Daan

[residentflorist]

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Digitalis
Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws
to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey.
Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity

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[recession]

We were all still just getting to know each other, so I don't blame you. There was a lot to take in to start with.

[ I WISH THIS WERE TRUE BUT I ACTUALLY DON'T EVER GET CURSED IN ANY GAME WAHHHHH ]

[residentflorist]

[i would curse you but also daan needs a break so next time.]

And now that we're near the end? What are you thoughts on everything and everyone?

[recession]

[ However consider that you could. ]

On everything? Still a lot of doubts, a lot of uncertainties as to where we're going, how it'll go.

On everyone? I have faith in every person here to pull through.

[residentflorist]

[no!!! not my daan!!]

One of those I'm not so surprised by. [the former.] But the latter makes me happy to hear. I think I feel the same. After everything, I believe in everybody crossing the finish line and then...you know. Figuring it out from there. That's gonna look different for every person.

[recession]

...Yeah.

[ It's honestly a lot. There's a dull pulse of uncertainty again at the prospect of thinking about the future. ]

Everyone's come from pretty dangerous times and places, huh?

[residentflorist]

[a twinge of sadness at the mention of the future.]

Yeah. A lot of us are going from this right back into something difficult to deal with. I hope everyone manages to go safely, but after talking to so many people it's much worse than I imagined.

[recession]

No kidding. Didn't know that going back to the exact moment was such a huge thing for this many of you.

[ Are you all okay? ]

[residentflorist]

[hmmmmm.]

There's a very high chance that if we don't go back to exactly where we were, we won't even have a planet anymore.

[so no.]

[recession]

That's pretty bad.

[ Concedes.......... ]

[residentflorist]

[a pause.]

...and...there's a pretty big chance that if it's not at a very specific time...

[...she pauses again actually because it's something she's kind of wanted to tell him for some time, because she trusts him, but she's always hesitated because daan's mental health is fragile and she doesn't want to a.) make it worse or b.) make shit about her.

so she flips the page and course-corrects from what she wanted to say.]

It'd end poorly in a few different ways. Sephiroth has ruined a lot of things, and will continue to do so if he's not stopped.

[recession]

[ STOP!!! MY LORE!!! ]

I really do hope for the best for you, and that you... well, succeed, for lack of a better and more concise way to say it.

[ A shooting star on his cr chart for a reason. He wishes for her genuine happiness in her future and everyone that contributes to it. ]

From everything you've told me, there's a lot still waiting for you.

[residentflorist]

[i'm forcing lore on you in week 7 or so help me!!!

the emotional vibe is just...very soft for a second. other people have said it, yes, but somehow daan's always kind of had a special place in her rankings of people. so hearing him verbalize it is nice.]

Thank you. [genuinely, because goddamn she hopes they succeed. they need to. there's really no other option.] It's...a little different for me than for Cloud and Yuffie. But if I can find a way here, maybe it won't be. That's what I'm hoping for.

[recession]

Another one of those slight microdifferences between your experiences?

[ What lore he got from Marina actually doesn't contradict anything that happened in his own timeline so he only has heard this secondhand from like. I guess the BG3s, help me. ]

[residentflorist]

[did you know i only learned the bg3s are from different timelines, like, a few days ago. i hate everyone

anyway...well. she sort of grins but it isn't exactly one of her usual bright ones. more like "well, this happened."]

I think it's more of a very major difference, even though the chain of events is exactly the same for all three of us.

[recession]

[ Help. ]

Oh?

[ No guarantees that he'll like understand anything but it's just open-ended enough for him to ask. ]

[residentflorist]

[hrrrrrgh. she's managed to say this to a few people by now, but it's still always...difficult. so she doesn't continue immediately as she thinks. the emotional feedback is currently a little anxious and a little annoyed and a little frustrated and a little sad. very fun.]

Yeah. The difference is they're still alive and I'm...kinda not.

[hopefully he can at least understand that.]

[recession]

[ The vibe is very much 'not another one'. His outward expression doesn't change much if at all, aside the obvious pause in the air. He just frowns a little bit, but the emotionshare does betray a slight sense of upset to hear this. ]

...Then we best get you to the ideal outcome you can get, yeah?

[residentflorist]

[yeah surprise, sorry daan. this happens. she's nodding to that though, just a little.]

I'd like that, yeah. [she says it lightly but there are little tendrils of stress under the usual cheer of her personality.] There may still be options available. I've spoken to a few people, and I know Yuffie has a wish and stuff, but...[she's not going to assume all of these things will work, or will be used for her. so it's about finding alternates to save herself.]

Going back to the exact time would at least get us away from Sephiroth long enough he wouldn't realize I was back yet.

[recession]

This man...

He really is a massive thorn in your side, huh...

[ Go AWAY!!! ]

[residentflorist]

The back, actually.

[this is such a bad joke but also, she's tired. do you ever just get murdered by a man with long hair driven mad only to come here and then also be murdered in a similar way by a man with long hair drive mad. wild.]

[recession]

Sure.

[ He lets her have this bit of dark humour, it's not like he doesn't engage in it every now and then himself. ]

...Sounds like we have quite the freedom with how to use the rocks. We'll solidify it later, but you should use them.

[residentflorist]

Seems that way. But...what is it you want to do, do you think? Have you thought much about it?

[she's not opposed to using the rocks in a way that includes maybe saving herself, but she's interested in everyone's options and opinions.]

[recession]

It's a bit overwhelming to think about it.

[ It's so much and yet so simple and yet, and yet, and yet. ]

Everyone else has got me beat to good ideas and suggestions.

[residentflorist]

It really is essentially like saying "hey you have a week to figure out how you want the rest of your life to go", and that kind of pressure isn't easy for anyone. [she's just yours to having to make quick decisions lately.]

Even if you don't think it's a good one, maybe it doesn't hurt to explore ideas in general.

[recession]

Sounds to me like everyone's got it plenty under control, to be honest...

[ He doesn't know where to even begin with the machine stuff and as far as the rocks go, he's got no other new ideas than what was all preseented already. ]