GHB 2, orb 4

[dailybread]

Does anyone know what this is?

[He holds up a pendant. Something white and curved and thin is attached to it, along with a small satchel.]

There were fourteen of them on our doorstep this morning.

[[OOC: Yes. It's a fertility charm. And yes. It was left by an NPC. The white thing is a penis bone. :D]]

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[fairweather]

That would be a fertility charm made from the penis bone of some sort of animal.

[dailybread]

[Oh.

She sounds fairly sure of that. It would make sense, given what the villagers seem to think they--

but despite himself, he feels his face warm.]

We aren't--we're not trying to have a baby.

[He hopes it won't work without the necessary...action, but here, he's not quite sure.]

Could it make her pregnant even if we don't--?

[fairweather]

I can't speak for the local magic, but even with the charm, having a baby requires action from both parties. If you are not... [Oh, what words to use, what words to use?] doing your duty, then there's nothing to worry about.

Do you have any plans for the charms?

[dailybread]

[That would be a sigh of relief you just heard.]

Good. I think Katniss wants to burn them?

[fairweather]

Before doing that, may I have a few? I'd like to give them to my nephew. [Great-nephew actually, but details.]

[dailybread]

Um, sure. [Her nephew--? He'll just assume it's been agreed upon, then.] Take as many as you want.

[fairweather]

Wonderful. Do tell, where can I find you? I'll take that little satchel too, if you don't want it.

[dailybread]

We're at the Mockingjay Bakery down in the market quarter.

[Slightly distracted.] Yeah, take whatever you'd like.

[empowers]

[ She has wrested his orb away from him and is now speaking through it, horrified. She looks it. This is true deer-in-headlights mode. ] It's what? It does what?

[fairweather]

[Hello there, new person. Lavinia gives a long-suffering sigh. Goodness, doesn't anyone listen around here?]

It's a fertility charm made from the penis bone of an animal. It's also possible it's an imitation and carved from some other sort of bone or even wood. The belief is wearing the charm or placing it under one's pillow during intercourse will increase the chance of pregnancy. It is also believed to make the man more virile.

[empowers]

No! No! Peeta and I aren't -- [ She's absolutely horrified. Like, 100% horrified. ] I'm never having kids. Ever. Why would someone do that? Like it's any of their business?