Potions Master (Orchidbloom and Dissonantia) [Dead]

[orchidbloom]

Orchid Bloom woke to a small tongue on her forehead.
"Tip-" she fluttered her eyes open to a small, red fox standing on her chest. "Tip, stop-" she laughed as the fox's eyes widened when she lifted him away with her magic. Today, Orchid took her time getting ready. She wasn't opening up her shop today; instead, she was pursuing her other passion: medicinal plants. She wasn't really sure if there was a better, proper term for it, but it didn't really matter. Orchid had had a thing for nature since a young age, building a flower shop with her father when she was young. As she grew older, she began to study the qualities that some of the beautiful plants and flowers in her own shop held: being able to stop a throbbing headache, heal a scrape, and even sooth a turning tummy. However, ponies often made fun of her for silly things like "being a witch" as if she was from the eighteenth century. Orchid didn't let that bother her.

Setting the small fox on her dresser, Orchid stepped out the door and latched it behind her. Trotting along the rocky path until it smoothed out into inner Ponyville, Orchid let her mind wander. Maybe she would find some rosemary today... or even cherry blossoms. They usually bloomed this time of year...

She arrived at the park not long after her deep thoughts ceased. She saw just a coupled ponies sitting on benches reading books, enjoying the weather, walking their pets across the pathways. Orchid breathed in deeply; citrus blooms. This time of year, the sweet smell of lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit tree blooms filled the air with a luscious aroma. She smiled, pulling out a small brown box from her satchel. It floated next to her, enveloped in green light as Orchid began her search for anything that could be used in her new practice. 

[dissonantia]

Dissonantia awoke in the morning seeing it was a nice day outside; looking out her window in the morning all she could see was the green and flowers out. it was a good day in her mind to go hunting for supplies. She may be good at battle magic, but she felt it was better to learn more than one kind of magic. checking her cabinets as she got up looking with her one good eye at all the potions and at the herbs she had. she knew she needed a few more to work on a mixture as she had been making tea with some of them for their healing properities. Looking in the mirror, she could see her father in her looks. how she looked like her father, she could hear his voice blaming her for what happened. Pushing that memory aside, she brushed her hair off to the side of her head to cover her blind eye. Grabbing a bag, she placed it on her back. Leaving heading into town to see the blossoms in the park, as the flowers could be used to make tea and healing tonics for colds and flus.

Walking into town, she went to the town park like she had many times. It had been where she had met many ponies. It was sweet and nice scent in the air. Going over to the blossoms in the trees she saw some ponies around. IT was a nice day and love seemed to be in the air. Using her magic to pick some blossoms from the trees the different kinds in little vials. she turned her head to see a purple mare looking for something. she wondered if she had lost something.

"Hello?" Dissonantia said. "Did you drop something?" she asked as she picked up a cherry blossom putting it into a vial. believing she could make cherry oil. she wondered if there was some red roses near by.

[orchidbloom]

Orchid scoured the ground, looking for fallen flowers. She felt better about taking them from the ground instead of picking them from any tree or bush, but they were scarce with not much wind making them fall. When a voice spoke to her, it was distant in her mind as voices usually were when she was in deep thought. Looking up, she jumped a little at the pony looking expectantly at her. The mare had a sleek, black coat with fiery hair and eyes. Orchid cleared her throat.
"Oh, no no I haven't dropped anything, just-" Orchid hesitated. Would this pony find her strange as many others did?Oh well. "I was just looking for any flowers that had fallen from the trees right there. I'm looking for things I could use to make medicines and such. It's a... hobby, I suppose." She said. Her eyes glanced to a citrus tree with blooms practically weighing down the tree. Her horn glowed, plucking a branch from the tree and stripping the large, green leaves and petite white flowers from the twig. She felt bad about taking an entire branch, but the leaves were perfect for containing already made mixtures without dirtying any tupperware. She looked down into her box, now around half full and smiled. "I'm Orchid Bloom, by the way. What brings you out today?" Orchid tried to be social while her eyes searched the area for anything else that would prove good material. Her eyes landed on a rosemary bush off to the left, but she waited for the mare to reply before scurrying off.

