Aesles' Potion Shop

As the young woman approached, the blonde glanced up from her work and then she perked up a bit as if surprised to see someone. The new arrival then waved to her which she quickly reciprocated. When they were finally close enough to talk, the woman in white approached the edge of the stairs and looked down upon her, bristled broom in hand and then she replied to the question, "Bonjour! Oui, we are opened! I'm monsieur Aesles' assistant, Vi---or Lady Vi, iv you prefur." she said in a sweet but sultry voice brimming with confidence. Afterward, she gave a polite bow of her head (without taking her golden eyes off the newcomer) which showed off the intricate French-braided mohawk she adorned. Once straightening up again, she continued, "Iv you know what kind ov potionz and--or brewz you are looking fur, I could definitely 'elp you find zem. Pleaze come inside." After that, assuming she wasn't stopped or hindered from doing so, Vi sauntered across the wooden porch with a steady click of her heels while her white latex-like dress languidly hugged her wide child bearing hips and backside as it was meant to do. Once she arrived at the door, she would have held it open for the other to pass through, her long red dangly earrings waving from the movements and a polite smile worn on her face.

When the new arrival suddenly began talking in the dialect of Gauldin, all the woman in white could do was blink in delight, blush and then confusion contorted her face. She gently shook her head and replied once the other had finished, "Je suis desole, ma cherie, I'm afraid I don't know what you're saying...?" She then paused and continued hoping she hadn't offended her, "I'm know some ov ze zat language....but I speak more in common tongue, I'm afraid. I 'ope zat doesn't bot'zer you." If the woman was okay with that and continued up the stairs, Vi would have graciously held the door open for her as mentioned, followed her inside and then quietly closed it behind them. 

As the new arrival began looking at various potions in her immediate path, Vi followed several feet behind with her delicate looking hands clasped together in front of her pelvis giving her a submissive air, her heels clicking now and then on the wooden floorboards. Other than that she was trying to remain quiet so the customer could browse a little. When she spoke again (hopefully in a common tongue now) mentioning that she wasn't looking for anything specific except healing potions, Vi would nodded, "Ah, right zis way." And then she propped her hands up beneath her exposed under cleavage and elegantly sauntered through the middle aisle and then over toward the left front half of the shelves. Assuming she was followed, Vi would have swiveled around, lifted a hand and then she dropped her wrist back in a feminine fashion and pointed at the shelves, "General 'umanoid 'ealing potionz iz zis entire 'alf ov ze shelvez. Please take your time." 

About then the woman asked how long the shop had been in business. So Vi submissively placed her hands back down by her pelvis and replied, "Monsieur Aesles 'as been in businezz fur about 15 yearz but I 'ave only worked 'ere fur about eight or zo. He's in ze back doing ze inventory. Iv you'd like tu meet 'im I can go and retrieve 'im, ma cherie?" Her dark rose painted lips and her lip ring glimmering in the abundant light shining through all the windows while she patiently awaited a reply, golden eyes locked on her and exploring the details of her face.


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Vi nodded and then absentmindedly lifted her palm and slid it up along the poof of her hair to preen herself, “Ah, well zen, zey are 1 silver a piece fur ze potion version, and 50 copper a piece fur ze brew. Brewz normally last fur about 24 ‘ours and are a temporary fix---in zis case allowing you tu move az if you aren’t injured fur zat period ov time. I recommend ze potion version fur seriouz injuries ‘owever. Bettur tu be safe zen sorry, non?” girlishly giggling. The ruby and black pearl hair decoration glinting in the light and slightly swaying back and forth across her forehead in the meantime, “I’ll ‘elp you carry zem tu ze counter, and zen we can remove ze labelz zere. ‘ow many would you like, ma cherie?” and then she would have to collect as many as Kelly wished.

As for the rest of what she said, the blonde couldn’t help but smile which pulled her blossomed lips thin, “Zat iz incredibly clevur ov you. I’ve alwayz admired a woman who usez ‘er brain.” winking playfully at her. “I’ll fetch ze owner fur you---Excusez-moi.” With that said, she backed up a bit cupped her hand to her mouth and then called out, “Monsieur Aesles, a customer would like tu speak wit’ you, are you available at ze moment?” and then she waited in silence for a moment before a male voice responded in a muffled fashion as if behind a door, “Alright, Vi. I’ll be there in one moment. Have them wait, please.” --- “Oui, monsieur…” she replied while trailing off and drawing those golden eyes back to Kelly nearby, “I’m glad tu ‘ear zat you will be coming back! Pleaze ‘elp tu spread ze word iv you would az well!” clapping happily in front of the swell of her bust.

