Potions and things (Afina)

[Ebiris]

"I... can do that. I'll go fetch her and some tools and you can provide the materials?" she asks. She can't go fabricating anything since she recently cast limited wish, and really that would be too quick for the sort of diversion Baleruk clearly craves anyway.

[Anastasia]

"DO SO!" Baleruk commands, sweeping a wing out, "YES, BRING HER AND CREATE..." He leans into you, snout nearly smashing into you, "Art. Create art, disciple."

[Ebiris]

"It will be wonderful art, yes," Afina promises, eyes widening a little at the close snout proximity but she manages a nod before flying off, first grabbing some sculpting tools from the lab (not something she uses much because fabricate spells are so much better) before going to find Bubbles with help from Elena.

[Anastasia]

Bubbles is in her room, humming away as she sews a shirt. "Hello, sweety," she says as you enter, focus on the shirt. "Elena said you had a dragon problem?"

[Ebiris]

"Hello," Afina flies in and hovers over the back of Bubbles' shoulder to look at the shirt. "He's in an inspirational mood, wants to see me sculpt something beautiful. Think you'd make a suitable model, wouldn't you?"

[Anastasia]

It's an aqua blue tunic, cut rather alluringly and for a man's body. It's meant to show off as much as anything.

"Sculpting? Dearie, that sounds like a riveting pasttime," she smiles, putting the shirt down. "Let's."

[Ebiris]

"Good," Afina flutters back so Bubbles can get up. "Lets go. I'm not just going to fabricate it with magic so we can make an afternoon of this."

[Anastasia]

You return to Baleruk easily enough. Baleruk merely looks at Bubbles and says, "Make it so!"

Craft: Sculpting check.

[Ebiris]

Afina spends a moment posing Bubbles appropriately before getting to it. "Face off towards that slaad statue. Good, point your left foot towards Baleruk and hold your arm out like you're beckoning someone over. Head back a little? And smile!" she flutters around, capturing the nymph from all angles in her chosen pose. "Alright, you can relax a little. I'll give you more directions so I can focus on each part individually, no need to hold that pose for hours," she nods as she goes towards the big marble boulder and sets to work with hammer and chisel.

[18:16] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+39 sculpting
[18:16] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=7]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+10 Baleruk
<Serith> Koaway roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=15]

Baleruk watches, but every so often makes an observation. A suggestion, as well as once pointing out a small, unintended flaw.

Baleruk aids for a total of 48.

The sculpture comes out rather well all in all, you think. It's lifelike and exceptionally well done - excellent work. Yet still a far cry from your best, little mistakes and poor choices subtly marring it, at least to your practiced eye.

Baleruk meanwhile leans in and examines it closely, eye mere inches from the statue.

[Ebiris]

"Not quite happy with the dimples," Afina says, waving Bubbles over so she can have a close look at her recreation. "Went in a bit too deep with them." She wouldn't want to show this one off, but it's nice to work on the fundamentals now and then rather than doing everything with the aid of magical reinforcement. Helps a pixie see where she needs to improve more.

[Anastasia]

"I agree," Baleruk rumbles, "Thus I will take THIS ART INTO MY BODY!"

"...eh?" Bubbles murmurs, "Darling, it looks great, but what is Baleruk going on about?"

[Ebiris]

"I think he's going to eat it," Afina says, drifting back to hover beside Bubbles.

[Anastasia]

Afina proves right, for Baleruk consumes the statue in one bite. He crunches it and swallows, "To improve you need more color," Baleruk opines.

[Ebiris]

"Do you have any recommendations on where to find more colour?" Afina asks, unruffled in the wake of this unsurprising development. Anyway, she's always keen to expand her prismatic horizons!