TIAMAT

[soulping]

[you’re ushered into doors that appear in the roots of Otto’s trees. The room is similar to last time - small, but with enough chairs for your entire team to sit down, and a table at the center. There's also a few, small beds, should anyone feel sick enough that they have to lay down.

On the table is another cardboard box, similar to last time as well. Only this time when you peer in, there’s a myriad of different herbs and other things. Otto’s voice echoes into the room with his usual, bored tone]

Last time,you cared for a friend of mine. This time, you’ll care for you and yours.

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

[a list of ingredients suddenly appears on the table in front of the box:]

red sap	ginko
pine tar	elderberry
charcoal	oranges
magnesium oxide	echinacea
red nettles	andrographis
waybread	eleuthero
feverfew	garlic
mugwort	mushrooms
betony	astragalus
lamb’s cress	bell peppers
plaintain	turmeric
mayweed	cat’s claw
nettle	ginger
crab apple	thyme
ganoderma	fennel

In order for one to create an antidote, they must first acquire the items necessary, but given your . . . conditions . . . I've done that part for you. It took so much effort . . .

You may choose up to nine on the list. But choose wisely.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

ROUND 2

[soulping]

[once you've chosen the ingredients you wish to use, everything in the box disappears, only to be replaced with six bottles of different liquids. Another list replaces the first one:]

tannic acid	soap
water	ginseng
apple juice	olive oil

You cannot simply mix what you've chosen together and hope for the best. No, there are other requirements before you're complete.

Choose up to two bottles on the list. And remember: choose wisely.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

ROUND 3

[soulping]

[again, the bottles disappear, this time replaced with different things one may find in a kitchen. The list has also been replaced:]

mortar and pestle
blender
pot
tea kettle

Now that you're ready, you may mix together what you've chosen. But for the different ingredients you've chosen, different tools must be used.

You may choose one of the items in the box.

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[thunks his head on the table with a tired groan]

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

...damnit.

Of alla the games fer our mages ta not show up to.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[sniffles a bit and rubs at his nose]

Yeah, Clover'd be pretty good at this one.

[lifts his head and peers into the box]

Guess we'd better think carefully 'bout what we wanna do.

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Pausing.

Then slides Kaito the paper and a pen.

The top page says 'Taking a deaf quest, can't hear you']

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[blinks at the paper, then glances up at Ochre, both eyebrows raised in surprise]

[but he picks up the pen and scrawls a message on the page]

I said I thought Clover'd be good at a game like this one.

Anyway. . . I know a li'l bit about medicinal plants, so I might be able to pick out a few that could be useful? We can ask the Echo about the rest.

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

Right, was gonna say- I got nothing.

[His voice does sound kind of weirder than normal.]

I mean. Ginger, duh, both other'n that...

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[taps the pen against his cheek, before he creates a list]

Ginger
Echinacea
Feverfew
Thyme

I think those all combat cold symptoms? Like headaches and coughs and fevers and aches and pains?

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Nodding]

I guess? This ain't really my thing, sorry, man.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

Let's add in some oranges, too. For vitamin C.

We can pick up to nine, but I don't know if we necessarily HAVE to. We can pick those five first and see what we get.

[when he's done writing, he sneezes on the paper]

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

[...

Carefully pulls the clean paper away from Kaito, leaving him the sneeze covered ones]

Sounds good ta me.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[turns away to wipe his nose with his arm, and then gives Ochre a weak thumbs up]

Re: SUBMISSION

[carptricks]

[Tiamat chooses the following items:]

Ginger
Echinacea
Feverfew
Thyme
Oranges

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Offering Kaito a handkerchief.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[takes it happily and blows his nose into it]

[gross]

[but at least he gives Ochre an apologetic look afterwards]

Re: DISCUSSION

[tatsumi_textiles]

You can keep it.

[Ochre just huddles into himself on the chair, aching all over.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[carptricks]

[nods, and scrawls out another message]

You feeling okay?