Albinia

[oi_theoi]

Albinia Science, Responsibility, Ice	❧ Played by Sair
Appearance: As a human, she’s a grown woman, with pale skin, long light colored hair, and light blue eyes. She will never smile and either has a distant look or disapproving look most of the time. Characteristics: Stern, serious, cold, reserved, scientific, socially awkward, rational. Likes: Order, rules, responsibility, self-control, logic, science (Of all kinds, except mad scientist science.), scientific method, ice, frozen goods, ice sculptures (the one form of art she really enjoys), her sister, and she shares a joy of balance, dichotomy, and most importantly, popcorn with her sister. Dislikes: Chaos, rule breaking, lack of control, irresponsibility, idiocy, mad scientist art, spicy food, hot drinks, most other forms of art, most things Kalidas likes, people who do not like popcorn, her sister, people messing with her sister.
Shrine: An ice sculpture of a circular archway. The ice never melts and it’s cold to the touch, though people won’t ever get stuck to it. (Unless they lick it, in which case, they’ll be stuck there for an hour at least.) Ritual: To summon her, the person needs to put their hand on the statue and list off some science type fact. (It does not necessarily need to be correct, just be something sciencey.)
❧ Will Take	❧ Will Give
The heart of any beast The roots of plants Science experiments of any kind Things for doing science with - plants, metals, things that create flame, glass, etc. Acts of responsibility, and self control. Frozen food stuff Ice sculptures Ice made in ways that did not come from the freezer. Something presenting balance or dichotomy. Popcorn Bubble wrap. Scientific information/discussion People volunteering to be her guinea pigs People helping her research her experiments Teaching others to be responsible. Caring for a pet, a sick person, or a family member/child.	Experimental Mediciations - All medication in pill form, sleeping pills, pain pills, acid reducers, anti-depressants, etc., but there is risk of side affects if paid for cheaply. Science supplies - Beakers, tweezers, magnifying glass, flashlights, nothing too fancy. Chemicals - Think chemistry set level at this point. Condoms and Chastity Belts. Weird Medications - Not normal pill stuff. Ice Girly drinks - Really weak alcohol. Ice cream, popsicles, frozen food, popcorn, saltine crackers, chicken soup and bouillon for broth. Lab coats, working gloves, glasses, safety goggles. Clipboards, pens, paper. Will teach people SCIENCE things. Classes. Plant domestication.
❧ Exchange Rate
Items to Units Worth Offering 1-2 Units Roots Sub-par ingredients Scientific info Small act of responsibility/self control Easily gained science items 3-4 Units Heart Small science experiments Larger acts of responsibility/self control Made ice Harder gained science items Items of balance/dichotomy 5 Units Good quality ingredients Heart of ridiculously dangerous beast (like Red Lizagons) Large science experiments Acts of responsibility in taking care of others Teaching others to be responsible Higher Units require personal touches because Albinia is finicky like that. Units to Items Cost Reward 1 Unit Ice Food Items 1 Pen 1 Notebook 2 Units Condoms Learn a science thing 1 Chastity Belt 1 Girl Drink 1 Clipboard 3 Units 1 Class 1 Lap coat 1 Pair of Glasses 1 Pair of Work Gloves 1 Pair of Safety Goggles 4 Units Weird medications (consult for first purchase) 5 Units Good quality medications (no side effects) NOTE: For those who are approved to be assistants or guinea pigs, you basically get a unit pay. Assistants (teacher): 3 Units per class. Assistants (experiments): 7 Units per experiment session Guinea Pigs: 10 Units per time you’re being tested on NOTE 2: If there’s a high chance your character will be dickish to her/does terribly irresponsible things that hurt other people on a regular basis/is one of those guys who murders people, it would probably be better to actually thread that out because Albinia is finicky.
❧ Journers
Expectations and Powers of Journers

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Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

[...]

[Does that thing need stitches?]

Let me see it.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[probably /o/ yeaaah unfinished threads]

[hesitates, then slowly unwraps the bandages (which look to be made from a torn blanket) to reveal a sizable gash through her calf, as if a large piece of bamboo was shoved through it, just missing bone. It's obviously been cleaned and wrapped carefully (you figure she didn't do it) but it doesn't seem like there's been much else done to it.]

...

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

...

