Ten Rose Petals § [Video] You'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare

[thisdesertrose]

[The PokeGear turns on, with a crash, as it falls to the floor. The image of a sneaker is shown. A startled cry leaves Firion as this happens. He hadn't meant to drop the Pokemon but something had crashed into his leg and startled him. A sudden "WOOPA~!" is heard before the sneaker suddenly recedes and is partially covered by a mouth. And suddenly

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[forperfectstats]

...Are you developing a fever, Mr. Firion?

[thisdesertrose]

I am not ill.

[Embarrassed Firion is still embarrassed.]

[forperfectstats]

You certainly look it. Why, I don't think I've seen someone so red.

Are you allergic to flowers, perhaps?

[thisdesertrose]

I am fine around flowers!

[forperfectstats]

Then why do you look so inexplicably red!?

[thisdesertrose]

B-Because I was given a flower from a friend! [Ur is a sweet lady, okay! A-And so is Light for that matter, but the flower didn't come from him, though he originally thought it was.] It was unexpected and overwhelming.

[forperfectstats]

[She has never seen someone so happy over one simple flower.]

With that reaction it's almost like you've never seen a flower before.

[thisdesertrose]

It was the meaning behind the flower, not the flower itself.

[forperfectstats]

A symbolic gesture, in the world you're from?

In my culture we also use flowers, mostly to express an overwhelming emotion. Though roses themselves tend to have a strictly romantic connotation.

[thisdesertrose]

In a way, yes.

[And there goes the blush again.]

Yes, it is the same in my world as well. But it also symbolized peace, because that is what the Wild Rose Rebellion's dream was. To end the tyranny of the Emperor and bring peace to the world.

[forperfectstats]

...So are you blushing because of the links to your home's political situation, or because of the romantic connotation?

[thisdesertrose]

I was surprised... and touched.