"Neraidan Honey"

Cast: Nyrandisa (Netha) & Suleiman (Clay)

TLDR: Nyra shares her recipe, to Sully's delight. They also discuss their home country, and going back eventually.

Support Points Earned: 1

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 7:17 PM

The first afternoon after Nyrandisa had found the group and gotten herself settled in reasonably well, she had decided to venture off just a little from the main area where their group had decided to stay and was propped up against a tree, sitting down and reading a small book she had picked up. The book itself was just a small cooking book, but it was for beorc cuisine; something she wasn't so good at yer. She wanted to be able to cook for multiple types of races, just in case the need arises. Regardless of the contents of the book, Nyrandisa had been munching down on something. Before she had gotten to this group, she had gotten a hold of some honey, after many bee stings, and decided to make something of it. She had made some small honey candies for while on the road, to help satisfy any sweet tooths that came up. It was really simple: heat honey up, mix it with sweeteners like sugar, let it cool down, and break it up. They were actually really sweet and good-tasting to her. She still had quite a bit of this candy left since she made a lot to be prepared. Others passing by her might mistake it for brittle of some kind.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 7:34 PM

As she read by the tree, a curious-looking Jera wearing priest robes walked by. He stops ten feet away from the tree, sniffing the air for something. He turns around to face Nyrandisa, and his eyes hiden in surprise. The Jera rushes over as fast as his old legs can carry him there. His appearance was much more insectoid than most of the Jera Nyra had seen before, with black skin and a moth-like mane on his shoulders. Suleiman stops infront of Nyrandisa, with a proper, but cold expression on his face. "May I ask what you are eating, lady?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 7:39 PM

Here was Nyrandisa, just reading and snacking. Now, out of nowhere, someone came running up to her, asking what she was eating. Being spooked a little, Nyra jumped only a little when this new voice came from seemingly nowhere. She took a small moment to look over him. She had determined that he resembled a Jera, but as a moth. That... wasn't something that was common, if she could remember seeing any at all look like him. Nevertheless, she decided to answer his question with "Honey candy. Why? Did you want some?" She said as she offered out a nice-sized bag of the stuff. It had been cut into flat squares with a little bit of width to them. "Just try to take a few if you do, okay?"(edited)

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 7:55 PM

"Most definately." Suleiman reached down to take a single square of the candy, resisting the urge to simply take the bag for himself. As he puts the candy in his mouth, he closes his lets out a long breath of relief through his nose. A smile creeps onto his face. It had been too long since he had any sort of good food since he had left Neraida, and this candy would satisfy that need perfectly. After a moment, Suleiman opens his eyes, and swallows the candy. "I've come off as a bit strange, haven't I? I apologize. Let me introduce myself." The Jera sits down infront of Nyra, and offers his hand. "I am Suleiman, Husband of Marisha. Glad to meet you."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 8:03 PM

When this other man smiled upon eating the candy, Nyrandisa smiled and giggled a little, closing her book. "I'm assuming I have a new fan of my cooking?" she joked. She knew her Jera cooking was good, after all. Upon getting introductions from him, Nyra waved his first comment off and said "Don't worry about it. You just wanted something sweet, and let your impulses take over. Anyways, my name is Nyrandisa. I'm a sort of wanderer with no big goal right now. Just kind of... exploring." She had taken another candy into her mouth before she started to close the bag.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 8:15 PM

A smirk appears on the moth's face. "Really now? You are just exploring? Strange, I saw you with my group of coworkers a couple times now; I thought you were a new recruit." He takes another piece of honey."Hm. These are good, even when compared to other Jera sweets; would you care to tell me where you find these things?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 8:17 PM

"I never said I was doing it alone. Of course i'm with then, but we're exploring more of the world than Neraida, correct?" She responded to the first thing he said. As he took another piece, she smiled again. "You like them? I made them myself before I joined your group. Honey holds up well for how long it stays good, even in candy form." Eventually, she started to stand up. "Pardon me; I need a little bit of a stretch."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 8:28 PM

"I guess that is true, this group should be bringing us to places all around this continent." "I'd like to get the recipe, if possible. I've been wanting for a good piece of Jera food for a while, all the food outside of Neraida had either tasted rotten, or tasted like nothing at all." He takes another square of honey. "So, is this your first time leaving Neraida? "(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 8:33 PM

Since he was taking so much, Nyrandisa closed the bag and returned it into one of her inner robe pockets. When asked about the recipe, Nyra nodded. "I don't see why I couldn't; it's not a complicated recipe. The hardest part is getting the fresh honey for it. And no; i've been away from Neraida for a while now. Just satisfying my wander lust." She knew she was lying, but Suleiman had no way of knowing that. She didn't want anyone to know why she was here, because it was pretty bad.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 8:44 PM

"Oh, the charity has shut down? Shame; I was enjoying being a honey parasite." Using his staff, Suleiman pulls himself up to his feet. "Well, I hope the people outside of Neraida has been treating you well. What is life like, outside of the foggy forest?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 8:54 PM

She tilted her head a little. "Charity? I haven't heard anything from that in a while. I've been away from home a long time." However, the next question was far more difficult to answer. She wasn't quite sure how to, but she had to say something. "Not too bad. Haven't met many problems I couldn't overcome. Actually a little refreshing and nice. Learning more about what I like to do from others, so I guess i'm learning a lot if anything else."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 9:05 PM

Suleiman let out a sigh of frustration. "I referring to the act of you giving me candy when I said 'Charity', Nyra. Weren't you listening?" "Though, I am glad you found a good life for yourself here. I've not had the greatest experience on this little trip; I've already been forced to fight a couple times for my safety. Though, I feel as if that is more due to my involvement with the group, than with the state of the world. That may be subject to change in the future."

