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[inemeraldfaith]

[At first, there is only audio...]

Hm... I think... like this and—

[The video feed turns on, revealing Aerith in all of her glory, wonderment gaze and more. She looks... bright. Cheery, all things considered.]

There we go!

[Lifting a hand, she wiggles her fingers in greeting.]

Hi there. My name is Aerith and I'd like some opinions onnnnn...

[She turns her camera to show off... her familiar, a Cerulean Drake.]

What I should name them. I'm still getting acquainted with things here, but this seems like a good place to start and a good way to get familiar with some of the other faces here.

I'm not very particular, but maybe something to do with the colour?

[She thumbs at her chin curiously as she looks over to it. No, she still doesn't have any ideas and up until now, she's just been calling it her 'friend.']

Comments

[inemeraldfaith]

I was thinking about getting some plants. You can name those, right? And I want a whole bunch of them, so that's plenty of names for you to think up.

[madcuriosity]

I most certainly can, but why not simply ask them for their names?

[inemeraldfaith]

You know, I used to talk to the flowers back home, but I'm not sure they really replied. [At least, not in the way that might have been expected.] Do they speak in your home world?

[madcuriosity]

All flowers can speak. They just need to be awake.

[inemeraldfaith]

[Somehow just hearing Alice say that makes sense. Aerith could believe that even the flowers in Midgar sleep, too. Just like any other part of nature.]

In your home how do you determine if they're awake or asleep? Just by if they carry on conversation with you? It sounds like you know a lot about flowers.

[madcuriosity]

Oh, that is quite easy. It depends on how hard the soil is! A soft flower bed leads to the sleepiest of flowers, no matter how much you try to wake them up! But a hard flower bed means they're wide awake!

See, simple!

[inemeraldfaith]

I didn't know soil had anything to do with it...

[Now she's thinking of all the times she might have messed with the soil. It's probably just a home world thing, but it leaves some food for thought.]

I'll keep that in mind!

[madcuriosity]

Oh yes! That's why it's called a flower bed, after all! It is quite difficult to be asleep in an uncomfortable bed, Miss Aerith! The flowers themselves told me.

[inemeraldfaith]

Well, isn't that the same for us, too? [At least, Aerith whilst not a very particular person outwardly, does appreciate a comfortable bed.] The flowers back home for you sound very talkative. Do they tell you stories and things like that?

[madcuriosity]

Oh yes! I simply can't stand a hard bed! Or harsh pillows! You know how sometimes you could be sleeping on a pillow and a feather end pricks you in the cheek? It's dreadful!

But we discuss all sorts of things, poems, stories, they love to talk about all the people they meet.

[inemeraldfaith]

I bet they'd have all kinds of stories about people. Flowers can't really move, but people can. You'll have to tell me if the flowers here talk to you, too.

[madcuriosity]

Well, so far, none of them have, they've been asleep, at least the ones I've met. Or already cut, and cut flowers can't speak.

But I most certainly shall, Miss Aerith! And you shall have to let me know when you need something named!

[inemeraldfaith]

I'll definitely be coming to you for names. Thanks for all of the info, Alice.

[madcuriosity]

Not at all, Miss Aerith! Have a splendid naming day!