Martha saw the shaman and thought, "I can do one better!" The cat spirit guardian she would summon would put the shaman and his tiny cat to shame. While she waited for the giant cat to appear, she decided to livestream its appearance and thus prove to the world her superiority. Only, she messed up.
After seeing the Tiny Man and the Giant Thumb Monster, Enid Brackleappleopplecappenhappenoozind lost her marbles, and sense of self-preservation, and began going on a quest to take progressively more reckless exotic selfie locations. Next stop: inside an active volcano.
Long before Jeramiah drank wine and said things no one could understand, he would drink lizard grog and chat quite coherently with the local residents.