vatheon | Digital Domestic Saga

Who: Serph, Cielo and YOU!
When: Late morning
Where: Outside the Embryon Base, near the forest
Style: Starting in action, but anything goes!
Status: OPEN!

[If you happen to be near the the forest quadrant, then you might feel the ground shake a little. Pretty strange, huh? But nothing to worry about, right?

The localised miniature quake can be traced back to a rather plain looking three storey building that has a grey flag with a bright orange stripe hanging from a pole sticking out of a window. A short distance away from the building, there's two people standing around a hole in the ground that certainly hadn't been there just moments before. A wheelbarrow containing a rosebush with orange flowers sits not far from them, and all along the ground are unopened sacks of dirt and a plethora of those mugs, some of which have fallen onto their sides. There's a bag containing seed packets and beans on the ground, too, and a recording of Sheik's Song of Healing can be heard playing on loop from a SFC nearby.

Serph eyes the hole for a little while longer before nodding to Cielo, giving him the signal to use another Magni Bomb. Which he does. Enthusiastically.

...That sure is another miniature quake happening. But the hole looks big enough for the rose bush, now.

Yep, this is what they've been saving their Starfish Tokens for. Approach?]

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I won't argue with that.

[... Pffff.]

Understood. You two certainly are good at making use of all your resources.

You have any idea how many of these we have? I'll tell you - a lot.

[A single "share" a person got if the bubble deemed it was excessive. Both of them got a collection of mugs, and they didn't want to just throw them out.

He moves the bag of soil so everyone can reach it easily.]

We're going to start by putting dirt in them.

[Serph's already filling a mug with soil.]

These are only a fraction of the mugs from the ground floor.

[There are lots of places to put mugs in a three storey building.]

... I'm afraid to picture the mess.

[A laugh, before he goes to fill up a mug with soil as well.]

[The rest of the mugs are stored in some of the unused rooms in the base because nobody wants to be tripping over mugs.]

And then we're going to put seeds on them.

[He tilts his head over in the direction of the seed bag.]

[And Serph will demonstrate how to! These mugs aren't all that large for planting, so he just uses his fingers to make a small hollow in the soil for a seed before covering it up.]

[Following suit!]

How many of these do you intend to have?

[...good question. Cielo pauses for a second then looks over to Serph. LEADER, YOU TAKE THIS ONE.]

[UH.

AS MANY AS WE CAN--]

We have enough to line the perimeter of the building.

[Actually they have more than enough, but it's not a good idea to plant everything at once, when they're not yet familiar with gardening.]

We'll save the rest for another day.

Well, you two don't hold back. It seems you're going to have quite a bit of work.

It's fun work though, so I don't mind.

[Getting some seeds for them to put in!]

[All the gardening is happening here! All of it!]

We have time.

[It's a little weird, being in Vatheon where they actually have time for something like a 'hobby'. Come to think of it...]

What do you do with your time here?

[Avoid humans??]

[A laugh]

Time is certainly something in abundance in this place.

[... Kind of. Sometimes.]

I spend time with my friend. Otherwise, I go to the library occasionally, as you've seen, or stay in the forest. There isn't much to do here, I'm afraid.

[Cielo feels like there's a lot to do here! But he does realize that Vatheon can be boring to other people.]

Maybe you should start a garden of your own, ja?

[Serph, too, feels like there is much to do in Vatheon, in an entirely different way to the business of the Junkyard. And he knows Tiir has things to attend to in his own world, so he doesn't blame him for feeling the way he does.]

Your friend may enjoy it.

Ah, there's an idea. I'll make sure to ask her.

[A pause, as he thinks.]

Though I suppose that would require staying in one place...

[Wait...so that means...Tiir and his friend don't have a home?]

You're not living anywhere?

[Cielo's already said what had been on his mind, so Serph just tilts his head questioningly instead. He wants to know the answer, too!]

Ah... I wouldn't quite say that. We simply tend to move from place to place.

[Moving? Back where he and Serph came from, Tribe moved bases every now and then, but they had reasons for them. So Cielo just tilts his head and asks.]

Why?

[It seems odd to Serph, too. The only reason they've moved base is due to danger. But Vatheon isn't a particularly dangerous place.

So just patiently waits for Tiir's explanation.]

[A light shrug]

Habit, I suppose. Neither of us are used to staying in one place for long, and however unnecessary it may be here... it's a source of security, you could say.

[For Tiir, at least, it's a mixture of paranoia and discomfort at the sentiment of settling among humans.]

[That's really odd, but Cielo understands wanting to feel secure. That's why he and Serph established a base rather than claiming an apartment or house. It was what they were comfortable with.]

Well, if you can't have a garden, maybe you can have one of these.

[He holds up a mug.]

[Serph nods, and adds to Cielo's offer.]

You're always welcome to visit.

[Tiir is the only one to get this offer without any stipulations; Tiir already knows of their diet, after all.]

[A blink, before he smiles.]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

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