♘ duel the fourth. ( video; red ribbon event. )

[ofnobility]

[Utena's standing near her flower, and looks confused and a little annoyed.] I hope you don't grow up to be a rose. I've had enough of those to last a lifetime. Besides. [She sits down next to it, legs crossed in front of her.] Himemiya's not here, and she's the one that's best at flowers. I don't know anything about them at all.

[A heavy sigh,

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[gun_cata]

[Larry comes onto the video, looking down at her own flower.]

Pretty sure that's all it'll take...

[She doesn't seem too sure of that though. Knowing this place, they're supposed to kiss the flowers or something.]

[ofnobility]

Are you sure? I don't want to accidentally kill it. This place is so odd, it could be something else we had to do and we wouldn't even know it.

[gun_cata]

If that's the case, we'll get some nonsensical clue sometime soon.

[ofnobility]

Oi, that's just great. I'm tired of all this hocus pocus. All it seems to do is cause trouble.

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[k0kka]

Sun and water, just don't drown it.

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[ofnobility]

Right! I think I can do that.

Um, Paderau, are you...[She falters, and then speaks up again:] Do you have a flower too?

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[k0kka]

Mmhmm. Flowers like to be touched and talked to, so go ahead and check it over with your hands if you're worried, ask it how it's doing it'll tell you.

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[ofnobility]

[It can't be seen, but Utena is smiling.] It sounds kind of like a little kid...Himemiya used to do that sort of thing with the roses, I think.

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[mellifluently]

Yes, that should be all it needs. Not too much of either, though, but I think they'll be fine, considering the rest of the gardens.

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[ofnobility]

That's good. I don't think I could handle anything else. [She laughs sheepishly, and scratches the back of her head.] I bet I'd forget.

[But that mention of the gardens makes her think of something.] Say, if there are already a bunch of flowers around, I wonder why we have them.

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[mellifluently]

I don't know. I don't truly trust it, not after what happened with the caves.

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[ofnobility]

Me neither, but who knows what'll happen if we let 'em die?

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[border_phantasm]

Unless this place throws us a sudden twist, that should be correct.

Some say music helps.

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[ofnobility]

Music? What kind?

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[border_phantasm]

I believe something relaxing would be best.

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[ofnobility]

Relaxing...I wonder if there's a radio around here.

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[namedforthesky]

...My dad used to say you should talk to them, too. Something about how flowers respond to voice.

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[ofnobility]

Paderau said something like that too, that we're supposed to ask how they are. It's a little odd, to talk to something that doesn't talk back.

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[namedforthesky]

Well, not just that, but it can also be a good thing to spill your secrets to. All the little pains and joys, and then you're at least telling something. But Dad said it was something about the vibrations caused by your voice, but it can also be helpful for you. So it's a win-win situation!

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[ofnobility]

I don't have too many secrets, but I guess that makes sense. Vibrations, huh? Sounds kinda complicated.