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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w7 saturday

[residentflorist]

[after all of that...she's wrapping herself around cloud's arm again.]

What do you say? You, me, and the hot spring?

[she's mostly kidding, but also damn she's going to miss it when they leave.]

[residentmerc]

[ he looks down at her where she's holding his arm and goes who are you. no, he just tilts his head as he stares ]

You really want that? [ this is a genuine question because he doesn't think he'd mind? he is mostly... tired. catharsis wasn't quite there, but maybe that's because they still have so much fucking shit to do back home. ]

[residentflorist]

[honestly yes she was joking but because they have so much shit to do she's now thinking about this seriously.]

...wouldn't say no, actually. This is probably the last night off we'll have in a while. Doesn't matter much, but I do want to spend it with you.

[residentmerc]

... I want to spend it with you, too.

[ he's worked so hard to be able to be able to say this kind of stuff. so proud of him. ]

Doesn't have to be hot springs. [ he is kind of uncertain about it when everything is still. a mess. but. ]

[residentflorist]

[she is so proud, and it shows with the way she squeezes his arm.]

I'd say we can go back to the apartment but I don't know when Yuffie's gonna come home. [...] We can go back to the beach? That island. I think the doors are still working.

[residentmerc]

Still your favorite?

[ he's not too surprised about it, but he puts a hand over hers and nods ]

We can go. Wherever you want.

[residentflorist]

I miss the sun. [simple. the fog's been killer and now that she's gotten used to being outside in natural light and air, damn, she misses it. so she takes his hand, and she begins to head for the park to the tree to middle summer island.]

Just for a little while. I want you all to myself.

[residentmerc]

As much sun as we can get here.

[ dry, but he laces his fingers with hers as they goooo ]

... Alright. But it won't count as one of the dates you owe me.

[residentflorist]

I'll take it. [please. there's a little laugh to that though.] How many do I even owe you now anyway? Still just the two?

[residentmerc]

Three. [ is that even accurate or is he adding on? mystery. ] But you'll probably end up racking up more by the time we can go on 'em.

[residentflorist]

Oh, probably. [like she is not even doubting it, she's going to ask a lot of things and rack up a lot of dates to pay back.

which is why it's a good time to tease him again.]

If I asked if we can take your dress back home, would that bring the total up to four?

[residentmerc]

Six.

[ THE IMMEDIACY? ]

And I'm not carrying it.

[residentflorist]

Six is still a steal. [now he's stuck, congratulations.] Don't feel up to explaining why we have it? I'll figure something out. Maybe ship it back to my mom's or something.

[residentmerc]

Your mom?

[ WHERE MARLENE LIVES? WHERE YOUR MOTHER LIVES???????? ]

What if she realizes it's not your... size.

[residentflorist]

[every day aerith finds new ways to drive cloud insane and it's funny.]

Do you think my mom would pay that much attention to it? [she sounds like this is the most hilarious concept in the world actually.]

[residentmerc]

Isn't that... what moms do?

[ his mom paid attention to that shit. but, then again. he was like 12. hmm. ]

[residentflorist]

Yes and no. I don't know if my mom's thought about anything like that, really.

[honestly it's entirely possible elmyra just knows what her daughter's like and went "i'm not going to ask as long as she's safe."]

[residentmerc]

... About your dress size?

[ he didn't think she'd figure out anything from it he truly just didn't want aerith to have to come up with a lie. hilarious miscommunication ]

[residentflorist]

[the blip in her emotions seems to say she notices this was a miscommunication and she's absolutely not telling him what she was thinking about goodbye.]

I've been dressing myself for a while. [teasing.] The size difference really isn't that drastic. If anything she might think I bought it to take it in myself.

[residentmerc]

[ ????? from him. but then there's a bit of curiosity ]

... You sew? [ it makes sense for anyone in the slums but. it is still something he didn't know? ]

[residentflorist]

Yeah. Mom taught me when I was younger, so I know how to do the basics and could follow a pattern if I wanted to. It's not too bad.

[the fuck else was she going to do, really.]

[residentmerc]

I never tried. [ his mom knew, but he was a young boy with no interest in sewing he was too busy being a loser ] Not like you're going to be taking in that one unless something happens.

[ cloud loses 50 pounds and dies ig ]

[residentflorist]

Somehow I don't think you'd have the patience for it in the first place. [because cloud was a young boy who left home at 14 to go join the army.] Even if I won't be touching your dress at all, nobody else has to know that.

[residentmerc]

[ well. yea. she's right. ]

Rather nobody know about the dress at all. [ aerith, your kink. but he's saying it wryly because he's not too bothered ]

[residentflorist]

You do know you can say no. I've seen you turn down jobs before.

[the way she wasn't even entirely serious and now she's going to go with it because he gave her a real price.]