lets go in the garden, you'll find something waiting (semi-closed to the gardening club!)

[mermaidcursed]

WHO: Nene Yashiro, Natsume Sakasaki, Hajime Hinata, Yuzu Hiiragi, Stephanie Meanswell, Crona Gorgon, Lucifer, Turing, Add, Shinobu Kocho... and anyone who might be interested! 
WHAT: Time for the Gardening Club's first meeting!
WHEN: Early June, just after school
WHERE: Room 3-E
WARNINGS: ... None. Yet. It's Yogen, we'll see.

i. INTEREST CHECK! 

( at some point during the first week of june, you might find nene at the bulletin board, putting up a new flyer: an advertisement for a potential gardening club! the flyer itself has a series of lines so that people can note down their names to show their own interest, but since you seem to have caught nene- or perhaps another person also interested- there, you can ask her anything right there! despite the circles under her eyes, she smiles brightly when approached. )

Are you interested in gardening? 

ii. a: the first meeting! 

( a few days later- wow, that sheet filled up fast!- and nene has happily let everyone who signed up- or perhaps were signed up against their will- to meet after school in room 3-E. at some point you'll see her trying to lug around a bunch of equipment to set up... or maybe you'll get there by the time everything's been set up. 3-E has a new shelf installed, and on series of desks pushed together is a few stacks of clay pots, planters, tools, and a bunch of seed packets. left on the ground is sacks of soil and meal. to the side, however, is a little egg carton planter that nene is tending to herself, given that the flowers have began sprouting over the course of may. )

Hi! Welcome to the first meeting of the gardening club! Not everyone has experience, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! If I can't help, I'm sure someone with more experience can!

So, we've got a lot to work with... which I think is really fun, because it gives everyone an opportunity to do something different! 

( she's so excited, guys. as she starts setting things out for everyone, it should be clear to see the inventory: 

10 Standard Clay Pots - 1 for each Club Member
5 small multi-plot planters
12 packs of seeds ( American Coneflower, Chamomile, Mint, Daffodil, Lavender, Sage, Strawberries, Cosmos, Basil, Rosemary, Anemones, Jade Plant )
3 Hand Tool sets ( trowel, transplanter, cultivator and weeder )

and she's also made a set of labels for everything with toothpicks, paper and a bunch of markers for everyone to make their own. all in all, a varied and... oddly useful haul? )

ii. b: getting to work

( after helping people get started, nene has turned most of her attention to the egg carton planter. if you pay attention, you can see her carefully cutting the cardboard and transferring different sprouts into a planter. though she seems to be leaving the little labels she's made blank. huh! what's up with that? )

iii. the mingle

( not an actual prompt, just have fun and get to know your new fellow clubmates! some folks might need help getting started, or maybe you recognize some of the seeds! the bloodmeal doesn't activate the void school, thankfully. have fun, don't be a dick, love you all. )

Comments

iii open af

[closewithnewintown]

[god she really needed something like this right now. the health of this lavender plant she's tending is now directly related to her self-worth as a human being, it's fine.

and if you're next to her while she's planting this, well, now you have the full-force of a sentimental child talking at you.]

Back home, all of us kids work on the town garden together. It took a really long time for the first stuff to grow, and it was a lot of hard work... But, I can't remember the last time my uncle had to buy sports candy at the store. We grow everything ourselves. I hope we can do that here, if we have to...

[radnarok]

Wow. That sounds amazing. [ They mean it! ] Do you think it will take us a long time now? I'd like to eat something fresh soon. [ Life cannot be sustained on marshmallow candy alone...this they have learned. And people here are weird about eating the meat. ]

[closewithnewintown]

It depends! On what the plant is, of course; everybody grows at their own speed. This little guy [pats the soil] should start sprouting in a few weeks, and, if I don't water it too much, and I can find a spot for it when it outgrows the pot... it'll be a grown-up in about half a year.

What I'd really like is an apple tree. [sighs] We have so many apple trees back home, but those took years and years to grow like they do... I could stand under one, and he'd hit it out of the tree and right into my hands. That's my favorite stunt.

[crystallomancy]

I hope we aren't trapped here that LONG, to be hoNEST, but it's a nice feeLING.

