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[happyends]

[ Guess who's trying really hard to ignore all the more aggressive posts on here. ]

Um.. H-Hi everyone! In case anyone doesn't know yet, I'm M.. Madoka Kaname, nice to meet you.. [ Is she looking more nervous than usually though? For sure. Although that's not because of the mood of the last posts as much as she's dying internally at the thought the whole train can hear and see her right now. ]

M-Maybe some of you might remember that a while ago mister Stark suggested we could put plants around the train.. I thought it'd be a good idea s-since it'd be good for both the air and just for making things look nice, so.. E.. Evie and I volunteered to work on it! But there's only two of us, so..

[ She sucks in a deep breath. You can do it, Madoka. You almost said your piece! ]

We.. could use some help, if anyone wants to help. The boxes all need to be p-put together, and the plants need to be taken care of in the l.. long run too. So I thought maybe we could start a gardening club.. I was part of a gardening club back home at school, so if you don't know what to do, I.. I can help you! But if people already know a lot about plants, it'd be g-great if they could help too..!

Um, of course it's voluntary, but.. i-it'll be fun. I think. And you can work together with Evie too then, and she's really pretty and smart and nice..! [ And, you know, Madoka is also pretty cute. But she apparently has no compliments for herself to spare here.

Also, her face is starting to turn the same colour as her hair by now. ]

I.. I think that's all..! T-Thank you so much for listening to me and I'm sorry for taking up your time-- ouch!

[ She was bowing to end the message politely, but instead just accidentally bumped her head in the process.

She's trying. ]

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[blueberryprincess]

You did beautifully. I’m proud of you, Madoka.

[happyends]

R.. Really?

[ Oh gosh, just hearing that from someone she looks up to immediately makes everything so much better. ]

Thank you so much..! I just hope there will be people willing to help..

[thebetterweapon]

Don't mind helpin' out, but are you alright darlin'?

[happyends]

Oh..! Yes, yes, I.. I'm fine! [ She's definitely rubbing her head though. But there's no way Madoka is going to dare to complain about it - it's not that bad! She can handle it! She's a big girl!! ]

Thank you for asking, sir.. I guess I was just bowing a little too quickly.

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[unfavorableinstigation]

[This one Nita's more than happy to respond to. Hello excuse not to mute the ICPs by dire means! The fact that she recognizes Madoka helps.]

Of course! I've got a lot of practice growing plants.

[And then the girl hits herself.]

Oh no! Are you alright there?

[happyends]

I'm okay..!

[ That answer comes almost a little too quickly. And Madoka is definitely rubbing the spot where she hit her head. But she'll be fine! No focusing on her allowed, time to quickly return to the more important matter..! ]

D.. Do you really have practice with that though? That's so good to hear..! Since we're all from different places, I bet we could have a lot of knowledge a-- about plants when we're all together.

[bluetailedhawk]

Did someone mention spending time with Evie? Tobias is in.

“So where is this?” His voice comes from the speaker this time, instead of planting itself straight into Madoka’s mind.

[happyends]

[ See, she knew this would be an appealing point that would draw someone in. Everyone has to love Evie, right. ]

.. Oh, do you want to help?

[ She sounds a little surprised. Madoka recognizes that voice, and she didn't know birds.. were into gardening..? But she won't turn down any help! ]

[blueberryprincess]

Hi, Tobias. Are you going to be helping us?

That’s exciting!

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[yep_stilldead]

Oh, what a grand idea! I shouldn't complain, but the train can get a bit gloomy, especially at night, so this sounds like just the thing to liven the place up. I don't know much about gardening, but really, how hard could it be?

[happyends]

[ Madoka can't help but smile at just someone calling it a good idea. Sure, it might not be her own idea, but she's just glad to see other people appreciating having more plants around. She thought it'd be nice too. ]

It's really not that difficult.. I learned pretty quickly back home, so I'm sure it should be no trouble for you either. And, um.. it's just really fun to watch things you cared for grow..!

