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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.

[thebetterweapon]

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

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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?

[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]

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..

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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]

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.

[blueberryprincess]

I’m sure we’ll have volunteers. And it’s be the best garden any train has ever seen.

[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.

[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! ]

[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..!

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita eyes her carefully.]

Make sure to get some ice or something for that, okay? And maybe lie down, if it keeps feeling sore.

[These are life lessons from someone who's been punched many a time in the past.]

But yeah, my dad's a florist, so we grow all sorts of plants at home.

[And the rest of Madoka's assurance is the bright spot they all need! Have another reassuring smile, Mads.]

I'll keep an ear out on the Network for meet-up plans and so on, okay?

[Though she's still not sure what's the deal with 'the book in the garden car'...]

[blueberryprincess]

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

That’s exciting!

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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.

[yep_stilldead]

[ Ivy thinks back to some of her previous train encounters. The ones involving screaming, mainly. ]

...Oh, I should probably mention before I join in that I'm a ghost. That won't be a problem, will it? I can still move things around if I put my mind to it.

[rieper]

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

[happyends]

Well, I don't think there are a lot of trains that have gardens.. [ But she seems to appreciate the sentiment all the same, since Madoka calms down a bit. Enough to giggle, anyway. ]

But we'll still do our best to make it pretty, right? It'll liven the train up so much.

[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]

[ 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]

It wasn't hard. The headless man helped as well.

Taking care of it should be easy but I am aware there are lots of people interested in caring for the plants. [Re: Tony's post] I'll set them out today and anyone interested can care for them.

[He'll over look all of them himself because it's just how he is but as long as they're looking good he won't say anything to anyone about how they go about things.]

Mostly they will just need water and trimming. [NO sunlight!! Please don't take them off the train when it stops, that's not necessary. Please don't anger the murderer on the train.]

[blueberryprincess]

No, there probably aren't, but we're going to do our best to make ours great.

I also think it'd be a lot of fun to see if we can barter for various kinds of seeds when we stop for missions.

Maybe bring some vegetables and fruits onto the train. What do you think?

[happyends]

Oh. [ That's definitely a surprised 'oh', but at least it's not total shock or screaming? It probably helps that Madoka has run into all sorts of people here, and she's too polite to scream or anything anyway.. ]

O-- Of course that's alright! You don't have to work too hard just to be able to move things, right..? I wouldn't want you to get too tired.

[happyends]

[ Thank you, Nita, that's exactly the kind of advice Madoka needs. Otherwise she's just never going to take care of herself.. So she just gives a small nod at Nita's advice, seeming to listen to it intently. ]

Okay, thank you. [ For both that and keeping an ear out. ] But.. um, I just want to say it's so cool that your father is a florist. He must be a really amazing person.

[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?