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[meanspirited]

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[meanspirited]

For... me.

[huhcat]

Any reason for your interest in botany? Or for these flowers in particular?

[lustro]

I like them all, but in Heaven, they wilt so fast. Fresh flowers never last.

[ So seeing them is a treat. Being able to give them to people is also nice. He thinks of it as practice, for the future. ]

[meanspirited]

[Heaven? Is that like Celestia? Not that he cares much about the Heavenly Principles and their realm, but it sounds like it must be something similar.]

Well, enjoy it while you can.

[He frowns at the blue delphiniums, glancing back into his room. What does he even... do with flowers...]

Do I need a vase?

[lustro]

[ Nod nod nod nod. ]

Yeah, they need a moist home.

[meanspirited]

Isn't it more like a damp grave?

[lustro]

What do you mean grave???

[meanspirited]

Cut flowers are dead, aren't they? They won't "live" for much longer.

[lustro]

[ He shakes his head a lot. ]

N-no, not exactly. Flowers in general don’t last that long. But… the feelings they inspire… remain with us. I think.

[meanspirited]

[You're gonna give yourself whiplash like that...]

...

[But something about that... It feels like something Nahida might say, if she was feeling sentimental. Wisdom and sentiment don't often go hand in hand, but with her attempts to get him "socialized" she certainly tried.]

So what feelings do you want me to have when I think about you?

[lustro]

Uh.......... What?

[ He's... a little lost. Feels like they're talking about something else now. But well, if Blue doesn't mind talking, this is okay, he thinks. ]

Do you feel any particular way about me??

[meanspirited]

You're the one who cared enough about these flowers to bring them over, so isn't there something you want to inspire out of it? Even if it's just an attempt at bribery.

[lustro]

No, I just like flowers and wanted to share. These reminded me of you, so...

[ He trails off. That's really all there is to it. Does there need to be more? ]

[meanspirited]

[...

Pfff.]

You're a simple man, aren't you?

[Hehehe.]

[lustro]

W-well, everything else is already complicated enough? And sometimes, the things we feel inside are… so… unnecessarily… stupidly complicated.

[ He sighs and shrugs. ]

Simple things are nice.

[meanspirited]

[For such a simple statement, it seems to make him pause for quite some time.]

Is that so...

[Hm.]

Well, I'll keep them for now.

[lustro]

Great! Remember to keep them
moist - not too much water.