( he's with you, stephanie... surprisingly, he is. he makes note in his notebook (little bunny - lavender) and, glancing around, decides he can take a break and sit down with her. )

I assume sports candy is what you call fruits and vegetaBLES?

[closewithnewintown]

It's what my friend calls it! I haven't really been saying it a lot here, since nobody would know what it meant, but...

[she's just been Thinking.]

I can never figure out if it's supposed to be a cute little trick for the younger kids [of which she is not one because she is Very Grown Up Thank You] or if it's just because he's not very good with, um, pronouncing Vs. They come out sounding like Ws. Wextables.

[sport had nothing but nice things to say about her in his murdergame and here she is reading him for filth.]

[insecution]

[ ‘If we have to,’ Stephanie says, and it hits Shinobu full in the heart like a blow to the gut. Girls as young as her shouldn’t have to surrender themselves to a fate like that. They should be able to look forward to long, fulfilling lives. They should be happy.

If nothing else, she can try taking Stephanie’s mind off the fact they’ve all been condemned to live in a school like this for the forseeable future. It’ll be okay. Really! ]

I’m glad we have someone reliable and dedicated looking after these seedlings. Did you use them to prepare your own meals as well?

[closewithnewintown]

[preens] Thank you!

Uh huh! [nods] My uncle does most of the cooking, but he would let me help! He let me bake whatever I wanted, though. I was getting really good at not using any sugar... I should try doing that again...

iii. OTA: Lucifer's Here Now™

[carpevinum]

[These plants are ostensibly normal compared to what's in the Devildom, which Lucifer will share if you talk to him for longer than five minutes. Sometimes, they have normal plants that get spells cast on them, which Lucifer might also share with you — a story about the time Satan got a cursed plant from a disgruntled girl who he once rejected, and how said cursed plant attempted to kill him over time. That was funny.

Or, if you ask really nicely, he'll share the time he bought expensive-ass roses worth 100 million grimm and gave them to the Prince of Hell himself as a birthday gift, and how one such rose was turned into the fanciest tea he's ever had by the Prince's butler.

Basically, Lucifer's 500 old man stories aside, he has an interest in plants. He helped to maintain the gardens out in the front yard of his house, after all, and so he knows a thing or two. He hasn't yet planted the daffodil seeds next to him, though, because he's busy painting his clay pot. Yes, he did steal paints from the art room for this. Fuck them kids, Lucifer does what he wants.

Which sadly includes probably telling you one or all of the aforementioned stories like a grandpa and also might include explaining that one time a carnivorous plant tried to eat Mammon, good times. Please indulge your wealthy demon grandpa father by listening to him talk, he's just an old man.]

[radnarok]

[ They are both spellbound, and also hiding behind their hands when he talks about plants eating people. No! No! Say it isn't so. Plants are one of the few cute good things in the world, okay? Don't shatter their fragile innocence!! ]

Did Mammon-san grow that plant... [ They look down at the seeds with wide eyes, even as their hand reaches out to try and snag one of the jars of paint. They want to make their pot colorful too. Share you old man. ] Afe...what do you do if a plant tries to attack you? How do you know which ones are good?

[radnarok]

ii. a: the first meeting!

[Crona's hand instantly shoots up from where they've been anxiously sitting at a random desk when Nene asks about questions. ] Yashiro-san! Er-What if the plants die? If our plants die do we get kicked out of the club?

[ They've never taken care of anything in their life and only said yes to this in a panicked haze. They're practically green with stress. ]

Gardening~!

[ A bit later after everyone has been handed out their pots, Crona looks a bit calmer. They're carefully pushing down the dirt in their pot with a finger, trying to find the perfect way to deposit their seeds. ]

Hm. Hm. I've never had a garden before. But flowers always looked really nice when I saw them. I don't really know the names though. Do you know what they mean?

ii a !

[mermaidcursed]

( nene shakes her head, before smiling in what she hopes is a reassuring manner. )

Of course not. We'll all do our best to keep all the plants healthy and thriving, but if something happens, we can always try again.

( everything she has does seem pretty hardy... what would be a good beginner plant? )

gardeningggg

[crystallomancy]

In fact, I DO.

