[OPEN] I walk out in the flowers and feel better~

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Characters: Amalia & yours~
Setting: Floor 25 (Meadow)
Time: Any
Format: No preference
Summary: Sadida princess feels it's her responsibility to make things green again! How well she fares, that's still up for debate. Come bother her and make sure she doesn't pass out or anything from over-exerting her powers?
Warnings: Probably none.


This wasn't the first time Amalia had tentatively ventured up the staircase to the Tower's levels that had been ruined in the whale monster's attack, but she'd never ventured off the steps and onto the floors themselves.

Yet today was different and now she was standing in the torn up dirt that had once been a lush meadow. She knelt into the soil and carefully brushed some of the debris away from what might have been a clover patch before. "I'm sorry I didn't come sooner," she said quietly to the crumpled plants. "I was scared, but that's not an excuse. I still... have a lot to learn."

She pressed her hands flat into the dirt, closed her eyes and concentrated. Ripples of green light spread out from her in a circles and after a few moments, there began to be stirrings of new roots beneath the soil with a few tender green shoots tentatively raising into view. When she opened her eyes again, there was a radius of about 15 feet that was starting to grow again, like a young spring just recovering from a harsh winter. It was a long way from the lushness it had been, but now it could start growing back on its own.

Amalia looked at the rest of the ruined meadow, then down at the little patch she'd just created. She still had a lot of work to do.

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"You could have died if you stayed." He placed his hand on the new grass. He wanted to feel what she could feel but he was too detached from nature to understand how to be close to nature.

"If I were the plants here, I would be glad to have a friend like you. I think that's what they would say if they can speak." He looked to Amalia in thought. "I would also say that you should rest. You can't help them if you're too tired. Everything will be okay."

He knew that life had a way of finding their path to survive. It was the law of the land where he came from and it shouldn't be too different here. "Just knowing you care is all they need."

The stifling and stagnant air soon gave way to a breeze that Elian created as he stood up and lifted his hands into the air. "They need us as much as we need them."

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"They do speak, they just don't use words," Amalia corrected gently, running her hand over the grass and watching the blades turn towards her. "I just feel like I've got so much to do and every moment I waste is a moment than someone else has to pay for."

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He watched her hand and the grass' reactions to her. It was mesmerizing to see anything like it and he nodded his head in understanding. He looked to Amalia and his expression changed to a sympathetic one. At least she can do something useful. His power other than pushing air was completely useless with the blocks in place.

"You're not wasting time if you have to rest." He stood up and took his own water bottle and gave it to the plants that needed it more than he did. It was this small sacrifice that he was willing to make to sustain them just a little longer while she recovered.

He got onto his hands and knees and helped to replant the uprooted ones in hopes that he was doing something to help. He did this without any prompting.

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Amalia knelt down beside them so they were almost touching, her hands falling into the same pattern as his did so they could work together and her inherent energy would let the roots of the plants they both worked on to take root again.

"Thank you Elian," she said. "I'm glad... that you're looking out for me."

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His heart pounded in his throat that caused him to gulp down the lump. His eyes were wide for a moment and his back stiffened. He wasn't sure what to do at this point yet he liked her being near. It almost felt like an electric shock at first that soon gave way to warmth and he relaxed.

"You're welcome. I...just thought you needed it." What could he say? He had no idea at this point if this was normal or not, but work was work. He focused on the replanting and stealing a glance once in a while toward her direction.

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She didn't seem to notice his nervous discomfort, her entire attention focused on the delicate plants in front of her. "I... probably do. I've always needed someone to look out for me, that's why Father asked Evangelyne to accompany me everywhere."

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The doll's existence finally made sense to Elian. At first he wasn't too sure at why and then he nodded his head to remember the doll. "She's a good friend."

He looked toward Amalia and his chest puffed with his shoulders squared. He appeared very stiff in a military like fashion. Seeing anyone hurt wasn't something that he liked to see, and yet he learned early on that sometimes it was inevitable in order to grow. He started to question himself internally what his own purpose was.

He couldn't forget what he saw. He can forget what he hears. Words didn't mean much to him when actions spoke much louder to him. He wanted to hold her, he raised his hand then stopped himself to return his attention back to the plants with a release of his breath that relaxed his shoulders. He thought that she had plenty of people to look after her, so why would he make a declaration when it would probably be forgotten in a day or two.

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Amalia smiled, feeling better both physically and mentally. She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and looked over at him.

"You're a good friend too, Elian. This place doesn't seem like it will have such a scary outlook."

[absolute_perception]

There was a lot said in the use of studying body language. Did she just subconsciously send a flirtatious signal? There were many reasons why he would recall that since it was his job to know and comprehend signals, even subtle ones. It was all information.

He nodded his head in response with a small smile. "Thank you. I never had any friends before outside of those I worked with. I didn't really have the time."

Now he had the time and yet he found himself falling into old habits. Maybe one day he can finally shed his sense of duty and be free. It was too difficult right now to ignore with so much work to do.

