~Eighteen~

[demented_mama]

[Action]

[Outside the building of Community Housing One a woman has made herself at home in a clear patch of ground, small cauldron held over a small flame (safely encircled mind you >>) with a worn book in her lap and all matter of ingredients in her reach. Counting to herself as she grinds down some seeds, she's in her own little world of potion

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[hazelrink]

[Charlotte, however, is the type to bust right into the thick of things. Actually, she just got back from her day at school when she happens across this scene and... it's interesting. She bounds right over to ask what's up?]

Hi Mom!

[demented_mama]

[You get a wave Charlotte, one where her fingers flutter instead of moving her hand before she goes back to looking at her book. Review, review, review...]

10 minutes... Okay.

[hazelrink]

What're you doing? [Because this smell is interesting. ...As is this whole look, really]

[demented_mama]

[Well, since she's waiting.]

Potion making, dear.

Normally I'd be inside but I'd rather keep the smell out of the apartment.

[hazelrink]

Can I help? [Before inquiring as to what it is or what this potion does.]

[demented_mama]

...?

[Mom will actually think on that for a moment, glancing at her makeshift workstation.]

...sit down, you can stir while I pour something in in a minute.

[She's in a safe stage of her work for Charlotte to be around.]

I'm making a mana potion.

[hazelrink]

...Okay! [And... taking a seat, she gets to work on this stir- wow, stirring is a little harder to go than it looks. But she blinks at the second part]

What's a mana potion?

[demented_mama]

[Picking up a jar, she unscrews the lid and spoons out a thick syrup like mixture and begins to add it to her mixture.

At Charlotte's question, she more or less explains as she did earlier with Terra.]

[hazelrink]

Wait so... if I had it I could get stronger? [Blink, blink. She actually sounds ... eager about this]

[demented_mama]

In a nut shell.

I haven't made one that's fully potent yet but my last attempt provided a small increase.

...well, successful attempt.

My last attempt ended up putting my husband's dull conversational skills on par with a rock.

[She makes a small noise here, in the vein of what are you gonna do?]

[hazelrink]

[She giggles at this, stirring. And she thinks about what she could do with stronger might like... man]

Can I have some when it's done?

[demented_mama]

Mmm, depends on the potency.

What do you need it for?

[hazelrink]

Well... [And now she feels awkward, but.] I told you that in the guild everyone else is really amazing, right? Well so is Valvalis and Adell and Luffy and everyone else... and um. For a little while, I could do things Silvie did [During the AU experiment] But that wasn't real. [A little smile comes up onto her face now, but she does keep stirring]

...I want to be able to keep up with everyone.

[demented_mama]

[Going about her potion making business, tone blunt.]

No matter how much of my potion you drink you're not going to be able to. Not to Adell or to any of the other super freaks in the village.

And frankly? You aren't meant to, otherwise you'd already be out there with the power to demolish, massacre, and destroy.

[Tapping her spoon on the inside of the cauldron's rim.]

Your strengths lie in other means, whether you value them or not. I'll give you some of my potion, hoh, but don't come crying to me if you end up disappointed.

[hazelrink]

Adell doesn't do any of those though... [She blinks here, trying to think about this. Mom might be right; in fact she probably is right it's just Charlotte missed how included she felt during that brief AU experiment thing. She knew she felt more a part of things and able to keep up than she did now... it's all complicated though]

[demented_mama]

No, but he could.

The world would have to flip itself on its head before he wanted to but eh.

[She waves a hand dismissively, whatever.]

Keep stirring for a full minute now, okay.