text | un: tentacleTherapist

[knitpick]

[Hello, friends. Surely, in the midst of this whole clusterfuck, you wanted a wall of obnoxiously purple text in your faces. No? Well, that's what you're getting anyway.]

October is off to a rough start, isn't it?
And unfortunately some of us are of limited use in these matters, for one reason or another.
I've done my part to help where I can, but eventually one hits the point where they can only throw their hands in the air and say "fuck it".
That is to say, I have other work to focus on, and I won't set it aside to just sit around uselessly and wring my hands until this whole bioterrorism issue is settled.
Which brings me to the point of this post:
I require individuals to assist me with testing the products of my research.
My field of study is the practical application of local magic, and certain aspects of what I'm working on are impossible for me to test on my own.
Applicants need no particular skill beyond the ability to follow instructions.
It would certainly be nice if all the incentive needed was the opportunity to aid in the pursuit of knowledge and progress, but I don't imagine I'll have many takers who are quite that selfless.
So I can offer modest pay.
Or, if you would prefer and don't mind waiting a little, payment can take the form of a small finished product, once the kinks are worked out.
Precautions will be taken, of course, but there is an element of mild risk involved
Nothing that should result in maiming or death, but it's only ethical to make that known to those who might participate.
Please let me know if you're interested.

((ooc: I'll be putting up a log for the testing of Rose's "projects" maybe in a week once everything's settled down a bit. I won't require anyone to thread out the process of volunteering before hopping into the eventual log, but it's more than welcome. Or just use this to bother her for whatever other reasons idgaf. And as always, please hit up the font opt-out post in Rose's journal if you'd rather I dropped the text color for you!))

Comments

text / un: merlin

[politrick]

[Hey Rose, guess who!! She doesn't even have to guess, considering. Prepare to be awed by his inability to type.]

i promiser i can bequiet if i'm allowed to hgelp

[knitpick]

[The "merlin" username definitely helps with the guessing, yeah. She honestly might not have been able to otherwise; this seems a bit meeker than the Merlin she's dealt with so far.]

You don't have to be quiet.
Comments and observations by those doing the testing could be helpful, after all.

[politrick]

[There's a nonzero chance that's because he types so poorly, give him time.]

i'm told my obversations canbe annoyign
or arorgant but i disagree which i suppose can alsod seem agrrogant
arrogant

[knitpick]

I can't imagine why anyone might find you occasionally arrogant.

[Dammit Rose, you were trying to make peace with him, remember? Try again. Be nice.]

Are you that bad at typing, or is literacy new to you?

[Failed step one.]

[politrick]

theletters are stoo small
i think i've chanegd my mind about helping
bt good luck

[knitpick]

[Fuck. Stop antagonizing your childhood hero, Rose.]

Sorry, that came across snarkier than intended.
Force of habit.
You seem to come from what would have been called a medieval setting, where I originally came from.
And in such settings, literacy is frequently fairly rare.
It seemed like a legitimate possible explanation for your struggling.
Another possibility was a disorder called dyslexia, but I thought that term was unlikely to exist where you come from, so it was less worth asking about.

[politrick]

well i do know howto read and writte
it isn't myfault ive never seen one ofhtese things before
or that sthe letters are so fmall
small

[knitpick]

You're right, it isn't your fault.

[Look, she managed an unantagonistic statement! She's making progress.]

[politrick]

i nknow
well
goodl uck with your magic

[knitpick]

You aren't going to help?
You seemed so eager before.

[politrick]

someoen else might be bsetter for it
plsu i think ive agreed to tastetest postions for half a dozen people

[knitpick]

This involves no tasting of anything.
I doubt yarn would taste very good anyway.
It's just a matter of trying on a scarf or two so I can see how well their enchantments are working.
Hard for anyone to be "better" at that than others.

[politrick]

[Rose he is trying to give you an out, here.]

i'll be very busywith myh ead nin a bucket

[knitpick]

[she is trying to extend an olive branch stop ignoring it!!!]

Gross.
Or scandalous, I suppose, I have no idea what connotations buckets carry where you come from.
Are you sick?

[politrick]

[She was rude when he tried that very same thing!!!]

no
but aftere drnking badly dbrewed potions i'm sure i will be

[knitpick]

[look she's just a rude person sorry!!]

Perhaps don't drink poorly brewed potions, then?

[politrick]

late forthat
i've already beugn

[knitpick]

That sounds like a poor life decision.
Why?

[politrick]

to seeif they're safe to haeve
for the sickd

[knitpick]

That's kind of you, in theory.
But I don't think you'll be able to help anyone much if you poison yourself with experimental medicine.

[politrick]

it will separate ths onesd that shouldnt' be used from thea helpful ones

[knitpick]

Will you die to identify a few bad potions?
Don't be so quick to throw your life away in the name of helping others.
I've been down that road.
It ends badly.

[politrick]

ive been posioned before
it willworka out
probably

[knitpick]

"Probably".
Jesus christ.

[politrick]

im stlla live aren't i

text; un: hawks eye

[strictdiscipline]

[ Illness and a general inability towards action have her perusing the network more than usual. The purple's certainly enough to stand out, but it's the mention of research that catches her eye more. ]

What kinds of results are you hoping to obtain through your research?

[knitpick]

For now, I'd like to perfect the products I've been developing.
There's no point to them if others can't use them, but I won't hand out subpar work.
You'll have to forgive me for being a bit cagey about the details.
If Mr. Evras and Miss Lysa's feud is anything to judge by, there's reason to keep one's work close to the chest here.

[strictdiscipline]

Understandable, though you'll have to excuse any reluctance on my part when it comes to agreeing to aid in such research when few details are being given out.

Are there any details you can share?

[knitpick]

I'll be asking participants to wear some accessories.
Said accessories should grant various beneficial magical effects.
I would like to test that the spells are working as intended and make certain what their limits are.
Does that help ease your mind somewhat?

[strictdiscipline]

It does.

Since these are accessories, I'm assuming they shouldn't have any ill effects on any biological systems of the wearer? [ And, since she is aware of the risks: ] I understand there may be physical risks involved but I hope nothing that will have long-term effects on any participants.

[knitpick]

I'm about 95% certain there is no risk of serious or lasting ill effects.
Probably.

[She's...joking? She's most likely joking.]

[strictdiscipline]

[ well that's. promising. ]

Will you have a doctor on hand in case something goes amiss?

text, un: Yousoro★

[ayes]

Im pretty good at following instructions what sort of stuff are you testing?

[knitpick]

Accessories, right now.
Perhaps I'll try my hand at full garments eventually, but it seems silly to invest so much time in a prototype.

[ayes]

so wait youre looking for models?
what's "testing" about it?

[knitpick]

The accessories in question are enchanted.
What's being tested is not how they look on a person, but how well their spells work.

[ayes]

ohhhhhh okay
so its like magic stuff???

well if it wont make me grow extra arms or w/e Ill definitely try

un: seraph

[circulets]

I can assist you. They don't call my abilities magic back at home, but it's pretty much the standard definition for others.

[knitpick]

A test subject with magic of their own would be particularly useful.
That is to say, I would have a slightly wider variety of testing you could participate in.
Provided your not-magic is of the sort that can be exhausted, at least temporarily.

[circulets]

... When you put it like that, I almost want to take my offer back.

text | un: sanzohoshi

[sanzohoshi]

Wow, what a pretty color! I want to type like that too!

[oh right, she replied to this for a reason other than saying how cute the font was]

I'll help! I love seeing different applications of magic. And you don't have to worry much about pay, isn't knowledge its own reward?

text, u.n: j.watson

[enarms]

Things not going well with the infection?