Rabbit 16 [Video]

[fivemilesdeep]

[It's the afternoon after platform. Ryo doesn't look happy - how could he, after what happened at platform? - but he's holding himself together, and he can at least keep calm and manage something close to neutral in front of the ICP.]

I don't know how many of you knew her, but- Persephone left today. She's a goddess of spring, and she did a lot of upkeep in the greenhouse car. It's going to be a lot harder to keep everything growing well without her here, and I could use the help, if anyone wants to lend a hand. You don't have to have plant magic or be good at gardening - you just have to be willing to try.

Thank you.

Comments

[healerscorned]

I can keep them alive. I'm no gardener, but my healing works just as well on plants as it does humans.

[fivemilesdeep]

Thank you - that would really help. If you could check maybe once a day and make sure nothing's dying, that would be great.

[Normally, he'd have more questions - about her healing, about why it works on plants - and more enthusiasm and gratitude for her help. This, right now, isn't normal.]

[healerscorned]

I'm already working on growing Fruit Cups, Craggle Leaves, and those Senzu Beans for Trunks, so it's no skin off my back. Just more of what I've already been doing, really.

[invigorates]

I am sorry to hear your friend has gone. ( She's assuming friendship anyway. People don't tend to make such announcements at random. ) I would be more than happy to assist with the gardens, as well as anything else you may need.

[fivemilesdeep]

Thank you. [She assumes correctly - it's worth making the announcement for the sake of the greenhouse car alone, given how much food is grown there, but he's feeling it more than most.] I'll let you know if I need anything else - have you worked with plants much?

[invigorates]

( A shrug. ) I am hardly a horticulturist, but I have managed to keep the few plants I cared for alive. If you have any tips, I am willing to learn.

[blue_ice]

I spend enough time there with Snapper that I should've been helping all along.

There's a lot of ground to cover.

[fivemilesdeep]

It's...it's fine. Now is as good a time as any to start.

[And he's not about to turn away an offer to help - not now, when they need it.]

[blue_ice]

we'll be there. Do you have any gardening books?

[ He...tends to learn by book. Oops. ]

voice;

[flatteries]

[ Inigo has already been doing work at the greenhouse - mostly taking care of his plants, but often taking over care for others he knows belong to other people who leave at some point or another.

Hence why-- ]

I can kick it up a notch.

[ Usually he would have said it casually, but there's an edge of a more seriousness to his tone here, not wanting to be out of touch with the way Ryo seems right now. ]

I can help teach people stuff if they want to help out too, of course. But we'll make it work either way. Don't worry about it. [ Inigo can't take away many people's worries about the people who disappear. Especially not when he feels them himself so strongly as well.

But he can at least take away worries when it comes to stuff like this instead. ]

[fivemilesdeep]

[Inigo is the first one to get a genuine smile from Ryo - it's sad, close to teary, but it's real. He knows that Inigo puts in the work in the greenhouse car; more than that, he knows Inigo means what he says. If he says he'll help, he will; if he says he'll teach people, he'll do that too.]

[Ryo isn't alone in this - in working in the greenhouse, or in working on the larger picture to keep the greenhouse alive. Inigo's here.]

Thank you.

[It's soft and terribly heartfelt.]

[flatteries]

[ .. yeah. Someone is doing particularly bad on this platform day, huh.

Inigo entirely gets it, considering the people he's seen leave today as well, but it always works better like this for him. Just shove it down, and deal with it later, especially when there's stuff to do - like looking after others. ]

Are you in the greenhouse right now?

[ He's not asking that so he can go tend to the plants. There's something else to tend to here. ]

[nell_of_soulwood]

I'm good at making things grow so I'll help all I can. I didn't know Ms. Persephone personally, but I saw her work in the gardens and she'll definitely be missed.

[fivemilesdeep]

Thank you. I don't think anything needs attention at the moment, but I'll definitely need your help.

And...she already is.

[nell_of_soulwood]

Of course. Any time. You'll probably be able to find me there most times.

I'm sure she is. I'm sorry for your loss.

video

[zigajoule]

Part of my schoolwork put me in the greenhouse. Whenever I'm working to study alchemy, I will be in the area tending to what's needed.

[ He also happens to enjoy the warm, humid air in there. ]

I assume you grow food and potion ingredients there.

[fivemilesdeep]

Thank you.

There's food, yes - mostly fruit and vegetables - and I think whether something counts as ingredients depends on what you're making. There are also a few things here that are just...nice.

[Thanatos's poppies. The crystal flowers. There are a number of things Persephone collected from worlds Ryo has never seen that are now under his care, and he has no idea how to take care of them, but he's going to try.]

[zigajoule]

You can rest assured that any that I take care of will be in good form.

[ Over confident enough? Perhaps, but he will do his due diligence on the matter.

But not because Ryo asked him to. For his own reasons and purposes. ]

audio

[jingyeets]

That sucks, Ryo, I'm sorry.

( ... it does suck. there's nothing he can say about the comings and goings, but instead, he has this: petty theft.

sort of. )

Hey, I was wondering, where in here is a good place to add some extra flowers? I may have perhaps walked off with some from last platform.

( ... the ones he picked up when he arrived kind of don't have room in their box plot for more, so yes, this is both a distraction and an offer? sort of? )

[fivemilesdeep]

It does. I...

[He tries for I'll be okay and doesn't quite get there. He knows he will be, eventually, but that feels too far away to really hope for right now.]

I- don't know yet, but I'm sure we can find space. How many flowers?

[jingyeets]

( time only does what it can, mostly in creating distance. jingyi... just has dirt encrusted hands, which largely isn't related. but it is something. )

Uh, not sure, didn't count the blossoms, but enough roots and dirt to fit into my arms?

[gundamofthedesert]

[He could tell that Ryo was hurting from the fact that someone he knew had gone home. It was pretty clear and it made Quatre sad that the train kept doing this]

I'm sorry that she went home. I'd be willing to try. I've never really done much except for water some indoor plants, but I'm willing to learn.

[fivemilesdeep]

Sometimes, just watering them is all you need.

But thank you - I'd be happy to teach you.

[achickenformylove]

I already spend a lot of time in the greenhouse carriage with my rabbits. I would be willing to assist with the upkeep.

[And rabbits might be able to help by eating weeds]

[fivemilesdeep]

Thank you. Have you done much gardening before?