down the jar of sorrow*

Winter: WE MEMORIZED IT, AND THEREFORE KNOW EVERY DARE THAT'S GOING TO FALL UPON US

Kinkajou: PRE-MID 2020, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WATTPAD STOPPED SENDING EMAILS ABOUT COMMENTS.

Seashell: And I've been scrambling ever since-

Amber: so DO YOUR WORST, WE KNOW EVERYTHING.

Amber: And also there are actually a couple fun ones in there, so can we maybe do those instead of being constantly tortured-

Joy: HA!

Joy: *maniacal laughter*

Turtle: Why is she laughing?

Kinkajou: It's like a smiling DM, you know it's not going to end well.

Joy: YOU FOOLS.

Joy: YOU THINK YOU CAN KNOW THE DARE BEFORE WE DO?

Joy: MERE MORTALS-

Kelp: Tone down the god complex there, sweetie.

Joy: You know NOTHING, cause today we're gonna do a dare we made up ourselves, so HA!

JW:............

Qibli: We fucked up, we fucked up, I'm sorry- *quietly hands jar of sorrow back*

Carnelian: Told you it was a stupid idea to take it.

Winter: SHUT UP CARNELIAN, AT LEAST THE REST OF US ARE ALIVE!

Carnelian: AT LEAST I HAVE A FAMILY THAT LOVES ME.

Winter: If you know how I feel, why would you say that? Like you put me in such a vulnerable position like you know I'm not happy-

Carnelian: Bite me.

Moon: Where?

Kinkajou: *gasps* MOON.

Moon: What? I think it's been too long since Moonelian was a thing. I'm getting sick of boys.

Air: Okay hi, we have a dare, so like PAY ATTENTION.

Rainkeeper: Our scavenger author saw a hypnotist last night, and it was AMAZING-

Kelp: So now you're all going to be hypnotized by this guy!

Seashell: *snaps talons*

*Mat Lavore appears in a dramatic puff of smoke*

Amber: Ooooo

Mat Lavore: Alright, to kick things off, I'm going to need some volunteers.

Kinkajou: I volunteer as tribute!

Hosts: *force the players in to folding chairs*

Rainkeeper: Like you even had a choice.

Mat Lavore: Let's get started. What's your name?

Kinkajou: Kinkajou!

Mat Lavore: Alright Kinkajou, you see that wall? I need you to focus on one spot on the wall. Got one? Good. Now take a deep breath in...and out....Keep focusing on that spot and in...and out... aaaaaand sleep.

Kinkajou: *slumps over*

Turtle: WHAT THE HELL-

Carnelian: Oh please, she's totally faking.

Mat: What's your name?

Carnelian: Carnelian.

Mat: *grabs her talons and hold them in front of her face*

Mat: I need you to focus on the lines on your hand here, okay?

Carnelian: Okay?

Mat: *slowly brings her talons closer to her face*

Mat: Keep focusing, that's it, aaaannnnnd *touches her talons to her face* sleep.

Carnelian: *slumps over, still facetaloning*

Amber: Oh three moons, I gotta learn that trick.

Mat: What's your name?

Qibli: Qibli.

Mat: Okay Qibli, I need you to focus on a spot in my eye, can you do that? Great. Now I'm going to shake your hand three times, but keep focusing on that spot, alright? *shakes his talons* One. *shakes again* Two. Aaaannnd *shakes again* Three.

Qibli: *slumps over, asleep*

Turtle: WHY DOES HE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THIS???

Moon: I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S FREAKING ME OUT.

Mat: *reaches out to shake Winter's talons*

Mat: Hi, what's your name *grabs his talons*

Winter: Wint-

Mat: *shakes his talons hard* Sleep.

Winter: *slumps over so far he falls out of the chair, unconscious*

Moon/Turtle: *scream*

Mat: *puts Moon and Turtle to sleep*

Rainkeeper: Wow. This game is a lot more peaceful without all the screaming.

Air: I know it's a dare for them but I WANNA BE HYPNOTIZED!

Joy: Why, so he can make you dance like a chicken?

Air: YES!

Mat: There is an exercise I can do with all of you.

Nightflyer: Oooo, do it do it do it.

Mat: Sit down with your feet flat on the floor and hold your arms out, palms facing each other, about six inches apart.

Hosts: *sits down, does it*

Mat: Now close your eyes and imagine that your hands are two magnets pulling toward each other. Keep imagining this, and when you feel them touch, lace your fingers together as tight as you can.

Hosts: *does it*

Mat: Now you'll find that the harder you try to pull your hands apart, the tighter the grip will get. 

Joy: That is so stupid, I can-

Joy:.......How in the fuck-

Mat: Now extend that feeling to your whole body. Your feet are now stuck to the floor, your body to the chair. You can't move your arms, your neck-

Air: *struggling but not moving*

Air: NIGHTFLYER THIS IS FREAKING ME OUT.

Nightflyer: This is FASCINATING, I LOVE THE BRAIN.

Kelp: HOW DO WE GET OUT OF IT?!?

Rainkeeper: Glad we did this AFTER the players were knocked out and not before.

Joy: Oh, you're right. They would've killed us.

Seashell: The contract forbids that.

Nightflyer: Wouldn't have stopped them from trying.

Mat: When you're ready to escape, just take a deep breath.

Kelp: No way.

Joy: YEAH!

Mat: I'm sorry?

