Open Catch-All | If my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy

[keenly]

WHO: Colin & you
WHAT: Catch-all for March/Drakonis
WHEN: Entire month
WHERE: Kirkwall, Val Royeaux
NOTES: Content warnings, OOC notes, links to other relevant posts, etc.

Sidony and Alexandrie

Since the Veil tore in this tower, Colin has had his hands full with melancholia patients. Some just need a little care and nurturing; others require alcohol infused with senna and any number of herbal teas for anxiety. He is in the process of stuffing leaves into a bottle when the door opens. He does not look up.

"Can I help you?" he asks distractedly, coming out of the haze of thought he always falls into when performing menial tasks.

Anders

There's a knock on Anders' door, and it is followed by Colin's muted smile as he holds up a bottle of wine.

"I'm, um. It's stupid, but I'm moving out. Officially. Just got permission this morning. Celebratory drink, for another mage getting out of the Gallows?"

Bartimaeus

To say it's a shock to see Bartimaeus casually in the hallway would be both correct and misleading, as if he would merely freeze in place instead of swearing and starting backwards, dropping everything he was holding. Also, he's not near any doors, which is. Fun. But it has occurred to him that this may simply be a weird rifter and not a demon, especially given the shard on his hand. Doesn't make him want to be in this hallway, but it does make him look embarrassed at his alarm as he gives a sheepish wave.

"Sorry," he says even though it was his own crap he dropped, which he stoops to pick up. "Hello, um. Again. How are you?"

Because their last encounter totally ended well.

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[indissection]

That'll do, she supposes, and she gives a proper little curtsey in response to the awkward little bow. It's quite endearing, she thinks, and if she was in to that sort of thing she might find it somewhat charming. As it is, she just smiles serenely in response.

"Sidony will do, I assure you. In my role I am less of a lady than I was raised to consider myself." A lift of her shoulders. "Whatever you can show me of herbs would be more than welcome, good ser."

[keenly]

Colin looks briefly alarmed before deciding he really needs to look casual, and the result is a sort of frantic wave and a nose scrunch.

"Oh, no. No, no 'ser,' just Colin. I'm not a knight or anything, I just cook things. Which, I have some of today's lunch left over, if either of you are hungry."

[indissection]

As a woman well trained for all social situations, Sidony does no more than offer a gentle smile, no matter how clumsy his response might be. He's clearly not as used to such formalities, and she decides to relax some of the tilt in her face, the arch of her shoulders. It wouldn't do to make him entirely uncomfortable - and therefore useless - after all.

"I'm not, particularly, but I've no protest if Lexie would like some. Thank you for the kindness, Colin."

[coquettish_trees]

"You know I shall never turn down anything that comes from your stove, cher," Alexandrie replies breezily, any formality between them having gone the way of the Ancient Magisters.

(Which is to say so entirely as to be forgotten, and any resurgence would be both entirely surprising and possibly herald the end of the world.)

"What have we interrupted you in the midst of making?"

[keenly]

A grin.

"I've got some melancholia patients. It's about gently calming the mind and purging the body of excess black bile, and strengthening the blood. It might be something to adapt for surgeries. You'd want to thicken the blood so less of it is lost."

Which leads to other thinking. Patients are in agony during surgeries. What could help that? Numbness or sleep. It might be an actual medical use for the Sleep spell.

"Though that's...probably not lunch conversation material."

[indissection]

"That seems like something I would be interested in learning more about." There's no point pretending to hide her interest behind vague shrugs and pretend, not when the reason for their introduction was for Sidony to learn more about his craft and what he does. She is curious and would be content with spending her time discussing bile with Colin, but...

Well. There will be a time for that, and she imagines Lexie might not be particularly interests in the link between strengthening blood and aiding patients in the midst of surgery.

Instead, Sidony steps up and quite deliberately links her hand against Colin's elbow, smiling prettily.

"We can discuss that later, if you wish."