[Among the slowly flourishing shrubbery in the front yard of a quaint little house is Orihime, on her knees and busy at work. Ever since the snow started to melt and the ground started to thaw, she wasted no time getting to work on a small garden for her home. She'd already had the seeds in addition to all the gardening items she'd wished up, but
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Their owner isn't far behind, of course. It's the crazy cat Hollow, Shiro!]
Killinator! Akumi! What are ya... ah! Inoue-san!
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Turning around, she found Shiro coming and immediately a big smile broke out on her face. She hadn't seen him for quite some time! She raised her slightly dirt-caked hand to wave at the familiar friend.]
Shiro-kun! It's so good to see you!
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[The Hollow smiles, surprisingly warmly, happy to see the Orihime he knows the best again after what seemed like so long. He jogs to get over to the garden, then puts his hands in his pockets]
Ah, Akumi is here too. You don't know her, but she's sweet. What're ya up to?
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She seems very curious! But that's what also makes her really cute too!
[She had forgotten about her gardening for a split second when Shiro showed up, so as he asked what she was doing, it all came back to her.]
I'm preparing the dirt for my garden! In a few weeks, I'm going to plant all sorts of things!
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Ah? [he picks up a packet of seeds and shakes it, then smells it] What all are ya gonna plant?
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[She's tucked away a few other of her packets of seeds in her apron pocket, so she pulls them out to flip through them.]
I was going to grow tomatoes, carrots, and potatoes in one spot, and then some other flowers, like daisies and orchids on the other side.
[She stops for a moment to ponder an idea.]
Would Killinator and Akumi like some catnip? I could grow that too!
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[The Hollow doing laundry... how domestic. But here, he lives alone, so he has to. He gives her back the seed packet -- lavender -- and then sits Indian-style with his hands on his knees]
I bet they'd like that! Then they'd be over here all the time! [he chuckles] Do you.. ah... do ya need some help?
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[She makes a mental note to get catnip seeds! She's putting the packets back in her pocket, leaving out the tomato so she can remember to plant that today in a pot.]
If you want to help, I have no problem with it! But are you willing to get your hands dirty? Or should we wish up some gardening gloves for you?
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[he claps his hands together a bit] Course I don't mind! What do you need me to do?
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[She takes a moment to wish up a medium-sized pot that will go indoors after they get the seeds planted.]
Do you want to fill this up with dirt for now? [She points to all that dug-up earth in the 'in-process' garden.] About half way-filled should be good!
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[he takes the pot and puts it in his lap and looks at the dirt, then nodding at Inoue. Meanwhile, the cats are sniffing the dirt and laying and rolling in it. Because why not] Alright! [shooing Killinator away from his dirt pile and putting dirt in the pot]
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[Orihime's back to work on the garden (after finding the cats and their rolling far too amusing), using a small hand shovel to dig out weeds and cultivate the dirt. It's coming along pretty nicely, so far! Only a few more feet and there'll be enough for all the things she was planning on planting.]
When you get done with that, you can put the seeds in if you'd like! [She motions to the packet of tomato seeds that sit between them.] Put in about three seeds and pack a little more dirt on top of them after that.
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Meanwhile, Shiro is doing a decent job of packing in the dirt. Not too hard, not too soft. He remembers this crap from Zangetsu. He then rips open the seed package carefully, picking out three seeds and placing them in a little triangle in the pot, then covers them with a bit of dirt] there! What are these, anyway... [looking at the package] To-may-toes. Those red things?
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[He was doing really well with his planting! She thinks that he could really be a good gardener if he really wanted to.]
Yep! They're the red fruits that you can have in salads or on burgers! They usually take a little longer to grow than the others, which is why we're doing them now.
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[he puts the pot aside. There!]
Oh those. Those are ok as far as stuff like that goes.
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I think I could make some pretty delicious stuff from those when they finish growing! Have you ever tried stuffed tomatoes?
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