The man looks at you with his head tilted, then reaches out so he can observe the leaf better. He makes a noise of affirmation, and you notice his amber eyes sparkling with interest.
He hands the leaf back to you after a minute, before standing up and walking to a large pot on his porch steps. You realize he's a lot shorter then he seemed at first. When he returns he's holding a pot filled with simillar leaves.
A voice rings in your ears as he shows you the pot.
These are elbory leaves. They turn a different shade when they are not attached to their stem, but a special mutaton some have do not do this. Some who find them say they're unlucky and you should instantly pawn it off on someone, or burn it- they return to the owner otherwise. Others say they're lucky and bring great fortune. I don't believe in either, so if you don't want any bad luck, you're free to give yorus to me. Otherwise you can keep it and go on your way.
The voice is gentle, like the breath of the wind. Somehow, you know it's coming from the man in front of you whose eyes are shimmering purple.
"oh interesting" she says looking at the leaf. "You know what, I think I'll keep it". She subtly smiled and put the leaf back into her pocket. "thank you for the information, and have a good rest of your day" she says then turns to leave. "guess I'll head to the town now" she thinks to herself as she starts down the path.
(now where would be the fun if i told you that? If it helps, the sun was still hanging from the sky. Whether that is midnight or not though....hm....)
The brochure is written in what you think is the common toungue, but upon closer inspection, is strangely...off. Perhaps because the letters are all backwards. Something tells you that the words are in the right order, though. There are a few pictures on it- mostly of the city, sweeping landscapes, and a helpful but slightly vague city map with the streets and major districts marked, in the strange writing of course. The map is much more helpful, though stil writing in that strange writing, and shows most of the surrounding area around Journie, such as "nearby" cities that are definitely not nearby and some larger landmarks.
The city is surrounded by mountains and deserts, which you saw yourself. A rive trails along part of the mountains' base, with a watermill what you assume is a short distance from where you were originally if the line marking out a singular squiggly path from the mountains to the city is any indication. There seem to be more houses and streets then you initially noticed, oddly enough....
A city is marked in the desert and another some ways pas tthe mountains. At the edge of the desert, far from Journie, is what is probably an ocean. What is either an ocean or a large blob sits some distance from the city., a large canal that runs in the middle of Journie leading to it. There doesn't seem tobe any real dock area, bu on the brochure you see markings for bridges and viaducts. There are likely no large boats nearby, though perhaps you might get a smaller one if you can obtain the money and resources.
At least the globe makes a nice whistling noises as it spins around.
Mikas is in the cluttered living room, concentrating as his hands press against a large wooden....something. It looks suspiciously like a toilet seat, but it has sevearl large dents and cracks in it, rendering it almost unrecognizable in nature. Ash falls from the wood as Mikas works on it, falling onto a large sailcloth spread over the floor. He doesn't look up as you enter.
(Yes that helps xD I just wanted to know was if it was bright outside so I could in fact tell if something was off or not lol)
They shrug, pocketing the map and brochure. Reading is hard enough as it is; a different kind of writing hardly changes anything. At least the maps are helpful, though it's a shame the ocean is so far. And a small boat will do just fine, as it's always done, even if it's not magic--in fact, what would they do with a big boat? They are just one person after all, and they certainly haven't ever, nor are planning to, trust a crew with any of their endeavors. Whatever such endeavors are now.
In the meantime, they just stand there, silently watching Mikas work without thinking to alert him to their presence. For someone who's got a curse, he sure knows how to use it to his advantage--rather admirable. Wait, is that a sailcloth? They'd recognize such a useful material anywhere. Maybe when it's not covered in ash, they'll figure out where Mikas got it from. If there's sail material, there must be sails somewhere, and if there's sails, there must be boats somewhere! Things are already looking up--all they've got to do is find more formerly-disintegrated pens to sell.
Edited By Larkian on 6/15/2023 at 12:55 PM.
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( I'll reply you guys sometime at week's end most likely- getting rolled by midterms at the moment :P )
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