Eyes wide open [Open healing training!]
02-17-2018, 10:40 AM
The woman introduced herself and said she'd met other Abraxas before. That wasn't surprising; his relatives were everywhere and spreading. He did wonder which two she'd met. Their personalities were so varied, so wildly different in some cases, that sometimes it felt as if they only shared a name. But she didn't run screaming for the hills upon hearing his name so he could only assume she'd met two of the more dignified Abraxas. As the young woman sat down beside him her scent washed over him and momentarily bathed him in confusion. Her form and voice were feminine, but there was odd masculine tinge to her scent. He subtly side-eyed her in the hopes of figuring her out as Jouko praised their responses and stressed again the important of taking care of the mats. He set his curiosity about the woman aside (for the moment) and focused his attention on Jouko. Malleus was here for a reason and he wasn't going to let his curiosity about an unrelated thing get in the way. "Hm," he rumbled thoughtfully. "That's not a bad idea at all." Where exactly he'd find a creature with hands, he had no idea, but he would. Perhaps that was a question for Jouko once his lesson was done. His thoughts about kidnapping a small dexterous creature vanished as soon as the maggots were revealed. The disgust he'd felt upon seeing the mat was dwarfed by the revulsion he felt towards the maggots. There was no comparison. While he had been able to hide his feelings toward the mat, he couldn't hide just how grossed out the maggots made him feel. Malleus' ears fell back and his nose wrinkled in disgust. Watching them squirm caused bile to rise in his throat and after a moment he had to look away. Malleus let his gaze rove the treetops as Jouko explained how useful the maggots were. That was great. Just. Great. Maggots. They turned into flies, so what would happen when they were ready to do that and the bandage prevented them from falling away? Would he remove it one day and be greeted by a cloud of escaping flies? That sounded more like torture than aid. But...the idea wasn't a bad one in theory. Maggots did eat dead flesh. Perhaps one day, if he was desperate, he'd give it a try. As for Jouko's question...Malleus hadn't the slightest idea. He'd never heard of bugs being used for healing purposes. After a moment's thought as he scrabbled for an answer, the titan gave up and admitted, "I'm afraid I haven't the slightest idea." |