Flower Bud Maiden

CITIZEN OF THE PELAGO ISLANDS  ||   26,340G "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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Elli chuckled at Hart. “Sure, sure.” She told him, still holding a sleeping cat in her arms. She nodded at his conditions, still smiling widely. “I am not a bad influence!” She exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked at Hart. 

“You’re just a sucker for cute animals.” She added after a moment, chuckling at the cat. She blinked when Hart mentioned a name. “You’ve already come up with a name?” She asked as the woman went around the counter and started pulling up all the paper work.

“Yeah, you’ll need to give her a name now, I’m afraid. At least for our records. You can always come back and change it at any time.” The woman spoke up, explaining. 

“O-Oh...” Elli started, looking down at the cat in her hands. Swallowing, she started, “What about... Nicholas?” 

The cat let out a small huff and seemed to shake his head. Elli blinked. 

“Smoky?” Another huff.

“Peter?” A loud huff, as if it angered him.

“Leon!” The cat lifted his head and stared at her before pointedly letting out another huff and turning his head. 

“B-Binx?” She asked, running out of ideas. The cat let out a mew and started licking her arm, which felt odd to say the least. “So... Binx?” Another soft mew and he closed his eyes, apparently over it. 

“I-I think I’ll go with Binx....” Elli stammered to the woman and Hart.

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“Great!” She exclaimed, clapping her hands together excitedly. She leaned in a little closer to hear what he wanted her to fix but frowned when he gave her a non-committal answer. She puffed out her cheek in an angry pout. 

“I’ll just make you a mudpie, then.” She huffed, a bit upset that he wasn’t telling her what he liked. She sighed after a moment, however, realizing that she was being silly. 

“Just kidding.” She added with a smile. “What about... pancakes?” She asked, tilting her head. “Pancakes for dinner was something my grandmother and I did often.” She explained, chuckling at the memories. 

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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Elli felt bad getting up but she needed to in order to pay for him and leave. So, tucking her arm under the feline, she pulled him with her as she got up. She half expected him to whine and paw himself away, but he was content and simply shift to get more comfortable in her arms, as if he’d always been there. 

She turned to look at Hart, a look of love in her eyes which faded slightly when she noticed the cat in his lap. She grinned. “She looks so cute.” She told Hart. She blinked, however, when he started asking her how to take care of cats.

She giggled before replying, “I’ve bought a lot of books in preparation for this little one, so if you want I could impart some of my knowledge.” 

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“...Maybe.” She replied, sighing while thinking of her wallet. She’d already gotten a lot of Hart. She really needed to pick up and start paying the tab once or twice. 

“Well... While we’re on the topic of new homes and food, I was wondering if you want to come over for the first meal of my new home? It’ll just be Gill, you, and I.” She asked, leaning on her hands with her elbows resting on the table. She finished her drink by now. “I can cook something you’d like if you want. Provided I know how...” She added, her voice trailing off.

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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Elli’s head perked up when she heard Hart talking to her and turned her head to look at him. “Oh? Oh! Y-Yeah...” She replied, turning back to look at the cat in her lap who had gone back to napping, stretching his legs out on her lap. “I... think so.”

“B-But it’s it a bit too soon to decide?” She asked, looking back at him, a worried look on her face. It all felt a little too perfect. No, maybe she was just over thinking it... She shook her head. “N-No. I’ll go with my gut. I’ll take this cat...” She started, her voice growing more confident as she spoke, looking at the woman. The woman smiled in return.

“Great! I’ll take them all back. Do you want to hold on to Nyx? Something tells me I wouldn’t be able to get him off of you if I tried.” She chuckled. She then turned to Hart with a smile. “Unless he wants to spend a bit more time with Ivy.”

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“D-Date... y-yeah.. okay...” She stammered, her face growing hot once again. He said it so casually... But.. hadn’t she said it that casually once before? When had that changed? When did it start bothering her? She couldn’t remember. 

“Lobster?” Elli asked, her head shooting back up in shock. “That’s... that a bit expensive isn’t it?” She asked, a worried look on her face. She looked down at her cup and frowned when she realized she was a sip away from being done and then they’d probably leave. She didn’t want to say goodbye... 

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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Elli nodded at Hart. What he said made sense and put her a bit more at ease, but she still couldn’t help the weird flips her stomach was doing. What if none of them liked her? What if she didn’t click with any of them? What if-

“Say hello to our kittens!” A voice rang from the door and a gaggle of maine coon kittens ran in the room, a few straggling behind. One of them, a white maine coon rushed over and hopped on Hart’s lap, purring loudly at him. 

Elli blinked, a bit overwhelmed by the sheer amount of them. She counted at least five kittens now in the room. A brown and white ragdoll sat on a nearby counter, staring at them, a dark gray maine coon sat at Elli’s feet, staring at her. Blinking, she timidly reached down to let the cat smell her, which it did. Once it was a bit more sure of her, it hopped into her lap and curled up, it’s eyes already closed. 

