http://auncyenhalig.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] auncyenhalig.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] onepassingnight2011-03-12 03:56 am

❀ midgar blossoms

This night for dreamers starts in blackness. Without form or shape, it may seem as though one is everywhere and nowhere at once. There are whispers rising from the dark from many voices, strange voices, more feelings than words. They speak of birth, life, and the inevitable death. They speak of something between death and birth, as well. Some are peaceful, others haunting. A chorus of the voices scream -- and a train whistles.

Flickering lights filter through the darkness, as well as the chatter of people, a conductor tiredly ushering them off and on. There are piles of discarded material around the train station, as though the whole city were half-scrapyard. The air is stifled and dirty, packed with noise. It drowns the whispers out until they are just white noise. And although the openness of the area suggests the outdoors, looking up will reveal no sky to be seen but a wide expanse of metal.

A young woman shifts a basket full of yellow flowers over her elbow as she looks over the people. The green of her eyes settle and with a soft smile, she approaches, her voice carrying ahead of her.

"Excuse me. Would you like to buy a flower? They only cost one gil."

And those who rummage pockets for change may find one. This is a dream, after all.

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-03-16 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I don't have one now." Not since... Well, he can't remember. Probably sometime during school. "Haven't quite had time for it, actually." That's not exactly the truth, but it isn't entirely a lie. He had a lot of other things going on and didn't really bother with things like relationships. He glances down at the flowers again, and then holds them out to her. "Here. You take them. You seem like you'll appreciate them more than most people."

i thought i replied to this ages ago, i'm so sorry :c feel free to ignore it!

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-07 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, this is my way of appreciating them. I don't know how to care for flowers. I don't have anyone to give them to. You're the best choice." He sort of gestures vaguely toward her with his free hand, still holding the flowers out with the other. "Besides, you said the next step is to meet a pretty girl, right? I'm guessing 'give her the flowers' comes after that. Well..." And he pushes the flowers toward her again.

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[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-07 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
He seems a little pleased with himself when she finally takes the flowers from him. He sees it as a small victory. "See, I'm not really above underhanded tactics like turning your words against you."

While Sam smiles back at her, the slight awkwardness is back. It's not nearly as bad though. It's more like the awkwardness that comes with not really knowing what to say anymore. Well, beyond introductions. "I'm Sam."

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-11 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Sometimes it's necessary." He gives her a nonchalant shrug. He actually feels a little like he's acting like a jerk, but it's too late to go back now. Besides, she either doesn't think so, or she's too nice to say anything about it. "Nice to meet you too, Aerith. I'm as good as can be expected."

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-11 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam's still working on all of that. Unfortunately, Aerith gets to meet him at that transition between old Sam, and new Sam. It's a very awkward and strange place. "Sorry, I meant to..." He trails off as he looks up and around, paying particular attention to underside of the plates. "How do you manage to get flowers to grow down here?"

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-20 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
It is pretty mind-boggling that anything at all would grow there - people included. It just doesn't seem like the 'nurturing' sort of place. "Trick of the trade? Is that the polite way of saying that you don't want to tell me?"

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-22 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I appreciate you sparing me the gritty details." Her answer sounds plausible, but not quite enough. He's far from being a flower expert though, so he might just be wrong about his assumptions. "Don't flowers need sunlight? There doesn't seem to be, well, any of it here." And as though to illustrate his point, he looks up and around, then back at Aerith with a shrug.

[identity profile] changedthegame.livejournal.com 2011-04-26 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Flowers can still grow with small amounts of sun though, right? I mean, there are flowers that grow in darker places, aren't there?" Is his unimaginable knowledge of flowers showing? Because he's definitely not trying to hide it. He's just working off of assumptions. He doesn't actually think that flowers can grow in a place like this, but she's the expert, right?