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]

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... ]

[residentflorist]

Karlach and Robin both danced with me already. Don't you think that's a little silly they beat my boyfriend to it?

[she doesn't, it is solely to tease him and also fluster him with the b word. they weren't even dating when that happened.]

[residentmerc]

[ ! above his head at the b word and a bit of a blush on his actual face. it takes him a bit to formulate words after that give him a second ]

... We weren't... [ no you can do it cloud. ] We weren't dating back then.

[residentflorist]

[amused music notes and hearts.]

Is that the only reason it doesn't count then?

[residentmerc]

...... Yes?

[residentflorist]

I guess you might be right. [hmm hmm....] And if I said I didn't want dancing with me to be a job?

[maybe another little thing.]

[residentmerc]

[ ah... ]

... Guess I can make an exception for you.

[residentflorist]

[where the fuck is their giant baby. probably not too far ahead, so it means that aerith can pull him a little closer to stop their walking and loop her arms around his neck again.]

Think I like being an exception. [sparkling hearts...]

[residentmerc]

[ the baby is up ahead pecking at the ground in curiosity, it's fine. cloud's arms wrap around aerith's waist automatically now when she does this. the power. the progress. ]

Maybe I'll keep you as one, then. [ the sparkling hearts are making him blush a little not gonna lie. she's very cute? she's very cute. ]

[residentflorist]

[me as the baby running from het. anyway there's a very, very faint thought of pretty... that flickers past while she stays right where she's at, thanks. it's not her fault cloud's pretty when he blushes? and is pretty in general? terrible, really. this is such progress, she's so happy about that.]

Just maybe? How do I bump that up to being a guarantee?

[residentmerc]

[ ? at the pretty. where. what could she possibly mean ]

Mm. Don't know. Wouldn't want to spoil you too much. [ lightly, like he is not a big sucker already ]