struck a minor chord.

[...] Jesus, Cleo, you don't have to apologize for that. You're allowed to be a person.

[....] It was [...] not something I wanted to show in front of you. I am a person It is not a question of allowing myself to be a person. It was [...] uncomfortable. I don't mean to [...] make my shop a place of discomfort.

So I am guessing you don't like cover bands? (Me neither, but you know, some people live for them!)

A cover band might be better at this point than Fleetwood Mac itself. [....] I take that back.

Though, that does sound like werewolf propaganda. I didn't know they had the budget for that. Does it give you ads for hot single treats in your area? Does it also tell you to take walkies to the park and rub its belly?

Werewolf propaganda? What could it be convincing me to do? To get bitten? I do not want treats or belly rubs.

That's another thing I like about the community here. I love hearing about these kinds of things.

Hahah Well, that's definitely not the biggest mistake you can make in plants, I'm sure. Yeah, I would usually let Rory work, and I only really spoke to her very recently during an, ah, adventure, in one of the swamps around here. We got lost…some how. But yes, she's great! I already go to that shop a lot. It's always a stop on my usual trip into town.

Yeah. It just feels, unreal, that he's not around. But, he was, almost closed off, with me. I think I might have felt closer to him, then we actually ever were. [Bellamy swallowed, feeling upset as he remembers, in flickers, charging after Oliver, hitting his head on the wall near his kitchen, and this strange feeling that had come over him, how Oliver had looks when he ran away from him-Dropping his head into his left hand, he winces.] Probably at his shop. Hard to remember right now.

I'd get some pretty bad sunburns, but I think it was worth it! But you're right, there's something about the sea that really calls to me.

Oh, I'm aware there are worse mistakes to make when it comes to plants. Oliver used to te You went on an adventure in the swamp? What would possess a person to go to a swamp in the first place? I am glad you two found your way out, at least. You have been to Echo often?

[....] Memory can be hard, especially in regards to the death. And with some people, it is not about how you met them, is it? But more about [...] the rest. I'd known Oliver for so long, it hardly seemed to matter where it started. But now all there is is the end

You figure? Hm, well, that's not my kind of tv. Most I've seen was about quirky houses or some such things.

Sometimes, some really weird stuff does seem to happen. Once I was out in my yard, and I saw this figure walking in the shadows of the trees. It threw a watermelon at my bird feeder. But, then I woke up! So it was just a dream, in the end, actually. As for reality, nope, nothing I can think of. It's all really normal.

I guess there could be worse things, right? A lack of patience isn't so bad. Oh! I love that for her. You're right. Echo does seem to suit her much better. I suppose I will need to go there to see her more often!

Right. I had been friends with the old owner. It had been a bit awkward going to the store for a while, knowing he wasn't owning it anymore. It's good that you care that much about him, to do this for him.

I used to do it a lot when I got here, I didn't have much means for getting around. I still skateboard sometimes here and there. That's also nice to do! I didn't learn to swim till I moved here, so I never appreciated just being out on the ocean, for a long time.

We can agree to disagree about the town’s normalness, then. I think this one has quite a few oddities. The obsession with shrimp and cryptids alone, never mind the crater!

I have killed a few plants by overwatering, but I have become better at it. For Oliv It is nice to have Rory at the shop. She brings youthful energy. Can I have your word that you’ll come by?

Awkward? I suppose that is a way to describe it. I find it more […] sad and confronting in a way that plagues me. To sense his absence so clearly. There’s grief in the air. How did you know Oliver?

Ah, it is a means of transport, I suppose. I much prefer my car. Growing up we mostly went to lakes, but there’s something even bettr about the sea.

[pm] Anything that will keep birds from mistaking my window as clear sky. Preferably music themed.

​[pm] Has that [...] been a problem???? Am I gonna get dive bombed by birds???

I don't know what I consider myself. I've been told I am not always the most mature, but I am glad you think I can make wise points.