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[cetrary]

Sooooo...[ Aerith's face comes on the camera with a bright smile. ] I was thinking we could all use something a little fun to do, so how about a little party? [ She pauses and then puts one finger up in the air and shakes her head. ] Wait, no, not a party [ forgive her Watts, it's not a party! ] a potluck get together. [ She told him she was going to do it. He'd better be prepared. ] I have decorations thought up and a location already, all I'd need is some people that might be willing to bring some food. That's the best part of a potluck right? Everyone bringing a dish of their own.

I was thinking maybe people could bring something from their own world. I had a talk with a friend a bit ago about how similar but different our homes are and maybe this would be a neat way to share that with each other. If you'd like to come, let me know so I have a general idea of what to expect. I'm thinking of holding it in a week.

That should be plenty of time, right? [ She thinks so at least. She falls silent for a second and, anyone that knows her well may notice her expression gets a bit more sad before she forces a smile again. ] Oh! I'm also going to start selling potted flowers so that people can take some of them home with them and maybe grow them in their own place. I already have two helpers to help me bring them to the shop, so we'll have them set up soon. Drop on by!

[ With that she moves to turn the thing off only to stop midway through. Anyone who knows her really well may notice that her expression drops for just a second before she speaks again. ]

I was also wondering if anyone else has been having any...[ no, she doesn't really want to mention that she's had some nightmares here and there. Hmm, how else to phrase this. ] Has anyone else experienced anything weird? It's been really cold at this one spot in my garden and at the shop but...it's not really...it doesn't feel quite natural. The flowers aren't really happy in that one spot either, even if they're still growing.


II. June Showers bring some Flowers
Aerith had made her announcement from her little garden that she'd only brought a few people to. It wasn't that she wanted to hide it from people, but more that sometimes she just wanted a place to be alone. Everyone wanted that now and then, right? The people closest to her like Llewellyn and Cloud knew where it was and how to open the gate. Today she'd planned on bringing a few potted plants back with her in a wheelbarrow to the shop but things didn't always go as planned.

Sadly, the flowers in the pot she'd put together had ended up in one of the cold spots she'd spoken of and they seemed to have started to wilt at the tips of their petals.

"Oh no. You poor thing," she frowned and set it down and let out a sigh. Only for her exasperation to grow as rain started to fall down on her head. She looked up with frustration at the sky. "You looked just fine a second ago!" Clearly, telling the sky it hadn't looked like it was going to rain is a very helpful thing to do.

Comments

[cetrary]

That bad? [ She laughs. ]

Haunting investigator? That sounds like quite the interesting job.

[asthecroweflies]

Sadly, but it's good to know you're limits, yeah?

It's...difficult to explain...unless...does your world have youtube?

[cetrary]

True and I'm sure we'd all appreciate not having food poisoning.

[ She tilts her head in confusion. ] Youtube? Nope. Can't say I've heard of it.

[asthecroweflies]

Damn, I'm not going to kill anyone, it just probably wouldn't taste very good.

Okay...what about the internet? Uh, the ability for people to use things like this to communicate with each other, or several people, or several hundreds or thousands of people at the same time.

or...television shows?

[cetrary]

Never can be too cautious you know. [ But she's giggling a bit. Everyone just has to deal with this. ]

Those things I recognize. What about them?

[asthecroweflies]

Fair enough. It's not as though we've got the FDA monitoring regulations or anything.

Okay, so, Youtube is a website where people can run different types of channels. My partner and I, well mostly my partner, run a channel on ghost hunting. We're paranormal investigators, and we document hauntings, people send us tips on things to look into and we do it. Sometimes there's something there, most of the time there isn't. People watch online, we get paid. Not much, which is why I have a day job, but it's good fun most days.

[cetrary]

FDA? [ She looks perplexed but moves on pretty quick.

His explanation does get something of a laugh from her. Not mockingly though! Just more...that it sounded kinda fun. ] What's it called? Your channel thing? I hope it has a great name! [ Don't disappoint her. ] Do you find real hauntings a lot?

[asthecroweflies]

It's not important. [And was worth moving on from.]

...It's called Spirit Tracks. Charlie thinks he's clever. [But moving on.] They're rarer than you'd think, and it's not always hauntings, either. We've had a few, yeah, but the real stuff isn't always sensational. Sometimes it's...spots of cold in an otherwise well insulated house.

[cetrary]

Spirit Tracks, huh? [ She's trying so hard to hide the laugh because she doesn't want to be too rude. ] The spots of cold are what I'm experiencing, so maybe you're on to something there.

[asthecroweflies]

[He does his model best not to smile. He thinks the title is ridiculous, but it's not his channel. He's just a guest.] If you want, I can come take a look, no charge. "We believe you." That's Charlie's motto.

[cetrary]

Well, it's raining right now, so how about we meet up when that's lightened up? I don't want anyone getting a cold on my behalf.

[asthecroweflies]

[He nods.] Sure, I can head over this afternoon if you like.

[cetrary]

Sounds good to me. There's someone else that said she could help too!

[asthecroweflies]

Well, I'm no exorcist or ghost whisperer, so if you've got one on on the way, she may be a better bet.