~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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[vulcanblazer]

[...Well, here's a sight. Adell's walking home from both patrolling and training. Hard to miss that sight of his Mom and her cauldrons. It brings back a lot of memories in a hurry of Holt Village.

He decides to go see.]

Hey Mom. Whatcha got cooking up here?

[demented_mama]

[Without looking up:]

Mana potion.

[Trying to, anyway. Out of everything from the Netherworld it's one of the few potions she's had difficulty with replicating. Sure, she's made some success, minor mind you, but the potion's were mild and didn't have that kick to them.

Sprinkling her powder in, a soft puff of blue smoke rises out of the cauldron.]

[vulcanblazer]

Mana Potion? Isn't that kind of dangerous? Isn't the brew kind of unstable at times?...

Or am I thinking of some other potion?

[demented_mama]

This is generation I, you're thinking of generation III.

[Pause.]

Besides, your father got his hearing and eyebrows back in no time at all.

[esper_flight]

[Terra's out for a walk when she passes by the community building and catches sight of Adell's mother. The presence of the cauldron rouses her interest, and she heads over, peering at it curiously for a moment before turning to Mom.]

Hello!

[demented_mama]

[A soft hum in return, Mom pauses in her grinding to turn a page of the book in her lap.

The eye in the middle of her forehead will glance over at her before returning to the page.]

[esper_flight]

[Terra steps closer to the cauldron, though she doesn't touch anything. That strong odor is enough to keep her from investigating too closely.]

What are you making?

[demented_mama]

[Smart move, there will be a bit of a hiss before a wisp of colored smoke rises out.]

Trying for a low-key Mana potion.

[Hopefully.]

[orchidsandfire]

[Diana happens to pass by Building One today, and when she walks by Mama A, she can't help but wrinkle her nose as the scent of the potion reaches her. Damn enhanced sense of smell.]

[demented_mama]

[Poor Diana, thing's are about to get worse. Tending to her instructions, she'll run her fingers down the sprig of a herb and the needles will fall into the concoction, adding a new sharpness to the odor.]

[littlestdevil]

[Koakuma is just sitting here, sort of watching. She has little else to do outside of her regular shifts at the library, so hey, why not.

She's at least keeping herself out of the way.]

[demented_mama]

[That's awfully nice of her, Mom will notice her presence with a twitch of her ears but otherwise keeps to her business. It's a rather calm process, adding and waiting and stirring, wisps of smoke floating up from her cauldron and the occasional hiss filling the air.

It's when she stops stirring for a moment to check a page a sudden sharp crackle is heard and glancing at her cauldron quickly, she addresses Koa while getting to her feet]

Get up.

[A bad reaction, even though Koa's sitting out of the way she still might get splashed when the hot liquid that bubbles out violently and Mom would rather she didn't.]

[littlestdevil]

U-um? Okay. [She gets up, and assuming the noise to be the cauldron, gives herself some distance from it. The question is probably if she's moving quickly enough or not.]

OH GOD I THOUGHT I TAGGED BACK ALREADY SORRY

[demented_mama]

[Success! However, a few steps in front of Koakuma, the grass that was splashed will burn up into a black crisp at an impressive rate.

Just as quickly as it bubbled over, it resumes its simmer.

However, Mom will be standing in front of it with her hands on her hips.]

Ohhh, I'm going to have to make up some substitute to replace that.

[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.