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[apurrstate]

Who: Anders and Open
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Bishop, if desired
When: Thirty seconds after being shuffled onto the ship

[The feed turns on and it's clear Anders has barely just arrived on his new ship as there's still some confetti in his hair he has yet to brush off or pick out. He's clearly on the move, however, as the hallways of the Bishop move behind him on his way to the Med Lab.]

Right, I need to take some inventory: there was a greenhouse on the Iskaulit that held some medicinal herbs, if anyone knows, has it been maintained? [Maker knew if Hermione were still around, he'd really had yet to even check who was still around.] And, similarly, there was a smaller herb garden in the cargo bay of the Twin Roses, is that still there?

[He pauses as something occurs to him and he gives a wry smirk.] And, in my haste, I shouldn't be so rude, my apologies. I am Anders, a healer from Thedas. I imagine my store of potions from before is long gone, I intend to get started on more. If anyone has need of any potion in particular, please feel free to speak up, I'm more than willing to make whatever it might be.

[Assuming he knew how to make it or something like it, but his skill with herbalism wasn't something he took lightly.]

Comments

[apurrstate]

I suppose I did. Should I work on one that completely destroys a person bit-by-bit and then flings them Maker-knows how many leagues only to, hopefully, put them back together again in the right order? You could be the first test subject of this revolutionary potion.

[poisontippedcure]

As lovely as that sounds, I'll have to pass. It seems wasteful to use such a potion when I already have that ability. [Not here, but that doesn't matter.]

Perhaps you could use it on yourself? You might get lucky and appear next to someone who knows what they're doing.

[apurrstate]

See, now that would be counter-productive. If I successfully found someone who knew what they were doing then, in turn, I would have been successful in my original goal and would no longer need the very potion I'd already used.

Nope, I'm afraid it'd simply be a waste of time and resources. I respectfully deny your potion request.

[poisontippedcure]

Fair enough. Would you humor a more serious request?

[If she knew that she was eventually going to be asking a favor, maybe she could have been a bit nicer. 'Could have' being the key words.]

[apurrstate]

[He smiled to her to try and show he hadn't taken any offense over their 'argument.']

Of course.

[poisontippedcure]

[She doesn't smile in return, but she doesn't scowl, either. Progress!]

I'm a healer by trade, but the confines of the fleet limit my powers considerably. [It turns out being in a floating metal box? Not great for communing with elementals.]

I'd like to have a few extra healing potions on hand, in case something happens while we're not docked. Would you be able to help?

[apurrstate]

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that, I can't imagine how frustrating that must be.
[He could try, but he suspected he wouldn't come quite close.]

I'd be more than happy to. I'll be starting today, once I gather what I need.

[But he is curious.]

Is it only while we drift or is it in all places you have this difficulty?

[One of the more fascinating things about the fleet was the differences in the magics on board.]

[poisontippedcure]

Only when we drift.

[Is that sarcasm? Because this is a very touchy subject for her and that better not be sarcasm.]

My magic relies on drawing energy from the area around me. Unsurprisingly, it's difficult to commune with the elements when I'm trapped in a metal box.

[apurrstate]

[Definitely not sarcasm, he's practically taking mental notes as he listens to her, fascinated by the idea of magic working that way.]

This might sound silly as I'm not entirely clear on how your magic works, but if you were in the gardens or greenhouse when you tried to cast something, would that not work?

[poisontippedcure]

[It doesn't sound silly, Rose just isn't lucky enough to have it work that way.]

It would, but only to a certain extent. It's like the difference between drawing water from a puddle and drawing water from the ocean.

[apurrstate]

Ah. I'm sorry.

[That's sort of the extent of his ideas on that front. At least with what they've got available to them.]

What ship are you on? I'll bring you the potions when they're finished.

[poisontippedcure]

The Red Fish.

[Which she still thinks is kind of a stupid name.]

...Thank you.

[apurrstate]

I will see you there, then.