Digitalis Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey. Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity
[understandable. she watches him, and when he gives his assessment of the taste there's a soft smile.]
I'm glad. [and she is, judging by the brief flutter of fond and pleased emotions that settle into a quiet of her own.] ...I don't know for sure if I'll be able to go home and return to them, but it can't hurt to learn new things to take back just in case. Easier to think about it that way than anything else sometimes.
You aren't wrong about that. I think even a few weeks ago nobody was quite sure what to expect.
[but...ah.]
...Cloud...doesn't exactly know yet. But I'm going to tell him soon. [but he's not wrong either, since apparently yuffie later this week tells her she used a revive item for aerith.]
...more like...he knows it happened, but his mind can't process it. I don't know if it's because he can't, or if there really is something else happening. But he can still see me even though nobody else can right now.
[back home, she means. SO WHAT IT IS IS THAT SHE DIED IN CLOUD'S ARMS, HIS BRAIN BROKE, AND NOW SHE'S JUST A GHOST TALKING TO HIM.]
[ In shock and all. Unfortunately while Daan does not hallucinate... p...probably... he kind of knows this well. He sees it in people all of the time too, with war and all. ]
...Cloud hasn't been well for a while, I think. [the extremely polite way of saying "my boyfriend's brain is soup."] There have been some things that have happened, and...I don't understand all of them, but I've been worried for some time. Sometimes he acts in ways that I don't know if he's fully conscious of. I think it has something to do with Sephiroth, but...I don't know what to do about it yet.
I think Yuffie tried to talk to him about what happened once and he couldn't register it. But now that all of this has happened...it might be easier for him to hear it.
Anyway uh. Daan frowns kind of considerably at this. Aerith gets vague memory flashes of a creepy rubber mask of a cat, eyes bright and yellow, smile way too wide. ]
... I hope you reach through to him. It sounds pretty bad.
[WHAT IS THIS THING. i've personally been wondering for a while, and aerith herself is blinking a little because um. creepy. very creepy. she very much wants to ask, and she's giving daan a questioning look before she frowns lightly.]
It'll get better. [she has to believe that.] It might not be easy now, but...things will improve somehow. [for everyone.]
Then we build a boat together to wait it out. [this metaphor is perhaps getting a little lost, but it's okay. she thinks the point is still being made. even if it only helps so much, there are people who will keep trying to provide that shelter.]
[she should feel a little embarrassed about that and yet she does not.]
I want to try until I run out of options. And then when I do, I want to find a different way to try. But...I do get it. Some things are just meant to be a certain way. I just don't want them to be that way because of a lack of effort and understanding.
A lot of people in the modern age aren't like you. Too concerned with themselves... not that I blame them much with the War and all, but it sounds like that doesn't stop you anyway.
I spent a lot of my life dealing with people who were more concerned with themselves, or what I could do for them, or hating me for being what I was. And even with all of that, I knew that wasn't how I wanted things to be. So now...it's just what I want to do for everyone.
[sometimes you are simply ignored, hated, or watched for science as a child and decide you still want to be better because it's your job to protect the planet and act in her will.]
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I'm glad. [and she is, judging by the brief flutter of fond and pleased emotions that settle into a quiet of her own.] ...I don't know for sure if I'll be able to go home and return to them, but it can't hurt to learn new things to take back just in case. Easier to think about it that way than anything else sometimes.
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Chin up, you're not alone after all.
[ Cloud and Yuffie are right nearby. ]
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[but...ah.]
...Cloud...doesn't exactly know yet. But I'm going to tell him soon. [but he's not wrong either, since apparently yuffie later this week tells her she used a revive item for aerith.]
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[ YOU HIDING THIS FROM CLOUD ICLY FOR 2 WHOLE MONTHS IS SO FUNNY did you hide it from Zia also. ]
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...more like...he knows it happened, but his mind can't process it. I don't know if it's because he can't, or if there really is something else happening. But he can still see me even though nobody else can right now.
[back home, she means. SO WHAT IT IS IS THAT SHE DIED IN CLOUD'S ARMS, HIS BRAIN BROKE, AND NOW SHE'S JUST A GHOST TALKING TO HIM.]
But I'm going to tell him.
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[ In shock and all. Unfortunately while Daan does not hallucinate... p...probably... he kind of knows this well. He sees it in people all of the time too, with war and all. ]
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...Cloud hasn't been well for a while, I think. [the extremely polite way of saying "my boyfriend's brain is soup."] There have been some things that have happened, and...I don't understand all of them, but I've been worried for some time. Sometimes he acts in ways that I don't know if he's fully conscious of. I think it has something to do with Sephiroth, but...I don't know what to do about it yet.
I think Yuffie tried to talk to him about what happened once and he couldn't register it. But now that all of this has happened...it might be easier for him to hear it.
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Anyway uh. Daan frowns kind of considerably at this. Aerith gets vague memory flashes of a creepy rubber mask of a cat, eyes bright and yellow, smile way too wide. ]
... I hope you reach through to him. It sounds pretty bad.
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It'll get better. [she has to believe that.] It might not be easy now, but...things will improve somehow. [for everyone.]
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Can't have a rainbow without the rain and all.
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Even if the rain feels like a flood sometimes?
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It's more like an endless rain that just gets worse.
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...sounds like you need a strong umbrella to weather that storm then. [support, really.]
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[ The vibe is more when your everything is soaked to the bone and on occasion, there's shelter, but it only helps so much. ]
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Leave it to you to always try to find a solution no matter what, Ms. Gainsborough.
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I want to try until I run out of options. And then when I do, I want to find a different way to try. But...I do get it. Some things are just meant to be a certain way. I just don't want them to be that way because of a lack of effort and understanding.
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A lot of people in the modern age aren't like you. Too concerned with themselves... not that I blame them much with the War and all, but it sounds like that doesn't stop you anyway.
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I spent a lot of my life dealing with people who were more concerned with themselves, or what I could do for them, or hating me for being what I was. And even with all of that, I knew that wasn't how I wanted things to be. So now...it's just what I want to do for everyone.
[sometimes you are simply ignored, hated, or watched for science as a child and decide you still want to be better because it's your job to protect the planet and act in her will.]