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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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[ Chiyo brightens upon sight, and she returns the wave. She recognizes the name and his face from his Retrospec profile, so her Retail Smile becomes something much more genuine. There is a small selection of flower crowns displayed on the counter next to her, but Chiyo is currently working on making another one (with a lot of blue delphinium). ]

Hiii! Welcome! I'm happy to finally meet you. [ She holds up the crown she's working on. ] Here's something blue like you asked for, but please pick out any other flowers to add in!

Same to you! Chiyo, right? Is that what you go by?

[And over he'll trot without any other hesitation, because he's gotta get a closer look at these crowns...! God, he'll never get tired of flower crowns. They're not even at peak fashion anymore and he doesn't care, which rarely ever happens for him with trends.]

Oh, wow! That's so pretty. I don't think I've seen this flower before... What is it? And what do you think would look good with it? White, maybe? Or yellow? A blue that bright should totally be the star of the show.

Yes, please call me Chiyo!

[ For a second, she recalls the hallucinomemory when someone called her Chiyorin, but her smile grows wider because already, she thinks Kiyomitsu has an infectious personality. ]

They're blue delphinium! Oh, I'm so sorry. I should've asked if you had pets. They're poisonous when eaten, so they should be kept away from animals. I can switch to another blue flower like geraniums, if so! It won't take me long.

But, um, I think white would be perfect with them if you want a gentle and elegant feel. Yellow would be great if you want to be bright and lively like a sunlit garden.

Cute name! Tons of people just call me Kiyo, so we totally match.

[What a nerd... But upon mention of pets, he'll nod, since he has a cat named Cat living with him now.]

I've got a little kitten that's not very old, so I'd be a little worried he'd manage to find it and chew it up. If switching it out wouldn't be a big inconvenience or anything, I'd like that!

[And as far as the complementary flowers go:]

You really know your stuff, huh? Hmm... I think I'll go with yellow, then. That kinda feel is one that we need right now, you know?

Does that mean I can call you that?

[ Or is that being too forward?

And is that a Breakfast at Tiffany's reference? ]

Yeah, of course! It won't take me long to get back to where I was! We wouldn't want your kitten getting sick. [ She walks around the store and picks blue geraniums. She makes quick work of some more floral wire into a circle and starts threading the new flowers around the frame. ]

Hehe, color palettes are a little more my thing than flower arrangements, but yeah, we need to be bright in contrast to the gray that's still around!

Sure! It's nice and short and cute, right? Easy to remember!

[Not that Kiyomitsu is particularly hard, but still...! Also if only they were that clever but no, they're just idiots who haven't actually got around to naming their cat yet because they spend all their time arguing over it.]

Thank yooou, that's way appreciated. He chews up everything so I guess it's better to be safe.

[He'll watch while she works, though, endlessly curious about how other people go about their respective crafts.]

Mm, right? But hey, what do you do if you work a lot with palettes?

[ At least the cat has some kind of temporary name in place! ]

It sounds like your kitten is a cute and curious one!

[ Chiyo's biggest issue when making flower crowns is checking to make sure all the flowers face outward at the same angle because they shift on her when she moves to the next flower, so she takes extra care with that with someone watching her. ]

Oh, I draw! And paint. Mooostly on the computer because the undo command is a dream come true. These days, though, not a lot of my work goes past the sketch phase.

He is, he is! He's the best. Really smart and super cute! I mean, all cats are cute, but he's the cutest.

[He's a proud cat parent...

At least she'll get a brief reprieve from his watchful stare as he's distracted by talking about said cat! And then distracted by meeting an artist which is always a lot of fun. His expression lights up and he leans into the counter, excited.]

Ooh! D'you have a blog or anything? I wanna see some of your stuff! [Though his expression shifts into something a little more subdued after that.] Is it 'cause of all the Retrospec stuff?

[ Chiyo thinks Kashuu is a cute, doting cat parent. Anyone who readily admits their pet is the best like this is on the right track to being a great cat parent. ]

Do you have any pictures of him on your phone? I want to see him!

[ She'll never turn away from the chance to see pictures of kittens. ]

I do! I have an art Twitter and an art Tumblr. [ She's all over social media. Her usernames are something like cherryblossomings or hanamis or something like that because she wasn't fast enough to get usernames without adding some kind of suffix. ] And yeah, it's a little hard to focus with everything going on. All the changes that happened.... and then losing blue and green... it's rough! I feel like by the time things get a little calm again, something new pops up.

Mm, yeah! Hang on.

[Let him pull his phone out so he can open his ENTIRE FOLDER OF CAT PICTURES and pass it over for her to browse through. Cat is a tiny black kitten with a white patch on its forehead! Very cute. It seems to like meowing at the camera, too.

He's very proud of his very vocal cat, as a doting cat parent should be. ANYWAY--]

I'll follow you! [Being the millennial he is, of course he's also all over social media. Once he gets his phone back, he'll do just that!]

