isleofavalon | 001

🧙 WHO: Rinea & anyone [+ closed prompts in comments]
⚔️️ WHAT: alchemized fabric & potion advertisements
🕒 WHEN: May!
🗺️ WHERE: Unspecified Tailor's Shop^(tm) & noticeboards around the city
⚠️ WARNINGS: None yet!

The Clothes Alchemize the Man

[Rinea may not have won the sewing contest last month, but the renewed interest in magicked textiles it caused has made the tailor's shop she embroiders for quite busy. Rinea has had a quiet month, just catching up with orders... and when the tailor closed for a holiday, Rinea thought it would be a good time to go into the shop herself to drop things off.

But turning in her embroidery is but the work of a moment... and with time to herself Rinea is admittedly curious. Maybe she can get in some practice? She has managed to enchant simple decorations into her work, but what if she could use alchemy and kinetic magic to infuse the fabric itself with magical qualities? Like floating?....

When the shop bell dings at the door opening, Rinea looks up with surprised from the lacy, long-tailed bow she was enchanting. She had meant to lock the door behind her, but--!!]

Oh! I'm sorry-- the tailor is away for the moment. [Rinea hurries to curtsy in greeting and the ribbon flutters sadly back to the table, enchantment abandoned.]

Is there-- Is there something I can help you with?

Potion of Don't Die

[Rinea is still not very familiar with using the network. When she wound up with extra doses of her emergency potion after her venom quest, and hoped to do a public service by providing them to others... well, her first thought was putting up posters.

You may see Rinea with her ever-looming familiar posting her little advertisements around the analog notice boards around the city. The posters read:

First Aid Potion - Doses Available
For Emergencies in the Absence of a Healer
Stabilizes a gravely wounded person's vitals to allow their rescuer to transport them to a healer.
Lasts 15 minutes-1 hour, depending on severity of the wound.

current stock limited - pay for cost of materials

It also lists dates and times she's available, and where to contact Rinea should you want one made after her current stock runs dry.

She seems to have the potions on her, if the satchel on her person is any indication-- so you're free to approach!

OOCly, if you'd like a potion of don't die outside of this prompt-- just comment here and we can handwave!]

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( that familiar is... kind of terrifying, but he won't back down. maybe he's really nice! Hastur probably looks creepy to a lot of people too, but he's been nothing but helpful to Maruki. )

Actually, I was interested in learning more about the potion you're advertising.

( and maybe buying a vial or two. he doesn't imagine he would have that much cause to use it, but better safe than sorry, right? )

Oh, yes! The First Aid tincture! [Rinea's smile brightens, flattered.] I was gifted the Alchemy magic type, you see... and with it I was able to fashion a natural paralytic into a more useful stabilizer.

My offerings are humble... but I would be most pleased if it was of use to you. [Pulling open her satchel, she offers him one of the bottles. The liquid inside is dark but clear. ] Please, have a look.

( he listens attentively, nodding along with her words. he's done some research into the other magic types, but admittedly most of his focus has been placed upon his own. still, it's fascinating to hear what other people can do with their magic. and alchemy... well, that's pretty interesting too. sounds like a mixture of science and magic, really. )

Thank you. ( he knows... not a lot about potions, but it's a nice colour. ) It's more for my friends than me. I don't really adventure. ( he's never been one for things like combat and fighting, really. but better safe than sorry. surely someone like Claude could make good use of it.

so, he pockets it with a bow. )

Say, um, would you like some help hanging up those posters?

[Rinea's kneejerk reaction is to refuse-- she wouldn't dare bother anyone else with such a task!-- but... he liked her potion, besides, and he seems like a nice enough person. This is the first time a man has bowed to her since her arrival, to be sure.]

Well, if you are offering... that would be most kind. [He offered first, Rinea!! You're not imposing upon him!!! It's fine!!!!

She takes some of the posters from Adalhard's arms and shyly turns to Maruki so he can accept them. Maruki will be a big help, actually-- Adalhard is not exactly built for finesse, and pinning posters was a bit beyond him.]

May I-- have your name?

