Deeper Than The Sands
Date: October 6th, 1924
Remember - all directions are from the Docks. So if you want to go from one to the other you would need to head back to the docks and then go to another place. (Two rounds to get from one place to the docks, two rounds to get from docks to next place.)
To the left they would find the market and bazaar.
Straight ahead they would find the rose gardens and perfume dealers.
To the right there was a sign for Tours to Athribis and Leontopolis.
Leontopolis was known for it's ancient tiles. Athribis was known as the birth place of Amenhotep and many artifacts in the museum back in Cairo held pieces from many a dig that had happened there, transported on rails by trains funded by a George Jay Gould. This is also where you will find the main train depot in the area.
*What is posted below is general observations stuff and any character would see. I will only take rolls for something very specific from here on out - 1 roll, 1 skill. Use skill roll form if you request.
Market/Bazaar: Hustle and bustle of the Market and Bazaar kept whirling around. It seemed to be the main destination of choice for any visiting the town. One could easily spot a few here and there that had been on the boat and disembarked with the others. Through the whirling sounds of people moving about, horses ninnying, camels grunting, goats bleating, people bartering it was a constant assault on the ears. Though it did make picking out the rare English speaker easier to pick out as it was as out of place as a pig dancing at a ball.
It could be difficult to breathe here and there, not from smoke or anything, but from the onslaught of different smells converging. From the food to the animals, one moment it could be pleasant and then next it would be like a barn. Sadly, one had to watch where they stepped as well. The animals that were for sale or being used as beasts of burden were not exactly cleaning up after themselves, and cats liked to dart through the crowd. The cats seemed better at steering clear of things than people did, much more used to having to make sure they were not trampled.
Two vendors close to each other seemed not to sell as many items as others but it looked like they were set up for a different main business, repair. A cobbler (shoe repair person) was sitting on an upside down turned bucket renailing the sole of a shoe. A few nails held between his lips as he worked. One next to him, a few feet away, looked to be working on a small trinket of a box with some tools. It looked to be a music box of sorts that he was repairing. They would exchange words every so often between each other while they worked.
Rose Garden/Pefume Dealers: Looking up at Mosi an older man stared at her slightly as she spoke before rambling off a slew of words in Egyptian Arabic. He was still in mid talk, holding up bottles here and there, when a younger man came up behind him and rested a hand on his shoulder. The two exchanged a few words before the older man shrugged and nodded, setting down a bottle he had been holding up down and walked to the other end of the stall and started talking to a couple down there that looked to be locals.
"Sorry about my father, he do not speak your language," the man said as looked over towards Mosi. "Yes, most of our perfumes are diluted but that is needed. You see once, when we make each base scent it is highly concentrated. If we were to combine scents and not cut them, they would be over powering and some may even burn the skin," he explained. "Each of our perfumes are made of three base scents but they are reactive to people's own bodies, so if you were to take this one." Picking up a bottle. "If I were to put a drop on your hand, and a drop on say." Looking around he pointed at a random person in the crowd. "And one on them, it would smell vastly different." Placing the bottle back down he shrugged a bit.
"I would recommend if you are buying a gift to buy just a simple 1 note oil or even rose water as any perfume you were to buy I could not guarantee it would be pleasant on their skin. Now for you, we could build something that would be designed just for you," he added as he stood there. "Tell me, what do you like?"
Tours/Train Depot: Over at the stall selling tickets, the man behind it called out in Arabic and then in English, repeating the same message. "Train to Athribis leaving station in 10 minutes." Some people that were milling about looked over before heading over to the train and board it, going through a small gate before handing their tickets over to the collector at the door.
Bella looked over to the Lord Major and gave a slight smile. "Oh my you are humorous," she said with a slight chuckle before glancing towards Gene and nodding a bit in response to her wave. Her long fingers coming back and returning the gesture. Glancing over towards J.C., she took the umbrella from him. "Do be a dear and push your way through the crowds to get the tickets," she said in a smooth voice before holding out a hand towards the Lord Major. "If you would, Lord Major, could you escort me while he fetches the tickets?" she asked in a cool voice.
"Righto, let's see," he said to himself as he started counting those that were with them, getting a number since it seemed they all were headed in the same direction. "Be right back," he added before muscling his way through the crowds that were just standing around, still deciding where to go or waiting for the next train that would be going to the other destination. It wasn't long before he had returned with a collection of tickets. "Here we go, seven tickets, that should do it," he said before handing them out. One for the Lord Major, one for Bella. Turning he handed one to Gene and then to Mahendra. Finally, he handed two more, one to Nora and to Lauren. "And one for me!" he said slipping the last ticket into his pocket.
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