DROP POST.

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[At Aeris's flowerbed there is a small pool of clear water forming, it's about as wide as your forearm. And Aeris? Nowhere to be seen.]

( OPEN... UNTIL I FORGET ABOUT IT which means feel free to prod me. I GUESS I AM DOING THIS ADVENT CHILDREN STYLE. Anyone who wants to say bye is welcome to stop by!)

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[Aeris is there now, across the flowerbed from you.]

Hey.

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Yo.

[squats down near the water]

Something's different today.

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Yeah, something is.

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[knows the smile of people leaving]

That's how it is, hm?

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[laughs, a little]

I wouldn't say it like that! This has been really great.

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But it's time?

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[nods] I can feel it.

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. . . I wish I had the time to teach him how to dry flowers. [a nod to Domyoji] And there are other little regrets, but I don't think any of them can outweigh how happy I was to get to be here.

Thank you, too.

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I'll see what I can do.

[smiles]

Shouldn't it be the other way?

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It can go both ways, I think!

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All right.

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Will the flowers go, too?

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I think they're staying. A lot of love and care went into them, and I think they're quite attached to this place.

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So some part of Aeris will stay behind.

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I hope they'll do alright.

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People will tend them.