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[goodpath]

[ Tap, tap. Tap. good, It's on. When Cid realizes the whole thing is recording, he's smiling. He's wearing his overalls, and his shirt, and one of them is unclipped and there's a smudge of dirt on his face. From the background, it looks like he's in the oxygen garden, underneath a tree. ]

I wanna help make venge-tables for everyone, like Sara is. But I don't want her to know, I want to make it carrots and surprise her.

[ Nod. He pans the camera to a hole in the ground he's dug up with his hands, by the look of it. ]

I'm trying to copy her but I'm used to watching the machines do it on the farm. I don't know what happens next.

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[last_centurion]

[He's in the medbay as usual.]

You need seeds to plant vegetables. Or roots. I've done a little planting by hand; it's a lot of work you know.

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[goodpath]

I need to get them, do you have any? I can work fine! I'll work super hard.

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[last_centurion]

No, but I'm betting the garden has some in storage somewhere.

Oh, I don't doubt your ability to work hard, but if you need a hand I have plenty of free time.

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[wigs]

You might want to get an adult to help you with that, dear.

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[goodpath]

No, I can do it by myself! I just need to put something in.

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[wigs]

[AS CID ALREADY KNOWS effie knows nothing about farming, but at least she's familiar with the very basic concepts.]

Well, it looks like you've...ah, dug up a hole quite nicely there. I suppose you'll have to place the carrot seed inside?

[enforced]

Do you have the seed?

[He both likes kids and recalls his brief stint with the Agricorps. This is pretty easy]

[goodpath]

Well...No....

[enforced]

Would you like help to find some?

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[learningfrench]

What happens next is you put a seed in there. Then you, uh. Water it, and eventually something will turn up. [That's as far as Joe knows when it comes to plants.]

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[goodpath]

Did you used to work on a farm?

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[learningfrench]

No, I worked in the city. Never so much as grew a plant.

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[thefuckinhalf]

[She's just watching, to see who - if anyone - helps him out. Then she'll be "surprised" when he has something to show her.]

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[justamobster]

[ Arrgh adorable children. Such a huge weakspot of his. ]

Carrots, huh? You got a good hole dug there, kiddo, next you need carrot seeds to put in it.

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[goodpath]

Hmm. Do you have any?

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[justamobster]

Not on me, no. Bet we got 'em here, though. [ He just isn't sure where to look. He really needs to go visit the gardens. ]

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[glom]

[ Oh boy... Sara had said she should meet Cid...

Pointing out that Sara can, and likely is, watching the video feed is probably not the best foot to start out on. ]

Do you know where your mom is?

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[goodpath]

I think she's with Joe. I'm supposed to be napping, but I want to surprise her with carrots.

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[glom]

[ Who's... Joe... ]

How long do you think carrots take to grow?

[idkmybffjessie]

[sigh why are you so goddamn adorable]

Got to have seeds first, kid. Or the tops off carrots. They'll grow, too.

[goodpath]

The tops off carrots can work?!

Zaeed! Zaeed I need, uhm... I need some carrots.

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[handelaar]

[That... is a kid in the gardens. A kid who's talking about growing vegetables like - ]

Sara.

[There's half of a question in his voice, not sure if Sara has taken this one in or if it's her own kid he's speaking to. But there are only so many children on the ship. And if it's her kid, why not just call her mom like, oh, every other child ever.]

She your mom, kid?

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[goodpath]

Uh-huh. [ Why? Does it matter? Cid looks at him skeptically. ] Are you gonna tell her?

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[bibliophilism]

[Michelle giggles, and claps her hands. What's more adorable than a little kid? A little kid acting all grown up. Awww.]

That's so sweet of you, Cid! And I think what comes next is you actually plant the vegetables and then take care of them.

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[goodpath]

I need venge-tables then.