oi_theoi | Albinia

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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*he is not so much facepalming like the icon as just pinching the bridge of his nose, but it's as close as I have right now '-'*

Not a human body, his human body. It still exists, he's just been separated from it. We want that body returned to him. If it's just any body, his soul will ultimately reject it, the same as it will the armor.

Brother is right, it has to be mine! And let's get something straight—I was born a human! My situation now doesn't change what I am no matter what you think!

...

[Sighs, rubbing her temple.] Alphonse, I am not talking about what you are in those metaphorical sense. What's human and non-human and it's really more philosophical than I care to get into. You still have the same presence as everyone else we brought in here and that alone makes you something I care about.

But the fact is, your physical state has no precedent. And unlike me, some gods do have a domain that requires you to be a certain way physically. I don't know how your body is going to affect their domains. What you think may decide it! It might not. We need to figure it out.

That is not going to change your value. Maybe it would to Dellen, Luna, or Verinne, but to most of us, it's not going to. And if our opinion doesn't matter to you, then it doesn't matter. Don't let how our abilities work alter your perception of self. But if things are going to work, you need to acknowledge we need to adhere to them.

As for the rejection, the soul is always the tricky part. That's why I want to be careful to make sure the attachment works. As for your original body...

To be honest, there's a good chance that none of you are in your 'original' bodies exactly.

W-what do you mean by that?

There's a reason everyone's abilities are hindered. None of us want you weak. Overall, we really would have liked it if you could just destroy large portions of the jungle with a thought.

The process to bring you here is not easy. We aren't exactly sure what happens through the entirety of it. And honestly it's only a personal theory of mine, but it makes the most sense. The reason people are weakened is probably because we can't grab...ALL of you. it's like trying to grab a pile of sand with your hands. You can't hold all of it.

So it's hard to say how much and what exactly was lost and what was compensated for with the process. If my theory is correct, though, then the body would be in that. There are people with purely physical abilities that are weakened too, after all.

[Oh my god what if everyone is subject to soul rejections now]

So you . . . y-you don't even fully understand how it works . . . ?

The process? No. It's a new thing for us to do.

But your souls will not be rejected. Alchemy is a science made by humans. As powerful and amazing as humanity is, you have not reached our level yet. When it comes to matters of the soul, that was the first science we ever knew.

And we have had a very, very long time to study it.

So it's our entire souls you brought? What--what happens to the rest of us?

Your souls are the important part. Biological bodies are biological bodies. Without your soul...as callous as it is, you would be useless. We need the parts of you that make you different from animals, what puts you above them. Everything else is a secondary concern. This isn't a completely selfless act, after all.

There are definitely things lost somehow. I don't know what happens to it, but we have no access to it.

We do know the moment you wake up, however, you're as stable as before whatever killed you, killed you. Your souls are firmly where they should be. I've had more than enough samples from people to guarantee it.

. . . But mine wasn't stable before. I need my body.

I understand that. That's why we'll need to examine you and possibly need some other gods involved.

[Pause and takes a deep breath and let's it out. Then she reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder.]

I know Edward has had bad experiences and it seems others from your world have reason to be skeptical of us. Perhaps you do as well.

But for the people who turn to a god for help with an honest, sincere plea, then it is the duty of the god to be a point of reassure and comfort.

We're not going to let you slip away from us, Alphonse Elric, not that easily. As long as you're willing to work with me, I will do whatever I can to help you. If I can't, I will find someone who can

You swear that he'll be safe?

I do.

. . . Alright.

[Nods.]

...if the problem needs an immediate solution, then you will need to go to Leedin. Get her to put you in some sort of time status.

This water is a threat to everyone at large. A solution is being put together, but all my other projects need to wait until it's done. But once everyone is safe again, I'll focus on this. All right?

Mm . . . I understand.

...Is there anything we can do to help with that solution? To the water, I mean.

There is much. There are already efforts being put together to take care of the flooding below.

Vineacondas, gummelon, and the foot to three foot long eels would help me make the sealant to make the floor below water tight. Sacrifices to Dellen would not be a bad idea.

Any sort of water manipulation.

Yukari is organizing the efforts.

....also anything to make S'vx weaker. Killing snakes would be the easiest.

I'll do what I can of that.

[Nods.] Thank you.

Ah—me too. Brother shouldn't work alone.

The more people, the better.

Albinia

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