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]

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.]

[residentmerc]

Yeah, I know.

[ sometimes your girlfriend has a kink and you indulge it? it's fine. ]

[residentflorist]

[stop don't call it a kink.......]

Six it is, then. [hehe. but...she pauses a little.]

...so. Yuffie's wish. [maybe we should talk about that.]

[residentmerc]

[ It Is A Kink ]

... Yuffie's wish.

[ there is the slightest bit of feeling a little lost and anxious when he thinks about it, because what if it worked. what if it didn't. what does it mean either way. ]

I guess we won't know if it worked until we get home.

[residentflorist]

[yeah, honestly, same. she's holding his hand and they're wandering aimlessly and she's worried about what it all means.]

Yeah. It's...I'm not really sure what to think. I know why she did it, but I'm a little worried about the ripple effect of what comes next. Not that I don't think we can handle it, it's just...scary.

[residentmerc]

[ holding hands walking around thinking of sephiroths. truly a nightmare ]

... We can handle it. However it shakes up. [ unless i decide this kills the cloud ]

[residentflorist]

[what if it doesn't kill the cloud. what if.]

I don't doubt that. All of us together will figure something out. Even if it's not exactly what we expected in the end.