LET'S. GET. GARDENIIIING.

[blessedbyfarore]

Who: Everyone!
What: Gardening!
When: Sunday 14th August, all day
Where: Outside the Welcome Centre
Summary: Finally, the time has come to get Luceti's memory garden on the road.
Rating: ...I sincerely hope this won't go above a PG rating.

Early on Sunday morning, Link can be found outside the Welcome Centre - gathering seedlings and seed packets, setting aside a willow sapling, laying out gardening tools. When it's still fairly early by the standards of most people, especially for a Sunday morning in summer, the following message will go out over the journals:

"Hi, everyone! D'you remember the garden I talked about earlier? Well, all the beds have been dug and I've got lots of plants, so come over to the Welcome Centre today and plant something for your friends that have gone home!"

If anyone heads on over, they'll find Link sitting back and relaxing, keeping an eye on the piles of gardening implements, small pots of seedlings and packets of seeds and a collection of bulbs, and a large sheet of paper and bundle of pencils. Across the top of the paper, the words, 'Leave a message for friends!' is written, and Link has already written the first message - 'Hi Vivi, I hope you like the gardens! Love Link'.

There will be snack runs over the course of the day. And if he can convince certain people, live music. Remembering friends, being outside on a sunny day (refreshing after yesterday's storm!), nice food, and music - what could be better?


((OOC: Forward-dated to Sunday. Open to everyone, mingle away! If anyone has questions or needs help or wants to know WTF is going on, Link will be on hand for the whole day to keep an eye on things.))

Comments

[consultmybooks]

"It's just sandwiches and the like, I'm afraid. Just something to keep everyone's spirits up. But, um, just a second." Giles holds up a hand before ducking into the crowd.

[shadedsunlight]

Sandwiches are exactly what she needs. Alice is quite happy it's not sweets or something similar, she really needs substance. She'll take a seat as she waits for Giles to return.

[consultmybooks]

Giles returns a few minutes later, bearing two sandwiches and a bottle of water. Let's hope Link wasn't responsible for the sandwiches. It will definitely be up to Alice to test, though, as Giles passes them over before taking a seat a hopefully safe distance away.

"Here."

[shadedsunlight]

Alice grabs the sandwiches and water, almost taking Giles' off in the process, and rapidly wolfs the sandwiches down. Wolfed down with some sense of dignity, but that right there is one very hungry woman.

[consultmybooks]

Giles watches her in mingled bemusement and shock.

"...you do realize that the food in the stores is absolutely free, yes?"

[shadedsunlight]

Not even a crumb is spared. Alice looks over as she sips at the water, taking that with a bit more care to avoid hiccups or an upset stomach.

/Yes, I know./

But one can't live completely on fruit, crackers, and cup noodles.

[consultmybooks]

"And yet you're behaving as though you haven't eaten anything since you got back."

A bad thought strikes Giles as he frowns at Ginia.

"...that, um, that isn't the case, is it?"

[shadedsunlight]

/I've eaten a few things./

[consultmybooks]

"What constitutes 'a few things'?"

Giles is relatively familiar with standard dodging tactics. Over the past six months especially, he's gotten very good at them. He doesn't look away from Alice.

[shadedsunlight]

/Some fresh fruit. Box of crackers. I did consider dipping into her Belgium chocolate stash./

[consultmybooks]

"...you're not used to having to look after yourself domestically, are you?"

[shadedsunlight]

/...Never had to./ Alice shuffles a little on her feet, a hand reaching up to brush hair out of her face. /If I was out for any period of time, I'd just eat out./

[consultmybooks]

"There are places where you can eat out, you know. Well, by and large there's Seventh Heaven, but I'd heard that it had reopened recently."

[shadedsunlight]

/That I'm aware of. However, Ginia works there and I already left a note asking for some time off. It'd be awkward eating there after the fact./

Alice shrugs it off, glancing away.

/I'll be fine. Maybe I'll find more ramen around. That's easy enough to make./

[consultmybooks]

"...you can't survive on boxed noodles. You'll make yourself even more ill."

Giles has a good idea of where this is probably leading. That doesn't mean he has to like it.

[shadedsunlight]

/If broke college students can survive on cheap food, I don't see why I can't either. My other option is finding someone to cook for me./

[consultmybooks]

"Or learning to cook for yourself, in case this becomes an issue in future."

[shadedsunlight]

/That is also a possibility./

Alice looks over at Giles, her expression softening a little as she tries to find the right words to say. She's fully aware of her limitations as a person in general, never having to exist for more than hours at a time, if even that. She lives to protect Ginia when there's danger and to provide a mental barrier when she's over stressed or upset.

Being out like this, talking to people and walking around and gardening... she likes it. And that scares her.

/Do... you know someone that could teach me how to cook?/

[consultmybooks]

Giles looks back at Ginia...before raising a hand.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Hello."

[shadedsunlight]

/I thought you didn't like me./

It's a gut response, but Alice is a little bewildered. Though maybe it's for Ginia's sake. That would make sense.

[consultmybooks]

"I don't like the details surrounding your existence or the fact that you seem to have absolutely no concept of personal space.

And you do seem able to exercise some control in the latter issue."

[shadedsunlight]

/Ginia asked me to play nice in regards to you so I'm heeding her advice./ Which is difficult because latching onto someone and flirting with them is really far more easier to do. Nice way to pass the time as well.

/Did the cupcake, sorry, Ginia, give you the details surrounding my existence?/

[consultmybooks]

"How very kind of her. And no, she didn't. We were a bit preoccupied at the time. As I told you before, however, I am familiar with the sort of person you are. My, um, my brother's 'Alice' just preferred to act out with direct violence."

[shadedsunlight]

/I remember that conversation. Me? Believe me, I could use a good fight to get all the tension out, but broken arm and playing nice. She should be back soon anyway. But I was just curious if Ginia said anything else about our circumstances./ Alice pauses to consider things, then shakes her head. /Not my place. You could ask her, she might tell you./

[consultmybooks]

"She might, if I was inclined to ask her. Until she gets back, however, I did just offer to teach you how to cook. What do you think?"