[action] Gardening (Backdated to Mother's day.....)

[demonqueen]

[Oichi has no idea what mother's day is, but she does like the proliferation of flowers it seems to bring. And having received one of her neighbor's trees for a Valentine's day gift from her not!husband several months ago, she has decided that she likes having flowers in the yard.

Which is why she's doing a little gardening today. Oichi can be found in two places.

A)Around town, collecting flowers. Which means that she is wandering in and out of shops, with shadowy arms picking up various flowers and holding them up for her to inspect. The ones she likes are retained, while the ones she doesn't are cast unceremoniously aside. But it seems that her current decision between petunias and mums. Which is why two shadow arms are holding the choices up in front of you.]

They are both such pretty flowers....

Which should I keep?

[ B) And later, back at 1668 Nelson street, Oichi is planting her new acquisitions. She making quite a mess of the yard, and giving little thought to placement or aesthetic. She seems to think that more is better. But she does seem to be in a good mood. Bother her?]

Comments

A

[spellbent]

[ Warren blinks a couple of times, because. Um. Shadow arms. What. ]

Is there a reason why you can't keep both?

Re: A

[demonqueen]

Both...?

[The reason is that it did not occur to her.]

What a wonderful idea....

So many pretty flowers.... I should just take them all.

[spellbent]

[ Usually Warren doesn't give a damn, but thanks to Mayfield he does. He also thinks it's probably unwise to give the lady with the shadow hands the cold shoulder. ]

Do you need help with those?

[demonqueen]

How very kind....

[Well, here you go then. The shadow hands hold out a couple of small potted plants for him to take.]

You have my thanks.....

What are you called?

A

[keep_smiling]

[Affected by Mayfield Mother's Day nonsense, Elmer's been out handing daises out to all the ladies he comes across. Naturally he has to stop when he sees Oichi.]

Ichi-chi! Here, you need one of these.

Re: A

[demonqueen]

Lord Elmer!

[she reaches out to take the daisies. At the same time, the other two flowers are flung carelessly aside. They are old and busted. This is the new hotness.]

Thank you for the kind gift, My Lord.

I will...... treasure them....

[keep_smiling]

No problem! Apparently it's Mother's Day. Not that every woman here is a mother, it's still a good thing to celebrate anyway. Are you sure you want to throw away your other flowers like that?

[demonqueen]

Hmm?

[She looks in the direction the flowers were thrown curiously, as if wondering what happened to them.]

I suppose.....

But the flowers you have given me are far.....

more fragrant....

A

[intwobooks]

[What the-! He jerks back from the shadowy arms as they loom in front of him.]

Merlin's Beard!

Re: A

[demonqueen]

[She just looks confused.]

Who..... is Merlin?

A

[intwobooks]

A...a wizard. One of the most powerful in history.

[And right there and then, the power of Mother's Day compels him to say...]

You have...very nice flowers.

Re: A

[demonqueen]

Oh....

[She has no idea what a wizard is. Some sort of formidable opponent, she supposes.]

Thank you....

I like flowers...... so colorful.... so pretty when the petals scatter.

B, if that's fine with you?

[chibi_emperor]

[ Emperor has been feeling strange today. Strange as in wanting to be nice to all and any women he meets....And then he got into his head that he was going to check on the woman he swapped bodies with a little while back.

So now he's walking right into the yard, as if he owns the place.

Then stops. And stares. ]

Need any help with that?

[ What. Since when does he ever lend a hand? ]

o7

[demonqueen]

[She looks up from where she was inspecting the haphazard placement of some petunias. Oh, it's that boy she was that one time.]

Perhaps....

I know very little of flowers. They seem so pretty....

[She picks up a fallen blossom in her hands.]

And yet so fragile.....

[chibi_emperor]

Too fragile for my taste.

[ He crouches down next to her and picks up a flower to inspect. ]

They do have its charms, I suppose.

[demonqueen]

People are fragile too.... just like the flowers.... and just as fleeting.

But perhaps... that is why they seem..... so striking.

B

[1st_superhero]

[Surprise bear hug!]

Honey, I'm home!

[Due to the events of the town, Gilgamesh has more or less become a love freak. As a result, he's taken to romancing all the women he encounters, including Oichi.]

Re: B

[demonqueen]

[Actual physical contact is still strange to her. Very few people in her life engaged in such forward behavior. So there is the slightest tensing of her shoulders and the shadows nearby begin to form claws in the split second before she realizes who it is and relaxes.]

Lord Gilgamesh....

How do you fare today?

Re: B

[1st_superhero]

Great! Like I'm ready to spread the King's LOVE to everyone! Especially you, my dearly beloved wife!

B

[bonehead]

[ A normally depressed woman in a good mood? Jake in a good mood? Oh, golly, is he eager to give her a friendly pat on the back as she is hunched over the flowers. ]

Haven't known you for long, but happy Mother's Day!!

[ He is now waving a bouquet of flowers right in your face. Take them and be the happiest depressed woman in Mayfield, Oichi. ]

Re: B

[demonqueen]

[She takes the bouquet with an expression that borders on wonderment.]

For me...? Thank you...

[She stands up. By which I mean some of the shadows helpfully lift her to her feet.]


What is.... Mother's Day?

[bonehead]

Exactly what it sounds like. A day for mothers! You may not be mine, but since you're the alpha female of this rag-tag group of so-called family members, I figured you deserved a gift.

[ Oh dammit he almost forgot about the shadows. But he does his best not to be phased by them because this is a day of making Oichi happy! ]

A

[miraculls]

[does not even look surprised at the shadow arms]

All of them, honk! They all be real pretty, ain't no reason why you gotta toss one or the other.

Re: A

[demonqueen]

Yes....

I should keep all of them...

[Her yard is going to be drowning in them. No flower shall be safe.]

Little Oni is so wise.

[miraculls]

[beams at her]

Yeah, get your floral party on up in this place, haha! [sits in the middle of the ones she tossed aside and starts fiddling with them] I love these starmonkey types of herbology, there weren't that many growing by the beach where I come from.