AMALTHEA

[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

[unguilded]

[ ... tilts his head at so many of these??? ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[theriverlethe]

[ Lethe hesitates for a moment before admitting: ]

I have no idea what any of these are for.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unguilded]

Lethe...! You're with me, this time?

... maybe we should ask if he can explain what some of these are. I mean, I know what some of these are, but we need to figure out what the right combination is.

Re: DISCUSSION

[theriverlethe]

Yeah, it looks like I am today.

[ He briefly smiles and pushes his sunglasses up slightly so they don't slide down his nose. ]

Before we ask, can I ask which ones you know?

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

Re: SUBMISSION

[unguilded]

nettle
red nettle
andrographis
ginger
waybread
thyme
ganoderma
eletheuthero
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

[unguilded]

Two this time, huh?

[ RUBS CHIN... ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[theriverlethe]

Let's... not try soap.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unguilded]

[ Makes a face. But he's also grinning. ]

Yeah, I was going to say the same!

Maybe ginseng for one?

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

Re: SUBMISSION

[unguilded]

tannic acid
ginseng

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

[theriverlethe]

I don't know about you, but I'd rather chose between "mortar and pestle" and "tea kettle".

Re: DISCUSSION

[unguilded]

Yeah, those two stick out for me, too. The plant I have that Jaguar gave me I make into tea...

SUBMISSION

[soulping]

Re: SUBMISSION

[unguilded]

Tea kettle!

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

[theriverlethe]

I haven't been sick yet...

[ But you never know, right? Lethe picks up a cup and takes a sip of it. ]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[unguilded]

Well ... I guess we'll see if I get better with this. Let's hope for the best!

[ I mean, it's not like any of those ingredients were terrible? But...

DOWN THE HATCH IT GOES FOR ROOK. ]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[soulping]

[the antidote has a bland taste that seems to ooze its way down your throat and into your stomach. It settles at the bottom of your stomach and feels as though something heavy is resting there, giving you an odd, uncomfortable sensation. But it only lasts a minute, until you begin to feel relief - not just from that, but from the ailments caused by the illness.

However . . . your knees begin to feel weak, as though you've lost control of your limbs. Or maybe instead, as you go to ask what's wrong, your voice is suddenly gone? Uh oh.

How severe is up to you OOCly! Characters can have only one limb suddenly not listen to them, they're whole body, etc - however you want to play it!

After, you may move onto endgame]