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 Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 10:28 am
She was at the Maul at Town Heights, wandering aimlessly through the different departments in the Supermart. Since it seemed to have everything, from toiletries to food, she assumed that it would have gardening tools on sale as well. While she had no knowledge on gardening, Mac seemed to like it a lot, seeing how he even claimed a small part of the garden behind the reaper dorms as his own.
Anyway, she figured that rather than risk accidentally poisoning him with a home cooked meal that was not made up of solely pancakes and bacon, she could get him some new... Gardening things as a surprise gift.
Too bad she somehow ended up in the 'fruits and vegetables' department instead of the one she was looking for.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:21 pm
The Maul was as crowded as it normally was on a weekend, but despite his aversion (and lack of skill concerning) to shopping, Ren was, in fact, there anyway, and for one specific purpose:
Gardening.
It had been more than just a long time since he had last gardened, and the little plot of land he kept on the grounds of Amityville looked...well, pathetic, if he was putting it mildly. There were weeds everywhere, something had trampled across the sprouts, and there was something that looked suspiciously like minipet droppings in one corner...
Needless to say it needed a fixer upper. And so, here Ren was, at the maul, standing in the food aisle at one of the department stores, musing over which seeds to get this time. He picked out a leafy green one that he remembered tasting good, then something red, and finally an orangey pink one that was sweet, with a slightly salty aftertaste. Tucking them into his basket, Ren rounded the corner -
- and promptly knocked straight into someone.
"Oh, Jack, I'm sorry, pardon me," said Ren, as the seeds went flying, clattering to the floor. Dropping down, he scooped them up and then straightened, smiling brightly.
"I didn't mean to..." Ren trailed off, peering at the person in question. "...Lizzy? It's Lizzy, isn't it?"
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:33 am
"Eeek!" She squeaked, and quickly bent down to picked up the dropped items as well, a blush creeping across her cheeks, as she tried to make a grab for one of the seeds, "Oh! No, I'm so sorry! I didn't- Eh?" She blinked when she heard her name, looking up at the person who had addressed her; the voice wasn't one that was familiar to her, but... That face!
"Uh... Ren?" She smiled sheepishly, tilting her head before giggling, "And yes! I'm Lizzy!"
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:54 am
"Lizzy," repeated Ren, and smiled, satisfied that he had gotten it right. He had met the ghoul a few times over the past years at Amityville, but he had never really spoken to one on one before, so he had wanted to make sure that he had gotten it right.
Otherwise it would have been very embarrassing.
"Sorry about running into you," he said, with a small laugh, tucking the seeds back into his basket. "I don't think I've seen you for a while. How have you been?"
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 9:26 am
"Oh! No, it's my fault too... I wasn't paying attention," She chuckled, still looking sheepish as she smiled, "Was trying to read those-" At this, she gestured up, at the signs that hung from the ceiling, "-to try to find my way around... I think I'm a little, uh, lost. Ended up here when I was trying to find the gardening sect- Oh!"
She looked at Ren's basket, realizing, for the first time, that he was carrying around a few different seeds. Beaming at the boil, she appeared to sparkle a little - a side effect she had obtained from completing Professor QB's class, but couldn't quite control yet, "Do you know where it is, by any chance?"
At his question, she scratched her cheek, contemplating her answer. She then sighed, tilting her head as she smiled, "Well! Could be better... But I'm just really thankful that everyone's alive and well right now! How about you? Have you been well?" He looked well, but sometimes, it's the inside that hurts... And it doesn't always reflect on the outside.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:02 pm
"Yes, well," said Ren, his tail flicking behind him before curling around one of his ankles, wings pressing flat against his back. "This store's pretty big, it can get rather confusing. Just the other day I was trying to find the fruit and veggie aisle and wound up somewhere in mechanics."
He tilted his head at the sparkles, lifting his brows a bit, and then smiled widely. "Do you like gardening?" asked Ren, almost too eagerly - it was rare that he found anyone nowadays that enjoyed it, and although he had been neglecting his own, it would be nice to have that common interest with someone again. "And ah, yes, it's just a few aisles over that way - " he pointed over his head to the left.
Ears flattening back against his head of short hair, the expression on Ren's face softened a little. "Ah, well..." he said, and gave a small little shrug, almost sheepish. "As good as I can get, I suppose, what with everything going on. But, you know, not much you can do about that, right?"
He gave her a smile, and then nodded towards the direction he had indicated. "Did you want some help?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:04 pm
"I'm glad I'm not the only one," She giggled softly at Ren's little confession, shaking her head at the question, "I don't... Dislike it? But I don't particularly like it either... I'm getting these tools for my boilfriend! He has this little plot of land in the garden behind the reaper dorms... Oh! I'm not sure if he was gardening there with the school's permission or not though..." She smiled sheepishly, bringing a finger to her lips, "So it's our little secret, alright?"
She stood on tiptoes, as if trying to look over Ren's shoulder, before realizing that she could peek around him instead - which was what she did, "Ohh, thank you!" So she wasn't too far from her destination!
"Oh... Yeah," Her smile faltered as she nodded in a 'I know those feels, bro' way, before she brightened up again, beaming at the boil, "I would love some help! Do you do a lot of gardening?" She briefly glanced down at his basket, "I was just going to ask the store assistants for help, but I trust your judgement a lot more!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:46 am
Ren's brows lifted. "Your boilfriend?" he said, and smiled, rocking back a little on his heels. "I didn't know you had a boilfriend. That's fantastic. Who is it, if you don't mind me asking?
"And just so you know..." He leaned a little closer, winking conspiratorially at Lizzy, a grin on his face as he added, "I have a little plot of land myself, behind the Monster dorms."
He straightened and pushed some of the hair back away from his face, gesturing towards the next aisle. "Seems like I'm not the one with the idea," he said, and led the ghoul down the aisle, his eyes scanning the shelves and the racks for any supplies necessary. "But it's nice to know that someone else enjoys this sort of thing other than myself."
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:29 pm
"His name is Mac, and he has the curliest brown hair, and the darkest eyes that just swallo-" Brief pause, "Uh, he's a reaper. Yes."
Her cheeks were turning red as she looked down at the very interesting looking flooring. At Ren's comment, she looked up again, eyes widened, mouth slightly agape. Then, she giggled, finding it funny that he would have a secret garden too, "Ohh, do you? I'll keep it a secret for you, since you're keeping Mac's for him~"
She followed the boil over to the gardening section, finding everything fascinating; some of the tools looked familiar, as she had seen Mac in action before, but others... Not so much. Frowning, she paused at a seeds display, looking at all the available ones as she tilted her head, sounding a little distracted as she replied, "Mmm, yeah. To be honest, I was surprised to find him gardening too... But he enjoys it! Do you think... I should get some seeds for him to plant, or get him new gardening tools...?"
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