Video || 3 Bottles And a Ring

[catsgothistongue]

Type: Video
Sender ID: catsgothistongue (Ranma S.)
To: Public
Subject: Ranma found some goodies he has no use/no knowledge on, so he's giving them away to any takers.
Warnings: Alcohol, small mention of underage drinking, probably cursed ring that makes people go mad and experience hallucinations, more will be added as needed.

[The video feed opens up to Ranma sitting somewhere in Eltrut, seated at a table with a bag right beside him.]

'Sup. Me and a birdbrain went treasure hunting on a ship a month ago, and these things have been sitting around my place since. I thought about pawning them off to one of the shops here, but I figured I'd see if anyone'd want to take them off my hand first.

[His hand reached into the bag, and pulled out an expansive bottle of alcohol by the nozzle.]

There's two more in here that's the exact same brand. Looks like rum if the labels' are correct. I haven't opened or drank from it, hasn't been messed with, nothing. I certainly don't want it, gotten drunk too many times in my life already. Anyone wants a bottle, you can come meet me at one of the shops in Eltrut, I'll be outside. If you want more than one, it'll cost you a pretty penny.

[Putting the bottle bag in the bag before sitting back.]

Oh! There's something else! Almost forgot about this thing...

[Ranma pulled out a clothed jewelry box that he opened up, showing off a ring. The ring was adorned with a dark purple gemstone cut and shaped into the image of a skull, with small green gemstones for eyes. Staring at it even from beyond the screen makes one feel like it is staring directly into their souls, and no matter how Ranma moved it or they're viewing the angle, the skull always faces them.]

Freaky, huh? It was in the same crate the rum was. Haven't actually worn it myself, but I've kept it around my place. It's... weird. It feels like it keeps looking at me, even when it's in its box. Sometimes I'll even find it outside it at times. Might be super cursed... So anyone want it?

[Oh what a tempting bargain...]

Comments

[empyrean_mirror]

Rum, you said?

[Kaveh was Summoned.]

[catsgothistongue]

[Perfect, a lure for Kaveh if he ever needs it...]

Yeah, rum, booze, alcohol, etcetera. You want it?

[empyrean_mirror]

I'd be happy to help take it off your hands.

[Someone call Alhaitham to stop this.]

[catsgothistongue]

Alright, cool. Want to come meet me in town, or should I swing by to your place?

[SOMEONE CALL ALHAITHAM NOW.]

[indispensable]

I'll come to take it off your hands.

[Look at this suspiciously generous offer.]

[empyrean_mirror]

what are you doing???

[And it begins.]

Not here

[scooba]

[Really? Really???]

Un: Pers

[scooba]

You don’t think it’s upset you stole the alcohol, do you?

[catsgothistongue]

You're talking about the ring...? The ring is upset I took the alcohol?

[Sadly not the weirdest thing to come from his mouth.]

[scooba]

Probably? There are tales of cursed objects being upset over gold. Why not alcohol too?

[catsgothistongue]

Yeah, but there's typically a reason for it. Gold's a lot more valuable than alcohol, unless whoever or whatever cursed it has a serious drinking problem even in the after life.

[scooba]

...

Which is why I think you should be careful of trying to sell it off.

[catsgothistongue]

Fremi, Fremi, Fremi...

[Chuckling with a shake of his head.]

I'm not selling it off. If I was, I'd be making money off it. I'm giving it away. Completely different!

[moremystyle]

I wonder which fool is going to take that obviously cursed thing off of you.

[SOMEONE WILL HE IS SURE.]

[catsgothistongue]

I would say people are smarter than that but...

[Knowing from his experience, the temptation is too much.]

... I almost want to try it on and see if it does anything for the hell of it.

[Pot meet kettle.]

[moremystyle]

You have a skull ring that you're damn sure is cursed and you want to put it on? Don't you want to keep all your fingers?

[catsgothistongue]

Obviously. At the same time though, I've dealt with like hundreds of curses before coming here. Whatever this ring might do can't be worse than an ugly bathing suit that drowns people if no one compliments it. Plus...

[Holding up his hands with a cheeky grin.]

I still got nine other fingers left, don't I?

[ranma plz]

[moremystyle]

You start talking like that, soon you'll be saying you've still got eight, and seven, and then before you know it you're getting fitted up for a hook.

[..........]

Please tell me you're pulling my leg about the bathing suit.

[catsgothistongue]

I'd match the pirate aesthetic of this place then.

[Ranma please. He's very attached to his fingers, all of his body for that matter, so he doesn't plan on parting with them. Better not to get another curse stacked onto the one precedented.]

Does that sound like something I could make up?

[benedicus]

( water boy continues to amaze. )

I'm sorry, are you saying that you're trying to simply give away what might be a highly cursed item?

[catsgothistongue]

[The good kind of amaze, right?]

Did I say something wrong? [He's still haven't gotten used to the video feature down to a science yet. It's the video, right?] Why, did you want to take it?

[benedicus]

( it's certainly some kind of amaze.

he lets out a little laugh. )

I don't know about "want", but I do feel that might be the better option.

I could relieve you of it.

( before someone else gets horribly cursed or hurt or some other terrible thing that might come from a cursed ring.

is he really just going to give it to him so easily? )

[catsgothistongue]

Do you have any experience with handling or disposing cursed objects before?

[Asking beforehand, because he isn't just going to give the ring to anyone. He's smarter than that! Despite... all the evidence to the contrary.]

[benedicus]

( honestly, it does make him feel better that he's asking. )

Yes. I would say that I am somewhat knowledgeable on the topic.

[catsgothistongue]

[So badly does Ranma want to ask if he knows anything about breaking curses on people, but one thing at a time. The man does look pretty old, and where he's from, it's usually the fossils with the wealth of knowledge on this stuff.]

Great to know. Meet me here in Eltrut, pronto.

[To help locate it, he also showed the name of the shop by readjusting the frame of the video.]