Charm ☼ 004 [video]
[Lily's set herself up in the library in her house. There's a cauldron in front of her, a small flame flickering beneath it. She stirs the pot three times clockwise, and then four counterclockwise.]
Hello, Vatheon. There are quite a few new people floating about again, so I thought this was a perfect time to post. I'm Lily. As you can see I've been doing a bit of potion brewing. I finally made it down to the Nostalgia Nook, and the shop from my world is absolutely brilliant.
[She pauses to check her potions book and adds an ingredient, tapping the cauldron twice with her wand. Potions is very complicated and delicate.]
I stocked up on ingredients, so after I brewed a few potions for friends of mine, I thought I'd brew a few other useful ones. First of all a big batch of Pepper-Up. [She gestures to the cauldron.] That'll be a cure for the common cold. And hangovers. So if anyone's feeling a bit under the weather, let me know.
That said, [She turns the heat under the cauldron down.] Equius. Sollux. I'm ready when you are.
Hello, Vatheon. There are quite a few new people floating about again, so I thought this was a perfect time to post. I'm Lily. As you can see I've been doing a bit of potion brewing. I finally made it down to the Nostalgia Nook, and the shop from my world is absolutely brilliant.
[She pauses to check her potions book and adds an ingredient, tapping the cauldron twice with her wand. Potions is very complicated and delicate.]
I stocked up on ingredients, so after I brewed a few potions for friends of mine, I thought I'd brew a few other useful ones. First of all a big batch of Pepper-Up. [She gestures to the cauldron.] That'll be a cure for the common cold. And hangovers. So if anyone's feeling a bit under the weather, let me know.
That said, [She turns the heat under the cauldron down.] Equius. Sollux. I'm ready when you are.
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[And also Equius' ex-matesprit-kismesis in a weird mobius-reacharound kind of way, but he sees no point in confusing Lily with that whole story.]
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Actually, I was thinking...maybe you'd like to try the Draught of Peace before we actually do this. It's magic so it shouldn't matter that you're not human, but it's better to be safe than sorry
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Would you like me to come over to your hive, or do you want to come to mine?
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[Notice he doesn't say doing anything weird, just wrong.]
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All right, that's reasonable. Whenever you'd like to come over is fine.
[Sending file "HiveofInappropriateTouchingandHugsAddress.pdf".]
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[She winks and hangs up.]
[She gathers together all her potions supplies and packs up a few vials of all the potions she's made for Sollux's operation. When things are neat, she apparates to Equius' front stoop and knocks on the door.]
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[He opens the door and offers a half-smile, holding back the rambunctious bird with one foot.]
Hello, Lily. Please, come in.
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Hello, Equius. Thank you for having me to your home.
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[He's not the only one that thinks so; Darkleer remembers you, Lily, you pet him before! You pet him before and therefore you are friends! Cue more excited warming and scrambling as the chick tries to jump all over Lily.]
Darkleer, you're being very rude!
[Equius tries gamely to catch the chick, but the whole "being STRONG" thing is not conducive to dealing with hyperactive baby chocobos, and Darkleer easily evades him, prancing around Lily's feet and making a ruckus.]
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It's all right, he's just excited. Aren't you, Darkleer. [She makes soft, soothing sounds in an attmept to calm the bird.]
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Thank you for being patient with him. I know he's... a lot to take sometimes.
[Equius gestures towards the living room.]
Please, come in and have a seat.
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[She follows his lead and takes a seat on the couch, lifting up the chocobo to sit in her lap, so she can continue petting him.]
I feel as though I'm offering you drugs.
[She pulls out a vial of turquoise liquid and holds it out to him. The glass is warm, and when he takes the stopper out, a silver mist should float off the surface of the liquid.]
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One moment.
[He leaves, going to the kitchen, and returns with a silicone cup, which may or may not have a pattern of robots printed across it.]
Would you pour it into here, please?
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[She takes the cup and unstops the vial, that silver mist floating out of the top and lingering in the air. She pours carefully before handing it to Equius.]
Don't shake it about before you drink it.
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It... it smells like the wind, in the light season, when it comes down through the mountains.
[The smell reminds him of home, and reassures him. With a nod to Lily, he drains the cup.]
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It should start working almost immediately.
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[He puts the cup down and sets it on the table beside them.]
Wow. That's amazing.
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It's working?
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[He offers her a shy half-smile. Pounce--the good chocobo--hops up on the couch and crawls into his lap.]
This is some incredible stuff.
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Oh, brilliant! That means that all of them should work! I'm so glad. How do you feel?
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[He turns his head and grins at her. Seems like you may want to tweak the dosage, Lily... this looks like like calm and more like slightly high.]
Have I ever told you about Gamzee?
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