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Maxilocks · 07-20-2010, 03:12 PM

Text Cut: Xylon <3

Did Xylon look a leettle disgruntled?

Gold looked up, at his face. No, that must have been a trick of the light, or something. He actually seemed pretty involved in the task they had to complete, here. Which would have been a surprise, if she hadn't come to know him so well, over the length of the term.

Xylon was intelligent. Even nice. Well, when he chose to be. Most of the time, he didn't choose that; so, you know, she couldn't exactly be objective and say he was. Nice, that is.

"We could set the stirrer to stir itself," she said, tones thoughtful. "But I think we shouldn't, when we're breaking up the Valerian." Professor Kazimeriz had always said that intent is important -- and the way you convey it across, equally so. Devoted stirring would infuse a part of their aim into the potion, itself. It would be a cause for better results, Gold was sure. She gave a little nod of her head, more to herself than Xylon.

"Two-directional, until the blossoms have disintegrated," she agreed. "It would be more efficient, that way."

"We'll let the water cool down a little, before we stir in the Milk of Magnesia," Gold said. Yes, stir in. "We can pour it in, and then let the stirrer work. Ten or so stirs should do the trick. We don't want to wait till the substance 'blends' because it's water-based in the first place, and we won't actually have a fair idea if it has, or not." Yes, ten stirs should be enough.

Unless Xylon a fair argument.

"We could add in the rest of the Fluxweed, then, followed by the Salamander blood," she suggested. "I think we should let the Salamandar blood blend on its own way into the potion. No frantic stirring. It can work its own magic. But we could give the potion a final boil, to speed up the process."

She looked up at Xylon.

"... and, if we agreed upon that, that would be all, I think."

She gave him a smile, a small but warm one to show that she was glad for his help and insight, as she jotted down the rest of the procedure.

Text Cut: Gold's notebook

07-20-2010, 03:12 PM	#64 (permalink)
Maxilocks SS Featured Author Türk Bilgini Bugbear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith} Posts: 31,791 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sarani Glass Graduated x12	♥ Mrs. Itachi Uchiha™ & MAJNOO! : Bleach & Kyo & Natsume ♥ [ Maxh!Jesh ] Text Cut: Xylon <3 Quote: Originally Posted by Jessica Gold had this neat, orderly, perfectionist way of doing things that always made Xylon raise an eyebrow. He could never live that way if he tried. It meant taking a lot of extra bother. But as he looked down at her notebook, he had to admit it to himself that it was a huge help. "Sounds excellent," he said as he gathered his thoughts. "I think it would be a good idea to add the Valerian blossoms next. The disintegration would require vigorous stirring of course." He paused thoughtly. "Two-directional I believe. From what I understand that should make the process quicker and more effective." They had nothing to loose, did they? "The lemon juice goes next. We'll let it blend on its own ---" Might not be the best idea to give that a good shake. Lots of citric acid, Xylon presumed. "Bring the mixture to a boil to help things along and pour in the Milk of Magnesia. Or do you suppose we should stir that in instead?" His look was faintly inquiring. Did Xylon look a leettle disgruntled? Gold looked up, at his face. No, that must have been a trick of the light, or something. He actually seemed pretty involved in the task they had to complete, here. Which would have been a surprise, if she hadn't come to know him so well, over the length of the term. Xylon was intelligent. Even nice. Well, when he chose to be. Most of the time, he didn't choose that; so, you know, she couldn't exactly be objective and say he was. Nice, that is. "We could set the stirrer to stir itself," she said, tones thoughtful. "But I think we shouldn't, when we're breaking up the Valerian." Professor Kazimeriz had always said that intent is important -- and the way you convey it across, equally so. Devoted stirring would infuse a part of their aim into the potion, itself. It would be a cause for better results, Gold was sure. She gave a little nod of her head, more to herself than Xylon. "Two-directional, until the blossoms have disintegrated," she agreed. "It would be more efficient, that way." "We'll let the water cool down a little, before we stir in the Milk of Magnesia," Gold said. Yes, stir in. "We can pour it in, and then let the stirrer work. Ten or so stirs should do the trick. We don't want to wait till the substance 'blends' because it's water-based in the first place, and we won't actually have a fair idea if it has, or not." Yes, ten stirs should be enough. Unless Xylon a fair argument. "We could add in the rest of the Fluxweed, then, followed by the Salamander blood," she suggested. "I think we should let the Salamandar blood blend on its own way into the potion. No frantic stirring. It can work its own magic. But we could give the potion a final boil, to speed up the process." She looked up at Xylon. "... and, if we agreed upon that, that would be all, I think." She gave him a smile, a small but warm one to show that she was glad for his help and insight, as she jotted down the rest of the procedure. Text Cut: Gold's notebook _Potions Final_ Gold Laksh && Xylon Saar Brew a potion to treat a sick kneazle. Kneazle is vomitting. Ingredients: [] 1 and 1/2 gallons water [for the purpose of hydration] [] Two handful of Valerian blossoms, whole [as a sedative] [] Eight standard-sized cups of orange juice [energy, vitamins and minerals] [] One bezoar, crushed [to nullify the effects of any poison] [] Six tablespoons of lemon juice [anti-bacterial] [] Four tablespoons of salamander blood [for strength] [] Fourteen leaves of fluxweed, ground [agent of change] [] One ounce mint, crushed [curses nausea] [] Two cups of Milk of Magnesia [neutralizer] Method: [] Introduce the water in your cauldron. [] Bring to a boil. [] Add in the orange juice, and stir in one direction until it blends. [] Lower the heat. [] Introduce crushed mint and the bezoar into the cauldron, one after the other. [] Stir, alternating directions after each stir, until both ingredients have fully dissolved into the potion. [] Introduce seven whole Fluxweed leaves into the brew. Stir purposefully, in one direction. [] Add in the Valerian blossoms. [] Stir vigorously, alternating directions at each stir, till the blossoms disintegrate. [] Slowly pour lemon juice into the cauldron. [] Bring the mixture to a boil. [] Once the mixture has cooled down, stir in the Milk of Magnesia. Ten, uni-directional stirs will suffice. [] Drop in the rest of the Fluxweed leaves, and stir until they break up and blend into the potion. [] Pour in the Salamander blood. [] Boil the brew one, final time. Let cool. [] Measure out a sample, and enclose it in a vial. The potion has been brewed.