1-800-FIREFLY

Not long after Kumiho had his encounter with the paranormal entity in some strange nether realm, he had comforted and reassured the mushroom-infested Kitsune and escorted her back to her home. As much as it pained him to do so, she shouldn't be out and about in her condition. She needed to be tended to by trained healers and resting with her family caring for her. And so Iho had gone days without seeing his friend. Part of him wondered if he'd ever see Kitsune again, or if she'd be claimed by her sickness and the last thing he'd ever done was send her back to her family away from him. The arctic wolf swallowed back his anxiousness, continuing his stroll down the banks of the dark river to try and clear his mind. He had somehow managed to remain free and uninfected throughout this entire tragedy befalling the world—but how long would his luck last? He really needed to get the fuck out of here. Gather up some supplies, finish his raft, and cast off, drifting in the sea away from everything until the world turned back normal again... if it turned normal again.

Ever since purchasing the "phone" from the firefly entity, a small cloud of the glowing lightning bugs had been following him around. Every time he'd turn to look at them, they'd form into the shape of the phone again, just waiting for him to use them to contact their master. So far, Iho had abstained from using them... but what if the entity had some supplies he might need in his escape, or knew of a way to cure Kitsune? Wasn't that worth trying for? Iho stopped and stared at the dark waters of the river, seeing the fireflies buzz around behind his reflection. Blue eyes turned to look at them, and once more they formed into the phone again. Kumiho hesitated, considering his options and fortune, then released a sigh and took the "phone" in his paw.

Iho turned the "phone" around in his paw, inspecting the fireflies from all angles. "So... how exactly does this work?" he asked the bugs in his paw. As if replying to him, the fireflies all illuminated at once, then only a small portion in the middle did, as if simulating a button. Raising a curious brow, Iho lifted his other paw and booped the firefly button. All at once, a strange, unearthly ringing could be heard in his head. It started out faint, but the longer it went on, the more Iho realized that the sound wasn't in his head—it was coming from the fireflies! He stared at the "phone" in his paw with growing concern, but slowly lifted it to his ear, listening to that ringing for a moment until there was a sharp click... and then silence on the other end. "Uh... hello?" he spoke into the "phone". "Is, uh, this the firefly god... demon... guy?"

OOC: Kumiho is using the Firefly Fone

"Speech"