[Molly's confidence depletes with every person that passes by and greets her- some of whom he recognizes who don't pay him any heed as anything but a stranger in town. After the inconvenience of Cree recognizing him in Zadash, he didn't think the opposite would be this irritating and disheartening.
At the shop, he steps inside like he's the one who owns it, inhaling the scent of sweet herbs and letting that relax him a bit. An apothecary is any town's gift to the weary traveler, especially if they don't have a bathhouse. He considers himself fortunate that one of his friends is magicked into believing she owns one.
Still, it doesn't sit right. It's not perfect enough- it looks too real, too lived in. Molly never questions anything he perceives, because he expects bullshit everywhere, but this is finely crafted.
He swallows and paces around the shop, restless and eager to find the flaw.] I don't mind waiting. What's your favorite thing you make here?
[He's trying to poke a hole in the illusion, but also he's curious. One can't trust anything they ingest here, but fuck it. It might take the edge off. He doesn't like feeling like the only sane person in town.]
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At the shop, he steps inside like he's the one who owns it, inhaling the scent of sweet herbs and letting that relax him a bit. An apothecary is any town's gift to the weary traveler, especially if they don't have a bathhouse. He considers himself fortunate that one of his friends is magicked into believing she owns one.
Still, it doesn't sit right. It's not perfect enough- it looks too real, too lived in. Molly never questions anything he perceives, because he expects bullshit everywhere, but this is finely crafted.
He swallows and paces around the shop, restless and eager to find the flaw.] I don't mind waiting. What's your favorite thing you make here?
[He's trying to poke a hole in the illusion, but also he's curious. One can't trust anything they ingest here, but fuck it. It might take the edge off. He doesn't like feeling like the only sane person in town.]