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More than I thought.
{The similarities are more comforting than the differences, though the latter makes him curious.}
You're not lying, right? We won't get drunk for over a week. That actually sounds horrible.
{The similarities are more comforting than the differences, though the latter makes him curious.}
You're not lying, right? We won't get drunk for over a week. That actually sounds horrible.
[Quite a bit of frustration just now, yes.]
Hm. You don't?
[Starting fresh without the history... That statement sure hits in a way she probably didn't mean it to.]
He from later on than you?
Hm. You don't?
[Starting fresh without the history... That statement sure hits in a way she probably didn't mean it to.]
He from later on than you?
Mm. It'll be fun to see what makes you both different and the same right? So you'll see how each other is growing!
It'll be amazing.
[Growing up. It'll be something to see.]
I'm not. The last time I was pushed to my limits, things were a lot crazier.
Plus, I have a bottle of ether. If I can't, I'll switch out with Vincent, or Cloud, or Zack. And...being drunk over a week would be pretty bad.
You'd feel pretty lousy, and dehydrated.
It'll be amazing.
[Growing up. It'll be something to see.]
I'm not. The last time I was pushed to my limits, things were a lot crazier.
Plus, I have a bottle of ether. If I can't, I'll switch out with Vincent, or Cloud, or Zack. And...being drunk over a week would be pretty bad.
You'd feel pretty lousy, and dehydrated.
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We don't. Zack has been on the Barge for years, and...I think so.
Or he has information from the future- my future at least.
[She sighs quietly.]
Vincent hasn't been shy about sharing the future info either.
Or he has information from the future- my future at least.
[She sighs quietly.]
Vincent hasn't been shy about sharing the future info either.
She didn't mind him not helping . She was happy with the company.
"So breakfast later." Aerith agreed, smiling at Nanaki. She was puttering around the kitchen, getting the saucepan, the ingredients, ensuring that they'd have the hot chocolate soon.
"And we can hang out in the Greenhouse if you'd like. Or...are you working? Other than the warden stuff?"
"So breakfast later." Aerith agreed, smiling at Nanaki. She was puttering around the kitchen, getting the saucepan, the ingredients, ensuring that they'd have the hot chocolate soon.
"And we can hang out in the Greenhouse if you'd like. Or...are you working? Other than the warden stuff?"
"Oh, hn. I don't have a an assignment yet. So no work besides checking in with Zero later in the day. I'd be happy to spend time with you in the greenhouse."
"And thankfully, Zero isn't used much." She smiled at Nanaki as she set the pot on the stove and started to pour the milk.
"Not from my knowledge. So, I'd love it if you came by. Maybe enjoy a nap under the trees or something."
"Not from my knowledge. So, I'd love it if you came by. Maybe enjoy a nap under the trees or something."
"That's good to hear." Hopefully that meant there weren't too many incidents. Though he did wonder after all that had gone on his his arrival.
"I'd like to help you if I can." Not that he wouldn't mind a nap under a tree. But right now he wanted to be useful, needed. Surely there was something he could do in the greenhouse that would be useful.
"I'd like to help you if I can." Not that he wouldn't mind a nap under a tree. But right now he wanted to be useful, needed. Surely there was something he could do in the greenhouse that would be useful.
Hmn.
[He frowns a little at that.]
I've met Vincent a few times. Had him figured for someone who had a bit more class than that.
[He frowns a little at that.]
I've met Vincent a few times. Had him figured for someone who had a bit more class than that.
Vincent Valentine is stoic, and an introvert. Classy...maybe.
[Her smile was a little crooked, and she offered a small shrug.]
It's better that I know now. He knows as well as anyone that I've...been under pressure before.
[Her smile was a little crooked, and she offered a small shrug.]
It's better that I know now. He knows as well as anyone that I've...been under pressure before.
Nanaki let himself into Aerith's cabin and set to arranging a few things in the kitchen. He started with the flower bouquet he had picked from the garden when Aerith hadn't been around (harder to do than it sounded!). He made sure the flowers looked nice in the vase he procured for them before moving on. He then pulled a plastic container from his pack and set it on the counter next to the flowers. He gave up trying to pry the lid off and left it for Aerith to handle. Inside were paw-baked cookies. They looked...edible. Maybe.
He sat down to wait but eventually that turned into a long sprawl. Which in turn became a curled up lay and finally completed its metamorphosis into a catnap.
He sat down to wait but eventually that turned into a long sprawl. Which in turn became a curled up lay and finally completed its metamorphosis into a catnap.
