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Love of mine, someday you will die, but I'll be close behind

Please join us in the greenhouse should you feel able or need company. There will be food and comfort. None of us should be alone right now.

-Hanyuu, Jasper, and Silver

[That's the note that gets slid under everyone's doors after such a somber and saddening trial; it's not like it's going to be a big ordeal anymore given how few of them there are, but that doesn't mean that they should spend it alone.

The location of their setup is the greenhouse! ...The greenhouse has had a new addition; there is a massive blanket fort set up using an absurd amount of rope, blankets, and duct tape. The blankets span across three trees to make a considerable amount of space roughly shaped like a triangle for them to hang out under. Under the fort is a small pile of scissors taken from the sewing and art rooms. Next to them are a couple of flower crowns. They're relatively simple and don't involve many different flowers, but they're good examples of what the pile of scissors are there for.

There's also food, of course; a blanket is laid out on the floor with a large set of plates, a massive amount of eggs and rice, some of Elda's spicy fries, and... Sandwiches. Jasper's made everyone sandwiches, and the sandwiches are absolutely absurd in size due to how many cold cuts she's stacked into them. But don't worry! They aren't all meat. There's a lot of mustard, too. Luckily, they're still of a reasonably edible size.]

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Uuuuuugh, don't remind me.

[ She pouted. Actively pouted. ]

...I'm proud of you, you know? It's never easy to reach this place, or even to start the journey. It was my own hatred of humanity that kept me from being able to interact with them for so long.

[ . . . Wait what- ]

You?! Since when?!

[It's strange, but Hanyuu just laughs.]

You really need to pay more attention to my profile, you know? I told you, what got me killed was...I lashed out in rage against those who hurt my daughter. The repeated betrayals, ones that continued after I died, they are why I needed to wait so long to connect with humans. Because even if I longed for it, a hatred still existed deep inside me.

[She smiles.]

I like and dislike humanity. ...At least, I could say I'm still wary of it, and I always will be. But...I consider myself one of them, so...it's appropriate, I suppose.

... You aren't, you know.

[ She knows Hanyuu hates to hear that, but. ]

At the very least, you needn't be.

[ Elda Marker wouldn't be herself if she didn't say that, but she lets out a long exhale, looking down at the flower crown she was making. What got her killed... huh. It's a disconnect, really. Hanyuu did die, unlike her, who was spared by the kindness of those around her. She can had to wait in isolation, some sort of ghost, just to pay for that hatred?

... ]

... Honestly, I've paid those profiles little mind. Whatever I could learn about you, both for good and for ill, I would prefer to learn myself. [ . . . ] It terrifies me, on some level, but I would know everything about you. From your own lips.

...I much prefer that too. [...] I just assumed everyone had, since it was an early question I received.

[Why do you like and hate humanity at the same time?]

Maybe it's a foolish, paranoid thought. [She finishes weaving her crown.]

[ . . . Maybe. ]

No, for better or for worse, I've never been one to study up before I leap into things. If you say I've achieved much, it's only because I put in more thought than I'm used to.

[ Her own is basically done ]

[Well, she'll reach over and place her flower crown on Elda's head.]

It doesn't erase what's happened, or how you've thought, or any of the tragedies. But whatever the circumstances, any positive change is something to take credit for, to be proud of.

You shouldn't speak so highly of me, it's not like I've forgotten or even forgiven. [ Okay, this crown is basically done. With one more finishing touch, she turns to Hanyuu, careful not to knock off the one on her head as she places one on Hanyuu's. ... It looks a little busy, what with the horns and the Alani flower there. ]

I've just begun to wonder how much of a difference there is, that's all. I'm never going to be among them, like you desire. But perhaps, I could stomach being beside them.

