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]

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.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMISSION

[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?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

Well, then, it's a start.

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

[ she's a little worried that the ingredients might be too common, but... anything's worth a shot, right? ]

Okay. Why don't we try oranges for sure this time, and maybe... the feverfew...? It's just a hunch, but... if we have more rounds coming up, some of the wrong ingredients might be eliminated for us.

[ it never occurs to her, though, that there could be a completely whole new set. ]

And we can still choose two more combinations, so... we might as well try as not.

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

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

Why would you drink soap?

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?

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

[ofbelief]

You'd eat basically everything else, though.

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

All of the other things are edible. Or even necessary. I'd guess without a proper liquid, this would all be just... paste. So I guess... we want stuff to help break things down and thin it out.

Apple juice might be healthier, but it's probably just a lot of sugar. And... olive oil... is mostly used for cooking, isn't it?

[ that's what her recipe books would certainly suggest anyway ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

I don't know. Sorry, I don't really know much about anything on here. So I'm not very useful.

/2

[withmyownfists]

...

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

W-well... to be honest, I'm in the dark here, too, mostly. It's just helpful to just talk stuff out, isn't it? And... I figure... it never hurts to try. Even if we don't win, we might learn something, and if we do get it right, we'll be helping people. Either way, that's... a good thing, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ofbelief]

[Doesn't seem sure, which is weird since she's usually the person who can look at everything positively.]

Or we could mess it up and they get even worse.

Re: DISCUSSION

[withmyownfists]

[ wow that feels like a very un-riley thing to say ]

...

Well... if it's okay with you, I'll... just try adding some water, because ...

[ well, since when has *water* hurt anything, but also-- ]

This is the same echo that gave Daisy her phoenix, so... I have faith things will work out. But...

Riley, are you okay?