MIkas happily trades you, and slips the pen back into his pocket.

"Anyways, I'll show you where you can stay. I don't really cook, but there's usually food in the kitchen, feel free to take some if you get hungry." Mikas says as he starts up the stairs. "I don't get out too often, so if you're looking for something in particular outside of this general area it'll be a coin toss if i know where to find it, but most of the iirections are pretty clear, I think."

He leads you to a plain door. Inside the room, there's a simple bed, a desk, and a nightstand with a lamp. There are a few paintings on the wall, and a shelf above the desk holds what looks like a globe. A brochure and a map sit on the desk. A clock on the wall looks like it's pointing at it being midnight.

"I'm afraid it's not much- this room used to be mine a long time ago. I didn't have the gloves at that point, so it's a bit barebone," Mikas apologies. "It should work for you though. Bathroom's down the hall, and if anyone ever comes calling just point them to teh backyard. Unless it's not a customer, in which case just let them in. If you need anything, I'll be down in that clutter of a living room. Otherwise you're fre to roam around, just don't like, come in drunk in the middle of the night or something. Oh and the room at the end of the hall is mine."

Mikas smiles, and then he leaves you to your own devices.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=104133&page=7#70 Author: Orcastration Time Posted: 1/12/2023 at 2:01 AM ('Tis fine lol, dw about it) The path seems to be used, at least to some extent. It's at least clearly marked, and as the sun rises (much too quickly, you note), you notice that the leave above you start to shirvel up into smaller versions of themselves. The city is farther than you thought, but not ridiculously far at the same time. As you go, you start to pas more and more buildings. They range from small cottages peeking out from behind hedges and bushes, to larger manor houses far up long paths. As you pass, you see very few people wandering about. At one cottage, painted a dark brown with a red roof, you see a short man in a blue coat tending to his garden. He barely gives you a glance as you pass. On the other side of the road is a tall figure in a long skirt and large hat, carrying a basket of leafy red things and clearly headed for her front gate. Behind her, her house mimics the one the short man lives at, though her house doesn't have quite as many plants growing around it. She waves when she sees you.

As she looks around she tries to take in as much as possible, still trying to figure out where she might be. She notices the sun and leaves questioning what is happening but quickly dismisses the thought believing her mind is just playing tricks on her in the new surroundings. She sees the man, wondering what he is doing. About to go over to him to ask, she notices the woman as she waves. She decides not to disturb the man gardening and go over to talk to the woman.

"Hello there, traveler!" The woman greets. Her voice is on the higher end, and a bit melodious. "I haven't seen you before.....I certainly wasn't expecting anyone at this time. Where are you from? Iogriven, perhaps? I know they have quite the unique sense of fashion out in the Far Reaches...."
She pauses, before realizing something. "Oh right, I forgot to tell you my name. I'm known as Lady Aiyoe Kaydoss , the color wielder. But you can just call me Aiyoe."

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=104133&page=8#74 Author: Orcastration Time Posted: 1/19/2023 at 1:05 AM "Hello there, traveler!" The woman greets. Her voice is on the higher end, and a bit melodious. "I haven't seen you before.....I certainly wasn't expecting anyone at this time. Where are you from? Iogriven, perhaps? I know they have quite the unique sense of fashion out in the Far Reaches...." She pauses, before realizing something. "Oh right, I forgot to tell you my name. I'm known as Lady Aiyoe Kaydoss , the color wielder. But you can just call me Aiyoe."

"oh, um, nice to meet you?" she says with uncertainty "Oh and I'm Miyoshi, Mino works as well" she quickly adds. "do you..... um..." relizing she spoke to soon not knowing what she was going to ask she stumbles out "would you...happen to know where we are?" "I was....um... out on a walk and...got a bit turned around" she spits out at the end hopping she doesnt sound to weird.

Aiyoe hums. "Ah, unfortunate but understandable- those paths up that way are a dream of perfection, I'll tell you. Miyoshi or Mino, huh? Not a bad name, We're just outside of Juncturne- city of the crossroads, hard not to run into it if you're a traveller. Though, you're a mighty long way from the next nearest town- ijf you came from up that there mountain, the next town on this path's a good day's travel."

