Video; A brief commercial interlude

[resenting]

[ In front of an unassuming store, Naofumi and Raphtalia stand next to each other awkwardly. They're dressed to the nines in costume formalwear, glitter and sequins blinding in the poor lighting. ]


I'll never make it to the ball if I can't cure my sanguis bloodlust!!"


[ In a flat, almost put upon tone: ]


Here, try this.


[ Raphtalia drinks the potion. One might almost believe her fake smile ]


I feel great! Just like an ordinary Prismal! Thank you, Mas-- Doctor Naofumi!


[ She twirls around, feigning complete recovery. ]


[ In a very bad monotone: ]


Heavenly Fowl Apothecary, for all of your potion needs.


No refunds, though.


[ With that, the video cuts out… but the sound stays on. ]


You could at least try to sound convincing!


Yeah yeah, the important thing is just that they hear the name.


"No refunds"? You don't have to let them know upfront that you're a cheapskate.


That was the most important part. Everything works, so if anyone wants a refund they're just trying to pull something anyway.

Wait- shit! How long as this thing been on!?


[ The feed abruptly cuts out completely ]

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[bought]

[ Raphtalia crosses her arms. Her tail swishes irritably. ]

I don't know! I'm still learning how these things work.

[resenting]

It's fine, what'd done is done. I'd be surprised if anyone's really paying that much attention anyway.

[bought]

Didn't you say this is how things are done on your world?

[resenting]

More or less.

Well, people pretty much ignore them there, too.

[Let's face it, everyone hates commercials.]

That's why it only matters that they hear the name.

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[wearingguess]

Ah! Hello, Raphtalia! [ unless they somehow never got around to exchanging names that time he semiconsciously texted nonsense to her ] Hello, Dr. Naofumi!

Aside from ones that cure Sanguis bloodlust to the extent that it is possible to attend a ball, what kind of potions do you offer?

[resenting]

Depends on what you need, but I'm pretty confident I can come up with about any kind of medication you might need.

[wearingguess]

Any kind? I see...

Do you have anything that can cure a chronic, degenerative illness of the lungs?

[resenting]

I've treated something like that once already. I won't promise you a miracle cure, but I'm sure I can make something that'll help.

[bought]

Master Naofumi has the best healing potions you could ever ask for!

[wearingguess]

But I feel as though I am on the spot if I have to name what I want before I can get it... What if there is a potion that would be perfect for me, but I don't even realize it?
Is there a menu I could browse, perhaps?

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[unhappy]

Does it actually work?

[ She seems a little skeptical even with that last allegedly 'oopsed' part. Mostly because she's having a lot of issues with her nature already being.. well, a lot of the traits Sanguis bestows like violently aggressive behavior and possessiveness, so it reaches some pretty close to yandere levels. If it feels like she can't control it, she's been avoiding going outside. ]

[resenting]

Yeah, if I was selling anything that didn't people would catch on pretty quick, don't you think?

[unhappy]

You could sell a bunch before anyone figured anything out and make off with the profits. What are the side-effects?

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[bought]

He's been leveling up his potion-making skills for a long time. If Master Naofumi is selling it, it's going to work.

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[unhappy]

So it really just makes you a little sleepy and disoriented? Would I be able to fight at all on it?

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[insecution]

[ This is an ad for snake oil if Shinobu’s ever seen one. She’ll bite, though. ]

Wow! Did you two make that yourselves?

That’s amazing. You know, I happen to have a little bit of a dog problem myself… [ She throws a thumb behind her, where a mop of black hair and a pair of matching wolf ears sit. ] Do you have anything that might help with that?

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[resenting]

[Amazing, huh? If she's talking about that commercial... Well, whatever.]

I can help with some of the symptoms. I can't reverse the physical changes of course- I don't know any glamor magic skills or anything...

But we can take the edge off.

[insecution]

Is that all? I was hoping for something a little more potent.

[ Shinobu gives the camera her best put upon look. ]

If you really can’t help me, then I suppose that’s that! I’ll have to take my business elsewhere. That’d be a shame, though, don’t you think?

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[bought]

They're nice ears. I don't see how they could be a problem.

[ natural tanuki says what ]

[insecution]

Oh, I’m sure they are. But I’m not very fond of animals in general.

[ She gives the set of ears behind her a pointed look. ]

Especially not that one.

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[soulburningfights]

What about strength and dexterity potion? Better yet, can you craft some healing potions?

[Gods, she's missed her potions.]

[resenting]

Looks like it's your lucky day then, because those are our specialties.

[soulburningfights]

I hope so because if otherwise, you'll hear from me. Those I am more interested in, thank you.

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[bought]

Don't tell him I told you [ Raph, sweetie, he's right there, you think he's not going to overhear you? ] but he'll take special requests, too.

I can't promise he'll give you any discounts, though.

[soulburningfights]

I suppose long as it's promising, and the right price.

[And maybe she will ask about Cordis cause fffffff.]

What exactly are you, if mind me asking?