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Post by Renathan on Feb 1, 2020 18:24:30 GMT -6
What a lovely crop of snowdrop seeds!
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 2, 2020 22:44:12 GMT -6
Needless to say, Desiree was glaring daggers through Fiera's head as they entered the garden. She hadn't learned how to fly yet, but had been making a few test flutters and was constantly being talked off of high places by her owner. Fiera was grateful for the break from all of that today. The haraichu's wings were so well bound down that there was no way she'd be able to try to fly away... or maybe she would out of pure spite against her outfit and her owner. Fiera made a mental note to keep a closer eye on her regardless. She also had to walk particularly slowly, ambling down the path as Desiree was forced to waddle after her in an absolutely pathetic display. An offer to carry her would be an insult at this point. Fiera made a mental note to take some pictures of her- they would make for some fantastic blackmail when she got older.
Fiera 11 Desiree 9.1/9.1 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 2, 2020 22:47:49 GMT -6
As Fiera opened the fence gate and gestured to her haraichu to come in, she struck up a conversation. "Are you sure you don't want me to c-" "NO! Walk by myself. WALK." The haraichu practically hissed, having picked up on the more sibilant tones of Fiera's own speech patterns. Fiera simply tutted her tongue, closing the gate behind both of them. "Come on now, don't be such a grumpy gus. I think you look lovely! Look at your little hat!" Her praises were batted down by a particularly emphatic gagging noise. Fiera sighed. "Well fine then, be that way. But I will say, if you didn't have all that on, you would be VERY cold right now." Desiree huffed in reply, "...Like cold. Hate hat." she said quietly. "Oh, no you don't. I remember how much you shivered in the barest breezes last October- this is the bare minimum you're wearing!"
Fiera 12 Desiree 9.2/9.2 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 2, 2020 22:50:49 GMT -6
Desiree mumbled some words that Fiera assumed she THOUGHT were rude, but didn't say anything. She wouldn't punish the child for saying 'doodie', but she wasn't exactly going to encourage it either. She did however see a problem in Desiree suddenly lying face down on the ground. The humanish crouched down and gently lifted a tiny arm. "Desiree? Dearest? Are you alright down there?" She said in a tone that didn't come off as patronizing- though Desiree was likely to interpret ANY tone as such. Her question was only met with a tiny wail, however. "Don't wanna!" The haraichu cried, rolling over dramatically. "Oh come on, you said you wanted to go out today." "Hate hat!" "Well, you have to wear it, it's cold out!" "Why!". That last comment gave her pause- she had been asked it before and tried to dodge, but to be fair, Fiera never really had a good answer.
Fiera 13 Desiree 9.3/9.3 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 2, 2020 22:53:33 GMT -6
As loathe as she was to admit it, Fiera realized that she would have to use... THAT answer. "Because I said so." The humanish said matter of factly, and was met with another screech from the young fairy. Fiera only followed it up with. "...But it looks like you're feeling a little tired. I understand! Here, I'll pick you up and-" "NO! I walk." Desiree said, pushing her hands against the ground. Fiera smirked at the pixie's response- she had been played like a fiddle. After a few moments though, she realized that the uh... roundness of Desiree's outfit was causing some issues. Instead of pushing herself up, she seemed to be sort of... rolling around on the ground instead. She pretended not to notice for a little bit to help preserve Desiree's dignity, but it soon became clear that she really couldn't get up unassisted. There was a moment of silence between them.
Fiera 14 Desiree 9.4/9.4 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 2, 2020 22:56:22 GMT -6
"...Help." Desiree finally said at last. Fiera tried not to rub it in, fulfilling her request as quietly and quickly as possible. With both hands, she carefully scooped the haraichu up by the arms, lifting her off the ground, and immediately setting her back down again. Then, some instinct in her (that she had certainly never felt before meeting this creature) sprang up, and Fiera found herself dusting off Desiree's coat and smoothing down her ruffled hair while the haraichu whined and tried to push her off. Once she was sure that Desiree was in a presentable state once more, she stood up and smiled at her. "Ready to do some gardening?" She grinned. Desiree looked up at her shyly, as if a little embarrassed of her previous outburst once reminded of the fun she had asked to go have. "...Yeah." She said quietly, looking at her feet- or what she could see of them past the jacket.
Fiera 15 Desiree 10.0/10.0 10
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Post by Renathan on Feb 2, 2020 23:39:30 GMT -6
Oh is that a rare plant!? Nope, it's just a weed...
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 11:11:34 GMT -6
"Well, let's go have some fun, then!" Fiera said cheerily, trying to get their spirits back up. It was going to be a LONG day if Desiree did nothing but mope the whole time. Once the gate was secured behind them, Fiera ushered Desiree along to their front path. Fiera had spent a lot of time here last month with her king of the evergreen, Michael. She had been trying to mulch the trees, but... well, ran out of mulch. Thankfully, after she did some shopping Fiera was able to come back and finish that particular job. In addition, her king of the evergreen did... SOME weeding of the dead and frozen flower patch on either side of the path, but really he just scattered weeds everywhere and ate some. She leaned down to pick one up, trying to identify the species... but really all she could determine was 'dead, frozen weed of some sort'.