She gestures vaguely at the city down the hill. "I'm afraid I'm not much help beyond that- horrible twith geometry and all. Old Flowerpants over across the street's almost as bad. If you have no idea how to get back to wherever you came from though, there's plenty of folks up in Juncturne with a good map."

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=104133&page=8#77 Author: Orcastration Time Posted: 1/28/2023 at 1:35 AM Aiyoe hums. "Ah, unfortunate but understandable- those paths up that way are a dream of perfection, I'll tell you. Miyoshi or Mino, huh? Not a bad name, We're just outside of Juncturne- city of the crossroads, hard not to run into it if you're a traveller. Though, you're a mighty long way from the next nearest town- ijf you came from up that there mountain, the next town on this path's a good day's travel." She gestures vaguely at the city down the hill. "I'm afraid I'm not much help beyond that- horrible twith geometry and all. Old Flowerpants over across the street's almost as bad. If you have no idea how to get back to wherever you came from though, there's plenty of folks up in Juncturne with a good map."

"Ok, thanks" she says putting her hands in her pockets and turns around to leave only stopping briefly to say farewell. "hmp, that wasn't to helpful" she mumbles to herself "well at least i know where i am, maybe i should go into the city". As she starts to walk down the path she feels the small pouch and stops remembering the strange leaf. Looking back at the tending to his garden she wondered if he could give her any incite on what what it could be.
Letting her curiosity get the better of her, she turns around and walks up to the man and says "Excuse me, sorry to bother but, as seeing that you are working with plants, i was wondering if you would be able to help me identify a plant i found, well not necessarily a plant but a leaf but its from a plant so close enough, right?" Realizing she was rambling she spits out "ak, sorry, im probably talking to much" and quickly pulls the leaf from her pocket and holds it in front of her then asks "do you think you can help?"

(now where would be the fun if i told you that? If it helps, the sun was still hanging from the sky. Whether that is midnight or not though....hm....)

The brochure is written in what you think is the common toungue, but upon closer inspection, is strangely...off. Perhaps because the letters are all backwards. Something tells you that the words are in the right order, though. There are a few pictures on it- mostly of the city, sweeping landscapes, and a helpful but slightly vague city map with the streets and major districts marked, in the strange writing of course. The map is much more helpful, though stil writing in that strange writing, and shows most of the surrounding area around Journie, such as "nearby" cities that are definitely not nearby and some larger landmarks.

The city is surrounded by mountains and deserts, which you saw yourself. A rive trails along part of the mountains' base, with a watermill what you assume is a short distance from where you were originally if the line marking out a singular squiggly path from the mountains to the city is any indication. There seem to be more houses and streets then you initially noticed, oddly enough....

A city is marked in the desert and another some ways pas tthe mountains. At the edge of the desert, far from Journie, is what is probably an ocean. What is either an ocean or a large blob sits some distance from the city., a large canal that runs in the middle of Journie leading to it. There doesn't seem tobe any real dock area, bu on the brochure you see markings for bridges and viaducts. There are likely no large boats nearby, though perhaps you might get a smaller one if you can obtain the money and resources.

At least the globe makes a nice whistling noises as it spins around.

Mikas is in the cluttered living room, concentrating as his hands press against a large wooden....something. It looks suspiciously like a toilet seat, but it has sevearl large dents and cracks in it, rendering it almost unrecognizable in nature. Ash falls from the wood as Mikas works on it, falling onto a large sailcloth spread over the floor. He doesn't look up as you enter.

The man looks at you with his head tilted, then reaches out so he can observe the leaf better. He makes a noise of affirmation, and you notice his amber eyes sparkling with interest.

He hands the leaf back to you after a minute, before standing up and walking to a large pot on his porch steps. You realize he's a lot shorter then he seemed at first. When he returns he's holding a pot filled with simillar leaves.

A voice rings in your ears as he shows you the pot.

These are elbory leaves. They turn a different shade when they are not attached to their stem, but a special mutaton some have do not do this. Some who find them say they're unlucky and you should instantly pawn it off on someone, or burn it- they return to the owner otherwise. Others say they're lucky and bring great fortune. I don't believe in either, so if you don't want any bad luck, you're free to give yorus to me. Otherwise you can keep it and go on your way.
The voice is gentle, like the breath of the wind. Somehow, you know it's coming from the man in front of you whose eyes are shimmering purple.