She nodded. "I've only heard it used a few times. There are signs in the stairwell- that was because Corvo, a former Inmate, thought that...well, he was being duped and went on a spree."
She missed him, for all he had hurt people. He had been confused, from what she understood.
"I could use help digging out weeds. Also with a big project where I'm relocating the rose bushes and circling it with jasmine bushes. Plus, finally creating the reed pond- but I need to see Abel's plans first, and Ilde's plans with the waterfall."
She missed him, for all he had hurt people. He had been confused, from what she understood.
"I could use help digging out weeds. Also with a big project where I'm relocating the rose bushes and circling it with jasmine bushes. Plus, finally creating the reed pond- but I need to see Abel's plans first, and Ilde's plans with the waterfall."
She hadn't expected for there to be in company. But, well, Nanaki was always welcome to her place, for comfort or for socializing.
She came in from the dining hall, and closed the door quietly, before coming in. She smelt the flowers first, before she walked in to the kitchen, and saw Nanaki, and the flowers.
Maybe she needed to set out a pillow and blanket for him for now on.
The flowers were lovely, and the tub was...unexpected. She opened the tub to peek inside, and to do it quietly. Someone needed nap time after all.
She came in from the dining hall, and closed the door quietly, before coming in. She smelt the flowers first, before she walked in to the kitchen, and saw Nanaki, and the flowers.
Maybe she needed to set out a pillow and blanket for him for now on.
The flowers were lovely, and the tub was...unexpected. She opened the tub to peek inside, and to do it quietly. Someone needed nap time after all.
'Under pressure', huh.
[It is like Aerith to give someone grace like that, he thinks, and he looks at her curiously for a moment or two.]
That's what you're gonna call it?
[It is like Aerith to give someone grace like that, he thinks, and he looks at her curiously for a moment or two.]
That's what you're gonna call it?
Nanaki didn't move as Aerith entered the kitchen space. This was a safe place in his mind and his senses weren't on full alert while he slept here. At the sound of the tub being softly popped open the feline's ears twitched as if he heard the noise but he still didn't stir just yet.
The cookies were simple: basic run-of-the-mill chocolate chip cookies. They were the easiest to make. They also smelled really pleasant to Nanaki's sensitive nose. They were especially uneven and clumpy in places, but they did appear to be cooked completely through with some of the thinner edges maybe even a little burnt. He didn't want to make her sick!
So they weren't very pretty, but probably edible? Mostly edible. He tried.
The cookies were simple: basic run-of-the-mill chocolate chip cookies. They were the easiest to make. They also smelled really pleasant to Nanaki's sensitive nose. They were especially uneven and clumpy in places, but they did appear to be cooked completely through with some of the thinner edges maybe even a little burnt. He didn't want to make her sick!
So they weren't very pretty, but probably edible? Mostly edible. He tried.
"I can definitely help dig out weeds." He said as he pawed briefly at the earth. That would be an easy task and he could do it every time he came in for a visit. A little bit of an area each day or so. That would help cut them back so Aerith's garden would stay beautiful.
"And I can help with the other stuff, too. I can carry a lot of heavy stuff if I get it just right so feel free to ask me to move things around for you to plant it where you need it. I don't mind helping in the water either."
"And I can help with the other stuff, too. I can carry a lot of heavy stuff if I get it just right so feel free to ask me to move things around for you to plant it where you need it. I don't mind helping in the water either."
Cookies.
She smiled at the sight, before taking a cookie and trying a careful bite.
The fact that Nanaki made this for her made her happy. It was nice to have gifts, and know the effort that he put in this effort for her.
She smiled at the sight, before taking a cookie and trying a careful bite.
The fact that Nanaki made this for her made her happy. It was nice to have gifts, and know the effort that he put in this effort for her.
[Aerith offered a soft laugh, and tucked some hair behind her ear.]
That's the kindest way to put it. I...well.
[She offered a sheepish shrug, before glancing around to check for privacy.]
Cetra are just about dead as a race. So it comes with a lot of pressure. Power and responsibility, and all that.
I'm just glad it never came up with Zack and I. We were just...two people, most of the time.
That's the kindest way to put it. I...well.
[She offered a sheepish shrug, before glancing around to check for privacy.]
Cetra are just about dead as a race. So it comes with a lot of pressure. Power and responsibility, and all that.
I'm just glad it never came up with Zack and I. We were just...two people, most of the time.
His ears twitched again at the crunching sound of cookie munching. Eventually he moved into a long strrrreetch as he slowly woke up from his nap. He let a big yawn split his face before he blinked up and realized Aerith had returned.
