IC Inbox - Asgard Eventide

[samantha_grey]

An old, brick edifice stands in front of the burnt-down ruins of a home in the hillside. Mountains rear up in all directions, covered in lush, green vegetation. Nobody comes this way anymore, but you have the sense that anything placed in the mailbox attached to this old structure will be found by someone, the only living person for whom this place still has any meaning.

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[samantha_grey]

She doesn't need to be sated, Sherlock. She needs to be sedated. That's what the tea was for, but as I feared, it wasn't perfect. I just hope to god it doesn't have diminishing returns after the last three months...

You saw someone sating her on the network, willing or not. She was only pissed off that Eve ended up killing herself midway through her 'fun.' Sating her means getting tortured basically non-stop. The only sorts of people that 'could' sate her are level three Baldrs with regeneration, and do you honestly want to put anyone through that?

[deductions]

Perhaps, she just needs another compound. If you should be inclined, perhaps I can provide my turn at playing lab rat? How much are you willing to risk to ease this curse?

While not all of us harbor the same opinion, Ms. Grey. There are those who do not take what you undergo as a personal affront. It is hardly my business to involve myself any more than I do, however - perhaps that method may be simpler.

[samantha_grey]

[A sigh]

I'll use you as a lab rat. I'm definitely going to be trying to refine the process. I don't think upping the dose is enough, but I'm not sure if you're able to really test the effects because you don't have a biological 'kill switch' in your head.

...

Still, I'm not going to turn down the help. You're not the only person out there who seems willing to put up with the risk. I just don't like the idea of hurting those people.

[deductions]

Your situation is one of that I do not envy, Lady Grey. However, your inconvenience to matters is obvious. I implore you another curiosity. By no means am I a religious man, but if the gods can grant curses can they not grant favors? Have you implored your scenario to them. Perhaps something can be done.

I would not card a heave of faith into that, however.

I do not mind placing myself in harms way. Clearly. I believe in small acts of justice. I am here to assist, should you need it.

[samantha_grey]

Hel and I don't see eye to eye.

I've talked with some of the others, but there's limits to what I've gotten out of them so far. What I'm going to call it is 'financial help in my research' seems to be the order of business so far. I haven't gotten a whole lot further than that.

As for faith, though, this isn't the same thing. I lost any glimmer of faith a long time ago, Sherlock. I was born on the wrong side of the war of the angels and demons, and according to them I'm damned from birth, and cannon fodder for 'my side.' The pagans want nothing to do with me with rare exception. I'm pretty much a shit-out-of-luck abomination on their own with the promise of being fucked at the end of their days and to live until then as my asshole father's guinea pig, washed in the blood of my friends.

Faith? Can go fuck itself.

However, I'll make deals with powerful beings that help me and those I care about. Right now, I'm hoping we can get some ideas together before this happens again. If we're lucky, we've got three months to plot.

[deductions]

Neither do I nor any of the gods, however. I have seldom heard of them turning down a request that would benefit a good portion of the population. Should the same curse be inflicted upon my person, I am aware that it would be most inconvenient.

I am not a pagan, nor do I have any concern for any of your wars. However, Ms. Grey - you are an anomaly. And I do tend to make it mission to solve that at the very least.

Three months is ample time.

[samantha_grey]

Fair enough. Coordinate with Conan Edogawa and Merlin. Yeah, I know Conan's a kid, but at this point we're all kind of anomalies. If you can get Alladin in on this, that might not be a bad idea.

Alchemy and meds are one thing, but there's the remote chance we could do something with the runes.

[deductions]

I have some reluctance to coordinate with Conan, but that has nothing to do with youth. I'll aid where I can.

The runes? Have their been advancements on those things?

[samantha_grey]

Hence why I mentioned Merlin. And yeah, the runes are getting worked on like my potions all the time. I don't know for sure that we can do anything with them, but it's worth a thought.

[deductions]

Are you open for lessons? I've found I've been due a state of reinvention. I must keep methods current.

[samantha_grey]

Potions only. I'm not good enough with runes to really teach them yet. If you're going to do that, I'm hiring you on as an assistant, and you're getting a license together. We might have one other employee at some point. We'll see.

[deductions]

Hired? I have not sent in application for any such employment. What in blazes are you speaking off?

[samantha_grey]

Well, as much as we both know I give two figs about what's legal and not, the fact is I'd rather not lose my license. It'd be inconvenient using back door deals to get supplies. So, if you're going to train under me, it has to be as an employee until you have a license yourself.

[deductions]

Only if we must.

It's not as if there's a properly imposed system of justice in this fair city. I think you could do away with a fair amount of things

[samantha_grey]

There is next to none, though Utgard has its own rules. If you want to look into this under the table...

Well, what's the old phrase? "We never had this conversation, and you don't know who you bought your illegal supplies from?"

[deductions]

The most interesting we come across in our mortal spans of life are found under the table.

Fair trade, you've won my silence.

[samantha_grey]

give me a call ahead of time next time you're planning to come over for research in that case. I'll get you used to the stuff I work with.

[deductions]

At the very least it will be an educational experience for both of us.

[samantha_grey]

Always. Don't be surprised if some of it blows up in your face, or more likely leaves you sick for a day or two. Some of this is noxious stuff.

[deductions]

My sort of experiment. One cannot discover if one does not take risks.

[samantha_grey]

Not universally true, but it has a funny way of coming to pass one way or another, doesn't it?

[deductions]

I find it to be the thin line between accident and genius.

[samantha_grey]

Now that, I can't argue with. Most of my best magical discoveries came completely by accident as much as anything. Nearly froze the house to death learning my first real spell.

[deductions]

Considering this is coming from the girl who fed me god knows in the middle of a war, it is not that far a leap.

[samantha_grey]

Hey, I told you what it was going to do. We were just testing durations you know.