[dissonantia]

The mare looked at the girl up and down with a slight smile on her face. seeing the girl looking for plants that had fallen instead of ones that were on the trees it was cute to see. It reminded her of her little sister whom use to tell her that she should pick the flowers from the ground instead of hte tree. "I see. Well, its better to get them fresh before they wilt unless you plan on drying them." Disson smiled looking at her; seeing the one named Orchid Bloom's eyes go to the plants around them. she saw the containers the girl was using. Which isn't bad.
"Nice to meet you Miss Bloom. I am Disson. My hobby is kinda like yours. Though I find fresher is better. unless it calls for it." Disson smiled, seeing the Rosemary bush off to the distance, he horn glowed picking a few little leaves and placing them into the vial from the distance giving the glass vial of rosemary to the mare. Placing it on the ground, she used her hoof to nudge it over to Orchid. "I am here to gather a few plants. there are some here that aren't in the woods. Need some for vitamin C tea and good for colds and flus when brew right. What are you looking to make with some of your plants? and that is a good career to do. this is more of a side hobby of mine." Disson bowed her head to Orchid and then looked up at the blossoms with ehr one good eye, with a smile on her face.

[orchidbloom]

Orchid considered the mare's comment. Fresh would be better, she supposed, but sometimes on scarce bushes, she couldn't bring herself to take the few things that it had in the first place. "Disson, I like that name. I've never met somepony that does even relatively the same thing as me." Disson nudged a vial of rosemary to Orchid, picking up on her wandering eyes. Orchid smiled. "Oh, thank you. I love to use rosemary in herbal drinks..." Orchid pictured the warm drinks that she drank on cold winter mornings that warmed her up inside and out. She lifted the vial, placing it sideways in her box in top of a bed of leaves. She picked up words about the forest, vitamin C, and brews for colds and flus.

"I mostly make things for when I have a bug; colds, stomachs aches, and head and body aches mostly. A Pegasus crashed into my flower shop the other day, severely hurting her wing. An herbal mix of things around my shop stopped most of her pain pretty quickly." She said. Disson's piercing eye looked up at her, kind yet apprehensive in a way. Her other eye was covered, red hair falling over it. Orchid set her box down on the grass. "Do you live by the forest? I've never been looking out there."

[dissonantia]

Disson giggled at her comment about how Orchid never met a pony like her. It was cute to mention, seeing her reaction to the rosemary she couldn't help but have a kind smile on her face, reminded her of when she was little with her mom picking herbs. The girl had the same reaction she did as a kid. "Ya I got into it after I got hurt and found that fighting doesn't solve everything. You should put some rosemary in your bath, its good for your skin. but you are right, good for herbal drinks." Disson smiled, happy to be talking like this to someone. It was odd for her to talk to someone about the heading properties of herbs.
Hearing the pony's story, it caught her attention and a thought came into her mind to give her a hand. "Give her some lavender mixed with blueberry leaves and black berry leaves. the black berry helps the circulation, and the other two act as a pain killer. its something my mom use to do for my cousin. and the lavender helps sleep, even if its smell or all the components dried to make a tea." Disson giggled, but then saw the girl looking at her it was curious stare to her. "Do you have dried mint?" Disson asked curiously, wondering as she figured there was a new herb store in town.
"Yes I do, I kinda normally don't stay in town much. I do have pony issues at times. but I live outside of town near the forest and in the field. its nice and no one bothers me...kinda miss the company." Disson smiled. "you can find many more herbs in the forest. I could show you some time. and where do you live?"

[orchidbloom]

Orchid cocked her head to the side a little. Got hurt... fighting? Orchid wondered if it was a touchy subject, and waved the matter away for the time being. Perhaps she would try a rosemary bath when she returned home...

"Lavender, blueberry leaves and blackberry leaves hmm? I'll have to remember that... thanks!" she said. She took a large citrus leaf and a pen from her hair (it was tucked away by a large curl... not many ponies noticed it) and wrote down the three things. She didn't even bother to ask Disson if she had any paper before the leaf returned to the box. 

