[ The room she leads him to is well appointed, and frankly quite full of items he would be sure to find interesting. Every sort of tool an apothecary might want, jars and bottles full of herbs and ointments, rows of shelves lined with carefully labeled medicines, and of course, carved wooden boxes full of incense.

Lingsha produces a reddish brown cone from one of those boxes and allows the Medicine Seller to have a sniff before she places it into an empty censer and lights it with a flicker of magic flame, covering it so the smoke rises in curls through the lid. She then gestures for him to seat himself at her low table while she starts a pot of tea. ]

The first thing you'll notice is a rise in your pulse and your body temperature as blood flow increases. Following that, a heightened sensitivity--smell, taste, and touch are especially affected. While all of that is happening, certain ingredients in the incense are working to increase the volume of sex hormones in both male and female bodies, boosting libido.

It takes about half an hour to really kick in, so all parties involved are able to relax and get a little closer in the meantime.

[ Sitting across from him on a plush cushion and daintily curling her legs under her, Lingsha sets the tea down, along with a plate of little snacks: cookies and slices of yokan. ]

None of these foods are dosed with any kind of herb or medicine. Any physical change you feel is purely because of the incense.