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[mysteriousness]

Thank you, I hope so, too. They seem to be thriving so far.

I highly doubt that your recipes are weird, but you shouldn't change them just for me.

[xiyun]

Just talk to them and follow their watering schedule and they will stay that way~

I want you to like them! I know it can help someone feel better if they have something that tastes good.

[mysteriousness]

I have definitely been talking to them and making sure they have plenty of water and sunlight.

Thank you, I appreciate that. Maybe we could find something we both like? Although I want to try these because they do look really good.

[xiyun]

Perfect! {She gives a happy little dance, skirt fluttering.}

Okay, that works too~ My favorite drink is the fresh dew. I'm leaving a bucket out to catch it.

[mysteriousness]

[he huffs a laugh, clearly amused by her excitement.]

I can't say that I've ever tried fresh dew. Does it taste like water?

[xiyun]

It's sweeter! {In Shuiyuntian~} I make tea with it and put it in soup too.

[mysteriousness]

Sweeter... [he wouldn't have imagined that.] Perhaps I'll have to try it sometime.

[xiyun]

I'll share it with you! {She is sure the plants around her building will share~}

[mysteriousness]

Thank you, I would like that. [he's going to be in for a surprise if fresh dew really tastes good.]

[xiyun]

Okay I'm bringing you cakes and I'll brew you tea with the dew later~ How's that?

[mysteriousness]

Sounds like a good plan to me.

-> {Action}

[xiyun]

{A short time later, she will rap on his door with a covered dish in her other hand.}

It's me~ Xiao Lanhua!

[mysteriousness]

[mystery glances up from the television he's been mindlessly staring at, a small smile quirking his lips once the person at the door announces who they are. he should've expected her, given what they were talking about, but he didn't think she'd show up this quickly.

he moves to stand, strides toward the door and opens it up, his other hand lifting in greeting.] Hello, Xiao Lanhua. It's nice to see you again.

[xiyun]

{She's excited. Apparently excitement leads to a quick Fairy! She holds out her dish when the door opens, beaming from ear to ear.}

Hello! I hope you're hungry~

{Plus she has some plants to coo over.}

[mysteriousness]

[so it would seem! he carefully accepts the dish, tucking it into one arm and using the other to hold the door, that way she can come inside.]

I definitely am. [he hasn't eaten anything all day, which is strange, considering. (not that he needs to eat, he just enjoys doing so.)

said plants can be found tucked into a nearby corner beside a window, sitting on a tall end table that reaches just right so the plants can get plenty of sunlight.]

[xiyun]

{She steps inside, holding up her skirt so she doesn't trip.}

Then you should -

{eat, she means. But she has spotted the cute plants and, with a gasp, she hurries to them.}

Oh they're so young! Hello, ladies and ah! I see a gentleman in there, too! How cute~

[mysteriousness]

[once she's inside, mystery shuts the door behind her, a small smile curving his mouth at the edges as she notices the plants and goes right on over.

he turns and momentarily steps into the kitchen to set the dish in his arm down then he returns to xiao lanhua, his head tilting with curiosity.]

How do you tell the difference between them?

[xiyun]

{She croons over the young blooms and it almost seems like they...twitch - or, rather, turn towards her. In the days to come, their leaves and blooms will be brighter, too, thanks to this meeting!}

It's easy! I'll show you. {Xiao Lanhua picks up two of the pots and brings them to him.}

I can help you see them for just a moment. Pay attention, okay?

{Setting the pots on the table, she directs some magic towards Mystery, allowing him to see...

Two young Fairies! One has a little dress made out of petals - the other has a leaf green robe.}

[mysteriousness]

[even from where he's standing, he can notice the shift in the flowers, and it makes his eyebrows lift with confusion. how do flowers just move on their own like that? surely it's a trick—

but she picks up two of the pots and brings them over and mystery tilts his head consideringly.]

Okay.

[and when she tells him to pay attention, he really does, leaning close to the flowers, his gaze entirely focused on them.

the blooms suddenly shift and it takes everything in him not to jump back in surprise, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open.] Oh, they're... they're very cute.

[xiyun]

{They're alive, of course! They can be shy and cautious of everyone other than the Fairies who tend to them - as he will see when they are in more human shapes. The two flowers tuck themselves against Xiao Lanhua, eyes wide.}

It's okay. He's really nice and he will take care of you.

{One of the little flowers reaches out a pudgy hand for Mystery.}

I will help them gain a form like mine in time, so they can keep you company.

[mysteriousness]

[it really, truly is surprising. he didn't think it was possible and yet here he is, looking at two adorable little flowers, both of whom are very much alive and moving.]

Hello, [he says it softly, like if he speaks any louder, it might frighten them further.

when one of them reaches out, he slowly raises a hand and brings it forward, holding out his index fingertip to gently touch the flower's hand.]

They could be like this all the time?