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[otrazhenie]

Has anyone found a way to burn things yet?

[ The voice that comes over the network is clearly exhausted, an almost husky rasp to the words that are slightly muffled, as if her mouth might be covered by a layer of fabric. ]

Because I'd love to get rid of these damn flowers and burning them sounds really cathartic right now.

[ She sounds weary, frustrated, and a little bit sick. And for good reason: one of the perks of being a vampire is an enhanced sense of smell. ]

Alternatively, are there any magic users out there who could set up a ward or something to keep this smell out?

Comments

@hello, voice

[lunchbreaks]

Hello, Elena. Does regular fire not work? I believe it is still hot, even if it doesn't emit light. Otherwise there are several perfumes that might mask the scent, though I'm not sure if that would give you more of a headache.

If it helps, I think they are only supposed to bloom for two days.

[otrazhenie]

The lanterns are warm but not burning hot like they should be, so I figured fire is as messed up as healing here.

I'm willing to try anything at this point, it smells so bad in my room it's making me sick.

[ It takes a lot for her to admit that, to even make this call for help. But no one here is likely to really understand that. ]

[lunchbreaks]

I can come over with several strong perfumes for you to try. It's certainly not ideal, but if it's only meant to last a day or two...

voice, @badeaux

[ultraviolents]

Find a flamethrower, some fuel, and point me in the right direction.

[otrazhenie]

With our luck, there's one at the bottom of the lake with the rest of the stuff we couldn't save.

[ultraviolents]

I’d be very interested in knowing who requested one.

In the meantime, I’d suggest torches, but based on what you’ve said I’m guessing someone’s already tried that.

SuprNerd@voice

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Uh, hi. I'm not sure I can set up a ward like that. Not yet. But I've heard that mint is good at masking a smell like that? So, you could try to,uh, maybe put toothpaste on cotton balls or something and stick them up your nose?

[otrazhenie]

At this point, I'm willing to try just about anything. I don't care how pretty they might be, those things need to die.

@regina; voice

[itselbitch]

On the other hand. I do know how to so.

Where do you need me, El?

@riku; voice

[equinoctials]

[ So he's not the only one smelling that awful reek? Thank goodness, Riku's not sure he wants to know what's so dark that it smelled like the waste pit at the back of the butcher's. On the other hand, sounds like she's really having a hard time with it.

He blames location. Down by the lake, there's a lot more movement of wind off the water, not coming up from the forest, so it's a little more bearable - and a lot more cold. ]

Flowers? That's what stinks?

[otrazhenie]

[ Right, probably not everyone is dumb enough to get close enough to the things to get a good look at them. ]

I went out to look when the smell woke me up yesterday. They're called carrion flowers — they smell like that to attract certain types of insects. They don't usually just appear out of nowhere like this, though.

[ What, she paid attention in her biology class. ]

[equinoctials]

[ Of all the things that would pop up for seemingly no reason... ]

Just when all the bugs came back.

[ If there was something to that they could use to, he doesn't know, maybe get the garden growing quicker? Solve their supply shortage issues? Riku might devote more attention to it, but ugh. Without that incentive, the stink isn't worth the trouble. ]

To answer your other question, I don't. Sorry. It's not as bad down by the lake.

[ Give it time, Riku. ]

@eleven, voice

[savingthrows]

It's gross.

[Eleven sounds annoyed more than anything, like the universe has wronged her more with this than with death.]

Like... boys farting.

[otrazhenie]

As someone who grew up with a little brother, you're not wrong.

[ Except those are the wrong words, the mention of Jeremy combined with that godawful smell bringing up... memories. Bad ones. Her grip tightens slightly around her tablet before she pushes past it all to focus on what's important. ]

Are you doing okay?

[savingthrows]

[Ah - it clicks for Eleven now, why she thought of Nancy when meeting Elena again on the beach. She's a big sister.

Warm. Safe. Pretty.]

Yes. Are you doing okay?

Action, because reasons

[worthallthis]

[At some point, the Soldier has figured out where Elena lives, because it shows up there with a tiny cheesecloth-wrapped package. It looks a little haggard, itself. (The smell of dead, rotting bodies brought up a really unpleasant memory when it first smelled them. Why do all of its memories suck.)

This one did come with a potential solution, though, so at least it was useful as well as horrible. As soon as she opens the door, it holds out its hand to offer the tiny cheesecloth-wrapped package, and advises,]

Put this inside whatever you're wearing on your face. Blocks the smell some.

[It's a little packet of smelly herbs it put together.]

[otrazhenie]

[ This particular visitor isn't one she'd been expecting but she's still glad to see him, especially when he offers her that little wrapped package. Even from a distance, she can smell the cooking herbs inside it, the scent infinitely more pleasant than that of the flowers that permeates the air. ]

Thanks. This'll help a lot.

[ She takes it from him with a small smile before giving him a concerned once-over. Not having seen each other since before the ferry incident, she worries how he may have fared in it — her own bruises are visible beneath the straps of her tank top, a bandage on her upper left arm. ]

How are you doing?

@darkness ; voice

[evulsed]

Give me a break.

There's a huge fire in the middle of the town. Can't you put two and two together?

[otrazhenie]

Have you tried burning anything with it or are you just assuming it'll work?

[ Yes, there's frustration in her tone now. A whole heap of it. ]

voice; un: snow

[song_of_ice]

They'll disappear eventually.

[otrazhenie]

It won't be soon enough.

How are you holding up?

audio; @bacura

[mellowyellow]

Oh, heavenly siren of our ghost town airwaves! If anybody gave you the answer you were hoping to hear, please pass it on! This is not the sorta bouquet I wanted at my funeral!

[Spewed with the half-frantic energy of someone who can't decide whether they're scared to death or kind of enjoying the thrill.]

[otrazhenie]

[ Elena... has no idea how to respond to that. Heavenly siren? What?? She's silent for a few moments, frowning at her tablet, before hesitantly responding with a touch of concern in her voice. ]

Are you doing okay with the whole adjustment thing?

voice, @elizabeth

[isochrone]

[ As a recently arrived, Elizabeth's been determined not to complain, but she will certainly commiserate. ]

Magic... wards? Do things like that really function?

[otrazhenie]

They do where I'm from. Here? I'm not so sure. Some things to do with magic haven't been working the way they should.

[ She's still so angry about her healing, though she doesn't let it into her voice. ]