Alec Willows: Atmospherix
Quotes
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Pectine : But who exactly is this Demonix?
Atmospherix : Ah! Now, sonny, I'm very glad you asked, because I'm fond of very long stories, especially when they're laden with vocal emphasis and mysterious undertones! Demonix and Getafix were two young druids who were the admiration of their masters. Always together, working relentlessly, inventing new techniques. Demonix and Getafix were two little geniuses! I myself was beyond hopeless.
Phantasmagorix : It's true. I remember.
Atmospherix : So hopeless, in fact, I almost got kicked out at least four times- whatever! So, at the grand tournament, Demonix presented his flame powder, which impressed the Jury! Getafix, on the other hand, took a risk. He had chosen a magic spell that was simply beautiful, and by Belenos, beautiful it was! His spell was pure magnificense! I won't lie to you, I shed a tear, and it demonstrated great mastery of druidism!
[Getafix shows off a powder allowing him to stack stones by magic]
Atmospherix : After much deliberation, the jury decided that they could not reward a spell that had no practical usage. 'Lovely, but useless', they concluded, and they gave first prize to Demonix. However, Demonix never enjoyed the career he could have hoped for. His spell came in handy here and there.. and less and less... and finally not at all. While Getafix was fast becoming the most famous and respected of all the druids in Gaul, thanks to his magic potion which gives superhuman strenght, Demonix bitterly turned his back on humankind, indulging in the practises of forbidden magic. Then he disappeared, until tonight.
Asterix : [Returns from chasing Demonix] Who was that madman? Is he a druid...
Atmospherix : [cuts him off] I'm so very glad you asked, because I'm fond of very long stories, especially when they're laden...
[trails off]
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Demonix : It's taken you all these years to realize you're not so special after all. That it's time to stand down!
Atmospherix : Getafix is by far the best of us!
Demonix : Better than you, indeed. But *I* was voted a better druid than he, or perhaps you've forgotten? For I would have used the magic potion, instead of defending a measly, forty-strong village of mustachioed fools. That kind of power, shared among the denizens of occupied Gaul was our one chance to topple the Roman Empire! We could have ended all wars! But our celebrated Getafix is after a good little boy who does as he's told. A model apprentice he can mold in his image. Into a selfish rogue, like himself!
