Mei
probably would have made it to Zantaric before nightfall, if the forest around it hadn't distracted her so much. Old and decrepit and full of dead trees, it had instantly attracted her attention, and she'd spent the better part of the day wandering through it, scribbling notes and theories on the back of her map. There were several species of tree she hadn't seen before! Perhaps an extinct species, and preserved over time. She drew a couple rough sketches for reference, noting the leaf shapes and patterns--indicative of a deciduous species--And
then there was the mystery of
why the forest was so sparse and dead, when it appeared to have once been a thriving ecosystem.
It was all so exciting!
So exciting, she wound up not paying attention to where she was stepping, and stepped right into a patch of some kind of poisonous, leafy plant.
Which was also a variety she'd never seen before!
As the angry rash spread up her right leg and over her foot (sandals were a bad idea; also, short pants were a bad idea), Mei crouched down and scribbled another charcoal drawing, this time of the poisonous plant. It took some time, because it was hard to draw when she was fidgeting and trying not to scratch at herself, but eventually she got an accurate picture down, and by then the rash was
really red and starting to grow a little purple in the middle.
Jeez. She hoped she wasn't dying or something!
In any case, that concluded her dead forest adventure. With her drawing in hand, her traveling satchel over her shoulder, and her leg turning interesting colors, Mei grit her teeth and marched into Zantaric, which was difficult to do with her leg an itchy ball of misery. She knew nothing about the city, except that it was on her map and was in the area, but they
must have people there that specialized in this...issue. Unless she was dying, in which case, she hoped she'd get there before the poison spread through her bloodstream and closed her throat, so she could at least request all her valuable research be sent home!
Fortunately, nothing so dramatic happened. She didn't die, she just got a lot of strange looks as she limped through the town, which smelled funny and seemed rather dirty, but she'd come to expect that of the Continentals.
Marching up to the first person she saw, an older, scruffy man that was picking the few teeth he had left with a knife (
gross!), Mei squared her shoulders and tried not to dance in place, though she kept twitching as her leg screamed
SCRATCH ME!"If there anyone here that deals with poultices and potions?" she asked, voice strained. "Healing, perhaps?"
The man flicked a chunk of
something out from between his teeth, grunted, and jerked his head toward a building just behind him. Then he continued to stare at her, eyes drifting slowly to her satchel. Mei made a face, but quickly smoothed out her expression, smiled, and made a quick bow.
"Thank you! Oh! And you should try swishing with salt water, sir. That will help with your--" She made a motion toward her mouth. "--
condition. Helps the gums! Bye!"
And then she was off, practically jogging toward that building, and by the time she got there she didn't even care, she
was dancing in place as she banged repeatedly on the door.
OOC:
@nephero BEHOLD MY
ROBES RAMBLY MESS.