ashen-crest: [ID: a banner showing line art of three potion bottles, in white, blue, and yellow, aga
ashen-crest: [ID: a banner showing line art of three potion bottles, in white, blue, and yellow, against a dark brown background. The white text on the right reads “A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit.” End ID] Eli’s Marketing Tactics Synopsis: Ambrose watches as Eli prepares for the launch of Eli’s Elixirs. Word Count: 202 TW/CW: none A day after Ambrose stepped out of Eli’s Elixirs, the eponymous fool turned the place into an eyesore. It had started out with one banner. Just one brightly colored banner, with the words Grand Opening painted in heavy block letters. That was fine, Ambrose supposed. He anticipated a less-than-grand closing in about a month, anyway. But then the banners kept multiplying, all clashing colors and gaudy capitals, with messages that made Ambrose want to scratch his nails into the front counter: half off all healing potions. Buy one get one free for underwater breathing vials. Twenty percent off fire resistance tonics. As the bold sales and nauseating colors flapped happily in the breeze, Ambrose ground his teeth and compared the prices to his own ledgers. The potions across the street were surely of lower quality than his, but they were now also cheaper. Far cheaper. He slapped the ledger closed and shoved it under the shelf. Everything was still fine. The reputation of the Griffin’s Claw couldn’t be undermined by a few discounts. If adventurers wanted fire resistance potions that didn’t fade on them halfway through a dragon’s rampage, they’d know where to go. Then the day of the grand opening arrived. ARMV Taglist under the cut (ask to be +/-): Keep reading -- source link
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