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Cousin Ember came over for a swim 🏊🏼‍♂️

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Antidote

(written with @selisekinsolving​), Part 2 continued from here

Chery settled Tess on the floor near the door, she pulled a stuffed bunny from her bag and handed it to her niece, “That’s alright. She’ll stay here. Won’t ya Tess.” Chery smiled at her then turned fully to Selise stepping close to look at what the doctor was doing. At the question, her gaze met Selise’s “Disturbances?” She then made an “Oh” sound, “The stuff at the cathedral? I couldn’t go in to volunteer the other day cause they had it locked down. But it was opened back up later that day. Jazi had found me by then so I didn’t go in, what happened, do you know?”

Selise gave Cherysa a skeptical look as she placed the toddler on the floor. “Not specifically, no, but I’ve heard the stories flying around the city. They don’t sound too far off from an outbreak that swept through some years ago. To the untrained mind, the void can drive you mad. Even practiced users run the risk. This antidote worked in the past. I want you to learn it...just in case.” She stole a glance towards the child again then walked over and gently scooped her and her bunny off the floor. “I will walk you through it.”

Chery watched Selise with a little bit of amusement but quickly hid it as the doctor turned back around. She eyed the vials and jars laid out on the table then turned back serious and ready to get to work, “So this antidote, it works for everyone?”

“It did the last time.” She adjusted Tess onto her hip. “But every situation is different. I would advise you only attempt this as a last resort. The people I was treating were so far gone that they no longer recognized family nor reality. The side effects are severe, intense full body pain that can last for hours or days and eventually vomiting up what appears to be black sludge. That ends it, but it’s a process that is hard on the patient and can kill them if they can’t handle it. I did not use it until one of our own doctors tested it on themself…”

Chery’s eyes went wide at the explanation. She listened, her expression going from disbelief to concern, “Goodness. That seems dire. What was the black sludge? Some kind of contaminant?”

“I can’t say, but the symptoms were caused by the influence of Old God magic.” She nodded to the vessels on the table as she spoke. “Stonebloom, ground fine. Bitterblossom buds, harvested fresh just before opening. Darkflame ember, frequently found in Twilight Cultist camps. The herbs grow in Mount Hyjal. The cultists are harder to pin down, but mercs usually have good information.”

Chery had pulled out her notebook and started taking notes while Selise spoke, “Cultist camps?” she mouthed as she wrote that down. She looked up as she finished, “So do I only use it in a worst case? Or can it be used before someone is infected or whatever?”

“Worst case. It’s an antidote, not a vaccine. Never was able to get my hands on that…” She shifted her weight a bit and made a face as a bunny butt was shoved into her cheek.

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“So, what you need to do is combine equal parts Stonebloom and Bitterblossom and heat it over the darkflame ember until the blossom liquefies. Stir it frequently until boiling. You’ll know it’s done when all the grains of Stonebloom have dissolved...and by the smell. Make it in small doses, it doesn’t keep for more than a few hours.” (Lore reference here)

Again the red head made notes, looking up at the ingredients as Selise named each step off. At the giggle from Tess, she shot a glance over and bit the inside of her cheek at the sight of Selise’s face and her niece giggling as she said “Bunny like.”  

Chery turned back to her note-taking before Selise could catch her looking.  At the mention of it not keeping, “Does it change color or anything to let you know its not good anymore?”

“Bunny has a very creative name…” she looked back to Chery. “It will have no odor...trust me, you’ll know. Give it a go then.”

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the curly black haired gals from Elias and Inez’s family

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Phoenix and his grandsons

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Oops, accidentally caught Gracelynn peeing at a party

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I think this was Adelaide’s birthday when she became a young adult.

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Alana married Rylan Decker!

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Ember and his grandson Alexander

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birthday dinner

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Ember and Aidan

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Layla with her grandchildren from her oldest child

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the second person of generation 4 is married! The first was Amber but I don’t have any screenshots of her wedding. This is Lilac and River Delgato’s

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Inez and Ember chatting across the chessboard

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Erin is about to become a teen!

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Elias and Inez got engaged at 18 & 18 1/2 respectively— as soon as Elias became a young adult. They had been dating for about 4 years. They married 6 months later at 18 1/2 & 19. 3 months later Inez became pregnant with Ember. She is exactly 20 years older than him.