( open ) march catch all

[cranekin]

WHO: Tsurumaru and you
WHAT: Museum lore, civilian shenanigans, and collecting sword friends
WHERE: Misc.
WHEN: March
WARNINGS: N/A for now

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[wheft]

I'm not surprised. Seems like natural flowers are becoming rare in this world too. And cultivating them would be pretty hard considering the current landscape.

[ she would know. the only time she sees actual flowers is when yi sang uses the spicebush E.G.O, the yellow flowers obscuring half his face as he whacks the enemies with its branches. they were beautiful. ]

I guess they're for this holiday called White Day? Why the color white?

[cranekin]

For a world so bright, it's lost so much color.

(He puts his hands down, finishing his work with the current bouquet and leaves the counter to go to the cool displays to grab a few more. Most of the flowers are white but there are a few splashes of color mixed in there...)

White is pure. (He reaches to take one gently as if he were handling very delicate merchandise,) The way love should be.

(Not that it is. He's been alive long enough to know love is more complicated than that.)

But love isn't that simple.

(Before he closes the case, he looks oer to Ishmael,)

Which color do you think will go best? We need something to stand out.

(Too much white is boring.)

[wheft]

That's just how it is. At least this place stands out because of it.

[ and it could've been worse. the ability to see colors at all could be placed behind a paywall, like in district T. ]

Love again? [ she sighs, the white ribbons on her hair bobbing along as if to agree. ] Seems like it's such a big deal here. We just celebrated it last month, didn't we?

[ pure love is practically nonexistent, and it's just not that simple. if it could save lives, her world would've been a much better place. ]

Red, I guess. It probably doesn't matter.

[cranekin]

Love.

(He nods his head. That's exactly what it is and he casually plucks a few red feathers from their storage vases to use for his next arrangement,)

Some of the oldest stories and songs are about love. Humans have celebrated it for as long as they could desire.

(Loop, twist, pull, repeat. He talks while he works,)

A month is hardly any time at all.

[wheft]

Maybe they're common wherever you're from, but you'd be hard-pressed to find people who can just express those feelings openly without eating their own words right after.

[ and just because she used to live in the Nest doesn't mean it's automatically fine and dandy now that people aren't actively dying in the streets. most of the time, they'd be seeking work in the most dangerous of companies and die over there instead. it's a neverending cycle. ]

Does that mean we're going to celebrate this holiday again next month? Jeez, it never ends.

[cranekin]

Hmm... I can't recall any other love festivals after this month.

(Maybe this is the end? Of course, he doesn't know. There could be another celebration in this era. There certainly are more now than there were before.

From under the counter, he takes out and cuts a ribbon that he uses to entwine with what he's working on... a small flower wreath,)

Is there something else you'd rather be celebrating, perhaps?

[wheft]

[ okay, whew. she can't take all that sappy crap at all, tbh.

she approaches the counter, watching tsurumary work on a new project. a wreath, huh... ]

Not really? I usually celebrate with food if I have to, but nothing this fancy.

[ and unnecessary. ]

[cranekin]

(He lets out a light laugh,)

Was the chyo-- chocolate not enough for you?

[wheft]

Does it have to be chocolate? I don't like being pressured with things like that.

[cranekin]

...

(He stops twisting the ribbon for a moment to watch Ishmael,)

What kind of food do you like?

[wheft]

Er, seafood? I'm not that picky, though.

[ what's he lookin at ]

[cranekin]

(Seafood. He nods and files that information away for now. That should be easy enough to take care of later but for now, he throws his hands up in the air and holds up his wreath,)

Finished!

(Please appreciate his work.)

[wheft]

[ uwoh - ]

Looks good.

[ she thinks? she doesn't have an eye for aesthetics, but it looks pretty enough. ]

Who's it for?

[cranekin]

(Makes direct eye contact with Ishmael......... yes, who could it be for....... )

[wheft]

[ raises a brow?????

no seriously. what tf is he lookin at ]

1/2

[cranekin]

(He keeps watching and hoping she'll get the hint but...... wow.)

[cranekin]

Seriously?

(He lowers the wreath... and holds it out to her,)

It's for you, of course.

[wheft]

Me?

[ SHE LEGIT DIDN'T GET IT ]

I told you, I can't afford it! And I don't remember giving you chocolate last month, so...

[cranekin]

Flowers only last for a short while after they've been picked.

(Even in perfectly controlled environments where the temperature and whatever chemicals in the air can make them last longer than usual,)

Only allowing a few to cherish them is a waste.

[wheft]

[ that... struck a chord in her for some reason. ]

...Then you could've just made them with fake flowers. To make them last forever.

[cranekin]

Would you like one that lasts forever?

(He wonders...)

[wheft]

Who wouldn't? Nothing lasts forever, so you may as well get the ones that last a little longer.

[ it's a simple enough answer, and yet... ]

[cranekin]

If that's what you'd like...

(He's going to start coming around the counter to get some of those modified flowers now if she insists!!!)

[wheft]

[ that's the thing. she doesn't really know. but it's too late to stop him, so she's going to watch him fuss over his latest project. ]

...Has anyone bought those flowers, though? [ the real ones, she means. ] I don't think the price is worth it, either.

[cranekin]

Not yet. I think most are waiting for them to wake up.

(And bloom a little more. Then they'll be preserved at their most beautiful for as long as possible. )

I agree. The price is much too high. Most people wouldn't be able to afford them at all... why not a discount? A special "comrades" one.