This is my world

[petal_storm]

Who: Orchid?
When: Some time in the miasma world.
What: A hybrid and her home!

She paced slowly along the edge of the marshland, feet bare as she slogged, testing the waters. Still clean here, the filters were working and the safflowers were coming along, small, white petals bobbing slowly in the fetid breeze. That was good news, safflower and mallowroot would make the utterly detestable cough syrups that were boiled up in fall so much easier for people to swallow. Her Master still didn't know about the village down the thorn path, he was not...social. He liked his games and things on his terms, but growing things for other people in his carefully filtered garden?

Tsk, never.

Honestly he didn't even realize that the miasma didn't effect her. The damp was good for her, and she was plant enough to thrive instead of die. The mild intoxicating effect of her skin would probably shift from drug to poison if she lived in the miasma but...

...visiting she could do. He grew bored and slept more often these days, one seemingly immortal monster waiting for the world to get interesting again. She could steal away and help.

She liked being able to do something. Like the little stream that ran along the thorn path, she'd diverted it from their home garden so the water was clean and fresh for those further down the way. Clean water was nothing to sneer at here. Nor clean, un-mutated plants even if she could only bring them by the handful sometimes...

Her creator had told her, before he left to try to forge another creature that could live in this new world, that she was special. She needed to help...she believed that yes. This was her world, she had to help others survive in it.

That was why today after checking her plants she drew her cloak tight, belting it with a cord and knife sheath before choosing a new path. She check the wild lands...often.

Just in case.

Last time she'd found a flower that was now growing in the far edge of her garden, all knife edges petals and spots, she'd adored it, even if it was not an old world pure strain. New things were beautiful too. Who knew what she'd find today?

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Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"I don't believe in hopeless," she admitted. "Ever. I may settle for a time but never stop."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Alright." He noted.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"That's the spirit," she laughed, turning to kiss him again as she tugged him through a tavern door.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

He smiled widely yes. "Alright alright."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

He was nice to kiss! Plus it illustrated rather well to everyone there that she trusted him? "Honey, I'd like you to meet Jaeger," she called softly, not...able to turn away from the man just yet.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Yeah?" Honey called from the back.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Yes, a flower," she laughed.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Another one?" He blinked coming out and looking him over. "Huh... never seen you around here before."

"Ah... no... I don't go into town much."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"If you could spread the word he may have a pheromone issue that causes aggressive reactions toward him. We're uncertain as of yet but evidence suggests..."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Ah... hmm." He nodded. "I'll do what I can."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"As will we," Orchid admitted, smiling. "But for now we're fine, so Honey, Jaeger. Jaeger, Honey."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

Jaeger waved slowly. "Hello."

"Hi." He nodded.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"There, all introduced, he makes a honey drink for me..." she smiled. "Good for flowers?"

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Oh? I"d like to try it." Jaeger smiled.

"What makes you think you deserve it?" Honey grumped.

"Oh I... I...--"

"Relax kid, I'm messing with you." He snorted waving a hand and going back in the back.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"That's mean," Opal chided from the bar gently. "If people are always aggressive he doesn't have a...a...baseline?"

"Hello Opal, I've those rye seeds for Vicine," Orchid chuckled, setting a small bag from her belt on the wood before tugging Jaeger to a booth. She was...going to claim his lap yes.

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

He was more than happy to allow her his lap yes. Having someone that seemed to like his touch... helped.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Don't mind Honey he desn't mean to be mean," Opal grinned when she came to the table. "What would you like today?"

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Uuuuh...." He blinked. "I don't really know."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Well what do you eat?" she smiled. "We have stew and bread and salad and beans and some rice, little bit, jam..."

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"I'm mostly vegetarian..."

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"Salad! And root stew!"

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"Alright. Thank you." He nodded.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"You're welcome," she smiled. "Orchid likes you so you're nice!"

Re: Flower Power

[code_jaeger]

"I try..." He nodded.

Re: Flower Power

[petal_storm]

"You'll do okay!" Opal laughed, bouncing back to the bar.

"She's a sweetheart, Honey is her uncle. Ish."