( Natsume, someone who likes watching people and popping out of absolutely nowhere, is doing that now - though the effect is lessened a little considering he attended the meeting, so Crona's probably at least seen him. For the record, his voice just goes slightly out-of-tune with the rest of him with the capitalization; it's on purpose and he isn't shouting, there's just a weird emphasis on syllables. He's terrible. )

I'm also aware of a few flower meaNINGS... Though I adMIT, I'm more interested in potential uses for THEM, rather than what they MEAN. ( A brief pause, watching their fingers -- well, they're doing a good enough job, he guesses ) Not many people pay attention to meanings anyWAY. It's more of an older person THING, or "Know only the basics" TYPE, like how roses symbolize LOVE... Did you know, however, that different colors of roses and different number of roses mean different THINGS?

gardening

[insecution]

I don’t concern myself with their meaning so much as I do the ways in which they can be used, but I digress.

[ Crona doesn’t need to know about how Shinobu has dedicated her entire life to crafting poisons that liquefy people’s organs. She sidles in close—much closer is comfortable or reasonably needed—and peers over their shoulder. ]

You seem to have made your hole in the soil too deep for that particular seed. Would you like some help?

Yuzu Hiiragi | OTA

[songstressedout]

iii. the mingle

[ Let's face it... Yuzu hasn't had a good time here so far. She's been here for less than a month and she already wants out... not that she expects to actually get something convenient like that anytime soon.

Still, the people here were nice... so it was a good distraction from this apparently murder-filled place that she's found herself in. She's always been interested in gardening, she's just never really tried it because of how she focused on Dueling instead. Of course, now that that's not really an option... she may as well learn, right?

Unfortunately, being a reincarnation that represents flowers doesn't mean an automatic green thumb. Right now, she's looking a little lost, being pretty fixated on the seeds but... not really sure where to go from there.

Please help her... ]

[carpevinum]

Do you need some help?

[Dad Lucifer is here! Never fear! Unless you have a fear of demons and then perhaps fear a little bit!]

What has you looking so confused, if there's anything specific?

[crystallomancy]

( Poor thing, looking so lost. Natsume closes his notebook and stepping closer. )

Have trouble figuring out which to plant FIRST? ( his voice draws slightly out-of-pitch with the rest of his voice, an inflection he does on purpose and with purpose; his tone and volume stays fairly gentle despite that. ) If you need assistance in THAT, I can give you some TIPS.

[begetblue]

It is difficult to decide, isn't it?

[ They said that, but they already had their seeded pot in their hands so maybe their words weren't very convincing. ]

If you are feeling unsure about your gardening skills, lavender, daffodils, and mint are some of the easier plants to care for out of this assortment. They are all remarkably hardy, and will grow well indoors without much intervention.

Add | OTA !!

[subtract]

[ii]

[Add...... is not entirely sure why he's here. He did not sign up for this?? It's Komaeda's fault so I guess Komaeda dragged him here and then left, the bastard. He's standing in his own little corner for all of Nene's introduction, scowling with mild irritation as he debates whether he should just leave now or take his annoyance out on everyone else for this first...

except then he notices Turing is also here, so. maybe he can tolerate this club for a little while if it means observing the cool robot some more. hmmm.

He doesn't look enthused to be here, but at least he's sticking around? Maybe... he's just shy??]

[iii]

[Despite his initial disinterest, Add does end up filling a little pot for himself. What's he growing in it? Wouldn't you like to know, huh.

He's surprisingly diligent in caring for his little seed, stopping by the club room frequently throughout the week to check up on it. He doesn't stick around to chat, though, and perhaps it's not a coincidence that tends to show up when the fewest number of people are around. But maybe....... he's just shy??????]

[iii - can add survive the nene beams]

[mermaidcursed]

Oh- hi!! Add... right? ( she's pretty sure that was the name on the sign up sheet. she hopes she didn't just spook him though, like... what if he's super shy.... ) It looks like your pot's doing really well. I hope it sprouts soon!

we're open for business baybee

[crystallomancy]

( It's a good selection; he's particularly excited to see the herbs, peering at the rosemary seeds and then the lavender... He'll have to put in for mugwort at some point, or some good old ginger and ginseng. Regardless, even if it hadn't been Nene recruiting he would've joined - it's the icing on the cake that she is here, not to mention the other friendly faces. )

「a. planning」

( It's important to go into gardening with a plan... and even if they don't have the sprawling garden area offered to them that Ensemble Square does, it's still important!!! So Natsume's sketching in his notebook a little layout for pots and planters...

but to do this accurately, he kind of needs to know what everyone's thinking about planting, so don't mind him peeking over your character's shoulder and marking something down; he's not even being sneaky about it.

