poi 16, library; video

[blitzcheer]

Hey guys! [ As soon as the video feed cuts in, so does Tidus's voice, a smile and a hand raised to the screen. He's by one of the tables, breaking the 'be quiet' rule of all library spaces for a good reason - the reason which is spread out on a table, showing a selection of bottles, equipment, and even plants - one of which glows a soft gold. ]

Welcome to the newbies! I wanted to talk some about the healing we've got for people to take when they need it - plus, there's some making I was thinking some of you might be interested in - these!

[ He's grabbing a small pouch, removing the contents, and bringing a view of small green sweets sitting on his palm. ]

They're candies made from the plants we've got here. [ He nods back, and still in view is the golden plant, as well as less glowy variant. ] We've got a bunch growing, and they can be made into salves too - they're from Roland's world, and he got a book that tells you how to make them! But-

[ But- Tidus chuckles. ]

Well I've never made them before, and Roland hasn't either! Sooo... I was figuring we've got enough people here who're good at making with herbs and in the kitchen - how about we figure it out? Give people more options for healing. Then we don't have to pay for 'em. [ Heheh! ]

There's plenty of the plants in the greenhouse if you wanna try on your own - thanks, Persephone! - and the book on them's in the library. I'm gonna put some of these [ he holds the sweets back up, while also putting them back in the bag ] into the supply locker, so you can check them out. Try making them whenever you want!

[ He can't figure out the tie right now, or it's just a little too distracting. But Tidus is quiet, before he looks up from the pouch to the screen, and then to the side. His tone shifts. ]

And... if you ever worry about taking supplies when other people need them, don't, okay? Carry them with you. If you need to know how they work or just wanna ask about them, you can. And you can ask people to buy what works where you're from too. A bunch of the potions we have - they saved me more times than I can count back home. And I know Trunks swears by senzu beans.

So - yeah. [ He pulls a smile, small as it's turned. ] Drop by the library if you want! I've got an alphabet to count 'til it sticks.

[ Heh. ]

Comments

[blitzcheer]

Good thing it's everyone else's!

[ You know. With how many people really love to cook.

He's also not that concerned about options for ingredients, either. ] Train has a way of grabbing whatever we need. Well, alright - if you wanna tell me the food names and anything related to them- you said your brother handles them? - I'll try buying. See what comes in. I've got some points spare.

[ He doesn't know how many Thanatos has, but he doesn't mind offering up his own regardless. ]

[controlsthedie]

Cyclopes Jerky and Chimaera Jerky are their names. And my brother Charon sells them to Zagreus through randomly placed wells. The shades in Elysium have their own means of obtaining them.

[ Don't question how that works. Even Thanatos isn't fully sure. ]

I spent most of my points on more healing items. I have 34 left.

[blitzcheer]

You save that for yourself. [ You've been plenty, buddy. ] Alright! Oh yeah, I should...

[ Make a notebook materialise in his hand from hammerspace, the pen tucked in the pages. Thinks about writing those names himself, but...

Here! Holding out to Thanatos! ] It'll be easier if you write them down. Then I can't get the spelling wrong.

[controlsthedie]

[ He takes the pen and writes down the names and what they do in very neat hand writing. Then he passes both paper and pen back to Tidus. ]

There.

[ Thanatos, notably, doesn't say anything about saving the points for himself. He doesn't have a need for them, so to the train or other people they go. ]

[blitzcheer]

Thanks! [ There, way easier. He takes a read inside (look at that good-looking handwriting) before putting the notebook down. He'll get to ordering later on.

For now, he nods his head to some of the bits and bobs on the table; the plants, the potion bottles. ]

So, how much do you know about the stuff we have in the supplies? We have the tablet for reading up everything, but you sounded keen about a paper version. [ Was he really keen? Apparently, as Tidus remembers it. ]

It wouldn't be bad having both. [ ... as long as he doesn't need to keep anything updated! ] But, I know you play Red's support guy, so- you sure of everything?

[controlsthedie]

[ (Tidus has figured out how to work the train system to get the goods.)

Not everyone knows what a tablet is and how to use it. Besides, what-if it loses power? That's something that can happen, right? Or someone steals it? Or just breaks it? At the very least a backup needs to be created. ]

I think I've learned more than I did before the last mission.

[ How are these beans not more widely known?! ]

And what I don't know, I'll learn as I copy the records.

