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[countermeasures]

[...and smiles once she sees what's inside. last week she probably would have exclaimed with delight, but today she's too tired.]

...it is. There are supplies for gardening in here. How are you with plants, Estinien?

[vedrskogul]

[ There is a pause from him, before he deigns to follow if only to look inside.

Ah. Greens. ]

Terrible, I expect. Estimate I barely have a single day's worth of experience handling them.

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Some are easier to handle than others.

[she walks fully in there! a bunch of seeds... time to look through them.]

Ah... yarrow. Good, this will come in handy.

[vedrskogul]

[ He will just. Awkwardly stand here. You know how it is. ]

... What does that do?

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There are a lot of uses for it. Once it's grown, you can use every part of it for remedies.

[she smiles faintly]

You can make an ointment with it to help stop wounds from bleeding. You can chew it to help ease toothaches. Teas made from it can help to relieve a variety of symptoms. There's... quite a lot it can be used for, especially if you're able to combine it with other herbs.

[vedrskogul]

[ ??? He understands nothing. ]

You're rather learned in this field. [ Specifically, herbology, it seems. ] Where I am from, though herbal medicine is used here and there, a majority of treatment is done by conjury or other aether therapy.

So this and those medical pods both are passing strange to me at best.

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We don't have conjury or aether where I'm from.

[she continues sorting through the seeds, setting aside the ones she wants to plant. there's the packet of yarrow seeds, some chamomile, lemon balm...]

Herbal medicine and acupuncture are my specialties. With the right combination of herbs, you can treat a lot of things.

...the medical pods are new to me, too, though. And I've been reading books in the library, and there are many different medical techniques that I've never even heard of. It's fascinating.

[vedrskogul]

Sounds like the medicine of the far east. [ Because we have that somehow. ] I had heard of acupuncture while I was traveling across Yanxia.

...If the events of recent continue as they are, then we will likely continue to need your expertise.

[countermeasures]

Yanxia... that sounds similar to some places in Daxing.

[funny how that works!]

...well, it would be nice if we didn't need it, but it's sort of feeling like it's going to be a "when," not an "if". I'll do my best to be prepared.

[vedrskogul]

Seems the general concept of this culture and landscape aren't so exclusive to my star, yes.

[ Which is pretty weird, and more interesting if Estinien was more of that kind of person. ]

I've only limited knowledge of first aid -- 'tis a necessity for any soldier on the front lines to know, but that's about it. I'm sure your skills will be appreciated.

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...I wonder what it is about it that causes it to be present in so many different places...

[she's curious, but they've got bigger fish to fry. they can wonder about that once they're not stuck in a murdergame.]

Would you like to learn more than just the basics? I'm teaching a few people already, so one more wouldn't hurt.

[vedrskogul]

[ AIN'T CONCURRENT CULTURAL EVOLUTION LIKE THAT, it's fun. ]

I'm... not very good when it comes to study of anything but the lance.

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Well, of course you're not going to be if that's your attitude about it before you've even tried.

[sir.]

[vedrskogul]

[ He looks like a scolded cat. ]

And you think I haven't tried! 'Twas part of one of the studies I could pursue when I first came to Ishgard -- I found any of them taught by the Scholasticate to be painfully droll.

[ MA'AM ]

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It's not a dull subject at all. Perhaps you simply had a boring teacher?

[jiuqing is simply too fascinated by the study of plants and their medicinal uses to wrap her mind around the fact that some people just aren't that into them.]

[vedrskogul]

If among the full entirety of the Scholasticate, there was not a single entertaining teacher, perhaps.

[ And then muttered under his breath: ] Though all of them did pretty much have sticks up their arses.

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[that muttering startles a laugh out of her



and then she puts a hand up to her mouth to try to stifle her giggling. she's only half successful.]

[vedrskogul]

[ It's actually incredible how FAST Jiuqing got the :nyeh: cat out of Estinien.

ANYWAY HE'S PERCEIVING MA'AM. ]

What.

It's true.

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You really do say things so plainly...!

[she


really admires that]

[vedrskogul]

Is it so rare of a trait? The dragons do it, and I don't see any reason why I shouldn't, either.

[ WHY TALK IN CIRCLES WHEN YOU CAN JUST SAY THINGS!!! Anyway he's a weirdo so now he's awkward that JIUQING is LAUGHING AT HIM. ]

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[she's not laughing at him she's laughing because it's refreshing!! she'll calm down after a moment, but she's still smiling.]

It's rare where I come from. I wish it was more common.

[vedrskogul]

[ He's just a ruffly bitch. He crosses his arms. ]

So I heard, that that's a trait among Domans at least. [ Estinien taking everything at face value like the western man he is, meanwhile. ] I find it annoying to have your point be mistaken. Saves words and further hassle.

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Life would be much simpler if more people approached communication the way you do, Estinien.

[vedrskogul]

I take it you're not one for fancy talk and prattle either, then.

[ Yeah yeah rich coming from him but he's one of the more straightforward speakers in XIV-land. ]

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I don't enjoy it. I'll use it sometimes if I have to, but when I'm with my friends, I'll speak plainly.