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 Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:40 pm
There was black rolling smoke coming from the backroom. Though the smoke didn't smell like smoke, more like a dark scent. A pleasent rich scent that was quite prominent. So far things were going as planned.
Instead of Odyssey poking out it was Humfrey Two, "C'mon into the back. We're waitin'," the older man grumbled softly and then disappeared into the backroom again. There was something afoot if Odyssey didn't greet people herself ... possibly.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:01 pm
The smell struck her shortly after she noticed the man appear for a moment. Strange, but not an unusual scent. The lesser demon gave a quiet "hmph" of indignance at Humfrey Two's blunt command before trotting briskly over to the room.
The smoke made it a bit difficult to see when she first stepped inside the other room. Addressing the man she'd spotted in there a moment ago, she moved to more comfortably hold the bundle of items in her hands. "'We'? That excessively cheerful girl is still working here?" she grumbled.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:08 pm
Humfrey smirked as he hobbled to his usual corner and had a seat, "As happy as she may be ... She is brilliant with herbs and potions and the like," he was obviously amused and obviously agreed with the demon, "She went to her garden to gather something really quick while letting the stuff in the cauldron stew."
The cauldron was the source of all the smoke. It was bubbling with a deep red liquid which swirled restlessly within it.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:19 pm
"As long as she isn't prancing around out there whistling to the birds and pretending to be some kind of idiotic princess, I suppose I can't complain for now..." She tapped one hoof on the floor while glancing curiously at the cauldron.
After what felt like a considerably long wait to herself, she snapped at the puttering old man. "Is she always this terribly slow?" In a lower voice, she muttered, "Honestly, how long does that cheery brat expect me to wait?"
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:48 pm
"Just long enough to get the cauldron to absorb some of your impatience." Apparently this had all been a plot to get an 'ingredient' added to the cauldron. Though how an emotion can be an ingredient was something only Odyssey seemed to know.
"If you would simply put aside the toys a moment. Put the ring in the cauldron, and hand me the cloth, then I can get to work." Odyssey had long ago learned that it was useless to be friendly with ANtigra.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:06 pm
The lessor demon's wings seemed to twitch a bit as though she were preparing to spread them. "Ha-ha. Very funny."
After shifting the cloth once again so that it was perched over one arm, she made a casual sweep of her hand and neatly snatched up the toys, dropping them into her purse with a look on her face that could likely freeze fire. All that remained on the pile of shimmering silk was the little ring, which she now snatched up in her hand. Holding it carefully by the loop, she trotted close to the edge of the smoking pot of red liquid and dropped it in. After watching it sink into the opaque concoction, she stepped toward Odyssey and roughly deposited the three pieces of cloth into the blonde's hands.
"Don't screw this up," Antigra leered, stepping back to allow the woman room to do what she supposedly did best.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:16 pm
Her eyebrow twitched at being told not to screw up, but other than that she still had a smile and seemed unbothered by the comment, "Ye of little faith." The blonde murmured and went to work.
A puff there, a flash of blood red light there, and strange liquids being poured on the silk there. Nothing in what she did seemed to lack in confidence nor showed that things were going outside of what was expected.
During all this the cauldron was sitting silently doing nothing until it seemed the liquid decided it was time to whirl about as if being sucked into some sort of a drain though there was none. It seemed as if the mouth of the abyss had opened and was beginning to drink the innards of the cauldron.
Though before everything was 'drained' Odyssey moved forward and deposited all the cloth into the cauldron quietly and then there was a bone-dry cauldron, ring, and some cloth.
Wait they were glowing! All items were glowing with a dim blood-red hue.
The glow slowly brightened and the shadows on the wall were beginning to dance as if they had a mind of their own.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:39 pm
A slight flicker of the eyelids, but Antigra held her tongue. For once. She maintained a minimal level of interest, watching the process and waiting for a chance to jump down Odyssey's throat for making an error. Shockingly, there was no falter of the other woman's confidence as she worked. The demon's silence would simply have to continue.
Most of her attention had been on the cauldron and its strange decision to form a suction at the bottom. It was only when she noticed movement out of the corner of her eye that she looked up - the shadows seemed to have come alive! She snorted. It was impressive, for a parlor trick.
"Well, that potion had nice taste in color," she remarked with a smirk. Blood red was quite fashionable where she came from.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:48 pm
The red glow was engulfed finally by a bright white light and a loud banging sound as if someone had just gotten smacked across the face. Odyssey of course looked away for a moment.
The glow retreated and when someone next looked into the cauldron there was a boy at the bottom about toddler age:
He was swaddled against the (undamaged) silk cloth and seemed to be napping until he opened his eyes and stared straight up at the peering faces. The stare was soon accompanied by a small sly looking smirk.
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