pendantry

Ten

I have new things for sale.

[Raven picks up the book, to turn it around and show off her new merchandise; some of it is jewelry, some of it is just her playing with metal - metal that came from stuff she took apart after finding it in the item shop. Then there is a row of decorative things. Kyle is visible on the other side of the counter, with a specific focus on the metal leaves and flowers of her potted "plants".]

Mmh, I shouldn't say "for sale". They don't cost anything. If you like them you can have one. [Most don't have any kind of attribute either, due to their just-plain-metal nature. The plants occasionally have gems and crystals as part of the flowers; there are a half-dozen birdnest objects, some with stone eggs inside and some with crystal eggs.

Raven's growing fear of being left alone makes her a clingier employee and, surprise surprise, a friendlier salesperson.]

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[Hearing a voice was encouraging, he recognized it, and thus, followed. His smile is polite but hopeful as he spots her]

Hi, I was speaking to you just a little while ago about a pair of rings for commission. Name's Eugene and it's nice to meet you... in person.

Oh. [She nods.] Okay. You can look at what's already here. If you want.

You suggested I should look at the wind stones before commissioning? Sorry, I actually intend for these to be wedding bands, so I want to get it just... right.

[Color him nervous, but this wasn't something he wanted to settle for. It had to be perfect]

Pepper's and Tony's were really great, from what I saw.

Mmh. [She has a wind crystal, but it couldn't hurt him to look at examples of what she can actually do in a reasonable amount of time and with limited resources, either. Fishing around behind her counter, she comes up with a black cloth bag; untying it reveals a greenish-tinted stone that curves around itself much like a tiny cyclone.

If he comes near enough he'll feel the slightest of breezes swirling around it.]

[Curiosity brought him closer, and he initially thought he was imagining the breeze, but then his brows shot up once he realized it was from the stone she was showing him.]

You know, this sort of thing wouldn't exist back home. Do you have something to do with lightning?

[Might as well see the entire collection if they were going to be unique.]

Also, I mean, I know a commission would be taking up your time, is there anything you'd like in exchange for making these?

[A lot of people here ask about lightning. It isn't really a magic specialty, at least around Sharance...]

No crystals for it. Leon...he works here, he has some metal that resists and amplifies lightning.

[The payment question again. Raven shakes her head.]

Leon?

[The idea that an exchange wasn't necessary for goods just left him at loose ends. Pleased, but it was unfamiliar]

How about fire? That could be useful in plenty of situations.

[He paused for a moment, smiling a little at the array of rings spread out here]

What kind did Pepper and Tony have?

He asked for protection for hers. [That was about it, and she had to work some of the proper stones into the design kind of covertly.] I have a fire crystal you can look at.

Can you do more than one? For example, protection and an element? [He'd be interested in seeing the fire crystal, in all, he'd never seen anything like this in his life except for in movies and fantasy. It was kind of a treat just looking]

Probably.

[After a while, it's more about available materials and less about what she herself can do. Raven pulls a black cloth bag from behind the counter, opening it and removing the red, flame-reminiscent stone with gloved hands. She holds it out, as if to say take it; it's hot to the touch, but not hot enough to burn.]

[After a moment of prompting he was careful when the crystal was put in his hand. The hotness of it wasn't unbearable and he made a soft considering sound while rubbing it between his hands. In the winter, something like this would be a definite necessity]

I think... the wind one would be nice. Something in a gold band.

[Perplexity. He's holding the fire crystal, but he wants a wind one instead?]

I need something to match the size. [Do not under any circumstances bring her a severed finger.]

[Fire wasn't Jack-- not that he lacked for passion of zeal, but he was sort of flighty. Finger size... of course that would be important. And he'd never really had opportunity to size him, either. It sort of stopped him short, and he tried to figure out how to do just that]

I... will need to get back to you on that one, then.

[Trying to find out could be fun, and keeping it a secret would be even better. Maybe he could pull a few favors in the meanwhile]

If he has another ring, I'll use that.

[Nods a few times, contemplative before handing the items back, grinning with barely restrained excitement]

Give me some time and I'll let you know. Thanks again, for agreeing to do this.

It's my job. [She'd make no money as a smith, so to speak, if she refused work.]

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