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Stolen Seeds

"Yo, Krishna! I got'em, dawg... I totally got'em!"

Krishna's eyes narrowed as an all-too familiar face entered his flower shop. He didn't appreciate Danny's attempts to be "street" especially when he knew that Danny was (a) still in high school and (b) the son of one of the richest of Destiny City's elite. Danny was no "gangsta," not even close, but he had his uses. Provided someone was willing to pay the right price--Danny's parents cut off access to his generous allowance frequently enough for the would-be punk to take illegal side jobs here and there. He asked simply, ""Did you have any trouble?"

"What? Oh, come on brotha, you know who you talkin' to? I'm ********' Danny, ********! I did it so quick, so clean, ain't nobody gonna know. S'all in the packet, dawg." Danny held out said packet with a grin on his grubby face, shaking it slightly so that something small rattled within. "But... dude, you really weird sometimes, you know that? Of all the things to steal..."

"It's really none of your business; you'll get your weed money either way," Krishna cut him off quickly, eager to get his hands on the packet. He pulled a crumpled fifty dollar bill from one of his apron's pockets and held it out for Danny to take. The teen grabbed it quickly and tossed the packet into Krishna's hand. "There. I'm going back to work now."

Danny snorted, shoving the money in his own jacket pocket, "Yeah, you always workin'. You gotta relax sometime, dawg. I'll share some of my stash wit you cuz my girl flipped over dem red and white forget-you-nots you gimme last time. S'why I took the job too. Whatchu say?"

"You know I've no interest in drugs. Good-bye, Danny." The dismissal was clear in Krishna's voice, and the kid was saavy enough to take the hint. (Lucky, too, because the florist really did not feel like explaining to Danny that he had chosen dappled roses over the blue forget-me-nots... honestly, how could he be so ignorant?) The minute he heard the door close Krishna approached it, flipping the 'open' sign to 'closed.' there. He then ripped open the top of the packet. Finally... he finally had them!

Five seeds poured out into his waiting palm, and he used a single finger to roll them across his calloused hand. They were like tiny blood droplets in shape and color, exactly the same as he remembered them from when he had first seen them as a child. They had littered the ground beneath his neighbor's magnolia tree. He had just been learning about seeds then, collecting samples for a school project. But the magnolia seeds... those were special because magnolias were his mother's favorite flower. Seeing the tree in bloom never failed to put a smile on her face. Young Krishna had figured if he could just get a seed, he could use it for the project and then plant it. His mother would never let him ask for a seed just for her... but if it was for school... well, that was totally different. She didn't need to know about his plans after the project. The idea that his mom could have her own tree and not have to just stare wistfully at the one that grew in their neighbor's yard... Young Krishna couldn't get it out of his head.

Young Krishna had wanted to just take the seeds; his mother had forced him to go knock on the owner's door and ask. Krishna remembered the lady still, even though he hadn't seen her in years. Hell, for all he knew, she could be dead by now. She had been a snooty old broad, traditional South and smelling of sweet tea and lemon bars. Young Krishna had asked, in the polite phrase he had memorized for the occasion, for just a seed or two. One disdainful brow had risen as she looked both him and his mother over, and her denial came in the form of asking the two cow-lovers to get off her porch. Young Krishna's mother had bowed her head in shame and apologized for wasting her neighbor's time. Young Krishna had kicked the greedy old b***h in the shin with no remorse and stubbornly refused to apologize to her despite the months of punishment that had come from his actions. He swore to his mother then and there that he would never go back to that house for any reason--especially not to apologize.

Now, however... now the seeds were his. He had vowed never to go back to the place, and he had kept his word. But that didn't mean he couldn't hire Danny to go and steal some for him. (Danny was dependable in his way, even if Krishna had to constantly remind him that no, he would not grow pot for him in his flower shop.) The florist rubbed one seed between his thumb and forefinger before burying it deep into the pot he had prepared for the occasion. With his other hand he covered the seed with soil. It would take a while for the seed to become a blooming tree, and he still wasn't sure where he was going to permanently plant it. He normally didn't work with trees, and he couldn't plant it next to his parents. Cemeteries were sort of sticklers about bringing in live plants, he'd found, regardless of all the tacky bouquets they allowed. But he'd find a way... and the first creamy blossom that emerged he was going to snip off and bring to his mother.

A gleam entered the florist's golden eyes as he grunted, brushing the remaining soil from his hands. It had taken years... but he had finally obtained what he had wanted for so long. "You lose, you greedy old b***h."

Participants: Krishna Dhawan, Danny (NPC)
Type: Solo

Used for Level Up Requirements: No

Teaser: Krishna hires Danny to get some seeds for him... some seeds that he cannot acquire for himself.

Status: Complete (January 21, 2012)
Final Word Count: 974

Caught You Looking

Participants: Krishna, Ophelia
Type: Regular

Used for Level Up Requirements: No

Teaser: Krishna is people watching at a sushi restaurant.

Status: Incomplete (August 22, 2012-??)

Reptiles Suck

Participants: Lieutenant Serpentine, Page Esquiline
Type: Battle

Used for Level Up Requirements: Yes; Battle

Teaser: A girl in orange proves to be an enemy.

Status: Incomplete (August 21, 2012-???)

Best served cold...

Participants: Lieutenant Serpentine, Super Sailor Tsui
Type: Battle

Used for Level Up Requirements: Yes; Battle

Teaser: While out on patrol, Serpentine sees the Senshi who damaged his shop! She will pay...

Status: Incomplete (December 6, 2012-???)