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. )

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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?

[songstressedout]

[ Oh, well there's no need for her to fear a demon, especially when her best friend back home was apparently one of four reincarnations of a guy who turned himself into a demonic dragon person...

Basically, she's fine... totally. ]

Oh, um... not really, I'm just new to this whole thing in general... I'm not sure what to do first.

[ She's a little embarassed, to be honest... ]

[carpevinum]

Well... there are a couple things you could do first. I wouldn't put the soil or seeds in the pot yet if you'd like to paint it. I did steal some paints from the art room — though there's no red — for such purposes.

[She distantly reminds him of his sister, who had no green thumb. Not that he's claiming she doesn't, just that Lilith would have been equally as confused by what to do if given seeds and a clay pot and told to pop off.]

[songstressedout]

Ah, that's true...

[ Still, she hadn't really thought about painting her pots... she was mostly just trying to get her foot through the door of gardening. ]

I think I'm fine for now, though... sorry, I'm pretty new to all of this...

[carpevinum]

It's no problem. The first thing you'll want to do is fill the pot with soil. Leave a couple inches at the top — don't fill it all the way.

[After that, Lucifer moves on to grab the packet of seeds and read the back, leaning over to show Yuzu them.]

Usually, little seed packets like this will tell you how many seeds you should plant in the pot and how far apart you want to plant them. Just follow the directions here when you're ready. Make sure to make a little divot in the soil for the seeds first.

[songstressedout]

Right...

[ She'll follow his instructions carefully, doing pretty well for a beginner... though then again, it's not like this is anything majorly complicated. Still, she's pleased with this progress! ]

Divots, right...

[carpevinum]

[Kids are so pure. The dad instincts are about to kick Lucifer's ass.]

Gardening takes practice, and dare I say a little bit of love, but you'll get it. Make sure you follow the instructions on the seed packet for how often to water the flowers, too.

[He... supposes all they really have to water the plants with here is blood water, huh? Would that count as fertilizer... is that going to harm the plants... he doesn't bring it up, but. Big think.]

[songstressedout]

Right!

[ She's... actually starting to have some fun with this. Which was, of course, the point of all of this. She needed something nice, after all. Something to take her mind off of everything. To that end, she's grateful for the help of this person whose... name she doesn't know yet. ]

Oh! Sorry, I forgot to ask for your name!

i somehow lost this in my inbox im so sorry?!

[carpevinum]

[Oh, yeah. Names. Holy shit, how could he forget to ask hers as well?]

Lucifer. [He smiles softly, but there's an air of pride behind it.] I should have asked for yours as well. I apologise.

[He's usually better at this whole introducing himself thing.]

[songstressedout]

Ah, it's alright! I'm Yuzu, Yuzu Hiiragi.

[ No need to worry about it! It's happening now, after all. Lucifer, huh... wait. That's certainly a name, isn't it? ]

Lucifer? Like, as in...?

[ It's more curiosity than anything else. What, she's seen a massive demon dragon before, she's not intimidated just because of a name. ]

[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.

[songstressedout]

[ She's... curious about what the heck is going on with his voice. Still, since he sounds gentle despite that, she'll... well, not ignore it, but more put it to the side in her list of questions that hasn't stopped growing since she's gotten here. ]

Oh, well, yes but... It's more like I'm having trouble in general...

[ She laughs a little nervously. Seriously, imagine being in the gardening club without any prior gardening knowledge... well, that's her she supposes. ]

Sorry, I'm... kind of a total newbie to all of this...

[crystallomancy]

( As long as you do it politely and not the way Kokichi did it, he won't be too bothered about explaining why he talks like that. )

We all start someWHERE, and the little lamb - Nene-chan, that is - doesn't mind those who are a little green to gardeNING. ( haha. get it, green. gardening. ha. ) What type of flowers and scents do you LIKE?

[songstressedout]

[ Aha, a joke... geez, this place must be taking a bigger toll on her than she thought if she isn't immediately calling out a joke like that. She hasn't even been here a month yet! Things are going great. ]

Oh, well that's good! I can't say there's any kind of flower I don't like, but...

[ Something that made a lot of sense now, considering that she was the Ray counterpart that represented En Flowers. Actually, going off of that card... ]

Something red or pink, maybe...

In which mun doesnt know flower stuff

[crystallomancy]

( Red or pink... Hmmm. )

Cosmos come in both coLORS, and they're extremely beginner-friendLY, especially from seed — that's what we have HERE. Their flower meanings are lovely as WELL... Maidenly love, maidenly devotion, and so ON.

( ... )

I think it'd suit a cute maiden such as yourSELF ♪

[songstressedout]

O-Oh!

[ Her face flushes a bit at the compliment, but she's able to keep her composure. She'll just focus on the part abou tit being beginner-friendly. ]

I think I'll go with that one, then!

[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.

[songstressedout]

Oh! Thank you...

[ Honestly, she expected herself to be the least experienced... coming in with only an admiration for flowers and nothing else. So the fact that they already had a seeded pot didn't bother her that much. Still, the advice is definitely well-appreciated. ]

Is there anything else...? Sorry, I haven't really done anything like this before...

[begetblue]

You're welcome! [ And that was all it took for Turing to start beaming. ]

It depends on what plant you choose to cultivate! Some require more water and light than others, but if you water some of them too much, like the succulent for example, it will wilt or even die. You also need to be mindful of making sure the seeds are deep enough in the soil. The seed packages should be able to tell you that and other useful information needed for proper care, so I would recommend keeping them instead of throwing them away once you've planted the seeds.

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu nods along to what Turing is saying, making sure to eye the seed packet for the flower she chose, and making a mental note to pocket it for later. ]

You know a lot about this stuff... how long have you been doing stuff like this?

[begetblue]

[ Urk. Turing's gaze fell to the floor. ]

This is actually the first time I'll be raising a plant all on my own. I have helped with plant care before, which is why I already had that information stored on my personal memory.

[ Yup. There was the guilt, right on time. ] I apologize, it wasn't my intent to mislead you into thinking otherwise...

[songstressedout]

[ Oh! She didn't mean to make him feel guilty! She quickly waves her hands in front of herself. ]

AH, no don't apologize! I just thought it was impressive how much you know! If it's your first time, then that's even more impressive!

[begetblue]

[ Turing lifted their head, and there was a considerably more shy smile this time. ]

Thank you for your kind words. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them!