Thyme turns off the burner underneath a large flask, the liquid inside immediately starting to change from a deep brown to a lighter golden color. She'd need to let this cool for several hours before she could add the next ingredients. Her stomach gives a light rumble, and she glances up at the clock. Noon, she'd have to go out to get some lunch soon. But first she'd need to deal with a customer, if the sound of the bell in the front room of the shop was any indication. Or she supposed it could be Jazz coming to bring her some food, though they hadn't planned anything like that. Not that that would stop her from doing so anyway. Thyme turns and wheels out of the back room, catching sight of the older pony as she goes over to the counter. "Hello. How can I help you today?"

Thyme watches as Ryo wanders over to another shelf for a few moments, and takes a glance at Mana. It sounded like Ryo would have to be leaving Canterlot in just a few minutes, though she doesn't sound terribly excited to go. "Looking around" is likely an excuse to take a few minutes more. Well, she doesn't mind that any, even if Ryo did resolve to not spend any more. She furrows her brow slightly at Ryo's answer to her question, and notices her glance toward the guard. "Well..." She says, tapping a hoof against her chin. "I could send you a letter when I figure something out. I'd need your address though, and I understand if that's not something you'd like to give out."

Thyme accepts the coins from Ryo when the blue mare gives them to her, and does a quick count before depositing them in the register. She glances over at Mana, but the stallion seems content with his current purchases and remains silent. She turns back to Ryo when the mare starts speaking again, the her nervous stutter even more pronounced than before. Thyme raises a curious eyebrow a Ryo pauses several times, seemingly very nervous about what she wants to ask for. Thyme's expression shifts into a slight frown once Ryo does manage to say what's on her mind. A potion to help a pony get their cutie mark? She had notices that Ryo didn't have one, but she hadn't really thought much of it. The green mare remains silent for a couple seconds, trying to decide what to say. "I'm afraid I haven't heard of a potion able to do that." She eventually says. "I can look into it for you though if you like, and I'll tell you what I find out if you come back sometime." She offers, though she's not sure if she'll actually be able to find anything useful.

"I have a variety of different colors, if you'd like me to show you." Thyme asnwers, turning to roll out from behind the counter. The mare figures it would just be easier to let Ryo see her selection, as there were too many colors to name easily. She wheels past Ryo and over to one of the aisles, pausing to make sure the blue mare is following before continuing. "They're right here." She says, stopping next to a shelf of bottles containing faintly glowing liquids in a number of different colors. "The glow is a little hard to notice in the day time."

Thyme nods to Mana's question. While she didn't really carry much in the way of unusual effects, there were definitely some quite interesting things you could achieve with potions. As for mishaps and side effects... well, she'd had her fair share of both, but what would be interesting enough to mention?... "Well, once when I was experimenting with some magic dye, but it ended up making anything it was used on smell so strongly of cinnamon it burned your nose being close to it." Perhaps not the most exciting thing ever, but she had gotten something useful out of it... "Eventually I figured out how that happened, and with some modification I was able to make it bearable. Now I sell a variety of different scented dyes." Thyme thinks for a moment. "There was one time I spilled something into a potion I was working on that made me sneeze glitter for a week, and another time a mishap made my mane grow ten feet long. As for recommendations..." She looks around the shop, going through a mental list of her inventory for things that sound interesting. "I of course have many different kinds of dyes, like the scented ones I mentioned. There's also ones that glow or change color in certain conditions. I even have some that make patterns." She looks around the shop again. Other things that could be fun... Her mind goes to that suggestion for a potion to make somepony look like an alicorn. Maybe she'd look into that, after she finished with her experiments with the Dust for Chaser. "I carry a few other things as well, potions to change your voice or create harmless magical flames, among other things."

Thyme glances over at Ryo again as Mana applies the dye remover, the mare now seeming to be taking an interest in the potions. Maybe she'd be getting some business from the blue mare after all. She should finish with Mana first though. She does in fact have a mirror on hand, this not being the first time somepony has use either the remover or one of the dyes immediately. She scoops up the bits, takes a moment to count them out, then places them in the register. At the same time, she reaches down with her magic to take out a small hoof mirror from a shelf under the counter and presents it to Mana.

"It will work on anything that has the dye on it." Thyme answers, turning toward Ryo for a moment to give her a nod in return. "All you need to do is rub it onto the dyed areas and they'll return to normal. Be careful not to get it into your eyes though, it can cause irritation."

"Oh, I'm sorry." She apologizes, nodding to Mana and feeling quite silly for not recognizing him immediately. She remembers Thunder's antics quite well, as well as the purchase the pegasus had made. "You'll be wanting some dye remover then? It's right over there." She points toward a small independent shelf near the dyes filled with bottles containing a clear liquid.