wakey wakey eggs and bakey

[lapdogged]

WHO: Lilies and visitors!
WHERE: Lily barn
WHEN: Day 6!

[It's the day after a night of very vivid and lucid dreams... that might've followed a few into the realm of the waking. Aha...

Also just some general Lily-bothering and catching up!]

Comments

[strateelgic]

[Something in Floyd's expression changes, and he tucks the rose back away with the others.]

I'm afraid you misjudge my intentions. I will only exchange blood for blood - if you're human.

[endsjustified]

Hah.

[lowers his hand]

That's fine with me, if you're looking -- I'm as human as they come.

[strateelgic]

I will need more than a thimble's worth.

[endsjustified]

Specify.

[strateelgic]

Four ounces.

[endsjustified]

[what on this wide green earth did you ask for that requires four ounces of blood, he considers asking, or possibly are you just fucking with me. he decides it's not enough blood to bother with an interrogation, though, since he has to give Red some of his anyway]

Fine, but I hope you've something handy to hold it in. We're short on larger containers.

[strateelgic]

[When the requirements are "a few ounces" of blood total from three humans, it never hurts to overshoot. Ask for more than what's needed so that potential bargaining still gets you a decent amount.

Smiling, Floyd pulls a bag out from underneath all the roses. Inside clink several small empty milk bottles. His options were limited, okay. Don't worry, they have caps!]

Will one of these do?

[endsjustified]

Those are fine.

[he takes one of them, hands Floyd a smaller vial for his end of the deal, and neatly removes a glove.

it's sort of undignified to open a wound and bleed profusely into a milk bottle but whatever, he's doing it]

[strateelgic]

[Ah, he could have... well, if that's how he wants to do it.

Floyd had just started to grow a vine out of the ground to utilize its thorns, but he can still do that for himself. With limited time left on his current dose of potion to remain human, he doesn't want to risk partially changing back his claws to do the job.

His blood looks and smells mostly like human blood for the moment. There are some subtle differences. Give it a couple days, however, and it'll be fully merman.]

[endsjustified]

[YEAH LIKE IT'S FINE CHARON HAS A KNIFE. it's made of bone instead of steel but it does the job.

they exchange? bottles of blood after? like gentlemen? sheep is weird]

My thanks.

[strateelgic]

[Obviously like gentlemen.

Floyd is going to tilt the bottle and stick the tip of one finger into the blood he's given before putting the lid on. He hasn't actually gotten to use Rose's healing power yet, so he licks the drop off so he cant watch the small puncture wound on his arm heal up.

Neat.]

I will not be opposed to future exchanges.

[endsjustified]

[he just puts pressure on his wrist for now; he'll deal with it indoors]

Mm. Red's prices can be strange, so an arrangement's beneficial. Let me know.

[strateelgic]

I will unfortunately need regular exchanges with multiple people.

[Such a pain. But it could be worse.]

Thankfully those in my flock have blood with healing properties, so it can be worth something to others.

[endsjustified]

It's more easily bottled than tears, I suppose.

Might I ask why you need such a steady supply?

[strateelgic]

It's for a potion I need to take regularly that I have to mix myself. Red's version is... slightly different from what I'm used to.

[endsjustified]

[a slight quirk of one eyebrow]

More blood-forward, I would guess?

[strateelgic]

I would say so.

[Though the ingredients do make sense in their own weird sort of way that would never actually work as a potion in his world.]

[endsjustified]

Ah.

If he escalates beyond blood later on, I would advise negotiation.

[strateelgic]

I'll remember that as an option.