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It wasn't to often that Jing Lin could be seen outside of his work space, often seeming as though he couldn't be bothered with anyone but those that he sold his wares to. It might be true but the man had seemed to cut him off from others when his wife passed away, an event that he hadn't seemed to have recovered from yet. Not that one could ever completely recover from losing what they would have referred to as their soul mate.

The sculptor would likely have never left home if it weren't for the fact that he had developed a bit of a cough. He chalked it up at first to all of the dust that he had to deal with working with the materials he used. It had worsened though into a bit of a cold so here he was, heading out to see if he could get some herbs to help clear it up. The sculptor was wearing his thick glasses today which allowed for his eyes to open wider then was normal for him, making it easier for him to see as well as masking what people often referred to as his 'fox eyes'.

There were some around the area he lived in that always looked at him strangely, whispering things behind his back. There were many who were convinced that the fact that he and his wife had never conceived wasn't because of her ailing health but because he was a fox spirit. Superstitious foolishness but it could be a bother regardless, there were some people that refused to do business with foxes even if his work was the best around. At least he hadn't lost out on so many customers that he wasn't able to take care of himself, in fact truth be told be made a good enough living.

Jing Lin lifted a hand to his mouth to smother a cough before stepping inside the pharmacy, he nodded his head politely to the one behind the counter before he set to looking for the needed herbs that he could mix in with his tea.

Jing Lin turned his gaze toward the voice, finding that it was different then the one that belonged to the pharmacist. He lifted a hand to adjust his glasses, looking Lien Si over before he gave a smile as he approached the counter, "If I may ask, do you know when either or both are going to return?" He asked, wanting to buy his herbs but while he had an idea for what he wanted he didn't know the right amounts of each that he needed to mix into his tea.

As he got to the counter the man found himself looking down at the flower for a moment. He starred at it before he lifted his glasses, eyes squinting at the plant before he gave a smile, "A beautiful flower they got in, is it by chance special sort of healing herb?" He asked as he replaced his glasses on his nose. It looked like an interesting sort of plant, almost appeared as though it were alive and glowing despite not being in a pot.

A flower of illusion made up of dreams, hopes, and memories? That seemed... a little fishy to have in a shop made to sell plants that held healing properties he thought to himself before it was explained to him that it was in fact one of those sorts of plants, "Your correct, I don't require medicine of that sort." The flower might be pretty but it didn't have any curative properties that were useful to him.

"An emergency helping children? I see, I could come back later." He murmured, his cold wasn't so bad that he'd been debilitated by it in any way, more of an annoyance he'd hoped to n** in the bud then anything. He wondered how long it might take with helping their patients. Kids licking something that they shouldn't? Made him wondering what that might be, if it were something dangerous it might be some time before they came back, if it were something foolish like getting their tongues stuck to something that had been iced over it might be quicker.

"Or perhaps I will hang out a time, see if they return." He said, lifting a to smother another cough. He wouldn't admit it out loud since it was a strange fact but this was the longest he'd been out of the house in sometime and he was enjoying stretching his legs and getting a bit of air. Staying out for a moment longer wouldn't hurt, he was ahead on his work after all. As he found himself waiting his eyes drifted down to watch the lotus for a moment more, "So where did they pick up a Flower of Illusion?" He asked, referring to the doctor and his assistant.

"You have my thanks." He murmured, taking the cup of tea and used it to warm his hands before he took a sip from the cup. The warmth of the tea flooded him and the man looked quite content as he drank from his cup. It was a delightful taste he thought to himself, a smile touching his lips. This really was quite relaxing and had him almost glad he'd come down with a cold, almost.

"Hrm? The flower was caught on your sleeve and tagged along?" That seemed rather strange he thought to himself as he looked at it once more, that the flower would get here as though of its own will and without the stand in pharmacist noticing, "It still looks to be in good heath despite having been out in the cold, must be a hardy breed." His eyes were tracing over the details of the flower and he found himself memorizing it, the idea coming to mind of making a piece like it when he got home.

"Its design would make for a pretty hair ornament." He mused out loud.

Jing Lin looked from the blossom to Lien Si and back again, "Could I?" He sounded almost hopeful over the idea, if it kept for some time longer then summer breed it would give him time to get the design sketched out so that he would be able to recreate it into jewelry or hair ornaments. He nodded, "How much?" He had to make sure that he would be able to make his money back on the purchase and since the flower sounded a little on the rare side given all of the properties it contained it might end up a bit to rich for his blood.

If so perhaps the man would let him fetch his materials so he could sketch this one out here while he waited for the Doctor? It was a secondary chance but not one that he found himself liking as much as taking this flower, after all it would be easier for him to work at him. Not to mention that he would be more at ease there as well.

The man watched as Lien Si came to rest on the counter and gave the flower a little poke. The way that it floated across the water closer to him made Jing Lin feel as though he were offering it to him. He just had to take it, huh? Sounded almost to good to be true but he found himself reaching out to pick it up regardless, "Do I need to make this same sort of set up at home?" He asked, looking down at the dish of water that it had been floating in, "Will the flower bloom longer that way?"

If so he should likely be getting back quickly, before the chill in the air caused it to wither. For the moment it appeared as though the man had forgotten all about his cold in light of a new project to work on.

Jing Lin starred at Lien Si for a long while, as though he were more then a little uncertain about the instructions that he was given by the one who'd given him with the flower. He finally gave a nod of his head, "Alright, I think I can do that." He said, attention going back to the flower, "I think that I will head back home, I can look for the Doctor again later." The urge to get to work was greater then the desire to wait here. It might not be the most healthy thing given he'd already put off coming here to pick up his herbs but it was just his way.

"I thank you for the gift, if you ever need anything made I will give you a discount." He said, giving a smile before he headed out. It had been some time since there was any other living thing in the shop with him, even if it were just a plant it would be nice to have something akin to companionship. He seemed to be in a better mood then was normal for Jing Lin as he headed back for home, not that him grinning happily while out on his walk helped any with the rumors already swirling about him.

Nothing worse then a grinning fox, it meant that he was up to something or so one woman whispered to one of her friends.