[Action/Video/Voice]

[floral_powder]

[ In the early afternoon, Polka is working in the garden rather busily - there's quite a lot of it to make sure the flowers are healthy. But as promised, she has her journal open so that the video can catch the flowers blooming in the garden.I guess I got a little carried away - but I think it looks nice still. What do you think? [ A second later

Comments

[Voice]

[dancinghonour]

I've...never seen flowers bloom like that before. They're very beautiful, Miss Polka.

[Voice]

[floral_powder]

Thank you! I'm really glad that they've taken to the forest here so well.

[Voice]

[dancinghonour]

I'm quite grateful I got to see them. May I thank you by singing something?

[Voice]

[floral_powder]

Sure, that would be lovely. You don't have to thank me though, I'm happy to share this with everyone.

[voice]

[arlia_angel]

[This message comes in early afternoon when the journal picks up footage of the flowers.]

Is that your garden, Polka? It's really pretty...

[voice]

[floral_powder]

Hi Rena! And thank you - it took a long time to get everything planted, and I guess I kind of lost track of what I was doing - but I'm used to there being so many flowers around, I couldn't help myself.

[voice]

[arlia_angel]

They're really nice to see! They do brighten up a place with lots of color. I'm sorry I didn't notice them the first time I visited your home, but they really are beautiful!

[voice]

[floral_powder]

I think so too! And it's all right, they were in the back yard after all. I haven't planted anything in the front yet - I'm going to ask Ion to help me with that, since he wanted to.

[heteropennae]

That's... amazing!

[floral_powder]

[ Giggle ]

Thank you! Although I really shouldn't take credit for something like this. I just take care of them.

[heteropennae]

I thought flowers this beautiful could only grow in the Sacred Place...

[floral_powder]

Huh? Sacred Place...? Do you mean a church?

[Voice]

[meteorical]

They really bloom at night? Just like that? [No she's never met you, Polka, but Kairi's definitely intrigued right now]

[Voice]

[floral_powder]

Yes! [ She doesn't know you either Kairi, but anyone who likes flowers is good in her book. ] They're naturally blooming night flowers - once they absorb the sunlight during the day through their buds, they release it early in the morning again.

[Voice]

[meteorical]

They're beautiful...I didn't know Luceti had anything like that! Do they bloom and close every night, or just special occasions?

[Voice]

[floral_powder]

They're not native to Luceti really - I found the seed packets when I was brought here a few months ago. They're from home.

But they bloom every day at 2 in the morning, and close again a few hours later, as long as they're thriving like this.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

[Emil is... very much not in a good mental state right now after hearing the news that Ted was sent home, but the sight of the flowers blooming through in the image in the journal is enough to get him to stop and stare, transfixed, though he doesn't say a word.]

[Voice]

[floral_powder]

[ Aww, Emil :( Polka doesn't realize he's watching at first, sitting at the base of the tree contentedly. And noticing the journal, she tilts her head. She hadn't expected him to be up but... ] Emil?

[Voice/Written]

[ratatosk_knight]

[After a moment, he'll pick up the pen and write a single word in the journal.]

Pretty.

[Voice/Written]

[floral_powder]

[ There's a long pause while Polka is trying to figure out why Emil just wrote a response. ]

Are you feeling all right, Emil...?