04.Apr.21, 08:24 PM
Rhamnus shrugged as Ulliendis gave his initial objections. "I can't leave my lab unattended, and I don't trust anyone to watch it for me. And really most of the subtlety is for the benefit of the patients. They get antsy over the silliest things, especially when those things have nothing to do with their treatment." He gave the odd many pocketed delivery boy a soft shoo and got back to watching over his lab, mixing ingredients on occasion and adjusting the distance things were held over the flames as needed.
This was all very delicate work, requiring a keen eye and steady hands for some of the more precise measurements and dosages he was trying to blend together. Some of these compounds still needed items from the list, but there were a couple of things Rhamnus could finish up while he waited. By the time Ulliendis returned, he had a small vial of viscous liquid that smelled faintly of sulfur. He frowned as he swirled it around its glass vessel and held it out to his errand boy. "Be very careful of that, take a sniff, and then pass me that vial of vanilla I have over there."
Once he'd gotten the vanilla and the vial back he started mixing them into another container, swirling them both around, eyeing the liquid for any odd reactions, and sniffing it again with a frown before eyeing Ulliendis. "Hm? Oh, research into the attacks for R'nya. Presently I'm trying to find likely candidates for the poison in the muffins, so I would recommend against taking deep breaths around those. I normally focus on drug research and compounding, but right now I'm looking into things which can cause the symptoms afflicting the patients and seeing how they smell and whether that smell can even be masked."
Rhamnus gave his current vial a small shake as he held it up for inspection. "This one, is likely not it. It's a paralytic of sorts, impacts coordination and fine motor control, large dosages make it difficult to breathe, but I am quite certain it would be immediately noticed in a baked good."
This was all very delicate work, requiring a keen eye and steady hands for some of the more precise measurements and dosages he was trying to blend together. Some of these compounds still needed items from the list, but there were a couple of things Rhamnus could finish up while he waited. By the time Ulliendis returned, he had a small vial of viscous liquid that smelled faintly of sulfur. He frowned as he swirled it around its glass vessel and held it out to his errand boy. "Be very careful of that, take a sniff, and then pass me that vial of vanilla I have over there."
Once he'd gotten the vanilla and the vial back he started mixing them into another container, swirling them both around, eyeing the liquid for any odd reactions, and sniffing it again with a frown before eyeing Ulliendis. "Hm? Oh, research into the attacks for R'nya. Presently I'm trying to find likely candidates for the poison in the muffins, so I would recommend against taking deep breaths around those. I normally focus on drug research and compounding, but right now I'm looking into things which can cause the symptoms afflicting the patients and seeing how they smell and whether that smell can even be masked."
Rhamnus gave his current vial a small shake as he held it up for inspection. "This one, is likely not it. It's a paralytic of sorts, impacts coordination and fine motor control, large dosages make it difficult to breathe, but I am quite certain it would be immediately noticed in a baked good."