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]

... Well, we'll see. But it'd be better if you were right.

[ he can't trust things anymore he trusted ONE CAT and they were BETRAYED ]

[residentflorist]

[she kind of forgave cait so she is aware she has a different set of standards than cloud right now.]

Give them a chance and see what you think. Maybe you'll have a different conversation with them than I did.

[residentmerc]

[ he has mostly forgiven him hes just, also, still pissed about it, ]

I said I would. It'd be stupid not to.

[residentflorist]

[she looks at him for a moment.]

And if the first conversation doesn't work out, you have to try again. [she knows...sometimes...you are just a little bitch.]

[residentmerc]

I'm not that bad.

[ hey >:/ ]

[residentflorist]

[look.]

You've gotten better.

[residentmerc]

[ why's that condescending... ]

... Better.

[residentflorist]

Better! [now it's a little more sincere, as if that helps.]

[residentmerc]

Aerith.

[ IT DOESN'T HELP ]

[residentflorist]

[anyway!]

Oh. Here's something you might be able to ask them about. I saw Lucas earlier today. He's been praying in different parts of the town, but...he said he's been hearing some sort of strange gospel after a while. [thinking...] "The Lord said to His lamb, 'Rachel! Go forth, and head to the south, and meet the people in Riverdale.'" And then something about sacrificing goats without eating from the holy flesh, or all food will become ash in a person's mouth going forth.

[residentmerc]

[ what the actual fuck it's week zero ]

... Are we sure he's not just hearing voices?

[residentflorist]

Could be. [just admitting that.] But if he isn't, it could give us a direction to follow to learn more about the cult.

[residentmerc]

That's true. Or... maybe even a direction in general if some of that fog lifts up.

[ GO SOUTH, GUYS ]

[residentflorist]

Pestilence said that when they first picked this place for us, some of the buildings weren't here and they showed up later. It's possible the fog will lift for us, but...it means we have to stay a little longer.

[residentmerc]

[ ignoring having to stay longer because hm. he doesn't care for that. ]

So... Does that mean the whole town's fake? [ IF THE BUILDINGS JUST. APPEAR. ]

[residentflorist]

[that is not her favorite possibility, actually.]

I don't know. The way it was explained was that this was all part of a ritual, but some parts of the ritual had to be substituted. So it's possible that that's why things can change while we're here.

[residentmerc]

They tell you why it needed substituted?

[residentflorist]

They sort of compared it to a recipe whose ingredients were out of stock. So...their ritual to bring us here couldn't be performed correctly because some of the magic needed didn't work, I guess.

[residentmerc]

... We're... soup?

[ that's not the thing to Get from that, he is just truly. that sure is a metaphor. that he does not care for ]

[residentflorist]

[frowning.]

I don't know if I'd go that far...?

[residentmerc]

It's a weird way to explain it.

[residentflorist]

Of course it's weird, soup is a weird way to describe it as. [because it's not soup!]

[residentmerc]

It being a different food doesn't make it less weird.

[residentflorist]

It doesn't necessarily have to be food, Cloud.

[residentmerc]

You're the one who said it was a recipe.

[ stop being a shit on purpose ]