“Wh-what?” She called out, a bit taken aback. 

“Oh? He’s usually not that friendly. He must like you, Ms. Winters.” The woman called out, smiling brightly. “We call him Nyx, but feel free to call him whatever you’d like. He hasn’t really taken the name yet.” She explained, laughing. 

Elli was looking at the woman as she spoke but now turned down to look at the cat in her lap who was purring quietly. When he noticed she was looking at him, he opened his eyes and without moving, stared up at her. She wasn’t sure if this was a connection but... she certainly did like him. He was... cute and... quiet. The other cats were meowing or sleeping, the cat in Hart’s lap pawing at his shirt playfully. 

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Elli let out a sigh and smiled, relief washing over her. He seemed to have dropped the topic all together. She’d have to be careful to not get anything on her face... “Sure.” She replied simply, carefully taking another sip so as to not get anything on her lips. 

“What do they serve? Do you know?” She asked, looking at him now that she’d regained some of her composure. She was quickly becoming more and more of a mess around him. She couldn’t only hope that it didn’t scare him off but so far he seemed fine with it. 

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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Elli was a ball of jitters, waiting for someone to come into the small room they were in excitedly. She’d been looking forward to this for days. She bit her lip and looked up at Hart, a smile held on her face and giggles barely contained. 

However, a wave of panic washed over her eyes as a thought pierced her happiness. “I... I have to name it don’t I?” She stammered, her eyes suddenly wide. But before Hart could answer, a knock came from the door and the young woman from before came in with a clipboard. 

“Afternoon! Which breeds were you wanting to look at today?” She asked, smiling politely. Elli explained what breeds she was thinking about and the woman left as she’d come, presumably to grab the cats she had in that breed. Once she was gone, Elli looked back to Hart, still in a panic. 

“W-What if it hate the name I give it?!” She asked, a worried look on her face.

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“O-one of the restaurants is only for brunch?” Elli asked, looking up at him with confusion, her cheeks still red. “Why would they only open for brunch?” She asked, looking down at the table with her brows furrowed as if the thought perturbed her. 

Once again, the thought escaped her mind as a new wave of blush and embarrassment washed over her. She laughed as naturally as she could, staring down at her lap again. Why on Goddess’s green Earth was she thinking about him licking it off for her. Her entire face went red as the thought swam through her head and she quickly pushed the thought away.

Too many romance novels, Elli. Too many romance novels. 

“Ahaha, y-yeah... Th-thanks...” She stammered, taking another sip of her hot chocolate to spare her the need to talk further.

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More Alchemy, Level Up

Bonus: Ford can remove 5 options as an alchemist. (Also gets 3 re-rolls from Degree, but opted not to take them this time)

Ford bought 1 Green Herb from @flowerbudmaiden for 230G

Ford made a para-gone (-2 Indigo Herbs) and sold it for 250G

Ford made attempted to make a heavy spice (-1 purple herb), failed, got object X which he sold for 600G

Ford made a recovery potion (-1 green herb, -1 medicinal herb), which he sold for 500G

Ford made one life bottle (-1 white herb, -1 black herb), which he kept.

Total Earned: 1,120G New Total: 30,315G Ford gained 88 EXP Ford Leveled Up! Ford is now Level 2 (77/100)

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New Balance: 26,570G

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Impromptu Guitar Lesson | Sam & Open

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Fast, wild and free weren’t... exactly Elli’s... thing. Then again, she probably wouldn’t be much better at piano. “Well... Don’t you just have... easy songs I could try to learn?” She asked, looking at him.

“I mean... I’m not all that hard to please, to be honest. What you played just now sounded excellent, after all.” She explained to him with a bright smile. She’d probably be bad at whatever he gave her anyway...

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In Need of a Friend || Hart and Elli

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She looked at the picture Hart was showing her, frowning slightly. “Why’s he so grumpy?” She asked, looking up at Hart expectantly. However, they’d arrived at the store before she could get an answer. Deciding that her new feline friend was far more important than learning about some cat halfway across the world, she picked up her pace, running rather excitedly for the store, opening the door and entering without waiting for Hart. 

She was greeted by an employee, smiling. “I’d like to see your cats if you don’t mind...” Elli asked, her voice starting out fairly strong but slowly dwindling as the awkwardness set in. 

“Certainly, this way.” They replied, ushering her to a room in the back. She looked back at Hart, a silly and excited grin on her face. 

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Cake-y Greeting || Margaret and Elli

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Elli grimaced for a moment. Had she asked the wrong question? Was it rude of her to ask? However, a smile grew on her face as Margaret started talking. “That’s so adorable!” She exclaimed, clapping her hands together excitedly. 

She nodded at her when she stated she was fine with waiting. “I envy you two. It’s almost like it came straight out a story.” She explained, her hands still clasped together with a big goofy grin on her face.