This is my world

[petal_storm]

Who: Orchid?
When: Some time in the miasma world.
What: A hybrid and her home!

She paced slowly along the edge of the marshland, feet bare as she slogged, testing the waters. Still clean here, the filters were working and the safflowers were coming along, small, white petals bobbing slowly in the fetid breeze. That was good news, safflower and mallowroot would make the utterly detestable cough syrups that were boiled up in fall so much easier for people to swallow. Her Master still didn't know about the village down the thorn path, he was not...social. He liked his games and things on his terms, but growing things for other people in his carefully filtered garden?

Tsk, never.

Honestly he didn't even realize that the miasma didn't effect her. The damp was good for her, and she was plant enough to thrive instead of die. The mild intoxicating effect of her skin would probably shift from drug to poison if she lived in the miasma but...

...visiting she could do. He grew bored and slept more often these days, one seemingly immortal monster waiting for the world to get interesting again. She could steal away and help.

She liked being able to do something. Like the little stream that ran along the thorn path, she'd diverted it from their home garden so the water was clean and fresh for those further down the way. Clean water was nothing to sneer at here. Nor clean, un-mutated plants even if she could only bring them by the handful sometimes...

Her creator had told her, before he left to try to forge another creature that could live in this new world, that she was special. She needed to help...she believed that yes. This was her world, she had to help others survive in it.

That was why today after checking her plants she drew her cloak tight, belting it with a cord and knife sheath before choosing a new path. She check the wild lands...often.

Just in case.

Last time she'd found a flower that was now growing in the far edge of her garden, all knife edges petals and spots, she'd adored it, even if it was not an old world pure strain. New things were beautiful too. Who knew what she'd find today?

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Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"And relax," she laughed. "It will be fine."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"I know you say that but... this is an extremely abnormal experience." He noted. "People usually throw things at me and run me out of town."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"What have you done to warrant that?" she blinked.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"I haven't...." He sighed. "I dont' know why it happens... but it never fails.... until now."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Then that is rather abnormal," she mused softly. "Incredibly. We should look into your skin more."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"My skin? WHy my skin?"

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Easiest way to disperse a pheromone or the like into the environment," she pointed out simply. "It's a wide spread effect, therefore it must have a delivery vehicle."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"You think its my fault?" He frowned.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"I think an involuntary, unprovoked reaction across the spectrum is usually chemical," she admitted simply. "And we are pioneers of our species so to speak. Not even Roch knows what we are capable of."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

He frowned. "Damn... so there's nothing I can do about it..."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Bullshit," she noted easily. "Apparently I can counter it or you being near me counters it? And there's also unguents, diet,. covering up more..." she teased.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"I can't always be near you and I did try covering all of my skin but my face... I tried that first. Its how I know I can control my drug."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Then we experiment," she chuckled softly. "There's always a way."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Alright.... I'll take your word for it."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"I don't believe in hopeless," she admitted. "Ever. I may settle for a time but never stop."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Alright." He noted.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"That's the spirit," she laughed, turning to kiss him again as she tugged him through a tavern door.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

He smiled widely yes. "Alright alright."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

He was nice to kiss! Plus it illustrated rather well to everyone there that she trusted him? "Honey, I'd like you to meet Jaeger," she called softly, not...able to turn away from the man just yet.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Yeah?" Honey called from the back.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Yes, a flower," she laughed.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Another one?" He blinked coming out and looking him over. "Huh... never seen you around here before."

"Ah... no... I don't go into town much."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"If you could spread the word he may have a pheromone issue that causes aggressive reactions toward him. We're uncertain as of yet but evidence suggests..."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Ah... hmm." He nodded. "I'll do what I can."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"As will we," Orchid admitted, smiling. "But for now we're fine, so Honey, Jaeger. Jaeger, Honey."