100 Ashan 720
Professor Doran opened the door to the laboratory and motioned her inside. Yeva had spent most of her times in medical labs, which involved hands on dissections and amphitheaters with a raised set up in the front of the class where an instructor could propose his or hers most recent discoveries via demonstration. This felt more involved - her favorite - and smelled of lingering alcohol, although less sour than the overbearing bite of embalming fluid. As she moved to one of the tables, the young redhead was reminded of her class with Professor Thorn, and hoped that if she ever taught a class, it could follow in their footsteps. Something like this - something tangible.
She laid out her journal and scribbled more notes, ever mindful of what the experienced alchemist was saying.
Yeva's attention flickered to the cabinets and their multitude of ingredients; the crystals drew her eye, simply by their array of coloring and alluring shimmer, but she moved instead towards a cabinent with jars and tinctures, filled with potted plants and dried varieties. Above the door was a handmade poster with a list of chemistry lab safety procedures (which was quite extensive: Always pour chemicals from large containers to smaller ones. If a chemical spill occurs, clean it up right away. Chemicals should never be mixed, measured, or heated in front of your face. Water should not be poured into concentrated acid. Instead, pour acid slowly into water while stirring constantly. In many cases, mixing acid with water is exothermic, etc etc.)
Some were straight forward, other quite confusing for a novice chemist, such as herself.
There was also details on appropriate dress, reminding her to tie back her hair and locate protective eye wear for both of them, "Stinging nettle is an anti-inflammatory and can help sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes. Butterbur, peppermint oil... maybe black cumin? I've heard regional honey is also a good remedy rather easy to obtain. It's said to build an immunity, thanks to the pollen the bees work with, but there's no actual scientific backing to that... at least, as far I'm aware. You know, it's funny..."
Yeva slipped on a pair of awkward goggles and blinked, twisting to observe the room through the thickened glass, "Scalvoris has something called bumble bears and grizzly bees. A woman at the Knight's Rest was talking about them. I'd never heard of such a thing."
Once prepared for lab, hair tied back and boot laces secure, Yeva fingered through the ingredients and then beamed, inspecting a shrubby looking cut of foliage, thorny with grey twigs, happily collecting it to present to her professor. After almost deciding against it, she also grabbed a secondary and tertiary option, "Sea buckthorn, perilla, and ginger," Yeva searched his face for approval, heart beating once her nerves returned now that she was closer to him, "The buckthorn is nutrient-dense, and has an enzyme that plays a critical part in maintaining respiratory health. We learned about it in a recent lecture - it's supposed to aid asthma, chronic coughs, and maintain mucus membranes. The perilla-" she tenderly set out the ingredients on the table and went to refer back to her journal, flipping through the pages as she referred to her notes, "-alleviate allergic-related skin conditions, eye irritation, nasal congestion... And ginger, I use tea all the time. It's so good. Boosts immunity and helps with digestion. What... What do you think?"
She laid out her journal and scribbled more notes, ever mindful of what the experienced alchemist was saying.
"I'm sorry," Yeva looked up, tapping the end of the writing utensil to her cheek, "What's an example of a metabolizer?" she tried to piece together the meaning through context clues. Metabolism in medicine involved the process of turning food into energy, a vital process for the function o f a body, "I believe you mentioned that it enhances the properties of the reagent. I assume... and I could be wrong, but.... could adding too much of a metabolite result in a more unstable product?"Beware of backlash, although there are other dangers to heed in alchemy.
Consider the use of a potion, and whether its purpose will be immediate or sustained. Shelf-life must be considered. For potency that will remain longer lasting, use alcohol. Treat it first with a primer (something to allow it to accept the regent). A binder's purpose is to ensure regents do not negate one another.
Collect regeants and base.
Treat base with primer.
Add binder.
Metabolizer?
Yeva's attention flickered to the cabinets and their multitude of ingredients; the crystals drew her eye, simply by their array of coloring and alluring shimmer, but she moved instead towards a cabinent with jars and tinctures, filled with potted plants and dried varieties. Above the door was a handmade poster with a list of chemistry lab safety procedures (which was quite extensive: Always pour chemicals from large containers to smaller ones. If a chemical spill occurs, clean it up right away. Chemicals should never be mixed, measured, or heated in front of your face. Water should not be poured into concentrated acid. Instead, pour acid slowly into water while stirring constantly. In many cases, mixing acid with water is exothermic, etc etc.)
Some were straight forward, other quite confusing for a novice chemist, such as herself.
There was also details on appropriate dress, reminding her to tie back her hair and locate protective eye wear for both of them, "Stinging nettle is an anti-inflammatory and can help sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes. Butterbur, peppermint oil... maybe black cumin? I've heard regional honey is also a good remedy rather easy to obtain. It's said to build an immunity, thanks to the pollen the bees work with, but there's no actual scientific backing to that... at least, as far I'm aware. You know, it's funny..."
Yeva slipped on a pair of awkward goggles and blinked, twisting to observe the room through the thickened glass, "Scalvoris has something called bumble bears and grizzly bees. A woman at the Knight's Rest was talking about them. I'd never heard of such a thing."
Once prepared for lab, hair tied back and boot laces secure, Yeva fingered through the ingredients and then beamed, inspecting a shrubby looking cut of foliage, thorny with grey twigs, happily collecting it to present to her professor. After almost deciding against it, she also grabbed a secondary and tertiary option, "Sea buckthorn, perilla, and ginger," Yeva searched his face for approval, heart beating once her nerves returned now that she was closer to him, "The buckthorn is nutrient-dense, and has an enzyme that plays a critical part in maintaining respiratory health. We learned about it in a recent lecture - it's supposed to aid asthma, chronic coughs, and maintain mucus membranes. The perilla-" she tenderly set out the ingredients on the table and went to refer back to her journal, flipping through the pages as she referred to her notes, "-alleviate allergic-related skin conditions, eye irritation, nasal congestion... And ginger, I use tea all the time. It's so good. Boosts immunity and helps with digestion. What... What do you think?"
