week 1; wednesday w/ fane

[alchemenace]

[ well on top of paranoia week about partners, these two went on an Adventure that they should probably talk about now that they're back in their room. Varian right now is a little bit more concerned about Fane's wrist, though. It has looked better. ]

Is there anything we can do about that? I mean, I, I'm guessing whatever makeshift bandages people have been making won't cut it?

[ take care of yourself better, partner, wow :/ ]

Comments

congrats varian a skeleton is your new dad

[faceripper]

And that's nothing to scoff at. Why, as I essentially did the same with Source and the Veil, I understand it completely.

[ Fane doesn't mind him edging closer, and it probably becomes a bit more obvious what he's actually writing. It's a bulleted list of ingredients and their results, and he can probably guess that's why he switched to another swatch of fabric. This is all stuff that Fane knows readily, so this is for Varian.

That said, with ingredients like "Penny Bun Mushroom", "Augmentor", or "Fire Essence", they might not translate to what Varian has avaliable. But, hey, it's something to start with!

At least until Fane gets to some of the more ethically questionable recipes. Hm. ]

Should you ever like to, I'm always open to exchanging ideas. It's not my area of expertise, but it hardly needs to be to be interesting.

hey wtf this is cute. bad.

[alchemenace]

[ it takes him a second to register what exactly it is Fane is writing and for why, even when he can clearly read it. when he does, the curious look on his face is immediately replacement with a wide beam as he practically vibrates in place in excitement ]

Wait, wait, really? That's what I think it is? That's amazing!

[ he rushes over to pour over everything and i don't have alchemy things to share because tangled is dumb but he's also too excited reading to share right now anyway. ]

Thanks, Fane. No one ever... I mean, no one ever tried to share stuff like that with me before.

it's ok i'll ruin it immediately

[faceripper]

Well, tou're welcome. If you're the first alchemist, then I may as well share the most basic of knowledge. I find these sorts of recipes lying about all the time.

[ "Chanterelle, ground to paste and fermented for three days, grants invisibility" ]

Granted, some of them do require more... exotic ingredients, but whether you collect them or not, well, I leave that judgement up to you. I'm hardly in any position to say one way or the other.

[ "Intestines, fresh or rotting, steeped in poison while in an explosive canister, creates chemical warfare grenade" ]

—And eventually, we may speak about Source and the Veil. It's an exceptionally interesting field of study, and absolutely worth investigation.

[alchemenace]

[ ha ... there's the condescending tone he expects out of fane. it was a great thirty seconds before that. varian is thirsty enough for #alchemy that he doesn't comment, though he does correct: ]

Oh, I'm, I'm not the first. I'm the only practicing alchemist in Corona as far as I know, but Corona isn't the biggest of the seven kingdoms. Actually, the ancient technology in Corona is a lot more impressive than anything the kingdom has managed in recent years, but I--I wanted to change that.

[ wanted, past tense, but varian doesn't extrapolate on that, taking out his own quill and ink from his (vast) pockets (of his starbuck's apron) ]

I wouldn't say no to learning about Source and Veil, though. It sounds fascinating. Um, can I?

[ he knows fane just said they could share, but, y'know, one of the two of them has to be polite ]

[faceripper]

Oh— Well, then. Another thing I can quite relate to. It's quite disappointing when the "old" is far superior to the new. I believe I'd be much less cross about the state of the world if it was at least more advanced than the Eternals... But, no. It's all gone to shit.

[ He sighs dramatically, but he does pause to look at Varian ]

What, copy this? There's no need, if so. I'm writing it for you to keep.

[alchemenace]

Um, no, no, you said you wanted to, that we could exchange ideas? I could, I've got--

[ he shakes his head and just starts to write, and while i don't know ingredients because tangled is dumb and his has a little more formulas involved for some reason (tangled), but at the end of it he's written down his recipe for a truth potion because why not ]

I initially modified this from a drop of-- well, analyzing the original was quite the challenge, let's just go with that. Um, you probably have something similar already, but.

[faceripper]

[ Fane makes a sound of delighted acknolwedgement, since yeah, of course his dumb ass didn't think Varian would actually share?? God, I hate him. Anyways. Once Varian is done, Fane takes it gingerly and takes a look. He falls into a long silence as he seems to think it over, but Varian gets a quiet— ]

Fascinating.

[ So, you know. Great Job!! ]

No, I've at least never heard of a truth potion. Quite useful! It truly would minimize the need to obtain information by fighting morons. [ look, ]

[alchemenace]

[ He is proud of himself at managing that reaction out of Fane. So, so stupidly proud, he definitely can't hide his grin. this nerd always trying to impress people ]

Oh, it definitely was useful. Um, this is just the formula for the regular potion, but I've found that it isn't affected by putting it in a less... obvious format. Personally, my specialty is more in chemical compounds or creating new elements, as well as building machines, but I try to hit a little of everything.

[faceripper]

[ He nods agreeably, since this is something he fully plans on testing out as soon as he's back to Rivellon. There's no shortage of people to try it on, considering their quest. ]

Now you're talking about things I quite understand. Well, mostly. Machinery was never my personal area of interest, but we Eternals used them extensively. It's why it's a shame to see them quite gone. They're exceedingly useful for mundane tasks.

[ Though talk of elements has him pointing to one of the things he's written down: "Fire Essence". ]

When you're creating new elements, are you using these Essences?

[alchemenace]

The machines in Corona's past were ... [ a sigh of deep longing and appreciation ] But, obviously I've been doing my part in trying to build things that are just as great.

[ Varian peers at the words like they hold the secret of the universe, a thoughtful frown on his face ]

No. I've never even heard of an "Essence" before. Well, obviously I've heard of the word by itself, but this seems a bit more ... specific.

[faceripper]

It is, yes. It's... Well, it's roughly what it sounds like. If Source is a soul, then an Essence is something like a piece of it, but tied to their magic. So if you have a wizard who specializes in fire magic, you're likely able to harvest a fire Essence from them.

[ probably. the game doesn't actually explain. but this sounds ok ]

They're exceedingly useful! They're the main component for making runes.