[Sieglinde might not be paying a lot of attention, but Isengrim sure is. The skull-faced dog didn't... have a nose, so much as an exposed naval cavity, but it's sense of smell was somehow still present, and the creature lifts its head to stare at the tray expectantly. Slowly, it accepts her touch as its gaze moves between Sonia and the snacks.
Waiting.
Sieglinde, for her part, seems to still be intent on this only being a business call, moving to her desk to begin rifling through papers. It's an absolute mess just looking at it, but she seems to know where most things are, gathering various documents into a file with her back to her company.]
Indeed. It is nothing compared to my workshop in my manor, but with enough time I suppose I will rebuild.
[She had stopped along the way, thinking about returning to her world. Even though she'd known someone who had been returned... almost everyone was merely transferred to another team. And even if there was a possibility... it wasn't somewhere she wished to go back to.
... She also wouldn't completely refuse cocoa, but that didn't need to be said.]
[Since Haise takes notice of the rather pointed attention, he picks up one of the snacks from the tray and kneels to offer it to Isengrim. If the apparent interest is anything to go by, it may be a suitable snack after all, and that would be very good to know for future reference. The cocoa of course is there for Sieglinde to take, a canister of whipped cream stationed beside a steaming mug]
Would a workspace like that be more useful to you?
[He had always preferred the desk in his room when he was working back home, so he can imagine that it might be the same for someone else. It seems that Sieglinde gets plenty done as it stands, but having the right environment might be beneficial too.
Granted, he's more concerned with her emotional state than with work, but it seems like an easy subject to begin with]
Mmm. [ She sounds contemplative as she moves aside to let Haise feed Isengrim, shifting the blanket in her arms now to unfold it and curl it around herself. ]
Have you asked if there are any other free rooms in the castle you could gain access to? I imagine if you indicate how much of an asset it would be to ALASTAIR, they would comply.
[ Though then her smile becomes a little sheepish. ]
Though admittedly it would only be available when we return here.
There is very little need for the space yet without the equipment.
[Isengrim normally snacked on a diet that most people might find discomforting to feet their pets, as in... hunks of raw meat, but she'd found out he could digest pretty much anything. And Haise was around enough that he associated the young man with good things. Like treats.
Sieglinde takes a moment to set her notes down in order to gesture... as widely as she possible can with her arms.]
My cauldron was deeper than the height of two men, and just as wide. I do not even have a ladder here.
[... She'd needed one, that's how big it was, is what she's saying.]
ALASTAIR is not in the habit of furnishing us with that much, I am sorry to inform you.
[At least, she's never seen someone get something so large as a giant witch's cauldron. It tended to be far more portable items intended for use in the field. It made sense, in a way, but she didn't have to like it.]
[The notion of Sieglinde working with something that enormous when she's so young (and consequently dainty) is admittedly unexpected, though Haise won't do her the discourtesy of voicing as much. It's more that he can't imagine what would necessitate anything of such volume, above all else.
He pats Isengrim once the familiar has taken the treat from him, pleased that his offering is acceptable. It may not be raw meat, but at least it's not entirely unappealing to the familiar.
Haise considers the nature of resources they're supplied with for a time longer, recalling a past conversation along the same lines]
Maybe we couldn't get something of that volume...but are there resources we could keep an eye out for, while we're in the field? I realize it wouldn't be the same, but there might be some good in it.
[And while they're on such business-like matters, why not cover something like that?]
A cauldron deeper than the height of two men?! [ Sonia becomes much more alert at that, her eyes lighting with excitement, then-- ] Did you ever put men inside it?!
[ I'm so sorry... yet if that's the comparison you are going to give... this is what you are going to get. ]
Though I admit I am a little surprised by that, I have received a few things from them since my arrival. I now have an AK-74M gun and a katana that I can use. Though Haise is correct, there may be a way to make something.
[She replies honestly enough, moving back to continue putting together her files. ... Most recently two people poisoned by the very miasma she'd unwittingly created, but she didn't feel the need to explain so deeply as that.
... She was a bit surprised to hear Sonia say a gun and a sword, but. To ask would make her seem more open to converdation in the moment, wouldn't it, so Sieglinde bites back the curious instinct and instead grabs a last manila folder.]
Those are handheld items- they are more free the smaller the item in my experience.
[Finally turning back, she holds out the small stack of papers, containing notes, diagrams, hypotheses, and more on Graham's condition. Her expression spoke somewhat plainly of her loathing to hand them over... but the last thing she wished was to be accused of not giving her patient the best options.]
