Bittersweet

[alittlebitofjoy]

The garden room has taken on a slightly gloomier tone. The floral population seems less saturated and it's nearly dead silent, except for the occasional rustling sound of little girl huddled among some flowers, holding a lily and a forget-me-not in her hands. Her eyes and fingers trail the stems of the plants, the events of the exit room still very

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[a_sinister_man]

[Liquid has found his way here mostly by trial and error. He's still blind from touching Snake and can't see the garden around him, but feels grass under his feet.]

[He has the sense that there's someone in here with him.]

Hello?

[alittlebitofjoy]

[She glances up from the flowers and sees the man that she had braided the hair of earlier, the one who was asleep.]

Hi.

[she watches him with a forlorn expression.]

[a_sinister_man]

[Thankfully for him he doesn't know very many little girls. Identifying people by voice is harder than he'd thought.]

Lilly. I can't... See you right now. You may have to show me where you are.

[Liquid takes a step in what he thinks is the right direction]

Did something happen to you?

[alittlebitofjoy]

Can't see?

[she heaves herself into a standing position and quietly pads over to him, the two flowers clenched in one hand while she reaches the other out.] I'm right here. [brushes her hand over his.]

[Lilly stands silently, mulling over what to say. Expression dropping, though he couldn't see it.]

...yeah...

[a_sign_of_rain]

A familiar ghost drifts through the room... then drifts back in, having heard some soft sounds of motion. Finally he comes across the source of the noises:

"Lilly?" He kneels before the girl with a smile. "Hello, what are you up to today?" Noting the flowers in her hands, the Sorrow laughs quietly. "Ah, I always did like forget-me-nots."

[alittlebitofjoy]

Lilly perks at the sound of his voice, glancing up. Oh-. she averts her gaze, vision becoming peculiarly blurry. "Hi," she swallows, weakly smiling. "Just...playing in the flowers." It hurt to look at him.

"Yeah?" She softly replies, delicately brushing her thumb over the forget-me-not's petals.

[a_sign_of_rain]

What- oh dear. She's almost crying. "Lilly, is something wrong?" He rests an insubstantial hand upon her shoulder. "What's the matter?"

[alittlebitofjoy]

She feels the hand and glances up. He looks just like he did in the room, before she had to shoot him. He was a ghost because she would shoot him. "I-..." A whimper slips past her lips and she bows her head, trying to hide away the tears. It was unfair.

[cougar_78]

[Mama steps in, and looks around at the strangely pale enviornment. Memories of a blood red field of flowers come into EVA's mind immediately, and she approaches Lilly with a concerned expression]

...Lilly...

...What's wrong?

[alittlebitofjoy]

[She gazes up, blue eyes glossy from not so happy thoughts.]

I...I'm very sad right now.

[She announced, voice wavering from a choked back whimper.]

[cougar_78]

I can see that... [Walks over to Lilly and crouches down, putting an arm around her]

*quietly, while rubbing her back* What's wrong, Starfish?

...Did someone hurt you? Because I can make them disappear.

[alittlebitofjoy]

[leans into Big Mama, bringing her knees up, wrapping her arms around them, and resting her chin against them.]

No, no one hurt me. Thank you though. [flashes Mama a small smile] It's not anything like that. I went into a room and it showed me what would happen when I go home again. I grew up in that room...

[her voice drops into a strained whisper.]

I know why Mr. Sorrow is a ghost now. It's because of me. I kill him.

[0ldsnake]

[David returns to one of his most favorite rooms to mourn his loss when he notices that the flowers are thinner than they had previously been. He walks along until he finds Lilly. He sits amongst the flowers a couple of feet beside her on the right.]

...

[alittlebitofjoy]

[she briefly glances over, eyes downcast and with a heavy heart.]

Hi...

[0ldsnake]

...?

[He tilts his head when his gaze meets hers as if he's asking a question.]

[alittlebitofjoy]

[she silently scoots next to him and leans against his arm. Her gaze falls back on the two flowers in her hand and she begins to delicately trace the them with her fingers.]

...I don't ever want to leave this place...

[eatenbykarma]

-?

[turns, looking at her silently]

What is the matter, young one?

[alittlebitofjoy]

I killed him-.. [she whispers in a small voice, peering up at Boss with large blue eyes.] -In the room that let you see what happens if you leave...and it hurt so bad.

[eatenbykarma]

...

[She silently kneels down, and just pulls her over, hugging her]

I know.