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[magusrobin]

Chise's Laby Inbox

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ooc- apologies this is so late!

[waterfawn]

[Eilonwy looked to the ingredients and had another drink of her tea.] Right-- it would be awkward if you ended up with a batch that you weren't as fond of. I've had that happen with some recipes, but the food still needed to be eaten.

[She was applying the same "don't waste things if you don't have to" logic to this. As she sat her cup down, she reached for one of the bottles of oil and picked it up gingerly to read the label.] Bergamot?

(No worries! ^_^ Also if this is wrong, i had to Google what Bergamot is XD)

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[Chise agreed with a nod.] That’s why it’s important to experiment with different scents. You might find something you previously didn’t know you would like, or you might find ones to stay away from. That also is important for gifting - someone else might like one that you aren’t fond of.

[Watching what Eilonwy chose.] It’s a subtle oil. Somewhat citrus-y, though there’s a stronger hint of bitter under it too. It can be a good way to balance out the more floral or nature-based scents of the dried ingredients.

(it's rp not a job you're good!)

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[Eilonwy turned the bottle left and right a few times as she studied it while Chise explained.] Oh! I like citrus well enough. [She sat it down gently and had more of her tea, then remarked-] Speaking of gifts, this does look like it would be a very thoughtful gift for someone. Not as easy as I'd pictured, but sometimes gifts aren't easy. [Another drink before she added simply] I think those are the most fun types to give, if I'm being fully honest.

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Exactly. It shows the time you put into it as you thought of them. [She took a brief sip of tea.] You can also learn a lot about someone that way.

[A light blush dusted her cheeks.] My first Christmas with Elias… he gave me a stuffed bear. Which was confusing at first… but then he told me he actually made it which… I hadn’t expected. He didn’t seem the type. But it sounded like he put a lot of effort into it. …I wasn’t expecting to receive anything at all, so it was special. [Plus the bear ate her excess magic as she slept, but… that was an added bonus. Proof of how much he had thought about her while making it.]

apologies again!

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By what they give you, or the amount of work they do, or..?

[Eilonwy had some more tea and listened, her eyes lighting up a little.] Oh, that was very kind of him. I've never made toys, but some of them look very time consuming. [Board games, not as much, but any kind of dolls, even the rougher ones she was used to seeing looked like they could take weeks if not longer to make.] Some of them are also very detailed, actually! I've seen dresses made- [She frees her hands long enough to make a shape roughly on par with a fashion doll's height] To this scale, which has been surprising.

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One or the other… or maybe both? I honestly can’t say. Just… it teaches you things you didn’t know before.

[She certainly wouldn’t have thought Elias would have had the patience to make a stuffed bear from scratch. The likelihood that some sort of magic existed to help with the creation seemed much more feasible, so the fact that he had created the bear for her by traditional means? It meant more. Even so, she would have been fine with the other method too.]

[Chise blinked in mild surprise at Eilwony’s explanation.]

That small? I wonder how they do that…? I guess it must be the measurements or something… but I think that would almost be more complicated than a full sized garment. I should ask Sylky when I get back…

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I can't either, to be just as honest.

[Eilonwy laughed a little and had some more tea. There was sort of the same idea around books in Prydain. The printing press had made creating them much easier, but hand copied ones were sometimes more valued. It was probably the same with clothing, and Eilonwy thought to her sewing machine for a moment before she came back to the conversation.]

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if they asked the fair folk to help. The stitches must be very tiny! Is Sylky a friend?

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[Chise wouldn’t discount getting the fae to help with such small stitch work.]

I wonder what they would need to exchange for their help. Though there are some fae that enjoy housework, so maybe it’s that kind of relation.

[She nodded softly.]

Sylky is a Neighbor that lives with us. I don’t know much about her, and she doesn’t talk much, but she takes care of us. She’s been kind to me.