[blitzcheer]

[ Maybe because people don't pay attention!? LIKE YOU, THANATOS. ]

Well you're already here, [ and it was why Tidus called him here, ] so I'll tell you about the healing we have. So you can keep some on you.

[ So from his arms band, Tidus materialise a file, with an outer sheet and even colour coded tabs showing from the top. He opens it up to the HEALING section, sits it on the table for Thanatos, then pulls some of the bottles forward. ]

This is the elixirs one, as you know - you'll wanna grab some of these bottles from the luggage car to change them over. [ Why? Because the bottles Tidus is using are smaller than the ones that the elixirs came in. ]

You don't need the whole bottle they come in for the heal to work. They're not that big in Spira!

[ Elixirs, the healing they've had since they started getting in supplies and even Lightning was peddling. ]

And these - these are x-potions. [ A pink vial is moved forward. ] Doesn't make you feel as a hundred percent the elixirs, but any wounds or broken bones? That'll still do the job. You really want the elixirs for the real bad jobs - the life-threatening wounds.

[ And now, the white-red feathers and the stones! ]

But these are for when- [ He pauses, always a bit awkward about this, but- ] Well, when someone took a really bad blow. ...You think they won't make it. You put the feather on them, and it stabilises them - and the stones need to be brought next to the person too who needs them.

These are our best ones. [ He points to a red stone. ] Apparently, you just use them, and they'll bring a person back well and healed. This one- [ A pink one ] is next, and then this one - [ a peach ]

[controlsthedie]

[ For a good chunk of his stay on the train, Thanatos has been overly focused on home or suffering an emotional or mental crisis of some kind. He's doing his best!

Although as good as this information is, Thanatos gets stuck on an important detail. ]

I have limited space in my bag, and fragile things are a risk to carry when your team is often fighting or actively moving.

[ He might have said something about how he's Death, so talking about death is common for him, but he's being very practical right now. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Hm. ] Who carries your team's arms band? Do you know about the pouch Wangji got for Red Team? The one that doesn't run out of space?

[ Did someone else carry both of those? ]

[controlsthedie]

... Was this established before Lightning left?

[ It is 100% possible that all this got lost in the chaos following her disappearanceand then departure. It wasn't a smooth transition at all. ]

[blitzcheer]

The arms band? Yeah - Toby, you...remember him? [ Was Thanatos around...? ] She used to have him be the supplies guy for Red Team. And then Wangji made an announcement about getting the bags not too long ago.

[ New, wonderful bags for the teams! ...one each! He flicks a finger against one of the bottles, letting it drop. ]

They're not that fragile anyway. But keeping some away in storage with extra food and stuff's always a good bet.

[controlsthedie]

[[ ooc: Is Tidus talking about this message back in Llama? ]]

... I do not know who Toby is, and I do not know where either of those storage items are....

[ Thanatos frowns, frustrated and upset that despite doing all they can, apparently they missed some vital things they never knew existed. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ OOC: Yes! ]

Hmm, maybe they're in the supplies? Lightning used to take care of them, [ so! ] -- and I think she left after Toby did.

[ Which he says with a shift in his voice, but small, returning to normal after. ]

And maybe Otoha has the bag, and forgot about it?

[ ...really, it's happened before with an arms band.... ]

[controlsthedie]

I could ask.

[ Thanatos sighs. He doesn't know what message Tidus is talking about. Time is hard to keep track of on the train when one's been here for a while. Even Thanatos is experiencing that. ]

Although if it happened around Diagad, then I likely missed all mention of it.

[blitzcheer]

Mmm, I don't know... time's kinda hard to keep track of.

[ Speaking of. But he waves a hand easily. ] But hey, no problem - now you know! If Otoha didn't get it, you can go to Wangji - the team lead one for Blue. And the arms band is probably in the locker if you guys aren't using it - they're for carrying around supplies anyway.

[ And if Thanatos is their go-to supplies guy, then he should be the one with one, or passing them onto someone. ]

All you wanna do is remember what you've got inside them, so keep a list! Long as you do, you can take it out!

[controlsthedie]

[ And as Otoha's player as also confirmed not knowing about this, the Red Team managed to lose theirs. Red Team, never change in being the problem team. ]

That part will not be an issue with me. I think.

[ He has been writing notes in his diary parchmentwork ever since he got on the train. There is just... a lot to learn and easy to overlook in times of chaos. (And self-image breaking revelations.) ]