 be curious, not judgmental
The LAST QUESTION.
Soph closed everything in front of her at this point and made a nice neat pile of her belongings, totally retiring from taking any more notes today. She doubted anyone would list any ingredients she didn't already know about - nothing worth noting, at least - and she raised a hand in the air.
This was the kind of question she liked. Full of possibilities. A big opportunity to show off, so she'd just pick an ingredient she knew a lot about.
"Wormwood, sir. It has like... a whole bunch of believed effects. Like, it's used in the Draught of Living Death 'cause... it's got a high content of quinine, which is a... uh," why had she tried to explain it? "...chemical compound used as a tonic and causes sleepiness, and it can neutralize some of the other sorta side effects of the potion, too. And in... the Elixir to Induce Euphoria 'cause wormwood has some h-..." pause, pause, "ha...llucinogenic," she worked through the word, "properties. I think people used to use it for stomach problems in ancient times, too." Or maybe they still did? "So maybe it could be a component of potions to help with that? Y'gotta be careful with how much y'use, though, 'cause it can be poisonous if you use too much." A little bit was the way to go.
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