[Princess Plot]Snips and Snails [Aqua Reginae]

<div align=center>The more he contemplated everything the more he realized just how much of a bad idea this might be. What if he wound up dead? Or worse? His hands clenched on the hem of his dress, curling around the white petticoat underneath. Orion at least was helping in reassuring him and seemed to be more innocent on the situation than he was. Then again, that wasn't saying much for the child was an anxious mess. At least he could try to trust the elders around him with their word that they had no direct intentions on harming him. But an accident was an accident and he had to throw caution to the wind and hope nothing of the sort would occur.

Catching the potion bottle he smiled sheepishly to the two's teasing. In a weird sort of way the potion maker was looking out for best interests and was a decent person... Hopefully that would prove to be true. Oliver did visibly shutter with the thought of the paralysis potion. At least it wouldn't make him hallucinate. Yet. ”How temporary do you mean miss...?” Because he could be frozen for a minute or a year. Both would be anti productive to their cause. Getting back to the bottle he observed it, swishing the contents around before opening it. An almost feminine 'eep!' came from him as he nearly gagged on the fumes within. ”Oh my...” Yeah, was this safe for human consumption? At the very least it wasn't that cockatrice head she mentioned... Lord, the boy probably would walk again if he tried that. Or breathe. Either one.

With a calculative eye and a hesitant look he shrugged. ”Here goes nothing.” Along with that came the sudden chug of the liquid, taking in a big gulp but nothing much more than that. Of course, it only took a matter of a few seconds for the suspicious fluid to take a toll on the poor kid, thus causing him to jolt and freeze in place, muscles tense and face expressionless. Unable to shift positions to balance himself the stiff-as-a-board kid fell forwards, crashing face first into the floor uselessly. A single grumbled 'ow' came from him, the paralyzed kid unable to get himself back up or even flush with embarrassment. Well, it certainly worked. That was good. </div>

<div align=center>When his stuff body was picked up, it was fortunate enough to see that he was neither completely broken not frozen. He could at least look around and talk through his teeth. Or try to. He mumbled a 'thank you' to Orion for not letting him stay on the ground. If his system wasn't petrified he probably would have a nosebleed right now. But luckily that wasn't the case. He looked between the two as they debated what to do, the potion crafter not exactly giving him comforting thoughts. Was he going to be okay soon? That remained to be seen. He simply leaned against the counter as she debated, mind perking up as she suggested using this potion... Well, it would work.

But waiting it out to see if it was proper? Now that was something he didn't quite agree with. A mumble of some sort of complaint wasn't really able to be heard, though most likely originated from how he wasn't willing to wait around like this. Fortunately that wouldn't be the case as he felt his fingers twitch before his muscles began to loosen. Within a few seconds he snapped back into life almost literally. He rolled his shoulders to ease out the stiffness, a small grimace held on his face as he now felt slightly sore. ”Well, I was paralyzed alright... Didn't seem to work all that long though, maybe a bigger dosage would be needed...” Not like he wanted to try or anything! He looked frantically back at them with a sheepish smile to hold back the tensity he felt about another attempt. ”Do you think that would work or should we try something different? I'm... Willing to try another potion, if the Miss is willing for us to do so.” Yea, free samples were a bit much to ask for, but in a certain sense he felt these sorts of things weren't really without a price. Man, he probably wouldn't feel right in days... But whatever. It was all for a good cause. Maybe. </div>

<div align=center>While Oliver was lucky to not be permanently paralyzed he didn't want to gamble again. There was a considerable amount of tightness in his legs still, though this eased out over time as he stretched a bit. ”I'm fine. Thank you.” The boy asserted politely with a simple smile, appreciative for Orion's offer of help and concern. His attention soon turned to the point he made and he himself saw it valid. Some of the kids here were trouble makers. What would they do with physically and mentally altering potions? That certainly sounded like a recipe for disaster. But of course the maker herself didn't seem to mind all that much, which, combined with her nonchalant response to Oli's paralysis, worried the young boy. Especially when she mentioned explosives.

”E-explosives? Oh my um...” That didn't sound like a good idea. Especially if he was the one trying that out. His fingers began to run through that wig of his as he tried to figure out what to do. ”As long as it doesn't hurt anybody really badly I suppose that's not an issue...” Just then, an idea popped in his head. ”What about a tranquilizer? Do you have one of those?” A sleeping potion wouldn't be too much to ask for, right? He looked to Orion before looking back to her, dipping his head a bit out of respect. ”I'll pay for the loss of inventory ma'am. Terribly sorry we're taking a lot.” At least she probably got a kick out of a presumable female trying out potions that affected her both drastically and comically.</div>