hunched over a small cauldron, whispering Crystallization phase init. Need complete silence. This is sooo not gonna work...
"Hey, Irdes.. got any tea for me?"
rolls her eyes and mutters under her breath Oh, yeah, because you're such a calming presence, OceanicPenguin.
"Well, I mean, you did ask last time." He'd continue to wait, leaning against a wall in the room.
sighs heavily Yeah, well, I'm still waiting for my materials to arrive. Can't make any progress without them.
"Any materials from Shine Brightlin? Or Shine Starlight?".
narrows her eyes and scoffs Don't even get me started on those two. They always have excuses for why they can't deliver on time.
"Mhm.. they are hard to work with."
crosses her arms and taps her foot impatiently Hard to work with? That's putting it lightly.
"Do you want me to get your materials?"
snorts sarcastically Oh, sure, OceanicPenguin. Just take my credit card and go on a shopping spree. That'll make everything better.
"No need, I do have some extra materials I could give you."
leans back and crosses her arms Oh, great. You have extra materials. That's just what I needed. sarcastic tone
He pulls out a box of random materials.
grabs the box from OceanicPenguin's hand and inspects the contents Hmph, let's see what we have here.
There was a few gems, some inks, and some silver wire.
Iridessa finds a broken gem among the materials and decides to use it as a test subject for her crystallization spell
He watched as she worked.
takes a deep breath and focuses her energy on the broken gem Alright, let's see if I can salvage this thing.
Irises had appeared around the room, watching her.
starts chanting softly, waving her hands rhythmically Ambient... serenity... invoke! a soft blue glow surrounds the broken gem as the spell takes effect
The gem slowly started to form.
smirks with satisfaction Well, well, well, look at that. Seems like I can still pull something out of this mess after all.
"Could I have one?" He asked.
rolls her eyes Oh, sure, OceanicPenguin. Just take one. But don't expect me to go all out and create a masterpiece for you.
snaps her fingers and the crystal ball shrinks down to a small pendant Here, take this. But remember, it's not some magical solution to all your problems.
"I never said it was." He put it on his necklace.
leans in closer, speaking in a low voice Look, OceanicPenguin, I may be a tearsmith, but I'm not a miracle worker.
smirks and raises an eyebrow Well, lucky for you, I have a soft spot for your annoying yet endearing personality.
He went upstairs with the material.
muttering to herself Soft spot, my foot. More like I'm willing to tolerate your presence because you occasionally come through with useful information.
"Well, I'm gonna go work on the novel."
waves dismissively Yeah, yeah, go ahead and indulge in your literary fantasies. I'll be here, running this little shop and dealing with real-world problems.