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

[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... ]

[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...]