#gracefularchitect

aa: i would like to examine the track ga: There are two tracks, running parallel down the trail. You can't tell which way they went. There are no steps accompanying the tracks, and it seems they're about a metre apart aa: i examine the tracks to determine which way they went ga: roll d8 aa: ... aa: 1 ga: Whilst you examine the tracks, you distracted by a shiny leaf ga: you completely fail to determine which way it went aa: okay. then i examine the leaf! ga: The leaf is very shiny aa: you know what aa: i'm taking the shiny leaf aa: i'm putting it upright in the dirt creating the little shiny leaf shrine aa: he's the guardian of the road aa: the forest quivers before him

aa: hey do i have a wristwatch ga: Do you usually have a wristwatch? aa: well, no but i do have my phone and you said i don't have a phone aa: ... aa: and technically i do have a watch, it just ran out of power and i never bought a new battery ga: okay, roll a d20 aa: 9 ga: Okay, I'll give you a concession of a small piece of string which you find in your pocket, it's about 15cm long and about 2mm wide, and you wouldn't be able to tie like, somebody's wrists with it but you def can tie together some sticks aa: ok so you said i have a pen, right? aa: i'm taking the pen out aa: and drawing a wristwatch on my left wrist ga: ... ga: You now have a wrist watch ga: of a sort

gracefularchitect said: Might I ask what allergies you've been 'blessed' with? I'm allergic to a lot myself. ----- I have a variation on a type of tree pollen allergy, which makes me allergic to almost all raw fruit and several raw vegetables. Most people with this set of sensitivities get nasty hayfever and mild reactions to food; I have it the other way around. (Honestly, I prefer my version. It's not that hard to avoid eating certain things. It is impossible to avoid breathing.) I can eat cooked or pickled fruit and veggies, since those processes unravel parts of the proteins my body reacts to. Drying also helps somewhat, which is why I can eat craisins. (I suspect I am also less sensitive to cranberries than to various other fruits.) But there's a whole category of stuff I either can't eat at all (peaches, apples, cucumbers), can only eat after taking antihistamines and writing off part of my day to the resulting nap (tomatoes in BLTs, avocado in sushi or guacamole), or can only eat in tiny portions carefully sandwiched between bites of other foods (carrots, red grapes) -- otherwise my throat closes up and I can't breathe. I have been allergic for more of my life than not, but I do remember the taste of ripe cherries or fresh-picked raspberries from when I was a kid -- I think, anyway; the impression has probably faded and distorted a little over time -- and occasionally I miss them something awful. *sigh*