OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE — private, rosemary

[madster]

malphas had been so rudely informed that he should start relying on plants instead of his acquired drugs. usually, he'd shrug off criticism like this, but honestly it had been hard scoring his drugs. his brother and drug dealer wasn't around much nowadays, and trading with loners was dangerous. late at night, sorting through his stash, he had a thought. what if he went to another clan to learn? he wouldn't be missed- they had abathur back home, anyways, so tanglewood would be alright if anybody needed medical help. he wrote a quick note. gone herb picking. be back soon. then taped it to his door.

once he left, though, with him a bag of food and some basic supplies, he had no idea where he was going. the closest clan walking-distance was the typhoon... but oh god, they were scary. still, hadn't pincher approached morgan? perhaps they weren't in such bad standings as they used to be. plus... he'd go to enemy territory if it meant bettering himself. he'd do it for his patients.

once he got to the border, he panted- he had been walking for hours. hopefully, they'd have a medic he could talk to. he decided the best route was to pretend he was a loner- after all, after his long walk he just smelled like sweat and the forest. he'd ask for a medic and then they could share knowledge. "hi, my name is..." he wasn't sure if the name malphas was known. in any case, he'd get confused if he used a fake name. "malphas. i'm a loner- do you guys have any medics?" he asked, quite nervous.