Cloud

[residentflorist]

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Lilium
Derived from Latin lilia, which may have come from a corrupted
pronunciation of a word from an extinct Eastern Mediterranean language
Humility, devotion, restored innocence after death

"Lovers used to give these when they were reunited."

Comments

[residentmerc]

[ ok he can't defend most of these but: ]

Riding a motorcycle is part of SOLDIER training. And I didn't tame that dolphin.

[ .......that's all he's got tho ]

[residentflorist]

[...she is very clearly trying to remember if zack rode a motorcycle very often.]

Mr. Dolphin still let you hold onto him. That counts for something.

[residentmerc]

[ he did when cloud was in a coma. not that cloud knows this. ]

Think it says more about Priscilla than it does me. [ and the dolphin itself. ]

[residentflorist]

[yeah same.]

Okay, so those two aside...what about the rest? [she's looking ahead to make sure their baby didn't wander too far.]

[residentmerc]

... I'm a quick study?

[ he says it with a shrug, but; ]

What do you mean, "whatever that was with Andrea"? It was dancing. You were there.

[residentflorist]

[she stops them long enough to turn his face toward her and give him a short kiss. quick study! and then she continues onward.]

Yeah, but you have to admit it's not the kind of dancing somebody could expect just from looking at you. [it was beauty and grace and truly in her face.]

[residentmerc]

[ ah. kiss... he is also a quick study on that but he doesn't get to show it as they continue on. from looking at me? ]

I was following his moves. [ does not explain why he can breakdance ]

[residentflorist]

His extremely advanced breakdancing moves? [dry, but amused.] Don't tell me they teach you that in the SOLDIER program, too.

[residentmerc]

[ huffs out a laugh ]

Definitely not. [ he shakes his head ] I don't know. It's... moving your body in rhythm. It's sort of like fighting. It felt easy from there. [ nudges her ] You weren't so bad yourself at the Gold Saucer.

[ she did get into a dance battle. that happened. theres a lot of dancing in these jrpg games ]

[residentflorist]

[there is so much dancing, why. but she just laughs a little to that.]

That's a little different. It was following along in a group, and it didn't even last that long before Dio showed up and challenged you to a duel, if you'll recall. But when you put it that way maybe the two aren't so different? Just holding your sword differently.

[or sometimes not at all. sometimes you really do just breakdance.]

[residentmerc]

Didn't really have my sword. [ he'll. point it out. he has it now, because he's paranoid, and he's too injured to do a dance move or he'll do it to prove some kind of point. ] But yeah. It's similar.

[ cloud beating dio in his challenge and being cheered on is so important and canon ]

[residentflorist]

[she rolls her eyes a little, but she also squeezes his hand.]

Good thing I like a man who's versatile. [teasing! yes, yes, you're an impressive and good boy.] Even if I get the feeling we won't be doing much dancing here, considering.

[like...we are dead. the cult is still out there. there are a lot of reasons.]

[residentmerc]

[ squeezes back. does she want him to be versatile in bed. he doesn't think that im asking ]

Not like I've done a lot of dancing since, either. [ we are ignoring party animal breakdancing stuff. ] So that's fine.

[residentflorist]

[he should think that also the answer is yes. wish she cared about that less.]

We've been pretty busy...[she concedes, but she sounds like she's really considering not letting him off the hook.] Just means you'll have to dance with me when we finish everything, right?

[residentmerc]

What, for free?

[ he says as they hold hands like an asshole ]

[residentflorist]

Need I remind you that you haven't even done the jobs I am paying you for?

[residentmerc]

Haven't paid me anything yet, either.

[ besides only one of these jobs he can do here that's on her!! ]

[residentflorist]

[SHE'S NOT DRESSING HIM UP WHILE HE'S STILL HEALING.]

Uh-uh! Job first, and then the payment. That's how it works, isn't it?

[residentmerc]

[ HE'S NOT ASKING FOR IT ]

Right. So you can't say I'm not doing the jobs you paid me to do.

[residentflorist]

Because you're not doing the jobs at all? [rude.]

[residentmerc]

You haven't asked me to do 'em either.

[residentflorist]

I'm saving the dress for a special occasion. [i.e. whenever she feels like it and it's going to be a surprise for both of them.] And the other ones...guess we can't really do 'em until we're out of here, huh?

[residentmerc]

A special occasion? [ should I be worried... ] Guess not. Can't blame me for not doing the job then, can you?

[residentflorist]

[she just smiles and gives no tells to the first part.]

Maybe not, but I could find other jobs for you if that's what you wanted.

[residentmerc]

Including dancing with you?

[ little tasks... give him little tasks... ]