Hah, no need. I had to get supplies restocked to make sure we had enough ink. I'll have someone bring you to Pinch and we'll go from there, unless you've figured out how to find the place without seeing it.
Three roads up the road between Sigyn and Loki from the big palace nobody goes in at the center of town. It's a smallish road. Hang a right into it, and it'll be the second door on your left, up a short flight of steps.
Easy to miss if you're looking. If you're just walking and counting intersections, a lot easier.
You obviously don't know me that well, Toph. I avoid my life by hiding out in my lab, making potions all day. Trust me. I've got plenty to do around here. [She snickered again, grinning to herself.]
Duh, I don't know you all that well. I only just met you.
See you.
[ And she hangs up.
It only takes her an hour to find Pinch, though she did also get plenty of help from more or less eager (sometimes a bit too eager) natives. They sure seem very fond of the Travellers. Not that she's complaining.
She opens the door, and sniffs the air. Smells like there could be a lab about somewhere, yeah. ]
[There was definitely that strong smell, like an alchemist or apothecary's shop should have had. When the door opened, a little bell above rang. Her calls were responded to quickly enough.]
Just a second, Toph. There's a path around the counter if you come forward. I'm down the hall behind it.
She steps forward with confidence and stops as soon as she feels the stick - the one Sam gave her and she's still using - hit something solid. A quick further investigation makes it obvious it's the counter, and she starts shuffling around it. ]
Heh. It's a stone statue of mine that can move and protect this room. The runes can be used for that too, though it's expensive to keep up if you're always doing it. Helps to have a shop. It's kind of like paying for security.
[She slapped her hand down on the table, giving Toph the indication of where to go.]
Heh. Done deal. Now, hold still for this part because it's going to hurt like hell for a while.
[And, to this, she wasn't embellishing as she sometimes did. It was definitely painful, and though Samantha wasn't really that great at making things pretty, she could keep a mystic array precisely in place. She just needed to focus on getting the ink in the right points to make sure none of the symbols were askew, which meant muscling her charge down once in a while and the piercing pain growing into a dull throb wherever the array was placed.]
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Easy to miss if you're looking. If you're just walking and counting intersections, a lot easier.
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[ Pause. ]
Thanks.
[ For the counting and stuff. ]
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See you soon.
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See you.
[ And she hangs up.
It only takes her an hour to find Pinch, though she did also get plenty of help from more or less eager (sometimes a bit too eager) natives. They sure seem very fond of the Travellers. Not that she's complaining.
She opens the door, and sniffs the air. Smells like there could be a lab about somewhere, yeah. ]
Hello? Sam?
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Just a second, Toph. There's a path around the counter if you come forward. I'm down the hall behind it.
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She steps forward with confidence and stops as soon as she feels the stick - the one Sam gave her and she's still using - hit something solid. A quick further investigation makes it obvious it's the counter, and she starts shuffling around it. ]
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There's only the one hall and I've told the golem to stand down. I've got space cleared out. You ready? Because this is going to hurt like hell.
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Golem?
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[She slapped her hand down on the table, giving Toph the indication of where to go.]
I'll introduce you when I'm finished.
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[ Because calling it an it doesn't feel right to her.
Anyway, she'll follow Samantha's lead. ]
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[And, to this, she wasn't embellishing as she sometimes did. It was definitely painful, and though Samantha wasn't really that great at making things pretty, she could keep a mystic array precisely in place. She just needed to focus on getting the ink in the right points to make sure none of the symbols were askew, which meant muscling her charge down once in a while and the piercing pain growing into a dull throb wherever the array was placed.]