—But yeah, you're right about that, huh? It's been that way preeetty much nonstop since Founder's Day. All the breaks we get are ones that we make for ourselves.

[ Chiyo coos and awws at every single picture that she swipes through to see. It's a super cute kitten. The white patch makes it even cuter, and Chiyo says so.

What a good kitten to be a doting parent to. ]

Thank you!

[ Chiyo laughs a little sheepishly. ]

Yeah, I feel like I haven't had time to breathe much? Some of the Bingo options were surprisingly not bad, but... I'm not that great at making breaks for myself, so it's been...

[ She holds up the half-finished flower crown. ]

Flower crowns! It makes others happy and it makes me happy, and maybe I'll even get something else out of it.

[He's very proud of Cat and it sure shows... Once show-and-tell hour is over, he'll set his phone back down so he can concentrate on the conversation more fully.]

Yeah? I mean, I totally get you there... [He's not good at keeping his hands idle either, especially when that just means he has more time to entertain way too many anxious thoughts. Living in Recolle without something to do is basically just begging for existential and identity crises.]

Still, it's good to get at least a little rest, y'know? But I can understand if this- [A nod toward the crowns!] -is a way of resting up, too.

Mm! I've been told I won't be young forever, but I think I get enough sleep.

[ That's missing the point, but that's all Chiyo can say to defend herself. She has enough common sense to know what's a proper break, but it's not always easy to apply it to living and life. ]

I know that a lot of... memories and other changes have been huge for people, and sometimes it's hard to be positive, so if I can see people be happy even for a little while, it gives me energy! Like, seeing how happy your kitten makes you was a really nice break today!

[ She's optimistic enough to hope that a little can go a long way. ]

[Good lord, that's probably single-handedly the most amazingly optimistic thing he's heard in weeks. And honestly, that alone is enough to buoy his spirits a little too.]

That's a super cute way of looking at things. Maybe I should try it sometime... It'll probably give you waaay less wrinkles than worrying about all this stuff, anyway.

[WRINKLES, THE ENEMY...

Though obviously not a real top concern. Failing health might be for some people, though, considering how down in the dumps these memories can make them.]

Yeah! Positivity is the real fountain of youth! Or something like that.

[ She worries a lot, but she tries not to wallow in all the the things she can't do. It works some of the time.

She holds up a finished flower crown of blue geraniums and yellow dahlias. ]

Ta da! A talisman to ward away wrinkles!

[CLOSE ENOUGH he'll consider it a real saying. It's a real saying in his heart now...]

Pretty much! Nothing beats it.

[He's actually treating it like it's legit this is fine... And then his expression lights up when he sees the flower crown!]

Ah, that's even prettier than I hoped it'd be! I really love it! Can I try it on?

Yay, I'm glad! If you do want something changed, I'll do it, no problem. But yeah, please try it on. It's yours!

[ She offers the crown to him. ]

[He'll place it on carefully, adjusting both it and his hair with his phonecam until he seems satisfied.]

There! What do you think? Is it cute?

[ She makes a rectangle with her thumbs and index fingers. ]

Super duper cute! You're picture perfect! Take a selfie and post it to Instagram.

You don't have to tell me twice! Here, here, get in the shot--

[Time to strike a Selfie Pose™ as Kashuu turns around so his back is to the counter, holding his phone out and at the ready.]

Ah— okay!

[ She angles herself and gets into frame perfectly. She flashes a peace sign because of course she does.

If he takes more than one, she'll change her expression each time from Cute Selfie Smile to silly and dumb and back. ]

[HE DOES because any true insta-nerd worth their salt always takes Way Too Many Selfies in one go. GOOD WORK, TEAM.

Once he's satisfied, he'll drop his phone down again and turn back to face her properly.]

Thank yooou! How much is it gonna be?

[ She's going to have to follow Kiyomitsu on Instagram now. ]

It'll be $5! [ It's a discounted Bingo price. ] I can ring you up whenever. Unless you want to get some other flower arrangements?

[ She's still on the clock, so she kind of has do her job, too. ]

[And a follow back she'll get. Instagram hell.]

Ooh, now that you mention it, I haven't really picked anything up to spruce up my apartment in ages.

[Because... when Mikorin went back to being a non-Retrospec user, it was almost awkward trying to talk to him and pretend everything was normal. But he misses Mikorin and he misses having new bouquets to bring life to his little cramped college hellhouse, SO:]

What ones d'you recommend for gloomy guys who like blue?

Hydrangea! [ That's an automatic response since she loves looking at them even if the flower meaning isn't that positive, but that's okay, she thinks. That's not the point. ]

They're not too big or flashy, so it won't be too in his face if he's the type who doesn't like to be bothered? They're cute and sweet and pleasant to look at all the time!