SCAWWY 😱 astarion

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The intriguing common names for yarrow such as Devil's nettle, Devil's plaything and Bad man's plaything stem from an old superstition that Satan used to walk the streets at night and shake yarrow at homes of those he wished to curse. In the language of flowers, the yarrow flower shares twin meanings of healing and love. Popular in European folk medicine, yarrow contains flavonoids, plant-based chemicals that increase saliva and stomach acid to help improve digestion. Yarrow may also relax smooth muscle in the intestine and uterus, which can relieve stomach and menstrual cramps. They're also commonly used against "energy vampires" in more spiritual contexts.

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wk 1; monday

[concoctive]

[ well. he's curious, and there's no harm in curious! ]

These places are a whole heck of a lot nicer than the digs in the village... [ half-murmured to himself, but alfyn turns to astarion and sidles on over. he hasn't realized it's affection week, but still there's no hesitation in him bumping up against him companionably. he's just a friendly dog and this does not seem wrong to him. ] Wanna check some out? I've knocked on a couple of doors, but no answer yet, so I dunno if it'd be considered burglary.

[haematocritical]

[ hurghrghghghhfghghgg. every day of his life (today) he is touched by people and doesn’t immediately think ick. ugh. don’t and he doesn’t know what to do about that.

so he just kinda startled cat freezes and then relaxes in the most unsure way ever. ]

The doors won’t be that easy to crack open if no one answers. Besides, what are they going to do? Send us to sacrifice camp?

[concoctive]

[ he doesn't seem surprised by the cat behavior - is used to it, in fact, and just lets astarion relax eventually - as he peers at the house. ]

... well, I got an axe. So it's kinda like a key to any door if you try hard enough. [ hehehoho? he does laugh, though. ] Honestly, maybe they'll leech us again.

[haematocritical]

The leeching sounds awful, do not.

[ he’s not even kidding. ]

If we had something smaller than an axe I could get this open without any issue. And I don’t want to ruin the edge of Stillmaker for this.

[concoctive]

I sure as hell wouldn't. Gods know that we can't even be sure the ones here are the kind good for medicinal use - I already gotta deal with Karma keepin' 'em in a jar.

[ rip to karma ]

... well. Let's just try the door before we go takin' weapons to anythin', then, and go from there. If nothin' else maybe we can leverage a window open. They don't look too sturdy from the outside.

[haematocritical]

[ sweet(?) karma. ]

I wouldn’t be enthusiastic to use these leeches anywhere.

[ he will watch and see if alfyn is going to do will he break the door with his hands? ] I might be able to use the point of my dagger if need be, but it’s hardly good for finesse work.

w4, saturday

[haematocritical]

[ it's a screams into the void kind of day ]

[concoctive]

[ honestly if he's hissing and screaming nearby the pyre neither i nor alfyn would be shocked. your karlach... your gale... ]

Astarion..? I was checkin' on Karlach and Mr. Gale, so I figured I'd come check on you, too.

[haematocritical]

[ imagine if he was just fighting the pyre. he's not. ]

Oh, peachy! Absolutely peachy.

[concoctive]

[ he'd be valid? ]

Yeah, I figured. [ he doesn't seem bothered by this response, more sympathetic than anything else. ] Do you... is Karlach's partner gonna be alright?

[ because he has a feeling that karlach won't be. ]

[haematocritical]

For the moment? Most likely. If we have a say in the matter? Yes.

[concoctive]

Mm. [ nodding, and: ]

I'm sorry it was her. If there's anythin' you all need, I'll do my best to help. Her stitches'll hold.

[haematocritical]

Well if she bled out that would be very awkward for everyone involved, no? A good thing you are deft with a needle and thread.

[concoctive]

Just glad that Mr. Daan had it in his bag, 'cause otherwise...

[ scrubbing his face for a moment. ]

This shit can't keep happenin'.

[haematocritical]

He was also the one that sliced her artery in the first place, which is interesting when you think about it.

[ yay ]

Oh, but it does! It definitely does! [ ugggh. ] And all we have to work with is cryptic homework and hoping we don’t all hit the dirt in a mass pile every weekend.

[concoctive]

... if the monster wasn't surfacin', for him, it wouldn't have happened. Don't know if that's better or worse.

[ local one-eyed doctor is squishier than the hick doctor. ]

At this rate, there's not gonna be anyone for those we've lost to be writin', yeah. They can't even tell us where they are.

[haematocritical]

Yes, but they do say a monster will do almost anything to survive. Perhaps that was a manifestation of it.

[ monsters be fightin’ ]

I doubt I’d want to be telling people where I was with a cult sniffing around. If they even know.