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[ino]

[dictated]

Hi there, Paradisa!

So, with spring in full swing, the flowers are finally out. That means there's going to be a whole bunch of you that will be picking flowers to give to your sweethearts!

But you wouldn't want to make the horrible mistake of giving the person you like the wrong flowers, would you? Yes, that's right, there are the wrong flowers you can give someone. I don't think anyone will want to sit around while I explain all of the finer subtleties of flower language (though I'd be happy to help you figure out just the right thing for just the right message), though ... so I made you all this handy chart to help you on your quest for the perfect flower!

Now, this chart is only about roses. But since roses are what most people think of when they think of a "romantic" flower, let's clear up the truth of the matter, hmm~?

[ she tapes the following into the journal ]



So there you have it! Roses don't have to be just for your girlfriend. They can be for your friends, too!

I'll take your questions now.

[Once-ler]

I know you're thinking about getting some flowers, aren't you~?

[/Once-ler]

Comments

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

To...grow? Because I don't think I'm good enough to be promoted to actual flowers yet.

[No. Wait]

I don't like that tone.

Once-ler

[ino]

No, to give.

To a girl.

[wolfchild]

That is not what blue roses mean.

[ino]

It is in most of the books I've read.

What does it mean for you, then?

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

...What girl?

[Just going to jump to conclusions here don't mind him]

Ino, please don't tell me you're trying to set me up with anyone. I'm pretty sure I remember asking you not to involve me in your mildly creepy conquest to get everyone paired off.

[wolfchild]

Then your books are wrong. If you do not grow them, you cannot know for true.

Once-ler

[ino]

Oh, I didn't have to do any setting up. You did it all yourself.

[ino]

[ she sighs; naturally, she disagrees, but her curiosity about the difference in meaning outweighs her impulse to argue ]

You didn't answer the question.

Ino 1/3

[whichwayyoulean]

I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't...

Ino 2/3

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh balls. He knew being stuck in the clinic would be his downfall]

Ino 3/3

[whichwayyoulean]

Y'know, some people might find being casually stalked by their friends on a daily basis kinda rude.

[hellofist]

[Okay she can't actually read so she'll have to ask someone what that chart says so she doesn't mess up flower giving, but what better way to meet than this? It's happening.]

Flowers have language?

Once-ler

[ino]

Oh, please, I didn't even have to try. I'm sure the whole castle knows about you thinking "guy things" by now.

[ino]

[ oh goodie, it's once-ler's girlfriend! ]

Of course! Every flower has a different meaning. Put them together in the right bouquet, and you can say just about anything. Well -- it's a little limited to things regarding personal relationships and how you feel about others, but yeah.

[wolfchild]

Winter roses are given only to the most beautiful. To whoever you consider your treasure. It's beyond love. No other flower compares.

You got the color wrong too. They're the blue of frost. [ The blue of Winterfell's walls on a snowy morning. ]

dictated~

[bravelittlegirl]

[oh look, roses. RELEVANT TO IB'S INTERESTS.]

I didn't know roses had a language.

[ino]

Ahh, so a different type of blue then! There are plenty of other colors besides the ones I listed, those are just the most common. That shade of blue I listed is supposed to be almost impossible to grow, which is why it's "unattainable".

That's very sweet, though. I'd like to see that kind, it sounds beautiful.

[ino]

Of course! Not just roses, though. Every flower has its own meaning.

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

[Said in the tone of someone who has accepted the fact he will be followed for almost every waking hour of his life:] What, were in the bushes this time or something?

Look, it's not like that. [It is]

[bravelittlegirl]

Are you a florist?

Once-ler

[ino]

Uh, no. It was on the journal. You really should keep it closed or filter or something.

How about we skip the denial and the playing dumb and go straight to how adorable this is?

[ino]

I am! My family owns a flower shop back home.

[bravelittlegirl]

Oh. That must be nice.

The blue rose... I don't know that word with it.

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

...Yep. Totally filtering everything I say to everyone from now on.

[He groans, Ino you are impossible]

How about we don't? [He's quiet for a moment, he's been in denial over this for a very good reason. So he doesn't have to face up to it and put a stop to it. But if people are noticing...well]

Even if there was something there, I can't just... do that.

[hellofist]

[As someone who kind of fails at communication, saying things with flowers is a new and exciting possibility for Cass.]

Other person has to... know flower language, though. For it to work. Otherwise, just giving flowers. [She smiles a little, it might show in her tone.] Unless there's other... handy charts to give.