[ Sylvan... a new language. He'll take the figurine with care, looking King Paragorn over and then settling with the good king in hand. Being ambidextrous has its charms. Like now. ]
No, it's the language that Paragorn speaks. He also speaks Common, like the rest of the book, but a lot of the lore is in Sylvan.
[A pause.]
There are translations in the index. He marries an elf, and it just makes sense to... [He waves a hand, gesturing vaguely towards the wood.] Well. It's a fitting language for the setting, let's leave it at that.
Doty- [Taryon starts before he remembers his automaton sidekick isn't here to handle the writing while he's putting finishing touches on the carving.
He opens a drawing program on his implant and traces out the Sylvan inscription before sending it to Siffrin. It's not as elegant as one written by hand, but the lines are clear and simple.] I sent you over the message system. I keep forgetting that paper's not that common around here.
Siffrin doesn't think they'll ever get used to that. On the other hand, the day Loop contacts them through it is the day everyone learns a new expression on Siffrin's face. ]
It's pretty weird. I've never really... dealt with... someone in my mind like that, [ until the loops began, ] so it surprises me every time.
[ ... ]
I don't really like it.
[ Plainly put. But the drawing is easy enough to follow, and Siffrin practices with a finger against the table's wood while Taryon finishes up. Pretty and elegant. ]
You never get used to a Message spell unless you've lived with it for a year. [It's not all that strange: he had an earring back home that could tap into his friends' sets so they can communicate across a battlefield.] I still prefer handwritten notes when I have the opportunity.
[As Siffrin practices their commission, Taryon scrapes off remaining lumps and unsightly blemishes until there's a human-shaped figure with an approximation of a serious expression. He holds it out.] That should do it.
[ Siffrin takes it carefully and turns it around in his hand, studying the craftsmanship with a small smile before taking his knife up again and carving with the tip.
It does, of course, come with the soft mumbles of before. The little wish for it to turn out well, to be legible. It seems to be a sort of calming exercise for Siffrin too as the knife makes its marks, delicate curves for the elegant script deepening in the wood base, before they blow gently where they'd worked and stare critically at it...
... and then hand the King back across the table, apparently done. ]
You did really well in carving him. The wood likes you.
It does. [It's a confusing way to describe his newfound skill, but if it's how it works for Siffrin, then what is Taryon to say?]
This Crafting feels less flashy than I thought it would be. Thanks. [He accepts the new figurine, ready to be painted or varnished and displayed on his bedside table.]
It's only fair that I teach you some alchemy in return.
[ Oho. Alchemy, another kind of Craft... and definitely nothing Siffrin has any kind of experience with. That's where Crafted Water and such comes from. ]
I'd like that. Do you use cauldrons and newt eyes?
Uh...[Is this was it feels like to be on the receiving end of such false assumptions? Do most people think alchemy works like this?] It's not...well, yes I boil things and animals parts can get involved, but cauldrons are for cooking food.
[They have a point. This base could use some decent scents, something that reminds them of nature. It can be their own version on incense. ] I suppose if we don't find a decent set in a store, we'll have to make our own. Sure, we can try that some time.
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[Having it carved in the language of the elves and the Fey will make it way more legitimate and recognizable.]
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Your native tongue?
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[A pause.]
There are translations in the index. He marries an elf, and it just makes sense to... [He waves a hand, gesturing vaguely towards the wood.] Well. It's a fitting language for the setting, let's leave it at that.
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I like that. Go ahead and pen it down for me, then, I'll carve it for you.
[ Like
Siffrin does not have a pen here, but that is Taryon's problem now. ]
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He opens a drawing program on his implant and traces out the Sylvan inscription before sending it to Siffrin. It's not as elegant as one written by hand, but the lines are clear and simple.] I sent you over the message system. I keep forgetting that paper's not that common around here.
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Siffrin doesn't think they'll ever get used to that. On the other hand, the day Loop contacts them through it is the day everyone learns a new expression on Siffrin's face. ]
It's pretty weird. I've never really... dealt with... someone in my mind like that, [ until the loops began, ] so it surprises me every time.
[ ... ]
I don't really like it.
[ Plainly put. But the drawing is easy enough to follow, and Siffrin practices with a finger against the table's wood while Taryon finishes up. Pretty and elegant. ]
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[As Siffrin practices their commission, Taryon scrapes off remaining lumps and unsightly blemishes until there's a human-shaped figure with an approximation of a serious expression. He holds it out.] That should do it.
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It does, of course, come with the soft mumbles of before. The little wish for it to turn out well, to be legible. It seems to be a sort of calming exercise for Siffrin too as the knife makes its marks, delicate curves for the elegant script deepening in the wood base, before they blow gently where they'd worked and stare critically at it...
... and then hand the King back across the table, apparently done. ]
You did really well in carving him. The wood likes you.
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This Crafting feels less flashy than I thought it would be. Thanks. [He accepts the new figurine, ready to be painted or varnished and displayed on his bedside table.]
It's only fair that I teach you some alchemy in return.
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I'd like that. Do you use cauldrons and newt eyes?
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What about bombs and candles?
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Bombz requires a source of heat and a few vials. And leather. Sometimes pieces of metal.
I don't know how to make candles.
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Neither do I. But you can make them smell different things at the same.
[ Seems fun! ]
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[How difficult could it possibly be?]