november catch-all (with prompts!)

[realway]

Who: Ahsoka Tano & pals
What: open prompts
Where: all over
When: all month
Content Warnings: none at this time


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feel free to pm for closed prompts, will add open ones throughout the month

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[realway]

[ ahsoka twists in her seat to catch eye of aerith, a small smile coming with familiarity. ]

Aerith. [ she greets and then looks to the bird, who has flown back up to a tree branch in view of both women. ] Ah, yeah, kind of. She's... a friend. Of sorts.

[ the convor makes a soft chirp, a little lighter than an owl's hoot, and gives aerith a look. ahsoka focuses on her too, catching sight of the basket. ]

Gathering flowers?

[anciently]

It's nice that she came here with you. [ Aerith says, watching the bird as she flies to the branch, observing them. ] Does she have a name?

[ At the question, her smile grows a bit, and Aerith tilts the basket a little so Ahsoka can see the flowers within. ]

More like delivering them! I don't normally do that myself, but I wanted to take a walk around today. Besides, even Cloud needs a day off.

[ As such, she withdraws two flowers - one white lily, and one yellow - and offers them in an outstretched hand. ]

For you!

[realway]

Not sure.

[ she feels like she knows it, on the tip of her tongue, but it hasn't quite registered yet. akin to the lost feeling in the memory exchanges.

but she has little time to dwell before aerith offers her two flowers. she looks at them with wide eyes and a baffled expression, but takes them both between her thumb and two fingers. ]

Thank you. [ she smiles. ] I've, um, never got flowers before. What do I do with them?

[anciently]

Well, if she doesn't, maybe you can give her one! [ Names have a certain power, don't they?

Aerith blinks in response to what Ahsoka says, lips parting in surprise, before - ]

Never got flowers before? Really? [ This. Is a crime that she will right. ] Well, I'm happy to help change that! As for what to do with them... Most people just put them in water, like in a vase. They're nice to look at, and all.

[ Or they could be used as a corsage, or to put in your hair, or any number of other things!! ]

[realway]

Oh. That's a little disappointing. [ she says, turning the stem between her fingers. ] Never really decorated my room - I lived more in shared dorms.

[ the jedi did not take to owning things. belongings were personal attachments, and forbidden by the order. she thought it made sense back then, but now...

she hums and, after a thought, pulls the strap of her headband and tries to tuck the stem into it. she adjusts the strap down and the flower rests above her left eye... it almost obstructs it. ]

Hah, the joys of having no hair.

[anciently]

Hey, that looks perfect! [ Aerith seems delighted by Ahsoka's adornment, clapping her hands together. ] And, don't worry: there are always more, so...if you don't want to wear it anymore, or if it withers a bit, then I can always give you a new one.

[ You know, if she wants. The brunette grins, turning her smile from the other woman out to the direction she knows the Lemon Cello church lies. ]

Shared dorms, huh? That must've been nice... [ Aerith sighs wistfully, cocking her head to the side. ] Harder to get lonely, anyway. Or, that's what I think, but...I've never lived in a place like that.

[realway]

[ it still feels strange against her head, so close to her montrals, but she'll let it sit in place if aerith likes it. ]

My upbringing was... different.

[ her shoulders slack, arms loosely crossing across her chest. it's still a sore spot, but her experience losing and regaining all her memories has given her time to really think on it more. or at least, to stop avoiding it. she thinks that's why it happened. ]

We shared dorms because we were always on the move, going planet to planet. Having a personal room was unnecessary - it was seen as an attachment, and attachments were forbidden.

[ she explains with with a clear conflict bordering on dissatisfaction in the slow list of reasoning out. having her own room is a lot nicer than she expected it to be. ]

html.............

[anciently]

[ Ah. Her expression shifts as she listens, becoming more of a thoughtful, slightly concerned frown as Ahsoka continues. ]

...At least you got to see a lot of places, right? Going to different planets, and all. And...maybe you met a lot of interesting people, too?

[ Even if she didn't let herself get attached, based on the restrictions.

Aerith adds, gently: ] I'm sure it was tough, but...you seem like a really strong person. I hope things here - being so different - aren't too hard for you.

[ She imagines it'd be a hard transition, going from a more sparse and rigid lifestyle to-...well. Whatever it is they all do in the void. ]