Here. I would like these returned as soon as possible.
[It doesn't quite answer the question of what they might be able to hunt down for her, but Haise thinks better of pressing the matter. Maybe he can ask at another time, since he suspects that there's always something that might be of use, given the limited manner in which supplies are provisioned to them.
For now, he simply waits the exchange of the notes, bending to pat Isengrim's head gently again. Insofar as what might be done for Graham, there's little that he can provide. His healing abilities don't stand out among others, and his regeneration doesn't sound like the sort of thing that's needed. If his ability to recover were useful, he has no doubt that Sieglinde would have mentioned it.
But it seems something to do with magic, and that's an area in which others are far more useful]
Was it fun? [ Only Sonia is far too curious about Sieglinde's world of witchcraft, and while she does know that she isn't willing to chat, at least this is a subject close to home. It should be something she can easily fall back into, to distract herself when necessary. ]
I find it curious, however, that with the magic and science here in Oska that they have not found a way of making things appear smaller than they are. For example, a bag that could store an entire room of accessories, but appear palm sized to the normal eye. It would be rather useful.
[ Though she holds out both hands to take the files. ]
I will treat them with care, do not worry. I may just hand copy them and bring them back to you later today, if that is better?
i kept avoiding this thread because sieg is a party pooper
[So she ends up explaining it anyway, even though it was in a curt and very vague sort of way. There had been nothing fun about Sebastian showing up with his master suffering from the effects of the poison she herself had leaked into the forest.]
And I have such a bag- they exist.
[Which she normally liked to show off, honestly, but at the moment, she was more intent on her random visitors being seen off for the night.
So she just hands the files over to Sonia.]
You may return them whenever is best for you within the next two days.
no worries, if the thread's tough we can handwave or so
[Well, this is rather an uphill battle. It's not surprising, of course; Haise remembers how it was when Sieglinde's squidge refused to stop crying, but he wishes he better understood how to help. He can't simply tell her that shoving her emotions aside actually makes a person more brittle than strong, nor can he say quite a number of things that would make matters simpler.
It might be the case that he can't help at this time, much as he doesn't like admitting such a thought to himself. Still, giving up on her that easily would be doing her a disservice]
I suppose it's not surprising ALASTAIR has such innovations. Perhaps if they're interested in encouraging invention, they might make a lab accessible to our team.
[Business, it seems, might be the easiest topic to broach]
[ Sonia hasn't known her long enough to know too much about her, it's more the understanding of what her lifestyle would have been like that has her trying to get the other girl to stop being so stubborn about this.
She has to hold her tongue after that statement though, lowering her eyes to the side as she takes the files. It's more out of overstepping there than anything else. A misunderstanding of readings not being true to reality, as it may be. ]
Thank you.
it's okay sieg is a butt so it's wrapping up anyway
[As rude as she knew it could be perceived to be, Sieglinde kept her commentary short and not too sweet, not wishing to encourage any further conversation that might prompt lingering.
Or meddling in what she honestly half-knew she was doing. Drowning herself in work and little else in order to forget that she'd lost Masamune, a man who had been like a brother to her, who had been the only constant in her life since her recruitment.
So she moves to the door, clearing her throat as she opens it and gives a half-curtsy.]
In that case, feel free to discuss your theories with me at that time. Thank you both for the consideration.
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Waiting.
Sieglinde, for her part, seems to still be intent on this only being a business call, moving to her desk to begin rifling through papers. It's an absolute mess just looking at it, but she seems to know where most things are, gathering various documents into a file with her back to her company.]
Indeed. It is nothing compared to my workshop in my manor, but with enough time I suppose I will rebuild.
[She had stopped along the way, thinking about returning to her world. Even though she'd known someone who had been returned... almost everyone was merely transferred to another team. And even if there was a possibility... it wasn't somewhere she wished to go back to.
... She also wouldn't completely refuse cocoa, but that didn't need to be said.]
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Would a workspace like that be more useful to you?
[He had always preferred the desk in his room when he was working back home, so he can imagine that it might be the same for someone else. It seems that Sieglinde gets plenty done as it stands, but having the right environment might be beneficial too.
Granted, he's more concerned with her emotional state than with work, but it seems like an easy subject to begin with]
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Have you asked if there are any other free rooms in the castle you could gain access to? I imagine if you indicate how much of an asset it would be to ALASTAIR, they would comply.
[ Though then her smile becomes a little sheepish. ]
Though admittedly it would only be available when we return here.
