4 ● VIDEO

[23wishes]

[The video feed opens on... something that looks suspiciously like a commercial. Aerith is standing in the middle of her "garden" - or what anyone else would call a giant field of flowers. Strangely, though many flowers and plants are dying in the fall cold, Aerith's flowers look healthy as ever.

(The video is unmistakably taken with her phone on a selfie stick.)]

It's finally October! We all know it's an important month! We think about Halloween first, of course, but did you know October has a second holiday? One even sweeter than Halloween.

Sweetest Day!

A very important day for those of us with sweethearts~ Sweetest Day is the time to remind the people you're sweet on just how much you care. In fact, why not say it in flowers? I grow just about every kind you can think of, and no one else has fresher flowers than me. That's a guarantee!

[WINK~]

So come visit me right here in Nonah 06, or catch me in Maurtia Falls on weekends, Heropa on Mondays and Thursdays, and De Chima on Wednesdays.

But, you know~ Halloween lovers shouldn't worry! Because guess what~

[The video cuts off for half a second and is spliced together with what's clearly a shot from later in the day. Aerith, still in her backyard, is standing in front of a pumpkin patch. It's not big by any means, but she's got about two dozen pumpkins ready for the picking.]

I've got pumpkins, too! Whether you want to carve them or make them into a pie, stop right here at Nonah 06 and you'll be set for fall in no time!

See you all soon~

Comments

[deadtective]

Too late.

[NO ONE'S GONNA BLOW THEM UP THIS YEAR YOU CAN'T STOP HER]

[helpline]

Aerith, if you value things like 'my house' being in one piece, please only sell Hazel ten or so pumpkins.

[ HE DOESN'T TRUST YOU FOR A GOOD REASON, GIRLFRIEND. ]

[deadtective]

Too late, I already waved huge wads of cash in front of her face!!!

[YOU CAN'T RESIST THE ALLURE OF DISPOSABLE INCOME BUDDY]

[helpline]

No you haven't! You've just talked over the network so there.

[deadtective]

She's thirsty as all fuck for money. I could probably pay her to cover your room in vines and she'd do it.

[helpline]

Except that Aerith and I are friends and friends don't do things like that to each other. [ no they totally do ] She'd probably only use one vine.

[deadtective]

One really big itch-inducing vine right where your bed used to be? I can live with that.

[helpline]

Jokes on you, I run a shop now. I can sleep in the shop.

[deadtective]

You mean you can be a suspicious person in a closed store that a concerned citizen has informed the police of.

[helpline]

I've got paperwork! I can be as suspicious as I like, I own the place!

[deadtective]

You sure about that?

[helpline]

Absolutely!

[ not in the slightest. ]

[deadtective]

Miiiight wanna check again, old timer.

[has someone absconded with all his official paperwork? you bet she has.]

[helpline]

[ yeah but guess whose name isn't on the paperwork, HINT, IT'S YOURS. ]

Joke's on you, though. You don't have the keys.

[ and have fun fishing those out of his nightmare pockets. ]

[23wishes]

it is a lot of money... maybe she won't use them for whatever it is you're worried about

unless

you want to pay me to not give them to her

[helpline]

[ urrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh ]

Aerith, I don't have that sort of money.

private text;

[23wishes]

maybe

something could happen to, say, half her order

but you're gonna owe me

private video;

[helpline]

You're my favorite person ever, don't tell Hazel.

private video;

[23wishes]

[Switching to video just to chide him in person.]

Don't say things you don't mean! Hazel's only like that to people she likes. I bet one of those bouquets is for her.

private video;

[helpline]

Perhaps, [ said with a grin that Aerith can easily imply as "totally." It's totally for her. ]

[23wishes]

[She ends up cracking up, whoops.]

Maybe I'll cut the thorns of that one, just in case... I'm not sure she should have anything sharp.

[helpline]

Have I ever told you how smart you are? Because really, that's exceedingly smart of you.

[23wishes]

Not yet, but even if you had, I'd be happy to hear it again.

[helpline]

You're exceedingly smart.

[23wishes]

Keep going~

[She winks, but she can't keep it cool much longer and erupts into a fit of giggles.]