I'll treat it. For what you've brought. This will need stitches. I can give you some and it'll help numb the area so it won't hurt as much.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

Really? I mean, that can't possibly be enough...

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

I can't magically heal it, but I can do that much. The heart is actually a fair sum.

Medicine is just expensive to make.

[Oh hey, the shrine behind her has expanded and she takes Maya's arm on the injured side.] We need to go through, it'll be easier to work.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

Alright...

[follows hesitantly, though the only hesitation seems to be in putting weight on her leg, not following into the shrine]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

[She'll help support her until she moves through the portal of energy.]

[As they move through, they end up somewhere else. At first it might seem as if it should be freezing, as it's covered in ice, but it's actually a only a little bit chilled. Like most doctor's offices.]

[It looks like a lab, with various tools and experiments in varying degrees of completion all over the place. While the tools can be like regular tools, the furniture is made of the ice. Oddly, it looks like the ice was shattered at some point, making it impossible to even attempt to look through it. Yet there seems to be a solid, smooth layer of ice frozen over the top of it all.]

[In a far corner, you can see a wooden door with a thermostat near it that must be telling the room beyond because that high temperature isn't in this frozen place.]

Over here. [And as to be expected in such a science-y place, there is an examination table. Luckily this one is more like the ones at the doctor's.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[heading over and hopping on, gawking at everything first, though]

This is where you live?

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

This is where I spend a lot of my free time. You could say it's my living space.

Our experiments will be here too, when we start them. [And she's looking through drawers and such now.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

Neat. Seems like a good place for training 'cause it's so cold.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

[Pause.] I try to make it a more bearable temperature when people are in here, it's not too cold, is it?

[Pulling out a few bottles.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[watching]

It's fine. It's just so hot all the time, the difference is more noticable. Easier to concentrate.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

Ah, I suppose that's true. Kalidas always complains how cold it is even when I make it as high as I can.

Though her place is always hot.

[And coming over, looking over the injury closer with it elevated.[

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[trying very hard not to flinch. the stiltwalker got her pretty good, but it could've been a lot worse. seems fairly clean. though deep and wide]

You guys hang out together a lot, huh?

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

She is my sister, after all.

[Puts her foot in a small pan thing. She is surprisingly gentle despite how stiff and cold she can be.]

This will sting a b-

...no, it will sting a lot.

[And for holes, just pouring the disinfectant is easier. Pan is for catching excess liquid.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[grits her teeth, not quite withholding a yelp at the stinging pain, but at least keeping from jumping too hard. The nails digging into her thighs probably have something to do with it, but whatever works.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

[At least this wound will be completely disinfected by the time she's done. She doesn't half ass anything.]

[But she will, oddly, pat Maya's head at the end.]

It's okay, the worse is done now.

[...gentler than her usual tone, but she's always gonna sound just a bit cold.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[cold or no, headpats and reassurances are pretty much exactly what she needed, and she nods gratefully nonetheless.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

Now just hold still. I'm doing the stitches.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

Alright.

[and she does stay remarkably still, considering; she closes her eyes and folds her hands in her lap, seemingly able to focus better through this than the disinfectant.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

[Nods and gets to work.]

[But oddly...she doesn't use the normal stitching material. Not any kind of real then or even a metal needle. Instead, it's a flexible string of ice with a needle.]

[As she continues, where the stitches have been set a bit, the skin starts to go numb with the cold. And probably with the same magic that keeps the room covered in ice being a bearable temperature, so is the numbing cold affect of the stitches. It's enough to cause the numbing, but not be painful as would be usual with applying ice on skin directly without some container.]

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

[eventually, the fact that she actually can meditate so well makes her curious, and she opens her eyes to check it out.]

Whoa, that's pretty cool.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

It seemed the simplest solution. I can control ice temperature and solidity with the price of a heart easily enough and the roots can make up for all the extra.

This way the injury will be numb, thus it will be less painful, infection won't occur, and you get these wounds closed. The ice will melt when the wound is healed adequately.

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[ibedeadpeople]

Really? For real?

Re: day 28, pretty early (yeaaah timespace)

[oi_theoi]

Yes. But make sure you watch your step, being numb means you might not feel things that hit it.

[And the ice needle will vanish with the last of the stitches.]

Now I just need to clean these and wrap them for extra safety. [Getting those bandages wet. Will then freeze the liquid and just get all of that water and blood off.]