Ideally, they'd group similar plants together or make it make some sort of sense so it'd be quick to find what they want, putting labels aside. That's pretty much all.

He'll also be asking when people are available to come check on the plants and water them, get a nice little schedule going so it isn't always on just one person and it also isn't just "whenever the club meets". )

「b. planting」

( That done, he's going to actually... plant things... The flowers are nice, but the only one he even thinks about planting and doing so are the cosmoses; he takes one of the multi-pot planters and sows herbs otherwise.

The dirt beneath his fingernails is kind of awful, but nice. He didn't realize how much he missed soil until now. ...He's going to just be poking holes in his soil as an excuse to feel it, but as soon as he catches someone looking— )

I'm making holes for my SEEDS.

( :T even though he already planted what he wanted, yes, shut up. )

「c. p...p....p-helping」

( If anyone's struggling with their plants— )

I have experience with gardeNING, so if you have a quesTION, I likely have an anSWER. ( ✨ ) Since we're club members HERE... I won't even charge YOU.

[ a! ]

[mermaidcursed]

( don't mind nene just peaking over your shoulder, natsume! because we need the mental image of her dangling off him or just casually inserting herself under his arm to look, you're welcome. but she takes this seriously too- if they had a plot for vegetables, she'd be even more invested in that than even natsume. )

I have some mystery seeds that were given to me a month ago- ( YOU. YOU GONNA EXPLAIN, NENE? ) -so I'm not sure how big they're going to get... so it might be better to allow them room to grow.

[ closed to hinata ]

[mermaidcursed]

Hey, Hajime-nii...

( she's a bit gentler than usual when she calls him over, trying to keep a smile in the face of his melancholy- she doesn't know what's happened, but given how tired and upset she was last month, and the most recent events... she can take a guess. all she can do is be there, though- and if he's struggling to direct himself, she can help there, too. )

It looks like your own plant's doing really nicely so far. I bet a bit of plant food will be good though. C'mere, have a seat with me.

[futurebullets]

Nene...

[He's been trying to protect her. Keeping his distance when he can, because he's in such an awful mood, and it's best not to dump all of that on her shoulders. That's what he tells himself, of course, and it's not like it isn't true, but...

But.

The thing that's more selfish plagues his mind - what if she finds out and sees him differently? He doesn't think she would; Nene isn't that kind of person, and he tells himself that forcibly whenever the thought crosses his mind, but... Actually convincing himself still proves difficult.

However, Hinata won't deny her, especially not something so simple. So when she calls, he comes over.]

Hey. [He smiles as he sits beside her, but it's strained, doesn't reach his eyes.] I'm glad it turned out well so far. I wasn't expecting it to still be doing okay, honestly.

coming in late with starbucks

[begetblue]

[ Of course, the seed Turing picked for their pot was the jade plant. Good ol' Crassula ovata. It made them feel a little more at home, too. Anyone observing would notice that Turing seemed comfortable working with the soil and plants despite...well, being a robot. Gardening for fun was not exactly a thing that people associated with robots, and yet here they were with their pot and their label that they had spent a slightly ridiculous amount of time on.

It hadn't worked with Wilty, but maybe this one would be more receptive to their voice? Might as well try right now and make sure it was used to their voice from the beginning! ]

Hello, Crassula ovata! I'll do my best to take care of you. My apologies for using nomenclature instead of a proper name, but I would like to put a little more thought into it before making such a decision.

[ Yup, they were having an extended conversation with their seeded clay pot. ]

i demand CR

[mermaidcursed]

( they are and it's ADORABLE, nene is delighted. )

It's good that you're talking to it! Plants respond well to stimulus, even if it's subtle. I hope raising your new plant goes well! If you need anything, I'll see if I can get it!