Dried mint, dried mint... she pictured her kitchen shelf at home filled with bottles and bowls and rolled up packages of herbs and flowers and leaves that were of use. Dried mint didn't seem to ring any picture bells. "I don't believe I have any dried mint... what is that good for? I know common things mint is used in but, does dried have any different qualities do you know?" Orchid stopped herself before she got to carried away in her sentences. She tended to do that when she was excited about something. 

Disson had pony issues? Orchid thought there may be a little something more to this mare than she let on, but again, waved it out of her mind. The forest did seem like an ideal place to find some of the more exotic things that weren't easily found in such a public place. 

"I live quite out that way, on the other edge of Ponyville's center. It's quiet, peaceful. Gives me room to grow my flowers for my shop. I'd be delighted to check out the forest with you sometime, so many new things to see." she said. Orchid started to walk a little around the perimeter of the sidewalk path picking up large, brittle leaves that could be crumbled into mixtures and hoped for Disson to follow. She enjoyed her company.

[dissonantia]

disson studied the girl before her. She was impressed that the pony had her own leaf to write on. "Your welcome. Give it a bit, but it works its magic when its done." Disson brushed her right front hoof on the ground. The box the pony had seemed to be her herb box it looked like. She normally just brought a few things to collect but never seen a box. She wondered though if she even had mint at home. Thinking about what she had said before it popped in her head she had to go into the forest for some plants later she wondered if she should go at night or during the day. Her attention got brought back to Orchid,whom asked her about drying mint. "Dried mint good for teas for when you have a cold or stuffy nose. the vapors. Gotta dry things to make tea." Disson's horn glowed as she pulled out a little bag from her pack opening it to her showing Orchid the dried mint leaves. "the vapors of a tea help the lungs as well. Though they also help your breath when you drink it or chew on fresh leaves."

this pony disson was speaking to knew about plants, but in her mind she was wondering how much she knew. thinking that they could trade off information as she is still learning a bit herself. Heariing where Orchid lived, it sounded nice even growing flowers in her own room. "very nice to grow things for your shop. Do you happen to grow any roses? I need some rose buds. And there are many things in the forest. there are plants that can help with your study on medicine." Disson giggled, her hoof digging into grass walking over to the blossoming trees she couldn't wait for the full fruit to be bore. The skins she finds make really good in some hot or cold water. Disson began to walk with Orchid, watching her pick up items from the ground. "Have you been to the fields or meadows. there are lovely flowers and little weeds that are good for teas as well. What got you into doing medicine?" Disson asked curiously. She kept the subject going, but the idea of having a herb hunting buddy sounded awesome. Raising her eye to the trees above, she continued to walk.

[orchidbloom]

Orchid studied the dried mint that Disson displayed to her. Perhaps she could find some dried mint in one of the natural herbal shops along the main marketplace road. Disson asked her if she had any roses... roses.... yes, she had just added a new basket of roses just yesterday to the many tables full of flowers in all shapes, sizes and colors. Orchid pictured the shop, and has to shake her head a little to get back into reality.

"Yes, I just got new roses yesterday, which means they have yet to bloom. Does color matter? I've got red, pink..." Orchid listed the colors that spilled from the basket. She could see all the yellows and whites, pinks and reds vividly in her mind that again she shook her mane around to get her back into the present.


"You know, I haven't been to the meadows lately..." Orchid had visited the flat and rolling hills of the meadows and fields with her older sister when she was little. Now, Sun Dance was in Cloudsdale at an elite flying school. Orchid hardly saw her anymore. But she shook off the sad thought and pondered Disson's new question. What did get her into medicine? 

"Well, ever since I was young I have been into nature; plants, animals... mostly plants, though. My dad had a flower shop; he built one with me when I was a little older. Since then, I've studied all kinds of plants, flowers, and herbs. When I found out that they could be used for more than decoration, I tried to learn as much as I could. It was really fun for me." she said. Orchid smiled at the pony, glad to have someone to talk to like this. "What about you?"