( open ) juril quests & catch-all

[sonnestark]

Who: Karin Koenig & you!
When: Early Juril
Where: Various
What: Quest shenanigans for the month.
Warnings: None so far, will update as needed.


a. a new look

[Part-time work seemed to be just the thing to occupy herself with while trying to settle in properly, and it also seemed like a great way to learn more about both the city and its culture. It’s been fascinating, really, to watch new trends spring up based on what citizens have seen the Mirrorbound wearing, and Karin swears she’d seen an almost exact copy of her own skirt in one shop’s window at some point, although when she had doubled back to make sure, it had already vanished.

So far, she’s spent most of her time consulting, but with a number of new hybrid designs having been completed throughout the week, the tailor running this particular shop has rounded up all of the current volunteers and part-time employees and asked them to model, expecting them to sort out what to wear amongst themselves. Picking through a number of items that have been laid out for the models to choose from in the shop’s backroom, she grabs hold of a cropped jacket made of bright orange tweed and holds it up to whoever happens to be closest to her, a smile pulling at one side of her mouth.]

This one is just your color. Really brings out your eyes, I think.

[She may be being facetious.]

b. alchemical apprentices

[It’s been interesting to see what standard supplies for alchemy look like in this place. While she’s vaguely familiar with alchemy itself through Roger’s expertise in it, she’s never really seen it in-progress or up close, which has made this job a learning experience.

Some of the gruntwork comes easily to her, like neatly slicing open toads and other prep work that requires deft hands and precision, but some is a little more challenging.]

This is— [She grunts, squinting one eye closed as she continues to try and grind down some dragon scales using a mortar and pestle. She’s not weak by any means, which makes the struggle all the more frustrating.] —really tough! They’re taking forever to break down. What are these made of?

[Well.

Other than ‘dragon,’ obviously.]

c. gathering samples (wilde)

[The opposing weather conditions out in the Wilde are going to take some getting used to, but Karin has prepared herself well for this venture and taken care to dress for the weather before heading out. Having encountered Shades in the Wilde before, she goes armed and prepared to defend herself, but in looking for samples, doesn’t head out too far— at least not to start with. She has to wonder how the cold weather will affect some of the necessary samples, but considering the list had been put out by an expert, she supposes she should trust that they knew exactly what they were looking for. It’s her responsibility to bring what she can back in good shape.

She raises the handwritten list she’d copied from the job posting as she walks through the trees at a steady pace, each item followed by a rough physical description so that she can identify them.]

Live branch from an Orapple tree, live Silphin roots…

[She exhales, looking up at her surroundings.]

Time to get searching. No better place to start than here, I guess.

[Talking to herself makes the Wilde feel just a little bit less empty, although her own footsteps moving through the brush are just loud enough to cover the fact that there’s rustling coming from somewhere in the trees behind her, proof that the Wilde is anything but. Whether it’s a potential friend or foe, for now, it escapes her notice as she drops down into a low crouch to examine and identify a bush.]