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[Isengrim normally snacked on a diet that most people might find discomforting to feet their pets, as in... hunks of raw meat, but she'd found out he could digest pretty much anything. And Haise was around enough that he associated the young man with good things. Like treats.
Sieglinde takes a moment to set her notes down in order to gesture... as widely as she possible can with her arms.]
My cauldron was deeper than the height of two men, and just as wide. I do not even have a ladder here.
[... She'd needed one, that's how big it was, is what she's saying.]
ALASTAIR is not in the habit of furnishing us with that much, I am sorry to inform you.
[At least, she's never seen someone get something so large as a giant witch's cauldron. It tended to be far more portable items intended for use in the field. It made sense, in a way, but she didn't have to like it.]
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He pats Isengrim once the familiar has taken the treat from him, pleased that his offering is acceptable. It may not be raw meat, but at least it's not entirely unappealing to the familiar.
Haise considers the nature of resources they're supplied with for a time longer, recalling a past conversation along the same lines]
Maybe we couldn't get something of that volume...but are there resources we could keep an eye out for, while we're in the field? I realize it wouldn't be the same, but there might be some good in it.
[And while they're on such business-like matters, why not cover something like that?]
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[ I'm so sorry... yet if that's the comparison you are going to give... this is what you are going to get. ]
Though I admit I am a little surprised by that, I have received a few things from them since my arrival. I now have an AK-74M gun and a katana that I can use. Though Haise is correct, there may be a way to make something.
jesus it was my turn
[She replies honestly enough, moving back to continue putting together her files. ... Most recently two people poisoned by the very miasma she'd unwittingly created, but she didn't feel the need to explain so deeply as that.
... She was a bit surprised to hear Sonia say a gun and a sword, but. To ask would make her seem more open to converdation in the moment, wouldn't it, so Sieglinde bites back the curious instinct and instead grabs a last manila folder.]
Those are handheld items- they are more free the smaller the item in my experience.
[Finally turning back, she holds out the small stack of papers, containing notes, diagrams, hypotheses, and more on Graham's condition. Her expression spoke somewhat plainly of her loathing to hand them over... but the last thing she wished was to be accused of not giving her patient the best options.]
Here. I would like these returned as soon as possible.
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For now, he simply waits the exchange of the notes, bending to pat Isengrim's head gently again. Insofar as what might be done for Graham, there's little that he can provide. His healing abilities don't stand out among others, and his regeneration doesn't sound like the sort of thing that's needed. If his ability to recover were useful, he has no doubt that Sieglinde would have mentioned it.
But it seems something to do with magic, and that's an area in which others are far more useful]
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I find it curious, however, that with the magic and science here in Oska that they have not found a way of making things appear smaller than they are. For example, a bag that could store an entire room of accessories, but appear palm sized to the normal eye. It would be rather useful.
[ Though she holds out both hands to take the files. ]
I will treat them with care, do not worry. I may just hand copy them and bring them back to you later today, if that is better?
i kept avoiding this thread because sieg is a party pooper
[So she ends up explaining it anyway, even though it was in a curt and very vague sort of way. There had been nothing fun about Sebastian showing up with his master suffering from the effects of the poison she herself had leaked into the forest.]
And I have such a bag- they exist.
[Which she normally liked to show off, honestly, but at the moment, she was more intent on her random visitors being seen off for the night.
So she just hands the files over to Sonia.]
You may return them whenever is best for you within the next two days.
no worries, if the thread's tough we can handwave or so
It might be the case that he can't help at this time, much as he doesn't like admitting such a thought to himself. Still, giving up on her that easily would be doing her a disservice]
I suppose it's not surprising ALASTAIR has such innovations. Perhaps if they're interested in encouraging invention, they might make a lab accessible to our team.
[Business, it seems, might be the easiest topic to broach]
what ren said!!! i am cool with that too
She has to hold her tongue after that statement though, lowering her eyes to the side as she takes the files. It's more out of overstepping there than anything else. A misunderstanding of readings not being true to reality, as it may be. ]
Thank you.
it's okay sieg is a butt so it's wrapping up anyway
[As rude as she knew it could be perceived to be, Sieglinde kept her commentary short and not too sweet, not wishing to encourage any further conversation that might prompt lingering.
Or meddling in what she honestly half-knew she was doing. Drowning herself in work and little else in order to forget that she'd lost Masamune, a man who had been like a brother to her, who had been the only constant in her life since her recruitment.
So she moves to the door, clearing her throat as she opens it and gives a half-curtsy.]
In that case, feel free to discuss your theories with me at that time. Thank you both for the consideration.