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[recluserose]

"This is Amelia Steinbeck. If you are receiving this message, it means I'm not available right now. Please leave your message for me to get back to later."

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[recluserose]

Ah. Hello there. [She nods at him and studies the flowers. Her eyes light up slightly because she really is fond of flowers. And she did say she liked gardening.]

Those are rather lovely. What was the occasion?

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[allfatherissues]

[The feed stays on the flowers while Loki speaks.]

There was none. My brother simply sent them to me, to tell me things he could never say out loud.

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[recluserose]

[So the leaves in the fortune she gave him were not off the mark at all.]

I see.

You're not going to throw them away?

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[allfatherissues]

[On the contrary, they were quite accurate.]

I want to.

[And yet they're still there. He turns the feed back to face him, and he doesn't bother keeping his smile.]

You would think I would gravitate towards lies, wouldn't you? Being who I am. The Trickster, the Liesmith. But these? These, I just want to burn.

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[recluserose]

[She lets out a sigh, stands up, and puts her hands on her hips, thinking]

But you haven't.

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[allfatherissues]

[He's silent for a moment.]

No. I haven't; their sentiment, though misplaced, is... hard to ignore.

[He loves what lies they represent, but he hates the fact that's all they will ever be.]

What would you do, Amelia?

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[recluserose]

[PUT THEM IN GLASS ORBS FOREVER I mean no.]

You could turn those into something smaller, something more compact. [She snaps her fingers when an idea comes up]

Ah. You could make the flowers smaller and store them in a locket.

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[allfatherissues]

[He can't help but laugh a little jadedly at that.]

A locket? That seems more sentimental than their current form. And yet out of sight and out of mind...

[He seems to be considering it.]

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[recluserose]

I don't think the meaning would change except that you could keep it hidden away and out of sight like you just said.

Forgive me if I'm stepping over the line here, but if you haven't thrown those flowers away, it just means you still find something important concerning your relationship with your brother. Don't... throw it away.

... I'll stop there if you wish. I hope you consider the idea with the locket though.

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[allfatherissues]

[He responds fairly quickly, though there's a certain detachment to his tone, and a faraway look to his features -- it's hard to tell if he's considering it or not.]

Important? Yes. But there are different kinds of important, as I'm sure you know. This is the type that perhaps rubs me the wrong way.

We'll see. Either way, I thank you for your advice.

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[recluserose]

[She decides not to push the matter any further. She already tried when telling his fortune. ]

You're welcome. I didn't mind at all.

[This was the truth. There's no hint of irritability or insincerity in her words.]

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[allfatherissues]

[He offers her a small grin -- just barely there, the corners of his lips curving upwards only slightly -- but there's the smallest hint of sincerity in it. For sincerity to not be coupled with a influx of unmanageable emotions is a rare thing for the God of Mischief.]

I'll leave you be, then. Until next time.

[And he ends the feed.]