Chapter 4: The Greatest Alchemist
Isabel di Cava: Hello? Who is that?
Ariana: It's your old friend, Ariana. Remember me?
Isabel: Come in, I suppose.
Taryn: You going to tell me why we're here yet?
Ariana: She's the world's greatest alchemist. There isn't better, not from here to Sunlit Tides. Or even in Moonlight Falls, come to that.
Taryn: And that's relevant because?
Ariana: All in good time.
Isabel: I see you haven't changed a bit, Ariana.
Ariana: Nor have you. You still change when guests vist.
Isabel: You still insist on wearing inappropriate visting clothes.
Isabel: And you never visit unless you would like something. What is it this time?
Ariana: We have a situation. The Act prevents me telling you too much, and I'm sure you appreciate I can't break the Act. But we need an elixir.
Isabel: And oh yes, you would like me to make it? I see.
Ariana: Yes.
Isabel: Alchemy is an art. A fine art. It's not easy to make an elixir. Especially, if, as you've come to me, it must be a difficult one.
Ariana: Or just one I'm not good enough to make.
Isabel: Well, yes, you always were terrible at alchemy.
Taryn: *internally* I'm missing the Big Bang Theory.
Ariana: *internally* Don't ask what it's for. Just don't.
Isabel: *internally* I will not do it if she's meddling again.
Ariana: Will you do it? For an old friend?
Isabel: What is it for?
Ariana: I'm trying to avert a disaster. Two Sims, one of them very determined, have pulled another into their Stream. It could be a Deletion situation. It could be a Rip.
Isabel: How dare you? You know I won't do it! I will not! You should keep your nose out! Ever since you became a Watcher, you've caused nothing but trouble!
Ariana: I don't have a choice but to get involved. Would you stand by and watch the whole Simiverse get muddled?
Isabel: I would, because it's nothing to do with me!
Ariana: You might want to stay living your comfortable life, safe in the knowledge you won't be affected, but I'm not! It's time to go, Taryn.
Taryn: You still haven't told me what's going on.
Isabel: She won't. She won't until it's too late.
Ariana: Ahhhhh! This is a disaster!
Taryn: You're telling me.
Ariana: It's not my fault though.
Taryn: Don't play that card. Whose ideas have these all been? If you're going to suggest a Plan F, please don't. Or, at least explain it to me so I can see what's going on here.
Ariana: I do have a Plan F actually, but I...
Taryn: We'll run out of letters at this rate.
Ariana: Fine, if you're such a genius, do it yourself.
Taryn: Okay.
Ariana: I'm waiting. Hit me with this great plan.
Taryn: I'm not telling you, the Act won't let me!
Ariana: That's not fair!