After gathering up all the potions that Kelly picked out and needed (which was quite the variety, although Vi didn't seem to bat an eye at it (at least not a visible one)), the two ladies brought all of them to the small counter near the back of the shop and then set them down across the surface in no particular order. After that, the payment process began. With each bottle paid for, Vi would begin removing the sticky tabs and setting them off to the side while Kelly worked on her own batch. "Iz zat zo?" she purred softly, "I would t'ink zere would be more ov zem popping up lately wit' all ze traveling and newcomerz setting off on zere own quests and whatnot. But...maybe ze need fur magic iz dying out, non?" --- and then a nearby door which led to the stockroom suddenly creaked open and out came a person who was obviously much younger than Vi herself. He was a short-statured, bearded, young man in his early twenties, who stood around 5’4 (shorter than she) and he was dressed in very fine billowing blue/white robes that draped down beyond his hands. His eyes were a piercing blue which carried a certain wisdom and patience behind them as well.

He immediately spoke up, "Let's hope not, Vi. I want to be in business for quite a while longer." and when he arrived to the counter, he set down a clipboard, lifted his arm which exposed his right hand, and then he offered it to Kelly, "Aesles' --- and you are miss?" If the hand was taken, he would have given hers a firm shake. If the hand was not, he would have held it out for a little longer before awkwardly retracting it. Either way, the hand wound up disappearing again within the confines of the robes, "You wanted to see me about something?" Vi remained silent now and just glanced between them from beneath the veil of her long, dark lashes, her hands still working to remove the labels of the bottle which had been paid for.

Neither Vi nor Aesles thought anything off or odd about the woman’s bag despite all the contents it was being filled with. Being exposed to magic all of the time Aesles probably had several large sack and containers with similar properties packed away in the storage area, and the buxom blonde, well, who knew what her background was. Wherever she came from, she didn’t seem to be taken aback by anything happening in the shop today thus far. How peculiar! Anyway, regardless of their reactions toward the supplies Kelly bought, or the bag that they were piled into, both Vi and Aesles were very pleased and friendly when interacting with her.

When his hand was taken, Aesles gave it a firm shake and then he crossed his hidden limbs in front of himself for the remainder of the conversation, “Kelly, what a beautiful name. It’s good to meet you too. I always enjoy interacting with my customers, although, I’m usually so busy concocting these days that Vi here handles most of the interactions as well as all the busy work that I can’t get to myself.” Briefly glancing at the blonde and giving her a wink. She grinned a little and kept right on working. Aesles continued, “You have quite the load here --- and a lot of different kinds of potions, must be some dangerous place you’re heading to, huh? But I digress…” pausing and shaking his head, “Unfortunately, I am in no shortage of supplies but I appreciate the offer, young lady. It’s a little known secret but quite often if you have the right ingredients of one particular herb or whatever, you can make anything that you happen to be short on. That way, you don’t waste profits, time or health going out into dangerous places and collecting things.” he then gestured toward Vi once more, “Worst case scenario however, if I do happen to run low on anything, I have a talented assistant to go and retrieve anything I need from nearby towns or bizarres.”

Chuckling quietly to himself, “It was definitely sweet of you to ask though. Perhaps if you have the time you can work here minding the store on Vi’s days off. She’s got three kids---er triplets and I’m sure she could use a break now and then to spend time with them. But it’s totally up to you. There’s a day or two open. Of course, you’d have to learn the layout of the entire shop and I have over 1600 potions and 1200 brews.” Shrugging, “The offer’s open, but I understand if you’re not going to be around long, not with all those healing potions you bought.” In the meantime, Vi continued to silently glance between them until the last bottle had been taken care of.

Once she handed it to Kelly, she glanced at the two of them, “Iv you’ve got zis, monsieur Aesles, I’ll go ahead and get back tu my dutiez.” peering back toward Kelly with those lovely half-lidded golden orbs, “It waz a pleasure, manquer Kelly.” Aesles nodded, “Sure thing. And don’t forget to take a break.” With that said, the voluptuous woman in white gracefully walked off with a natural captivating sway of those very wide child-bearing hips, that is, unless she was otherwise hindered or stopped from doing so. If not stopped, she would have opened the door and walked back outside.

Aesles watched Kelly think about the proposition, then he grinned when she rejected the offer, almost like he knew she wouldn’t exist. Perhaps it was just from experience but who knows. Either way, the smile was on his face before he replied in a thinking-aloud manner, “I figured as much. Young people don't often like being cooped up in a one place for long. I'm actually surprised my assistant has lasted as long as she has. But anyway, I wonder…” pausing momentarily, “I’d like to give you something for having bought so many of my potions. Think of it as a thank-you and some incentive to return.” He then turned walked away and disappeared behind some shelves for a minute or two. On his way back, Kelly would be able to see that he was now carrying a pinkish-purple potion in hand, “Here.” Extending it out for her to take. “That particular potion is called Recall. If you think of a place you’ve visited really, really hard---you’ll return there for exactly 1 hour. After that, you’ll be returned. If you think of my shop---you might be able to restock for your quest when you run out of supplies without having to actually travel all the way back here. Remember this as well, you must drink the whole potion before the effect will work. Every drop.”

After that, Aesles waved goodbye to her and polite bowed his head. As Kelly left, the blonde would have waved as well, “Take care ov yourselv---nice tu ‘ave met you.” And then the traveler had gone. All in a day’s work!