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hi! i hope everyone is having a great day so far! and if not i hope it gets better!
i have a couple questions or something to advertise i guess?
um!!

one is does anyone have any (hallucino)memories of androids or being an android or a cyborg or something like that? or could someone tell me the difference between the two because i'm not sure i know... (i'm sorry!)

two is what's your favorite flower? now that we have some blue and green back it's not as depressing to work at a flower shop!

and if anyone wants a flower crown, please come to Enchanted Blossoms! i'll make one personally for you at a discounted price! ❀ it can be one that'll make me or others think of you or one to your exact specifications!

oh here's an example of one i've made recently!

please come by anytime this week! i should be working everyday!

[ ooc: Please feel free to go to action if your character would stop by the flower shop! ]

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Really? Why not?

[ She waves him over to the counter where she has all the supplies: wire, clippers, flowers, anything else Google tells me is necessary. ]

I can teach you how to do a mini version of those, too, if you want? A daisy bracelet?

Yes, please~ That would be even better than a flower crown, because then I could look at it whenever I want, and think of you.

[ RYOJI.......

She laughs and gathers some daisies since she mostly only picked out forget-me-nots. She hands Ryoji a roll of ribbon. ]

You could carry a compact around to see yourself and your flower crown, too. Will you measure your head? We want this to fit you perfectly.

If I did that, I would be looking at my reflection all day, bumping into and tripping over everything I come across.

[ It's not a bad idea though, he thinks as he takes the ribbon and loops it around his head, finding where the end of the ribbon touches its length again and knotting it there to mark its place. ]

It would work if you take my hand and lead me where I need to go.

Don't do that. You can't want to look at it that much. but I'd lead you wherever you wanted to go if you needed it.

[ Within reason.

She waits until he finishes measuring his head. ]

I forgot to ask: do you want real or fake flowers?

I would! Because you never fail to brighten up my day, so why wouldn't I want to be reminded all the time?

[ And have someone hold his hand all the time? He passes the ribbon along when he's done, and reaches over to touch the petals of one of the flowers— soft, like velvet. Every time he sees flowers in a room, he's always tempted to reach out and feel whether they're real. ]

Fake ones would last forever, wouldn't they? And I wouldn't have to worry as much about damaging them... So real ones it is! Then I can come back, and you can help me make another.

Silly... you don't need a reason like that to come see me. You don't need a reason at all.

[ She starts bending the floral wire to conform to the shape and circumference of the ribbon. ]

It's not that hard once you get the hang of it. The thing that I get wrong the most is when I twist the flower onto the frame, I forget to make sure they all keep facing the same way. I get so focused on putting on the next flower that I don't always keep the final picture in mind.

[ It's the flip side of her extreme focus and dedication. ]

[ If she didn't mention that, he would likely have done the same thing, flowers thick and all around and forgetting it's a crown and not a length of flowers on a rope. On a bracelet, it would be a bit more manageable, so Ryoji goes ahead and picks up a shorter length of wire to wrap around his wrist and cut it to length so he can copy on a smaller scale. ]

How did you learn to make flower crowns? Was it Mikoto, or did you look it up yourself?

I looked it up myself! Youtube videos are my savior. Mikor— Mikoto does know how, and I probably could've asked him to teach me, but I didn't want to bother him back then.

[ It was years ago when her brother was away and abroad and she felt down and unsure of herself more often than she'd like. It kept her occupied as something pretty and artistic and tangible. ]

I think he would've been happy to teach you. But learning from many outside sources means you can pick out different styles and make it your own instead of simply copying.

[ Ryoji's are threaded on densely instead of delicately, more leaves than flowers. ]

...I say that, but whenever I need help, I go to a person instead of a reference. Any just hope people are happy to help.

[ Chiyo isn't going to judge Ryoji's handiwork at all. It's what learning is all about and maybe that's the aesthetic he wants, she thinks. ]

There's nothing wrong with that! I'm always happy to help. I was asking Miko—to for a lot of help at that time, and there's a point where I start worrying about being a burden.

[ She unwraps and rewraps a stem around the crown. ]

It all worked out, and I surprised him with a crown as thanks, and he got so, so red like he usually does! [ She laughs with nothing but fondness. ] It was a good time.

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