[ In essence, for her... maybe it's hard to be proud of it. Because it's hard to think of it as a fully positive change. Even if Hanyuu would say it was. Even if James would say it was. ... Hell, all of her family would probably agree. It's just, for her, if she stops to examine it, it's almost like a rearrangement of identity. It's probably why she's deflected off it ]

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You don't have to do either of those...especially not forget. To forget the past, that's to stumble into it again.

[But she listens and she...will respect that, with a little nod.]

Beside, that's enough, I think. I... Yes, that's more than enough.

[She will never want to be apart from humans, especially not after she's finally found a place that accepts her. Now...she wishes to hold on to that.]

[ And then, proud or not, once the crown is on...

She has something she needs to discuss with Hanyuu. But that can wait for when they're in private. For now, she can swoon a little, kiss her forehead, and, ]

But I want to be with you.

[ Swoon a little. In a very mushy way ]

[Ah...! Well, that's fine enough. Hanyuu blushes and leans in a little, and then offers a kiss of her own, a small one on Elda's lips. She'll pull away before it can go any farther, she really is a shy one for PDA.]

Well, then with me you can be, yes? I want...to be with you too.

[ Oh good. Oh. That was really something which made he swim for many long seconds, and when she pulls back, she looks up. The Fort is blocking the view of the ceiling but... ]

. . . When we're free of here, the sun will be some concern, I suppose.

Aah...

[She...hadn't thought of that, honestly. So many vampire myths have been debunked here, by Elda herself, and she knows they've talked about the sun, at least in a one-off, off-hand sense, but any actual thought, she hadn't...]

Yes, that is something to think about...but I'm sure...it's something that can be managed. ...and it's hard to plan for anything now, anyway.

Yes... Yes, I know, it's the wrong time to plot out something like that.

[ Promised future or no, right after they killed Mikazuki and Orihime was killed herself? It seems... not quite insensitive, but ...

Well, it's probably not right to delve too deep into the differences between diurnal and nocturnal people in couples. No. Besides, she- She shakes her head and nudges the crown on her head. ]

... So who will wear those hairpins you took from her?

[Oh, that. She pauses, for a moment. She dropped the hairpins off in her room, placing them carefully in the desk. That's where they sit, and...]

No one. I... I'm simply keeping them safe, for her. Orihime, she... She didn't specify that she wanted anyone to wear them. They're an important...memento for her, so...I'm just keeping them safe.

Ah...? Ah, I suppose that's for the best. [ She nods, having only really read her own note ] If you were going to, I was going to insist you let me. Your hair would be far too busy with both them and the flower.

[ . . . Apparently symbolic accessories can be passed off like that??? ]

...When we next receive letters from them, I will ask her.

[Because they have to. They have to.]

I'll speak with her then, okay?

A...Ah. Please do.

And I will write my own letter, of course.

[ She hums, reaching up to her head to touch the crown Hanyuu put there. ]

Now, I had best collect my plan for Estelle. I'll meet you in the room, tonight?

[She nods, careful for the crown not to fall, and smiles.]

I'll...be waiting for you there.

[ THAT NIGHT.

Elda has talked with basically everyone she wanted to by now, including an extended stay with Estellise were she got the girl drunk on accident. ... Oops. There's actually a little wine on Elda's breath as a result, even if she didn't have any effects from the alcohol. Which was probably a good life lesson to learn all things considered. That rules out Killia's cocktail, or perhaps she just needed something stronger?

... Well, she'll think on it later. Once in the room, assuming it's unlocked, she'll kinda shut the door behind her and look for her girl. Or if it is, she'll knock ]

[It is, naturally, unlocked! Hanyuu's already undressed and gotten into her pajamas, and she sits at her desk, reading over...well, a letter from Orihime. She tucks it away when Elda arrives, and she offers a tired smile.

The flower crown sits on the desk as well, next to Alani's flower, soaking in a bowl of water.]

How...did it go?

About as well as can be expected. I... At least got he to the point of being angry at the man. In my eyes, that's better than nothing.

[ Elda's crown was still on her head. she takes it off as she comes into the room. ]

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