Taste Testers Wanted

[seemstressed]

Name: un: taru
Date: 05/14
Format: video

Hullo again! I hope everyone is well!

<sub>[Yes that's right Aefenglom...your favourite Lalafellian entrepreneur is back and has clearly been...busy? She seems to be in her kitchen, a set of distilling equipment behind her, various metal and glass containers connected with piping and tubing to create an apparatus that's purpose soon becomes clear. The confident little lady is proud of herself as she stands on a chair in all her three feet of glory, large glass bottles grasped in each hand. The one on the left sports a liquid with a light blue hue to it and what seems to be golden flecks that shimmer as they float about. The other bottle though holds a liquid that looks like a rosé in color, seemingly innocent enough, until one notices the small but very apparent wormlike larvae whose bio-luminescent skin gives off a faint green glow.

She gives each of the bottles a shake, the flakes and larvae floating about respectively.]</sub>

I've been attempting to recreate a few of the most popular spirits one can find in Ul'dah and I've almost managed to get the recipe juuust right! Of course it isn't perfect, as ingredients here are a bit different to what's available in Eorzea...but so far I'm happy with the result! The blue one here is said to make the drinker see stars if they have too much of it and this one _{[Yeah, the worm one...]} well they say if you can down a whole bottle you'll be strong enough to take down a rampaging goobbue with your bare fists!

_{[She sets the two bottles down on the table so she can talk with her hands, as one does.]}

While these spirits suit my own palette just fine, I wanted to survey how other Mirrorbound might find them, so I'm looking for willing taste testers, if you will! The more the merrier. If you like what you taste I'll give you a bottle of it to take with you. If you don't, then I'll buy you a drink of your choosing.

_{[What's there to lose, right?]}

And speaking of brews...does anyone have a particular favourite drink from where they hail from? If so, what is it? I'd love to hear about it, alcoholic or otherwise!

<sub>[For science, naturally.]

((ooc: 4th wallers welcome!))</sub>

Comments

voice; un: brumeling

[inlikethebrume]

[Tataru what the fuck? Why is there fucking worms in that drink? Just because she's Warrior who ate some crazy shit doesn't mean she can't be leery.]

While I can see the obvious, what are those specks in the blue one?

[Does the Alchemist need to worry and get out of her self imposed semi-isolation if this is going to go up in flames?]

[seemstressed]

_{[WOW OKAY IT IS TRADITIONAL you've been to the markets in Ul'dah you've seen their spicy insect section...don't knock it until you try it!]}

It's not gold, I'll tell you that much.

_{[It's fine...nothing could possibly go wrong with Tataru's Home Brew.]}

[inlikethebrume]

[LOOK, SHE SNIFFED AN APHRO POTION WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS. She's leery!]

That doesn't ease my mind.

[seemstressed]

It's edible! I swear it! It's just a bit of berry skins dried, crushed and enchanted to look gold.

[inlikethebrume]

[A sigh of relief.]

Alright, I can handle that at least.

[seemstressed]

Besides...it isn't as if I'm lying in a heap somewhere after sipping it. I've already tried quite a bit white concocting each brew. Henry helped taste test as well and he's fine!

[inlikethebrume]

[Off camera, man. Off camera.]

Well, if you haven't been harmed by it I suppose there's no harm.

[But she's drinking it in her office away from people.]

[seemstressed]

None at all! If you mix it with a bit of white wine it's even better.

_{[Read: more potent if you turn it into a dank sangria.]}

[inlikethebrume]

[She still has to think in order to write words! Mira does not need to get White Girl Wasted, ok? She did that already and passed out on the Exarch's couch once.]

Shouldn't I try it in its natural form before mixing first?

[seemstressed]

Oh most definitely.

[inlikethebrume]

Good, I'll do that then.

[seemstressed]

Great! Let me know when you'd like to try it and I'll bring a bottle of it over.

[inlikethebrume]

[Oh right, she has no idea about her second place does she?]

Or I can come to you instead.

[seemstressed]

Oh! Well, sure. If you'd like to stop by.

[inlikethebrume]

I can whenever you're not busy. You may be getting visitors other than me and I rather not intrude.

[seemstressed]

Stop by tomorrow morning then. I need to make sure Henry behaves himself.

[inlikethebrume]

Sure thing. I'll see you then.