Fiera 16 Desiree 10.1/10.1 11
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 11:17:03 GMT -6
She tossed the dead whatever back down onto the ground, snorting. That could be the 'useless weeds' pile, where they'd throw all of the non-valuable plants they found. She wasn't likely to find any rare plants in the mix here today of course, but she might as well try. The flower bed needed a proper weeding now that she had time for it and had completed some other tasks, so it could be fresh, fertilized and ready for this year's planting. Most gardening tasks required at least some heavy lifting to physical effort- trimming trees, dragging heavy bags around, maneuvering unwieldy trash bags, so on and so forth. Weeding however, was something that even the smallest of children could participate in, as weeds weren't known for being particularly dangerous nor heavy- which was great for Fiera because she dragged along a small child to help her weed the garden. How convenient.
Fiera 17 Desiree 10.2/10.2 12
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 11:20:45 GMT -6
Desiree was already peering at the flower bed, leaning over the tiny metal dividers between the main gravel path and the bed. The dividers were fancy loops and only a few inches tall, acting as decorations and indicators as opposed to any hard barrier. They certainly functioned as such for Desiree though, considering that she was only about twice their size, causing her to have to jump to scramble over them, toppling to the ground on the other side. While she was in there, though... "Desiree, you see that dead plant?" Fiera asked. Desiree looked at her, then around the bed, and pointed at a dried out... daisy, or something. Fiera wasn't great at flowers, she just knew what looked nice. Maybe that's why everything died as soon as fall hit. "Yes, that. We're going to do some 'weeding' today. Can you say weeding?" She asked again. Desiree opened her mouth, breathing in.
Fiera 18 Desiree 10.3/10.3 13
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 11:24:03 GMT -6
"Uh... w.. weeding?" She replied hesitantly, rolling her mouth around the syllables. Fiera smiled gently and praised her. "Good girl! Weeding means we take weeds- ugly, not nice plants like that one-" She pointed at the daisy thing. "And throw them over there!" She said again, pointing at the 'pile' she had started. To demonstrate, Fiera plucked the daisy out of the ground. It came away easily from the dry soil, and Fiera was able to effortlessly toss it over the divider and on top of the other plant. "Like that, ok? Now you." She said to Desiree. The haraichu toddled over to another plant, one that didn't even have the benefit of a flower on it, just leaves, and yanked on it as hard as she could. She nearly knocked herself over with how easily it came up, but she managed to course correct and stand there proudly holding a dead plant.
Fiera 19 Desiree 10.4/10.4 14
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 11:26:34 GMT -6
"That's it, good! Now go throw it in the pile!" Fiera said, pointing to the center of the path again. Desiree trotted over to the divider again, and threw the plant as hard as she could. It landed about three inches from the divider. Desiree turned to Fiera proudly, looking up at her with eager eyes. "...Great job, Desiree!" Fiera lied. She could... just gather those ones up again later. "Now let's keep going! We'll get this flower bed all nice and clean!" She said with a clap. Desiree's eyes lit up at the prospect of helping, and Fiera could have sworn she heard the young haraichu mimic. "Nice n clean..." under her breath as she approached another unsuspecting weed, grasping it as well as she could with her puffy mittens. Fiera chuckled and left her to it- she could spend her time weeding the other side of the path.
Fiera 20 Desiree 11.0/11.0 15
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 19:12:39 GMT -6
Desiree would be going quite a bit slower than Fiera of course, but the humanish hardly minded. The work on the garden could be done at her leisure with spring still so far away, so speed wasn't really a priority. Really, she just wanted to spend some quality time with Desiree and build her confidence a bit. If there was one thing that the little fairy enjoyed right now, it was the feeling that she was being helpful. Fiera watched as she dutifully selected each weed, squatted down and got a firm grip, and ripped it upward as hard as she could. Then, she quickly toddled over to the metal dividers, carrying the dead plant as if it were some ancient, valuable artifact, with both arms straight out. Then, she dropped the act of reverence and lobbed it as far as she could over the divider- which usually wasn't very far at all.
Fiera 1 Desiree 11.1/11.1 16
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 3, 2020 19:20:03 GMT -6
On the other side of the garden path, Fiera could complete her task rather efficiently. She had an automatic advantage in being several sizes bigger than Desiree of course, but there were other reasons. These plants were all long dead, and their roots had little gripping power anymore. As a result, it wasn't difficult for Fiera to pluck the weeds out of the ground, give them a quick shake off, and toss them into the pile at the center of the path. Sometimes she could even gather several weeds up all at once and rip them out together. As a result she was able to work a lot faster than Desiree, though most of the time she was reluctant to actually weed the flower bed at her highest speed so that the haraichu wouldn't feel left behind. Besides, feeling like she didn't have to rush made the whole process a lot more pleasant anyway. Who wanted to speed clean a flower bed?
Fiera 2 Desiree 11.2/11.2 17
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Post by Renathan on Feb 3, 2020 19:21:52 GMT -6
What an interesting group of crystal... Candy?
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