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 Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:38 pm
upon entering, it can be seen that the design motif for this room would best be summed up as 'spartan'... the regular bed has been removed, and exchanged for a pallet on the floor, with a light sheet and pillow on it... the walls are bare, but free of dust... there is a large desk against the wall, facing the shuttered window... the desk is approximately three feet by seven, easily large enough for a good amount of items... currently, there are only several sheets of paper in a neat pile on the corner of the desk... the papers are all covered in small handwriting, about various subjects and matters... the top one is a complex formula for the potion that miquelet has been working on, with the ingredients in a list at the top... most of the ingredients are safe enough, but two or three are often used as poisons and acid bases... one of these A Noventari, is especially toxic, possessing a high level of natural poisons...
there is a small satchel near the door, full of all manner of item that can be considered a necessity, plus several others... there are needles and thread, a small knife, a mirror, several blank sheets of paper, matches, floss, a toothbrush and toothpaste, toiletries, several books and scrolls, assorted gears from some manner of clockwork device, a canteen, bandages, batteries and various other items, including quite a few alchemical and chemistry-related supplies, such as a mortar and pestle, test tubes, vials and a bunsen burner, with it's own gas supply... there is also a small suitcase fiulled with several changes of clothes, along with some laundry supplies...
off to one side was the lavatory, where the necessities were located... the sink was clean, although there was a small chemical burn on a corner of it... it was apparant that she had mistakenly rinsed a container that was a little too dirty there earlier... now, she had a small closed container for all excess chemical materials, which housed a powerful solvent, to eradicate any harmful gasses or liquids...
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:47 pm
*miquelet walks into her room, still holding the glass... she goes over to the desk, and sets it down... she sits down in front of it, and stares at the murky liquid... the proicess is close to being complete, it only needs three more days... she flips through her papers, and checks the formula for the umpteenth time... sure enough, it was going as expected... back when she had learned this formula, miquelet had never thought she would have to use it... she had been told that it was only to be used in case of emergency, that it was too dangerous to use recklessly... but now, with all that was happening, she knew there was no other choice... cometimes the easy way out was the right way after all... although it galled her to think it, she was just running away again... some things never change... snapping out of that train of thought, miquelet rummages through her bags, and takes out the mortar and pestle, along with several materials... she sets them inside the pestle, and begins to crush them to powder... this would be added right before the end, but it would be alright to make it ahead of time... once finished, she sets it on the desk, near the wall, to make sure it didn't tip onto the floor... she sighed, and wondered why things worked out the way they did... getting up, she went over to the sink, and washed up... she looked around, and debated if she should return to the lobby for a while...*
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:33 am
*miquelet wakes up, and checks on the potion... it was almost ready, and was bubbling rapidly, showing itself to be a little too heated... she reduced the flame, and checked the seal on top of the glass... it was still strong, but could burst anytime, releasing the gas... she focused, and summoned the same gravity elemental she had been using for the same purpose for some time now, and used it to siphon off a good portion of the gas inside of the sealed glass... it was simply a matter of holding her breath, grabbing the glass with a gloved hand, and popping the seal near the gravity elemental's range of influence... once done, she quickly resealed the glass, and put it back on the burner... she pulled out a few more Noventari berries, and set them into a small compress... she put them above a small vial, and squeezed the oil from them until she had approximately five milliliters... this would be added right before the final step, which was of course what was the most dangerous and liable to kill her... but some things had to be done, and this was one of those... she sat back, and watched the bubbling liquid, and felt as if she was looking at her own life, boiling away until nothing would be left...*
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:45 am
::she appears out side miquelet's room and knocks politely::
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:15 pm
*miquelet hears the knock and looks at the door in surprise... glancing around, she knew there was nowhere where she could hide what she has been doing... since it would be useless, she leaves everything where it is, and goes to answer the door... she opens it slightly, approximately a half a foot or so, and looks to see who her visitor is... she doesn't recognize them, but that doesn't surprise her... there are quite a few people she doesn't know...*
yes, can I help you...?
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:19 pm
::Bel had been a bit nervous about simply teleporting into the woman's room and she was glad that she had answered the door. She gives the woman a smile and a slight bow::
Greetings. I am Belbe and I have a few questionos for you if you wouldn't mind letting me in?
::this was obviously not really up for debate but she wanted to be polite since this woman could potentially not be doing anything wrong::
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:22 pm
*miquelet thinks for a brief moment... if she were to beny her visitor entry, that would be rude... not only that, but rather suspicious as well... on the other hand, if she came in and inquired about the potion, there could be trouble... it might be possible to make something up, but on the spot like this would be more difficult... all of these thoughts went by within the space of several seconds... finally deciding, miquelet opened her doorway, to allow her visitor entry...*
of course... please, come in...
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:25 pm
::She nods and enters looking around the room curiously and trying not to stare at the potion she had seen in the EKASS which is in fact the reason she is here. Instead she turns with her back to the potion and regards miquelet::
So...how long have you been at the RNSMA?
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:29 pm
hmmm... let me see now... I believe it's been almost six months now, but I took a short leave of absence a few months back... and then another few weeks almost a month ago...
