Oh, well the vines were sort of a collateral of the incantation used for the focus I made with that alternate universe bear's tooth. The minimum safe distance was just a bit further than I thought it would be, so the Tavern is now on the verge of a nigh-impenetrable forest. On the plus side, it did get rid of that ugly wasteland we left outside and I'm now only 1/8 hydra.
The rats ... er, they keep coming up from somewhere, but I don't know. They seem mostly harmless most of the time.
Well, maybe this customized MK1-Flamer I got can help. It uses a very flammable gas to deliver a scorching flame at a decent range...Funny thing is, that the flame is blue.
*Shoots flame at the Vines, also scorching the Health official's clothes along with a patron or two*
These are adventitious roots. They feed and anchor the vines wherever they meet the ground, so that might not have done much. I've got some de-fertilizer that might work, though.
*passes doqck a green bottle labelled "MiracleNo" and gets another bottle from the back*