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 9:10 PM

"I did hear you, but you could have also meant back home too. It could have gone either way." She said in her defense, even if she was in the wrong. "But yes, i'm... getting by. Slowly but surely. Longing for the day I can go back home."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 9:23 PM

"Nothing is stopping you from going back home, outside of the trek through to the place. Neraida is more than willing to accept Jera into the country." Suleiman was slightly confused at her statement. She wanted to satisfy her wanderlust, but now she wants to go back home? "I am sorry for asking; but weren't you here due to your wanderlust? Strange that you would take such a long job, if you want to come back home to Neraida."

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 9:27 PM

Nyrandisa sighed. "Well, looks like a cat is out of the bag. An explaination is now due." She cleared her throat and began. "I want to go back home, but I can't. I was fine back at home for a while, being a good little citizen. However, I became weak and brainwashed from the very magic I grew up using, and as a result, I lashed out against the wrong Jera. Their punishment for me? Exile. I can't go back home until I prove myself in the world and come back with evidence that I have truly changed. So as much as I want to, I can't. I'm hoping that helping this group to solve this big mystery will be proof enough."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 9:33 PM

"I.. er..." Suleiman stood for a moment, unsure of how to react to this. This sounds like some sort of... familial issue? Did he piss of her mother, her lover? Her boss? "This is... er... this is very strange, indeed. Would you mind explaining further?"(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 9:36 PM

"I already did. I lashed out against other Jera, and as a result, they banished me. Not much more to it than that." She explained back.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 9:45 PM

"I was asking for it to be less vagu- If you do not want to talk about it, that is fine. You have my condolences, and I hope you seek reconciliation with yourself and the person who banished you." He looks down for a second. "Though, I hope you understand their objective of their banishme- No, nevermind. I was going to say something that you probably already knew."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 9:56 PM

"Yea, sorry. I don't want to talk about it anymore." She said and left it at that. She looked down again to her little book. "I got to find my own place in the world. No gurantee they will ever take me back, so I need to fit in." She thought to herself.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 9:59 PM

His gaze followed Nyrandisa's, eventually landing on the book in her arms. "So, what is the book you are reading about?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 10:02 PM

She looked down to her book. "A book about cooking. More specifically, Beorc cooking. I want to learn how to make cuisine for the most common races, since most of them have palettes unrefined enough for our preferred cuisine."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 10:10 PM

"Huh, really? Well, that is a noble, if hard, goal. The things that Beorc can and cannot stomach is a mystery to me. Granted, I am not a cook, so the problem of cooking something they would like is not much of an issue for me. Were you a cook, before you joined the group?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 10:12 PM

Nyra nodded a little. "Well, on and off. I mostly had to cook for myself on the road since most meals just weren't nearly sweet enough for me to stomach. Some placed did accomodate, though. After having to cook for myself, I decided I might as well learn how to do it better."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 10:16 PM

Damn, I guess I have no excuse to not cook, then. "I've not bothered to learn how to cook for myself; I just took the bitterness each meal, and hoped to make up for it through various sugar-loaded teas."

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 10:38 PM

"That's not so bad; makes you fit in better. Myself? I'd rather take time to be comfortable tham stomach stuff I don't want to. It also helps me with herbalism and alchemy, so it's not bad to learn."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 10:58 PM

Suleiman chuckles at the first statement. "I don't think I'd ever fit in anywhere; not with my dashing good looks. I simply do it out of laziness." "So you practice Alchemy? Is that a profession, or a hobby? You must have some specific skill to be able to survive out here by yourself."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:05 PM

"More of a hobby at this point. Most everything I do is a hobby. I can turn any of them into professions, but i'm not focused on that right now."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 11:08 PM

"And I assume your focus, as of now, is on personal growth? Well, either that, or you simply want to find a way back into Neraida without bettering yourself."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:13 PM

Nyrandisa nodded. "I plan on bettering myself before I try to go back to Neraida. I'm not quite sure what they want from me, but surely helping the investigation on the attack of the money tree is sure to raise some eyes from them."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 11:18 PM

"Maybe. But I think they simply want to see that you have changed, and will not 'Lash Out' at another again." Suleiman's gaze drifts down in thought. "Or they just don't want you there ever again. That is also a possibility." He smiles, and puts a hand on Nyra's shoulder. "But don't let the very real chance of all your effort being for naught disuade you from bettering yourself! The wasted effort only hurts you on the inside."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:20 PM

"I know that already. I discovered along my way thus far I might never get to back home. That's why i'm trying to better my practical skills any society could use, like herbalism, alchemy, and cooking." She explained back.

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 11:26 PM

"Well, you have my blessing." Suleiman looks up to the sky, trying to judge how much time has passed since he had stopped here. "I came here for some errands, and I'd like to do them in a timely manner. I have two more things I want to ask you. First: What is the recipe for those candies? Handing me a paper would be fine."(edited)

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:28 PM

When it came back to the candy, Nyra responded with "It involves getting honey, and lots of sugar. Heat the honey to a very hot temperature and mix sugar in. Let it cool down for a while. I can write it down, if you wish."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 11:32 PM

Suleiman nods. "No need for paper; I can remember that just fine. Second question: If we ever came to Neraida due to our job, would your relation to the people there affect the group as a whole?"

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:33 PM

She had to think about it for a moment. "Most likely, but if that ever comes to be, i'll seperate for that time being."

ClayBot SN348-Last Saturday at 11:35 PM

"Well, I hope it never comes to that. I'll be leaving now. Goodbye, Nyrandisa." The priest walks down the road without waiting for a responce.

NethaEmerald-Last Saturday at 11:37 PM

The female Jera nodded to the male as he left. "What an odd fellow. Hopefully things won't go south from here." She thought as she sat back down to read some more.

== RP END ==