( 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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[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.

[wheft]

A discount? You sure?

[ hmm. she ducks her head a bit. ]

Put it on me first, see if it looks good on me.

[cranekin]

I'm sure.

(Absolutely and he gently drops the crown on her head. He won't touch her but he will adjust the crown just slightly so it sits at the best angle,)

Ah, I don't have a mirror... maybe a picture will do?

(Like a selfie to show how it looks? Or maybe she has a mirror...)

[wheft]

I don't have a mirror with me, either...

[ and it's impossible to take selfies with oculars, so - ]

Maybe you take the picture and send it to me?

[cranekin]

(He holds up his hands in front of him, making a "box" with his thumb and index fingers to make the shape of a camera in front of him. This makes it seem a little less awkward, right? Otherwise, he'd just be staring at her...)

Smile.

(And he'll move his fingers to show when he takes a picture. Once and twice. Because you always need another picture in case the first is no good, right?)

[wheft]

[ and she does. just a small one though - wouldn't want to blow his mind right away. ]

...Do I look okay?

[ when was the last time she smiled for the camera? she didn't even do it when march asked... ]