Second Feather ƸӜƷ Voice / Action

[amberguardian]

[It's been over three weeks since Kohaku has come back here. All of her memories seem to be back...that she's aware of. And she's been out and around everywhere just about everyday since her first day back. Mostly she's been trying to find things to do, but since it is winter, her attempts at finding things to do just hasn't gotten her anywhere. Back home she had gotten used to having things to do. But here? She has no errands, and more importantly, she has no garden to take care of. And while she does like winter, spring is closer to her favorite. So today seems like a good day to ask for something to do, and she knows the perfect thing.]

Hello. To those that are taking care of the flower shop, I was wondering if I could help out too. I'm very good at taking care of plants, since I take care of a garden back home, and I miss that very much already. So if you say yes, I promise I'll do really good. I can even do all of the watering that's needed!

If not, I undertand. There's probably a few people there already.


[After asking, she can't help but feel a little anxious, since she really would like to be there and have something to do. So while she waits, she'll go looking for something to keep herself busy. And not long after, she's found herself at one of the bridges, and seeing that there's still some ice to walk on. So she'll walk down to the frozen water, setting her open journal on the grass near her as she steps onto the ice.

She never had the chance to walk on ice, especially since the only water back home by Shuichiro's house. People got mad at the children who would even look like they were about to try it.

So if you're nearby, there might be an interesting scene going on. She doesn't have the right shoes on for walking on ice.]

Comments

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Hm? You don't have to apologize for that.

[Voice]

[amberguardian]

But forgetting someone is kind of rude.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Considering how often that kind of situation situation happens here, it's not something to hold against anyone.

[Voice]

[amberguardian]

I suppose so.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

I'm sure you'll get along just fine.

[Voice]

[amberguardian]

I hope so! It's easy to get along with people who like to take care of plants.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Why don't you come by the shop a little later? That way we can make sure you're familiar with the layout and finding things.

[Voice]

[amberguardian]

That would be helpful. When would be a good time?

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Hm, what about four?

[Voice]

[amberguardian]

Four sounds fine. I don't have much to do today.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

I'll just head over when school is out for the day.

Re: [Voice]

[amberguardian]

Alright. I'll be there.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[As promised, Raine will be puttering around inside the shop not long after wrapping up a few school-related things. She'll be paying attention to whenever the door chimes jingle, however.]

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[amberguardian]

[Kohaku will be one or two minutes late, so when she gets there she'll make sure to poke her head in first to see if Raine is there or not.]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[She's not timing her or anything; she hasn't even really looked at the clock since she got to the shop. But at the sound of the door she'll head over in that direction.]

Hello?

[action]

[amberguardian]

[She just wanted to make sure someone was there before just walking in, but she'll walk in now.]

Hello!

[action]

[wise_maiden]

Ah, there you are. Come on in.

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[amberguardian]

[And she will, closing the door, then walking over.]

[wise_maiden]

[She leads her away from the front door, around the few stands that were put up to keep out the wind.]

Let's see... for the watering, there are various small hoses attached to sinks, and then that is used to distribute it to the watering cans for the smaller plants. Always be aware of which setting you're using as well, and... do you know how to check the soil?

[amberguardian]

[She'll be following.]

I do. Back home I've been taking care of a garden for a very long time...but I'm used to watering with magic.

[wise_maiden]

That's fine as well. Sometimes you want to be careful not to draw too much water from the air in here, however.

[She leads her toward a small section of racks.] In case someone asks you, this is where we keep the seeds. The identified ones are in packets on these racks, separated into categories of herbs, vegetables, plants, specific flowers, and so forth. [She indicates the labels on the racks as well, though they're also color coded.] Ones that we haven't been able to identify yet are on the rack over here. We plant a few every once in a while to try and determine what they are.

[Which sometimes works out nicely, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it leads to... interesting results.]

[amberguardian]

I'll be careful. [She'll just have to hope nobody else is there or they'll get wet.]

And oh wow, that's a lot of information to take in.] I might be able to help identify them.

[wise_maiden]

You're certainly welcome to try. The seeds vary greatly, from common flora found around here, to plants that come from a variety of worlds. Sorting them can be a bit of a time consumer if you aren't sure what to look for.

[She leads her to the next area.] This is the station where the cut flowers are wrapped. Most people tend to do it themselves, but sometimes they ask for help with arranging the bouquets.

[amberguardian]

I like growing plants at home, so it wouldn't be too hard.

[And Kohaku stays a few steps away from there.] I'm sorry. I won't be able to do something like that.

[wise_maiden]

Even so, you'd be surprised by the variety here.

[She nods at the next admission.] That's fine. All you'd need to do is let people know where the area and supplies are, if they ask. There are a few books that could give them ideas as well. I prefer handling the live plants myself, but sometimes they show up in the item shop already cut up, so we bring them here and hope for the best.