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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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[wigs]

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

[enforced]

Do you have the seed?

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

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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.]

[not here]

[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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[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?

[idkmybffjessie]

[sigh why are you so goddamn adorable]

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

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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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[goodpath]

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

[goodpath]

Well...No....

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[goodpath]

Did you used to work on a farm?

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[goodpath]

Hmm. Do you have any?

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[learningfrench]

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

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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.

[goodpath]

The tops off carrots can work?!

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

[idkmybffjessie]

[He ponders for a moment. Honestly, he has no idea what he's talking about. Gardening is not super high on the list of Zaeed's priorities.] Think there might be some in the kitchen?

[Pause.] Dunno if they'll grow actual carrots. Might be better off with seeds. You know where they keep those?

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[goodpath]

Never ever ever?

[goodpath]

No. [ Pause. He didn't really think this through. ] Maybe I can just get carrots and bury all of them and hope.

[idkmybffjessie]

Don't think that's the same thing. It'd be faster, though.

They might keep seeds around the gardens. Might as well have a look.

[goodpath]

M'gonna go investigate. [ And he cuts the feed. This? is SERIOUS BUSINESS. ]

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[learningfrench]

Yeah, I uh. Never really took care of anything before. [OR ANYONE. Until recently.]

[enforced]

Would you like help to find some?

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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?

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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. ]