Oh! Of course. ( d'oh. ) Dr. Takuto Maruki. ( he worked his butt off for that title, he's using it here as well, okay?

and now that he thinks about it; ) I didn't get your name either.

My name is Rinea, of the Rigelian Empire. It is my pleasure to meet you. [smile!]

"Doctor," is it... [she muses, as she keeps walking.] Then, are you a scholar? Or perhaps a cleric?

( unsurprisingly, he shows no recognition of the place she names, but he's used to that being the case now. other worlds are just a facto of life here, and that means completely different geography. if anything, it's more surprising when people are from places he knows. )

Not quite. ( he's also used to this explanation, but this also happens at home from time to time. ) I'm a therapist. I help people with their emotional burdens.

Emotional burdens?

[Rinea has never heard the term therapist before, and she thinks the concept over for a while in silence.]

...That must be difficult. [When she finally responds again, it is with consideration.] Since it is an injury you cannot see...

( brace yourself, Rinea. he's a nerd and you hit on his Interest. )

That's true. No two people experience pain the same way, even if they go through the same trauma. It can be very complex to treat someone's emotional burdens, and the medical options which are available can only treat the physical reaction. That isn't a full solution, as the thing causing pain is still present in a person's life.

( and if the person in question builds up a tolerance to the medication as is so often the case... well. he doesn't envy psychiatrists, let's just say that. )

It would be nice if we had a way to treat mental injuries in the same way we do physical injuries. If it was possible to go into the mind and repair problems as easily as a doctor can mend a broken arm...

( he has that solution, but that only works for his own world. here, Maruki is staring down the barrel of trying to solve that problem again. )

[ :O that is... much more information than she expected to receive!]

I-- I see. [Well, sort of. She understands the physical reaction part at least-- noble ladies are infamous for fainting in response to emotional distress and all that, and the Glass Delusion is an uncommon but still present malady.]

Well... [Slowing her walk as they approach another signpost, Rinea puts out her hands to accept a poster from him.] There are many wonders in this land. Certainly I have much to learn about culture, and technology and magic here. So... Who is to say there is not the means to do so, yet undiscovered?

S-sorry. I get carried away sometimes.

( it happens when you spend... whoo, he doesn't want to think just how many years he's spent researching this. several. more than several.

he hands her a poster as she talks. it's a point he's certainly hoping will be the truth. if he's stuck here, he wants all the work he's put in to be worth something. ) It's possible. We have the means to do things I never imagined possible back in Japan. Is that also the case for you?

Oh, certainly. [She could talk about the concept of phones alone, but from his modern athleticwear Maruki seems the type that's probably used to them... better to avoid embarrassing herself.]

In my homeland, magic is... almost completely battle-oriented. [With the exception of witches and high level sages with decades of study under their belt, It's either to hurt or to heal.] But everything is much more naturally integrated here! It feels as if more varied uses of magic are possible.... If-- if that makes sense to you?

( it wouldn't be embarrassing! if she's not from a world with that kind of tech, there's nothing she can do about it. if she was from his world and was tech illiterate... well, he still wouldn't judge. everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. )

I think so! ( hm, if he were to draw a comparison... ) Like the difference between a dagger and a kitchen knife?

( ... okay, maybe not the most elegant comparison he's drawn in his existence, but he thinks it works. people will use a kitchen knife to chop up anything, even as a weapon in times of need, and they're a staple part of life. daggers are seen only as weapons, and most people won't (hopefully) have one. )

Why, yes! That is very apt. [Hehe...] Someone who is used to a dagger may find a kitchen knife discouraging, because it is so different, but...

[Rinea pins the poster up on the board as she speaks, smoothing it against the surface.]

Perhaps this sentiment makes me naïve, but... I find it a little exciting.

( oh, at least she understands the way he was looking at this. that's a relief. and he's happy to wait and tag along as she hangs up her posters, enjoying the opportunity to simply chat with someone. )

These new abilities certainly are exciting. I don't think there's anything wrong with taking joy in this situation. Finding happiness where you can is important.

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The Clothes Alchemize the Man

Potion of Don't Die

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rinea cuwute TT_TT

🥺 she is doing her best

and we love her for it