Tana-baa-ta

[survivaltricks]

WHO: everyone!
WHERE: the pasture
WHEN: day 22, all day

[the morning of day 22 begins with a light drizzle, as has been typical for the past few days. but despite the damp weather, a playlist of music also echoes across the pasture, luring you towards the center!]

[there, you will find that someone has planted a large bamboo tree, which is surrounded by wooden tables that are covered with colorful slips of paper and pens. a colorful sign, decorated with random doodles of stars, clouds, suns, and other fun shapes, contains a set of instructions:]

WELCOME TO TANABATA!

WRITE A WISH ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TIE IT TO THE BAMBOO TREE.

HAVE FUN!

[the music and the bamboo wishing tree are a great start to the festival, but other people have been hard at work to make this a day to remember, right?]

[it's time to celebrate Tana-baa-ta!]

((FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOUR OWN TOP LEVELS IN THIS POST AS WELL! I made a few to get things going, but you should all run wild and free and thread to your heart's content ♥))

Comments

[apothekitty]

Anything can be kind or cruel, depending on how it's delivered.

[potentshell]

... Well. Yes. That ... th-that too.

But if people you like call you something you like ... it's hard for other people to take that away at least.

[apothekitty]

I suppose.

In the end, the name I want the most is the one that's actually mine. But in the meantime, I'll keep considering.

...anyway. The real question I had was if you were actually interested in my experiment.

[potentshell]

Oh! Yes! A-at least - I'm curious.

What are you trying to do?

[apothekitty]

The shady merchant said that if I wanted a decent knife and some linens for my workshop, I need to develop a new poison for him.

But poisons aren't too far off from medicines. Like with oleander, it's all a matter of dosage.

[potentshell]

... so you need someone to experiment on ...

[apothekitty]

I'm not going to give that guy anything that would actually kill anyone. But I need to prove it's effective.

[potentshell]

[ Eclair thinks about that, chewing on his thumbnail for a moment. ]

Has anyone else agreed to help so far?

[apothekitty]

Fifi. The man with the cat ears on Rose.

[potentshell]

S-so I'd be the second ...

Well. You helped us in our game, so. I'll help you now.

[apothekitty]

Are you sure? How high is your tolerance?

[potentshell]

N. Not great? Not terrible either ... It's usually not a problem in fights.

[apothekitty]

...

Are you sure you should be volunteering for this? It could make you very sick.

[potentshell]

I-I can heal afterwards. Daffodils just have to laugh.

[apothekitty]

...laugh.

[potentshell]

That's right. I - um, can confirm that it works.

[apothekitty]

[potentshell]

... What's that face for?

[apothekitty]

You have to understand how utterly ridiculous that sounds to someone who works with a doctor, right?

[potentshell]

Y. You're the one testing poisons!

[apothekitty]

Most medicines are poisons in a high enough dose.

[potentshell]

Well you need to make the dose high enough to affect people then!

[apothekitty]

Part of testing is determining what the right dosage is. That's why I need the volunteers.

[potentshell]

R-right. So. I can. Be one that's kind of sensitive to it.

[apothekitty]

...

You're a good kid.