0.17 [Audio]

[tic_tech_turtle]

[Those with sharp ears may hear a slight crackling, hissing noise. Some may even recognize that as that sound of something burning.]

[Don's voice sounds a bit muffled, as though he's speaking through a cloth of some sort. Always remember your safety gear, kids!]

I have turpentine.

Comments

[l33tshushuhero]

Tur-pa-teen?

Is that a... tur-like canteen?

[tic_tech_turtle]

Um, I don't think so? It's a chemical taken from the resin extracted from trees.

[l33tshushuhero]

...

Uh, okay. So, it's a che-mee-kal from resin from trees.

... Oh, wait! I get it! It's just sap, right? Ha ha, nice word you made up there. Could've just said sap, you know.

[tic_tech_turtle]

No, I couldn't have. Though similar, resin isn't sap. Sap is water and sugar and is more commonly used as food, for one thing, while resin is substance plants secrete made up of hydrogen and carbon that is more commonly used in non-edible items. Like perfume or incense.

[l33tshushuhero]

[Congrats Don. You've broken Grovy's brain.]

So. Erm. Non-eatable sap?

[tic_tech_turtle]

Well, no. It can also be used as a gla-

[Pause. Wait.]

[...No. No, you know what, Don does not want to get into this as he has a feeling it will not end well for either of them. At all.]

Actually, yes. Yes, that's exactly what it is. Non-eatable sap.

[l33tshushuhero]

[He acts really proud of himself.]

Yup! I knew it!

What exactly are you trying to do with it if you aren't going to eat it?

[tic_tech_turtle]

[It's like Mikey. Only derpier]

It's good for burning - for light, you know - and if prepared right it can also be used for some sickness relief.

Also, it's time consuming and somewhat finicky to make and helps keep boredom at bay.

[l33tshushuhero]

Oh, so it's medicine!

You make sap for fun? That sounds rather... boring, though. You should do something more exciting!

[tic_tech_turtle]

It's not boring! Besides, I'm not making, um, sap, I'm making something from the sap. I'm turning the sap into medicine.

[l33tshushuhero]

That still sounds like something a grandmother would do. You should do less brewing and more exploring!

[tic_tech_turtle]

Uh...huh. Really.

[l33tshushuhero]

[Nods nods, though you can't see it.]

It beats stirring sap any day.

[tic_tech_turtle]

Yes, perhaps in your opinion.

[He...can't really be irritated. This guy is too much like Mikey.]

[l33tshushuhero]

Why, don't you think so?

[tic_tech_turtle]

Not really. I like playing around with chemicals.