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[tinkerheart]

[Ignore that buffoon over there, sweetie. He's not worthy of your time.]

I'm not a gardener in any capacity. [Only because he thinks it's boring but he'll never say it to Madoka. He might be many things but nasty to sweet children like her? Never.] On the other hand, if you need any more boxes for your plants I can make you those.

[happyends]

[ He truly is too sweet for this world. Or.. well, he is in his biased treatment of Madoka, anyway, but clearly that's all that matters here.

The offer seems to calm her down a bit. Enough that the girl thinly smiles. ]

Thank you, mister Fëanor, that's so nice of you.. We'll place these around the train first to see where everything would fit, but if we find out we could use more, I'll definitely ask you. Everything should look nice with all the plants, don't you think?

[rieper]

The garden boxes are complete and ready to be placed around the train.

[happyends]

[ Her eyes grow wide in surprise. ]

Oh..! Did you already take care of that, sir? Thank you so much..! [ She'd bow again, but.. you know. Madoka has learned her lesson about that one near the ICP now. ]

I hope it wasn't too much work..

[really_sketchy]

I'd be happy to help!

[happyends]

Oh, Naminé, thank you..!

[ Maybe she should have expected the other girl to offer as much - Naminé seemed so sweet during the times when they spoke before - but every offer of help still somehow seems like a huge surprise to Madoka.

At least it's a nice kind of surprise. She looks happy now, rather than how nervous she seemed during the message. ]

Have you ever done any kind of gardening before?

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[areasontohope]

If you need help with gardening, I can definitely do that.

[happyends]

[ She's so happy to know there's so many people willing to help.. and at least one on one conversations are a lot easier to deal with than talking to the whole train at once, so she looks less nervous now as she talks to him. ]

Really..? Thank you. Have you ever done it before?

[runs_on_batteries]

Attagirl!

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Is your head okay?

[happyends]

It's fine..

[ It definitely hurts. But it doesn't feel like she has a concussion or anything, so there's no way Madoka is going to utter a single negative word. ]

B-But.. I did it! [ Making the message, she means. Somehow. ] Do you think I got the point across to everyone..?

[pleple]

...I suppose I'm not doing much else with my free time.

[ And Madoka is so brave and adorable! ]

You alright?

[happyends]

D.. Don't worry! I'm alright!

[ Are you sure about that, Madoka.. Especially since she's kind of rubbing her forehead as she says it. But she doesn't want this to be all focused on her! ]

Do you really want to help out though, Ple Two..? I'd be so happy. Doing it together with friends would be so much fun, I think.

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[stealsyourheart]

Aw, that's a cool idea! I'm not exactly a green-thumb, but you know you can always ask me for a hand right?

[happyends]

R-really? You really don't have to help if you don't want to, though..!

[ Despite the offer being sweet. Madoka even looks a little surprised by it - not that she doesn't know he's a nice guy, but she's surprised he'd offer despite not really being into gardening. ]

You've already helped me so much before with other things, after all..

[deductionrival]

Hey Madoka! I'd be happy to help. I don't know too much about gardening, but I promise, I'm a quick study.

[happyends]

Thank you, I'm so glad to hear that!

[ She smiles. It's not that she didn't already like playing chess or drinking tea with him, really, but she's glad to be able to share more of her hobbies with him.

(Glad enough to not seem as nervous as when she made the initial message, anyway.) ]

The basics aren't hard at all.. Besides, you're really smart. There's no way you couldn't do it.

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[internetsexsymbol]

Oh, count me in, Madoka-chan! Great idea, as expected of--oof.

[He was about to praise her further, but then she bonks her head. That sounds like it smarts.]

You good?

[happyends]

P.. perfect..!

[ There's definitely a red spot on her forehead where she bumped her head.

Please don't mind it. ]

B--But I'm glad you'll be joining us..! Um, if I can be honest, I was kind of hoping for that.. Because we can definitely use a responsible adult.