Ritual 7 - Doki Doki Demon

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Anyone near
WHERE: The middle of the festival
WHEN: AT SOME POINT, STILL DAY 22

[WOW THAT LOVE CHART GOT ROWDY HUH. WEIRD HOW ALL THOSE LINES SOMEHOW MADE A RUNE

OOPS AND SOMEONE GOT BLOOD ON IT

OOPS!!!

Blossom begins to vibrate as the requisite portal opens up, and a. . .demon??? pops thru, and takes possession of her to speak.

BOUND BY A FIERCE LOVE, ANYONE IN THE VICINITY CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL THE RITUAL IS COMPLETE--but you can wander in idc]

YOUR LOVE!!! HAS SUMMONED ME!! AND I WILL NOW JUDGE YOU ALL!!!

[RULES | MINGLE | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3| RESULTS AND WINNERS ]

Comments

[endsjustified]

Ah; you were the one asking for testers?

[apothekitty]

I want proper supplies for my workshop, and the shady merchant was only willing to negotiate so much.

[endsjustified]

Do you have antidotes for what you are looking to test?

[apothekitty]

Of course I do. I'm a professional.

[endsjustified]

You can add me to your list, then. I don't mind testing poison; it would simply be extremely inconvenient to die of it.

[apothekitty]

[ she nods. ]

Most poisons are medicinal at smaller doses. I'm working on developing something that operates on those lines.

[endsjustified]

You are...an herbalist? An apothecary?

[apothekitty]

An apothecary. But my specialty is with herbs.

[endsjustified]

...have you run into Perci yet?

[apothekitty]

We spoke once? I offered to help him with tending juniper plants, if he purchased any, in exchange for being able to harvest from them.

[endsjustified]

You may want to pursue more of an acquaintance; he has similar interests, and is quite skilled.

[apothekitty]

I would be interested, once I finish with my current project. As it is, my workshop is more barren than I'd like.

[endsjustified]

Will whatever quest you are on for Red equip it fully, or is there other gear you need?

[apothekitty]

It'll be fine for a start. I'd like to improve what I have currently, but I'm fine with starting with basic tools and working for upgrades.

[endsjustified]

All right. If you need further help with those, you can contact me as well; certainly Red doesn't like to assign tasks that we can simply do ourselves.

[apothekitty]

He initially wanted me to give someone an unknown potion to drink without telling me what the consequences were. I negotiated, but I'm not inclined to trust his requests very much.

[endsjustified]

You should not. He likes to give, ah. Unnecessarily bad deals, if he thinks it is funny.

[apothekitty]

He's shady. I'd rather haggle with the grannies at the market.

[endsjustified]

I, too. Unfortunate that he has a monopoly.

[apothekitty]

I don't know enough about commerce to challenge that.

But I suppose in a situation where medicine would be useful, I could provide that.

[endsjustified]

Medicine's always useful. This place did give us all healing powers, but they can be shut down rather arbitrarily, and they don't work on poisons or illnesses.

Would you know preparations for the plant called wolfsbane...?

[apothekitty]

Wolfsbane...

[ she has to think for a moment, but she has visibly perked up with the question, now that they've swung into her area of hyperfixation focus. ]

It's mostly used for replenishing yang when someone is suffering from a deficit. It can also be used for heart troubles and the kidneys, and as a painkiller, though it has to be properly prepared. I wouldn't recommend simply eating it, because it's more poisonous than most plants.

[endsjustified]

[sighs]

Unfortunately it has other uses here as well. There was some advice given on preparing it as tea and such for human consumption when it came up; what are other methods of taking it?

[apothekitty]

It's most effective when ingested. But you can use it as an ingredient in poultices and apply to the skin. What sort of other uses?

[ give her the DEETS man!! ]

[endsjustified]

Here it is used to cure lycanthropy. A curse from the beasts within the mists, that renders the afflicted into an unthinking wolf during the night.

[he is sorry. he can recognize her skills are extremely practical and the pasture’s illnesses are extremely bullshit.]