Asa

[residentflorist]

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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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[halved]

[she must... she's gotta judge your love for life and faith in humanity... ]

Meant to? What does that even mean?

[residentflorist]

...there are some things that are just set in a fixed flow. But there are others that even if you defy them, another pat opens to bring you right back to where you were supposed to go. I don't think anything that's happened or anything that was chosen was a wrong decision though. That's what I mean.

[halved]

... Right. So you believe in destiny.

[residentflorist]

In a way. There's a set path for events, and everything that's happened in the past is set in stone. There's no going back to change that. But the future, even if some things are meant to happen, can still be changed. I believe that much.

[halved]

Of course the past is set in stone. That's just common sense.

But if you think the future is flexible, why believe in destiny at all?

[residentflorist]

[well. not entirely common sense, but you know.]

Because there are some things that may still happen no matter how hard you try to change them. They may just come around differently than you thought, or at a time you weren't expecting.

[halved]

[makes a face.]

I mean, I guess some things are inevitable. Like we're all going to die some day. But even then...

[residentflorist]

[...]

It's hard to explain, I think. Especially when there's someone out there who's doing what he can to make sure destiny continues to happen the way he wants it to.

[halved]

Ah. So there's someone trying to manipulate events... There isn't a way to stop him?

[residentflorist]

That's what we're working on. Or it was before we got here. Pretty sure the only way to stop him is to kill him, but he's not going to make that easy.

[halved]

[makes a face like :nyeh:]

Why can't some people just drop dead?

[residentflorist]

That'd be nice, wouldn't it? [tiredly. she would love if sephiroth just shriveled up like the worm he is.] But given the circumstances he's somehow made himself even harder to kill.

[halved]

The cultists should've tried sacrificing him instead.

[residentflorist]

They probably didn't because he'd just kill everyone anyway. [thoughtfully...] He doesn't exactly care if he thinks it'll get him what he wants.

[halved]

Weren't all our powers taken away? It's not like he would be as strong anymore.

[residentflorist]

You'd be surprised what a person can do with just a sword and a fragmented mental state.

[like, you know, stab someone in the back and impale them.]

[halved]

If he even has his sword. I'm missing all my crap still...

[residentflorist]

Can't imagine what else he'd have. And a lot of us did show up with weapons, too. Never mind, it's probably better not to even try to think about it.