Albinia
Science, Responsibility, Ice | 
❧ Played by Sair |
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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. |
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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.)
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| ❧ 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.
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- 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.
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| ❧ 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. |
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| ❧ Journers |
 
Expectations and Powers of Journers |
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Re: Day 64, evening
Ice is cheap, but it can only be temporary, whichever method you're thinking of to use.
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Hypothetically, would it be possible to freeze all the water that currently fills the lower floors?
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Freeze it all, and break it up to get it out quickly?
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It might kill or paralyze what creatures are down there, if it could be done. But removing that much ice might be a more laborious process than removing the equivalent in water.
At the least, if ice could be sustained thick enough at the walls to seal anything larger than mere cracks-- to form new walls in themselves-- that would buy time for draining and making more permanent repairs.
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There is some validity in freezing whatever animals are alive down there, though. I hadn't been thinking of the animals themselves.
As for acting as new walls, it wouldn't work so well. The water outside is level with the floor below. To get rid of the water before sealing the cracks would mean when you move to seal the cracks, you'd have to deal with the water coming in while trying to seal it.
I can freeze it to kill the animals. For the sealing, however, you would do better with this. [Holds up the clipboard.] I've already been asked to make a sealant to work under the water. I should be done with it soon and it may be faster than getting the sacrifice necessary to freeze all of it.
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...which is another question. As it stands, will this building be at risk of collapse under its own weight, or that of the water outside, if the water be drained and the walls sealed?
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That giant fairy light probably will, but the water situation on it's own won't.
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Do you know anything of the state of the floors below? Their layout, or the extent and locality of the damage.
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I don't know what's down there, where the damage is, and I'm not the best to go looking for the damage.
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You spoke of domains.
I have not seen any among you who claim one resembling masonry, or architecture.
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[ ...quiet for a moment, studying the ice of the shrine. ]
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But I imagine not many would like me to be the only one asked for assistance. I'm not very popular.
There are also people who probably knows structures well. There are quite a number of talents among the people.
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But knowledge without the means to put it in effect in time is of little use.
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That requires materials, and the means of moving them, and the time to move them in. But the third is something we are running all too short of, unless the first and the second can be made haste by means beyond normal physical labor.
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There are people with abilities to move things quickly. Super strength, teleporters, the like. Materials is a bit more difficult.
Leedin might be able to do something about your time, but I can't be certain if such a sacrifice could be gotten in time.
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[ folds his arms. ]
Agon governs alloys. Leedin, sand, clay, gravel. Dellen, water.
With limestone, the ingredients of reinforced concrete are in place.
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Tributes would be necessary to produce the amount. If you can get it, if enough people give us that much of a benefit of a doubt, none of us would deny you want you need. We just need the power to grant it, which only you can provide.
The solution to this problem is ultimately up to all of you. You are the ones with the power here. The only ones with the power to make it happen, whatever your decision is. Enough of you just need to agree on the solution.
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[ his jaw tightens, but whatever he was going to say, he keeps it to himself. ]
What would it cost, to freeze the creatures below?
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[She sighs and looks distant for a long pause.]
Some of the water would need to be drained out. I start freeze and the ice will start expanding.
...I'd need something very large. It'd need group of people. Large acts of responsibility...no time for anything scientific to be done on that level...
For animals, it's be a few of the Red Lizagon's outside. It's possible, but...there are still the other factors. It's still mass, it's still raining. A lot of effort would be needed.
To be honest, a more direct approach would be the smarter choice.