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|| Still Into you || Paramore ||
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|| Still Into you || Paramore ||
Cress laughed, yeah, she remembered that incident very well. "I was so confused," Cress laughed, "I thought they actually had for a minute until Kora showed me the catheter." Cress had, had a catheter for a while, it was only recently that it had been taken out and she had trouble holding it now because of it. Heron took full advantage of that, teasing Cress and calling her a little girl and whatnot. Did Kora have the same trouble? Cress didn't know, but she hoped not. Then again, Cress also didn't know how long Kora had, had her catheter for. Thinking of all these things gave Cress a slight feeling that she may have had to go, but she didn't want to yet, not until she instructed the next garden set and made sure everything was safely unloaded and that the knights were working with the proper plans and handling the plants very. Proper love and care were the tools that were needed to make a garden grow.
Aya was speaking in riddles, talking of conspiracy theories now. "I've had my suspicions, I think there was some foul play involved with all the planning. Including General Cherubim and Serpina Dorones. Whereas Cherubim was executed, Serpina was allowed to live. I have a feeling Mr. Dorones may have been a spy for the Queen, which was how she knew of our plans and had found us so easily." Narina had then tortured Itward to ensure his loyalty and used him to torture and execute Aine. "That poor girl didn't deserve what fate handed her. I can only hope that she and Nio are happy up in whatever afterlife there is." Nio was probably smiling down on them, watching over the big brother and sister she sacrificed so much to save. If Nio hadn't jumped between them, both older Cherubim siblings would have died. Not that Cress had been there for the battle. She had been locked in an isolation tank and then in her own body.
Since you love plants so much, why don't you join the garden? A shiver ran up Cress's spine as she remembered her birth mother's parting words. It was because of those actions that Cress couldn't believe that woman had ever loved them. Aya said that she never knew what it was like to have a good father, a curious thing since the twin's dad clearly favored her. "I wish I could have gotten to know my birth father." No one knew of the time Cress had spent with him, where she was pretending to be some crippled augmented servant and he had come to the escort service just to have company since his wife would never simply sit and talk with him. Cress had gotten the sense that he was sad and lonely, no doubt aware of the game his wife was playing at by pretending to love him.
Cress hesitated, then nodded her head. "Yeah," Cress smiled, "If I can trust you to take care of that body." Aya was in Kora's body after all, she had better not damage it or do anything weird while she was in it. "Actually, do you think I can ask a favor? Kora is too afraid to have her down there properly fixed." Cress spoke quietly, her words soft and gentle so as not to scare Aya. "It was because of that she kept calling herself furniture. Do you think you can have it fixed so that she doesn't have to live with the pain anymore?" They were rounding the corner now, Heron was waiting up ahead for her. "I want Kora to live the life she wants to, not the fake one that she thinks is destined for her."
Cress waved to Heron, letting her know that they were coming. This was the last section, then they would break for lunch and head to the next city. "You're right on the ball with that one." Heron sidled up beside her, wrapping an arm around her waist. "How about we sneak away before lunch?" Heron asked with a wink. Cress blushed, knowing exactly what Heron was hinting at. "We shouldn't do that sort of thing in public." Cress shook her head, Finnley came over to ask about the plan for this section. "An oasis," Cress said, describing it, the pool in the middle where kids could play, the plants that would flourish around it. She didn't want to put fish in it for the risk that someone might try to catch and eat them.
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Shiro smiled, "Wren is a lot better, she can move around now too." Corren seemed more stoic than usual and Shiro stiffened before remembering that she had already had her shot that day. "It should be any day now that I discharge Wren," he said, then went into an explanation about the type of therapy he wanted to pursue. Shiro listened, knowing that this would be the path to help Nee overcome her current challenge. So Shiro would touch the spot and use positive reinforcement to help? "I'll do my best," Shiro said, hugging Ellis protectively. "Nee and I are a team, we'll do this together!" It was going to be a challenge, no doubt, but these things didn't get better overnight. Just like Shiro's trauma between trying to work out a distinction between a good girl and a bad girl.
Today at least Shiro hadn't broken down when Nee had. She had only started crying after the fact, when they were back in the palace. By now, the flyers posted outside had been taken down. Not a one was left over and the spray paint had been painted over to match the rest of the pristine palace. They were safe for now and with an orange level threat present, no harm would come to Cress as long as she stayed together with the knights. "So sh-should we do it again t-today?" Shiro asked, clearly embarrassed and Corren gave a slight nod. "I think it's within Narcia's best interest to begin treatment immediately. A ruler has to have a calm and collected head on her shoulders and with all due respect, during that attack you had abandoned your dignity." Thankfully no one except Shiro, Corren, and Xion had seen Nee strip herself in the entryway of the palace.
"Okay, let's go to our room Nee." Shiro stood, taking Nee's hand in one and Ellis's paw in the other. They had to start right away, Corren said, so they would have to achieve heaven again today. Shiro didn't mind, although she was slightly sore, if this was for Nee's sake, then Shiro didn't mind at all. Afterwards there was work to be done, they had to plan a wedding and Nee would probably want a full investigation of the person threatening her sister. Shiro's tummy growled, she had taken breakfast to go because of the speech and it was close to lunch time now. By the time they reached their room, their bed had been remade and lunch had been set up on the table along with a stack of papers that Nee had to go over. Shiro could smell the delightful aroma waft around them. "Jasmine tea," she noted.
Shiro sat down at the table, looking at the food. It was some sort of noodle dish smothered in cream sauce with pieces of sauteed fish. "It smells so good," Shiro said, knowing that she was going to have a hard time finishing the portion they gave her. Shiro didn't want to overeat though, not if she was going to spend time with Nee afterwards. "Wren was happy even though she was still stuck in bed." Shiro said, twirling some pasta on her fork. "She's excited for the wedding," Shiro smiled, the weight of the ring on her finger a comfort.