SCAWWY 😱 iwatooshi

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The cherry blossom symbolizes both life and death, beauty and violence. As the coming of spring promises new life, so the blooming of cherry blossoms brings a sense of vitality and vibrancy. At the same time, their short lifespan is a reminder that life is fleeting. While cherry blossoms can be visually appealing to the eyes, there are actually many medicinal and therapeutic uses to various parts of the cherry blossoms. These health benefits include anti-inflammation, reducing blood pressure, or even treating diabetes symptoms.

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wk 0; sunday

[concoctive]

[ seated at the bar of the winery is alfyn! he's got a drink, yes, but it's only maybe had a few drinks taken from it as he sits there with a spread of herbs and a mason jar on the other side from the drink. he's absently grinding herbs with a mortar and pestle until he gets it to the consistency and color that he wants.

he just looks frustrated as he works, and even with his ponytail there's clearly ink that yells losing more people across the back of his neck. but when he hears steps coming down the stairs into the basement, he lifts his head up and looks to see who it is.

seeing iwatooshi, he offers a wan, tired smile. ]

... come to take a load off?

[naginota]

A good drink never hurt, especially with the past few days.

[ glad for the company, he returns the smile. and though he sees the ink, he decides not against bringing it up. no more words are needed there.

so instead, he nods to the mortar and pestle as he goes to fetch a drink of his own. ] Preparing more medicine?

[concoctive]

Here, here. [ a sword after his own heart. but he returns to the practiced motions, wrist twisting, muscles working, focus downwards until the paste-like substance is a soft yellow green. ]

Mmhm. Before... Death took me to the garden, and let me take some herbs for medicines. Used some for Tot, Vin, and now Karlach, and... I just feel like we're gonna need a lot of it.

Rather be better safe than sorry, if somethin' else winds up happenin' after this.

[naginota]

[ iwatooshi watches, curious. neither of his masters have been apothecaries of any sort, and he has yet to meet the one sword who would be similar. it's fascinating to see... admirable, to dedicate one's life to healing others. ]

How kind of them, and of you. Are you still allowed in their garden to get what you need, then?

[concoctive]

I'm gonna ask Pesti, since I think they're the next one that would be takin' care of it? At least from what Famine said from when we first met the bunch.

[ he taps the pestle against the edge of the mortar to get any excess off of it, before going to pour it carefully into the mason jar. it's getting about half full, now. ]

... somebody saved my life, once, with medicine. I'll keep payin' that forward until the day I die, even in this place.

[naginota]

Mm... We'll just have to be careful not to draw too much attention to the overseers who remain, if we can help it.

[ he's! worried about them! ]

You're the dedicated type, aren't you? [ he smiles, fond. ] We're lucky to have someone like you on our side, Alfyn-dono. Thank you for your hard work.

I'd like to say that we shouldn't need your expertise, but it sounds like I'd be wrong.