A Hippy
A Hippy is located in the 2016 incarnation of Crimbo Town.
- Before aligning your Nipple Chakra:
There's a willowy hippy chick sitting here meditating. At least, there's a thick cloud of incense smoke here, making a reedy humming noise punctuated with "ommm"s in a high voice, so it's a pretty safe bet that the person inside it is a willowy hippy chick. Maybe if you come back tomorrow, the wind will have shifted enough for you to actually see her.
- Before aligning your Nose Chakra:
A hippy chick is sitting here, surrounded by incense sticks and cones and burners and braziers and candles, each apparently of a different scent and together producing an effect exactly like a fire in a potpourri shop. "Oh, hello!" she says in a high, whispery voice. "I'm Lavender Mist! You must be the Seeker, on a journey of discovery through your centers of spiritual power!"
"That's me," you say. "I bet you're here to tell me about the Nose chakra."
"Like wow! Yeah! You must be more experienced than I anticipated!"
"I'm just a good guesser," you say.
"Okay see like, the sense of smell is the most deeply-rooted in the emotional centers of your psyche, you know? Animals are like waaay more in tune with the spiritual realm, right? And their senses of smell are waaay better than ours! Like, that's no coincidence, dig? Animals can sense all kinds of things about not just your physical state, but also your mental and emotional state! Pheromones, endorphins, situational perspiration, there's all kinds of ways your mind can affect how you smell, and likewise smell affects your mind through deep channels of memory! Like how certain smells can trigger long-forgotten memories, right?"
"Huh. I guess that makes a certain kind of sense."
"Scents, yeah! Exactly!" she beams, nodding at you. "See, it's right there in the word! Meditate on the Nose chakra, and open yourself up to the most vibrant sensations of life!"
- Subsequent visits (before aligning your Nose):
"What's up?" Lavender Mist says. "How's your meditation on the Nose chakra going?"
"It's cool," you say. "I'm just, you know, taking a breather."
- After aligning your Nose Chakra:
"Well, I did it," you tell Lavender Mist. "I got my Nose chakra fixed up. You were right, it's pretty heady stuff."
"Isn't it though?" she nods dreamily, as she lights another half-dozen different kinds of incense. "A smell is such a simple thing, but it speaks volumes!"
"You're speaking whole encyclopedias, so I'm gonna uh, leave you to it," you say. "Thanks for the help."
"You just have one chakra left," she says. "Keep an eye out for your next teacher -- they'll be here tomorrow if they aren't already."
