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i received a bunch of beautiful flowers and it reminds me.

how do you take care of them so they last as long as possible in a vase?

[He could look it up, but reading isn't as fun as chatting with random people.]

unless it's not that different from farming?

[He types, as if he doesn't regularly complain about farmwork back in his world.]

also related to that: who knows flower language?

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that's right. neatly, i think.

All right, then their time will sadly be limited to a week or so, no matter what you do.

If you haven't cut the stems, do so at an angle to help them intake water more; if they're flat on the bottom of a vase they won't be able to drink much. Also, trim any leaves or thorns below the water line.

Check your flowers every day to remove withering leaves and petals, since that can make the others rot. Also, if you have a cool place in your home to put them, you should do that! Flowers in a vase do better when it's cold; I've heard that people even put them in the refrigerator overnight to prolong their lifespan.

awww

[But he gets the ideas behind them. The impression, memories and message of the flowers.]

got it. when you explain it like that, i can understand it a little better.

[Since he's... checking and mentally visualising how it looks.]

oooh i could put them inside a fridge. i would have to look and see how much space i can use. if i can't, i can make space somewhere.

[Alternatively, get a mini-fridge for his room... Flowers and snacks sound good to him.]

Yes, it's very sad :( In the future, if you can get a potted flower, it will last much longer! But flowers need their root systems intact to survive longer than a week or two at best.

Please let me know how it works, keeping them in a refrigerator! It's always seemed like such an interesting idea, but I've never done it myself.

there's some plants around here, but they're not really mine, you know. might be interesting to take care of one.

[Until someone inevitably points out it counts as "hard work that get him dirty" in a literal sense.]

got it! what's your name, so i know what to call you?

Yes, please do! I think you would find it very rewarding.
My name is Haru Okumura! If you couldn't tell, gardening is something of a hobby of mine. :)

nice to meet you, haru! i don't usually do gardening, since i usually focus on fashion and swordsmanship.

[No one is here to call him out for ditching fieldwork.]

Goodness, aren't those two exciting hobbies!
A good friend of mine is a model, actually.
How does one find interest in both of those subjects?

i'm a sword warrior! so it's natural for me to know my way with a blade. i picked up fashion after seeing how cute and pretty everything looks.

[More or less, technically speaking.]

Is a sword warrior just someone who fights with a sword?
Because I have friends who do that.
Or is it a specific title for a particular achievement?

in my case, i'm a sword spirit with a human body

my master summoned me like this, so i'm able to fight and fulfill his orders.

Oh! So you're the spirit of an actual sword?
How did you get a human body, if I may ask?
Or are you some sort of robot?

that's right! ☆

not a robot. my master used their spiritual energy to summon me and gave me this body.

[More or less.]

Spiritual energy? You mean, like the power of their soul?

[weirdly, she knows about that.]

i guess something like that

[Don't ask him, a spirit, about that. Even if he grasp the basics.]

he did pour his power into summoning me, so i guess that's like putting a part of himself into me

Hmm... well, not quite the same as what I was thinking, but very interesting!

What's it like, being a sword?

oh, okay!

what's it like?

[Hmm... He have to think for a moment.]

for me, being a sword means serving my master as they want. even before i get a body, i would cut down anyone they point me at. [Until his personal history happened.] and when we're not facing enemies, i would get cleaned and cared for with lots of love!

I see! Yes, that would seem to be the purpose of a sword indeed.

Did you have senses? Without eyes or ears, how did you see and hear?

yeah, i do. we're aware of what's around us, so we can see and hear things.

just nothing like touching, now that i think about it. like i eat food and feel how cold the weather can be for the first time with a human body.

What happens if you get chipped or broken? Or rusted?

Would that be like a human breaking a limb?

[... Well, he should've expected that particular line of questioning. Kashuu stares at the screen, considering how to answer this.

And pushing away unpleasant memories that just got brought up. Nope, nope, nope.]

i never rusted before. being chipped was a little annoying until we get fixed. but others might think differently on that.

[Except Kashuu Kiyomitsu is exactly self-conscious enough to care about that.]

i guess so. unless they can be repaired, a broken sword is useless.

I see. I can only imagine that would be very frustrating for you at the time.

Are all swords conscious? Or is there something special about you?

i guess it depends on the sword. i just woke up one day and i know i'm a sword.

but i am special! i'm a pretty difficult sword to handle, so only a good master can use me ✧

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that you weren't special at all! I apologize if I've offended.

Why are you difficult to use? I've always preferred axes, but I always thought one sword was just like another.

nah, you didn't offend me since you don't know.

[Compared to other more picky or testy things.]

i'm the best and sharpest sword made by my smith! any normal human need skills if they want to use me properly. like how to swing me around properly without hitting the wrong thing. or dropping me. or even hold me properly.

[Never mind other factors that might kept people from buying him...]

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