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[k0kka]

[The stomping of the creatures into the Gardens puts a knife of pain up through her guts. The crushed flowers and discarded trees are all shrieking from the damage. She doesn't let it get to her, she's been through worse. A century ago the land was worse than just stomped, it was being drained and rotted and desecrated. She'd lost so many of her

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[failedhorribly]

Define 'stupid'.

[k0kka]

Hurting yourself or anyone else unnecessarily, or anything as it's increasingly looking like.

[failedhorribly]

...You know, I think that's the first time anyone's ever given me a straight answer to that question.

Need a hand with - what are you doing, exactly?

[k0kka]

[Paderau would normally smile in response, but she's a creature of fire and when she turns to something with intensity, she burns with it. There is work to be done.]

As many hands as I can get. I'd have my order in tow back home, but it's just me here, and I'm trying to protect the garden from any more damage.

[When she says garden, she means first and foremost the greenery, but it eventually extends out to the other women, and to the robots in turn.]

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[mellifluently]

Paderau? What are you going to do?

[She really means what should I do. Her and Fela's house is woefully undefended, she doesn't know what she or her sister can do against the creatures.]

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[k0kka]

Holli--

[She pauses.]

I'm going to try and get them out of the woods before they stomp the whole place down, then we can decide how dangerous they are.

[Because she isn't convinced of that, at the moment. They're not out there trying to suck anybody's blood like those monster plants.]

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[mellifluently]

You don't think they're dangerous?

[She looks away from the mirror, watching the trees around Fela's house warily.]

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[k0kka]

I'm sure they're dangerous, babe, but I'm not convinced they're aggressive.

[They're not organic, so it's difficult for her to really get a reading on it without going to see in person.]

[mnementomori]

Paderau--

[Her small face is pale and bewildered under her hood.]

Just what's going on? You're not going to do anything dangerous, are you?

[k0kka]

I don't know right now, kiddo, but I'm gonna be just fine.

[She doesn't smile, is too focused on where she's headed.]

Just keep your nose clean, and don't do anything rash.

[mnementomori]

But those things--they're trying to ruin the clock tower!

[there's an anxious note to her voice. She doesn't want a repeat of several months ago. Even though Aqua helped her fix it...]

[k0kka]

[She grits her teeth slightly. She would go to Xion, but that's not how this works, she's owed first to the earth they're crushing.]

See if you can lead them away. If they get rough with you, all bets are off though, all right? I'll be there as soon as I can.

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[rosa_di_fortuna]

I do not intend to. But I must ask... What are you doing, exactly?

[Voice]

[k0kka]

Damage control, before somebody throws a punch they don't need to.

[Voice]

[rosa_di_fortuna]

Do you need assistance?

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[k0kka]

As much of it as I can get, only got two hands. If you can find anyone else, I don't the orchard crushed.

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[livetoavenge]

The same to you.

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[k0kka]

Yeah... well... I'm working on it, anyway.

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[livetoavenge]

What are you planning to do?

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[k0kka]

Get shit quiet enough that we can figure out what's actually going on here.