*miquelet sees her pointedly not stare at the potion, and knows there is something going on... she doesn't have any idea what, so she will have to wait and let her visitor dictate the progress of the conversation...*
but yes, I've only been here a half year or so... may I ask why you wish to know...?
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:37 pm
::She gives a little shrug. Bel had been hoping for a little more information but then her question had been rather simple. She decided to be more direct and give a little information of her own perhaps gaining what she wanted without having to do anything other than be polite::
I was curious honestly, because I have been here only a short while myself yet I have seen various...strange things going on. I'm going to be quite frank with you miquelet.
::she eyes the woman with a serious expression. She had never provided her name but Bel knew it thanks to the fashion in which she was not linked to the school::
I am in charge of protecting the school. Orb has given me specific abilities that allow me to monitor everything that goes on and I have been keeping tabs on a few people. I don't want to jump to conclusions but your actions the past few days have been more than a bit peculiar. I give you now the opportunity to explain yourself truthfully. I will accept what you say and go if that is your wish since I know you are...busy....but rememeber. If I notice something to be amiss in the coming days you will lose my trust as well as that of the school and well I don't particularly want to toss anyone out...so to speak....
::she tried to put it gently but what she meant was that she would literally teleport anyone who wished ill upon the school or especially her Papa Orb right out of the school grounds and dump them on their rear most unceremoniously::
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:49 pm
*once miquelet hears this, she knows she chose right in not trying to hide the potion... if Belbe-san was able to see what she has been doing, that would most definitely have been the wrong choice... she walked over to her desk, and checked on the potion... she didn't touch anything... if Belbe-san was in charge of monitoring the school, and protecting it, miquelet wanted to make sure she didn't do anything that could be misconstrued as a threatening action... she turns, and looks at Belbe-san... this wasn't exactly her business, but it also sort of was, so miquelet thought it would be best to say everything...*
you don't have to worry... this potion you see on the desk here is quite poisonous, but the only one it will affect is myself... I am hoping it won't kill me, but I'm not experienced enough to say that for sure... I have a bit of a personality problem, and I'm hoping this will let me sort evryone out...
*by this, miquelet is referring to the two spirits inside of her, the light and darkness elementals... their grasp on her has been getting more enmeshed, so she has to act while she can, before the darkness does something final about it's 'living arrangements'...*
I'm very sorry if seeing my actions upset you... this just seems like the best way to take care of things...
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:54 pm
::Bel contemplates her words and is rather relieved to hear that the woman had no ill intentions for any of the members but her talk of poison and the fact that she intends to take it worries her. Bel is after all in charge of caring for everyone at the school and miquelet certainly counts as one of its members and a person to be protected::
Are you certain this is the only way? P--eh...Orb and Ana have many healing skills. Ana in particular. Her healing abilities are far beyond anything I've ever seen. I have a friend...who's soul became torn. It had holes in it in a manner of speaking and Ana was to heal her. I would surely think she might be able to help you with your problem? At least suggest something that might not prove to be so...fatal....
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:00 pm
no, this is something I must deal with myself... I would hate to bother anyone with all that has been going on recently... as for any other methods, I believe it's too late for that... the spirits have already absorbed quite a bit of my soul, so much of the regular methods would strengthen them more than me... unfortunately, the potion will only work when the body is very weak, so it has to be infused with a poison... otherwisde it won't accomplish anything... I am almost positive that I have made it correctly... I've gone over the formula many times now... everything checks out...
for what it's worth, I do appreciate your concern...
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:09 pm
::She makes a face before she realizes how rude that must seem and reddens a bit::
Eh..meaning no disrespect. It's just that Orb has taught me to care for everyone and I don't see how making sure you are well would be a bother to any one....I can't promise that I won't mention this to Orb and Ana just to see if there is an easier way but I promise that I won't spy on you any more.
::she gives the woman a polite bow::
I'm sure you understand my concern. There have been far too many oddities here lately and I've only been around for two weeks...Just remember. If there's anything you need you can just think about me and I'll know you need something. I'm almost always around unless something urgent calls me to the Order but that is rare since Kaid returned to normal.
::She turns to leave and then on an impulse she gives the other woman a quick hug. She knows the type of difficulty she must be going through since Kaid is fighting with something similar having to share her mind with the soul of the Death Dragon Bow. Bel stands in the middle of the room and looks up at the black orb that hangs in every room momentarily::
Remeber...there are more than one way to do everything...I seem to have become a little bit of an expert on how souls work due to my starting out without one and dealing with....problems over the past few days. If you need anything...you know what to do.
::With that her eyes go up to the orb again and she winks out of the room as if she had never been there::
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:17 pm
*miquelet's eyes widen in surprise, as she looks at the spot where Belbe-san was just standing... whether this is from her disappearing or from the hug isn't clear, but either way, miquelet was caught by surprise...*
thank you... if it comes to that, I will ask for your help...
*miquelet stands there a moment longer, and then sighs... that conversation just made this whole situation seem much more dangerous... if she was the only one who knew the dangers, that was okay, but when she worried other people about it, that was what truly bothered her... the only way to alleviate the worry would be to make sure it works, which was her goal anyways... she sat down at the desk, and re-checked her notes yet again...*
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