His hands continued to work in saving the plants. They meant so much to Amalia and he didn't want to see her upset again.

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"You should always make time for friends," Amalia admonished lightly, but it was much less in rebuke and more in good-natured worry. How could someone as kind of Elian not have friends -- not have time for friends? The way he phrased it sounded strange.

There were a few plants that seemed as interested in Elian as he was in them. Energized by Amalia's touch, a few sprouts started hopping around in a very un-plantlike way.

[absolute_perception]

He was THE system that controlled the HOLY Eye and DARS. His range was wide back home that could span the globe if he wanted to. On a good day, he could link up to every satellite in orbit and hijack, control and manipulate any device that used those signals. He managed to single-handedly keep NATO and the UN in the dark about the presence of his kind.

The moment he was put in a coma, everything went down and they became exposed. Elian was the best kept secret and his true power and abilities have yet to be revealed.

He looked to the dancing plants and nearly fell onto his back. Urizane could do something similar but he didn't have the power to make them independent like this. He let out a giggle that was very brief from the startled response. He looked to Amalia, his eyes appeared to have new life in them. "I...guess I didn't know how."

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The plants seemed delighted at Elian's reaction. They joined tiny little leafy limbs and spun around in circles, hoping for more such giggles. Some of them caught loose strands of Amalia's green hair and began climbing up it, and she didn't seem to mind at all.

"I know it's a bit silly, but I've always made better friends with plants than with people," she admitted. "The flowers and trees... they never cared who I was."

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He shook his head slowly. Teal eyes focused on the now people-like plants. "Making friends was always hard for me." It wasn't that he felt like he didn't deserve them, it was quite the opposite. He didn't think that they would understand him and leave him out of fear. He held a lot back just for that reason.

"It's not silly." He moved to crawl on his hands and knees slowly to take a closer look at the dancing, happy plants. "It's wonderful that you can do this."

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"It was? Why? You're such a nice person, I would've thought--"

But she broke off, because she realized that her train of thought could be considered rude. After all, she didn't know what kind of life he'd come from.

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He looked up at Amalia from his now prone position with his head propped up on his elbows and his feet kicking back and forth. "It's okay. Being the son of a commander, it only meant I had to be more careful about who I could choose as friends."

There was also the fact that the people from his world didn't exactly like Alter users even if they were working for the government. Carefully, he lowered his right hand with the palm open for the dancing flowers to inspect. "I'm happy."

What he didn't say, which was something that he wanted to say, he was much happier now that he had met her.

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"I'm glad that you're happy," she responded.

The flowers all crowded around Elian's hand, poking his fingers and trying to climb over them like it was a huge jungle gym. Amalia was sprinkling water on a few other plants who'd revived themselves from the trampled ground and were now cleaning themselves as though they were showering.

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He let out a soft giggle while the flowers played. Their petals lightly tickled the inside of his palms that seemed to feel feathery which sent a chill up his spine. It was a new sensation that almost made his palm itch at the same time.

His eyes looked up at the other plants that were bathing. Elian blinked for a moment then looked at Amalia with wonder. "How do you do this?"

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"I don't know," she answered, laying down into the grass and pressing her cheek against the grass. "I just can. You know, that's why I think that what the people in the Tower told us is wrong. I think our worlds are still out there. I think the Tree of Life is still out there."

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His brow knitted in thought for a moment. If her powers were based off this Tree of Life like his is connected to his world, then perhaps she was right and all of this is an illusion to make them believe that they were saved instead of taken unwillingly from their homes. It seemed like an elaborate ruse just to bring them here.

"Hm, you might be right. Does your power come from the tree?"

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Amalia shook her head. "Our power comes from Sadida, but our lives are connected to the Tree. If it was really destroyed then I shouldn't be..."

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Elian instinctively reached for Amalia's hand to bring her out of those thoughts. "Don't think that way. If the Tree is still alive, then you're okay and so is your world. If your heart tells you, I'll believe you."

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Amalia took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "You're right," she said, and gave him a smile to show that she was all right. "I believe it in my heart. And I'll have such an adventure to tell me friends when I get back home, right?"

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"Right!" He smiled and nodded his head. The dancing flowers gave a little cheer and his shoulders shook with a quiet giggle. "They believe it too. Everyone will gather to hear the tales of the Great Warrior Amalia and how she bested the Terrible Tower of Torment!"

He leaned forward again with his head supported by his hands, his feet kicking behind him slowly. "I would like to be there to hear the story myself, but I have to go back to my world to tell it."

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Amalia lays next to him, breathing in the comforting scent of grass. "Everyone's stories will be amazing after being here," she said. "We'll all be better for it."

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"Yeah." Elian slid his hands out in front of him with his chin rested on his folded arms. "I think everyone would have something amazing to talk about. I think that would be fantastic if we could write them all down and take them with us. I would talk about you the most."