A New Life, an Ancient Profession

[misery_hates_company]

Who: Misery. Open.
Where: Capricorn District.
Summary: A place of nature should have SOME potential reagents.
Warnings: Misery.
A witch needed ingredients. The stores were well and good, but they obviously only catered to a specific type of shopper -- which is to say the modern types, the ones who wanted nothing but pre-packaged nonsense. Anyway, she hadn't the cash for that sort of thing, and she needed to find a way to start. Money, it seems, makes the world go round even if you want nothing to do with it.

Some quick research had revealed this area, perhaps the closest to nature one could find in a city like this. Perhaps at some point she could venture outside the city walls for a better chance of finding useful things... or creatures. This would have to suffice for now.

Of course, a strange world in strange circumstances meant ANYTHING could be of potential use, which is why she seems to be sampling a bit of everyhing. A touch of bark? A flower? A grass? She collects. It's rather an odd sight for those unused to the old magics. To be fair, of course, Misery is a bit out of touch with them herself. Years of only doing the magics asked of her can make someone a little rusty.

But she can learn. She CAN learn. What a wonderful feeling.

She seems almost happy, actually. This might change if anybody interrupts her, of course. Which, considering what she's doing right now, is almost an inevitability.

Comments

[robinsegg]

Sig was a little too busy trying to determine what kind of insect you had in your hand to hear you talk for a brief moment. It looked like a beetle from where he was standing, but he wasn't so sure...

"What kind of bus is it." He finally spoke in his monotonous voice.

[misery_hates_company]

"Eh? A beetle of some sort, I suppose. Looks rather like a weevil, actually. I will have to look into that later." There's something obnoxiously passive about this boy, lacking in energy. "Is that all?"

w o w i just noticed the spelling bus > bug |Db

[robinsegg]

...!!!

Sig's two strands of hair twitched at the mention of beetle. As much as he wanted one, she had found it first... But if it really was a beetle, he was going to get it at all cost.

"Show me." He responded.

[misery_hates_company]

Boy, this kid really likes his beetles, huh? Might as well make the most of it.

She smirks, keeping it well out of reach. "And what do I get in return for this little service, hmmm?" she asks, grinning.

[robinsegg]

And Sig was quickly falling into her scheme. He scratches his head, wondering what he should give. Normally, he would consider trading the insect with another type, but he hasn't gotten any...

"Uuunnnnnn...." Sig thought out loud for a long while. "...Problem... Don't have any other bugs to trade..."

[misery_hates_company]

"Oh my, that certainly is a bother, isn't it? You have nothing else to show for it at all? Hmmm." She floats the beetle in the air a bit with her magic. "A pity, really. I guess I'll have to keep this one allll to myself." She smirks. "Of course, if you could find something especially unusual in these woods, I MIGHT be willing to exchange this. It would have to be especially noteworthy, however."

[robinsegg]

"Unusual..." Sig wasn't familiar enough with the forest to know what would be unusual. "...Problem..."

But he really wanted the beetle, though. He was going to find something 'unusual' then! But then...

"...What kind of thing... 'Unusual' to look for?" Because he sure didn't know what "unusual" meant. Even in a strange world he's from, Sig himself was considered "unusual."

[misery_hates_company]

She mulls. "Well, do you see all the things in this forest? Look for something that doesn't look quite the SAME as all the things in this forest." She smirks. "Of course, I'll be the final arbiter on this, hmm?"

[robinsegg]

Sig listened carefully to the other before responding again.

"Don't run while I go look." It seemed like he really, really wanted the beetle... He didn't move from his spot as he stared at the other intensively; if they were talking about anything else, he would have complied without a thought, but this was his most favorite thing they were talking about. He was going to take precautions as much as his simple mind could do.

[misery_hates_company]

"Honestly, what do you take me for?" she asks, raising an eyebrow. Really, there's something unnerving about this kid. It's annoying.

[robinsegg]

"Hard to talk to. Not nice enough to give me beetle." Sig replied bluntly. Well, she did ask him... Don't worry Misery, even those from the same world from him found him a tad annoying as well.

But anyways, time to go look for something unusual in the forest! He gave one last look at the other before setting off into the forest.

After good half an hour or so, he came back out, rolling an old tire with him.

She did say something out of place...

[misery_hates_company]

"Not everybody is sunshine and lollipops, kid. Such is life." She snorts.

She waits for him as patiently as she can, in the meantime looking for more potential ingredients. And then he returns with... that. Damnit. She should've been more specific.

"Oh, aren't WE the smart one? Does this look like something I could use in my formulas? I think not." Stupid kid.

[robinsegg]

"Uhee...." Sig mumbled, not exactly liking this person. He didn't know what she wanted...! He gives his head another scratch.

"Formula...?" He asked instead. If only he remembered there was a certain someone who went around collecting unusual items for making potions, he may have gotten a better idea of what he was supposed to look for...

[misery_hates_company]

"Formulas! Potions! I can't use a tire in a potion, it's a synthetic!" Ugh. This child...

She harumphs, crossing her arms. What to do...

Damn it all.

"Oh, whatever! Take your blasted bug already. There's a million of them in these woods anyway. Good heavens, you're frustrating." She practically flings the critter at him.

[robinsegg]

"Oh nooo..." Sig replied as he managed to catch the insect in his hands. After taking a good look at his new friend, he looked over at Misery.

"Don't throw them, treat them kindly."

[misery_hates_company]

She wonders if the boy is at all aware of what she was planning on using the beetle in the FIRST place. She briefly toys with the idea of telling him just to get a reaction, but decides against it. "Just be glad I decided to honor the bargain in spite of such a ludicriously poor contribution on your part anyway," she replies testily.

[robinsegg]

Sig had absolutely no clue what Misery was going to use the poor beetle for. If he had known, he definitely would have not acted as passively as he was at the moment.

Instead of giving the other undivided attention, Sig was busy playing with the new beetle he had in his hands.