To be reserved?! What is this?!

[gaininghope]

Hmm... Well Miss Mun, everyone else would say you're overloading yourself, or that this is one of those 'spur of the moment' decisions but...

I'm as excited as you are, honestly! [She smiles, then puts her finger to her chin, already plotting.]

Everyone deserves another shot at it, right? Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and bump into some familiar faces...

Hmm, I think I'll open a flower shop, too...

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[clockworkaholic]

Stay out of my workshop.

[gaininghope]

Well that's straight-forward, huh?

Hmm, you sure? I could put a little potted plant in there and it would really brighten it up, I'm sure! [Hee~]

[clockworkaholic]

No. Stay out of my business.

[gaininghope]

Oh, I promise I won't touch anything? [... which she probably wouldn't!]

[clockworkaholic]

Just stay out.

[gaininghope]

If you say so...

So what is it you work on? [:3 He didn't say she couldn't ask, right?]

[clockworkaholic]

Mechanical things.

[Anything, now.]

It used to just be clocks.

[gaininghope]

Oooooh, a handy man.

At least we know nothing will ever be broken? [That's worth something right?]

[clockworkaholic]

Or if it breaks, it can be fixed.

[Maybe.]

[gaininghope]

Right!

And I can always spruce the place up. [They'll be the best team!]

[clockworkaholic]

...Ah.

[That's a...vague noise of agreement, I guess!]

[gaininghope]

[Aww, he's not so bad.]

Good! It's settled then!

[clockworkaholic]

What's settled?

[chocobo_hairdude]

Aerith? Man, am I glad to see you?

[gaininghope]

[Excuse her, Zack, while she tries to hide her big smile. She's real coy y'know.]

Hmm, well, I'd hope so! It's been a long time.

[chocobo_hairdude]

Yeah, it's been too long. How are your flowers?

[gaininghope]

Didn't you read the letters? [She says it in a little teasing tone]

They're selling well. Making people very happy.

[chocobo_hairdude]

Uh, the letters? [He blushed.] I've been kind of busy....but I will read them!

[gaininghope]

[Hehe~] I could always sum it up for you?

[chocobo_hairdude]

Uh, ok?

[gaininghope]

[Here, have a hug!]

This is pretty much it. I missed you.

[chocobo_hairdude]

I missed you too. [He really did. Have a hug back, Aerith.]

[gaininghope]

[Bawww, that makes her smile.]

I'd hope so...

[chocobo_hairdude]

[It makes Zack smile too.]

So, how have the flowers been?

[iam_sephiroth]

Flowers, hmph.

[gaininghope]

[She tilts her head.] What? They're always good to have around, you see...

[iam_sephiroth]

Do you like the smell?

[gaininghope]

Mhmm, sure I do.

When you spend so much time around them, it's only natural. But it's more than the smell. They're peaceful...

[iam_sephiroth]

[Curious. Why wasn't she afraid?]

Where do you grow them?

[gaininghope]

[This Aerith is still young and oblivious, you see. She's also met a pre-coocoo Sephiroth, so that should explain it.]

The church has a real fertile patch, believe it or not. In Midgar of all places!

[iam_sephiroth]

Ah, I see.

Do you know who I am?

[gaininghope]

Mmm, I've met you once before. But only briefly...

[c: Why?]

[iam_sephiroth]

Was that a long time ago or recently?