[not again] catchall for zenitsu

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[swordflash]

[He's caressing the petals of a daffodil when she finds him. He turns to her in surprise.]

Flayn! Are you here on a walk?

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Yes.

[She glances toward the flowers.]

...and, well - I feel a bit restless. I wanted something to do with my hands.

[swordflash]

[Following her gaze to the flowers in her line of sight, he considers this for a moment.]

Do you want to make rings of flowers with me?

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...that would be nice - if you would not mind the company.

[If he's come out here for some solitude, though, she wouldn't want to intrude.]

[swordflash]

[Some solitude is good. He can't be alone forever.]

Why would I mind? Here, what kind of flowers are you thinking of using?

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[...she's a confessed murderer, Zenitsu!!]

I had not really decided yet... I thought I might first see what catches my eye, and work from there.

[swordflash]

[She isn't the only one.

It's fine if she hasn't decided yet. He nods in approval.]

Right. Sometimes meanings are secondary to looks, or you find something that's better than what you had in mind. There's a lot of beautiful flowers here, so let's take a look.

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[Flayn nods! And, a-flower hunting they shall go.]

...is there any particular flower you are looking for, Zenitsu?

[swordflash]

Nope. I just came here to look at them. There were no gardens in the warehouse—only flowers that had already been picked.

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...they would not last for very long, in that case. Would they?

[poor flowers :c ]

[swordflash]

Despite that, they always looked fresh. Didn't Yin Yu send you some?

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Ah - yes. [...maybe he won't see her cheeks turn pink in the darkness! It's fine.] He did. They were lovely.

[swordflash]

[Everyone knows, Flayn.]

He really cares for you. We could all see it at the warehouse.

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...I really care for him, too, so it is... it is nice to know that those feelings are mutual.

[And without the use of love arrows, even!

...oh, maybe Zenitsu is the wrong person to be gushing about this with. It feels like bragging.]

[swordflash]

[Don't get him wrong. He's so envious of Yin Yu that he could cry blood. But it's good that she has someone on whom she can lean at a time like this.]

I'm happy for you. He's a really good guy.

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He truly is, is he not? It is astounding to me that he seems to have such trouble seeing it.

[And speaking of that...]

...but you are a really good guy, too, you know. I hope the last few weeks have been... at least a little kinder to you, than the first few were.

[swordflash]

[He blushes at her compliment.]

The warehouse didn't have the gardens, but it was safe.

[After all, everyone there was already dead. They didn't have to fear death again—only in the permanent sense if something should go wrong.]

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[Whew! That's good.]

I am glad to hear that...

[...]

I wish you could have been kept safe the whole time, though. I... what happened to you...

[swordflash]

[He slows down on their walk.]

It couldn't be helped, and everything worked out in the end. All that's left is for the snake to decide that they like their gifts by tomorrow.

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...

["It couldn't be helped" seems a little too dismissive for Flayn's liking, but she's already told herself that she's going to follow the victims' leads on how they want to handle this, so. She stays quiet, but she doesn't look happy about it.]

Do you think that they might? ...the waiting to find out is maddening.

[swordflash]

[It's hard to not notice her expression. He's already unloaded how he feels about his death onto a couple people—both deceased like him—and he isn't looking for a third person. Flayn's already got enough on her plate.

He resumes their previous pace.]

They sounded like they were in a good mood. And we won't even be waiting for a whole day.

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...there is that, at least.

[It should only be a short wait. It just feels like an eternity.

(And she knows what that feels like.)]

You think it will turn out well, then...?

[swordflash]

I think so.

[He has to think so. It has to turn out well, because . . . ]

There are people here I'd like to see freed from this place, too.

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There must be a way to save them.

[Hopefully, they've found it. If not, they'll just have to fight the snake in the morning. Surely it can't kill all forty of them...?]

...what is the first thing you are going to do, once we have?

[swordflash]

I want to talk to the sleepers. If they've been asleep all this time, they'll be confused once they wake up.

[He pauses, wondering if he should volunteer this next tidbit.]

My best friend is one of them.