► 008.

[culver]

[the video opens up to Nill, and Tate leaning over her shoulder. they’re both wearing crowns of woven flowers, pinks and yellows and whites. Tate grins, all teeth and delight when he sees it’s recording.]

Look what Tate showed me how to do. [and she gestures to the daisy crown on her head.]

We kind of got carried away. [Tate says, and he leans back enough to hold up a handful of joined flowers, they’re all of varying lengths, but they’re all made of the same general flowers. nill smiles, and reaches up to gently adjust tate’s flower crown, which has somehow managed to go crooked. her attention then returns to the comm.]

We are on the second level of the gardensfi

[her typing is interrupted when her horse suddenly clops up behind her and starts trying to snuffle at the crown on her head. she sort of rolls to the side in an attempt to get away, dropping the comm as she goes. she’s doing her silent laughing thing, shoulders shaking slightly even if no sound leaves her mouth.

Tate’s smile, if possible, widens, and for a moment he looks like nothing more than a fond older brother. even if that laugh is silent, her joy is clear. he turns his gaze back to the screen.]

The second level of the gardens, if anyone wants to come up here and get lei’d. We’re lacking a beach but hey, beggars can’t be choosers.

[whatever else he was going to say is cut off when the horse comes back over, clearly favoring the stationary target over the one trying to get away, and Tate laughs before he cuts the feed to direct his attention to fending off their attacker.]

[ooc; typing is nill, and purple is tate.]

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[heltersskelter]

[Tate manages to fend off the horse, reaching up to push it's muzzle away as it tries to eat the flowers off his head.]

You okay, Nill?

permaction.

[culver]

[She trusts that he's sent the message as they'd planned, so she takes her time getting up, making sure the horse is definitely out of the way. Laughter under control, she nods and sits up, pushing her bangs from her eyes. The horse has completely messed up her hair, and she reaches up to try and flatten that next, nodding as she does.]

[heltersskelter]

[Tate shuffles over, reaching up to readjust her crown of flowers and help flatten her hair.]

There.

[culver]

[Well, that's one thing fixed. The horse is still around though, and snorts from behind them. As she stands, Nill grabs one of the bigger crowns and trots up to the animals so she can hop up and put the flowers on its head.

Nailed it.]

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[cons]

[ well. that's. a thing. that's definitely cause Wichita's attention. she finds herself jumping from feeling worried, to amused, to nostalgic, because okay, maybe she and Little Rock never made flower crowns, but she's left feeling a little jealous, weirdly, that she doesn't have her sister to pal around with like that. it's also a weird reminder of why she liked Tate in the first place- the reminder that some part of him is really just.. a kid. though people change and people lie, but she's a liar too so really, how long can he judge? pretty long but shh

so instead of answering the transmission, she ends up tugging on her coat and heading out of the bar a little early, eventually making her way to the oxygen gardens to meet up with them.

she circles around so she can get Nill's attention first, giving her a wave and a grin before her hands get stuffed back into her pockets again. ]

Howdy.

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[servant]

You look like a proper prince and princess.

permaction.

[culver]

[By the time Wichita arrives, Nill has made a longer chain of flowers for the horse and is trying to get it around the animal's neck. Sadly, the horse is more interested in eating the flowers than wearing them. She hears the other girl before she sees her, so when she looks over, there's already a smile on her face. Abandoning the horse, she trots over to where Wichita is, waving in return.]

permatext.

[culver]

We do?

video.

[wingedly]

Those are really pretty! [ he leans in a little against the screen as if by doing so, he'll be able to see the flowers better. ] I think they're all too big for me, though.

[ and then a pause, wings popping up as if startled. ] --You have wings, too! [ this is kind of a Big Deal for lute. ]

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[tg]

ooh pick me
i wanna get leid

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[seered]

[Wow this is. This is kind of adorable. Not that Rose thinks things are adorable. What Rose is definitely into, however, is finding out more about Dave and Davesprite's friends around here, and this presents an excellent opportunity.

She hasn't been able to peruse the Oxygen Gardens to the best of her ability, anyway, so ultimately it's a two-for-one.

Rose makes her way to the specified location, approaching somewhat tentatively.]

I hope I didn't miss much.

[servant]

You do. I like a crown of flowers much better than gold and jewels.

[culver]

Even though I have never had gold and jewels I think I like flowers more too.

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[culver]

[wow you're so tiny
and also you have wings??
but not bird wings
this is weird]

You are very small but maybe just one flower would be okay.
I do. Who are you?

[not "what." that's rude]

permatext.

[culver]

[mental
squinting]

Pink is the closest color to red that we have.

[servant]

It's just shiny metal and polished rocks. What's so special about that? I'd rather be a servant of flowers any day.

permaction.

[culver]

[By the time Rose arrives, the horse is contentedly munching on some grass a little ways off, a flower crown crooked on his head. But he doesn't seem to mind it at all. Nill herself has fixed hers (along with her hair), and is more than happy to continue weaving crowns with Tate as she sits on the ground.

But hearing rose she looks up, wings flicking behind her. A smile immediately spreads over her face and she shakes her head, gesturing for her to come over. Of course she hasn't missed anything. They've literally been in the same spot since the transmission.]

[culver]

They are expensive things. People like to own expensive things. Flowers are better. You do not have to buy them.

[heltersskelter]

[Tate sits back in the grass, leaning back on his hands to watch her new mission, watches her slot the crown of flowers on its head. it doesn't seem very put off by it, though when it shakes it's head the flowers tip a little around it's ears.]

You're not scared? [he means of the horse]

[heltersskelter]

[Tate hasn't moved from where he sits in the grass, alternating between laughing at Nill's attempts to dress the horse and threading more flowers. his attention swivels up to Wichita when she greets them, and for a moment he's unflappable, like he hasn't quite decided what his reaction is to seeing her.

then he smiles.]

Hey Wichita.

[heltersskelter]

That's poetic.

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[heltersskelter]

you'll have to come to the lei-ing the lei-ing won't come to you

[heltersskelter]

[Tate looks up when the newcomer arrives. he doesn't recognize her, and he glances at Nill to see if she shows any recognition. he's not entirely sure, because Nill can smile like that at almost anyone, but it seems genuine enough. he looks back up at Rose.]

Want a flower crown?

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[tumbleweeds]

[ Adorable. Jaye's always had a soft spot for kids, and Nill having her animals just adds to that soft spot for her, while Tate's already practically her little brother. Finishing up some of her current work, she takes her own horse and rides her over to where the pair and their flowers are, looping her arms around the mare's neck as she slows to a walk in their approach. ]

I think the horse thinks you're making treats instead of flower crowns.

[ Not that hers will be much better, but... oh well. ]

[wingedly]

[ he leans back again to read the text, then offers a bright smile. ] I'm Lute! I'm still sort of new, and since my owner isn't here, I live with Stiles. It's really nice to meet you.