❀ i. (video, but she will respond with voice and text)

[evanescent]

[For a moment, there is a close-up of what looks like one very bright green eye, then an "oh! sorry!" muffled from somewhere, and the image pans out some to reveal a young woman. She's perched on the edge of a bed in a room with a growing collection of potted plants, her long hair pinned back in a messy bun.

She waves! And smiles.]

This network sure is lively! I didn't expect to see so much open discussion... [Especially concerning the topics, is the implication here, but it's said so cheerfully it's hard to tell if she's being insulting or not.] but that's good, isn't it? It's nice to see so many people getting along, even if they're from different places. It encouraged me to use it too.

For those of you I haven't met, my name is Aerith. For those of you I have, thank you if you helped me, and I hope you're all settling in alright. It's been a big adjustment for me, but I think I'm finding my way around things. It's hard to say! I guess I won't know until something big happens.

More to the point...I wanted to talk about something. Where I'm from, I used to grow a little garden in a church. I've got something of a green thumb, you see. [:)] I've been doing work into finding out what grows here locally, and I was thinking of expanding some. A community garden...that'd be nice, wouldn't it? I've never grown anything with other people. I suppose I'm a little shy about it. [:))] And as I'm learning, it would take Chroma...

But new places are all about expanding your horizons, right? Let's work together. If you've never planted anything before, once I've got everything set up, I can show you how.

So!

What sort of plants would you all like to see? Something edible? Floral? Anything from home? [She fistpumps.] I can try my best to grow it!

Oh, and —

Can anyone tell me more about the plant life here? I want to learn as much as I can.

Comments

U gon see the back of this hand

[barkonthetree]

Fuck off!

[who taught this bitch how to use a phone?? He'll kill them!!!!]

THAT'S FAIR

[fashionicon]

I refuse to allow you to mislead this person.

[barkonthetree]

It doesn't matter! Go crawl in a hole and die!

ljskdlksd

[evanescent]

Um...

[She's just listening to this catfight (dogfight??)]

Can you two settle down? What's going on here? Do you know one another?

Help me I'm being attacked

[barkonthetree]

Don't talk to this guy! He hates humans!

[Not answering anything else!!! Middle fingers in the air!!!]

[evanescent]

He's a little rude.

[She says, after a moment's consideration.]

But it's not anything I can't handle. Are you alright, though? You seem upset.

[barkonthetree]

I'm fine! I can handle this asshole!

[very fine HE IS FINE IT'S FINE]

[evanescent]

If you're sure...

By any chance, are the words daiyoukai and youkai related?

[barkonthetree]

[Through gritted teeth]

Yes...

[evanescent]

Thank you for answering.

[...]

I'm not sure what's going on, but you can call yourself whatever you'd like.

[barkonthetree]

[Come to think of it, it is like they're having a shouting match over top of her head. She only wanted to ask about help with a garden.

But he didn't start it so it's not his fault.]

Don't worry about it. Sesshomaru is just a son of a bitch, I've heard worse from uglier kinds.

Just watch out for your own head and don't piss him off.

[evanescent]

I've dealt with worse too.

[She says, after a moment.] You don't have to worry about me.

You're still invited to help, if you'd like to.

[fashionicon]

What did I tell you about your tone?

[ Hmph. ]

This Sesshomaru would never associate with someone of such low birth.

[evanescent]

Haven't you ever heard of treating people the way you want to be treated?

[She's not afraid of you!]

Clearly you know him, or else you wouldn't have said anything. If you're going to insult one another, you can do it somewhere else.

[fashionicon]

And yet you continue to wish to be treated poorly.

[ >(!! In that she's not treating him with any respect, so, his proud demon lord self isn't going to put up with it. HMPH!!! ]

There is no insult. He is lying about being a full-blooded youkai and I'm telling him not to lie. If he considers it an insult, then he should blame it upon his own words.

[evanescent]

As far as I've seen, you haven't fallen all over yourself to respect me yet. I'm returning the favor.

[She says this very matter-of-factly.]

...

[Hm.]

You say "full-blooded." So that means he's at least part...youkai. Right?

[fashionicon]

I cannot help you with your own ignorance, so you are returning nothing to me.

[ Hmph. ]

He is at least part youkai, yes. What does that have to do with anything?

[evanescent]

Gee, thanks.

[She's rolling her eyes.

In any case.

She doesn't answer the question. Instead:]

So what's the other part?

1/2

[fashionicon]

[ For a moment, just a moment --

-- Sesshomaru hesitates to answer.

He responded quickly because he grew upset as he thought of Inuyasha's response to their father in the last meeting. The moon is no longer upsetting his thoughts, but the disrespect upset him. To say that their father doesn't matter and yet proudly say that he is a dog youkai. How is that right?

Yet his anger fades just for a moment and he hesitates to keep going. ]

[fashionicon]

Human.

[evanescent]

Hm.

[There's a lull.

There is something different about her tone when she responds next. Not playful or cheerfully obtuse. This is calmer. Hard to read.]

Would you prefer he call himself human, then?

Breaks out peak badly translated anime shit talk

[barkonthetree]

You bastard....always using such twisted logic! Shut your mouth already!!

ANIME SHIT TALKING ANIME SHIT TALKING

[fashionicon]

I do wonder how you consider that logic twisted, Inuyasha.

[ Hmph! ] It is not my fault you lied and attempted to come off greater than what you are. Crawl upon the ground where you belong. As I understand it, she's needing someone to toil the earth. So, get to it.

Its so hard to keep the momentum while I'm stuck at work JUST KNOW HE MAD

[barkonthetree]

I never lied!! It's a youkai ability so why shouldn't I say so?!

[and wow you have to apologize to aerith rn because you just guaranteed he will not set foot in that garden]

Like hell I will! I'll show you, you stuck up bastard!

NO WORRIES NO WORRIES i get it!!

[fashionicon]

Saying that you are a dog youkai is an insult when you are not a full-blooded youkai, Inuyasha!

[ Hmph! ]

Didn't you hear her? She doesn't want to have you constantly yipping at me like an untrained beast. Be silent and know your place.