"Oh. That was quiet." He meant her entrance. He hadn't woken up when she came in. How embarrassing. He slowly moved into a sitting position. "Hello. Welcome back. I wanted to apologize for the past week and how I acted through much of it. I made those for you. Are they...okay?"
He hoped they weren't going to make anyone sick at least. He really just wanted to apologize for the whole way he'd acted while he was a hellhound after touching that random shoe, but it wouldn't do if he instead just made things worse for Aerith.
"Oh. That was quiet." He meant her entrance. He hadn't woken up when she came in. How embarrassing. He slowly moved into a sitting position. "Hello. Welcome back. I wanted to apologize for the past week and how I acted through much of it. I made those for you. Are they...okay?"
He hoped they weren't going to make anyone sick at least. He really just wanted to apologize for the whole way he'd acted while he was a hellhound after touching that random shoe, but it wouldn't do if he instead just made things worse for Aerith.
Oh, that was a big stretch! She smiled, watching him stir and wake up from the sound of cookie crunching.
"I was quiet. I realized you were here, so I didn't want to wake you up."
She offered him a soft smile.
"It's nice. Vanilla forward. Is this your first time making cookies on the Barge? You did a good job."
"I was quiet. I realized you were here, so I didn't want to wake you up."
She offered him a soft smile.
"It's nice. Vanilla forward. Is this your first time making cookies on the Barge? You did a good job."
"Good. I hope you can enjoy them." He nodded. "It's my first time making cookies anywhere."
He had never tried to bake or cook before. But how hard could it be? ...It was kind of hard. He was just lucky these cookies were relatively simple.
He had never tried to bake or cook before. But how hard could it be? ...It was kind of hard. He was just lucky these cookies were relatively simple.
"I bet you'll be better then me." She chuckled. "Between you and Iris, I have the best weed diggers on the ship."
At least she thought so.
"Wu Xin is supposed to help with the watering- he's the bald one with the robes. And Zack helps me with heavy lifting sometimes. Cloud too."
She grinned. "It could give us a great reason to just hang out and chat."
At least she thought so.
"Wu Xin is supposed to help with the watering- he's the bald one with the robes. And Zack helps me with heavy lifting sometimes. Cloud too."
She grinned. "It could give us a great reason to just hang out and chat."
"Even better. It's not easy to bake when you're not familiar." She made to open up the tub again, before offering him a cookie.
"Why don't you try? See if it tastes as good as it smells."
And it would be hard, considering the thumb situation and all.
"Why don't you try? See if it tastes as good as it smells."
And it would be hard, considering the thumb situation and all.
[A nod. She doesn't need to say any more than that. Even without the full context of it he can grasp the kind of pressure she might be under based on what she's told him before.
He reaches over to briefly squeeze her arm.]
Better to be like that, yeah? [Then a sigh, slow and heavy as he turns his eyes up to the ceiling.]
Me and Abel, we... we don't have anything like that, but... there's history there that makes it hard to just be two people together, sometimes.
He reaches over to briefly squeeze her arm.]
Better to be like that, yeah? [Then a sigh, slow and heavy as he turns his eyes up to the ceiling.]
Me and Abel, we... we don't have anything like that, but... there's history there that makes it hard to just be two people together, sometimes.
He laughed, too. She was probably right. He could dig way better with his paws than with her hands! "Who's Iris?"
He didn't really understand the whole 'werewolf' thing yet. He'd heard about them but didn't know any of the specifics yet.
"Is Wu Xin Wutian?" He didn't know there was anyone else from there world here, that was interesting. Of course, he also didn't realize that wasn't actually the case. "Does he actually help out with the watering or is suppose to and you usually end up doing it?" Because that's not nice of him if so.
"Yeah! Zack and Cloud should help out with the heavy lifting. That's what they're good for." He was definitely teasing about it. He could, too, but not as well as them. "We can chat while we direct them with the heavy stuff." Yep, definitely joking.
He didn't really understand the whole 'werewolf' thing yet. He'd heard about them but didn't know any of the specifics yet.
"Is Wu Xin Wutian?" He didn't know there was anyone else from there world here, that was interesting. Of course, he also didn't realize that wasn't actually the case. "Does he actually help out with the watering or is suppose to and you usually end up doing it?" Because that's not nice of him if so.
"Yeah! Zack and Cloud should help out with the heavy lifting. That's what they're good for." He was definitely teasing about it. He could, too, but not as well as them. "We can chat while we direct them with the heavy stuff." Yep, definitely joking.
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