050 x 050 // video // (backdated) flowers

[dignity_misery]

[Her apartment is full of flowers, each set addressed to a different individual. Even her canvas has flowers painted on it and on the floor her puppy is eating flowers. She doesn't know what the fuck has come over her, and for this instant she's questioning it,]

I don't... give people flowers. Why did I buy all of these...

Karl Fei-Ong
Warmth of sentiment - Spearmint
Worth beyond beauty - Alyssum, Sweet
Marriage & Friendship - Ivy

Jimmy Darmody
Thoughts of absent friends - Zinnia
Endearment - Carnation, White
Expected meeting - Geranium

The Man With No Name
The arts - Acanthus
Sport - Hyacinth
Patience - Ox Eye
Calm - Rushes

Saya Wallace
Tears - Helenium
Snare - Catchfly
Pain and pleasure - Rose
Power - Crown Imperial

Mae Crawford
You are cheerful and graceful - Jasmine or Jessamine
Sweets to the sweet - Daphne Odora

Eames
Your friendship is agreeable and pleasing to me - Glycine
Stability - Cress

Justin Pendleton
Unfortunate attachment - Mourning Bride
Crime - Tamarisk

Hei
Strength - Fennel
Reserve - Maple
Consistency - Caspia

Crowley
Wit - Ragged Robin
Concealed merit - Coriander

Comments

[itsjustafruit]

Coriander? Really?

[dignity_misery]

[She is actually kind of mortified.]

Yes. Really.

[itsjustafruit]

[As she should be.]

I don't know what kind of merit I could be concealing. It's all right there for the world to see.

[Says the demon who was around when floriography was au courant.]

[trenchknives]

Huh. Interestin'. They're pretty -- d'you know what they mean?

[worldofourown]

[ So. Many. Flowers. Fortunately it's not as unsettling as it should be. He knows most of their meanings. He's always had a fondness for blue roses, back home. ]

It's a floriography curse.

[dignity_misery]

Any merits you have are a surprise to us both.

[It had something to do with feeding her cake in a hospital.]

[dignity_misery]

It was clearer yesterday.

[itsjustafruit]

Oh don't be so cold, Carla, your flowers speak for themselves.

[trenchknives]

Well, I'm just gonna take it as something good, then.

[dignity_misery]

You don't have to keep them.

[She does not like this expressing her feelings to people nonsense.]

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[mortemscintilla]

[ He doesn't speak hanakatoba, nor care for it. By nature, he's suspicious of gifts anyway. ]

The City thought it was a good way to waste your money.

[dignity_misery]

Nothing rude.

[Unless projecting her old boyfriend on him counted as rude.]

[trenchknives]

[He wouldn't think that was rude -- he might even find it kind of sweet.]

That's good. Is there one in there that calls me handsome, or something?

[worldofourown]

[ He shrugs a shoulder, letting a little smile flit across his face, ]

I don't mind a bouquet. The ivy fits, in any case. [ The other two selections make him feelsy, though, so they shall not be mentioned. ]

[dignity_misery]

Neither of those were declarations of love, or admiration.

[...Although admiration might have been apt, if she were properly capable of that emotion in a way that wasn't despairingly self-flagellating.]

[dignity_misery]

There's one that says I like you.

[Which she has no problem admitting, as 'liking' someone covered a bizarrely wide gamut when it came to Carla, including people she hated. Strong emotional reactions were more interesting than utter boredom.]

And one that says I expect to see you.

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[dignity_misery]

maybe it's karma.

[trenchknives]

Well, I like you too. 'n wouldn't mind seeing you. So those flowers sound all right.

[dignity_misery]

You were the only husband I'll be needing.

[dignity_misery]

You've been busy.

[She's not the type to feel neglected, she's just curious.]

[trenchknives]

I guess that's true. I've been workin' a lot. I'd still like to see ya, though.

[itsjustafruit]

Don't be like that, clearly you admire my wit and concealed merit.

[dignity_misery]

You're not bored with the work?

[She'd been bored, when she'd gotten her. Gone from a knee-breaker to a fucking librarian. Blonde had been bored too, fixing cars instead of robbing and murdering.]

[trenchknives]

[He laughs.]

Oh, I dunno. Kinda. I mean, it ain't what I'm used to, but it's nice to have somethin' stable.

[In other words, yes, he misses a lot of things from home, but doesn't want to admit it.]

[dignity_misery]

I'm content letting you amuse me.