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10:30 A.M. \ Clear

Rhodes Island Landship, Cabin 4, Convalescent Garden

'Scuse me~

'Scuse meee, anyone in—

Hmmm?

Aw, man.

Nobody in? Morniiiing—Mooorniiiing—Just checkiiiiing—Anyone iiiiiiiin—! Halllll—looooooo—?

Huh, actually deserted.

That's sucky.

Wasting my time somewhere empty-handed ain't my style. Hm-hmm, I'm here after all. Let's let your li'l Peter Pan of Lungmen, Rope, take a look, see what nice stuff's lying around...

...Wait, no!

(Claps face)

Stoppit, stoppit, Rope. Pull it in. You can't do that.

(Claps face) (Claps face)

Ugh, what a scary habit to have.

But you can't leave the door unlocked when no-one's in. That's just too sloppy. You can't blame anyone else when you lose something, okay?

I swear I won't take anything. Just looking, looking...

Just lemme looksie, scope what's good around here~

Hm? What's on the ground here... iunno. Who cares? Let's jump it!

Hohoh, these flowers are real pretty with their colors. Dunno if they're worth anything...

Oh, this ain't equipment you see everyday. Probably pretty expensive, huh?

And over this way's... herbs?

Hm? Hmm?? Whoooa, what IS this smell? This is pungent!

I'm, I'm getting a little dizzy...

Pteh—haah, close call!

Oh, crap, I thought I was about to faint. That was way too risky...!

'Better to jimmy open a Lungmen treasury box than charge an open door.' No wonder a mentor once said that. Kinda makes sense now.

Heh, okay, the joke ends here.

If nobody's in, then I'm all hands tied. Wanted to do a little good for once, too. Whatevs.

I guess I'll just come next time—

Hm?

What, I'm not the only one on the down-low?

Hehey, now this is getting interesting. Wherever you came from, li'l dodger, let's have a duel~

Pitter patter, sneakity skatter... position scoped, hook ready—

Morning dew, peppermint, shaved ice showers♪

Setting sun, jasmine, honey flowers♪

Uh...

Hm-hmm~, hmm~, hm-hmm hm-hmm~~

Uh, esscuse me...

And add just a little culture. Hmm, that should be a good amount!

No, c'mon, you're way too focused.

And then mix it with the deep soil here. Oh, or perhaps add a little bit more plant ash?

Mhmm, this should do it just nicely!

(Has she literally not noticed me? You need to keep your wits about you, y'know?)

(And here I thought some thief actually got in. Eugh.)

Hmm... the balance still seems a little off. Last time's cultivar had balance issues too. Phew, let me think, what should I do...

Peat, akadama... maintain weak acidity...

(Still talking to herself. Is this, like, an okay situation?)

(Oh, but watching from the side is pretty fun~)

That's right, how could I forget! I can try adding in some sandy soil brought from where it grew!

Mhmm, no matter plants or people, they're all best at home!

(Kind of makes sense to hear.)

(But y'know the sort who really work to flee the nest? Never wanna go back, those people? Uh, people? Plants? Whatever, same thing. There's plenty of them, right?)

Oh, now where did I put that soil again...

Not here, and not here. Hmm... how strange...

Hm?

Hm?

Wha-wha-wha?!

Huh? Huh??

What-what's wrong? What's up?

Eh? Ah...

Miss... Rope?