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[flameandpassion]

[Rei looks tired. And she has the look of someone who is working, so hard, to keep it together. But all the same, Rei has a large jungle flower in her hands, fingers carefully moving the petals aside to examine the flower fully, taking a deep breath before she speaks.]

Chibiusa is no longer in Adstringendum. That's -- three of us, in the past couple of weeks.

[Rei pauses -- she doesn't know what to say, on top of that. An emphasis, maybe, on how the Animus are punishing them? Or maybe it's not even a punishment, maybe their luck is truly that terrible.

Her fingers pinch a petal lightly.]

At least the event isn't dangerous, for the most part, right?

[And then, Rei looks up towards the camera.]

Is anywhere here good at planting flowers? -- roses. I need roses, but I don't know if they'll grow here.

Comments

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[madcuriosity.livejournal.com]

I am. And I can speak to the roses so they behave Miss Ray.

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[flameandpassion]

-- you can talk to roses?

[Blink.]

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[madcuriosity.livejournal.com]

Well, not just roses. All flowers. They're very good conversation actually.

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[flameandpassion]

[... well, she's heard weirder -- though she's fairly certain this is just Alice being Alice.]

What do they say?

[voice]

[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

...Hinamori might know.

[voice]

[flameandpassion]

I've never bothered growing them before.

[Mostly because Mamoru is so good at growing them and Rei takes the stupid things for granted.]

I've heard they're difficult, but I'll ask.

[voice]

[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

There are usually other things to occupy one's time and resources here. [Sigh and bother.] Good luck.

[voice]

[flameandpassion]

Normally, but there's not much else to do when we're trapped in the Amazon for a week.

[That and she can't work up the energy to rally what senshi are left into doing something about it, because that's not her job.

Rei pauses at the 'good luck', though.]

Toushirou.

[al_truism]

There used to be a rose garden at Whipstaff... it would be nice to see some again.

[Quietly. Oh god, Usagi.]

[flameandpassion]

[Bingo.]

Are the plants still there?

[al_truism]

[Fuuuuuck.]

I think so. Or you could ask Finny, he's very good at finding plants.

[flameandpassion]

Maybe we can transplant one that's already there, if the owners don't mind.

-- and Finny, too, that's a good idea.

[buntails.livejournal.com]

Chibi... Usa is?

[No no no, she can't cope with this. Not when she just got some semblance of equilibrium back.]

[flameandpassion]

She's gone home.

[The 'where she belongs' is unsaid.]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

[It's a good reminder, and Usagi nods.]

Right.

[flameandpassion]

Toushirou told me that Hinamori might know how to plant flowers.

[idkmybffcrow.livejournal.com]

Ah, the smaller rabbit...? I'm sorry, Hino-san.

[flameandpassion]

[ -- it's odd, being comforted by someone who is supposed to be an enemy, but Rei is far too emotionally exhausted to care.]

She belongs with her parents, back home. It's fine.

[idkmybffcrow.livejournal.com]

[Everyone deserves politeness, at least.]

I thought Usagi-chan was one of her parents? She went back to the other?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Just as Usagi was starting to look happy again. That just sucks.] Does Usagi know yet?

Alice has a gift with flowers. I'm pretty sure she'll be delighted to help you. ...Harry wants to create a communal garden. Maybe we can plant roses there too.

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[flameandpassion]

Mm.

[And that's all she has to say of Usagi.]

Alice volunteered. I'll ask Harry, too.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

You do like roses then?

[bunny_flower]

Roses, Hino-san ?

[flameandpassion]

To remember Mamoru.

[bunny_flower]

I do not think I have see any.