[semi-closed] Garreg Mach Move-In

[wolfish]

WHO: Yuri Leclerc wolfish, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd hauntedsnowfall, An Zhe hyphanated Clive Rosfield heroofhopeless, and Joshua Rosfield ablazinggrace. Also Clive's visitors, possibly.
WHEN: Late June - early July
WHERE: Garreg Mach monastery
WHAT: New residents moving in!
NOTES\WARNINGS: Not at the moment, will update as needed.

[ Garreg Mach is a great, sprawling complex that might sooner bring to mind a castle than a monastery. Nestled among mountain peaks, its white stone towers strike up towards the sky whilst its thick walls serve as looming fortification for its residents. Within these walls lie a great many facilities in place for its residents, clearly built to provide for clergy and guests alike.

In Fódlan, Garreg Mach hosted an Officer's Academy. Now the classrooms remain empty, the training facilities far in excess of what a scant few individuals could have need of. It boasts a greenhouse full of plants which require its shelter to flourish, including the occasional little mushroom, which seems to have a tiny house stationed under a great, towering flower. The gardens are well-kept, stray cats range about the grounds, and chocobos occupy some of the stables. Most of the dormitories remain unoccupied, but it's clear a few are lived-in, just as it's clear that some effort has been made to maintain the grounds, including the great cathedral at the monastery's heart.

There is also a pond teeming with fish of various sizes and species. There are perhaps too many. Someone should really get on that... ]

Comments

[hyphanated]

[An Zhe...does not catch the flying object!

But he does calmly trot over to pick it up once it lands.]

—This is it. [His bear! Sopping wet but intact! He lifts it up, sniffs it, then holds it out at arm's length.]

...It smells like fish...

[wolfish]

[ Yuri holds out his hand automatically, curling his fingers in a beckoning motion. ]

Give it here, I'll fix it up.

[ He doesn't doubt that he can get rid of the odor. ]

[hyphanated]

[An Zhe automatically hands it over, like the obedient shroom he is.]

By washing it?

[That's how you normally get rid of a smell, right?]

[wolfish]

[ Yuri turns the bear about between his hands, assessing how much of a mess the pond made of it. ]

I'll give it a wash. For starters, though...

[ He first casts the cleansing spell Marianne had taught him to contend with his allergies. So far as he's seen, it leeches foreign matter out of all kinds of things. Sure enough, the shimmering light of the spell takes stains with it when it vanishes.

Afterward, Yuri continues his inspection with a hum. ]

I can make it smell like flowers or spices too, if you like that sort of thing.

[hyphanated]

[Gosh, magic really is amazing...he watches as the bear turns clean, then looks back to Yuri again, his gaze as wide as ever.]

I do. Do you use magic for that, too?

[wolfish]

Nah, I do something else.

[ He passes the bear to one hand and fishes something out of his fitted jacket. What he offers to An Zhe is a small pouch with its opening knotted shut. It smells of flowers and spices, the sort one might associate with baked sweets. ]

It's easy to make things like this, or get those aromas into fabric, if you know what you're doing.

[hyphanated]

[Oooh that smells nice...An Zhe can't help leaning closer to sniff it.]

Do people often use things like this? ...It seems like it would be nice to smell like flowers all the time.

[Maybe he could try making his own?]

[wolfish]

In my village, they did. Place is too small to warrant being marked on most maps, so I couldn't say how common it is, but I suspect anyone who lives outside the cities has made at least one of these.

[ He says this casually, but he sees the interest, and so— ]

Want me to show you how it's done?

[hyphanated]

[!]

Could you? I'd appreciate your help. Do you think people would like receiving them?

[wolfish]

Of course I could. You'll master it easily.

[ It's pretty straightforward and An Zhe has that knack for picking up things he observes. Yuri has no doubt he can manage.

He'll just go right ahead and hand off the little sachet to An Zhe before he gestures for him to follow. ]