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."

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[residentmerc]

Why would that make me feel better?

[ Aerith. ]

[residentflorist]

[shrug.]

Just saying! But it's sealed and everything so it should be safe to eat still. We can set it aside until it cools off though.

[there are, like, little complicated squiggle-doodles above her head though as she grabs for a drink.]

[residentmerc]

[ staring at the complicated squiggle-doodles above her head with a frown ... it's obvious he's confused so the ? that pops above his head is unnecessary but it is my favorite gag. he's just is she mad i think vending machine soup from a church is weird ]

... I'll try it, but that doesn't make it less weird. [ he'll grab a hint of his own though, even if it's just to place it next to himself for now. ]

[residentflorist]

[no it's about trying to decide if she has to clarify it's not poisoned, but we're fine. it is fine. for the most part though she's taking a sip of her drink and unwrapping a sandwich.]

The fact that there's a vending machine at the church at all is a little weird, really. Lucas and I couldn't figure out why.

[residentmerc]

[ a hint??? I meant a drink of his own where was I

anyway cloud isn't thinking about poisoned soup or poison anything because he's with her :) ]

It's pretty weird. But...could be because of us? There's a lot of vending machines back home.

[ YE OLDE ANCIENT VENDING MACHINES ]

[residentflorist]

[you were very eepy. anyway...yay! she would not poison him so that's nice. instead, she's just scootscooting closer to lean against him because she has rights now. "she always had rights" more rights.]

I thought about that. I'd mentioned them to him a few weeks ago when that gas station first showed up. He's never seen one before, but they're not exactly new to us. Though...not sure I've ever seen any that dispense soup.

[residentmerc]

[ she does have rights, and the new rights mean that ... cloud lets her lean yeah this was always a thing. he looks at the drink in his hand like it has the answers to all of life's mysteries ]

Me neither. Though... when you're sick, soup's sort of like a potion?

[ he says it dubiously. it's a stretch but they are trying to logic this. anyway there is a stray thought also...

...should I...? ]

[residentflorist]

I guess so. I'm not opposed to soup in general. [this is not about soup, both of you. but they are thinking it and she's looking at her drink, but she hears his stray thought and tilts her head back a little to look up at him. there's a little ? above her head, but she does not verbally ask.

should you what, cloud.]

[residentmerc]

[ oh. well. now that she knows he had to consider if he should do it or not this is little embarrassing but.

wraps an arm around her waist. ]

[residentflorist]

[


IMMEDIATE AC JOY FLOWERS. and snuggling into his hold even if she's laughing a little.]

You know you don't have to ask or anything, don't you?

[residentmerc]

... I didn't.

[ ask, he means, and he shakes his head even as he keeps holding her ]

That wasn't it. Just... we're eating. [ he was truly questioning if this was like. a position he should try to do while eating im sorry hes a nerd who's never tried to cuddle while sharing a picnic ]

[residentflorist]

Oh. [hm. weird. she is not sure what to do about that, but she settles for leaning back against his chest and comfortably fitting in his arms. she has a free hand though, so it comes up to play with the sunglasses and bring them down over cloud's eyes just to see what it looks like.] Well...even the soup can be eaten with just one hand.

[she may have brought easy to eat food on purpose.]

[residentmerc]

[ he lets her plop the sunglasses on his face. finally the mako is gone. aerith is free of glow in the dark. he cocks his head a little and probably looks like a douchebag. ]

Yeah. I saw. [ that is ultimately why he went for it, not just because he was doxxed by his own mind. he is trying to be casually affectionate even if he is not exactly a ... natural at it. ] Almost like you had ulterior motives.

[ GASP ]

[residentflorist]

[he does look like a douchebag, but she's grinning anyway because it's still unfortunately attractive. bitch.

but also the casual affection really is doing it for her given she is not wearing sunglasses right now and he can probably see the literal sparkles in her eyes.]

Me? Would I really do something like that? [HM....] I wonder.

[residentmerc]

[ it is a good thing he is wearing sunglasses so his own eyes are hidden and she cannot see his emotions of

just kidding there's the red //// above his head as he looks at her sparkly eyes. just from holding her waist??? really??? ]

Yeah, you would. [ immediate. ruthless. he opens his drink to take a swig for himself ] You're kinda devious.

[residentflorist]

[cloud...it's fine. she's just proud of them for moving past "wouldn't sit next to me on our date." anyway he is ruthless and there's a little gasp as if she's actually shocked.]

Hey! I resent that, you know. [even if she looks a little smug about it.] Anyway it's not devious if it works.

[residentmerc]

[ the date where he is sure she still has feelings for zack? yea it's a mystery why he was that awkward on it. anyway her little gasp means there's little lines of mirth coming off him ]

Pretty sure it just means you're good at it.

[residentflorist]

[listen.......]

Got you to stick around, didn't I? [hehehe.] I wouldn't call it devious still. More like...persuasive?

[residentmerc]

If that's what you want to call it. But I think we both know the truth.

[ the evil, evil truth. that she is evil. ]

[residentflorist]

The truth that you like me soooo much you'd be here anyway?

[yeah, the evil, evil truth that she is evil, especially given how she's grinning up at him.]

[residentmerc]

[ there's a pause like cloud is debating his answer ]

Yeah, probably.

[ GASPS ]

[residentflorist]

[oh. okay well.

first it's .

then it's .



and then !!!]

Just probably, huh? [she makes like she's going to sit up and pull away from him entirely.] Guess the way to a man's heart isn't through his stomach after all.

[residentmerc]

[

his arm tightens around her so she cannot escape ]

That only works if you're the one doing the cooking. [ call out!! call out!! ]

[residentflorist]

You're the one who won't even try it even if my cooking's perfectly fine! [big meanie...she is pouting. she is also not doing much to escape his hold.]

[residentmerc]

I had your fruit salad.

[ that counts for SOMETHING, wow. drags her... closer... so she's like. halfway to his lap. ]