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Davesprite ([personal profile] inamber) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2012-03-22 05:20 pm

avoidance

Characters: Jade Harley (AU) & Davesprite
Format: action
This log is: closed
Location: The flowershop!
Summary: AWKWARD MEETING
Warnings: AWKWARDNESS
[ Dave doesn't know what brings him into the little flower shop-- because fuck if he likes flowers, even ironically-- but something does. He looks the place over just once before he enters, the bell above the door jingling. It's something to do he supposes as he floats over to the potted plants. With his back to the rest of the store he pokes at a leaf and folds his wings tight against himself. He doesn't wanna knock something over accidentally.

He doesn't see anyone else in the main room of the shop just yet. ]
greenspaces: (prayed my bones weren't brittle)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Breaking the silence is a small voice, singing to a few plants. She can't make them grow the way she did at home -- with music, with her voice -- but she can still make them happy, she thinks. Plants like singing, don't they? She waters them dutifully, the nametag on her apron reading "Jade :)" in curly, green letters. She's still wearing her Power Rings, even though she doesn't have to; they glitter on her fingers. Around her neck, the sole memory charm she owns hangs on a piece of colored string.

Hearing the bell, she turns around, not recognizing the person entering the shop. ]


Do you need some help?
greenspaces: (surprised)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dave had warned her that there was another Dave in the city now -- her Dave, as if implying that the boy that left her behind to die was in some way supposed to be different than the one who was currently here. Did it really make a difference?

Still, her stomach clenches into knots, the watering can slipping from her fingers and landing with a crash on the floor, water spilling everywhere. She's not paying attention to that right now; her face is torn between some sort of confusion and anger and a tinge of panic. ]


I--

[ And suddenly words have failed her. ]
greenspaces: (crying | please don't go)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's not sure if he's angry with her or upset that she can't think of anything to say. In reality it's the opposite: she's got too much to say, questions like why did you leave me? and what did i do to make you hate me? running through her head. Questions that Dave couldn't really answer, that maybe this one could.

Okay so maybe the first question that pops out isn't the best one that she can think of. ]


Why didn't you come back for me?
greenspaces: (things will get better)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ She nods, slowly. Her hands clench behind her back, fingernails picking at raw scars from a few weeks ago -- an involuntary reaction to a stressful situation. ]

I understand.

[ And she knows that thanks to the game, nothing did happen. She never even existed. ]

It's okay.

[ No, it's not, but she feels the trickle of blood as she picks at her cuticles and decides to busy herself with running behind the counter to grab a rag and clean up the water. Jade wipes at her eyes -- no she is not going to cry in front of him. She refuses. ]

I mean, we are very alive here, and not dead at all. So it's okay. I'm alive, and you're an orange...um. [ She gives him a brief look before turning her eyes to the spill, attempting to glare a hole through the floor. ] An orange thing.
greenspaces: (doubtful)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ She surprises herself and takes his hand anyway. If he can find it in his heart to say the words, then she can find it in hers to forgive him, she thinks. It might take awhile (because she'll admit, it still hurts to think about being left behind) but she's willing to try.

He'll notice that her cuticles are bleeding; along with many other angry-looking scars on her hands it looks like she's been through a war zone. ]


I know you didn't. You're my best friend.

[ She attempts a smile and falters. But at least it's a start. ]

How did you become a sprite?
greenspaces: (surprised)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ She stands, hesitating a little before reaching out to touch the feathers around his neck.

Even in super serious moments, a girl has to indulge in some quality furry times. ]


You're soft.
greenspaces: (doubtful)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Did you use shampoo?

[ That makes her smile at least, even if it's a small one. Though they are probably avoiding the issue, it's nice to have him here. Even if they can't talk about their problems right now, Jade's just glad he isn't mad at her.

The smile fades a little bit, and she bites her lip, staring at the floor. However, she doesn't move her hand from the feathers. ]


I yelled at Dave. About what happened at home.
greenspaces: (not soliciting anyone)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-23 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She jumps a little bit, but doesn't pull away. ]

I didn't mean to. He didn't deserve to be yelled at, I was mean. [ She looks up at him carefully. ] I don't think you deserve it either. The game is just stupid.
greenspaces: (surprised)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-24 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Slowly, she nods. ] I know. But I can't blame you either. It was silly for me to think you would just leave me behind. [ But even still, she's hesitating... ]

Um. I get off of work soon. Do you...like ice cream?
greenspaces: (doubtful)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-24 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ She knows that tonight she'll feel angry and sad -- nightmares abound, she thinks, nightmares of being left behind. But maybe she'll convince someone to crawl in with her, or sleep on top of the bed while she sleeps underneath it. Having someone there is better than being left alone. For now though, she'll focus on the things in front of her: this Dave, her Dave, and getting some ice cream.

She slides away from him and awkwardly walks to the back, placing her apron on a hook and signing a time card. ]


Do you like orange flavors, because you're orange?
greenspaces: (quietly impressed)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-24 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ She will hug him if she ever finds out '^' ]

No, orange is the best.
greenspaces: (prospitian ideals)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-24 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Nope. [ She gives him a little smile too, holding out a hand to him. She hopes it's a sort of encouragement -- she doesn't want to be disappointed in him, so she's offering it as a sort of friendship gesture. ]

They don't make apple ice cream. That's silly.
greenspaces: (quietly impressed)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-28 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Leaving the store now... doot doot doo walking down the road. Jade's skirt is really short so enjoy that. ]

Whatever you say. [ TOTALLY DISBELIEVING. ] We will find apple ice cream.