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Quest 04 (Open + Closed)
i. The joy of cooking lizards and frogs [Open]
If there was one thing Link had learned from the battle at Flotsam, it was that he really, really needed to build up his stash of elixirs again.
So not too long after the battle - when Link’s recovered enough to stay on his feet, and limp his way towards one of Flotsam’s communal kitchens - Link gets to work.
It’s a process that involves Link cheerfully humming while he babies a big boiling pot, and some…unusual ingredients. Most notable is the big giant pile of lizalfos talons; large wicked claws that look like they’d come from some kind of large reptilian creature. These talons are an ingredient in every elixir he makes, but the accompanying ingredient varies.
Sometimes, it’s the sort of thing you might expect someone to cook with; fish, vegetables, mushrooms. Sometimes it’s flowers or herbs. And then for some concoctions he tosses in…frogs and lizards?
ii. More ingredients. MORE! [closed to Nephenee, Donnie, Shu]
The trouble with making elixirs is that he can’t just run out and find more ingredients when he needs them; all the recipes he knows best use things from Hyrule.
Which is why Link decides to seek out those people he’d given some of his plants and mushrooms to, in the hope that they might be able to grow more. If he can, he’ll try to find each of them at whatever garden patch or farm they’ve been working in.
And then say, “...Hi.”
iii. A visit to the apothecary, because maybe Link should share sometimes [Closed to Maomao]
It had occurred to Link that the other thing that might help is knowing more about the local fauna and flora - maybe there were ingredients he could find here that he could use as well?
And if there was anyone who can help…well, an apothecary seemed a good place to start. And maybe Maomao might find some of his materials useful too.
So he makes a visit to Elysium, silently slipping in through the door of the apothecary and looking around. Is Maomao in?
iv. These lizards won’t breed themselves [Closed to Ilphyl]
Ilphyl could turn into animals. So…maybe it stood to reason, that they might know how to breed them as well?
So Link tracks Ilphyl down. Reaches into his korok-enchanted pack, and pulls out a fireproof lizard. Despite being carried around in what looks like an ordinary leather bag, it is alive, and wriggling in Link’s hands.
“...I need more lizards,” he says.
v. Bees, bugs and butterflies [Closed to Iren]
The lizards might be sorted - but Link could use someone to help with his butterflies as well. But who could help with them?
Fortunately, while exploring the outskirts of Elysium, he'd run into a few locals who mentioned that someone was keeping bees. Link didn't even know you could keep bees. He'd only ever seen wild bee nests, and no one kept them.
But if someone can keep bees...butterflies shouldn't be a problem. So he makes his way to the location given to him.
When Iren comes out to check up on her bees, she’ll find Link curiously inspecting her bee houses. From a short distance away, that is - Link’s well aware of how bees can sting when angered.
If there was one thing Link had learned from the battle at Flotsam, it was that he really, really needed to build up his stash of elixirs again.
So not too long after the battle - when Link’s recovered enough to stay on his feet, and limp his way towards one of Flotsam’s communal kitchens - Link gets to work.
It’s a process that involves Link cheerfully humming while he babies a big boiling pot, and some…unusual ingredients. Most notable is the big giant pile of lizalfos talons; large wicked claws that look like they’d come from some kind of large reptilian creature. These talons are an ingredient in every elixir he makes, but the accompanying ingredient varies.
Sometimes, it’s the sort of thing you might expect someone to cook with; fish, vegetables, mushrooms. Sometimes it’s flowers or herbs. And then for some concoctions he tosses in…frogs and lizards?
ii. More ingredients. MORE! [closed to Nephenee, Donnie, Shu]
The trouble with making elixirs is that he can’t just run out and find more ingredients when he needs them; all the recipes he knows best use things from Hyrule.
Which is why Link decides to seek out those people he’d given some of his plants and mushrooms to, in the hope that they might be able to grow more. If he can, he’ll try to find each of them at whatever garden patch or farm they’ve been working in.
And then say, “...Hi.”
iii. A visit to the apothecary, because maybe Link should share sometimes [Closed to Maomao]
It had occurred to Link that the other thing that might help is knowing more about the local fauna and flora - maybe there were ingredients he could find here that he could use as well?
And if there was anyone who can help…well, an apothecary seemed a good place to start. And maybe Maomao might find some of his materials useful too.
So he makes a visit to Elysium, silently slipping in through the door of the apothecary and looking around. Is Maomao in?
iv. These lizards won’t breed themselves [Closed to Ilphyl]
Ilphyl could turn into animals. So…maybe it stood to reason, that they might know how to breed them as well?
So Link tracks Ilphyl down. Reaches into his korok-enchanted pack, and pulls out a fireproof lizard. Despite being carried around in what looks like an ordinary leather bag, it is alive, and wriggling in Link’s hands.
“...I need more lizards,” he says.
v. Bees, bugs and butterflies [Closed to Iren]
The lizards might be sorted - but Link could use someone to help with his butterflies as well. But who could help with them?
Fortunately, while exploring the outskirts of Elysium, he'd run into a few locals who mentioned that someone was keeping bees. Link didn't even know you could keep bees. He'd only ever seen wild bee nests, and no one kept them.
But if someone can keep bees...butterflies shouldn't be a problem. So he makes his way to the location given to him.
When Iren comes out to check up on her bees, she’ll find Link curiously inspecting her bee houses. From a short distance away, that is - Link’s well aware of how bees can sting when angered.
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"...Butterflies?"
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"From home," he says. And then he reaches into his pack, and - carefully - pulls out a Thunderwing butterfly. He has to gently cup his hands, to keep it from flying off - but she can still see glimpses of its bright green and yellow wings between his fingers.
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“I’ve never tried it myself but I can’t imagine it would be too hard. You’d just need to find some caterpillars and keep them somewhere safe with lots of food.”
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They might have a problem.
"...I can't find caterpillars," he says. "They're from my world."
It's an admission that reveals that Link is an Outlander - he's not from around here at al. And since neither are these butterflies, there isn't really anywhere he can just go and find their caterpillars.
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Iren peered at the butterfly Link held captive in his hands.
"Do you just have the one?"
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No, Link wanted more of them for rather more practical reasons.
"They're useful," he says. "I have thirteen Thunderwing. Eleven Winterwing and Summerwing, five Smotherwing."
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She pursed her lips, thoughtfully. The idea of a greenhouse full of butterflies had a certain whimsical charm to it, she had to admit. "What are they useful for, anyway?"
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(...Zelda would be fascinated by the idea. She'd want one for herself, so she could experiment with growing different kinds of plants. He...he'll have to tell her about it. One day.)
To Iren, however, he gives an answer that he does not realise will be rather less charming.
"For elixirs," he says.
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"You want to raise butterflies so you can eat them? Or, um. Drink them?"
Suddenly this project didn't sound QUITE as interesting. Or at least not quite as appealing.
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Clearly, it must be a good sign that she's understanding so quickly.