[Open] Flower Man of the Far Shore

[steelguarded]

[With all those yellow flowers around, Snow definitely feels the safety and serenity they provide. And hey, if they make you feel safe, maybe they do make you safe! And if they make you safe, then there's only one thing to do!

Thus, the big man can be seen carting armloads of the Chrysanthemums to Serah's temple. Once there, he will arrange them in as tasteful a manner as he can, helping decorate the place and giving it a bit of warmth. He's an early riser, so plenty of time to get to this before Serah manages to crawl her way out of bed, right?

That said, this is Snow, so if he's met on the way he's happy to stop and chat, or even detour and make an extra delivery. Plenty of flowers to go around and all that, right?]

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[sweetdeath]

[That's a lot of yellow chrysanthemums in the arms of the guy who's toting them off along the path. It's enough of a shock to stop Tsuzuki dead in his tracks, blinking.]

Uh.

You didn't pick all of those, did you?

[Is there some totally bare garden between here and wherever the guy came from now?!]

[steelguarded]

Yup!

[No problem here, no sir]

[sweetdeath]

Off the... side of the road?

[The denuded garden is looming larger and larger in his mind. The guy seems so nice, but.

Tsuzuki can't help but feel a pang for whoever takes care of Heaven's landscaping. There must be somebody, right? It can't all be magical.]

[steelguarded]

Yeah that's right, there are a ton of 'em. Want some?

[sweetdeath]

I... I think someone probably planted those!

[It's weird, though, just being around them does seem to cheer him up. Maybe it's the color? Is yellow supposed to be a cheerful color?]

Maybe just one.

[discerp]

[She won't presume to think herself worthy of interrupting anyone on a task, but that... That sure is a lot of flowers. What.]

U-um, excuse me...? [She squeaks out a greeting, looking a little terrified already at having spoken up]

[steelguarded]

Hey there!

[He greets her jovially and sort of lurches toward her, flowers and all]

[discerp]

Eep! [She jumps back in surprise, then winces at herself for doing so.]

U-Um, sorry, but, um... [She wavers over which question to ask first here] N-not that it's any of my b-business, um, pl-please tell me to just sh-shut up if you want, but, um...

What... Are you doing?

[steelguarded]

Hey, it's OK! I'm taking these to my goddess's temple! They seem to make people feel safe, so I wanna have them around.

[discerp]

[She pauses, surprised.]

Do you... like your goddess that much? [She sounds curious and surprised, but not judging.] That's really sweet of you.

[sonofson]

[Snow, being as tall as he is and with arms full of bright yellow flowers, is near impossible to miss. Even Goten can't help but stop and stare up at the man.]

Whooa mister, you must really like flowers!

[Goten grins a bit]

Are you making a garden or something?

[steelguarded]

Hey there little guy!

[Snow returns the grin]

Something like that. They're a gift!

[sonofson]

Wow someone must really, really like you! I don't think I've ever seen someone get so many flowers!

[He's assuming someone gave them to Snow.]

Do you need any help?

[steelguarded]

Sure! These things're a handful!

[sonofson]

[Goten lifts his arms and holds them out wide. Give him some flowers to hold! Though that seems like its going to be a bit difficult with just how many Snow has. Wow..]

Are you taken them home?

after all the threads here

[rememberher]

[ Serah manages to catch a few more hours of sleep after welcoming in the dawn, which is more than enough time for Snow to begin Operation Cover Everything in Flowers. He hasn't quite made it to the inner sanctum yet, but as the pink-haired goddess blearily blinks the sleep out of her eyes, she starts to notice that something feels different around the shrine; like a sort of quiet calm lingering in the air.

One that grows in intensity the closer she moves toward the common areas. She begins to notice the chrysanthemums scattered within the cloistered halls, and with each topiary and arrangement she passes, Serah looks even more perplexed. ]

What... is all of this?

[ She's confused. Delighted! But confused. Where did all of these come from? ]

Re: after all the threads here

[steelguarded]

Flowers! A whole bunch of 'em were growing so I thought I'd spruce up the place.

[rememberher]

[ Turning toward his voice, she looks more bemused than startled. Snow, there's "a bunch of flowers," and what you've actually managed to bring here. Please don't tell her that you carried them all yourself...

Turning around to take his handiwork in, Serah smiles brightly. ]

They're beautiful, but there are so many of them! I'm not sure how you even managed to bring them all here.

[steelguarded]

I had help from some of the local kids. Glad you like 'em.

[rememberher]

Why am I not surprised?

[ There's a note of laughter in her voice as she takes a few steps toward him. Even without his memories, he's still the same man that he was before, so of course it stands to reason that he would easily be able to find others to help him out. ]

They look like little suns. They kind of match the temple, don't they?

[hellskitchen]

[Woah! That's a lot of flowers! Rin can't think of any reason why someone would be carrying so many around.]

Hey! Is something going on?

[Maybe there's some sort of festival going on, and they were giving out flowers for promotional reasons.]

[steelguarded]

Nah, just getting some for my god's temple. They kinda feel safe so I figure they're good to have around.

[hellskitchen]

Yeah? I didn't think flowers could make people feel safe, but I guess that makes sense if they are from here.

[ Rin's not really into flowers, but he can get behind anything that gives off positive reassurance.]

Do ya mind if I take some off your hands? I know a few people who could use some of that.

[steelguarded]

Sure, take what you need, I got a bunch.

[Snow offers the flowers for Rin to take what he needs]

[hellskitchen]

Sweet! Thanks, man. You're really nice!

[ Rin will help himself to a handful of them.]

By the way, my name is Rin. You said, you were doing this for your god's temple, right? So you must be a shinki, just like me.