And we're all adrift together through the cold mist, 'til we're lifeless together

[dokkalfheimr]

[The preparations hit differently this time.

Last weekend was at least an attempt at being festive, even with the light supplies they have; at being joyous, at giving people at least one nice thing to look back upon before things inevitably took a turn for the worse. And now two people are dead, and instead of trying to figure out structure placement and how best to keep everyone entertained and occupied and well-fed, the preparations now are given to much more practical purposes.

Large amounts of bottled water from the machine. Bagels and bread and muffins, light starchy things to avoid forcing anyone to keep meat or seafood down after seeing a corpse. Fruit for the sake of providing energy. Avoiding including bananas for any reason. Quietly pulling aside one of the first people she sees with any experience in the matter and asking them to help her make tea.

Once she's got one of the tables at the party zone set up and the tea is on its way to being prepared, she'll set around letting people know; the invitations are simple, written in Freyja's broad, elegant handwriting:

I think another gathering tonight would be beneficial. Not to celebrate, but to remember; perhaps more importantly, to ensure that no one is alone if they don't want to be.

Tonight is hard. There is nothing further to do but get through it.]

Comments

[magycks]

There is no discipline of magic I've not laid bare. [ ... ] So yes. Being able to just transfigure things into gold kinda takes the wind out of those sails, though.

[calx]

Is that so? So if we had access to our abilities, you would be able to resolve this situation without worry?

[ A beat. ]

Transfiguration is only one aspect of alchemy, and the transmutation of metals yet another sublevel.

[magycks]

That's what they always say. But I'm listening, if you really want to enumerate.

[ oh yeah, he asked a question! ]

And of course I could. It might take a bit of reconfiguring spells and hunting down magical artifacts, assuming this universe has them... but that's just for getting out of this realm, not making them pay.

[calx]

Curious. [ The word could apply to a lot of things but he chooses not to elaborate for now. ]

Well, yes. I don't mind teaching, but what are you seeking to learn precisely?

[magycks]

Bit of a moot point when the power isn't there, don't you think?

[ But this seems to be a subject she actually has the mildest interest in, and because of that she drinks Flayn's stupid friendship tea and takes a second to think about it. ]

Right. Just give me sort of the Cliffnotes.

[ oh yeah that's really helpful, everyone knows what those are ]

[calx]

No, while the application is impossible, learning theory is not.

[ Maybe it will be useful one day! ]

Cliffnotes...? Do you mean everything related to the utilization of ores?

[magycks]

Yes.

[calx]

Very well then.

[ Because Genshin is still on going and because I am not Albedo, here's a link to some basic alchemy recipes, of which Albedo is going into the fine detail of because he's a giant nerd. And well, she asked. ]