Kelp: My ENTIRE BODY CANNOT MOVE, AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT TAKING A DEEP BREATH WILL-

Air: *takes a deep breath and her talons release*

Air: Hey it worked! *jumps up from the chair*

Kelp:........

Joy:......

Kelp: I have much to learn about hypnosis.

Joy: I'm fascinated by this, it's opened up a whole new world of Macaw torture.

Seashell: A WHOLE NEW WOOOOORRRRLLLLLDDDD, A DAZZLING PLACE-

Rainkeeper: Ssshhhh, hypnosis now, Aladdin later.

Seashell: How dare you silence Aladdin-

Nightflyer: YEAH, HE WAS ORPHANED AT 33, SHOW SOME SYMPATHY.

Air: How is anyone suPPosed to sYMPATHIZe with YOU?

Nightflyer: WHAT DO YOU WANT, PAUL?

Joy: Okay on second thought maybe we should go back to having our mouths hypnotized shut.

Mat: *walks over and touches Moon*

Mat: The person I'm touching and ONLY the person I'm touching, listen very closely. *snaps*

Mat: You have forgotten your name. It has been erased from your mind. If you try to say it, it'll forever be on the tip of your tongue, stuck in your throat. You don't know it, you can't say it. You are nameless. 3 2 1 Awake!

Moon: *wakes up*

Moon: What the-

Mat: Hi there.

Moon: Hi?

Mat: What's your name?

Moon: It's-

Moon:.........

Moon: *looks confused*

Moon: Wait. 

Mat: What's your name?

Moon: I- I don't know.... I don't think I have one of those.

Air: thenhowisanyonesupposedtosYM-

Joy: *duct tapes Air's mouth shut*

Moon: *borderline panicking*

Moon: WHY DON'T I KNOW MY NAME??

Mat: *taps her on the head* Sleep.

Moon: *passes out again*

Mat: *touches Amber and Winter* 3 2 1 Awake!

*Amber and Winter wake up*

Mat: Alright, I'm going to need two volunteers for this next trick, would you two please stand up?

Winter: No.

Amber: Okay!

*Amber and Winter stand, facing each other*

Mat: I need you both to look at the other person. Get a clear picture of their face-

Winter: Amber's is ugly though.

Amber: Well there's no accounting for taste.

Mat: When you have a clear image of the person's face in your mind, close your eyes. 

Winter/Amber: *closes eyes*

Mat: Now imagine that your mind is moving through the air and switching places with the other person. Swapping bodies, if you will. Keep your eyes closed.

Mat:.....*touches Amber's shoulder*

Mat: Will the dragon I just touched raise their hand?

Winter: *raises his hand*

Air: *rips off the duct tape*

Air: HOLY FUCKING HELL!

Air: Am I swearing? Am I talking about Destiel? We'll never know.

Joy: Put the tape back on.

Mat: *takes a feather and brushes it on Amber's snout*

Mat: Will the dragon who felt something raise their hand?

Winter: *raises his hand*

Mat: Point to where you felt the touch.

Winter: *points to his snout*

Hosts: *freaking out*

Mat: Now open your eyes.

Winter: That was stupid.

Mat: Uh huh, and what if I said I never touched you?

Winter: That's not possible.

Mat: Well I didn't.

Winter: You're such a liar.

Air: NO IT'S TRUE!!!

Rainkeeper: He only touched Amber and you kept raising your arm!

Winter:....Then....

Winter: I WAS IN AMBER'S BODY? EW GROSS!

Amber: HEY! I worked for this body! Show it some respect!

Nightflyer: Headcanon that Amber is an Aretha Franklin fan. 

Joy: Dude.

Joy: YES.

Mat: *touches Carnelian*

Mat: The dragon I'm touching and ONLY the dragon I'm touching. You have now forgotten the number seven. It's gone. It never existed. You count on your hands 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10, just like you always have. 3 2 1 Awake!

Carnelian: *wakes up and shoves Mat away from her*

Carnelian: YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO TOUCH.

Mat: Sorr-

Carnelian: NO TOUCHY TOUCHY!

Kelp: Hey Carnelian, how many fingers does a human have?

Carnelian: What?

Mat: Just answer the question.

Carnelian: Eleven, duh.

Rainkeeper: *laughs*

Carnelian: What's so funny?

Mat: *holds up his hands* Can you count them?

Carnelian: *rolls her eyes* This is so stupid. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. THERE.

Mat: Well that's interesting.

Carnelian: HOW.

Mat: I only have ten.

Carnelian: No, you dumbass, I JUST counted them!

Mat: Well then let's try it together. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Carnelian:.......

Carnelian: Wait.

Kelp: Geez, this part seems long.

Seashell: Then you know what we should do before it gets longer and cause we're too tired to do more with it?

Kelp: Part 2?

Seashell: PART 2!

Rainkeeper: Seems like a rather dumb way to end it.

Joy: Yeah, but a two part update ensures that there actually IS an update, instead of waiting another week of just one chapter.

Joy: Plus, y'know, next time he's gonna do the thing with the needles, so that'll be fun.

Winter: The what now?

A/N: YES THIS'LL BE A TWO PARTER BECAUSE THE FIRST WEEK IN COLLEGE IS TIRING.

But fun fact, all the tricks in both parts of this were done by this hypnotist. It was a really cool show, so if you ever get the chance, go see a hypnotist show because IT ACTUALLY WORKS OK-