soulping | EPONA

EPONA

[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.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

Astra... huh?

[ HI STAR ]

[ sniffles mildly into a tissue, staring at the list ]

Bell peppers? Really?

The cat claws are worse!

[pauses.... glancing at Aoko's fingernails...]

I hope that doesn't mean what I think it does...

[ Her short, short nails. ]

E-Eek! You don't mean … [ NOW SHE'S LOOKING TOO ] There's no way it could be that! Right?

N-No way! Your nails are too short to cut! There's no way we can hand them over!!

And most of the rest are plants, anyway! It's gotta mean something else.

[ she hopes. she hopes?! ]

Is there a plant called cat's claw...?

[she doesn't know what 95% of these things, tbh]

I have no idea. There's all sorts of plants with weird names, so it could be! Uhm …

[ squints!! at the list!! ]

We could try asking.

We've got three quests in total, right...?

[hmm]

Mmmhm.

[ It's essentially a guessing game for anybody who isn't a botanist. ]

My guess is that we can probably rule out … uhm, let's see. Mushrooms, garlic, and bell peppers, at least.