TAKSHAKA

[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]

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

We can only ask about the purposes of three? But... there's so many.

[ the odds of getting this right feel so low. also she feels like junk. sweaty, feverish junk. ugh.

she's trying to think though ]

Oranges have... vitamin C. That's supposed to be good for colds. Uhm... Feverfew... it might.... because of the name... But... the only thing that sounds really... scientific... is the oxide? But I don't know what it actually does.

[ so much for being a doctor's daughter being a leg up. oops. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

Garlic is supposed to be good for you, right? Or is it just that they're bad for vampires...

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

Uhm... It is, I think. It's supposed to have... antioxidants and stuff?

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

combinations

[withmyownfists]

[ after some discussion, the girls settle on the following: ]

1: garlic, oranges, feverfew
2: mayweed, elderberry, and fennel
3: magnesium oxide, red sap, and echinacea

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]

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

Why would you drink soap?

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

Maybe they expect us to apply the medicine to our skin? ... I'm pretty sure if you ate that, though, you'd get really sick.

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

[ Oh god. This wasn't what she was expecting. ]

Uh.... not ginseng. That's... for memory, isn't it? Sick people need lots of water. Apples... also... probably have benefits. And olive oil too? .... Soap is... only useful for helping to prevent sickness, right?

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

Re: SUBMISSION

[withmyownfists]

[ just adding water!! after all, that can't hurt anything!! ]

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.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

...A blender?

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

Well... garlic is really hard. It'd be difficult to crush.

[ and we definitely should have used our questions in the first round. darn ]

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

Re: SUBMISSION

[withmyownfists]

Excuse me, Otto?

[ she coughs into the crook of her arm ]

I'd like to ask some questions. Like... how difficult is it to use a mortar and pestle, and... did you take away our abilities or not?

Re: SUBMISSION

[preporod]

I did not remove any abilities. However, you needn't worry about actually using any of the devices.

FINAL ROUND

[soulping]

[you've chosen your ingredients, what to mix it with, and the tool you will use to put it all together. But don't worry, Otto will do the mixing for you.

The box and everything else disappears, only to be replaced with cups of what looks like tea or a syrup, depending on what you chose. It's colorless and odorless]

It's time to administer the fruits of your labor. Please, drink what you've created.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[ofbelief]

[ of course. ]

...I could do it.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[withmyownfists]

Are you feeling sick?

Re: FINAL ROUND

[ofbelief]

Only a little. But I'm not sure that's the point of this part...