NMYF: House of serpents

[Asclepius]

He nods to the staff member for his response. “Appreciate it, that will be good to know.” He stands back a little for a moment to think for a moment. Maybe it is not the correct snake? But then why would she mention that specifically. Perhaps her notes, when shared, will give that answer. For now I should look around, it seems a little public for anyone to try something, so she will be safe and I am not too far away.

He gives a light tap on Aurora's shoulder and waits for attention before speaking. “I'm just going to go have a look at the Snake section of the shop. Feel free to join me once you are done here.” He gives a smile and makes his way over to the displays with the snakes. He inspects them and looks at the quality of the cages and the conditions of the snakes, if there are any info cards he takes time to read them.

3 successes for Perception

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-11-14 14:05:17	Asclepius rolls 5 to Perception (Wits 2 + Comp 3) (10 Again)	6, 10, 9, 1, 10, 5, 6	3 successes

Gear

Smartphone (in pocket)
Cash (in pocket)
Car keys (in pocket)
Kevlar vest thin (Worn under shirt)
Combat knife (dedicated tool attached at belt)
Wedding ring (worn)

Stats

Health:
Mana:
Defense: 2
Speed: 9
Initiative: 5
Willpower:
Armor: 1 /2 Kevlar vest thin (1 /2)
Spell tolerance: 0/2
Active spells: 0/4
Paradox spells cast: 0

[ReubanBrightwood]

Aurora's roll result

She recalls Haemotoxic snake venom is found in the rattle snake family, of which California has 8 native species, 7 of which are legal for purchase.

The black shirted worker turns back to address Auroras question. "Yes absolutely. Gloves would be a must. Snake hooks are highly recommended as well. If you want to be extra careful an airlock on the tank is a not uncommon, you can place food in to the hatch, remove the bottom of he air lock via sliding mechanism and then put that back in place." A pause. "Commercial anti venoms are also a pricey but smart precaution. You might never need it if your careful but if you ever do it could save your life." He will point to some shelves behind the counter. Apparently that is to much to have public access to.

His eyebrows raise a little. "The Venom of this little guy is not well documented enough to have a classification yet." And yes they are just giving those away. "Haemotoxic is a bit rarer. Neurotoxic venom found in cobras is the most common. You would be looking for vipers, rattlesnakes and the Australian brown snake for the most well known species. They all tend to be aggressive breeds I would not recommended them for a first snake." His tone heavy with warning and concern, so either a good sales pitch or not entirely morally bankrupt yet.

Asclepius commit the mage faux par of making contact with another mage, sympathy and all that. But heading over to the snakes sees various tanks containing a range of ball pythons, king snakes, the California king is clearly popular as they have several, and even some truly massive boa constrictors lavishly lounging along branches. Along with the array of smaller green grass snakes, corn snakes, and other garden verities. He does notice the double door creek open just enough to let the store worker he saw earlier head back into the store without the civilian they took back their not long ago.

[Aurora]

Turning her head to the tap, “Oh, ok.” A smile offered with a nod of her head. She expected to be joining him soon, not thinking the guy was going to give her much information.

Well, seems he is going to give her more information.

“Wonder why it doesn’t have a classification yet, seems like something worth researching more.” Looking a bit thoughtful. “Now surely those types of snakes would require some sort of license or something?” though her research told her they didn’t. “Ok, one last question, sorry, does the anti-venom you sell here work on that type of venom or are we talking you’re probably shit outta luck if you’re bit?” can’t fault a girl for being curious. Or maybe you can.

Stats

Health:
Mana:
WP:
Armor 5
Defense 3

Vulgar 0
Active Spells: 3/3
Personal Spells: 3/8

[5] Pulse of the Living World (Mage Sight)
[5] Organic Resilience (Armor 5)

[2] Suppress Aura (2)

[Asclepius]

That is a little strange, where did the other person go? Hmmmm. He gives a look over the gentleman, watching as he returns to the shop floor. He makes a mental note of the occurrence to note later for Aurora, might be nothing but might also be of interest. Returning his gaze to the snakes, giving them a look over with interest. He admires some of the ball pythons and constrictors taken in by their size and colour of their skin. Before long he knows he has not seen anything out of interest, more importantly they did not sell any Adult false water cobras. Well that begs the big question where is the snake that birthed the babies? Something else to note perhaps.

Moving on, he moves to the accessories and items of care for the snakes. Looking for any items in particular that could be make shifted into a dart or mixed to make an offensive concoction for said dart. It's a wild guess but perhaps the person with ill intent used some common snake care items. While looking for items that could be manipulated into a dart, he tried to keep an eye out for any venom extractors.

failure at perception

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-11-17 18:59:55	Asclepius rolls 5 to Perception (Wits 2 + Comp 3) (10 Again)	5, 1, 6, 3, 3	failure

Gear

Smartphone (in pocket)
Cash (in pocket)
Car keys (in pocket)
Kevlar vest thin (Worn under shirt)
Combat knife (dedicated tool attached at belt)
Wedding ring (worn)

Stats

Health:
Mana:
Defense: 2
Speed: 9
Initiative: 5
Willpower:
Armor: 1 /2 Kevlar vest thin (1 /2)
Spell tolerance: 0/2
Active spells: 0/4
Paradox spells cast: 0